yayayayaya alyss you finally reviewed and made me really happy thanks!

here is the next chapter sorry sneaky lunitic spy that it wasnt sooner but ive had a pretty rough week a death in the family and stuff so yeah well here it is enjoy everyone and please review

Vanity's face was swollen; it hurt whenever she moved even the slightest breath hurt. She lay in a crumpled heap silently yelling out death threats to herself. She heard the click of the lock in the door. She had been moved from the lounge room to this steel chamber that morning. The door opened and Regan entered. He moved to the side of the room and picked up a chair he brought it over to vanity's still body and sat. He cleared his throat.

"Vanity," his voice was deep and there was no mistaking that he meant business.

"Vanity?" He waited to her to respond but she didn't he kicked her side and she grunted.

"Ah your listening then, right now tell me girl where is the letter?" vanity's brow creased letter she thought what letter. She slowly and painfully positioned herself into a seated position.

"What letter." She crocked her throat was sore from being hit so many times.

"The darn letter your parents had. The one they hid."

"I don't know of any letter" vanity said Regan's hand came crashing down on her face

"Tell me where it is you scum. You know where it is I can see it in your eyes you know now tell me."

Vanity's face stung and her eyes began to cloud as the tear sat waiting to spill over. She blinked them away and the said "I have no idea what you are talking about. Really I've never heard of this letter." Regan glared at her.

"If you won't tell me know I'll have to force it out of you." His hand moved to the inside of his coat and he pulled out a gun. He pointed it towards her. "Now vanity, tell me or I will shoot your stupid worthless body." He spat. 'No actually better than that. I will go and find you dumb sister and make her a messy pulp and that boy who hangs around with the both of you. What's his name Darien?" He saw vanity's eyes widen. "Oh yes "he jeered. " I know about Darien and the skeleton. As well as that stupid brat that hangs around with him. Valkyrie. I'll kill them all. Unless you tell me where the letter is."

Vanity was shocked. Darien hadn't told her that he had been found out. He hadn't said anything about it. She swallowed. Her sister and friends were at stake here and if she didn't give Regan what he wanted they would all be dead. "The letter is hidden." She paused. She needed a hiding place. "Under water.' She said as a vision suddenly came to her. A memory from not too long ago. A lake it looked like.

"Under water?" Regan said puzzled. He stood up and turned towards the door and then he paused turned back to vanity. "Thanks for the help, pretty soon we won't need you anymore." He kicked over the chair and it crashed down on her. He pocketed his gun and then laughing he exited the room.

Vanity lay there sobbing. Where had she gone wrong? Why was it her. She called out with her mind.

"Please, help me," she gasped sobbing "Please there going to kill me, please anybody please."

Caelan was unlocking his cage. He limped out. It had been a rough night. He locked the cage after him.

All of a sudden his vision blurred. He stumbled and grabbed the bars in front of him. He could see a room. Bear just like his. In the middle a figure lay huddled a chair lay on top of them. He heard a sobbing and then a loud cry for help

"Please, help me," there was a gasp

"Please there going to kill me, please anybody please." The vision faded and he straightened up. The voice, he thought, it's familiar. Vanity. His mind said. She was in trouble. She's hurt. Someone's going to kill her. Quickly he got ready to leave. He walks out and locked the steel door behind him. Then following her scent he tracked her location down. He reached a street and walked down it. He came to stop outside a house that looked as normal as any of the others but he could smell cruelty. He walked up the steps and pushed the front door open. There was a hallway in front of him he walked down it following vanity's scent still. Right at the end of the hall there was one door. He opened it and found the person he had been searching for. Quickly he closed the door behind him and rushed over. He crouched down and touched her shoulder.

Vanity jumped and her head whipped around. "Ow" she groaned. Her face was bruised purple and there was a cut under her eye. Her hair was a mess and her body was sprawled. But the thing that made Caelan extremely angry was the fact that she was bound.

"Vanity." He said softly. 'It's me Caelan."

He saw the look of recognition in her eyes and she began to sit up. He held up a hand to stop her. Then pulled a pocket knife from his coat. He quickly cut through her bonds on her arms and feet. Then helped her to sit on the chair. He kneeled in front of her and took out a first aid kit. He quickly set to work wiping the blood and sweat from her face and arms.

"Caelan." Vanity said her voice was hoarse. "How... how?" He butted in

"I'm not sure. You called me. I think." He continued to clean her face and after a few minutes he asked "who did this to you."

She took a deep breath and closed her eyes. "Regan and dusk." She opened them again and saw a look of rage and anger on Caelan's face.

"Dusk, the vampire, you mean." He blurted out.

"Yes" vanity nodded. She coughed and then clutched at her chest. Wincing in pain.

"Are you okay?" Caelan said. She nodded.

"I think so. It's just my…. chest." She gasped finding it very painful to breathe. She began to sway and almost fell off the chair. Caelan reached out and steadied her.

"I have to warn the others. Vintage, Darien, Skulduggery and Valkyrie.' She said panicking.

"Dairen?" Caelan said puzzled "who is he."

"A friend." Vanity said smiling. "He has help vintage and me for a long time and well, you know …..After a while I fell in love with him." She looked up at Caelan and their eyes met. She couldn't look away his eyes she thought. They look like tunnels. Mysterious tunnels. She sat frozen still and stared. Caelan was doing almost the same thing except the inside of him was screaming.

Just kiss her. What if I stuff up like last time. Just kiss her! No she probably doesn't like you you're a monster remember. Kiss her! He was at war with himself.

Finally he came to a decision he reached up slowly and cupped vanity's face in his hand. He could feel the fuzziness. He felt warm. He slowly leant towards her still and patient in curiosity body. Her eyes closed and so did his and a second or two later his lips met hers and warmth and life flooded through him. He only realised then that his body had been yearning for that feeling to return. The kiss lasted a few seconds and then they gently broke apart. Their eyes opened and vanity blushed and looked away. It was a stolen kiss she convinced herself.

Caelan swallowed "ah …um we should probably get going." He said and turned away to hide his red cheeks as the warmth and life slowly began to weaken and few minutes later and it had gone.

well hope it was good and please review

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