Hey! I'm probably going to update every 2-3 days tops guys (:

I'm saying 3 just to be on the safe side; but sometimes I update earlier haha.

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PS: You should listen to the song Surrender by Digital Daggers on a loop because this chapter is just !

Previously on Dead But Alive…

"You just put us in more danger." Miranda says as she walks to the kitchen. I roll my eyes and look at Miranda.

"You need to stay here, so we know you'll be safe." Caleb speaks up, and hesitates to look at me. I shake my head in awe.

Suddenly, an Edwardian ghost appears in my mirror. My eyes widen and I wince. "You." I state. "You were the ghost on the bridge that Miranda saw, weren't you?" I ask the ghost. The ghost growls and pulls me into the mirror.

It's dark and I'm freezing cold. I feel light rain drops on me. I look in the distance and there's a car with Caleb, Miranda, and other friends. They are getting into the car, I walk over and the ghost follows me. They start driving and the ghost disappears. I run as the car drives away, following the car. Suddenly the ghost appears in front of the car, and Miranda grabs the wheel. Oh no, please no.

EMILY POV

The person doesn't answer, she has a hood over her head so I can't exactly tell who it is, but she has blonde hair. "Cece?" I ask. The person chuckles silently. My eyebrows furrow in disbelief, I know that laugh. Before Caleb can stop me, I turn her around. My eyes widen completely and I gasp. Hanna?

HANNA POV

"Sie hier nicht benötigt warden".Miranda mutters a couple of times. Max looks at her and fades away slowly.

"What does that mean?" I ask her, confused.

"You aren't need here." Miranda translates. I look at her, confused still. "When I talk in German, It means I'm serious and it's time for her to leave." Miranda tells me.

"No." I begin as I stand up, greeting her. "You are still sane, I'm just stuck." I tell Emily, half smiling.

"Stuck?" Emily asks me. "What do you mean stuck?" Emily asks, totally lost.

"I don't know, I can't come back or, go forward." I hesitate to say.

Miranda wraps her arm around me, comforting me. We turn and keep walking, leaving Rosewood slowly, as the sun fades away and it turns into night.

Max comes out of the woods, watching the three walk away. She smiles deviously and follows them as they walk, not noticing anything. She giggles deviously, never taking the smile off her face.

Ashes, Ashes,

We all fall

Down.

PRESENT

IN RAVENSWOOD; DECEMBER 20TH, 10:08PM, CALEB POV.

"This situation just got crazier." Miranda says, humorously. I half smile and shake my head.

"Yeah well, what are we going to do, you know?" I tell her, serious. She smiles and bites her lip, looking down. The air suddenly changes from humor to serious. Miranda looks in the distance, deep in thought.

"So you and Hanna, you guys are back together now?" Miranda asks, picking at her nails. I flinch at the words back together. I hadn't even thought about the kiss that Hanna and I shared before we went to Rosewood. I didn't realize I didn't answer her and she looks at me. "Caleb?"

"Oh yeah, uh, no I don't think so." I hesitate, not even sure of the answer either. Miranda nods her head and stays silent.

"I'm sorry." Miranda apologizes softly.

"For what?" I ask her, confused a bit. She looks at me and bites her lip slightly.

"For thinking that we uh, could've been something." Miranda explains. I let her go on. "It really must've been an uncomfortable position, and I didn't mean to do that to you." She finishes, looking down. I look at her, sort of frustrated that I can't even touch her.

It's been like this ever since she had died, I needed to do something. I do-did like her, and now she's making my head crazy again. I swallow the lump in my throat and look at her, frustrated. I stand up, and cover my face with my hands, still frustrated.

"What's wrong?" Miranda asks me, puzzled. I turn around to look at her.

"You." I state. She looks at me, and then down, trying to process why it could be her. "You drive me crazy, and I like that." I explain to her. "I just can't touch you, and it's killing me." I say in a depressed tone. She pulls a strand of her hair back and looks at me once more.

"I'm sorry." She apologizes again. I nod, looking down. Suddenly, I flinch as she cries in pain. "C-Caleb, some-something is happening to me." She says as she cries in pain, clutching her stomach. She tries standing up, but falls down.

"Miranda!" I yell as I try to think of something. Miranda starts glowing slightly.

"C-Caleb, my j-jar." Miranda stutters in need. I run out of the room and run downstairs, answering her request. I run all the way to the Collins house to get the jar. I barge in and Mr. Collins looks up from his desk.

"Do you need anything?" Mr. Collins asks me.

"Miranda, she needs her jar." I exclaim, alarmed. His eyes widen and he stands up.

"Come with me; we need to get it." Mr. Collins says. We both run to the jar room and we search for it.

"Can you find it anywhere?" I ask him as I look through some of the initials on some of the jars.

"No, I can't find it anywhere." Mr. Collins replies, nervous. Suddenly, we both spot an empty jar on the floor. We both run over to it and I pick it up gently. There is a slight crack in it and I observe it, panicked. "Her soul." He says in disbelief. "It's back." I look at him with wide eyes. "She's in danger now." He says.

"Why, what does it mean?" I exclaim as I pick up the jar.

"I keep her in the jar, to protect her from any of the ghosts." Mr. Collins explains. "Releasing her is exposing her to all the ghosts. Miranda is in great danger." He finishes.

"The house, we need to get back in the house." I say as we both run out of the room and out of the house.

MIRANDA POV, 10:35PM.

I lie on the floor in a lot of pain. Where is Caleb with my jar? I think to myself. Suddenly, the lights start to flicker mildly. "Caleb?" I question out loud. "Is that you?" I ask.

"You wish."

"Who said that?" I exclaim, sitting in the corner of the room. "Who are you?" I yell. Suddenly, Max appears smiling.

"You are in deep hell." She says demonically. My eyes widen and I gasp.

CALEB POV, 10:41PM.

We both run up the stairs into the house, and I hear a scream. "MIRANDA!" I exclaim as I burst open the door. Max is about to choke her to death!

I run over to Max and I push her off with all my force. She raises her hand at me and changes it into a fist. She opens her hand again and I get pushed to the wall, falling to the corner. Suddenly, lightning hits Max in the chest. I turn my head slowly and I see Hanna standing with the lightning fading away in her hands.

"It's okay, I got this bitch." Hanna says as she aims her hands at Max. Max growls and opens her hand, about to plunge something at Hanna, but she continues striking lightning at her. Hanna uses all her force and Max falls into the corner. She runs over to Max, about to finish her off. Max growls once more and fades away.

Miranda is on the ground, feeling her neck and panting heavily. I run over to her and stop in front of her. She stands up slowly and looks at me, about to cry. "You're back." I tell her, smiling and glossy eyed. Her eyes widen and she looks at me.

"I'm back?" She questions softly. Miranda looks at herself, and then at me. Her face forms into a wide smile, grinning from ear to ear. She suddenly grabs me into a tight embrace, and I hug her back equally as tight. Miranda pulls away and looks at me, smiling softly. Her smile fades away when she sees Hanna, half smiling, and she lets go of me.

"I'm so happy you're back!" Hanna exclaims as she tries hugging Miranda, but she can't. She chuckles and smiles.

"Don't be too happy."

Miranda, Hanna, and I turn at the voice behind us. Mr. Collins is standing there, looking at all of us. "Hello Miranda." Mr. Collin greets. "Welcome back." Miranda smiles at him. His slight smile disappears. "For now." He mutters. "I claimed your jar again, and I can easily put you back into a ghost, if you want that. It's only to save you from any danger." He explains.

"Why would I want to go back?" Miranda questions him. "I just got my life back." She adds.

"Yeah, but you need to go back eventually, this won't last forever. You did actually die, Miranda." Mr. Collins tells her. She sighs in frustration and lines her eyebrows in sadness. "You only have three days." He says, quietly this time.

"Three days?" Miranda exclaims. "We need to get Hanna back before that!" She informs him.

"Do what you can, there is still a limit." Mr. Collin says and leaves the room. Miranda sighs again and plops down on the window seat again.

"Well, I'm going back to bed." Hanna says, yawning and returning to the guest room.

I join Miranda, sitting down at the window seat. She looks down, sad that she can't stay longer. I wrap a comforting arm around her and half smiles. Miranda finally looks up at me with a plain face. I look at her too, my lips lightly apart. I lean over and finally kiss her. She immediately responds as she wraps her arm around my neck and the other on my chest. When oxygen was needed, we pulled away softly. I rest my head on hers, our eyes still closed.

AHH FEELS ATTACK! I loved writing this because ideas constantly flooded my head hahaha.

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