So it has been awhile...sorry about that.. I hope you like it...I made it a little bit longer.

Thanks for putting up with me.

~Crews

Kerry woke up to find the flashlight turned on and pointed up towards the ceiling. Groggily, she sat up trying to remember how she had gotten here. The previous days' events flashed through her mind. Quickly, she grabbed the flashlight and shined it around the tunnel. Ethan and Henry were lying against the wall opposite her, eyes closed. They didn't appear to be breathing, but Kerry wasn't too concerned. She was pretty sure vampires didn't need to breathe.

So it was all real. She hadn't imagined Ethan showing up with his "brother" of sorts. He was actually here and she was actually with him. Kerry breathed a contented sigh and grabbed at the bag of chips closest to her. Her watch read 3:30 p.m. She had slept the day away. But it was alright with her. She would rather stay up all night with Ethan any day. Leaning back, she slowly crunched a chip. She was alright with waiting. It wouldn't be long.

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At exactly 6:19, Henry and Ethan began to move. Ethan's hair was longer and looked rumpled though he hadn't moved an inch while asleep. Henry didn't look any different meaning that he had looked exactly the same when he had been turned. That was interesting.

Henry ran a hand through his hair and sighed as he stretched out his back. Ethan merely looked around.

"Good morning sleepy heads," Kerry said, standing up with the flashlight. She had eaten half the bag of chips and drank three bottles of water since the time she had woken up. Now she really had to pee. So she told them so.

"Alright, we'll get out of here," Ethan replied. He got to his feet in a liquid motion and was quickly at her side. "I guess we can come back here again if necessary. Just leave the stuff."

"What about the homeless people? Won't they take it?" Henry asked. He had gotten up too and was running his hand through his hair yet again. He didn't look awake at all.

"Don't worry about it," Ethan replied hoisting Kerry into his arms. "They won't come down here."

In Ethan's arms, Kerry felt herself becoming sleepy again. "Wait!" she cried, wiggling to get free of him. "I do not want to sleep again. I've slept long enough." Ethan tightened his grip on her and looked at Henry.

"She can stay awake now?" he asked with his eyebrow raised. Henry looked deep in thought for a few seconds before shrugging.

"Whatever you want to do bro," he replied. "I'm with her though, I want out of here. Maybe we can get to a phone so I could call Sarah…"

"You will not be calling Sarah," Ethan and Kerry said at the exact same time. Their eyes met briefly before Kerry looked down. She could feel her face turning red. She was still in his arms so she could feel his body tense. Great.

"Let's go," Ethan said turning towards the exit to the tunnel. "Henry, turn off the flashlight."

"Sure thing," he replied. The light went out and the three of them were consumed in darkness. "I really want to call Sarah," Henry's voice echoed in the dark. "I like her."

"Too bad," Ethan replied. They had started walking, but Kerry couldn't see a thing. So when Henry's voice sounded a few inches away from her ear she cringed in surprise.

"But I don't understand. You have a human. Why can't I?" He sounded like a whiny kindergartener again.

"Because, Henry, you don't know what you are doing half the time," Ethan sighed somewhat coldly. "You would probably kill her."

"I would not! You don't know that!" Henry cried in outrage; actual outrage from what Kerry could tell.

"Not now," Ethan sighed again. They were approaching the end of the cave and there was a faint glimmer of light; just enough that Kerry could begin to make out the facial features of both Ethan and Henry.

At the end, Ethan set Kerry down and she quickly ducked behind a low rising tree. Minutes later, Kerry, Ethan and Henry were on their way back towards the city.

They were close to the city limits when thoughts of her father and brother popped into her head. "I need to find a phone," she announced.

"So we can call Sarah!" Henry exclaimed, smiling. Ethan grimaced.

"No," Kerry amended hastily. "I want to call my dad and let him know that I'm alright." Henry, seated in the passenger seat, hunched down in a pout. He really acted like a mad five year old. That reminded her. "Henry, how old are you?" Henry looked a little surprised. His pout immediately went away.

"I don't know; two or three hundred. Why do you ask?" She staggered with the numbers. He was a really old five year old!

"I was asking based on your maturity," she replied. Ethan was flat out frowning in the mirror at her. "What?" she asked him. She yawned.

"Nothing," Ethan said with a much too innocent look on his face. She yawned again, longer this time.

"No! Not again! I don't want to…" Kerry weakly protested. Her eyes involuntarily closed. Within seconds she was fast asleep.

"Why did you do that?" Henry asked. He was still slightly confused about Kerry's maturity comment. He was mature wasn't he?

"You really need to learn to keep your mouth shut," Ethan fumed. "This is what got you into this mess in the first place! You blabbed your guts to a wannabe hunter and now look! You're being hunted and you've gotten me in the middle of it! Now Kerry is in danger and…"

"Yeah, but you're the one who got her into this situation. I only asked for your help," Henry flung back. "And you didn't need to except!"

Ethan sighed. "Of course I did, Henry. I'm the one who changed you after all. I just wish you could be more mature." Henry felt his anger levels rising.

"What is it with you and the human remarking on my maturity?! I am very mature." Ethan snorted. Henry's fists clenched.

"Henry, you pout when I tell you no and you told someone you barely knew that you were a vampire. Not to mention that you told Kerry how old you are. I won't even tell her my age!" You're just not as… careful as you should be." Silence ensued. They had finally reached the city limits and Ethan was turning into the store parking lot. "I'm going to wake up Kerry now," Ethan said.

"You do that," Henry remarked coolly. "I'm going to see Sarah." Sarah, herself, was standing at the window, waving at Henry who smiled.

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Kerry was furious that Ethan had put her to sleep again! How many times was that in the last 24 hours? TOO MANY!

Resigned, because she couldn't do anything else, Kerry began to concentrate on her dream, realizing with a start that she was at school. The double doors at the entrance of the building were opened wide in front of her. All the lights were out and it was nighttime. The Moon was stark white against the cloudless sky.

People started coming out of the doors as she continued to walk forward. They weren't her classmates, they weren't even people she knew. They all had old clothes on, the guys with short pants, knee high socks and puffy sleeves, and the women in low cut dresses that reached their ankles with long sleeves. It was like she had stepped into a historical movie that was set at her school.

She continued to walk towards the doors, hearing bits of conversations in French. Once through the doors, she saw dim flickering light coming from the gym at the end of the hall. She started down, random French couples seeming to appear out of thin air to the sides of her. The walls flickered and the lockers and water fountains were replaced with gold paint and oil pastels. She was also no longer in her jeans and tee shirt. Instead, a long emerald green dress fell to the floor, covering her ankles. She kept walking, coming closer and closer to the closed doors and the unsteady light.

The doors opened before she could grab the handle. She was unceremoniously pulled through and the doors were slammed shut. She stood in what appeared to be a throne room, a man sitting on the throne in shadow. Ethan was knelt in front of him. Upon her entrance, Ethan rose and turned to see who it was. He froze, his eyes wide in horror.

"Kerry," he whispered. All went black.

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Ethan sighed and got out of the car. He opened Kerry's door and he let the sleep leave her. She stirred.

"You suck," Kerry mumbled as she began to wake up.

"Not the best choice of words ever," he replied to her. He offered his hand to her and she took it, stumbling out of the backseat. It took her a moment to remember where she was, but she finally recognized the shopping carts and the neon sign at the front of the store.

"What are we doing here?"

"Calling your father," he replied. He gently pulled her toward the doors, which automatically admitted them and shut with an electronic slap.