Luffy fan: I changed the plot of this chapter. Only the last couple of paragraphs have changed, sorry for any confusion.

I watched as shadows turned into objects and suddenly, I was back in reality. It took me a moment to recognize where I was. Back in the warehouse were Nick had summoned Jarzebak. I spun around and found the little piece of weasel spit watching me with that damn tranquilizer gun in his hand. He didn't need to use it yet. I was also trapped inside a circle.

I resisted the urge to start screaming at him. I had to get out of this circle first and then I would teach him the dangers of summoning an demonic ex-girlfriend. I crossed my arms over my chest and snarled at Nick. "Hello, Nicky," I said.

"Rachel," he said with a nod.

I waited for him to continue but he didn't. "Well, you summoned me here. Was there a reason or did you just miss me?"

Nick looked down and I could see absolute misery in his eyes. Betraying me and selling me out to the highest bidder must have been taking a toll on him. Poor baby.

"Look, I know you hate me," he said. "And I know what this must look like to you, but you were chasing me. I saw an opportunity to get you off my back and get rid of one of my demon marks." Nick looked up at me. He was gaining confidence. "You've lived among demons before. It was only a matter of time before you went back to them anyway."

I held up my hand to shut him up. "That was a choice I wanted to make on my own and you took it away from me. Ever since you made that first deal with Al, I've had to make decisions between bad and really bad, just to stay alive."

Nick's face was starting to turn red. "You don't seem to be suffering. You still have your friends. The media loves you. You've jumped from one guy to another. Are you still with Pierce or have you moved onto someone new yet?"

I swear, I would have punched him in the nose if I wasn't in that damn circle. I pushed down my anger and started to pace back and forth. "Nicky, Nicky, Nicky," I said with mock sincerity. "Don't tell me you're jealous? Is that what this is all about, hmmmm?" I stopped pacing and smiled sweetly at Nick, thinking I was doing a pretty good demon routine. Al would be proud. "How about you let me out and we can talk about this. What do ya say? Pretty please?" I stuck out my lower lip and pouted at him.

Nick scoffed. "Well, you certainly don't seem grateful that I summoned you out of the ever after. You must have been doing alright."

I paused. "How did you summon me? I can't believe Ivy or Jenks would tell you the time of day, much less my summoning name."

Nick smirked. "A little demon told me. It didn't even cost me anything."

I froze. "Jarzebak told you? Shit Nick, why did you trust him?"

"What, like I said, I didn't get a mark." Nick's eye twitched.

"Nick, demons don't just give away information for free. This must be to get me away from Al. Crap of toast." Sweat pricked at the back of my neck. "Not to mention, it probably means Al is going to kill you."

That got Nick's attention. "What?" he spat. "You would let him kill me. I know you hate me but that is low, even for you."

"My opinion on this probably won't be worth two cents. Al is going to see you as a threat now," I said. "He can't risk letting you summon me. It could mean I end up as someone else's student." Nick looked at me doubtfully but I could tell part of what I was saying was ringing true with him. Good, I was getting to him.

"Damnit, Rachel. You did it to me again. I try and do one nice thing for you and it's going to get me killed." Nick's grip on the gun shifted. I wasn't so sure he wanted to do something nice for me. I crouched, getting ready to move if he dropped the circle and made a move. Nick ran his fingers through his hair. "Look, I wanted to tell you want happened the day we broke into Trent's house. I know you were listening after I got caught and it didn't sound good."

My mouth dropped open. "Don't tell me you are seriously trying to get back in my good graces Nicky. Look, enough shit has happened between you and me to give me a pretty good idea about what kind of guy you really are. I don't need to hear your side of things. I probably wouldn't believe it anyway."

I thought back to what Jarzebak had said about "twisting" Nick. Yeah, that sounded about right. Nick was definitely twisted. And I could stand here and give him crap all day but it tore me up to see him like this. It felt like there were two Nick's: one that only cared about himself and would hand me over to the coven, another that would try to help me escape.

That's right, I thought. Nick had reminded me about my phone back in California when the coven had circled me. I reached into my pocket. Thank God I had recharged my phone before leaving. I brought out my phone and smiled at Nick. His eyes widened. "Hmmm," I said. "It sure is a bummer being imprisoned in this circle. But I get one phone call, right? Who do you think I it should be? How about the FIB?"

Nick raised the tranquilizer gun and dropped his circle. He fired off a shot but I was ready for him and brought up a small bubble just in time to reflect the dart. Nick fumbled with the gun and tried to reload but I lunged at him. I connected and our bodies hit the ground. I was on top of him and pressing my forearm into his windpipe. Nick brought a knee up and connected with my ribs. I grunted and took the abuse but he hit me a second time in the same spot. I slipped to the side, losing my hold on his throat. Nick grabbed my waist and flipped me onto my back. He was trying to grab my arms but I kept punching at his chest and face. I couldn't connect very hard but the movement made it hard for him to pin me down. Finally one of my blows connected with his nose and his head shot back. Nick fell off me and started to scramble away.

Ha, I thought. He's giving up already. But then I saw what he was going for. The gun was just a couple of feet away from him. I grabbed one of his legs as he was scrambling and pulled it towards me with all my strength. Nick stretched out on his stomach but I could see that he wouldn't reach the gun. We were both panting and I didn't think he had much strength left. I put my knee in his back.

"Had enough, Nicky?" I breathed.

Nick groaned. "Okay, okay, just ease up."

I grabbed a fist full of his hair and thumped his head into the floor before jumping off. I grabbed the dart gun and quickly reloaded it. "Don't you ever summon me again," I growled pointing the gun at Nick. He watched me but didn't say anything. I slowly backed up and made my way to the door. "It is over between you and me. You hear me? Over." I opened the door and ran into the street.