A/N: Wow, Been awhile huh? Sorry about the looooong wait. ^^; The creative juices weren't really flowing. I had an idea originally of where I wanted this to go….but I changed it, and lo and behold, that causes problems when trying to continue the story…what that means? The couple months of nothing you guys were getting, Sorry!

Disclaimer: Don't Own. (See first chapter for better disclaimer)

Ps: I tried to make this one a little longer.

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The slamming of the car door woke Kerry up. She hadn't even realized that she had fallen asleep. He better have not made me fall asleep again… she thought, glaring outside in the direction she supposed he must have taken. Wait….where did he go? Glancing out through all the windows and still not seeing any sign of him she began to worry. Cautiously, she opened her door and stepped outside. By now it had gotten really dark, and there weren't any streetlights around to help light the area.

"Ethan…?" She called out softly. Kerry had no idea where she was, and it was dark. She started to feel angry. How could he drive all the way out here, and then leave me?!

It was just like him, she thought, to bring her out here where she couldn't see anything and leave her. She was reluctant to walk around and look for him because she was afraid of falling down and breaking her neck in the darkness. The thought that maybe that was the point crossed her mind. Maybe Ethan didn't want her wandering around or following him, so he brought her to a place where she had little choice but to stay put. Obviously the little car light wouldn't do anything for her, and she didn't want to attract unwanted attention. She couldn't even drive away because Ethan had the keys.

Yet…something didn't make sense. If he didn't want her to follow him, then why did he bring her here in the first place? Why bother? She was sure he could've found some other form of transportation to get here, so it wasn't her car.

Kerry shook her head. It was too much of a headache to think about it. She toyed with the idea of getting back in the car and just waiting for him to come back, if he came back, but knew that her curiosity would never let her do that. Looking around again, she took one small step away from the car….

…. Nothing. Kerry wasn't sure what she expected. Probably that she would fall into a deep hole, or set off a trap that would kill her instantly. Feeling more confidant, now that she was sure she wasn't dead or maimed, she took another, larger step…

…Right into a tree. Kerry mentally screamed in frustration. It was so dark she couldn't see a tree barely two steps in front of her! Turning to her left, careful to remember which way the car was, Kerry started off again. She had gotten a good eight steps away this time before she ran into something.

Another stupid tree she thought. She decided on going left again, not wanting to get too far away from the car, but before she could resume her blind wanderings, the "tree" grabbed her.

Kerry's eyes widened and she opened her mouth for a scream but nothing came out. Somewhere in the back of her mind, a voice was saying Oh, not again! The rest of her mind froze, and all she could think about was that she was going die this time. For all she knew, this was a vampire hideout, and Ethan had brought her here as an offering.

Her creative mind had already started to imagine all kinds of gruesome deaths…but nothing happened. She was still alive as far as she could tell. Kerry felt a little better about that at least.

Then she actually looked at the "tree". Squinting her eyes didn't really help, it was too dark, but she had decided that it definitely was a person.

"Ethan?" she asked cautiously. The person-tree laughed softly. It was Ethan. Suddenly she felt extremely annoyed with him. "Ethan, where are we, and why?"

She was expecting him to ignore her again and walk off. Maybe give an order for her to stay in the car until he got back, but he did no such thing. Instead he leaned down and rested his forehead against hers. His skin felt cold as always, but this time it didn't bother her as much. It even felt refreshing. She could feel her annoyance draining away.

"Kerry," Ethan said, "we aren't that far from Brockport. On a little hill overlooking it actually."

She just stared. That was the most information she had gotten out of him so far.

On a hill overlooking Brockport…she tried to figure out a reason to be there, but came up with nothing, and it seemed that that was all that Ethan was willing to tell her at the moment. The thought of asking "why" again, just to see if that had any affect, crossed her mind. As if he knew what she was thinking, Ethan sighed. His cool breath washed over her face.

Suddenly, he was no longer in front of her, but beside her. He took her hand and began walking determinedly in one direction, dragging her along with him. Kerry was practically blind in the darkness, but she knew he could probably see perfectly. Although she knew they weren't that far from the car, Kerry was sure that if he were to leave her now, she'd never find her way back till sunrise, and even if she did manage it….he still had her keys.

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After a few minutes, which Kerry spent being very confused, Ethan stopped walking. He then proceeded to sit on a conveniently placed log, and pulled her down beside him.

From her seat on the log, Kerry could see what she knew had to be Brockport. The city was aglow with all of its lighted buildings, and she could see the tiny dots that were cars moving through it. She didn't have much time to contemplate the sight before Ethan snatched her hand again and started playing with her fingers. He suddenly seemed nervous, and she couldn't for the life of her imagine what he could have to be nervous about. She couldn't remember ever seeing him act like this. After a few seconds of silence, he spoke, but it was so soft that Kerry barely heard him.

"I think I might have changed my mind."

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Yes! I updated!!

I just gotta say that I couldn't have done it without all the people nagging me about it.

Kudos to you. Really. :)

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