Erin was gone. She'd left when she and Vlad had broken up over what Erin had said to Chloe.
Chloe was sitting in her room, writing in her diary. She quickly slid it under the pillow when Vlad walked in. He shut the door behind him.
"Hey, Chloe." Vlad said, sitting on the end of her bed.
"Hey, Mr. Dracula."Chloe retorted, sitting next to him with a smile.
"Listen, about Erin today, I'm so sorry. We…"
"Broke up? I know. It's okay, I don't blame you." Chloe said, touching his arm.
"And…was it true what she said, about you liking me?" Vlad asked.
Chloe swallowed. "Err, I, I have to, go to Ellis' house. You should go see Robin." She said quickly, heading for the door.
Vlad nodded and went to Robin's room while Chloe ran to Ellis' house, panting.
But, when Chloe got back at last, Vlad was still there. He gave a wave when he and Robin were going to Robin's room, and Vlad quickly explained he had just been to get some stuff and that he was staying over.
As he entered Robin's room, Chloe went down to ask her mother advice.
"Mum…" Chloe said tentatively.
"Yes dear?" Mrs. Branagh asked, turning to face Chloe.
"Well…I have a crush on someone, and I don't think I'll ever tell him, but whenever I see him it's too hard for me to cope with him not knowing…he looks into my eyes and I know that those eyes aren't ever going to look at me the way I look at him…how do I cope?" Chloe asked.
Mrs. Branagh put her hands on Chloe's shoulders. "Have a long think, and then tell him. He is a great boy and you're an amazing girl. You and Vlad deserve each other."
"How did you know it was him?" Chloe asked.
"Because I've seen you look at him." Mrs. Branagh said.
"Thanks Mum." Chloe said. As she began to walk up the stairs, she imagined Vlad, staring at her incredulously with his stupidly sexy smirk and saying he didn't feel that way.
Him, kissing Ellis. Then, marrying Ellis. And Chloe, at her mother's grave.
Vlad and Ellis, kissing by Chloe's grave.
Chloe suddenly collapsed on the stairs and fell into blackness. She could hear her mother, Robin, Vlad. Then someone hauled her upright and Chloe didn't remember anything more.
"Is she going to be okay?"
"Yes, she's breathing."
Chloe sat up with a groan, and immediately felt someone gripping her hand. Both hands. Chloe looked at her left. Vlad. To her right, there was Ellis. Robin and Mrs. Branagh, Ian and Paul and Ellis' parents were gathered round her worriedly.
"Are you alright, love?" Mrs. Branagh asked. "You gave us quite a scare."
"But," said a voice. A doctor, Chloe saw when he came round. "This boy here" he gestured to Vlad "Saved your life. He gave you the kiss of life and that seemed to work."
Chloe felt herself turning crimson, and she looked down. She didn't let her eyes stray to Vlad.
Later, in her room with Ellis, Ellis was asking questions and Chloe explained all of her visions.
"Chlo-ee!" Ellis said exasperatedly. "I don't like Vlad, and he doesn't like me, silly." She hugged her friend. "I'd never steal him, from anyone, especially not you."
When Ellis left and Chloe got up to go downstairs, she was surprised when Vlad appeared, shoved her back into her room and he shut the door.
"What you told Ellis." Vlad said. "I heard."
Chloe blushed and looked down.
Then she looked up. She moved to break away from him, but moved too close. Their lips touched briefly, then she pulled back, mentally kicking herself, and she quickly moved out of the way.
"It's not like it matters." Chloe whispered. "Goodnight, Vlad."
He left, and Chloe threw herself onto her bed. She loved Vlad, sure, but she didn't want to admit it to him.
"…And we ended up kissing." Vlad finished to Robin, who had seen through a crack in Chloe's door, which had re-opened without either Vlad or Chloe noticing, and had thought wrong.
"So it was an accident. Phew!" Robin said.
"But that doesn't mean I didn't WANT to kiss her." Vlad said, smirking a little. "It just means I wasn't planning on it."