Chapter 7: "California Paradise"

"Hey wake up", Effy says in my ear. When I don't respond she hits me in the head with a pillow. I really don't care and just lay there. I just want to stay in bed all night but Effy is a party animal. So it doesn't matter that we can't leave the cave because she's just going to start her own party right here.

"Girly get up!!" Marko shouts while jumping on the bed. I try to kick him off but even with my super human speed I miss. He knows me so well that he knows when I will try to kick him. I hear Effy laughing, I'm so glad she's getting a kick out of all this.

"I want to sleep!!!" I pull the covers over my head only to have the both of them pull them off. "Fine I'm up!!!"

"Good then let's get ready to party!!!" Effy yells into the empty cave. That's when I noticed no one is here.

"Where is everyone?"

Effy smirks at me with laughter in her eyes. "I killed them all because I'm a bad vampire and I made Marko help." She laughs then tells me the truth. "Their all getting dressed."

"You are bad", I say with laughter in my voice. Marko laughs with me causing Effy to act like an actress receiving an award.

"You two so go change", Marko says while holding his stomach from all the laughter.

"Good idea mate", Effy says in her British accent. I forget to mention that Effy was born in England but raised in America. Then when our moms wouldn't let us see each other anymore she moved back to England with her mom. "Lets go Rainy we have a party to start." She grabs my hand and takes off to the back of the cave where the girls and I get ready.

My eyes grow in horror when I see the girls still changing. They hate Effy and Effy hates them for hating her. This could get a bit messy and I'm talking about a clean up on isle four kind of mess.

"Hey", I whisper when they stare at us. Well stare at me, glare at Effy.

Personally I think they hate Effy because I want to spend time with her. They miss me not being around them and holding everything together since I'm their leader.

"Hey", they say it together, sounds a bit rehearsed if you ask me.

Effy snickers. "Rehearsals at 8:00 sharp", she whispers to me. We both laugh knowing that I was just thinking the same thing.

"Want to say that again", Willow asks as she throws a shoe hard to the ground.

"No because I'm not a parrot." Effy and I laugh and then I notice Lilly and Sky laughing with us. This makes Willow even madder, so she stomps out of the room. "I think someone needs a nap", we all laugh harder and find it hard to stop since Willow is yelling every curse word ever invented.

When we settle down I have to ask Sky and Lilly an important question. "So you guys don't hate Effy anymore?"

"I never really did but I wanted proof", Lilly says shyly. I smile at her letting her know it's alright.

"I didn't hate Effy either but I also wanted proof that she was trustworthy. Then when she helped you escape from Hunter I knew she was trustworthy. I know Ash wouldn't want to try a test run. He wants you now and a test run would only slow him down. Plus after Effy saved you she could have led you somewhere else so that Hunter could find you and take you to Ash."

"Wow, Sky that's was a lot of stuff to say", I say in shock.

"Does she always sound that smart", Effy asks just as shocked as I' am.

"Yeah, you'll get use to it. But when her rebel side comes out she's way more fun."

"Sweet!! Then you two should come to the party that Marko, Rayne, and I are throwing tonight."

"Sound cool", Lilly smiles and hugs me tight. Out of the corner of my eye I see Effy smiling. She then mouths the words "mom", and I mouth to her to shut up. Effy smirks and laughs to herself causing me to roll my eyes at her.

"I'm in as well", Sky says happily. I know Effy and her will get along great. They already have the whole being British thing in common.

"Go see if you can calm Willow down. We'll be out as soon as we change into some new clothes", I tell them already back in my leader role.

"Okay Rayne", Sky says. Within seconds Lilly and her are out of sight.

"Alright time to get ready and party", Effy yells throwing her hands up in the air while twirling around.

"Are you high", I laugh out.

"Not yet but soon I will be", she snickers.

I laugh with her for a minute and then get ready for tonight's main event. I put on a short black dress with black fishnet stockings. I also put on black biker books, a lot of necklaces and bracelets and lots of dark eye makeup. I make my hair look messy but stylish. Effy puts on a white dress but covers it with a black sweater that has holes and rips in it to make different shapes. She also puts on black leggings with holes in them and black biker boots and a black leather jacket. Her hair is left down and messy and she also has very dark eye makeup on.

"Shall we go to the ball", I ask sarcastically and in my very convincing British accent. I may be American but I can do one hell of a British accent. It might be because my mom was British.

"We shall my lady", we laugh and then hook arms with one another.

"Hot damn", Paul yells out and whistles as we enter. "Good looks run in the family because I see two hot vampires in the cave." I see David look at me and smirk but once he sees Effy he goes back to his pissed off mood.

"Paul don't be a pervert", I snap. "Plus I thought you didn't trust Effy."

"I do trust her. Since she saved your ass I figured she was good. There's no way in hell that Ash would do a test run."

"Who else likes Effy now and for that same reason", I yell out crystal clear.

The only new voice added is Dwayne. I figured Willow and David still find her untrustworthy.

"Dwayne you are now invited to the party", Effy says as I jump on his back.

"Cool."

"A simple man", Effy says and pats him on the shoulder. I smirk and kiss his cheek causing him to smile.

Effy, Marko, Dwayne, Paul, Sky, Lilly and I dance and sing along to the radio. We smoke and drink even though Dwayne, Paul, and Sky can't feel the affects. Lilly can because she is small and got changed at a young age. I know Paul hates the fact that he can't get high because when he was human his days were spent smoking. So I'm pretty surprised his body allowed the change to happen. But Marko loves rubbing it in Paul's face.

After many hours of dancing and annoying Willow and David we all sit in a circle while I play my guitar. I take their requests and we sing along. As they all start to drift to sleep I quietly play "California Paradise", by The Runaways. When I finish I lay down next to Effy who grabs my hand and whispers to me "California is my paradise now that I found you." We both fall asleep with smiles on our faces.