Chapter 2

Author Notes: This city in Texas isn't what you think it is. Strange creatures wander around the place at night... and they're NOT vampires. Oh yeah. Kiara has a wolf plushie named Remus just incase you start to get confused when reading Kiara's POV (point of view)

Darkness fell as the we drove to Texas. The three girls were sleeping... somewhat peacefully. Haylee was sleeping peacefully in the passenger seat next to me, while Jace was snoring and drooling on Kiara in the back. I looked in the rearview mirror to see that Jace had several bruises on her face from Kiara smacking her in an attempt to get Jace to move her head elsewhere.

"So, which exit do I take?" I asked myself while struggling with the craptastic map Jace made. I could barely make out the numbers on the scribbled, coffee spilled piece of paper. Luckily there was no one else on the road for me to get into an accident with. At least I didn't think there was anyone on the road.

3 pairs of glowing golden eyes were growling at the car as we drove closer to them. The car screeched to a slamming halt when I smashed my foot on the brake.

"HOLY JUMPING CHEESE STICKS! What was that?!" Jace jumped and was slammed back into the seat by the seatbelt fastened around her. She tried to sneakly wipe the drool off her face when she noticed she had been drooling on Kiara. "Oops."

Haylee looked up and screamed when she saw the eyes. "W..what are those?!"

Jace unbuckled her seatbelt with a tongue lolling smile on her face. She climbed over the back of Haylee's seat part-way to see what Haylee was talking about. "OMG! ZOMBIES!"

"DRIVE!" Kiara shouted in panic. I was startled, having forgotten she was sitting right behind me. I stepped on the gas and drove straight toward the golden eyes, which quickly jumped out of the way.

The strange creatures ran away on four legs. I watched them run until I could no longer see them, but I felt like I could see them. "Those are not zombies, Jace."

"Aw! I want them to be zombies, so they shall be zombies! I demand it!" Jace pouted at me. "What else could they be?"

"Damn them!" Kiara growled which startled us all, but she probably startled Remus the most. The poor guy looked like he saw the devil.

"Who?" Jace and I asked.

Kiara just kept looking in the direction of the creatures and growling. She glared at me and Jace angrily. "Why did you bring me here?! I strictly told you to stay AWAY from here!" she snarled and snapped angrily.

"I don't get what the problem is," Jace said.

"Those LIONS could have ripped you all to bloody shreds!"

"Lions? Since when do lions roam around freely here? Thought they lived in Africa and Asia," Remus said once he calmed down a bit. I saw him shaking through the corner of my eye.

"Since they're like me," Kiara sighed.

"Well, we're not leaving until I find out more about these people shredding cats!" Jace stood in the car in a triumphant pose until she fell when the car hit a bump.

Remus chuckled a little, and then I burst out laughing. "That's what you get for standing in a MOVING vehicle!" Jace just crossed her arms and pouted.

I didn't understand what they found so funny. I also didn't understand why Jace would want to find out more about these murderous monsters when they could easily kill her. My chest and left eye burned just thinking about it. Those three could never understand the pain of having EVERYTHING taken from you.

Two amber eyes on a fuzzy face looked at me. I looked to my right to see Jace holding Remus. She still had her pouty face on. "Cheer up, Wolfy! You're making Remus all depressed."

"I'm not de-"

"She's talking about the wolf. Not you," Haylee told the Remus driving the car.

"She shouldn't have named it Remus then!" Remus shouted quietly at Haylee.

"I got him from Rome. You know, Romulous and Remus. Remus is easier to say, so I named him Remus," I informed them while taking Remus the wolf from Jace's hand. "Of course wolf Remus would be depressed. A canine can read your feelings."

"More about these non-zombie lions!" Jace demanded loudly in my ear.

The scenery quickly changed from emptiness to busyness. We were now in my hometown. The town I wanted to leave behind so desperately. Silverdale.