A/N - It would seem the end is in sight. I am currently writing the last few chapters of this little story and I already know what is roughly going to happen in the end of Flip-side. I'm a little torn about how to end it though, I have two possible endings, so at the moment I'm just going with the flow and hopefully it'll all plan out! Don't worry, I still have a couple of little twists in store.

crazyladywithashovel: Well I won't tell you where the important bits are in the future! :P This whole chapter is pretty important so you will have to read it all! and I can't let anyone have a Demetri hug, he ran off when I posted the last chapter... strange, have no idea why.

finger craker: Hello!! I don't think you've reviewed this story before! Love the name, by the way. and we are currently running on BD time, Nat is here and Breaking Dawn is happening as she and Diana go about their lives, or deaths, depending on how you look at it. So there WILL be spoilers for BD, just not quite yet.

Oooh, and next chapter we meet a character that has been mentioned before, way back when Natalie was still a human and falling rapidly in love with Demetri. Dun Dun Dun. Try to guess who it is, and if I'm feeling nice and I get at least 5 reviews I might update tomorow or today.

Chapter 25 – Celia

The coven doubled in size within the year that it had been formed.

It was a hot, dark night in New Mexico and, though we didn't know it, Roswell, the town we were using as a shortcut to get to Texas, harboured more immortals then we thought.

We ran through the streets at a human speed. The kind of speed a human used to run 100 metres, so that if anyone saw us it would look as if we were simply running away from something at a sprint. We were always careful to remain inconspicuous when we were in populated areas. Personally, I didn't like cities.

It was almost midnight and the city was nearly silent. I was amazed at how quiet it was; the traffic noises were there, but muted and far off, impossible to hear if you were a human. Every house seemed to have its lights turned off, the streets lighted solely by the streetlights and the moon. I breathed in a deep, refreshing, though unnecessary, breath.

A horrible metallic screeching sound drifted through the night air, interrupting my peaceful moment. I recognised it instantly, the time with the Volturi had taught me one thing at least. The ability to know the sound of death, or, more specifically, the sound of a vampire being killed.

I winced as I thought of my old family and shook my head to dispel the thoughts that had my heart aching. The screeching started again. Diana was wincing too; I squeezed her arm and nodded in the direction of the sound. She soundlessly agreed to my unspoken question.

We flew through Roswell's streets at vampire speed, our feet barely making a sound as we listened for the metallic noise. We followed it down a back alley, then left into a little avenue, then right into a different part of town. The houses had disappeared, leaving derelict warehouses and office buildings lining the streets.

At the end of the street was a fire, its smoke giving off a heavy, sweet scent, like incense. But of more immediate importance was the group of vampires next to the fire. A sound echoed around the road as I slowed to a more sedate walk.

Two male vampires were leaning over a small figure, laughing. The tallest vampire had long, blond hair whilst the shorter one had light brown hair, cropped short and slightly spiky. It was a vampire they were bent over, not a human thankfully; I could smell them all from where I stood. There were three of them, but there had obviously been more at one, if the fire was anything to go by.

"No! Please, stop it! You're hurting me, please…" The voice was high and innocent, and most definitely female. It pled with the two males hung over her. "Help! Someone, please, help me!" The voice broke into sobs as the males laughed arrogantly.

The taller of the two tilted towards her. "Don't be afraid of us, sugar."

I reacted instantly, in the hope I would be quick enough to save the vampire they were surrounding.

I ran at him faster then a bullet flies from a gun.

I knocked him onto his back before he could even turn to see me run at him, I growled at him whilst I threw the other male to the grimy tarmac with my power. Diana rushed over to the female on the floor, I joined her as the two male vampires on the floor cursed and rubbed their eyes.

"Are you okay?" I asked the woman in concern. She nodded at me.

She was, of course, incredibly beautiful, with long, curly black hair, I guessed she had been changed when she was in her late twenties, maybe. Her wide red eyes stared up at us, looking relieved but still anxious. I wondered if she was scared of us.

I looked pointedly at Diana. "D', could you take away their hearing for a second?" I said, looking from her to the two vampires sprawled on the road. She nodded, her eyes darting back to the female, hoping she hadn't frightened her.

"What do you want to do with them?" I asked the female, grimacing at the two male vampires. She opened her mouth to reply but was abruptly cut off by a deep, smooth voice.

"CELIA!"

We all turned to look at the new addition to our gathering. It was a tall, dark-haired male vampire about Celia's age, his eyes wide with horror and fear. The female, Celia, looked up at him, her eyes relieved and full of love.

"Celia, are you okay? Has anyone hurt you?" He ran towards us and picked up Celia in his arms before kissing her once. My dead heart ached for arms to enclose me, too.

"No, Max. I'm fine. They saved me, I owe them my life," She looked at us and smiled. "Even if they do have the strangest colour eyes." Max and Celia looked up at us, their scarlet eyes expectant.

I grinned at them. "Before I tell you that, perhaps we better decide what to do with those two," I snarled at the males on the road. "I'm Natalie and this is Diana." I waved my hand towards my companion with her blue streaked hair. She bowed to the couple and smiled cheekily.

"First class rescuers, at your service." Max and Celia laughed together, a perfect harmony.

A few minutes later we walked through Roswell, a plume of smoke behind us, as Diana told the others our story.

Oh, BIG BIG thing just happened, huh? Also had a huge urge to make Nat or Diana turn back and go, "You just got bURNED!" I restrained myself, though. Go on, review! You may get a chapter AND I'll see if I can find Demetri. Stupid Bloodsucker. :D