Back Again Chapter 4: It All Comes Crashing Down, a night world series fanfic

I have made some changes to this chapter because in the last one I got some comments where they said it was sort of confusing. So I fixed that. Sorry for the confusion. If you have any questions or the story gets confusing just send me a PM and I'll either explain or fix it. Thanks.

Chapter 4: And It All Comes Crashing Down

JacindaPOV

"It's been eight freaking months Kait! We're never gonna find him!" I cried, the tears were coming down in waves. Kait walked over to me and wrapped me in her tiny muscular arms while I cried.

Kaitlyn Marie Callahan, but I called her Kait. She had been my best friend since I moved to this town when I was adpoted. It had been my first day of grade school and I had transferred smack freakin dab in the middle of the year! Kate and Miles pretended not to know me, of course, because I was the "freakazoid" charity kid that their parents just happened to "feel bad for". I don't hold anything against them, they were, sometimes still are, stupid kids. I knew diddly-squat about the school, or the town in general. And thanks to my oh so special "siblings" I already had a reputation.

12 Years Earlier

"Don't worry Jacinda honey," I cringed at the use of the word "honey" and my full name. I hate that name. Lynda seemed to notice this. "I'm sorry, Jace. Jace don't worry, you'll make plenty of friends. No one here will hurt you."

My new sister, who's name was Kathy, snickered. "Yea Jacinda you'll make plenty of friends." She smiled, it was just a bit on the creepy side. I recoiled at the sight.

"Lillian Kathleen Ambers! You will be nice to her, if I hear otherwise you're grounded young lady. Do you understand me." Lynda turned to her with a fierceness that put dragons and evil stepmom/queen ladies to shame.

"Yes mam." Kathy sulked, I was honestly grateful that she got in trouble. Kathy had been mean to me all week. I was a bit scared of her, she was a lot bigger than I was, and I didn't know what I had done to cause her to be this cold towards me.

We pulled up to the school drop off center and Lynda let us out. "Have a nice day Miles, and Jace don't worry, no one is going to hurt you." I nodded. "Kathy," she sighed, and gave her a sharp look. "Be nice, remember my warning." And with that she sped off.

Kathy turned to look at me. "You, stay out of my way!" She turned and stomped off to the school.

My lower lip trembled, "What did I do?" Miles just rolled his eyes at me and followed his sister.

All day today people have been treating me like the plague, even the teachers. So when it was time to go to the cafeteria to eat our lunches I snuck out and went down the hall to find a bathroom, or a janitors closet or something, I just knew I didn't want to sit in that cafeteria, when I heard the most beautiful sound in the world.

I entered the room and on a piano bench was a little girl, she was my age with dark brown hair that came down to her waist. She heard me enter and turned around.

"Hi," she said with genuine enthusiasm, something I hadn't heard all day. "Who are you." She had soft green eyes and rosy cheeks. Her expression was friendly.

"J-J-Jace," I stuttered out.

"Jace," she laughed. "That's an odd name."

"It's short for Jacinda."

"Jacinda," she smiled. "That's pretty."

"What's your name?" I asked.

"Kaitlyn, but I prefer Kait."

"Oh, that's pretty too"

"Thanks," We were quiet for a little while longer.

"What were you playing."

"Oh, I'm not sure. My teacher just left. I'm taking private lessons and right now I'm supposed to be eating lunch, but, I forgot my money at home."

I held up mine, "We can split my Peanut Butter and Banana sandwich."

She smiled, "Sure." We sat and ate, the entire time I kept stealing glances at the piano sitting in the corner.

"Do you like it?" She asked making me jump.

"Y-Yeah."

"You're really nervous and jumpy ya know."

"Today hasn't exactly been the best." I sniffed trying not to cry. She scooted closer to me and put her arm around my shoulders.

"What happened?" With that one question I broke down crying and told her everything, including the whole adoption. She stayed quiet for a while just letting me cry on her shoulder.

"You know what you need." She said after a moment. "A best friend." She looked down at me and smiled. I smiled back, and we just sat there for a while longer in mutual understanding.

"I'll teach you to play if you want."

"What?"

"I'll teach you to play the piano," she looked hesitant. "If you want."

I smiled so big it hurt. "Ya, I'd love that."

From then on every day at lunch I would sneak out with lunch so that Kait and I could spend the entire lunch period playing the piano. Soon we started playing the guitar, the drums, singing songs from the radio. One day we decided to start writing our own songs and start our own band called the Titanic Duo. When we were young we meant to say "Dynamic" but we couldn't pronounce it right so it forever stayed Titanic.

By that time though we were inseparable, Katy and Jacey; Jacey and Katy. We went everywhere together. You didn't get one without the other.

And somewhere around there Kathy got over her childish aversion to whatever I did to make her mad, I still don't know and I'd really rather not bring it up.

Jace

From that day though she has changed, she cut her hair and it's gotten darker. Almost to the point where it's black. And her soft green eyes have changed to a striking emerald color.

Jace!

Man that voice was getting annoying, where was it coming from?

"Jace!"

"Huh what?" I said Kait's voice bringing me back to the present.

"And Houston we've landed." She laughed. "Where did you go Jacey because you left your stuff here?"

"Smart-butt," I coughed.

"As I was saying before I was so rudely ignored."

"You love me," I countered.

"You need to let it go. I'm pretty sure he can't be the only one that knows where your family is."

"Or was," My poor abused head was then attacked with a pillow.

"Stop that!" Kait scolded.

"Sorry mom,"

Kait ignored my remark and began talking again but I let my mind wander. My eyes finally wandered to the clock to check the time... The time!

"Oh tarter sauce! Kait, we're gonna be late, c'mon!" I grabbed her hand and we headed out of the bedroom door and down the empty hallway to the garage.

"Darnnit! We are so late, so so late!" I threw the door open and in my haste managed to knock over the $900 vase that my mom got for christmas.

"Damn Jacey, don't break the house. It's not like we've never been late before."

"Not this late!" I snapped.

"Okay, okay Ms. Tyson. Don't bite my ear off." She rolled her eyes at me.

"Shut up and get in."

"Yes dear." I snapped my head around to glare at Kait. She held her hands up in surrender. "Okay, I'm going. Geez where's your sense of humor?" She stepped in the car and didn't say another word.

The entire way I drove 80 mph. Mom was going to rip me a new one.

GaryPOV

Morgead and Quinn burst through the door of my room. Damn why won't they just leave me the hell alone.

"Who the hell is this?" Quinn asked referring to the busty blonde that was currently residing in my bed.

"Oh, this is..." Fuck what was her name. "...this is Jessie."

"Cassie," She said.

"Eh, close enough." I said as her hands moved from my chest lower, and lower, and lower. Fuck.

"Do you guys need anything, I'm kinda busy."

"Yea actually," Morgead turned to the blonde. "We need you to get gone, now!"

"Or you'll what?" The blonde said as she kicked a leg over my... package and glared at Morgead. Not smart.

Morgead's lips pulled back revealing his elongated canines and let loose a feral snarl. The girl's eyes got wide and she scrambled out of the bed throwing on her clothes as she ran out of the door.

I turned to Morgead with an accusatory look. "What the hell, she's was my best blow job all week!"

"Really?" Quinn asked. "What will the princess think of this when she finds out?"

Oh fuck shit, not this again. "What princess? Oh yea, the one that doesn't fucking exist!" I yelled grabbing my underwear and shorts and pulling them over the part of me that was left... unsatisfied. What the hell was with everyone and this princess. We had been looking for her for what, eight months. No sign of her anywhere, not even a lead. All we have to go on is that she looks exactly like Jez. How the hell is that going to get us anywhere? I have finally come up with the conclusion that this Ivy chick was just shitting me. I have 8 months left to live, and I'll be dipped in shit and fried if I spend it looking for some fucking fairy princess that doesn't even fucking exist!

"She exists! Why would they bring you back if she didn't you ungrateful piece of shit!" Quinn yelled. "Damn sometimes I just want to choke the life out of you ya know that!"

"What is going on?" Jez and Rashel came in, I guess they "felt" that something was wrong with their "soulmates".

"Ask Gary, he's the one sleeping with a prostitute!" Damnit Morgead, always fucking ratting me out.

"Gary!" Hannah said out of nowhere.

"Where the hell did you come from?" I said. What was this? "Pick on Gary" day!

"Don't you dare talk to her like that!" Rashel said, this chick was big on loyalty and family. I was not a part of that, she hated my guts.

"Whatever," I rolled my eyes as I grabbed my shower stuff and headed out of the door.

"What the hell is your problem?" Jez asked. "When the we find 'her' she's not going to be happy that you've been whoring around with some prostitute!"

"Some?" Thea asked, Where the hell were all these people coming from, and why were they all so keen on being around me? "You mean many he brings home at least 3 every night."

"Three!" Gillian exclaimed. Fuck shit. "Three Gary! What the hell are you thinking, you have a soulmate!"

Soulmate, what the... "Okay stop!" I screamed, enough of this shit. "I do not have a fucking soulmate! Quit saying that!"

"Yes, Gary, you do. And if you keep doing what you're doing she's going to send you away. Just like Mary-Lynette did to me. Don't make my same mistakes." Ash looked at me with a hard gaze. He meant business. No really where are all these people coming from and why won't they go the hell away?

"You don't tell me what to do, I wont make the same mistake, wanna know why?" I inquired looking at all of them. "Because I don't have a soulmate!" Jade, Kestrel, Matt, and Rowan just shook their head. "No! Don't shake your head! I don't! If I had a soulmate she'd be here for me! She'd be here and I'd be holding her at night instead of all those other girls. But do you want to know why I'm holding all those other girls? Because she doesn't exist! And you all are wasting your time if you think for one moment that she does. Now I've said it once and I'll say it again, I am not spending the last 4 months I have looking for someone that doesn't—"

"We found her!" Poppy came bounding in. "The search is over, Illiana's found her!" Everyone turned to me and just smiled.

"What now bitch!" Rashel and Jez said at the same time and high fived each other.

Ash shook his head, "Deep shit dude, if she's anything like my Mare, your ass is going to get kicked to the curb. You better hope you can fix what you did before your time is up."

Thierry came bounding up the stairs and stopped right in front of me. Damn more people. "Get ready you're going with the team to go retrieve the princess."

Fuck shit.

JacindaPOV

We walked into the club 30 minutes music was already making the club shake and quake. Obviously Mare had to get the DJ at the club to cover for our absence, she will not be happy... CRAP! Speak of the devil.

"You're late." Mare said giving us a glare, if looks could kill my heart wouldn't be beating right now. Although she is only a year older than I am she seems much older, it's kinda scary.

"I'm sorry, Kait and I lost track of time."

"Don't let it happen again. It's hard to manage you guys if you always show up late to concerts." Mare was the bands manager/best friend/sister. We met her when Miles saw her trying to kill herself behind the club that we were performing at that night. She was going on and on saying the same thing over and over, "He's gone, he left me, maybe he doesn't love me." I don't know who she was talking about and I've only brought it up once, and let's just say that it didn't go well; never doing that again.

After my mom saw the kind of condition she was in she said that she wasn't leaving her there. She asked her her age and, of course, she was 17; but she was an emancipated minor. Upon hearing that my mom became what you call attached. Mare stayed with us. So I guess you could say she is more like my sister than my best friend, it makes sense anyway. Though recently she went back to her hometown to help out her family, I think her dad died or something, but she won't tell us how. Maybe it was an animal attack, her hometown is far out in the country and her dad wasn't old enough to have a heart attack or stroke or something like that. He was a very healthy man, or so she always told us. (AN: That is why she wasn't introduced before, that and I wanted to keep you guessing Mwuahahaha!)

"Jace!" Mare yelled.

"What?" Dude that was my ear.

"Dressing room Jace, now. Gosh the way you blank out like that maybe we should put you in a crazy house."

"Ha-Ha, very funny. You're a comedic genius." I said heading for the dressing room. No need to give her a reason to bust a cap in my butt.

"Where were you Ms. Let's-not-be-late?" Kait asked getting into her performance uniform.

"What is this pick on Jacey day?"

"Uh...Yeah." I gave her a pointed look and she giggled.

"Girls!" Mare called from the hall. "You're on in 15! Hurry up!"

"'Kay!" Kait and I yelled at the same time. 15 minutes later we had our costumes and makeup on.

"Let's knock 'em dead." Kait looked at me under the dim blue lights, we grabbed hands and stepped onto the stage again.

GaryPOV

This place was packed, and I mean packed. Did I mention that I have a thing that makes me uncomfortable around vermin? Well I do. I hate them, they're well...vermin. And I couldn't believe that my supposed soulmate was supposedly one, or once was.

"Can we haul ass so we can get the fuck outta here?" I turned to Quinn.

"Shut up your whining is annoying the hell out of me." Morgead said before disappearing into the crowd.

I just stared after him, "What's up his ass?"

"You," Ash said before he and Quinn disappeared leaving me alone by myself.

"Fuck shit," I said turning around in circles, the one time I actually want them here they have to leave. What the fuck is up with that?

I felt a hand crawl south toward...well. "Wanna dance?" I turned around to see a female vermin that was dressed in a red skin tight leather skirt that came just below the curve of her butt and a corset that pushed her boobs up and out.

I gave her a once over look. How bad could this vermin be? There's nothing to loose and maybe she'll make up for Chrissy.

"Sure," I said and allowed her to pull me to the dance floor. This vermin girl was good, she moved over everything. It was fabulous, I was actually ready to suggest we move to a more quiet area so that we could play, when I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"Focus Gary!" Ash scolded. "We're here for business not pleasure. You can come back to your little whore after we find the princess and get her out of here safely. Now c'mon."

I ran my hands over her tits. "I'll be back to take care of those later."

"I'll hold you to that." She said moving her hips in my general direction.

I let myself be pulled away by Ash. "Damn can you be anymore of a man whore?"

"You're one to talk, I hear you fucked every girl in east Cali." That shut him up. Good, little fucker.

"And now!" I heard the DJ announce. "Without further ado! The reason you all came here tonight!" Out with it! "The Titanic Duo!" What? Titanic Duo? I remember thinking What kinda fucking name is that? Before the lights dimmed and my whole world changed.

JacindaPOV

"Let's knock 'em dead."

Kait stepped out and started singing her part while my stomach did many flips. (AN: Bold Underlined is Kaitlyn's part and Bold Italics is Jacinda's part all three is where they're singing together.)

Underneath the city lights
There is a world few know about
Where rules don't apply, no
And you can't keep a good girl down

She comes through the club looking for a good time
Gonna make that, shake that, money on a dime
Don't need a sugga daddy, she can work it just fine
Up on the table, she'll be dancing all night

I prep my self and sing my next part from of stage. While stepping out in a sensual way swinging my hips in time with the beat. Kaitlyn makes room for me and sings harmonizing with the various "Oooh"s and "Ahh"s that go with the song.

(hee-eey)

Babydoll just come to life
Under the spotlight
All the girls wanna fall in line

Kaitlyn and I make our way down to the center of the floor and off the stage singing together.

We say
He-eh-eh-hey
Here come the ladies 'bout to give a little show
He-eh-eh-hey
Here go the boys you gotta show a little more

Hit it up, get it up, won't let you rest
Hit it up, get it up, this is not a test
Hit it up, get it up, gotta give me your best
So get your ass up, show me how you burlesque

A little bit of naughty, it's a little bit nice
She's a whole lot of glam, sweat, sugar, sex, spice

I ran my hands over my body, not missing my breasts, neck, hips or in between my feminine parts. The men in the club were practically drooling. And I figured that mom had already drug dad out of the club. The last time I had a show and sang this song he started a fight with some guy that was well, lets just say he was having too good of a time watching me up here. If you know what I mean.

Shimmy, shimmy, strut, strut
Give a little what, what
Up on the tables we'll be dancing all night

(hee-eey)

Everybody just come to life
Under the spotlight
All the boys wanna fall behind

We say
He-eh-eh-hey
Here come the ladies 'bout to give a little show
He-eh-eh-hey
Here go the boys you gotta show a little more

Hit it up, get it up, won't let you rest
Hit it up, get it up, this is not a test
Hit it up, get it up, gotta give me your best
So get your ass up, show me how you burlesque

Ok girls, let's show them how it's done
It ain't over till we say
And we've only just begun

Kait was bending over, exposing her chest while her right leg was up on a table full of guys two of them had black hair and one had blonde hair and stunning violet eyes; and those eyes were fixed directly on me. I decided to play with him a little. I walked over to his table while Kait ran to the stage to dance.

Lemme hear you say
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Say yeaah, yeah yeah yeah
Say yeah yeah yeaah
Say yeaah… yeah yeah…

I put my hand on the edge of the table and flipped my hair back tilting my head up and bringing the mike to meet it. He watched me, eyes full of fascination, lust, and something else I couldn't place. After swinging my hips a couple times I walked onto the stage to dance with Kait.

Hit it up, get it up, won't let you rest
Hit it up, get it up, this is not a test
Hit it up, get it up, gotta give me your best
So get your ass up, show me how you burlesque

After the song was done we took our bows and walked off the stage into the dressing room while the next act went on.

"Well well, what do we have here?" Kait asked with a smirk.

"What?" I decided to play dumb, maybe she would drop it.

"You know what, don't play dumb." It's like she can read my mind!

"It was a one time thing." I said knowing fully well that she was talking about the little stunt I pulled back there with the guy. I am usually not a very sensual person. Although performing makes me feel like a different person I'm still not good at flirting, or whatever I just did, on or off the stage.

"Sure it was," she said obviously not believing me.

"It was," I insisted.

"I doubt that honey, did you see the way he looked at you. You should be glad that your mom has started making your dad leave during our more...sexy songs."

"You're so delusional." I dismissed her with a roll of my eyes and a flick of my hand.

"Say what you want sweet but he is so into you and he made it way obvious. Plus he's a fucking sexy piece of meat. If you don't take him I will." It's hard to believe that this was the innocent little girl that was playing the piano the day we met; but it is.

"You can have him." I said, "I don't want him anyway."

"Uhuh, he wasn't the only one that made it way obvious Jacinda." Dang, she only calls me by my full name when she's serious.

Leave, leave leave! My mind screamed at me. This conversation was getting way to heavy way too fast. I love Kait but she can be deep when she wants to be. And it's a little uncomfortable when she gets that way because she has that special ability to be able to rip down all your defenses and leave you feeling helpless and trapped. Or at least that's what she does to me.

Things got way too quiet and I swear you could cut the tension with a knife.

I heard a knock then a familiar voice. "C'mon girls we're hungry." My mom yelled through the door. I had never been happier with her interruptions than I was right now.

"Coming!" I yelled back as I grabbed my jacket.

"We're not done talking about this Jacey, you can't run from every guy that looks your way. They're not all him." I froze.

"I know." I said and opened the door leaving Kait there to gather her things. We would meet up later. Right now I needed to go for a walk to clear my head.

GaryPOV

"That was... she was..." I stuttered.

"Well lookie there. We finally found someone to shut him up. I think I'm going to like this girl." Quinn grinned an evil grin and leaned back on his chair folding his hands behind his head.

"Dude you are so screwed. You've barely seen her once and you're already head-over-heels for her." Ash said.

"How?" I asked perplexed. "I don't even like her that much. She's just hot and new and tight. She'll be in my bed within a few hours moaning my name."

"You are such a prick." A feminine voice came from behind me. I turned to see Rashel standing behind me.

"What the hell are you doing here. Go away."

"Glad to see you too." She said rolling her eyes.

Quinn got up and kissed Rashel while I made gagging noises. Rashel broke from him long enough to give me a "shut the fuck up" glare and returned to her ministrations with Quinn.

"Where's Jez?" Morgead asked from behind me. Shit I forgot he was here.

"She went to go find the princess. But in the meantime, Hannah went to go get her friend." Rashel said pulling away from Quinn.

"Speak of the devil." I murmured as I watched Hannah come toward us with a pretty girl. She was bang-able but not as good as my kitten dancer. My kitten dancer! Damn I was becoming some sappy bastard from those Nicholas Sparks novels.

"Hi," Hannah said, leave it to Hannah to make everything awkward with her entrance. "This is Kaitlyn, she's friends with Jacinda."

"Who the hell is Jacinda?" I asked.

"The girl we've been looking for for the past 4 months dip shit!" Rashel said slapping me over the head with her purse. Shit, since when did she carry a purse?

"Since I decided that I can beat your ass with it!" She yelled. Damn did I say that out loud, fuck shit.

Hannah cleared her throat. "We do have a guest Gary, monitor your language." She said with a stern look set on her face.

"No please don't sensor for me," The girl said with a smirk. "Did you guys like the show?"

"No," I said at the same time that everyone else screamed "Yes". I guess she only listened to the positive end because she continued to talk.

"That's good, Jace was so nervous—" she began but didn't get passed that.

"Where is Jace?" Quinn asked a little too eagerly. The girl froze as a look of suspicion crossed her face.

"Why do you want to know so badly?" She asked backing away slightly. Damnit Quinn!

"Well... I... I mean we..." Fuck shit, we were going to be revealed and it was all Quinn's fault. Why does he have to be such a dumbass?

"Kathy!" The girl turned around and screamed in a frantic voice.

"NO! Shhh!" Quinn made another shitty move by trying to grab the girl but she moved out of range before he could get a good grip.

"Kathy!" She screamed her voice shaking. (AN: Katy and Miles come back from college for her concert. That is why they are there when Mare calls them.) "Miles! Mrs. Ambers! Somebody!" Quinn moved to grab her again and again she dodged just in time. I honestly have never seen a human move that fast, and Quinn was using his vampire speed.

"What the hell is going on Kaitlyn?" A voice boomed from in the crowd. The girl who's name was Kaitlyn turned around with a relieved look on her face.

"Mary-Lynette!" Everyone around me froze.

"Mare?" Ash choked out. The girl turned around. She had long soft brown hair, with eyes to match. Her gaze went from anger that was directed at Quinn to love, and it was directed straight at Ash.

When I turned around Ash was moving toward Mary-Lynette with his arms out. She ran into them sobbing.

Mary-LynettePOV

He was here! I was prepared to look for him until the end of time. I didn't have to wait long.

"Ash," I breathed into his ear. "I'm sorry, I tried to look for you but—" Ash cut me off.

"Don't apologize my Mare. Never apologize." He said, leaning down to kiss me. It was like fireworks; exactly the way I remember it. The kiss deepened, to something more hungry and demanding when he asked for entrance that I happily granted. I moaned into his mouth and threaded my fingers through his hair. I didn't notice that he was in my head, I was too caught up in his kiss, until he spoke.

It's nice to know that I can still get a reaction out of you. I assumed he was referring to my obvious arousal.

Shut-up. I'll kick you. I threatened.

I don't think so sweet Mare. He ran his hand down my thigh and I moaned louder. Damnit he knew exactly what buttons to press to get a reaction out of me.

The kiss kept deepening, up to the point where I was ready to rip his clothes off and have my way with him on this club floor. When we heard someone clear their throat. I turned around to see Kaitlyn blushing furiously while everyone else had turned around to let us have our moment.

"I'm sorry to ruin this but these guys have a proposition." Kaitlyn said with a hand on her hip. I turned to Ash.

"Oh?" I raised an eyebrow.

Damn that's hot. He thought to me.

Shut-up Ash. I rolled my eyes. "What is this proposition?" I said out loud.

"I assume that you know that Jace was adopted?" Ash asked in a totally serious voice. I nodded.

"Ya, it's no secret that she was adopted. We don't keep secrets in this family." Mrs. Ambers said from behind me. When did she get here?

"Really? Try telling her this, your daughter is in trouble. She's the lost princess of a very powerful race."

I looked worriedly at Kaitlyn and she looked at Mrs. Ambers with the same expression. Mrs. Ambers on the other hand focused a steely gaze on Ash.

"Who told you that? What do you want of my daughter?" Mrs. Ambers said signaling Kathy and Miles. I ripped myself out of Ash's arms and faced the female vampire hunter pulling my hair clip out of my hair as it transformed into ninja stars. There were five for each hand. I pulled my lips away from my teeth letting loose a growl.

"Mare!" I heard Ash say in bewilderment. I turned around. I'm no longer human Ash. I thought towards him. I'm sorry, I understand if you don't want me any longer.

What? He screamed. As I prepared to lunge for the hunter.

"Stop!" I heard a voice scream, I turned around to see Jacinda standing in the doorway. She had cuts and bruises all over her. I immediately rushed over to her examining her.

"What happened to you?" I asked frantically.

"I was attacked." She said calmly.

"What?" I turned around and looked at Ash with pure hatred. You did this! You and your group of monsters!

What? Mare no... we just came to—

HURT MY PRINCESS! I turned to lunge at his throat. Soulmate or no soulmate, no one hurts my princess.

Mare stop. I heard from behind me. You won't be able to do it, you love him. Plus I won't LET you do it. You'd just end up hating yourself forever.

"Watch me do it!" I growled but before I could move an inch I was being held back by an invisible force that I instantly knew was attached to the voice behind me.

I turned around to glare at the person that stopped me and froze when I saw Jace. Mare let me explain what happened. It took me a while to place what was off, she was speaking in my mind.

Jace, you're using your powers, but you swore—

I know, but things are different now, and if you would stop long enough to let me explain I could tell you.

"Fine then," I snapped. "Please enlighten us as to what is so dire that we shouldn't slaughter them like ever other Circle Midnight bastard that looked at you the wrong way."

"Because they're not Circle Midnight, they're Circle Daybreak." She said radiating smugness. Motioning behind her a red-head vampire stepped out, Wow I hadn't noticed that she was there.

"This is Jezebel," she said pointing at the red-head. "That's Quinn and Rashel," she pointed to the dark-haired couple, the guy that had opened his stupid mouth, and the girl that I had been prepared to lunge at. "That is Morgead," She said pointing to the other dark-haired vampire that had been suspiciously quiet throughout this whole fiasco. "That's Hannah she brought Kait. That's Ash, but I'm sure you already know him." I felt a presence behind me and knew it was Ash, I instantly stiffened. I didn't trust him around my princess yet.

"And what does this have to do with anything?"

Jace gave me a pointed look, "They're the good guys Mare, I was attacked by some goons from Circle Midnight, and Jez saved me. Plus I've seen her mind, she won't hurt me. They need me."

"And why is that."

"Because I'm the one thing that stands in the way of Circle Midnight's plans. With me, they can save the human race after the apocalypse."

"Wait, what?" I looked at Ash. "What do you mean 'the apocalypse'?" Everyone of Ash's little friends got real quiet, and Jace looked at me with a solemn expression. "What don't I know?"

"Mare..." Jace looked at me with tears in her eyes. "The world as we know it is going to be no more."

"What do you mean 'no more'?"

"I mean, we've got four months until the end of the world." I felt the ground slip from beneath me and everything went blank.

JacindaPOV

Mary-Lynette. That was the only thing going through my mind, she was the only thing going through my mind. It had been 2 days, 2 fudge-licking DAYS! I've heard nothing, not a thing. The only thing I know is what Katy told me: that she is going through severe shock and they had to sedate her. Why would they have to sedate her? If nothing was wrong then why would they have to make sure she sleeps? I mean-

"Stop pacing babe your creating a draft," The guy, who's name I found out was Gary, said.

"Don't call me babe!" I snapped.

"I'll call you what I like dollface," he sauntered up to me and ran his hand down my cheek making my legs quake, but I wouldn't let him know that.

I slapped his hand away from my cheek suddenly disgusted. "Don't touch me!"

He looked as if I had just driven a steak through his heart. He gave a quick nod and turned around. My heart lurched.

"Wait!" I called, he turned around and my pulse quickened. What the heck is wrong with me? I walked up to him never breaking his gaze. I reached for his hand and fell.

I was floating through a sea of colors and sound. Everything was enhanced and suddenly from a distance I saw him, Gary... or rather I saw his mind. It was dark and mysterious, just like him, but there was also a touch of sadness, regret, and shame.

Shame?

Go away!

Why? What now he chooses to be shy.

Yes!

Well too bad, I'm staying.

No you're not. He started withdrawing his mind from mine.

Really? Watch me. I chased after the dissipating pictures coming from the deepest corners of his mind. The ones that he didn't want me to see. I came closer and closer, almost there... SNAP!

I ended up on the floor of the room staring up at a very angry Gary.

"What the hell was that?" He raged, face turning from purple to green to red.

"Why do you immediately assume it was me?" I rolled my eyes this guy was unbelievable. I have a word for guys like him, what is it? Oh yeah, Jerk!

"Because it was you, you're the one that touched me!"

"Okay would you quit yelling?" I asked tilting my head, coming up with a smart remark and spewing it from my mouth before I could stop myself. "You know, maybe we should call Theirry and they can work on you along with Mary-Lynette. I don't think it's healthy to be that shade of green." I said with a smirk, he just growled and walked away.

Success! Jace: 1; Gary: 0. I was on a roll.

"Jace!" My head snapped in the general direction of the voice.

"Kait? What's going on?"

"Mary-Lynette's feeling better but your parents are here." I sighed, that's mom, forever a worry wart. I told her to go home after the show but she refused to listen until my dad convinced her that I would be okay without her. Obviously she has now changed her mind.

"What else is new?"

"She knows about the prophecy—"

"And?" I interrupted.

"She doesn't approve of you helping the vampires, she wants to take you and hide you. Let the vampires fend for themselves."

"What?" I screeched, how could she?

"It gets worse," I braced myself for something terrible, but I nothing could have prepared me for what I heard next. "You're mother, you're real mother, is claiming custody because, legally, you were never adopted by the Ambers. Jace, you're an illegal adoption."

"Not only was she an illegal adoption, but according to the government, she no longer exists." Said my mom. Where did she come from? "We immediately pulled her from the system when we found out what she was. We didn't, and still don't, want the leader of Circle Midnight to find you."

It was then that I asked the most stupid question I think I've ever asked in my life. "Who's the leader of Circle Midnight?"

Everyone just looked at me like I had grown another head.

"Sweetheart," and unearthly figure glided toward me and put her hand on my shoulder, I assumed she was my biological mother. "The leader of Circle Midnight is your father, your real father. Hunter Redfern."

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