See? I can be nice. Kind of. This is a really short chapter, but I really wanted to end it there... I know: hate, hate, hate. The worst part? Though this isn't the extent to which I written so far, this is as far as I'm happy with it. The mysterious vampire is a freaking pain to control! But, when I let him control himself, everything unravels... Anyways, please let me know if the end of the last chapter accurately led you to suspect what happens next, else I'll have to tweak it a bit...

From Whence God Fled

Damon's eyes widened. Frozen. He threw himself to meet the coming assault. Feeling my terror, Tyler raced out, the others just behind him. Wouldn't be fast enough. Couldn't wait. To Damon's horror, I threw myself at the vampire. I had killed the Alpha. Even after days of abuse, I'd found the strength to overtake him; surely I could call that same power.

Abandoning the silk veil, I flapped hard and, with the stranger distracted by Damon, locked around his neck and wrenched him back. The door to the Grill flew open and Tyler raced out, eyes glowing. The vampire smirked. Ignoring my desperate attempts to hinder him, he caught Damon's neck in his hand. Fear. For just a split second. And everything stopped. The bones in his neck shattered. And there was only silence. As his body crumbled to the ground. No. Please no.

I didn't hear my scream. I didn't see Tyler racing toward us, somehow only handful of meters away, yet miles at the same time. With an inhuman burst of strength, I attacked him; blindly pounding my fists into his face. At though swatting a fly, he tossed me aside. My feet didn't touch the ground. With several hard flaps, I was on him again. An annoyance. That's all I was to him… No. I would see his veins fill with black. I would see the confusion cloud his eyes as his pitiful excuse for an existence simply cease to be. He scowled as he met my attacks. I gave no reprieve, lashing out with every ounce of strength I had. Was it mere seconds we fought? It felt like an eternity. An eternity Damon lay still. An eternity Tyler raced towards us. An eternity before he decided to end it.

With a growl, he slammed his foot into my leg. I didn't hear the bone crack. I didn't feel the agony. My wings flapped violently to keep me from falling as I continued my desperate attempts to overwhelm him. But then my left wing stopped. Somewhere, I felt the horrible dread. But I didn't understand. As I watched his hand close effortlessly around the limb, I didn't understand. As the bone splintered and agony surged through me, I didn't understand. Without pausing, he buried his fangs into my neck, stealing what little strength I had left. Tyler was nearly on us. Had it really been just seconds? Darkness was coming. And, still, everything was silent. Damon… oh god… Damon.

Gasping, my body shot forward, instinctively straining against the chains before I'd consciously acknowledged their existence. Panic. My heart pounded and I pulled desperate at the restraints, but, the instant weight was put on my left leg, my entire body went limp from the sudden agony that shot through me. I couldn't silence the cries of pain and fear and horror. Not again. Please, not again!

My left wing throbbed. White-hot. Crippling and consuming. Still, I fought. Wrenching and convulsing until my wrists were raw and blood trickled down my arms. Couldn't see. There was no light here. And, still, the silence reigned. Damon! Please, Damon, say something! Tell me you're okay! My fault… this was my fault… Sobbing, I pulled harder, trying to force my wrist through the chains; not caring if every bone shattered. If I hadn't panicked from that girl falling; if I hadn't agreed to the stupid, premature celebration in the first place, then he wouldn't have found us in the open; than Damon… god, Damon! Shrieking my distress and sorrow, all I heard was silence.

In a split second, a clawed hand snatched a fistful of hair and wrenched my head back with enough force to knock the air from my lungs.

"If you continue to scream, I shall tear the vocal cords from your throat." Gasping weakly, I strained to keep my good leg beneath me. Unable to shout, I spat at him, rage and hatred consuming my entire being. Without the slightest warning, something cracked against my cheek; dazing me for several seconds. I could only writhe as the pain slowly faded and the screaming nerves.

"Dam…" I tried to call his name, "Damon…" Please.

"The pretty boy?" he laughed.

"You… you," Don't say it. If I didn't sat it, it wasn't real.

"Such a weak excuse for a vampire. I'm surprised he managed to keep you alive this long." Panting, I scanned the darkness, anxiously searching for any sign of his location; any place I could attack.

"You saw it." He added smugly. "You saw what I did to him; how easy it was." No. "Say it." He ordered. I ground my teeth and glared at the voice. "Tell me what you saw." He leaned forward in anticipation. Without a second's thought, I kicked at him with every bit of strength and rage and loathing storming through me. A hand locked around my ankle. That hand… the one that grabbed Damon's neck… and…

"Now, now," the man tsked, "that's rather impolite." And his fingers tightened. Slowly. Showing me just how easy it was. My teeth ground together against the ever growing hurt. My body squirmed. Tighter. Couldn't breathe. He was enjoying this. My foot throbbed and the bones bent beneath the pressure. I was screaming. Wouldn't stop… make it stop! In a split second, the hand left my leg and tightly gripped my jaw, nearly tearing through my cheeks.

"What… did I just say… about the screaming?" I was suddenly afraid he would actually tear open my throat. Crazy. This man was truly insane. Oh god… Something in me clicked. With a new horror, I looked through the shadows. At the ancient vampire concealed there. And a single word left my lips in a rushed whisper.

"Lucas."

As I mentioned, btw, I've rewritten various scenes and cut scenes, and written unrelated scenes just cause. Let me know if you want to read them!

Note - this isn't the last chapter of the story, I merely meant I wanted to end the chapter as I did. Cause I'm a mean, bad person ;P