HI! I know its been a while... but, i've been having trouble just being able to sit down and write... Anyway! I want to thank all my reviewers! ( TeamComrade11, Beautifully-Scarred-Underneath (who is my new best friend on so, you should check out her stories!), hollywoodab, and jazzmatazz (I LOVED the whole "starts with an E and ends in a Dward!" But, sorry it ain't him!))

Haha i will tell you guys that technically Masen is an OC but, he is another character just changed a little or a lot it depends on things. And no one got it so no dedication...

And i have to say i'm not in love with this chapter... but, if you guys are I'll be surprised.

"Jake. Calm down. I'm taking her back to her house!" Masen calls out. His voice sounds heavenly but, scared…that's not supposed to go together!

I blink a couple of times trying to remember a Jake. Jake…was he that guy from the Halloween party? Or was he the guy that I accidently slept with on New Year's?

"How do you know who I am?" Jake roars. I feel Anna step closer to Masen because her arm brushes my shoulder. I wonder what Jake is doing to make her so scared?

Masen tightens his grip on me, "Anna, stay behind me." I let out a huff of arm. Does he know this kindda of hurts?

"Masen, what's going on?" Anna whispers. I hear the terror in her voice and find myself trying to be somber.

"Lemme see him!" I cry and push on Masen's back. "If he wants me let 'em have me! He can't hurt Anna!" I hear Anna snort. I ignore it and continue on. "I can take care of myself, thank you! He's only a guy!"

"Rachell, now is not the time to be selfless. He's a danger right now." Masen calmly states but, I can so hear an edge to his voice.

"I'm the danger! You fucking leech have my imprint!" Jake growls. He almost sounds like an animal…Sexy.

"MASEN! PUT ME DOWN! PLEASE!" I screech beating on his back with my fists. He doesn't even flinch!

"Damnit, Rachell." Anna growls. I can hear her own anger rising. "Masen, listen to her or she's going to make a huge scene."

I grin in satisfaction knowing I'm going to get what I want. Masen's arm grips tighter thinking about defying Anna's statement but, then he lets out a sigh. He bends over and lets me touch the ground, "Thank you!" I smile up at him. He only gives me a deadly scowl. I shrug and turn around.

The moment was kindda like the movies. A little bit. My hair flies out behind me and I gasp when I see him. This time he isn't naked or half. He's fully clothed in a white T-shirt and plain blue jeans. His hair is cut short. And he looks to hot! Who knew I really liked the simple things?

Instead of being rational, I smile widely and run over to him, "I MISSED YOU!" I scream. I hear Masen shift behind me but, he doesn't catch me. When I hug Jake, I find him trembling. "Don't ever leave again! I've been sick!" I complain into his trembling chest sounding like a mix between a worried mother and a five year old who lost their dog.

Jake stands there. He feels like a fire but, I just can't let go.

"Rachell, it's time to go home."

"I'm not a two year old!" I scream. I feel safe here. I don't want to leave Jake! Let me stay! "You can't tell me what to do anymore, Nick!" My eyes widen. My mouth hangs open and I feel a shiver run down my spine. I stare at the white T-shirt in front of me. What…?

Nick is still in your heart, Rachell, he's not gone.

I shake my head and let go of Jake, "I'm sorry…" I feel the tears sting my eyes as I try to run away. I don't last long. I watch the world swing and swag for about a second before I crash into it.

"Rachell, let's not do this…" Anna calls from somewhere. I don't know where. I blink a couple of times watching the lights of the streetlamps dance around. I let out a huff of air and decide to get up.

I stagger to my feet, "Why isn't he gone Anna? Why is he stuck here? Why can't he leave me alone?"

"Because you won't let him go!" I whip around. Anna is red faced her eyes hold a glimmer of hate, to whom, Nick or I, I cannot decipher at the current moment. Masen is looking at us with some curiosity his eyebrow raised and a hint of a smirk. When my eyes fall on Jake, I feel my heart constrict painfully. His eyes show sadness. His fists show anger. And I don't blame him.

I wobble a bit before standing straight again, "You don't know me! I left him a long time ago! That's why I moved here! To get away from the bastard." The words sound muffled coming out of my mouth almost as if they're not mine. But they are. They really are.

I watch Anna shake her head. Her blonde hair swishes back and forth, "Rachell, he left you! Remember? For Marissa. For a reason only God knows but, he left you, Rachell! Stop being stupid." She spits the last part out.

I find my gut twisting painfully at the memory but, before it can start I push it away, "Stop acting like you knew! You didn't know what happened!"

Anna begins to walk towards me quickly almost jogging, actually. Masen's hint of a smirk widens and both his eyebrows shoot up. Jake stays in the same position. Not helping. Not hindering, "I was there, Rachell! The whole time! Remember? I'm your best friend! I know you better than anyone on the God damn planet! HE LEFT YOU!"

I wonder why it's taken Anna so long to actually crack or snap in this case. She punctuates her point with a hard slap. I stare at her wide eyed. I feel my face tingle with heat. My jaw aches. The tears run rivers down my cheeks. I fall to my knees knowing it's, really, all true.

He was perfect. A beautiful guitarist, cared about school, and knew who The Beatles were. He was extremely tall and knew how to tell a joke. He could handle all of my sarcastic jokes and jabs. He didn't look down at me.

But, perfection is one of the most over rated things on the planet.

"God, Rachell! How many times do we have to drill it into your head?" I hear Anna roll her eyes. "You live in this world where everything is or was done by you! That you're this huge independent girl that needs on one! Well, news flash girl, you aren't!" I look up. I find her eyes stormy as ever. I've forgotten how angry Anna can get. "You hide behind your idiotic party girl persona. Rachell, we all know that isn't you. You need to wake up and see it too! You need people as much as the rest of us do!"

"Will you shut up already? I get it! You don't have to add to it! Once is fucking enough!" I growl. I clench my fists against the concrete. I feel them scrape across. They're probably bleeding now.

Anna takes a step back a bit frightened about out feral my voice has become, "Give me the keys."

I glare up at her hand, "You think I'm stupid? I rather walk home than have your ass drive me." Her mouth twitches but, she doesn't change her expression. Good for her. She's getting some balls.

"Give me the keys, Rachell." Her hand twitches waiting for me to give in.

I unclench my hand and place them on the asphalt. I push myself up a little unsteady but, not enough to tip over again, "Make me. I am not going home with you."

Before I can blink Masen is in the middle of us. He gives a meaningful look to Anna, which surprise, calms her down. He then turns to me, "Rachell, you need to come home with us. There's no one else who-"

I feel warm hands grab onto me and I am catapulted away from everything. "JAKE!" I wrap my hands around his neck noticing the warmth that I need. I feel home.

Jake runs all the way, how I have no idea he must be an athlete, to the nearest restaurant that's open in the middle of the morning. Which happens to be IHOP, best pancake place on the planet! We sit down in a booth and have the menus passed out to us but, not without the waitress giving Jake a smirk and a wink. I raise a curious eyebrow at her and then keep it for Jake. He doesn't seem to notice because he's intently reading the menu. Talk about rejection! Well, never mind… he ignored both of us.

I sigh and take a look at mine. I watch the words swim around the page before I speak, "Order for me." I put my head on the table loving how cold it is. I need sleep. Or more booze. Anything to end this day.

"Are you alright?" Jake asks with a hint of concern. The waitress pops up smiling and bubbly as ever. I wish I could have let out a groan but, that would be rude.

"Peachy keen." I mumble into the table feeling worse than I did before. I am going to regret this in an hour or the morning whenever I'm awake.

"What's wrong with her?" She whispers to Jake. I feel rage creep up my toes. HOW DARE SHE? I'm right here thank you! I am not some invis-o-girl! God, what a slut.

"She's had a rough day." He tells her monotone as ever. I hear her suck in a breath to say something but, Jake spits out our order and she leaves us alone in a huff. Ha! Take that!

"Thank you." I pick my head up slowly because anything faster would send the world spinning once again. I look directly into his eyes trying to fight back the random blush creeping up my cheeks, "For everything. You've been a blast." I state the last sentence sarcastically, feeling the bile come up. Okay, I guess even lifting my head was a bad idea! "I'll be right back." I give him a fake smile but, he doesn't return it. Not that I wanted him too. At all.

I meander to the bathroom trying not to look like I am going to up chuck in their restroom. I swallow once trying to make myself think that I don't need to throw up but, I ultimately do into the first stall's throne.

I groan after a second time of puking. I actually laugh when my stomach rumbles signaling that I'm hungry once again. At least throwing up made me feel a little bit better. A bit more somber, I guess. Not that's it going to help me with this guy at all.

I stumble out of the restroom but, with no major accidents as I make it over to the table. Jake stares at me when I get close. I sit down and sigh with relief. That bathroom's floor was freezing, "You took a while."

I blink at him and then look at his plates of food. Gone. "You eat fast," I counter.

He snorts.

I sigh again and take a hold of my fork. I stab a piece of egg and look at it. It's really yellow. Then I look past it at Jake, "I'm allergic to eggs."

"Don't eat 'em." He sips on his Coke and I glare at him.

How can a jack ass like him capture me so well?

I growl at myself for being so incredibly stupid and forcibly murder my pancakes. Not that they could really fight back, "It's already dead."

"I get that." I pick up a piece of murdered pancake and bring it towards my mouth. I feel my stomach lurch and I put it back down. C'MON! I want some pancakes, "Do you want the pancakes?"

I look up at him and find amusement dancing in his eyes, "I donno. They don't look like pancakes anymore."

I glare at his smirk but, still shove the plate over to him. He smiles in return so, I distract myself. I take a sip of my Sprite twirling the ice cubes around. I watch the whorl pool, until the guilt hits me. I just took this good looking guy away from a great party, "I'm sorry."

"What for?" He scoops up the mashed pancakes and looks at them gingerly before popping them in his mouth.

I scratch my neck suddenly feeling very embarrassed, "Well, you could of got laid tonight but, you're babysitting me instead." I smile sheepishly for a moment and then I repeat what I said to myself. My face turns to horror at my complete stupidity. How could I have said that? He's not one of the guys! What is wrong with me? Do I not think before I open my trap? He's going to—

I hear a chuckle. I look up from the table, which I had been staring at during my rant, and to the guy sitting in front of me. I stare at his closed eyes and his pearly whites as a deep laugh echoes out of him. He's laughing at me?

I feel a flicker of anger erupt in my chest as I watch him continue to laugh at me. How could he take so much pleasure in my embarrassed state? What is wrong with him!

"I promise that is not what I would be doing right now if you hadn't came out of the party." I stop my glare abruptly and my head tilts on its own.

"What?"

He rolls his eyes, "I think you heard me right, Rachell."

Chills are sent down my spine.

You want to hear him moan your name, don't you?

I shake my head. What am I thinking? I just met this guy! I fucking ran over him with my truck for Christ's sake! "Yes, I did." I shake my head once more trying to rid myself of all the things he and I could be doing right now back at the condo, "I just don't understand." I dig my nails into my arm hoping the pain will stop the fire. Oh, no it's not an angry fire anymore. And sadly it ain't in my chest anymore.

He raises an eyebrow, "Do you think I'm like all the other guys?"

It is defiantly not what I had expected him to ask, "Well, myself being around guys most of the time, I can usually tell a guy from the first time I see him. All guys fit into a certain category. You're not different." I smirk triumphant but, the feeling does not last. It feels almost out of place calling him not different because, right now, he's breaking all the rules.

He raises his eyebrow, "Is that so?" He puts his hand on the table clasping them together, "Where do I fit in then, Rachell?" He practically purrs my name with a mischief glint in his eyes. My hear skips a beat but, I don't let him see that he's getting to me.

Without missing a single beat my defenses kick in and shoot back an answer, "The jerk-face category."

He raises an eyebrow completely amused and not flustered at all by my quick answer, "Yeah?"

"Yeah," I cross my arms acting like a spoiled two year old.

"Well, then if I'm a jerk-face…" He taps his chin pondering and as each second ticks by my anger rises. "You're a selfish six year-old."

I explode to put it in simply. I have no idea why but, I do. I stand straight up finding out that the table does move when you push it. I turn away from the annoying selfish asshole and walk out the door.

The air hits me like a train. Okay, not so much but, it must have been really warm in IHOP. I shove my hands in my pockets and head in the direction of Brad' house. Pulling my hood up I sigh, "How could I let this get to me. He's just a guy."

Maybe he'll be happy to see me. Maybe he won't be a prick. Maybe me might just actually care.

So, is it as bad as i think it is? Anymore ideas about Masen? Love to hear from you guys!

Oh, and my new story (A Vampire's Soul) will be coming up soonish so look out for that!