A/N : Sorry, if I left this for too long, it's because :

1. I released another story called UTTF : Lost In Na Pali. No one reads actually, but maybe someday…

2. No one reviews, and this is a problem. (Well, not actually. :D)

So let's get the next little chapter on the screen.

Disclaimer : I do NOT ownz (why the hell is there a Z on word 'own'? Oh, God knows.) Horton Hears A Who, and Tabby Monson and Valerie Young (Property of xMemeto(dot)Morix, who has been very generous to lend me the OC.). I only ownz (now that Z appears again…) my plot and the literally half-dead OC, Celis McDodd!

Okay, that's one hell of a disclaimer…

Chapter 3 : I'm still myself.

Tabby was a little bit worried about her niece. She saw her hanging out with Jojo too often, even though Celis was trying to get away from him. But, how can you possibly outrun a person with the speed of light, when you run as fast as, let's say an ordinary person?

And to make it worse, every time Tabby saw Celis, she seemed to act… awkward. It was like she had a sudden fever. Tabby could hear her moaning like a zombie. Although she, as far as Tabby knew, was a descendant of a living dead, namely the Necris species, she would never, EVER act like a zombie.

So she decided to meet Celis, before his vampire father met her first.

As soon as Tabby saw Celis, she dashed toward her. Celis was holding her head. Her gray eyes were half-closed.

"Ooh…" Celis moaned. This made Tabby got even worried about her condition.

"Hey, Cel. You okay?" Celis shook her head weakly to answer Tabby's question. "What happened?"

Celis didn't answer, because suddenly she collapsed on Tabby's shoulder. "What the…! Celis!"

Tabby decided to bring Celis to her home. She hadn't asked Ned or Sally's permission first, because she feared that it would be Jojo greeting her instead of his parents.

Tabby carried Celis on her shoulder and put Celis on her bed. 'Aw, she looks so cute when she's asleep. Oh, no. Tabby! What are you thinking! This is serious!' She shouted to herself. She quickly locked every windows and door, just to be safe. 'Phew, now I can sit here and relax.'

Celis woke up in an unfamiliar room. It looked like girl's bedroom. As she looked at her surrounding, she realized that she was in a girl's bedroom.

"Oh, good. You're finally awake." She heard a seemingly familiar voice. She turned around to see Tabby sitting on a chair facing a Computer.

"Er, who are you?"

Okay, that was really an unexpected response for Tabby. "What? Celis, you don't remember me?"

"Tabs?"

"Oh… yeah. You freaked me out completely."

"Sorry, it seems like I got some short-term memory loss for some seconds there. But nothing to be worried about now!"

"Uh-huh, sure…" Tabby was unconvinced. Something clearly had happened. "So tell me, how'd your evasion mission go?"

"I was hoping you ask about that. It was a total failure. I couldn't keep my eyes off him, and he used this to his advantages. Whenever our eyes met, he always tried to, you know. I tried to resist, but somehow, it appears that my brain couldn't take it anymore, so, you know the rest. By the way, what are you doing?"

"Oh, since I have nothing else to do, I contacted one of my friends from that other universe you were born in."

"Let me guess, Athena?"

"How'd you…?"

"Simple, Tabs." said Celis with a chuckle, "You weren't really close to the Blood Reaver team. So you must be contacting your own team."

"Right… I was fighting for the Blood Reaver in the finals as Jojo's sub… oh, sorry. Not a good time." Tabby stopped as she saw Celis lowering her head. "So, you wanna stay here for tonight?"

"No, I can't stay. I'm gonna put you in danger if I stay. And Jojo's parent's going to be wor…" Suddenly, Celis' Whophone rang. "Oh, great. I think it's them."

Celis searched for her phone on her pocket, then answered the call. "Yes?"

"Celis, where are you?"

Celis froze to hear that voice. It was Jojo's.

"I'm in my friend's house." She finally answered.

"Mom and Dad have been worried about you. I need to convince them that you are alright."

Celis was even more scared as she thought about how Jojo 'convinced' his parents about her being alright.

"But I wasn't able to convince myself."

"Jo, I'm going home now. Okay? I hope that's convincing you enough."

"Okay, I'll see you back home." With that, the call ended.

"Cel, you're acting as if nothing had happened between you and Jojo. Why?" asked Tabby, who was puzzled.

"I just don't want to get anyone else really involved. If I acted as an enemy toward Jojo right in his parents' and sisters' eyes, they'll be suspicious, even though Jojo can 'convince' them as he said. Actually I also didn't want you to get involved with this, but I was panicked yesterday, so you're now… involved. But don't tell Val anything about these. I don't need the whole family to find out what is going on with Jojo. Promise?"

"Promise."

"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow. Wish me luck for tonight!" Celis rushed to the door, only to find the door locked. She hit the wooden door in her face. her nose was slightly bleeding now.

"Oops, sorry. I locked them up just to be safe. Here you go." Tabby unlocked the door and opened it. "Well, run for it, girl."

Celis arrived at Jojo's house in less than a minute, because she was running really fast. She opened the door quietly, to find Jojo on the stairs. From his face, Celis could see that he was worried about her. But that soon disappeared when he saw her nose.

And Celis also noticed that her nose was still bleeding. 'Oh, crap!' For the first time, she wished that she was fully a Necris, so she wouldn't bleed blood.

She made her way to the dining room after putting her backpack on Jojo's room. She found out that everyone was already there.

"Celis, why is your nose bleeding?" asked Sally with a worried face.

"I accidentally hit the door on Tabby's house." Celis noticed that it didn't go unnoticed by Jojo, who suddenly frowned. "Don't worry. I'm alright."

After the dinner, Jojo approached Celis. "So, Tabby is 'your friend', huh?" He said with a grin, showing his fangs.

Celis realized that they were alone. 'Oh, shit…' She thought.

"Okay, okay. You got me. I stayed in Tabby's house because I collapsed on my way home. I didn't go to her house. She brought me. Listen, I'm tired. I want to go to bed. You can ask me about the rest tomorrow." Celis dashed to her bed and threw herself on it. She instantly fell asleep as her head touched the pillow.

Celis woke up in the midnight. She wanted to sleep again, but she couldn't. So she decided to get a glass of water. She looked at Jojo's bed, to see that it was empty. She was already used to that, so she didn't really bother thinking about where exactly Jojo was.

Celis arrived at the Hall of the Greats. Many pictures of the Greats was hanging on the gigantic hall. Celis was small, and she felt even smaller as she was standing there, looking at her surrounding.

Then all in a sudden she had a feeling she was not alone there.

Celis kept looking at her surrounding, and stopped when she saw a figure standing behind her. From the size of the body, she recognized the figure as Jojo. "Hey, Cel. What are you doing in here?"

Celis literally stopped breathing and fell on the floor as she gasped for air. She was completely shocked and scared. Jojo rushed to her and helped her standing up. He looked at her eyes. What confused Celis was, she didn't feel strange when their eyes met. He still had his ruby eyes, but it didn't cause any effect on her. "You alright?"

"N-not really."

"Celis. I'm sorry if I scared you." Whoa, now she really needed a doctor to check her ears. Did Jojo actually said that?

"Huh?"

"Look, I understand if you were cautious toward me, and I don't know if you were convinced, but I'm still myself." Jojo said quietly.

Celis was, of course, unconvinced. The previous events made her had the right not to be convinced.

"It's true. I may had lost control back when I started transforming. But I can control myself now. Well, not really. You saw me on dinner. But don't worry, I assure you. I can control myself."

"And, what can you do to make me believe you? Because I'm not really convinced."

"Well, to tell the truth, I can't. I could, but, it would hurt you, just like in Whoville High. I wish I could do something, but…"

"Don't worry, you've convinced me now." Celis said with a smile.

"R-really?"

"Yeah. That was the answer I expected from the real Jojo. That's the only thing that can convince me enough."

"I wish we could get out from this whole vampire thing, but I don't think there's a cure for this."

"We'll find a cure, Jo. Don't give up just yet. I'll find it for you."

Jojo just smirked. He knew that Celis was a persistent girl, just like every Necris female. He soon noticed that Celis' smile were gone. "Celis?" he asked.

"Jojo, do you have any idea about how I've been hurt seeing you like this?" Celis asked back.

"The truth is, I don't really know, because I'm no mind reader. But I'm sure you're really hurt." Jojo replied.

"Yes, really." Celis hugged Jojo all in a sudden. She was crying softly as she was hugging her father. "I missed you, dad."

"Yeah, I missed you too, Cel." Jojo replied. He didn't cry, but he did in his own mind.

A/N : I bet that was unexpected for you! And this is not the ending! If you really want me to continue this, review! Whether you're an author or not!

There should be 3 or 4 more chapter before this fic is finished.