He looked at her for a long minute, not answering, and showing no intention to. Her eyes subconsciously pleaded, but he didn't budge. After another long minute, he returned his attention to the road.

Luke was very quiet for himself. Michel could bet his entire fortune that Luke was going to do something against the vampire hunters. Nothing held him back anymore; he could plan the night away and have nothing to lose.

Michel didn't need to remind himself that he had everything to lose.

They arrived at Bergen Swamp quickly after a few more minutes of aggravating silence.

Michel turned off the car, and withdrew within himself. He did that when he worried, which was constantly. Luke always made fun of him for that. He was too "uptight," and if it were not for being a good looking guy, he would worry too much and drive all the women away.

Michel always just grinned whenever Luke complained and would make a smart mouthed remark.

Tonight, however, Luke did not make fun of him. Michel did not make a smart mouthed remark, and a kind of animosity filled the air. Michel got out of the car, did not look back to see if Kerry would follow—why should he hope?—and started walking across the land. He could hear Kerry sigh in frustration that he was going back to his old games, and she hurried in getting out of the car. Luke took his time; he knew exactly where they were going to meet anyways.

Kerry caught up. She stayed quiet for a minute or so, but after a while, she drew a breath in exasperation. "So, who is this other vampire hunter?" He glanced briefly at her, and he could see she was looking down, not making any eye contact.

Yes, everything was going back, not forward. He should just give up now. He didn't want her to admit defeat he could do himself.

"You don't need to know," he replied coldly, trying to end her questions by tone alone.

Kerry might have an observational deftness and quick mind, but she certainly also possessed a pig headed personality.

"And why not? I am hanging around vampires; I need to know what is going on so I can be prepared in case anything happens," she said in a voice that reminded him of her sixteen-year-old version.

Yea, she was beautiful back then too, but now, at eighteen, she seemed more a woman than a young adult. He knew even back then that he liked the personality and challenge she brought him, if not her awkward body.

But now, her being older, he felt she had the package deal: beauty, intelligence, even grace, things he has been thinking about since he came back.

"How old are you now Kerry?" he asked her, planning on teasing her, and maybe make her mad; she usually attempted the silent treatment when she got mad.

"I'm going to turn nineteen in about a month. Why?" she asked suspiciously. Michel knew she would blurt out the answer, and while she did stay suspicious, she would still say it.

"Because you still act like you're sixteen," he looked at her, as if to add emphasis.

She got a little angry, but only narrowed her eyes at him.

"And you act like you're an old man," she shot back. "And anyways, learn to live for the moment," she told him, while she looked around, looking like she might start hopping.

"Why should I?" he asked her, ready to see her reaction, "I'm not going to die anytime soon," he told her.

"You don't know that," she told him, seeming to get hyper, or anxious, and telling him everything. "You don't know that," she repeated, "And anyways, don't you think it would be nice to live with all your special people for a few years that alone for an eternity?" she said the last part slowly, as if making herself say it before she wimped out.

The sudden change of conversation made Michel stop, and really look at her. Could she be telling me that she wants to be with me? he asked himself. If so, he knew this would be the perfect opportunity. Luke told him they'd be together, and Luke's hunches are always right.

"Keep goin' Mikey boy," Luke said from behind. Speak of the devil… He just got out of the car, probably trying to sort out his options and then discuss them with Michel for the rest of the way.

"Taking a break," Michel said, still looking at Kerry. She seemed to look a little lost, trying to figure out why Michel was looking at her as intently as he was. She shook her head, her facial expression one of a questioning glance.

"Alright," Luke said in his relaxed voice. Michel could only think of one thing when Luke acted this way: the calm before the storm. Truly, Luke always seemed so infuriatingly calm before he did anything violent, or planned anything violent. Then he would get excited, and smiles like a maniac. His signature sinister smile didn't help matters either…if you were human.

Kerry stood where she was, looking at Michel, and then said, "Eth—Michel, tell me what's going on," she said, her voice starting to not only sound impatient, but it held a mother's tone. One that said "tell me what you did, or I'm going to whoop your ass" kind of tone.

He didn't like it.

"You came here with me without needing any details, you don't need to know more than what you know." He knew he was being cold. He knew. But he also knew that deep inside, Kerry liked the challenges he brought her. And to allure your prey, you did what they liked…

"Because I didn't want to lose—" she stopped short of saying because I didn't want to lose you, most likely because Luke was sitting right there, taking a sort of amusement in their conversation, both vocal and bodily conversations.

"You know, Mike," Luke piped in; Michel could just see the next thing that would come out of his mouth, "You have not told me anything about this other vampire hunter who is where you sent me to live. And I only figured out this Alex boy is a vampire hunter because of his attitude," and with resentment and a little vehemence, "With no thanks to you."

"Luke, you're not one of the best liars in the world, you do know that right?" Michel told him, trying to lighten the mood, but mostly trying to ward of a joint attack.

And it seems Kerry was thinking the same thing.

She raised her eyebrows, and her head went upwards, as if to say ah, what is this?

"So, not only do you not tell me, someone who is apparently at least somewhat important to you, you don't tell your little brother?" Michel kept his face in one mask, hiding his surprise. With her back to Luke, Michel could see the wicked grin Luke had on his face.

So that's what happened in their car ride back home, is it?

"I'm protecting him," Michel said, and he could note his defensive voice going up. He felt like he was being chastised. How did it go from making her mad to defending himself? And from a lie of all things?

"Ethan," Kerry said, her tone revealing that she chose to call him that, "If you want to keep everything under control, you can't keep things from me, or Luke. What if because of that something happens to him, or me, or you?" Kerry said, the last word breaking her composure somewhat, and a pained expression in her face.

Now it was harder for Michel to keep his expressionless face. He didn't want her to feel as if something bad would happen. He wanted her to feel as if everything would be okay, and that she would think that an eternity with someone you care about is better than a few measly decades.

He closed his eyes for a couple seconds, and gulped imaginary saliva, about to do something he didn't want to do. "You will not repeat this to anyone," he said, pointing at them, but mostly at Luke. Kerry looked shocked that her pleading worked, but soon gained a tentative expression. He added, "You will not act any differently around people who are mentioned," he waited for her response. She nodded eagerly, wanting to get this out of the way. He waited, and looked at Luke.

"What?" Luke asked, "Why do I have to promise too?"

"A different language is not keeping it a secret or not acting differently in front of the people I'm going to talk about."

Luke looked annoyed. "Continue."

Michel smiled. He knew it would be the closest thing to an "I promise" from him.

"And most importantly, you will not be able to show your face to this community after this for a few weeks," he said this with emphasis, and looked at Kerry. She seemed to be taken aback, and knew what he was trying to say: they would have to leave Brockport.

"Clear?" he asked.

"Will there be any chance of coming back?" she asked quietly.

"In a couple weeks. Suspicion is not on my agenda," he said. While strictly true, he knew a lot can happen in a very short amount of time. This was his perfect way of ensnaring his prey.

She nodded. Apparently, it wasn't as bad as she thought. "Alright, yes," she said slowly, as if waiting to see if she was going to regret it in the middle of saying it.

She didn't.

"Well, tell me what you know," Kerry said, now getting close to jump again.

He couldn't tell her don't hate me. Not in front of Luke. He didn't want to appear weak, or love struck. Luke couldn't admit he has ever been love struck, and he's far from a liar.

So, instead of saying it aloud, he thought it, Please, don't hate me, and then, "Anne told me she saw three college students. One of them was most likely Alex, and the other one was…" he couldn't say it. And it wasn't even because he feared her reaction, or because he would know what her decision would be once he uttered those names.

"I promised you already I won't act differently around this other vampire hunters, and I won't repeat anything you say here. Come on," she told him, not knowing what she was getting herself in to, "Tell me who these other vampire hunters are."

He took a deep breath, what he thought was his first sign of distress. "The other two are believed to be Nelle and your lab partner Jamie."

There, he said it.

He almost expected her to be okay. She did look shocked, and she almost surprised him when she collapsed.

He had to grab her to prevent her from falling.

So, yes, she fainted :)

Special thanks:

courtingu: I fail you on longness, don't I? I hope I at least wrote a chapter you enjoyed :)

Angelkrow666: Yes...you were right, it was a "filler" chapter, hope this one is a good enough "Revealing Chapter" for you :)

Isabella Marie Cullen: I shall do what you ask :) Kerry will also have her secret, she will go back to the underground station, and you know what? I am happy you are writing a fanfiction! I LOVE Vampire Knight (Zero/Yuuki fan myself, but I could also live with Zero/AiDeeKay :P), and I would love to read it :) I would also love a link ;)

MythStar Black Dragon: Hope this chapter answered your question :P

Thank you SO much for reviewing :'D Since I started to update again, my story has been getting love, making me happy that people do, indeed, read my story. You could almost make me cry in joy!

By the way, this story will be on short hiatus as I work out a workable story with Nelle as a possible vampire hunter (would explain the whole Alex thing a lot, eh? :) I believe this story will be a couple chapters close to being done. Probably about five to ten more chapters, depending on my planning. As you know, I update every two weeks, so I will give this story a two update break, making it about a month.

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