A/N: Hello! This is chapter seven and I hope you're liking my story so far :) If you have any ideas or guesses on what could happen next, please let me know and I might consider putting them in here ;) If you have any questions, please let me know!

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~Ch.7 Battle Begins~

I heard the doorbell ring and I opened it to see a panting Selexa on the doorstep. I allowed her in and she collapsed on the couch, but she's still awake. I saw Henry, October, Vlad, Snow, and Mason sitting down in the living room, and I sat by Mason.

"How did you find out that Jo has escaped?" Vlad asked me seriously, hoping that this wasn't a joke.

"My friend, Yukki, she called me and told me that she was in the forest right next door. Her friends are being held captive by him, and I suggest that we should go now," I ordered, slightly yelling at them.

I ran out of my living room and into the night from my front door. I ran down the sidewalk some and ran into the woods, not caring who was following me. I saw Yukki in plain sight, and she ran up to me and when I looked into her eyes, she had a fear that I couldn't describe. Her eyes were slightly bloodshot and I saw tears strolling down her face.

Before she could tell me where Jo was located, I ran further into the forest and I soon felt a change in my hair, eyes and my teeth. My hair was once again dark, and I felt fangs inside my mouth. I was vampire once again and my senses soon picked up on the scent of Jo. I kept on running and I ran into him, pinning him down to the ground.

"It's you again it seems, Zara. Are you shocked in my appearance?" Jo asked me with a smirk, which I found very annoying.

"Do you really think I give a fuck about your appearance, Jo?" I asked him in irritation, which made him laugh and he was soon on top of me.

"I figured you wouldn't. Diablo, get her now!"

I soon saw Diablo coming out of the thickness of the forest and just when Jo loosened his grip, I rolled out from underneath him and stood back up, having my guard up. They both soon charged at me and I climbed up a tree, just so they wouldn't get to me. I started to regret my actions when I saw Diablo bring out a mamba pistol and soon pulled the trigger.

The bullet hit my side and I fell down from the tree and onto the hard ground surrounded by grass. I felt the blood coming out from my right side and I saw Jo and Diablo looking down at me, both smirking at my reaction and how I looked; helpless and vulnerable. Before they could do anything more to me, I heard footsteps coming toward us and tackle Jo to the ground. I saw a flash of pink and I knew that to be Selexa.

I heard another pair of footsteps coming my way and I was being lifted into that person's lap. I looked up and saw the icy eyes I loved so much. It was Mason, and he had a very worried look on his face, and I tried to hide the wound, but he moved my hands to the side, trying to make me leave it alone. I soon saw Vlad be at my side while Selexa and Henry fight off Diablo and Jo.

"Zara, please stay with me! Take my blood if you must!" Mason pleaded, with a few tears falling out of his eyes.

I tried to lean toward his neck, but then everything went black afterward.

Henry PoV

I heard Mason trying to have Zara stay awake, but when I looked over, she passed out. The only thing that has me troubled is that she's still in her vampire form. Vlad motioned me to focus on the battle between Diablo and I. As much as I wanted to go help out my niece, I agreed to Vlad's orders.

I felt fangs coming out as I pounded Diablo harder than I normally do. I started to punch him in the face, gut, chest, and more of his face, with the advantage of me being on top of him. I wanted to rip apart his skin, piece by piece, but I knew that Vlad and October would be mad at me for doing so. So, as an unexpected replacement, I heard the intense snarling of wolves.

I noticed Selexa getting pinned down by Jo and he pinned her arms to the ground as well. I saw a white wolf running over to me and I immediately got out of its way, and I ran toward Selexa, who was bleeding rather badly. I kicked Jo on his left side, and I thought I heard a few ribs crack inside him. I knew it would be a distraction, so I helped Selexa on her feet and I sent her over to Mason and Vlad, which she agreed on.

Thankfully, I have the wolves on my side and soon, another kind of battle started to commence. I originally thought that vampires and wolves were enemies, but I guess we're allies, but only of different species. I overheard Vlad saying something about taking Zara back to the house, and I soon saw Mason and Selexa depart with the unconscious niece of mine. Vlad soon smirked at me and gave me a quick nod.

"It's about time you gave me permission, Vlad!" I whined with joy, which made the both of us laugh.

I growled and pinned Diablo to the ground while Vlad pinned Jo, or as I would like to call him the "Eddie Poe Imposter". Before I could tear apart a piece of skin of his, which would make him no longer a vampire, I saw a girl who looked about 16 or 17, and I recognized her from Vlad's encounter with her about him and D'Ablo in the past. She was Em, the eldest vampire and in the Council of Elders.

"What do you think you two are doing? You two are just as bad as your father, Diablo and Jo. Good thing that you contacted me, Vlad, and thanks for your cooperation, Yukki and Henry," Em said, mostly directing her last statement toward me, Vlad, and the white wolf.

"What're you gonna do to them?" I asked Em, who shook her head in response, mostly.

"That'll be no concern of yours. The rest of the Council of Elders and I will debate on what suitable punishment will be for them. Until we meet again, fellow vampires."

I soon saw Em grab both Diablo and Jo by the collarbone and soon headed deeper into the forest. I wondered how much she had to learn during the early times of when she was first turned into a vampire. It must've been stressful for her and maybe her family and friends too.

I turned over my attention to Vlad, who lead me back to our house, which I followed of course. Once we were out of the forest, we both ran up the sidewalk and burst into the house, which Zara was laying on the couch once more, but the only difference was Selexa was by her, and not Mason.

Zara PoV

I soon woke up looking up at an injured Selexa. I saw her looking down at me and she tried to hold back her tears, letting me know that something must've happened that I didn't know about. All I remember is Mason begging me to hang in there, but I guess I must've blacked out at that time.

"Selexa…w-what happened…?" I asked her, and she put a finger over her lips, motioning me not to speak.

"You blacked out after a gunshot hit your side by Diablo… You were in your vampire form when I arrived, and when you blacked out, you didn't change back… I was scared, Zara! Why the fucking hell did you have to scare me?" Selexa shouted slightly at me, which was in a way that showed how much she cared about me.

"I'm sorry, Selexa… W-Where's Mason?" I asked while looking around the room.

"Mason passed out, so Vlad took him to the extra guest room. Vlad transferred blood from Mason over to you, so that you would change back to the Zara we all know and love. I wanted to offer mine, but Mason insisted."

I gasped slightly and I sat up, groaning louder than I should when Selexa brought me back down, laying on her lap. I looked down and I saw my entire stomach in bandages, but I only saw a giant blood mark on my right side, indicating that's where I was shot at. I noticed Henry at the doorway, and he walked over to me.

Before I could thank him, he carried me bridal style and he headed down the hallway from the living room, and took me to the extra guest room, where Mason laid. Henry sat me down on the edge of the bed, and left me alone with Mason, who was sleeping peacefully. I didn't like Henry being distant from me, but I'll get back at him later.

I looked over at Mason and I soon saw his eyes flutter. His eyes soon began opening and his eyes were directed to me, which were glad to see me awake. Mason sat up slowly, but with some haste, and he hugged me. I winced a little, but I hugged back as well, not showing any pain this time.

"Are you okay?" Mason simply asked me, but I could tell he was full of concern.

"Yeah, I'm feeling better now. I guess my side has to heal from the gunshot, right?" I answered, trying to keep a positive attitude.

"You had no idea how worried I was about you, Zara. Please don't abandon any of us like that again, okay?"

I nodded in the agreement of the promise that we just made. I lay down on the bed next to him and he kissed my lips, which were firm, but soft. We only kissed for a few seconds, but that was fine with me. I soon drifted to sleep once more, after Mason fell back asleep with his arms wrapped around my waist with care.