13-Why Did It Happen?

"DADDY! DADDY! DADDY!" Belle screamed as loud as she could, running straight up to her parents bedroom and diving on the bed. Courtney wasn't there, but Duncan was now wide awake, clutching his stomach in pain where Belle had landed with all her weight.

"What's wrong, baby?" The injured vampire asked his daughter.

Belle snuggled herself close to Duncan's chest as he cuddled and rocked her in his arms. She was clearly scared about something. Duncan just hoped it hadn't been another bad dream.

"Please don't leave mommy, please don't." The young blonde girl cried into her fathers chest.

"Belle, why would I love mommy?" Duncan asked her, sitting up on the bed. He was worried Belle had heard them fighting and got the wrong impression. "We were only fighting the other day because..." But Duncan held his tongue. Belle was not allowed to know the 'because' reason. "Because we were. I'm not leaving mommy."

"I-I know." Belle sniffled, nuzzling her head even deeper into her fathers chest. "It's not that."

"Then what is it?"

"Do you like seeing me upset, Courtney?" Arianna asked. Her eyes were bright blue and looking as if she was about to cry. "Is that it?"

"Arianna, I have no idea what you're talking about." Courtney said, collecting some sort of paracetimal from the cupboard. All Courtney knew was that she had a terrible headache.

Courtney has stayed at the palace last night because of Duncan. The last thing she had wanted to do was get into another screaming match witn him. So, she had left before Duncan had come home, that way there was no more arguing between them in fornt of Belle. It gave them both the chance to cool down, at least Courtney had hoped it would have given them both a chance to cool down a bit.

"DON'T PLAY DUMB!" Arianna screamed, her eyes tinting red for a slight moment. "This is the second time you've done this to me...!"

"Done what?" Courtney asked, her voice almost pleading for a straight answer off Arianna for once.

Arianna stayed silnet, her eyes turning to the door as she felt a gust of wind. More commonly known as Duncan's speed ability. The punk was now standing in the doorway, looking between the two.

"What's up?" He asked Arianna, seeing the about to cry look she had in her eyes.

"Why don't you ask her?" It had meant to be a threat, but it was more of a hiss-like whisper.

"Court?" Duncan turned to his fiancee.

"I don't know what she's going on about." Courtney replied. It was true. Courtney really had no idea what her derranged cousin was going on about.

"YOU!" Arianna screamed. Her eyes turning red for as split second again. "Last night YOU got yourself pissed and stuck your filthy tongue down MY boyfriend's throat!"

"WHAT?" Both Courtney and Duncan screamed. Arianna's breathing had increased from the stress level of hers going up too high.

"Don't play innocent, Court." Arianna told her bewildered cousin. "I saw it with my own eyes."

"Princess...?" Duncan whispered, turning to face his girl. "Courtney...?" Courtney was staring at Arianna, completely speechless with her mouth hnaging open. She had no idea what to say.

"I-I don't know." Courtney stuttered, trying to come to terms with things. "I mean...Yeah, I got pissed last night, but...But I do not remember Alan being there...Seriously...I remember drinking a lot of Kaly's not-so-well hideen vodka stash, and then...I woke up on the sofa this morning with Arianna in tears..."

Duncan was pissed off now. He had no idea who to believe anymore. It was a two-way story, and either way could have been the right one.

"Why-Why were you drunk in the first place?"

"I was just upset, okay?" Courtney whispered in reply, her eyes shut to stop herself from crying. "Me na dyou argued again...Belle knows I'm lying to her about something...And...And...It's ajust too much for me..."

Duncan grabbed Alan by the scruff on her neck, pinning hm to the wall like he had done in the basement of the Tracking Aacademy. Duncan's face was not one to be messed with at that moment, and, by the scared look on Alan's face, the ex-Tracker himself knew that.

"WHAT DID YOU AND COURTNEY DO LAST NIGHT?" Duncan demanded.

"DUDE!" Alan yelled. "I'm innocent! She came onto me! She was drunk as hell!"

Duncan pushed Alan to the floor, breathing heavily as he tried to stop himself from runing his reputation by crying.

"It's true then..."

A/N: Yep...Another quick chapter...=O! Drama? I HOPE SO! LOL!

Sorry this update is quite late today...I've been out all day with me mommy, brother and cousins! Went on the boating lake and ate some food in a pub and got my feet STINKING because I broke me flip-flop(non plural, which makes it worse -_-) by chasing a two-year-old all around the park barefooted...LOL! I had fun though...Despite the heat...We had a heatwave today...Freakin' BOILING! LOL! hehe! Was tanning in the back of the opeddal boat as AJ and Brooke pedaled...Staright into soo many freakin' trees! LOL! But it has been a good day :)

MY TOENAILS ARE PURPLE!

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Love, ChloeRhiannonX