"Ready gator?" Cole asks from the drivers seat of his Jeep Wrangler. We're all piled into the Jeep, we're all getting ready to see the house, more importantly, first to the room they want gets that room. Cole has the disadvantage of driving, he won't let anyone touch his precious baby.

I nod at Cole, adjusting my black skillet snapback on my head, I see Frosty making a plan with Kat. We're all aiming for the biggest room , the 1st one on the left.

The black Jeep rolls through the huge iron gates and stops in front of the house. Just like that everyone is running inside, I'm in the lead, I see Frosty pass me, and then Cole. I huff and start to run faster, then I fall with a thud. I look up and see Bronx on top of me grinning, he looks up briefly and shouts, "1st on the left Reeve!"

"You tackled me!?" I shout/ask him

"Of course I did," He shrugs "It's not breaking any rules,"

"We really need to have better rules" I say under my breath. The rules were first one there wins. And that's it.

Bronx looks at me then up then at me again, "Well I gotta go!" He gets off me and runs up the stairs. I get up and realize I'm the only one here, I sigh and run up the stairs, stopping in the now empty hall, just as the last door shuts.

"Screw you Bronx!" I shout, hoping he hears me. I hear a a chuckle from one of the rooms. I sigh "We need to have better rules" I mumble again. I walk to the 1st room on the left, not expecting to win it but for Cole to hopefully win it, and open the door.

Frosty lays on the bed smirking at me, "What's up Bell?"

"You got the first room!?"

He rolls his eyes "No I'm lost" He says sarcastically

I glare at him "Can you at least tell me what room Cole's in?"

"Nope" He looks at the ceiling and closes his eyes "I'm sleeping"

I sigh and look in the next and Coles there, "Oh hey" he says

"Bronx tackled me"

He laughs "Thats why you told him to go screw himself"

I laugh and flop on the bed "We lost to Frosty"

"That we did" He lays beside me "But I like this room"

I prop myself on my elbow and look at Cole "Why?"

"I dunno it's just better" He looks at me and tilts his head slightly then smiles " You have nice eyes"

"You have nice hair," I look at his violet eyes "And cool eyes"

He laughs, "Your obsessed with my eyes"

"And your obsessed with me"

"I'm addicted to you" He smiles "Now about tonight" He looks up "My dad texted the rules and said to pass them on to you"

I lay back too "Go ahead"

"First off no PDA which I argued against, he caved it's not a lot of PDA, basically small kisses, preferably not on the lips"

I burst out laughing "Of course that's the first rule"

"Second: mingle" He sighs "Third: no rambunctious behavior. Fourth: No inappropriate jokes, actions, etc." He looks at me "I'l spare you the rest basically listen to what he says and don't be anti-social"

I sigh "Great"

He mimics my sigh "I know right" He says sarcastically "I was really looking forward to being anti-social"

I smack his arm "I'm not anti-social!"

He gives me a peck on the lips "Never said you were"

The door opens and everybody walks in, and guess who's at the back of the pack. Jaclyn.

"Guess who decided to join us" Gavin says clearly annoyed

"Jaclyn!" I run up to her and give her a bone crushing hug "Your back!"

She hugs me back "Yeah, I missed you guys!" I pull away and see her glare at Gavin "Well most of you"

"I missed you too Bambi" he retorts with a sarcastic smile.

"You guys need to make up already" Bronx says

"Agreed" Cole adds

"I think it's kinda funny how much you guys fight, maybe slightly annoying" I say.

"Mostly annoying" Frosty says.

1 MONTH LATER (IT'S AUGUST NOW)

I was laying on my back on the couch reading a book in the new house, while listening to my Red playlist. Cole was out getting Groceries and stuff, and I was here. Alone.

I sigh when my phone dings, interrupting my music, I go into the imessage app,

Sexybeast: U home?

Cole put the name into my phone

Me: Where else would I be

Sexybeast: Good point

Me: So whatsup

Sexybeast: I'm going to buy you a dress

Me: Y? I wanted to go shopping :(

Sexybeast: Yeah well you can't

Me: Y? Plz Cole

Sexybeast: Bc I'm already here, and if I take you shopping we're going to be there for hours, we don't have time 4 that

Sexybeast: That's a no

Me: Plz Cole

Sexybeast: No

Me: Bite me

Sexybeast: Just tell me where

Me: *Eyeroll* Make sure the dress is nice at least?

Sexybeast: Do u not trust my amazing fashion expertise

Me: Not at all

I put my phone down, and go into the kitchen looking for a snack. Just when I find the Oreo's I hear the front door open, I step out of the kitchen expecting Cole, or even Frosty,

"You really need to learn to kno-" I stop short when I see who's there.

Juliana.

Juliana is smirking at me, gun in hand, pointed right at me, "Ali Bell, long time no see" She grins

"What are you doing here?" I say through clenched teeth, "How'd you get out of the dungeon?"

"Questions, questions" She tsked "You need to learn to be less curious"

I laugh "And your need to learn to be less murderous"

"Watch your tongue Bell, I'm the one with the gun"

I roll my eyes, "Do you even know how to use a gun"

She smirks "My trigger finger itching, I wouldn't provoke me"

Just then my phone (which is still on the couch) rings, Cole's face pops up on the screen.

"Well look who it is" Juliana grins "Go ahead answer it, wouldn't want him getting suspicious"

I glare at her then pick up the phone and answer it, "Hey" I say

"Speaker" Juliana barks

I put the phone on speaker, "Who was that?" Cole asks

"Just Kat" I lie

Cole chuckles, "Is Frosty there too?"

"No, and Kat's leaving now."

"Okay, quick question" Cole says, there's voices in the back round

"What is it?" I ask

"For your dress, which is beautiful if I do say so myself, do you need shoes?"

"Depends what it looks like" I answer. There's silence on the other end, and Juliana gives me a look that says hurry up "That means I need to see the dress Cole"

"No you don't" Cole says "It's a surprise"

"Well tell me the colour at least" I reply.

"Sorry can't" I can almost hear his smirk over the phone, "Do you even know what a surprise is?"

"Of course I do" I scoff "Do you really think so little of me"

"I think the world of you" He says seriously, "And to answer my own question yes you do have shoes"

Juliana stares daggers at me, Hurry up, she mouths, obviously quite angry, "Okay then any other questions?" I ask

"Nope bye"

"Wait!" I rush out

"What?"

"Why are you even buying a dress?"

"Because you don't have a lot of dresses or skirts, I like when you wear dresses"

"Your weird"

"But you love me"

"That I do"

"Can I go now?"

" Yep, bye" I end the call and put the phone in my pocket, my eyes never leaving Juliana's.

"Finally" Juliana rolls her eyes "You two make me want to throw up,"

"That's great" I roll my eyes "Hopefully that's an incentive to say away"

"Your so immature"

"I could say the same about you"

She narrows her eyes at me "Shut up"

I open my mouth to throw another insult at her when I see Emma appear behind Juliana. She looks from me to Juliana and then back to me.

"Cole's not to far from here I'm going to get him, he can help." She must be shielding herself from Juliana

I give a subtle shake of my head, "What do you want?" I ask Juliana

"Now there's an interesting question" She smirks

"I won't get Cole" Emma says "But I will tell him Juliana's here, I'll try to make sure he won't come here right away. But he will come."

I nod and Emma disappears. I look straight into the barrel of the gun "I'm not scared of you Juliana" I say "The only reason your trying to do-whatever it is your doing- it's because your jealous,"

She laughs "Your wrong Ali"

My eyes lock on her necklace, the same one she was wearing at Hearts, "Then tell why are you doing this?"

She opens her mouth to reply, her necklace turns a darker shade of red then before and she curses under her breath "That's for me to know and you to find out" she finally says

I bend down on one knee "What are you doing?!" Juliana shrieks with panic evident in her voice. Hm not so confident after all "Tying my shoe" I reply calmly, "Now tell me Juliana, why exactly do you want Cole?" I don't give a damn about her answer, I just need her distracted, I subconsciously nod my head as I grabbed a dagger from the sheath above my ankle.

Juliana POV

"- And he's so nice, and handsome, and sweet and-" Suddenly Ali jumps up and I see a dagger in her hand, without hesitation I shoot her just as she throws the knife at me. I don't have time to move, I hear the shattering of glass as I'm thrown against the wall.

Ali POV

I duck behind the couch right after I through the dagger, I hear glass shatter and a searing pain spread up my arm. I look over the side of the couch and see Juliana against the wall with my dagger in her leg, I was aiming for her stomach.

I cover my ears and duck my head between my legs as Juliana fires another shot. I hear her scream in frustration when she misses. Or maybe it's the dagger in her leg, honestly I don't care. I look at my arm and see that the first bullet grazed my upper arm. I wince as I move to the opposite side of the couch and attack Juliana from the side, ignoring the pain in my arm. I hear the gun go off again and Juliana's screams but soon I take the gun from her and throw it across the room. I punch her with my good arm, knee her in the stomach, I pin her hands above her head with one hand and grip the handle of my dagger which is still in her leg and twist it.

The front door bursts open and Frosty, Gavin, Chance, Bronx, and Mackenzie are here.

Gavin hauls me off Juliana and Mackenzie retrains her and pulls the dagger out of her leg and tosses it on the couch, I push Gavin away from me "I want her ready for interrogation, today!" I shout "Two people on her at all times! Chance look over the surveillance camera's I want to know exactly how and when she got out"

"Yes ma'am" Frosty gives a fake salute

I glare at him, "Frosty" I warn "Shut it"

He's pretends to zip his lips, then smirks, "Cole's almost here" Bronx says putting his phone away.

I nod, and look around at everyone "Where is Connor and Chloe?" I ask

Everyone looks at each other "We don't know, they weren't with us when Cole called" Chance finally says

I sigh and nod, then Gavin comes up to me and grabs my injured arm "Ali you need stitches or fire, this is pretty deep"

I yank my arm away and wince "I'm fine for now"

"Ali, Juliana is on her way to the dungeon, it's time to get you patched up" Bronx adds.

"I'm fine." I repeat sternly when my phone rings. I sigh and pick up, holding the phone to my ear with my good arm,"Hey" I greet

"Why didn't you tell me Juliana was there!" Cole shouts. I wince and pull the phone away from my ear.

"Well if I did she would have shot me Cole" I say calmly examining my arm.

"She had a gun?!" He shouts again.

"That's what I said" I reply. I mouth a thank you as Chance wraps my injury with a cloth, he nods his head in acknowledgement.

"Did you get shot?" He asks worriedly. I can imagine him running a hand through his hair, or rubbing the back of his neck.

"It grazed my arm, but my dagger hit her in the leg" I answered.

"Oh okay that's good" he sighs. "Are you sure your okay?"

"Cole I'm fine, nothing the fire can't fix," I tell him soothingly

"Okay, I'm almost there"

"Okay bye" I stuff my phone back in my pocket, and make my way to the medical room in the house.

/

I sigh as I sit on the table and Reeve unties the cloth, she examines the wound, then says "It's not infected, we can use the fire to heal it"

I nod, "Thanks Reeve"

"No problem, but I'm glad your okay Ali"

I smile as Cole storms into the room, "Details" He orders

"Calm down" I say as I light up my hand. His eyes dart to my arm, then his own hand lights up, "I'll do it" He says

I sigh again, there's no uses aguring with him right now, he places his hand on my arm, and I bite my lip to stifle a scream, luckily he finishes quickly and pulls his hand away.

He looks around the room then looks back at me "Where's Chance?" He demands.

"I told him to check the surveillance in for the dugeon," I say while moving my arm up and down."Why?" I ask.

"I want to see exactly what happened" Cole replies

I roll my shoulders before hoping off the table "Well you can go do that, I'm talking to Juliana"