Carolyn

I deeply apologise for the screw up where I put chapter sixteen as chapter nine but it's all sorted now. Please review and I hope you enjoy!

Chapter Eighteen

Virtue hadn't had any sleep at all that night but it was a given. She had just found out that her sister had been killed but she couldn't cry about it like a normal person. She felt as though she needed one of those heart-wrenching sobs to get over it but all she could manage was a few tears that wouldn't stop. She lay in bed and let a tear drop to her pillow. She had never said goodbye to Aurora and now she could never say goodbye. She wanted her sister back but that was never going to happen. When it reached nine pm Virtue decided to get up. She was scared of new people and didn't know how to act around them but she knew that she didn't want to get close to them. Virtue stood up and pulled a hoodie on and ran the brush through her hair. When she was ready she looked in the mirror and took a deep breath in an effort to calm down. As she ripped the door open she saw Jake leaving his room. He turned to smile warmly at her but she looked away too quick and barged past him. He gave her back a funny look but shrugged it off just as Carolyn's door opened and Andy emerged.

"Are you ok?" Andy asked Jake. Jake nodded sadly as his mind settled on Aurora again. How would he ever carry on without her? He needed her back so bad but he had an idea for how to get over it. He would be there for Aurora's sister since that's what Aurora wanted. When Jake next looked up he found that Andy had left and Jake hadn't even noticed because he was too wrapped up in thinking about Aurora. Jake thundered down the stairs in search of Virtue. When Jake rounded the corner that led to the kitchen he saw something that he never thought he would see again. It was Aurora! Although Jake could only see the back of her he could tell. She turned around slowly and Jake's hopes were shattered into a million pieces. It was only Virtue.

"Can I help you?" She asked with a hint of annoyance showing in her voice. Jake instantly looked away as he realised how much the two sisters looked alike.

"I just wanted to tell you that I want to help you" Jake said as he finally plucked up enough courage to look her in the eyes. She looked back at him as though he was going mad and then glared hard at him.

"I'm fine on my own" She growled and Jake looked taken aback. They had conversed in a pleasant way yesterday but now she was having mood swings. Jake took his chances and took two steps forward but Virtue didn't take any steps backwards so they just got closer. Jake searched her eyes for a sign to show him that she wasn't actually angry with him but he saw none.

"I'm doing this for Aurora" Jake spat when he realised the hatred he was beginning to feel for Virtue. He was trying to help her but she was throwing it back in his face. Did she not know that he was doing this in memory of Aurora?

"I couldn't care less why you're doing it but you need to know that I can look after myself" Virtue sighed as she took a step closer to Jake so they were only a foot away from each other. Jake's look softened slightly when he saw a side of Virtue that seemed almost cheerful.

"You have to let me do this" Jake said as he took another step closer so their noses were almost touching. He saw Virtue close her eyes and take a deep breath as though something was paining her.

"Jake, you don't understand" Virtue said as she let her eyes open and meet his. Jake gave a confused look and decided to advance on it.

"What's wrong?" Jake asked as concern took over his confusion. Virtue looked up at him as though he was incredibly stupid. How could he not know?

"My sister just died" She growled but Jake wasn't bothered about her anger. She had a perfectly reasonable excuse to be angry. Jake let his hands rest on her shoulders lightly as she looked back up at him.

"She wouldn't want you to be angry" Jake said as a tear fell from Virtue's eyes.

"She can't know because she's dead" Virtue sobbed. Jake pulled her closer to him as she fell to the floor. He knelt down next to her and simply held her to try and get her to calm down. After about five minutes of Virtue crying she finally looked up again to see Jake smiling down at her.

"How are you feeling?" Jake said. His cool breath blew into her face and it made her shiver in a good way, just looking into his eyes made her forget to speak. Jake let his hand roam through her hair as he tried to soothe her.

"I'm sorry for being a bitch" She sighed as she realised she still had her head on Jake's chest when there was no reason for to have it there but she couldn't be bothered to move it. Jake shook his head softly at her.

"I'm sorry for being insensitive" Jake whispered into her ear. She shuddered and it just made Jake try and get closer to her. She attempted to squirm away from him but he didn't seem to notice.

"Can you please let me go?" She asked. Jake's hands were no longer around her and she scrambled away. Jake stood up and helped her stand as well. Virtue sent him a thank you smile before leaving the room as she tried to fathom out why she would shiver around him. As Virtue was leaving Carolyn passed her and stopped her.

"How are you feeling?" Carolyn asked. Virtue didn't want to shout at Carolyn so she decided to keep it short and sweet.

"I'm doing ok" She answered with a weak smile but Carolyn knew better. She raised her eyebrows and shook her head as she chuckled lightly.

"There's blood in the fridge and it might make you feel better" Carolyn sighed. Virtue let out a breath that she didn't realise she was holding and went straight back to the kitchen.

Carolyn walked back into the living room to see Andy sprawled out on the sofa. Just as she went past Andy's hands went around her waist and she was pulled onto his chest.

"You need to lighten up" Andy said when he saw how stressed she was getting. Carolyn shook her head furiously at the thought of it

"I'm keeping everything together" She sighed. She was determined to be the strong one at this time. Andy lightly kissed her forehead and rubbed her back in a comforting way while Carolyn buried her head in his chest.

"Leave Virtue to Jake" Andy whispered in her eat. Carolyn simply nodded and clung onto Andy harder. He kissed her head again but it just caused Carolyn to look up and kiss his lips. Andy sat up so he was level with Carolyn and kissed her back. Her lips moved in unison with Andy as she pulled his hair in a seductive manner. Andy leaned forward slightly so he was almost towering over Carolyn but she didn't care as long as Andy's lips stayed on hers. It was hard to imagine how best friends could want to be this way with each other.

"There's no privacy here" Carolyn mumbled into Andy's lips. Andy gave her a funny look.

"Well if you want me that much then I suppose we could upstairs" Andy laughed as Carolyn playfully hit his chest. It was the same with any guy but Andy made it sound sweet and romantic.

"I only mean for talking and maybe the occasional kiss" Carolyn whispered as she pecked his cheek which made Andy want to beg for more. He jumped up off the sofa and took Carolyn's hand as he ran up the stairs with Carolyn giggling all the way up. As soon as they were in and the door was shut Andy pressed his lips to hers.

"Do you know how much I wanted you when we were just friends?" Andy asked between kisses. Carolyn carried on kissing but she made sure that she replied.

"Please don't make me feel bad when I'm kissing you" She pleaded as Andy chuckled. He wrapped his arms around her and carried on the kiss.

"I just want you to know that it took every ounce of strength in my body not to kiss you when we were only friends" Andy whispered. Carolyn let her hands roam through his hair and then cup his face.

"Aurora told me that two vampires can have children" Carolyn sighed into his ear. Andy quit kissing her and pulled away with a shocked look on his face.

"Are you trying to say that you want to have kids with me?" Andy asked. Carolyn bit her lip to hold back a laugh.

"No I am not. I just think it's nice to know that you have a future with someone" Carolyn explained as Andy let out a long breath. He wrapped his arms around Carolyn again and let his lips make contact with her cheek. Carolyn turned slightly so she could kiss his lips again and Andy happily obliged.

"You're seriously awesome" Andy whispered and it caused Carolyn to blush uncontrollably. Andy caressed her cheek while he kissed her.

"I know I am" Carolyn sighed. As soon as Carolyn's mouth was open he took his chance and let his tongue battle with hers. She didn't complain in fact, she relished in it. As soon as they parted Carolyn took a deep breath.

"I love you" Andy sighed as Carolyn nodded since she couldn't summon up enough strength to talk yet. When she finally managed to make a sound she replied.

"I love you too" Carolyn mumbled as she lay down on her bed. She felt the bed dip as Andy slid onto it and let his arm drape over her stomach. She played with his hair slightly as she relaxed. Her mind was still on Aurora as she wished she was back here. Virtue was nice but it wasn't the same as talking to Aurora. Aurora understood Carolyn so well and she was the one to protect her but now Carolyn felt as though she needed to protect Virtue. Life was beginning to get too stressful to bear. Carolyn turned on her side so she was facing Andy's chest and closed her eyes. She wanted to block any of the sorrow out and the only way she knew how to do that was by sleeping. Andy seemed like he was ready to sleep so she wrapped an arm round him and took a deep breath as she prepared to relax.

"Are you going to sleep?" Andy asked. Carolyn opened her eyes again to stare at the man lying next to her.

"Yeah, goodnight" She mumbled. Andy tightened his arm around her as she pulled her head to rest on his chest. She snuggled in slightly and relaxed again. Now that she was with Andy, Aurora didn't show up. She felt safe with Andy and she was no longer scared of the dead. Carolyn sighed slightly as she felt Andy's hands play with her hair.

"Goodnight" Andy whispered and that was the last thing Carolyn heard before sleep snatched her away from Andy's kind words.

Hope you enjoy this chapter and I would again like to say that I am sorry for the screw up with the chapter. Please review, you know the drill!