Chapter 4

Unexpected Company

Maggie

Alex's house was beautiful. It was a Manson and was in the middle of no where. "Okay, so I say we come during school," Ali told me.

"So we are going to ditch school? You know I can't," I told her and she past his house. "Yes you can. I can get you a doctor's note. I have a bunch of fake ones," Ali winked at me and drove on to my house.

"Okay, I guess. But we have to make sure he is at school before we go. I say was go around 3rd period because I have him in my 1st hour," I told her.

"Sounds like a plan, babe," Ali smiled at me.

We finally were out of the country and back in town. As Ali pulled into my drive away, she slammed on the breaks. Outside the car was Zach, leaning against his truck, a big smirk on his face.

"Well, I guess I'm walking home. I'll see yah babe, kay?" Ali told me, getting out. I quickly got out. "Ali, you don't have to walk," I yelled at her. She turned and smiled. "Trust me… I want to walk." She waved at Zach and me and walked away from my house.

"What's up with her," Zach asked me, putting his arm around my waist. I couldn't take my eyes off her. Something wanted me to run after her to make sure she was okay. I looked up at Zach. "I don't know. I'll ask her tomorrow when we work at the store," I told him, taking his hand and pulling him into my house.

"So I talked to Kaitlyn today. Well, more like I ran into her downtown at the park, but that's besides the point. She told me you were hanging with the new kid, Alex, right? Yea, she told me you were with him. Anything I should know about?" He asked me.

I walked into my room and turned towards him. "You really going to believe a word she says? Alex told her off and then Ali offered him to sit and eat lunch with us. Nothing special, I promise."

Zach smiled and walked towards me. "You're lucky I believe you so easily," Zach sat next to me, grabbed my hand, and ran his fingers across the back of it, as if tracing something.

"So, why are you here?" I asked him, looking at out hands. I heard him chuckle. "Can't I surprise my girlfriend at home? I know we haven't been going out for a long time, but I'm crazy about you. I know, that cheesy," Zach laughed at himself, and stood up rubbing the back of his head.

"No, its fine," I whispered, looking up at him. He just turned and smiled at me. Someone's phone went off and he took out his phone. "I um, have to go. I'll talk to you at school on Monday, okay?"

He pulled my arm and made me stand up and he put his arms around me. "Bye," I muttered as he left.

I sat down on my bed, and laid back. Closing my eyes, I feel asleep, not dreaming of anything

Alex

She was still cute when she slept. "She's a keeper Alexander, I can give you that," I heard a laughing voice behind me. I narrowed my eyes, and turned into a protective stance in front of Maggie while she slept.

"Now brother? Why so protective. I'm not going to take her. But, she does smell delicious," My brother laughed. I loosened my stance and watched him closely. "Why are you here Chase?" I hissed at him.

"I'm just visiting my big brother. I just know how much you love me and I thought, 'Hey? I should drop in on Alexander and see how he is doing. But I see you are doing just fine with your pet. I just hope it's not like the last one. What a shame," Chase laughed and sat in a chair.

I looked from Maggie to him. "She's different," Was all I could tell him. "Oh. Different. I get it. Have you tasted her blood yet, brother? Or shall I be the one to be the first?" Chase laughed again and looked at Maggie.

"She is cute, I give you that brother. Does she know yet?" Chase's eyes became sincere and I knew this was his face to draw me off guard.

"No. She doesn't even like me yet," I muttered. "Hmmm, well I wonder what she will do when she sees me," Chase got up and walked over to her, running the back of his hand across her cheek. "Maybe this one is worth fighting for," and just like her came, Chase was gone. I looked at Maggie and saw her turn over and sighing. I smiled and left her be, going home and seeing what Chase was doing with my stuff.

Chase

She was a cute one, I gave him that. But she also struck me as strong, forceful, and powerful. She reminded me of the girl I liked when I was human. "You have a nice place brother," I said, turning to him and smiling a crooked smile.

"Chase. Leave," I heard Alex say. "Awww, come on now brother. I know you want me to stay. We are family and when I have no where to go, you're suppose to let me stay here when I don't have anywhere to go."

"Shut up Chase. You can go where ever you want. Don't buy me that bull shit," Alex hissed at me.

"You're just jealous that I might take Maggie like I got Melanie. Come on. I mean, who could resist sexy me? I still bet you her blood tastes the best," I sat down on a leather chair that was facing him. I pulled out a book from the book case and turned it over in my hands. "Still writing journals, I see."

I could hear a growl build up in Alex. "Alex, we are not going to fight. Come on over here and talk to me. What have you been up to for the past, how long has it been? 13 years? Hmmm, what an unlucky number of years too," I laughed and opened the journal and started to read.

"'December 23, 1997. Today I went to visit Lana. Her blond hair was so cute as it covered her face. Her smile even more dazzling. I was going to take her our sledding today. But Chase came back today. After 20 years of on his own, he came back to take Lana away from me, just like he did with Melanie. I knew Lana would fall for him. And She did. When I went to see her, she was all over Chase and Chase killed her. I hated him for it. Always will from now on. I will, and hope, not to fall in love. Living for eternity has its disadvantages.'"

"How is not falling in love working out for you brother? Oh, and don't worry about me killing Maggie. I've learned how to control my thirst now. I can easily take blood from Maggie and not kill her," I put the journal back and stood up.

"I'd like you to welcome me home brother, but I can see you are incapable of doing that at this moment. I'll just go on my way then and see you later," I flashed my teeth and walked past him.

Alex grabbed my arm and squeezed. I smiled once more. This was what I was waiting for. I turned around and kicked him and he flew out the window and onto the grass outside. I walked to the window and jumped down.

"You are weak brother. Haven't had and blood lately?" I laughed, and threw him at the house. Alex turned his body around and pushed of the house and came right at me. He wrapped his arms around and tackled me. He soon stood up, grabbed the back of my shirt, threw me up in the air, and threw me on the ground. When I hit the ground, I closed my eyes, enduring the pain. "That all you got little brother?" Alex yelled at me. "Not by a long shot Alexander," I hissed. I snapped open my eyes and kicked him in the stomach, sending him flying backwards.

I got up and ran behind him before he could land. I grabbed him and threw him on the ground. Alex's teeth were bared, and his fangs were showing. "You need blood. Want me to get some human girl for you? How about Maggie?"

Alexander's eyes flashed silver and his body disappeared. "Shit," I hissed, knowing my brother was using the powers that some vampires got when they changed. Alex got the invisibility and fire ability. When his eyes flashed silver, I knew then that he was going to use them on me.

I got ready, looking around. "You can't hurt my Alex! You love me to much!" I yelled. I heard a footstep behind me and before Alex could burn my back, I turned to the right and the fire he shot at me singed some of my hair. "That's not very nice Alex. Don't you remember mom telling you way back when not to play with fire?" I laughed.

I breathed in and sot my hand at him. Alex flew back as lightning hit him. "You're not the only one with powers."

I walked up to him. "I always wondered why vampires got powers. Do you know Alex? Maybe we can find out together sometime. I want to know how you got more powers than me." I lifted him up by his shirt and narrowed my eyes and cocked my head to the side.

"Give up?" I asked him. Alex put his hands on mine and started to burn me. I let him go. "I'm done. I don't want to hurt you anymore than you already are. Go drink some blood and come back and fight me then maybe."

I turned away from him, walked towards the house. "Why did you come back?" I heard him ask me. I stopped in my tracks and hung my head. "I was lonely," I admitted and stared to walk on, hating that Alex made me admit why I had come back.

Maggie

"Morning Sal," I said, walking into the store. "Morning Mag. The paint I picked up yesterday is in the back. Could you put it out for me? But keep the green out. We are painting the back room soon," Sal told me. "Sure thing," I told him, hoisting my backpack on my shoulder and going into the back room, finding about 30 large cans of paint back there.

I put my backpack on a chair and started to separate the green cans. I heard the front door ring and heard Ali's voice. "Well it's good to see you Ali. How've you been?" I heard Sal's voice. "I'm good Sal," Ali said, with a hint of hesitation in her voice. "Okay, well Maggie is in the back. You can go back there if you like."

"Thanks Sal!" Ali told him and she came into the back and went right for a chair and sat down.

"Ali, I'm busy. I know you said you would come by but I have to work till 2," I told her. "We are going today," Ali told me. I looked up at her confused. "What are you talking about?" Before she could answer, I grabbed the red paint cans and brought them up front, setting them on the shelves, and then going back.

Ali was spinning on the chair when I came back. "I mean to Alex's house. I heard, from a secret source, that he was going to be gone from noon to 5, so when you get off of work, we are going over to his house."

"I still think it's crazy, but okay. You're the boss," I laughed and grabbed more cans. Ali moaned and got up and started to help me. "I hate to exert energy, you know that, but you look so helpless when you do things on your own."

"Hey! I can do this on my own. It's not that bad. I'm actually getting paid," I told her. "Then I'll ask Sal for a job. Hey Sal! Can I have a job?" Ali asked as she walked through the door and to the front, carrying 4 cans of paint.

Sal started to laugh. "When I see you do actual work, then maybe I'll hire you." "I'm doing work right now!" Ali complained. Sal just laughed and sat down on a stool behind the counter. Ali rolled her eyes and put the paint she had on the shelves.

"Thanks Ali," I told her, chuckling as I did. She just stuck her tongue out at me and went into the back and never came back out.

"You know I can't hire her," Sal whispered to me. I looked at him. "Why?" I asked him. "Don't you know?" He asked me. I shook my head. "She has leukemia. And very badly too. Any hard work will hurt her. I thought you knew," Sal told me. I just shook my head. Sal gave me a quickly gave me a hug and let me get back to work.

Leukemia. Why didn't she tell me? I walked into the back and Ali smiled at me. "This day better go fast." I smiled at her and nodded, continuing to work, not brothering to get in a fight with her about not telling me. She would tell me when she was ready. I knew she would. I hoped.

"Hurry! Come on! I'm to excited for you to go this slow on the road. Be a rebel and break the speed limit!" Ali told me, hopping in the car seat. I laughed at her. "Ali, you know we will have to walk a little bit to get there? What if he comes home early, sees our car, and calls the cops on us for breaking and entering?"

Ali snorted. "I don't care if we walk. I just want to find out more about him." I chuckled once more and pulled onto a gravel road about a quarter mile from his house. "Ready?" I asked her. She smiled at me and nodded. "Let's do this babe."

We walked on, able to see his house from far away. Ali and I walked through the woods, going behind his house. We noticed the burnt trees right behind his house. "These smell freshly burnt. I wonder what caused it," I muttered.

"Maybe he smokes and threw a cigarette out here and it caught on fire," Ali told me. "I don't think he smokes. He didn't smell like it anyway," I told her.

Ali just shrugged and walked over to a window that opened up as you pushed on it. It led to the basement. "I can't believe you are making me do this," I moaned and I followed her in. Ali chuckled in front of me, jumping down and looking at me and I made my way down.

"Okay, let's split up. I'll get the top floor, you get the main floor," Ali said and she was gone. She left me alone in the dark basement. "Damn it Ali," I hissed under my breath.

I found the stairs and walked up them and found myself in the kitchen. "Wow," I breathed, taking in all the beautiful details. I heard footsteps above and I knew it was Ali. At least I hoped it was.

I walked into the living room, seeing red furniture. A love seat sat on one side, a leather arm chair on the other. A big flat screen TV sat in front of them as well. I heard creaking behind me and I whipped around. Nobody was there. My heart was beating fast. It felt like I was being watched.

"Maggie! Come up here! I found his room!" Ali called. I ran up the winding stairs and came to the second floor. Ali came out of a room. "Come here," She motioned.

I walked over to her and entered the room. A bed sat on one side of the room, covered in black sheets. Ali walked over to his closet. "Oh, he likes Black! Thank god he doesn't have skinny jeans," Ali laughed and walked into his closet. I had the feeling again. The feeling of being watched was taking over. Footsteps were coming down the hall, I knew it.

Ali heard them too as she came out and put a finger to her lips, telling me to be quiet. The footsteps quieted as they went into another room. "Ali, we have to get out of here. We can come back another time," I told her. She nodded and grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the room.

We walked down the hall quietly, together, trying not to be seen. Ali let go of my hand and walked forward, but I saw a room that intrigued me. Ali didn't even relies that I had went my own way.

I walked into a room and it was full of books. It was like Alex has his own library. I marveled at how many books he had. There has to be hundreds of books. My feet had a mind of their own and they walked me closer to the shelves.

I ran my finger over the books and smiled as I saw some of my favorite classics. That's when I relised that I had left Ali. I ran out of the room and downstairs to the main floor and into the kitchen to the basement.

"Ali!" I whispered loudly. I ran back up into the main floor, roaming around. "God Damn it Ali, where did you go?"

Loud footsteps sounded, but I couldn't tell where they were coming from. I panicked. My heart was beating so fast and it was the only thing that I could really hear. Blood pounded in my ears and I tried to slow my breathing to bring my heart rate down.

"Ali!" I whispered one more time and I turned and ran into a hard body. I fell to the ground and looked up at the guy that wasn't Alex at all.

"Enjoy yourself?" The guy asked me, a smirk growing on his face. My heat beat got faster and faster and I knew that I had been caught, but not by Alex. By someone more scary than him. I was really scared.

"Let's talk. Your friend is waiting for you on the couch in the living room," He guy helped me up and took me to the living room. I knew it. We were dead.

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