Disclaimer: I do not own the Night World creation or any of its rules (soulmate principle, black irises, etc.). I do not own any of the characters in this story if they had appeared in the books. I've now read 'Soulmate' and 'Huntress.' I am only borrowing the creation of 'The Night World' from L.J. Smith and making a story of my own.

Summary: It was the night before the biggest wedding of the year. It was the wedding between Samuel Folan and Evangeline Yerken, two of the main descendants of the Maya. They had already had a son, Carter, who was three months old. But then fate turned. Vampire hunters charged in and started attacking. Many were wounded including Samuel's father, Xavier. Evangeline lost grip on her son and the vampire hunters took him. After a few minutes, the vampire hunters were satisfied and left. Samuel and Evangeline were two of the few that survived. As Samuel was the eldest Folan son, he was then the head of the family. Years after the tragedy, Samuel and Evangeline tried having another son to replace the one they lost but they had twin daughters and another daughter. But then another vampire hunter had gashed Samuel and now he is going to die. He can't pass his title back to his daughters as they hadn't married. Evangeline is trying to make her daughters marry or find out if somehow Carter had survived. If she doesn't succeed in one of the two, the title would be given to Samuel's younger brother, Alfonso. The vampire hunter that took Carter couldn't kill such an innocent baby so she put him up for adoption. He was then adopted by the Dereks and was then named Zach…

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Chapter Six - Answers

Ella was not in a good mood. She had always got what she wanted in her life. And she had wanted Zach. But he didn't want her. How on earth did that work? Who wouldn't want her? She knew she was pretty and she had all the money in the world.

So the only conclusion Ella could come up with was her personality. Zach might be one of those (rare) guys that looked into someone's personality. That was quite bizarre since most guys just wanted to jump Ella as soon as they see her. So if Zach was interested in people's personalities, what was wrong with hers? She was nice and she would do whatever he asked.

Ella let out a sigh and rolled over on her bed. She knew she almost had Zach, he even smiled at least five times on their 'date'. Zach was under Ella's surveillance since the very first time she saw him and she had noticed he had hardly smiled. On their 'date' everything was fine till…he grabbed her.

The…electricity, it was the only word to describe it was so strong, it knocked out all her senses. She couldn't focus on anything but Zach. And she knew Zach felt it too.

"That's it!" Ella said jumping off her bed.

Zach was scared to get close to someone. It had to be the reason why he no longer wanted to see Ella. God, what was wrong with being just friends?

Ella now knew the only way to get Zach Derek back into her life was to welcome him back with warm, open arms. She would listen to his problems, she would comfort him, and she would do anything he asked.

Ella cringed now as she remembered the way she approached him. She practically threw herself on him. No wonder Zach called her (what was it?) pushy! She was forcing him on a date. If a stranger went up to her and asked her out when she didn't want to she wouldn't like it if he kept pushing.

Ella sighed. It was time to step down. Stop thinking about herself (another thing Zach had told her). She was going to embrace Zach now friendly and non-pushy.

……………………………….

Zach felt the hairs on the back of his neck prickle. He had felt that a few times and it had always meant the same thing. Someone was watching him.

Zach knew that not only that he needed blood but his senses were sharper. It was a real advantage.

Zach felt shivers go down his spine. Cold shivers that almost made goosebumps break out on his skin.

And thanks to his senses, he knew that the person that was watching him was deadly. But who? Zach had looked around, casually of course, a few times and hadn't seen anyone.

A branch snapped. It was loud and the sound vibrated through Zach. He whipped around and saw…nothing.

Get a grip, Zach scowled himself. You've walked around the block a few times before so what's so different about it now?

Unfortunately another voice inside Zach spoke.

Because, for once, everything is dark and there's no one around.

Zach shook his head trying to free his thoughts. Why should he be afraid? He knew he was stronger than most people. That's why he never played any sports for the school. Once, a guy had majorly pissed him off, so he tackled him. It was the easiest thing in the world. But everyone had looked at him as if he was crazy. Like a freak. So he had to keep to himself even more.

Snap!

Blasted Christ! Why do branches keep snapping!

Then Zach felt a presence behind him. Moving slowly, swiftly, gliding their way over to him. Zach flexed his muscles ready to take that person down. He would then know who his stalker was.

He sensed the hand grab for his shoulder but he was faster. He instantly turned around, grabbed the arm, and twisted it behind their back.

He looked down to see—

"Ella!"

"Zach, please let go," Ella was gasping. "You're killing me."

Zach let go feeling shock. Ella couldn't be the one he felt watching him. He had sensed that the person was dangerous. Ella was not.

"What are you doing!" he hissed. "Startling people like that!"

"Jeez," she said crossly. Shr gingerly rubbed her arm and Zach felt a pang of regret. "I went to tap you, to get your attention, then you twist my arm. I should be the one that's asking what you're doing!"

"Why are you following me?" Zach growled. "I told you to leave me alone!"

"I wasn't following you. I was going to drop by at your house and then saw you so I went to say hi. But never got a chance," she said narrowing her sapphire eyes.

"How did you catch up? By running?" Zach asked flatly. Ella was not the type of girl that would run after a guy.

"I can run, you know!" Ella said crossly. "It's not like I'm wearing six inch high shoes!"

Zach quickly eyes her outfit. She was in a baby blue tank top (making her eyes looking even bluer, unfortunately) and white trackies. It looked like she was going for a run.

"You exercise?" Zach asked with a snort. Now that he said it, he realised her cheeks were slightly flush and instead of leaving her gold hair down like always, she had it in a high pony tail.

"Doesn't everybody?" she asked.

Zach suddenly realised that the conversation was getting off track. He wanted to know why she wanted to see him not why she was running.

"So why did you want to see me?" Zach asked completely ignoring her question.

"I want to clean the air between us," Ella said quietly.

"Huh?" Zach asked. What did she mean by that? It wasn't like he was polluting the air.

"You're fast," Ella said sarcastically. "You know, sort things out between us."

"There is nothing to sort out between us because there is no us," Zach said.

Ella was getting close again. He didn't want that. If she kept getting closer it would mean that one day they would end up touching. And Zach couldn't let that happen. He had felt lost at the small contact, and he always was in control.

"Why do you have to be so…cold?" Ella asked looking frustrated. She looked very cute like that. "I don't care if you don't want to date me but why can't we be friends?"

"Listen sweetheart, I've always gone solo and I'm not going to stop now," Zach said giving her a glare. It was hard but he managed.

"You've never been solo!" Ella protested. "You had always been dating girls. Different girls. I don't understand how you can say you're 'solo' when you always have a girl attached at your hip."

"Girlfriends are different from friends. Girlfriends are just, you know, chicks that you hang out with for…fun. Friends are people that you have to care for," Zach said. Was she that much of a blonde that she didn't understand?

But Ella looked like she had been slapped. Her eyes were looking very shiny. Something inside Zach twisted. What had he said wrong?

"Why…why did you say yes to me, then?" she whispered.

Zach blinked. What was she talking about? Oh. Then it came to him. Why did he agree to go on that date.

He couldn't tell her the truth. The truth was because he needed her blood. For some reason Zach knew he couldn't trust anyone with that.

"Cause I was bored," Zach answered.

He knew it was a painful answer. Ella thought so too because she turned her back on him. He also knew that Ella would now definitely leave him alone and some part of him didn't want that. But it was for the best. For him. And for Ella.

"Okay then," she whispered. Zach never knew a voice could sound so fragile and hurt. "Good bye, Zach. I won't be coming back."

Zach swallowed as he watched her small body walk away in the distance. She was gone.

……………………………

Finally, Wayne thought.

That annoying, but pretty, blonde chick had finally gone. Wayne had waited and waited and waited. Now that girl, Ella(that was her name, if he recalled correctly), was gone he could check if Zach Derek was a vampire.

Zach seemed the closest to be Carter if he was still alive. He had the same eyes as Evangeline described and he seemed eerily mysterious.

And wood never really hurt. Not unless you were a vampire. He wasn't going to kill this kid. He still had to visit Liam. It wouldn't be fair if he killed Zach and then Liam was Carter.

So Wayne casually walked up to Zach behind. Zach, unlike the three previous guys before, didn't jump.

"What?" Zach asked.

Wayne knew he was tall so he found it hard to believe that Zach was the same height as him. Zach's eyes were eye-to-eye with his.

"I was just wondering if you could point me in the direction of Marvel Street? I'm new here and I got lost," Wayne said trying to act out like a lost man.

"Keep walking and turn left," Zach muttered already turning his back.

"Hold up!" Wayne said grabbing his arm. Then he deliberately poked him with the end of a pencil into his hand.

Bloody Christ! It made a hole!

Zach let out a sound between a shriek and a yelp and backed away. But unlike most vampires, the hole immediately healed. He was stronger.

And that's when Wayne knew. Zach had to be Carter. The three other boys were immune to wood and then Zach's eyes. They were blue and green with the streak of silver. And no wonder he was secretive. He didn't want that Ella girl to know he was a vampire.

"If you tell anyone," Zach was growling grabbing Wayne at the front of his shirt. "I will kill you."

But Wayne wasn't afraid and never will be.

"Okay," Wayne shrugged and walked right past him.

Of course he wasn't going to tell anyone except Edith maybe. Because he wasn't going to tell anyone Zach was alive he was going to tell them he was dead.

But just in case, he had to pay a little visit to Liam first.