Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story that have ever been on Port Charles, those characters are the property of ABC/Disney. Angel, Eddie, and the other kids are my creations, along with Jesse.

It had been a good week, and Eddie had learned some. He had decided that if it ever came to be that he needed his slayer powers he should know how to use them. Rafe had told him if he ever needed to go back to Transylvania for more studying to let him know and he'd go with him.

They stepped off the plane with their bags in hand. Looking around they saw Angel smiling at them. She had got tan while on her trip. "Dad! Eddie!" she yelled running over to give them a hug.

"Hey dork," Eddie said giving her a hug first.

"Hey sweetie. How was the trip?" Rafe said, giving her a hug and a kiss.

"It was great. We had so much fun," she said, happy to have them home. "How was your trip?"

"It was so beautiful, Angel. We have to take a trip back there sometime soon. You will love it," Eddie said, walking out the airport to the car.

"How is Jesse?" Rafe asked, sitting his bag in the trunk and getting in the back seat.

"I'll let you be the judge," she said, looking at her Dad through the rear view mirror.

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They pulled into the driveway and saw the trunk to Jesse's car was open and there were boxes in it. Rafe jumped out and ran inside. Eddie just stood there with the car door open looking at Angel. "What happened?" he asked, as they went and got his and their Dad's bags out of the trunk.

"She won't tell me, says it's between her and Dad," she said, as they walked in the house. They could already hear the yelling from the bedroom. The decided they'd go to Eddie's room and Angel would help him unpack.

In Rafe and Jesse's bedroom he was trying to talk to her as she packed a suitcase. "So that's it? You are just going to pack everything up and leave. You've been in the kids lives for thirteen years and you're just going to walk out. You may not be their biological mother, but you are the woman that has helped me raise them for more than half their life."

"I can't stay with a man that takes his son to go learn how to kill people."

"What? Where in the world did you get that?"

"Caleb explained everything to me. He told me how the Kovich's are known there for killing others and that is why you two can't get along. He said you've killed his family."

"Well, I hate to tell you this Jesse, but he's no saint himself. Did he tell you he killed his first fiancé? Or that he brainwashed Livvie to fall in love with him?"

"Don't try to turn the tables," she said as she finished packing.

"So where are you going to go to?"

"I'm going to stay with my sister and Caleb."

He ran his fingers through his hair, not sure what to do anymore. He followed her through the living room and watched her walk out the door. He slammed it, and then sat down on the couch trying to decide what to do next.

He heard Eddie's bedroom door open and soon saw his kids peeking their heads around the corner to make sure it was safe. They came in and sat on each side of them. Angel scooted over and placed her head on his shoulder, "We love you, Dad," she said trying to get him to smile. "I love you too. I'm sorry you both had to hear that. Maybe she'll find out the truth on her own, but if she doesn't then that's all there is to it."

"Why did she say that you are a killer and the trip was to make Eddie one too?"

He looked at her, and then looked over at Eddie. They all sat there for a little while explaining to Angel about slayers, vampires, and angels. In the end, she was skeptical, but believed what both her Dad and brother were telling her.

"Wow, this is a lot to take in," she said, sitting on the couch in awe.

"Yeah, it took me a day or so to get it all straight also," said Eddie.

"Hey, why don't we go get some ice cream?" Rafe said, wanting to get out of the house and get his mind off of Jesse.

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They were sitting at the kitchen table having dinner. Rafe kept hoping that Jesse would walk in to the house finally believing what he said earlier. He couldn't believe Caleb had stooped this low and got Jesse to turn her back on him. He would have to talk to Caleb, and settle things once and for all.

"Dad? Hello? Have you heard anything we've been talking about?" Angel said, waving her hand in front of his face to get him to come back to reality.

"What? I'm sorry Angel, I just keep worrying about Jesse. I hope everything turns out ok and she finally sees Caleb the same way I see him."

"Did you ever have that problem with mom?" asked Eddie.

"Yes, a few times. Usually though she'd come to her senses and back off from trusting him so much. That's the thing I'm worried about with Jesse though. While your mom would finally come around and believe me, it's harder for me to get Jesse to have trust in me for what I'm doing."

"Why don't you just tell her you are a slayer and Caleb is a vampire?"

"She won't believe me, and if she does Caleb will probably come up with another excuse for why she should never trust me again." He was quiet for a little bit when the thought came to him, "Ok, you two are both going to think I'm crazy, but I've got an idea. Why don't we all go on a vacation together? I know we had our separate vacations, but this one I want to be longer. This may be the last vacation we have together as a family for a very long time."

"Ok, that sounds fun. I'll only be keeping my current job to the end of the summer. I can quit earlier than I planned. Where do you want to go?"

"I want to go back home, to Transylvania. I want you to see it Angel. Your mom never got to see it, and I want to make sure that you see it. This time though, I want to go longer than a week. We can go for a month. I'll make sure we come back here before you have to be at college in August. Please say yes," he said, having got up from the table and walking around.

They kids looked at each other, and smiled, "Yes, Dad. What do we have to lose?"

"Alright then. I'll go get the tickets, and call Mrs. Oberth to tell her we are coming back again for a month long visit. Is a week enough time to get everything set up?"

The kids nodded, excited about the trip they would be taking.

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"I can't believe you will be gone for a whole month. What am I going to do when I get bored?" Maxie said, sitting on Angel's bed, upset at the thought of not seeing her cousin for so long.

"I'll be back in a month. Besides, we can always write letters to each other," Angel said, as she stopped packing clothes to take a look at her cousin.

"There is no internet even?"

"Dad said there might be an internet café in the city, but he doubts it. I'm excited, why can't you be excited for me?"

"I am excited, I just am being selfish too," she laughed.

Rafe stuck his head in the door, "Hey girls. I'm going out for a bit, I shouldn't be too long."

"Ok, Dad. See you later."

"Where's he going to?"

"I think he's going to go talk to Jesse. He feels it is wrong to just get up and leave for a month and not tell her."

"After all she did, leaving like that he's going to talk to her?"

"Well, and Caleb also."

"I can't believe they are real vampires," Maxie said. Rafe and the rest of the parents had decided that now that Angel and Eddie knew the truth, everyone might as well. They had got together a few days ago over at the house for a going away party.

"So, have you said goodbye to Eric yet?"

"Yes. He says he'll miss me while I'm gone, and wants me to come home soon."

"Awww."

They heard the doorbell ring and then saw Eddie walk down the hall. "Max, your mom is here," he called from the front door.

"Well, I guess this is it," she said getting up from the bed and giving her cousin a hug.

"I'll be back before you know it, Max. When I get back you can hear about all the cute guys I met and such," she laughed, as her cousin, and the closest thing she had to a sister, left.

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"Jesse!" he yelled, coming into the Villa uninvited.

"Don't you know out to knock?" Caleb asked, walking to the balcony from upstairs. "Anyways, she doesn't want to see you."

"I don't believe you. Let her come out here and say that to my face," Rafe said, having gone from upset to furious on the drive over.

"If you don't leave soon I'm calling the cops."

"You don't need to do that," said Jesse, walking past Caleb and heading down to face her husband.

"Jesse, listen, if you still think I've done something horrible then fine. I don't know what to do or say to make you believe me. I just came over here to tell you that the kids and I are going away for a month."

Her eyes got big. She never meant to push him away this much that he would actually leave Port Charles, "Oh. Where to?"

"We're going to Transylvania."

"So you can teach Eddie to kill better?" Caleb said, taunting Rafe with his words.

"Shut up Caleb! If you were a real man you would come down here and say that to my face.

"A real man would use words to settle things, not stabbing people in the heart," Caleb said, walking back to his room.

Rafe rubbed the back of his neck, irritated with the lies Caleb had been saying to Jesse. "Well, I guess this is it. If I see you when I get home, I'll see you," he said, leaving Jesse standing in the entry way of the Villa.

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"You take it easy there man," Jack said, giving Rafe a hug.

"I'll try. Hopefully nothing too horrible will happen while I'm gone."

"Nah, it should be a piece of cake. Jamal and I will take turns coming over everyday to check on the house."

"Thanks again for doing this on short notice. If it looks like Jesse has come by just make a note of it for when I get back."

"It's no problem, you three deserve to have a vacation. It'll be something you will always remember."

"Bye Uncle Jack!" said Angel as she waved to him before getting on the plane.

"Well, I better get on board or else it's just going to be the kids," Rafe laughed, as he headed for the gate.