I am sorry for the long wait. This semester is a tough one. I have assignments due and exams are just around the corner. Anyways, I would like to thank for those who has reviewed. I have yet to pick the pairing. So keep telling me which pairing you would like okay? Thank you for your patience and all your review. I do take in your suggestions and do want to improve on the mistakes I made. Thank you again!

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"Hales, you should eat"

Sitting by the bed was Lucas, trying to feed Haley. It has been 2 hours since he had the talk with the boys and an hour since she had woke up. She never spoke a word to any of them since the night they brought her home. She didn't want to do anything other than just to sit on the bed and stare into space. To be in the world of her thoughts, where she felt safest. Lucas didn't know what to do, but to just hope she would get better. Sighing, he placed the bowl of soup by onto the side table. He took her hand into his a rubbed it for warmth, for it felt deadly cold to him.

"Would you look at me Hales, please?" Lucas spoke softly to her, fearing she would reject him.

Tearing her eye sight from the opposite wall, Haley looked into Lucas's eyes. Nothing was evident in her eyes. It was lack in emotion of which Lucas could not read. The spark that has used to be there was gone in just one moment, one incident. This notion did not scare him as much as the thought of losing his Haley completely to a hollow one in front of him all because of that incident. Such things should not have happened to her, not this innocent Haley of his.

"You need to eat, if not for yourself than for me" Lucas tried to once again to persuade her to eat "Please"

The only reply he received was a nod of her head. Lucas gently smiled at that. It wasn't much but at least she listened as much.

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"How is she?" Karen asked as she saw Lucas come out of his room.

"Better than yesterday" He replied with every seep of sadness shown by his tone of voice. "She seems to be just sitting there staring at the wall" Frustration and sadness was all he felt at this very moment and he hated it. He needed to be strong, for Haley.

"It's okay, we expected as much" Karen went up to him and hugged him as she tried to sooth her son's worries away. "Come on, you need to get ready for school"

"Can't I sit with her today?" Lucas asked as he eyed his bedroom door.

"No, it won't do you any good" Karen said with a straight face showing no room for arguments. "Besides I'll be here with her"

"But what about the café?"

"It's all been taken care of now get going" Karen pushed the boy towards the kitchen for him to eat breakfast before he went for school.

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Sleep is what she needed but to sleep means that she would have to see his face again. She is afraid to close her eyes and see the demonic face again. It keeps haunting her in her dreams and it tears her apart for being afraid. She hates to be dependant but she has no other choice. His face and his voice still linger in her thoughts and no matter what she does it will constantly stay with her. She needed some release from the pain. She wants to get out of the darkness her thought provide.

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Everything seemed the same. Life outside the house was just like any ordinary day. Everything and everyone was exactly as it was before the weekend. Everything except the feeling Lucas felt the moment he step onto the school compound. A sick feeling in the pit of his stomach and the headache he felt as he left the house still pounded at the back of his head. He felt anger was building inside him with every face he saw and every smile that was given to him. He hated the way everyone seemed to be happy while Haley was on his bed hurting. It didn't seem fair or right to him.

"He man, you okay?" Skills went up to him with concern. "You look like you're going on battle"

"I might as well" Lucas replied with great intensity.

"Will you be telling Nathan any time soon?"

"Only when Haley is ready"

"Yea, I get it" Skill looked away from his friend to see the school full of oblivious students. "How is she? Any better?"

Shaking himself from internal torment of frustration he finally took his eyes away from the view that was in front of him and faced his trusted friend. Though no matter what, he couldn't shake the painful feeling that he could have done something better for her, anything for her. "No, she's still the same" concern was written all over his face as he thought back to the morning he had with her. "She won't do anything, not even eat. I just don't know what else to do"

"I see" was all Skill could say about the delicate situation, "I'll drop by and see if I can help in any way. She needs as much support as she could get"

With a nod of agreement from Lucas, they both walked towards the main doors of the school. Ready to face everyone to play a part of which seems that everything was alright.

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There he was, standing by the door frame with the evil smile which sent bile into her throat every time she saw it. He shut the door and the sound of the lock click was like a death sentence in her mind. This was her punishment for all the wrong that she has done.

"Please" She begged.

"Please what?" He hissed out.

Her position by the bed didn't help. She was curled by the bed with the sheets around her. Her grip on the sheets tightened with every step he took and within seconds his face was just inches away from her and his hands were in her hair making sure she didn't pull away. The only words that came out of him then were "Mine".

Knowing what that meant, she screamed with every strength she had.

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He stood there, on the river court. Not moving but smelling the fresh air of which will soon be the air of victory. He was there for a purpose and he was going to get what belonged to him, no matter what. A smile creased his face and a glint shone in his eyes. Oh yes, he will get what truly belonged to him and no other.

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Hope this is a good chappie and I hope you all like it. I'm so sorry. Uni has taken a toll on me. Please review!