Ok just the same as before dont make me say it again its depressing

ive double spaced it though so u can read it better

Not Too Late For Love

Chapter Two: Attacked

Katilin's head felt like it had been hit by something hard.

A car or an anvil.

Her body felt heavy. Like lead.

She blinked trying to open her eyes and had to blink to clear her vision before she realised that the sun was shining.

What! She opened her eyes and glanced around. Right okay. Where in hell was she? The last thing she remembered she had been in her room and it had been stormy. So stormy her street had turned into a river. But here, there was no sign it had ever been raining. The sky was blue and the sun was blazingly hot.

She climbed slowly to her feet holding onto the wall because she wasn't sure her legs could hold her yet and looked around. Nothing looked familiar. Okay. What was going on here?

Kaitlin looked around and found herself in an ally way. How in hell did she get here? Her head spun and the sun was making her eyes hurt.

She knew that the only way she could have possibly ended up here was those books. Wasn't it? She couldn't remember much after she had found the books glowing blue, so it was the only thing she could think of.

Magic.

Strong magic.

Now she could feel her body she knew it hurt like hell. Her legs felt like jelly and she found it difficult to stand.

To walk.

She began to take unsteady steps towards the entrance of the ally way. She knew that she was no longer at home, that much she was certain of but what she wasn't certain of was where it was she had ended up. She reached the end of the ally way and out into the sunlight. She had no idea where she could be but she knew that if she wanted to get back home she had to find out. And fast. She discovered she was in a city in a dessert.

That was what she found out as she walked along the streets pretending to have a purpose like everyone else seemed too. Then she saw him. Heading for her. He moved with a kind of inhuman grace through the crowds that Kaitlin was certain no one she knew had ever managed.

There was something different about him. He seemed to be in complete control of his body and even though he moved through the crowds just as everyone else did, Kaitlin was sure there was something making him stand out. Making him seem more different than any other person she had ever known.

And this, if it was possible only made her even more confused. She blinked and then without thinking about it started off towards him. He smiled at her and then before she could do anything he had grabbed her. And pinned her in an ally way, not unlike the one she had just come from.

She didn't scream she was just too shocked. There was just no way it was possible.

It had to be a dream. But her eyes were fixed on his collar of his coat. There was a lapel pin pinned there and it held all her attention.

A black rose.

She tried to reason with herself.

This had to be a dream. It just had to be. But dreams didn't hurt. She'd been hurt in the scuffle with Shades here and his grip on her was tight. Painfully tight. She tried once more to make herself wake up and then realised that there was no way this could be a dream.

She forced herself to meet his gaze. She would not cower under him. And there it was. The telltale signs. His skin had gone translucent and his eyes were inhumanly bright and had gone from pale blue to almost a sliver metallic colour. He opened his mouth and his fangs were long and pointed and glistened. She was filled with horror but a strange sense of recognition. She stared him down and she saw him falter slightly.

She was surprised that he just hadn't bitten her but something was holding him back. She couldn't think what. But she took it as her chance and kneed him in the groin. He yelled and released her and she dodged him as he dived for her and she ran. "You Little Bitch!" He yelled as she ran from him. He was American she noted which did more to confirm her suspicious, turn any other logical explanations to dust and fry her already confused brain.

She knew even as she ran there was no way she was going to be able to outrun him. He was a vampire and a lot more in control of her body than she would ever be but she had to try. She couldn't let him turn her into Vermin. As the Night world were prone to calling her. Yes. There. She'd said it. She had somehow become part of the book. She ran on keeping to the side of buildings knowing that Shades would be chasing her. She ran until she thought her lungs would explode and then when she thought she' lost him (she should have known better) he caught her at the corner.

And he was furious.

"I was going to be easy on you. But I wouldn't bet on waking up anytime soon." He hissed.

He pulled her to him and she managed to hiss out past her heart that was in her throat "You Vampires are all the same. You think that humans are vermin and vampires like you are never easy on your prey." Despite her terror she was furious.

She was not going to let him get her like this and moved to break his hold on her and the neck of her T-Shirt gaped and revealed the pendant she was wearing and had worn since before she could remember. Shades stopped dead in his tracks and stared at it.

"Who are you?"

He whispered. She looked up and saw real fear racing across his features. She couldn't understand it. The pendant had simply been a present from her parents at birth. It was her favourite piece of jewellery and even when she did wear others she always had this somewhere on her person. Usually on a bracelet. The pendant its self was a flat disc of gold and had a dragon on it with a foxglove in the background.

She was just about to debate an answer when a screeching noise tore into her thoughts and brought her head snapping up as something whistled past her ear. There was a thud and Shades fell backwards away from her.

A stake.

Kaitlin watched in horror as the body began to shrink in on itself and mummify just like it did in the movies she had seen. Just like the book said it would. She choked on a gasp and whispered

"Oh my God!"

before whipping round and coming face to face with another vampire. She backed up against the wall. But knew from the way he was stood he had been the one to throw the stake that had in so many ways saved her life. He had short dark pulled back in a ponytail and dark eyes.

They were boring into hers full of concern. "Are you alright?" He asked. She went to nod and then thought better of it.

She felt really stupid. She was so no going to faint now. But already her head was swimming and she was finding it hard not to sway.

Why did she feel this faint? Before she could think about it anymore she swooned. Before she could hit the floor the guy caught her. And held her up. Now she knew why she felt bad. There was a blazing pain in her side.

When had that happened? Kaitlin couldn't remember. But there was an awful amount of pain and there was blood oozing from the injury in her side. Testament to the fact she had in fact been hurt.

"Can you stand?" he asked his voice laced with worry. "Um." she said finding it hard to find the words. "I'm not sure." he nodded and picked her up. Ordinarily she would have protested and she was still not sure if she could trust him but she had the distinct instinct to trust him. She followed it.

He turned and that's when Kaitlin saw the white limo. Only one person she could think of had one of those. Thierry. This guy worked for Thierry. Horray! She was safe. Just then two motorcycles pulled up behind the limo. The riders dismounted and removed their helmets and Kaitlin was able to see that one was female with a shock of red hair and blue eyes and the other was tall and had dark hair and green eyes.

It was Jez Redfern and Morgead Blackthorn.

"Oh God!" She whispered, she blinked and then rubbed her eyes. They were still there. "You're Jez Redfern and Morgead Blackthron!" they looked at her shocked and then nodded. She looked past then and gasped, "Jez, Morgead your rides are beautiful."

They stared at her for a moment and then glanced at each other before smiling. "Finally." Morgead said "Someone who appreciates my baby." She smiled. He really was quite beautiful. "You must be Kaitlin." Jez said "Um. Yeah. How did you know?"

Kaitlin asked totally astonished. "We were looking for you." She turned. "Nilsson get her out of here! We'll clean up here. Get her to Thierry they will be others on the way." "Nilsson?" She asked looking up at him. "I didn't know you were as accomplished in the arts of fighting and hunting."

He grinned. "There is much you need to learn. We must hurry your injuries need seeing to you and Thierry would murder me if anything happened to you." He rushed to the Limo and put her in and then got himself and then with a few words to Jez and Morgead they drove away.

They were driving a few minutes when she heard Nilsson say through the screen. "Sir it's me. We got her. No have Thea on stand by she's hurt. Jez and Morgead are cleaning up. We were just in time. It could have been worse. Yes. Okay." He put the phone down and said, "Won't be long Miss." I nodded thickly my head swimming. But at least now Kaitlin knew where she was. She was in the Heart of Las Vegas, the heart of the Nightworld.

Kaitlin floated in and out of black when suddenly the limo pulled to a stop. She heard a car door slam and Nilsson opened the door and gathered her in his arms and ran for the house. She was shaking now. He said hold on he said but he said it with his mental voice and it tickled her senses. She heard him call vaguely for Thea and then the world plummeted into darkness.