§Disclaimer: I own all the characters—except I don't own Aubrey or the exert about Las Noches or the mention of Jessica/Risika—A.A.R owns them! I own the plot tho!! Enjoy!§

Chapter Nine: Confused Boys

§William's POV§

William climbed out of his beat up car and shut the door. He was relatively happy because today was the day that he got to see her again. He actually got up 30 minutes earlier so he could be there when she got there. He was so ecstatic; he could barely hold it in. William was now standing at the front of the school, looking out for her. The bell rang, but he still didn't see her. He proceeded to walk toward his first class, while looking for her on the way. 'Maybe she is already in class and I missed her! I'll find her later.'

It was now lunch time and William still hadn't seen her so far. He didn't understand it; she should be here. He walked to the main office to see if he could get her home number. The receptionist gave it to him and he walked back outside on the quad. He pulled out his cell phone when someone walked up to him. William looked up and smiled when he realized who it was.

"Hey babe! I thought you skipped on your first day here. Where have you been?" He asked her.

"I woke up late again." Anetka replied with a grin. William knew she was lying. 'Something has got to be going on at home because she couldn't forget to set her alarm again. I'm not even that dumb!'

"So, I'm guessing it's lunch time already!?" Anetka exclaimed with a fake smile.

"Yea, are you hungry?" William asked her.

Anetka was only in one of his classes after lunch, which happened to be the last class of the day. William knew something was up with her. The bell had just rung and he saw Anetka waiting for him to get his butt up! So, he got up and headed for the door with her right behind him.

"So, do you need a ride home?" William asked Anetka as they walked down the hallway to the parking lot. He could at least find out where the girl of his dreams lived!

"Oh no, I…I'm good." Anetka stuttered.

"Ok then, I'll see you tomorrow, I guess." William said with a smile.

"Yea, sure!" Anetka replied.

§Anetka's POV§

Earlier that morning, Anetka was the happiest she had been in years! That was before she got into a fight with Rafael-already! Rafael hated Havoc with a passion for one thing! Second thing was the fact that she was fooling around with Slasher a lot lately. In fact, it happened to be all Havoc's fault, again! He always goes and ruins everything for her. Well, when they were going out, it was rather pleasurable; but that wasn't the point, was it!?! So, she retreated to the only place that Rafael wouldn't come and look for her-Beecher Falls High School. 'Well, I'm obviously late!' She could tell that it was time for lunch or break or something. 'I wonder where that hott guy was that I saw yesterday is? Maybe he has lunch at this time!' Just as she thought that, the guy in question came into her line of sight. She casually walked up him and he smiled once he recognized her.

"Hey babe! I thought you skipped on your first day here. Where have you been?" He asked her.

"I woke up late again." Anetka replied with a grin. Hopefully he didn't get suspicious when she made up the same lame lie two days in a row.

"So, I'm guessing it's lunch time already!?" Anetka exclaimed with a fake smile.

"Yea, are you hungry?" William asked her.

Anetka didn't have any classes with him until last class which was English. She didn't know what to think of him. He had this darkness to his aura, but she couldn't place it. It was freaking her out a little bit. She could tell that he knew somewhat of the darkness he had, but mostly it was just for show. She was still in dreamland when the last bell rang. She quickly gathered her stuff and waited on Will. 'He must have been in dreamland too!' He walked out the door and she followed.

"So, do you need a ride home?" William asked Anetka as they walked down the hallway to the parking lot. She didn't know if Rafael would be at her house or not, so it would probably be best not to let him anywhere near Rafael's sight!

"Oh no, I…I'm good." Anetka stuttered.

"Ok then, I'll see you tomorrow, I guess." William said with a smile.

"Yea, sure!" Anetka replied. Once Will was out of her sight, she used her mind to bring herself home. She was right too—Rafael was pacing back and forth in her living room!

"Hey Rafe! What do you want to argue about now? How about the fact that I'm my own person and I can run my own un-life!" Anetka shouted.

"Look Ane, we all have our own un-life—everyone makes mistakes. I understand that. I just don't understand why the hell you slept with Slasher and Havoc!?!" Rafael bellowed. 'I don't have to stand here and listen to this!' She stomped up the stairs to her room and went straight to her closet. She threw off her shirt and pants and put on a short, red skirt with a long-sleeved, black fishnet shirt. She brushed her hair, put on her boots, and went back downstairs. She grabbed her precious leather duster and disappeared to Las Noches!

New Mayhem was well known in the vampire world, but Anetka very seldom went there. She probably only went there twice since she had got turned. Las Noches was a night club in the center of New Mayhem. You got lots of news there. The nightclub's atmosphere was intense. Red strobe lights flashed through the room, disorienting everyone but those who had spent as much time inside the place as the vampire she was seeking had. Bass-heavy music pounded from speakers hidden somewhere in the shadowed ceiling, and mirrors covered the four walls. A vampire, named Risika had shattered every inch of these mirrors during her fight with the vampire, so the numerous reflections were now distorted. That's how Las Noches was when she appeared in nightclub.

"The famous Anetka has finally decided to grace us with her presence! But the question is, why?" A voice that she hadn't heard in quite a while said behind her.

"Aubrey! How did I know that you were going to be here!?!" Anetka replied with a smile. "Anyway, I need to talk to you—or someone for that matter!"

"What's up?" Aubrey questioned.

"Well, I am having guy troubles!"

"Let me guess—you want someone to kill Rafael for you?"

"No actually, but it does involve him though!"

"If you don't want to kill Rafe, then what else would involve him then?"

"Well, if you can believe it, I just realized that I love him and we just recently started seeing each other. But the…"

"Wait! Did you just say that you love Rafael?" Aubrey questioned in disbelief.

"Yes, I did. Now back to what I was saying. But the problem is that he doesn't like that I went out with Havoc and slept with him and Slasher! So, he's throwing this huge fit. He just doesn't understand my dating habits!" Anetka finished.

"I never thought that sentence would ever come out of your mouth! But anyway, just tell Rafe to accept it and move on or I will personally come up there and beat the crap out of him myself!"

"I wish it were that simple. Oh, another question…" Anetka proceeded to explain to Aubrey about William and the darkness she found in his aura. "So, why is his aura like that?" Anetka asked.

"You remember my story behind turning Jessica?" When she nodded, he continued, "Well, her aura seems a lot similar to Will's. When I first met Jessica, I couldn't reach her mind-she had it blocked. That alone was startling enough for me. The fact that she was unaffected by my gaze had hit the spot. It sounds like this Will guy is the exact same. So, what are you going to do about him?"

"The other day, I was thinking about turning him just to show Rafael that I had found someone better than him. But that day, I thought we had finally made it out of all the madness between us-then he slept with 'what's-her-name!' I was so crushed that day-I cried for the first time in years. I forgave him for what he did to me, yet he won't do the same when it comes to me. That is what I don't understand. When I was back at that school today, I felt different-all I could think about was Rafael. It's like my mind is telling me something, but I can't figure out what it is. Does any of this make sense to you?" Anetka asked after she figured out she was ranting.

"It seems to me like you need to do some talking to Rafe! How long have you kept this inside you? It seems like for awhile." Aubrey said with a shy smile.

"I don't know—I don't know anything anymore it seems like. This thing with Rafe is confusing, yet it's breaking down my emotions some how. I probably don't make any sense at the moment, but that's what my mind is telling me." Anetka tired to explain.

"I think I know what you're getting at. You remember how I was around the time Risika and you were turned—I was this fierce, almighty hunter who didn't care about anything, or anyone but myself. I annoyed the crap out of Risika for so many years. But all that changed over just one person-Jessica. My love for her changed me-I'm no longer my same self as I was back then. But that is what love does to you, Ane. Remember what I told you and go talk to Rafe-you both need forgiveness." Aubrey stated before he disappeared to go to Jessica.

§Rafael's POV§

'What am I going to do with her?!' Rafael found himself downstairs in Anetka's Living room-just like he had been all morning and afternoon. Their little argument that morning had turned much more deadly! She had just come home for a change of clothes and disappeared somewhere and that was 3 hours ago! He had no clue where she was because she had blocked her mind from him-so there was no way of communicating with her. He hoped she was in good hands. 'She better not of gone to Slasher or Havoc!' The fact that she not only went out with Havoc, but slept with him blew him out of the water. The whole Slasher thing is just plain insanity! His sister dated him and he broke her heart, and let alone attempted murder afterward! He had a big history with those two-he didn't want to re-live anything with them again. That's why he got so mad when she told him that. 'Damn it! Where is she?' Just as he thought that, Anetka appeared right in front of him.

"We need to talk about stuff." Anetka was the first one to speak.

"Yea, I think we do." They walked upstairs to her room and sat down on the just-made bed.

"Look, I just got done talkin' to Aubrey. He told me a lot of stuff that actually makes sense-nothing else does. First off, I know I changed since the last time we talked-if that's what you wanna call it. I love you, Rafe-I'd do anything for you. I never wanted to believe that you loved me because I didn't want to admit weakness. After you turned me, I figured out that love is weakness. It's a whole lot easier if you just don't admit it and go on. Love can hurt you, but hate can't. Love is strong, but hate and anger help you survive in this world. Only love can break a heart into so many pieces. I forgave you out of love for what you did with Kathrine. I just don't understand why you can't accept what I did with Slasher and Havoc and move on-that's exactly what I did!" Anetka explained.

"Ane, it scares me to think that what almost happened to my sister could have happened to you-it still can too. Slasher may have a sudden change for revenge on you or something-you never know. My sister almost went out with Havoc too-you actually did go out with him. He was your first! No one ever forgets their first. Your past scares me, luv. I just don't know what I would do without you." Rafael kissed the Anetka's forehead as he finished speaking.

"My past scares me to, but you just got to put all those memories aside and just move on. I know it's hard-I do it everyday. Every night I wake up not knowing if it's going to be my last time on earth because of my mistakes. I fear for my survival, but I just don't let it show-because that is weakness and we have already been over this. Now I am repeating myself!" Anetka laughed.

"We're good together Anetka, and I think we can survive together."

"I know so!" Anetka said before she leaned toward him to kiss him. They were going to have a wonderful night-in!

§A/N: Wow! I finished chapter 9! I never thought I'd get this far. Danke (thanx) to everyone that reviewed-the reviews give my encouragement! The more reviews I get, the faster (hopefully) I get the next chapter out! (hehehe)…JCS§