I know I know its been forever since I have updated but I hit a wall and school was hell. Plus had some relationship issues, please forgive me and review.

Chapter 6

She laid there sleeping for what seemed like forever, but it had only been an hour. I sat on the opposite bed just watching her chest rise and fall slowly as she breathed. God I longed to hold her in my arms and just fall asleep knowing she was safe. But I couldn't, a friend thats all I was going to be to her now.

"You know, you can lay with her." I looked over at Sam and shook my head. He didn't understand, he probably just thought I was a random friend, he had no idea. I continued to sit there staring at her, her dirty blond hair fanned out on the pillow she was an angel in disguise. My thoughts were cut off by my cellphone ringing. Sighing to myself I picked up.

"Hello."

"Caleb man its Pogue. When can you two get back here, we have a little problem?" Great just what we needed another little fucking problem, really didn't we have enough problems with this stupid self centered vampire.

"Probably not till morning, Mara was attacked." I wasn't going into detail I could relive the moments where I could have helped her but failed, I failed her.

"What happened? Is she okay?" Pogue was worried I could tell, how could he not be he was like a brother to Mara.

"She'll be okay, we'll be home as soon as we can." With that I hung up, I want telling him anymore than needed. I sighed agian looking at her as she laid there looking like a delicate doll. So breakable, so beautiful. Looking at the clock I decided I should probably get to sleep so I got up and walked over to the couch where Dean was sitting watching some dumb show.

"Dude can you move so I can sleep?" But Dean didn't move he just pointed to the bed on which Mara lay. Did he really expect me to sleep next to her?"I cant-" but he just continued to point and sighed in defeat. Slowly I walked over to her bed, Sam was already half asleep on the bed I was sitting in ealier. I looked down at Mara as I slipped into to bed next to her keeping a safe enough distance before I turned my back to her and drifted off to sleep.

~ Dream~

We were fourteen again sitting on the cliff over looking the dells. Mara had her head on my shoulder and I had my arm wrapped around her small waist. The sun was setting and the scene before couldn't be more romantic, I loved it.

"Caleb, promise me that no matter what nothing will come between us." Her voice was barely a whisper but I heard her heard.

"I promise you Mara, nothing will tear us apart." I turned to her and kissed her on the lips, we were young but we were in love....

A year later.

Mara was running through the forest and we were just trying to keep up with her. We could have used our power but all of us swore when we got our powers to never use them on Mara. Finally we caught up to her and I could see her laying in the clearing her hair fanned out above her head like a halo.

"Why do you have to run so fast." Tyler leaned against the tree staring at her, but she just laughed.

"Because if I ran slow then you'd catch me and where is the fun in that?" She laughed again smiling, God she was beautiful. I walked over to her slowly and laid next to her taking her hand in mine smiling. The guys just rolled there eyes and laid around us they were so used to us being together that it really no longer bothered them too much.

"Babe you are too smart for us." I moved closer to her and just loved the way it felt to be with her. She looked over at me with that smile on her face, I loved her.

A few months later

"Caleb stop acting jealous, I am just helping him. You act like I am going to sleep with him.!" She was yelling at me, we never fought yet here we were arguing.

"Its Aaron he would do anything to get back at us, he hates us. He so stupid he'll try something Mara." Why couldn't she just listen to me? I knew what was best for her.

"So what Caleb let him try, I can defend myself I don't need a bodyguard." I just looked at her as her face flushed red with anger, I had never seen her so mad.

"I am just looking out for you, I love you." She just shook her head at me and walked out of my room. She could be so stubborn at times.

~End~

Mara's P.O.V

When I woke up the pain in my neck had subsided greatly, which I was grateful for. But I noticed that there was an unnatural warmth next to me, so slowly I rolled over and came face to face with a sleeping Caleb. I smiled lightly to my self and reached out my hand softly touching his calm face.

"And to think he didn't want to sleep next you." I nearly fell out of bed when Dean whispered in my ear. I turned around and glared at the boy, he just smiled before walking away. With a sigh I got up out of the bed and walked into the small bathroom. My reflection was enough to make me flinch and sigh to myself. My hair was a mess and my neck had a huge red mark from that boy's stupid ass fangs, damn him. After a quick shower I redressed in my same clothes and headed out of the bathroom to see all the boys sitting around eating food.

"Your foods on the table baby girl." Sam said. I smiled at him and grabbed my breakfast taking a seat next to Caleb on the bed in which we had slept last night. He seemed nervous so neither of us spoke to each other we just sat there and ate in silence, I couldn't help but wonder if I had done something to upset my friend. But I was not going to ask him, if I had done something wrong he would eventually tell.

"Theres trouble at home, we need to go back." I looked over at Caleb when he finally spoke. I told him last night I was not going back to Spencer I was going to leave like last time.

" Caleb I told you I am not going back there." He frowned and I knew I had upset him but I was I supposed to do? I wasn't going to be happy there seeing him with Sarah everyday. Wow way for me to sound jealous anyway, that wasn't the major problem, I didn't want to give them anymore unneeded stress.

"Please Mara, you don't understand. If we lost you again you don't know how much it would kill me and the guys. I mean we were of course mad when we found out you were hiding from us but Pogue and I were both happy to see your picture. It took a weight off of us." He made no sense, they couldn't possibly be happy to have me back, I would just continue to cause them problems.

" Caleb. I don't want to go back but, for you guys I will." that wasn't what I wanted to say. I wanted to tell him off but the second I looked into his eyes I lost it, it wasn't fair that he could still make me melt like there was no tomorrow. We sat there in a comfortable silence eating before Dean stood up from the couch and looked over at me.

"Well if your leaving I know your going to want to say goodbye to your brother." He was right so I stood up and threw out my trash before following Dean out of the building alone, Caleb I guess wasn't coming. I slid into the passenger seat of the Impala and smiled over at Dean as he drove away from the motel. I didn't really want to go say goodbye I would have loved to stay with Ryan but i couldn't. When we arrived at the hospital I took the visitors pass from the receptionist and walked to his room. But upon a arriving in his room a I got a huge shock, my brother was sitting up in bed like nothing happened.

"Ryan!" I screamed and ran over to his bed where he sat with a smile on his face. I could kill him for not calling Dean and telling him but I was far too happy that he was awake.

"Hey sis I didn't know you were here." He laughed as I hugged him. I just didn't understand how he could be awake, the doctors said he'd be in a coma. but I didn't care, I just hugged him close.

"Ryan, your okay." He laughed nodding at me as I pulled away from him. I was so anger at him for scaring me like that but I couldn't stay that way.

"Sis, what happened to your neck?" I didn't answer just played it off as no big deal, he shouldn't have to worry about it.

"Nothing, look I am going back to Spencer I came to say goodbye." He smiled, I guess he didn't expect me to stay at Spencer for long.

"Do the guys know?"

"Yes, Caleb is here with me. He insisted on taking me, it was before I knew he knew because if I had known he wouldn't be with me." I sighed sitting in the chair next to his bed, my brother just shook his head.

"Mara you love him, you cant deny it. But just please stay safe." I rolled my eyes at my brother kissing his cheek before walking out of his room and meeting Dean in the hallway.

"He was awake, that prick." Dean laughed and we walked out of the hospital heading back to the motel.

"So I guess this is good bye for now. Dot be a stranger little girl, call me any chance you get. I missed you." Dean hugged me as we got out of the car at the motel. I smiled promising to call as soon as I could. I noticed Caleb was already in my car ready to go.

"Bye Dean, Bye Sammy love you guys." I smiled before getting into the driver side of the car.

The ride was silent for a good ten minutes which was okay..i guess. I liked noise usually or at least some kind of sound. But I used the time to think. I needed to keep the guys out of my fight, I couldn't allow them to get hurt on my behalf, it would be wrong. I looked over at Caleb to see him staring at me with those eyes. His dark eyes that could stare into my every soul.

"Mara, please don't leave this time." His voice was low and he averted his eyes to his lap unable to say that while looking in my eyes.

"Caleb I can promise that. I am going to go away eventually I cant stay with you guys forever." I was only being realistic. I wasn't doing it to hurt him.

"I know I mean like, don't just up and leave like last time." He looked at me like a puppy looks at its master when it wants food. I couldn't deny him, my heart loved him too much.

"Okay, Caleb I promise. I wont up and leave you again." It wasn't until after I said it that I released what I had just said. But there was no real reason to correct it, it didn't seem to phase him infact he just faced ahead of him with a little smile on his face. Why had I phrased it that way? I should have just said I wouldn't leave again..Why had I said I wouldn't leave him again? I hadnt meant it that way..Had I? I gripped the wheel tight frustrated, I was mad that I had worded it that way. I didnt need him thinking I still loved him, that would just cause problems,but I couldn't exactly take back what I just said.

"Mara, are you okay." I took a deep breath and loosened my grip on the wheel.

"Yes sorry Cay, I was just thinking." He sighed knowing not to push it, but I could tell deep down he wanted to push to see what was wrong but he wouldn't.

"Okay Mara." Silence filled the car again and it stayed that way for hours, and it was getting annoying, but the silence was finally broken when Caleb's cell began to ring.

"Hello." I almost laughed at his formal tone but I just focused on driving.

"Sarah, we're almost home just calm down" "Babe, I know." " okay tell the guys we will see you in about an hour or so." "Yea I love you too."

There was just something with his tone, when he told her I love you...maybe I was just imaging. It just sounded different than when he used to say it to me. With her it sounded forced, dry almost of habit but again I was probably just hearing what I wished to hear.

"So whats going on?" I asked referring to the phone call.

"The boys are getting impatient, they say they need our help," He didn't get into detail because he probably didn't know much detail either. "we are meeting them at the colony house." I nodded.

As we drove through Ipswich I frowned at the rain that fell from the sky, same old Ipswich. I sighed making my way to the old colony house watching the trees passing me by. I smiled remembering all the times me and the boys had hung out around here laughing and having fun. I parked behind the hummer and Pogues bike. Caleb and I both got out of the car making our way inside, it was sad. I knew Caleb's father was gone but part of me still wished he was sitting in the chair waiting to say hello. But that was just a childhood dream. I followed Caleb down the basement steps to where Pogue, Reid,Tyler, Jenny and Sarah sat. Wait Sarah, why was she here? I looked over at Caleb questioningly but he just went over and kissed his girlfriend. I rolled my eyes and sat next to Jenny who was next to Tyler.

"Okay so what happened while we were away?" I was the first to speak uo because it seemed like no one else had wished too.

"Well our old enemy chase,whom we thought was dead, came back." I looked at the floor guilty. I knew that Chase guy was back if..I had said something maybe everything would have been different but I couldn't dwell on that. It seemed like no one was injured.

"He went after Jenny, but me and Reid were there luckily to stop him from hurting her." I looked over at Jenny worried, I shouldn't have left her here.

"Mara, Its okay. I am okay." she hugged me close and I smiled. This girl was like my sister if I lost her, I don't know what I'd do.

"What about you guys? Caleb said something was wrong you were attacked." Pogue looked at me with concern and I looked over at Caleb mad. He was supposed to keep them out of this, it wasn't their fight.

"It was nothing." I retorted rudely, I felt bad but I did not need the boys involved in my battles, it was bad enough Jenny was.

"Nothing! You fucking call that nothing?" Caleb glared at me furiously, and I just glared back.

"Yes I do, and I do not want them involved. I told you that Caleb, stay out of this fight!" Everyone around us looked on in confusion well except for Jenny.

"It was him, wasn't it?" I looked over at Jenny as she spoke quietly. I sighed and nodded letting her know the answer to her question.

"He who?" Tyler asked concerned but I just shook his head I did not need them nor want them involved in this fight.

"Mara, I think we need their help..you cant do this alone." I looked at Jenny, I did not need their help.

"Please Mara, let us help. I want to help you please." I looked over at Caleb his eyes pleading with mine, begging to let him help.

"Fine, but if any of you get hurt I am going to be so pissed. I cant lose you guys, even if I don't act it you guys are my family." The boys smiled at me.

"Okay so let gets down to business."