"Tori go to Hell."

Oh God.

"Derek why don't you go to Hell?" I swear they were acting like an old married couple but didn't say anything, just watched from the couch and tried not to laugh. It was amazing about how much they hated each other.

"Do us all a favor Tori and leave." Tori glowered at him and flipped him off.

"You guys just stop. Okay?"

Tori looked at me. "Did you here what he said to me?"

"Yes, Tori," I said sighing. "That's why I told you both to stop."

Simon came walking down the steps drying his hair with a towel. "Hey, what's going on?"

"Their trying to kill each other but they're not succeeding at that. They're only succeeding at making me go crazy."

He nodded. "Their usual." He looked at Derek mouthing him something that I couldn't see and then turned back to me. "Showers open."

" 'Kay thanks!" I stood up and headed up the steps to my room. I grabbed a t-shirt and jeans and headed to the bathroom.

I turned the shower on hot and got in. It felt good on my skin the rythmatic beating of the water on my back. Washing my hair I heard something downstairs. It sounded like Tori shrieking.

I quickly finished washing my hair. I turned the water off and changed and bolted out the door. Bliss never lasts long. "What is-" Simon, Derek, and Tori ran up the steps.

"Ramon and Liam." Derek whispered. I swore under my breath.

"Did they follow your trail?"

"I think, I'm not sure though."

"Who the Hell is Ramon and Liam?" Simon demanded breaking me from my thoughts.

I looked at Derek he looked at me. "You didn't tell him?" I asked incredousley.

"I thought you did."

"Why would I tell your brother that? I mean he's your brother correct?"

Derek rolled his eyes. "Well when we were getting bus tickets-" And he told our story to Tori and Simon. Simon was outraged because we didn't tell him, and Tori looked as if she could care less.

There was a tap at the door and all our heads shot up. We were a few rooms away but I shifted my weight uncomfortably and resisted the urge to hide behind Derek. I glanced in the hall mirror. Hey, the black came out! Stop worrying about your hair we have other problems! Oh right.

The tap came again only louder this time. I looked at Derek. "What are we going to do?"

He looked back at me meeting my gaze. "I have no idea."

My heart beat was fast. My hands shook and I took a breath. "W w well we c can't leave. We s s sh should got to the basement."

Derek nodded. "That's our best bet."

So we all quietly made our way to the basement. Derek locked the door and put things in front of it. "So if they come down Simon use knockback and then Tori use binding and we'll run. They nodded.

"Derek I they get here surprise them by an attack 'kay?"

He answered with a grunt and sat on the last step. He stood up abruptly and we heard something break.

Shit.

Derek ran up the steps. Simon and Tori stood at the bottom of the steps. Do something! What? Raise the body. No way! You have to do something! I have my knife. That always gets you really far huh? It worked last time. Fine! Don't listen to me!

I heard their heavy steps above my head and I held my breath. One of them said something but it was muffled by the walls.

"Derek?" I whispered.

"Huh?"

"What are they saying?"

"They're fighting over if we're here or not." He swore.

"What?" I asked getting panicky.

"They heard us."

I heard their footsteps running down the stairs. Loud as ever, Letting us know they were coming.

My heart skipped a couple beats and accelerated even more. Someone pounded on the door "Hey cutie tell your boyfriend to come out." Liam.

Derek growled. Simon looked at me."Cutie?" I rolled my eyes and ran up to Derek. 'What's the plan?"

He looked at me. "I'm not sure yet." Great.

Derek grabbed my hand and rushed me down the steps as soon as they started pounding on the door. We heard wood snap. He kicked it! Then the lock turn and the door knob opened

He was up the steps in a flash and knocked Liam off his feet. Ramon came barreling through the door but Derek feinted the other way. Ramon fell and landed on the landing. Derek ran down the steps in front of me.

Liam helped Ramon up and they stood on the landing, facing us. "Well long time no see. Huh?" Ramon said a smirk plastered to his face.

I peered from behind Derek. Liam saw me. "OH hey cutie! I missed yeah." I grimaced.

Derek turned on him."Now!" I said and Simon blasted them with a knockback spell and Tori put them in a binding spell. We scrambled up the steps, tripping over each other and the bits of wood.

"We need to go!" I said.

Derek thought for a second. "They'll just follow our trail."

"What else do we do?" Simon asked while looking rather irritable.

Tori sighed. "It's obvious stay and fight."

Derek and I both looked at her. He shook his head. "They're to strong even though we have numbers up they'll win.

Simon looked at me. "You okay?"

"Yeah, I'm good just thinking about ways to lose them."

"We're screwed!" Tori moaned.

Pretty much. No we aren't. There's always away. But what if there isn't? Then it ends here.