CHAPTER 13

Jaden smiled evilly when she walked out onto the stage, focusing on the woman in the ring. "Payback." She thought, running down the ramp, diving through the ropes.

Shannon was on her in a flash, grabbing handfuls of Jaden's hair.

Jaden growled when she felt some of it be ripped out, quickly getting to her feet. She locked up with Shannon the way Mark had taught her.

"Come to get revenge for your boyfriend?" Shannon taunted, her lips pulled back into an ugly sneer. "His brother was so yummy, you would've loved him."

Jaden's eyes flashed angrily.

"I sucked that little boy dry." Shannon whispered, bending her head forward. "Just like I'm going to do Jeff."

Screaming with rage, Jaden broke the hold and clotheslined Shannon, nearly taking the other woman's head off.

***

"Here, you take the first drink." Jeff offered, holding the man out to Isis.

Isis stared into the man's scared eyes and shook her head. "No, you need it more than me."

"Please… I have money." The man pleaded. "Don't kill me."

Jeff rolled his eyes. "Dude, shut up."

"P-please."

Isis and Jeff exchanged looks, revealing their fangs.

The man opened his mouth to scream but instead began gagging as Isis' hand shot out, ripping his tongue out of his mouth. She bit into that, sipping the small amount of blood it held while Jeff literally tore open the man's throat.

Jeff motioned her over, moving his head so she could take his place.

Isis sucked hungrily, only letting go when there was nothing left. She dropped the still warm corpse and looked at Jeff, swiping a finger along his chin to catch the blood and licking it clean.

"Was that good?" Jeff asked, an amused smile on his face.

"Yes darlin', it was." Isis replied. "Let's find another one."

***

Shannon got to her feet, eyeing Jaden cautiously, not intending on underestimating her again. "Try that again bitch." She said coldly.

Jaden smirked. "What's the matter? Don't like being put in your place?"

"I'm going to put you in your place," Shannon snarled. "Under my boot."

They locked up again, this time Shannon broke the hold by kneeing Jaden in the groin.

Jaden dropped, holding herself, understanding why men were always protecting themselves. That fucking hurt!

"Hey none of that!" The ref yelled, gesturing Shannon away.

Jaden launched herself at Shannon's knees, dragging her to the mat and sitting on her waist.

Shannon tried covering her face as Jaden began punching her with closed fists, ignoring the referee's orders to stop until he began counting.

Reluctantly Jaden backed off, wishing there were no mortals around so they could just end this.

Shannon apparently was thinking the same thing and was working hard to keep herself under control, tempted to just fight to the death.

They circled each other warily, neither giving ground or lowering their defense.

***

After feeding on two more people, both Isis and Jeff were sated. Instead of heading back to the hotel to wait for news, they walked around the city. They didn't speak to each other, just suffed their hands in their jean pockets and walked.

They eventually walked right out of the city and into the country. They relaxed more, both being country people, they enjoyed the change in scenery.

"Isis… do you think they found Matt yet?" Jeff asked, breaking the silence that had reigned between them for so long.

Isis glanced over at him but his eyes were firmly fastened on the road they walked. "I'm sure they have Jeff, you'll be getting' a call any day now."

"I can't believe he's gone…" Jeff wandered off the road, walking towards a lightly wooded area.

Isis followed, hearing the sound of water.

Jeff didn't stop walking until he reached a stream, halting in the patch of moonlight and watching the water flow. "I haven't talked to him but once since being made into a vampire… I was so afraid I'd hurt him. Now," Jeff sighed, hunching his shoulders as if trying to make himself smaller. "Now I…" He dropped to his knees, burying his face in his hands.

***

Shannon darted forward then stepped back, avoiding the punch Jaden swung at her.

Jaden growled in frustration, wondering what would happen if she were to rip a certain someone's head clean off.

Shannon was thinking along the same lines. "How about we just go somewhere private and see who dies first?" She hissed, knowing neither was going to get the upper hand without revealing themselves.

"I'm for it." Jaden agreed, cracking her knuckles. The minute Shannon glanced away, Jaden lunged forward. She wrapped her arms around Shannon and suplexed her, a move she had seen one of the wrestlers use. Of course she put a bit more strength than required into it.

Shannon lay there dazed, closing her eyes against the bright stage lights that assaulted her.

Jaden took advantage to use Jeff's finishing manuever 'Whisper In The Wind' and went for the pin, exerting more strength to hold Shannon down.

Shannon was livid, she kicked her feet but couldn't get Jaden off her in order to raise her shoulders. She started screaming when she heard the bell rung, knowing she had lost.

Jaden smirked. "Next time we meet, you die." She whispered, face to face with her enemy.

Shannon completely snapped and sank her fangs into Jaden's cheek, grating against bone.

Jaden screamed, pushing at the canvas in order to get away but Shannon wrapped her legs around Jaden, holding her in place.

Shannon growled in the back of her throat, gnashing away, tearing meat away from Jaden's face and swallowing it whole, blood lust consuming her.

***

Isis kneeled down next to Jeff, rubbing his back though she said nothing. What could she say? Nothing would take this pain from him and she knew it.

Jeff turned to her, burying his face in the crook of her neck, sobbing softly.

Isis felt tears stream down her own face when she heard him cry Matt's name.

***

Jaden screamed again when she felt Shannon being pulled away, pieces of her face going with Shannon.

Shannon was tossed, quite literally, out of the ring. She landed hard on the floor, stunned for a moment. She quickly got to her feet and rushed backstage, hiding her face to keep people from seeing the blood that stained it.

Jaden was holding her face, moaning in pain. She could feel it healing but it was very slow. She opened her eyes when she felt herself being lifted to her feet. "Mark?"

"Hold on, we're getting out of here." He said, nimbly stepping over the ropes and dropping to the floor, not losing his balance, even with her in his arms.

"My face." Jaden moaned, reaching up to gingerly touch it, wincing when she felt the bone. "She fucking ate my face!"

"It should mend itself."

"Should?"

Mark glanced down at her worriedly. "I'm not sure how it works, we'll have to ask Isis."

"I can feel it fixing itself but it's so slow, it's not like the other times."

"It has to regrow flesh and skin, be patient."

***

"I believe I told you not to do that." Glenn said sternly when Shannon appeared before him, looking meek.

She nodded, red hair covering her bowed face.

Glenn sighed, retreating to sit on the table, staring at her broodingly. "Did you swallow it?"

Shannon knew he meant Jaden's flesh and nodded again.

He grimaced. "You'll regret that."

She was about to ask him what he meant but felt a terrible pain grip her stomach. She looked at him questioningly, fear coursing through her. "Glenn?"

"I told you you'd regret it." He said coldly. "Go into the bathroom and try not to miss the toilet."

Shannon clamped a hand over her mouth, hurrying to the bathroom as fast as the pain tearing through her guts would allow her.

Glenn shook his head when the sounds of her retching reached him. Disgusted, he stormed out of the locker room.

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