Sorry I haven't posted in ages! I've been crazy busy, but I hope to get into more quickly now. It's a short chapter I know, but I'm in the mood, so we may get another quite quickly aha enjoy and please review for me :) thanks guys x

Chapter 5

As soon as she was out of sight of the handsome vampire she had met earlier, Stacey turned her gaze back on her cousin. She could see how wound up he was, even without seeing his hands which were curled up into fists. It was in his eyes, which seemed to have changed to a darker shade.

"What was that all about Robbie? We're supposed to be keeping our heads down, isn't that what you're always telling me?" Stacey asked as she let go of his wrist, standing at the entrance of a narrow alleyway. As she glanced back across the town, she noticed the crowds were dispersing and Jack Carter was nowhere in sight.

"Me? That prick was asking for trouble, practically begging for a reaction!" Robbie scowled as he raised his eyebrows, "He belongs to the Night World too, I dunno what he's playing at hanging around a place like this, but I'm on it, I'll figure it out Stacey," Robbie continued and Stacey got the impression he was talking to himself more than her towards the end of her speech.

Sighing quietly, Stacey placed her hands in her Jean pockets and chewed gently on her lower lip.
"I know," She said simply, "I met him earlier."

Robbie's gaze went back to his cousin as she spoke and although she had glanced away, he could guess his expression.
"Before you say anything, he didn't know who I was," She added quickly, snatching a glance at him. This fact seemed calm Robbie a little, but she knew him well enough to tell he was worried. Placing her cool hand on his upper arm, Stacey gave him a weak, reassuring smile.

"Forget about it, it doesn't matter anyway," She said, watching as Robbie returned the faint smile. Putting his arm around her shoulders, Robbie pulled her with him back out of the alley and across the town. He remained silent for a while, simply thinking things over.

After a moment, he glanced back at his cousin and best friend, "What did you say his name was again?" He asked, before his gaze turned ahead of them again.

"I didn't," Stacey replied, "Jack Carter."

Pursing his lips, Robbie tried hard to think where he had heard that name before. He clearly didn't come from a well known vampire family, but for some reason, it seemed familiar.

Stacey's voice broke through Robbie's thoughts again, "I thought we were forgetting about him?" She asked with a smile and Robbie nodded, rolling his eyes a little as they approached the cabin.

*

"I'll make it up to her," Jack muttered quietly as he sat in an almost empty cafe. "Honestly Connor, I had no clue who he was, I've never met Robbie before," He added, defending himself.

He rolled his eyes as he heard the low drawling vice on the other end of the line.
"I don't want to hear excuses, you know the deal Jack, don't let me down," Connor said, and Jack could only imagine the smirk on his cold, hard face.

"Wouldn't dream of it Sir," Jack replied, his voice dripping with sarcasm before he hung up the line. With his elbows on the table in front of him, Jack ran his fingers through his dark hair and stared down, thinking carefully. He had to make it up to Stacey, to get inside that pretty little head of hers. That may get a hell of a lot more difficult now with Robbie on his case. Sighing, Jack stood up and slipped his phone in his pocket and headed for the door, moving out. Already it was getting dark, the moon barely visible through the crowd. It wouldn't surprise Jack if it began to pour down with rain. Moving back across the road, Jack kept his head down, only faintly noticing the young girls smiling and battering their eyelashes at him as he passed. Normally, he would flirt back, loving the attention. But not now. He was on a mission, and there was one thing about him that was certain. He never lost.