Chapter 18

A/N: This is officially the end. I tried to end it perfectly. So please work with me.

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I looked up and Pierre walked in. I hid my diary in my pillowcase.

"Writing again?" he asked me.

I nodded.

"Anything you would like to share?" He asked sitting beside me on the bed.

I took in a breath and looked away. Blowing it out, I looked at him. I bit my lip, he looked at me almost too expectantly... like a puppy wanting a tummy rub.

"I met someone last night." I said, I could see his mind trying to get around that short statement. "A girl, by the name of Rebeka. She said she will be taking my place in the line of Slayers, because apparently Maddi killed me, and re-birthed me. I cannot be a Slayer anymore because I died and now am a permanent halfy." I said really fast.

He stared at me, mouth gapping a bit.

"It's confusing me as well." I said, like I was reading his mind but was not. "But I thought I would tell you, so you understand my leaving early last night."

He was silent for a while before he said, "Are you sure?"

"I have no desire to kill vampires like I did before. I have almost all my powers like when I was a vamp, and the buzzing in my head stopped." I explained.

"Oh." he said.

I nodded.

"The cure didn't/won't fix it?" he asked.

I looked at him. "I don't know. Doesn't look like it. I could be wrong. Like the cure works with mortal DNA. If I didn't have that DNA I would be dead, because all my cells would be killed off... Right?"

"Uh..."

"What if I am mortal, just stuck with Vampiric powers? They didn't really go away the first time." I said. "I would still be considered a halfy."

"I'm confused."

"See that is why I don't tell you much." I said, and sighed.

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The girls swarmed me.

"Dru went to the park today for the first time!" Carol said.

"Light is so beautiful!" she said in awe.

"Great." I said, not knowing what else to say.

"I told you." Jackie said. "It's even beautifuler when you have a guy to hang off of."

"Ohh, Gar!" Dru smiled.

I stared at them blankly.

"We should have a picnic." Carol said.

I continued to stare at them, and after a moment I spoke up. "You cannot say anything like that. You promised me."

"But they are so pretty." Dru said.

"And they smell good." Carol said.

"Okay. Mortals do not usually talk about other mortals like that. Especially out loud. It's creepy." I explained. "Also, you did promise me. You would not touch them or become nymphs."

"Can we look and talk to them?" Jackie asked.

"Yes." I replied.

"Okay." they said together.

"Do we get to have other mortals?" Dru asked.

"You can date mortals yes. But you cannot have them." I explained.

"Is dating like courting?" Dru asked.

"Yes." Carol and I said together.

"Could we hear your stories about Pierre?" Carol asked.

"I will not share stories." I replied, giving them a weird look.

"Fine." they sighed together.

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"I know something you don't know." Carol said in a sing song voice, dancing circles around me.

I stared at her.

"Scott cannot keep his mouth shut." she said, still trying to egg me on.

I stopped her from dancing. "Do I want to know?"

"I hope so."

"Does it include trees?" I asked.

"I suppose so... I guess... eventually." she said, giggling to herself.

"Is someone keeping a badger as a pet?" I asked, feeling confused.

"Badger?!" Carol backed out of my grasp. "Ring silly!" she said, and ran for the door.

"What?!" I screamed and ran after her, only to tackle her into Jason.

Jason looked at us as he was at the bottom of the pile. "What is going on?"

I pulled Carol off. "Ring?! What the hell?!"

Jason stared at us, then narrowed his eyes at Carol. I looked between them.

"Just go talk to Pierre." Jason sighed, but kept an evil look on Carol.

"It better be new sais... or something along those lines." I mumbled and left the two to find Pierre.

Finding Pierre was hard, I had to ask Dru and Scott, who couldn't tell me where he was. I found him walking the hotel corridors.

"Hey." I said, awkwardness hitting me hard.

He looked up in surprise.

"I was just going to come find you." he said, looking worried.

"Jason told me to find you." I said, and saw the disappointment on his face. "Only because Carol started the rumor and he himself couldn't clear it up."

"So everyone knows?!" he groaned to himself.

I shrugged still feeling confused and awkward.

"Darn it!" he said.

I looked at him funny. "I was told it included trees.. and rings. So I'm just confused and know nothing." I said, patting him on the shoulder.

He bit his lip and took something from his pocket. I was already trying to find an escape route. That was way too small to be sais.

He looked at the floor. "I was going to give you this when we were talking this morning, and.." he sighed.

"I'm sorry did I scare you?" I said, feeling like everything was going slow-mo in a fog.

"No.. no." he said. "I've been just thinking..."

"About?" I said slowly.

He chewed on his lip again... something that has been happening a lot. "About how I want to be with you."

Panic rose inside me and I held my breath.

He opened the little box and looked between me and it. "It is suppose to be a promise ring."

I started to breathe again. He gave me the box. I looked at the silver ring and smiled to myself.

"Forever and ever together." the words escaped my mouth.

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So... Blood Babes and Boys did not work out. We were laughed at by the vampires.

We have changed our name officially to Bohemian Blood Bath. That name has stuck for four and a half years, giving us reason to all get matching tattoos of a bloody blade.

The guys soon took up our gang name for their band, and that is how we got most of our food money. Aren't they sweet for sharing?

The only problem during this time was myself and the girls are not growing up. We look just as we were when we were sired. It is kind of creepy. The guys are about thirty-five and us girls are still looking twenty. No funny glances from the public just yet. But we notice that the guys are slowing up on killing, but they are just as strong.

One of the band's gig nights I found myself sitting at the bar on my own. The girls went off to look for men, while the boys left to set up. I sighed and looked around, noticing a few drooling faces. I groan and turn to look up at the make-shift stage.

A girl passed my sight. I took a double take and started to stare. I looked away when we made eye contact. She looked familiar... tall, black, halter top... She smiled my way and soon was sitting on a stool next to me.

"Nice to see you're still with us." she said, and ordered herself an ale.

I blinked. "Do I know you?" I had to asked.

"We've met once before." she smiled, her teeth so white in the room. "So your boys playing tonight?"

"Yeah." I said, stiffening a bit.

"You're doing an awesome job by the way. My watcher and I thank you." she said, her brown eyes looking into my own.

I still felt confused.

She smiled, her eyes shining. "Rebeka?" she said.

"So you are real?" I laughed.

Her smile just brightened.

"Good. I thought I was mad for a bit." I sighed.

"Yes I'm real." she said, taking a sip of her drink.

"How's life?" I asked.

"Busy." she said. "Being the Slayer is hard." she said.

"But at least you have a watcher." I said, nodding with her statement.

"True, he does keep me company." she laughed, her eyes caught my left hand. "Was it hard to keep a boyfriend?" she asked me.

I laughed, tears came to my eyes. "Not after you got the job."

She looked at the stage.

"Don't worry." I said. "They come and they go. If it is meant to be, it will be."

"Yeah, I guess."

I smiled to myself. "Want to go dance?" I asked, and pulled her off the stool and found Dru, Jackie, and Carol.

As the guys finished, Rebeka bent down to my level.

"Awesome night. We'll keep in touch 'kay?" she smiled and disappeared into the crowd.

I watched her being consumed by the mass of people.

"She was awesome, who was she?" Carol asked.

I just smiled. The guys soon joined us.

"Who was the chick?" Jason asked.

"The Slayer." I said, feeling proud to leave an awesome legacy.