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Chapter 5

Normal P.O.V.

Once they got to Deborah's house, Vicki and Henry cautiously approached the house.

"Do you think we should have left Dawn unprotected?" Henry asked.

"What makes you ask that?" Vicki asked as they approached the front door.

Henry stopped.

"She knows a lot more than we do. I'm worried that the vampire that is responsible for this will find Dawn as well." He explained.

"I don't think that will happen. I doubt the vampire has any knowledge of Dawn's abilities. Vampires can't sense powers like hers can they?" Vicki asked.

"Not from a great distance. When I first met Dawn, I sensed some ability within her, but only until I read her mind could I determine she was psychic." Henry answered.

"Well then she should be fine." Vicki said as Henry slowly opened the door.

They both walked in, and all the lights were off. Vicki flicked on a light switch, but nothing happened.

"Someone cut the power." She said.

"They made it appear to be an elaborate break-in." Henry added as they made their way into the living room.

"Are you getting anything?" Vicki asked as she went into the kitchen.

"No, nothing."

"I'm going to take a look upstairs." Vicki said as she went back to the stairwell.

Vicki's P.O.V.

As I went upstairs, the atmosphere seemed to change. Things suddenly felt eerie. I looked in the bathroom, and it was normal. I checked the guest bedroom and what looked like an office. Nothing suspicious there. I was about to go back downstairs when a flash of light caught my eyes. I looked to the end of the hallway to see a door slightly open. There were shards of glass that shined in the moonlight.

Wait…broken glass?

"Henry!" I called, going into the bedroom. Henry appeared by my side a minute later.

"They broke into her room." I said, pointing to the broken window.

I turned to Henry, and his eyes were black, fangs bared.

"Vallium." He hissed.

"Vallium?" I asked, confused.

He ignored me, and sniffed around the room, picking up things and looking around. Suddenly his eyes returned normal and his fangs were hidden again.

"The vampire who took Deborah. His name is Vallium, his scent is all over this room." Henry replied.

"You know him?"

"I used to. He was the leader of a very powerful clan. When I moved out of his location and settled here, I never saw or heard about him again."

"Until now." I added.

Henry sighed, rubbing his temple.

"He has to be the one responsible for all this. He wouldn't go through all this trouble just to get one human woman." Henry said.

"Would you know where to find him?" I asked.

"No, that's the problem. I haven't heard anything about Vallium in over 15 years. Why he's settling down here is beyond me. I have no idea where he could be hiding."

"I guess we're going to need Dawn's help more than I thought." I replied as we headed downstairs and left the house.


Broken: Like I said, I apologize for the short chapter. The next one is going to be good, you won't want to miss it!

Dawn: I hope so, because I'm falling asleep over here.

Vicki: You always have to say something smart, don't you?

Dawn: No, I just like bugging the author.

Broken: I wish you were nice like your actual character.

Henry: Oh she will be from now on.

Dawn: Is that a threat?

Henry: -smirk- Maybe.

Vicki: Review Please!