Geez, I didn't realize the last post was that short! So here is another one, just to make it up to you =) BTW, this book has Dead is Not an Option spoilers.

No, I do not own the Dead Is yes, this idea/plot is all mine! Mwahahahaha!

CHAPTER 2:

Time crawled by as I waited for the meeting to start. I was just finishing up counting all of the polka dots on Poppy's blouse I borrowed for my date with Nicholas next week when I heard a knock at my bedroom door.

"Come in!" I called out. My littlest sister, Daisy, peeked in. She had just started her freshman year at UC Nightshade, where Poppy and I went to college. Daisy walked over and sat down in front of me.

"What do you think the meeting is about?" Daisy asked curiously. "I mean, it was so weird, you'd think they were talking about us." Suddenly, her eyes widened. "They were, weren't they!"

I sighed. Sometimes Daisy was a little too curious, in my opinion. "So what is they were?" I asked, feeling irritated.

"What if…it was bad." My sister mumbled. We sat there in silence, thinking our own thoughts in our own little worlds. I guess a long time came and passed, because my mom knocked on the door and said "Meeting is at Mort's in 30 minuets." We sat in silence and listened as my mom walked away. A few minuets later, I heard a car start up and drive away.

"Well, I better freshen up." Daisy said blandly, getting to her feet. "Meet ya in the car." She slipped out the door.

I got up and decided to where Poppy's blouse tonight. I slipped it on and left my dark wash jeans on. I slipped on a pair of black flats and put a small necklace on. It was the necklace Nicholas gave me when we got back together. It was a plain sliver chain (fake of course) with a small red rose pendant. I gathered my hair up into a high ponytail and left my room. I pounded on Daisy's and Poppy's doors, to make sure they were all done. When no reply came, I flicked off the lights and made my way to our bright car in the parking lot.

When I stepped out of the car outside the mortuary, I swear you could cut the tension with a butter knife. Something big was going on, I could feel it. I gently reached out with my mind, trying to pick up a hint of what was wrong. All I got was a jumbled mess and kidnap, daughters, and news. I sighed and stopped probing. I locked the car and went inside.

"Hey, babe." I turned around to see Daisy's boyfriend, Ryan, slip an arm around her waist. They shared a quick kiss and went into the main room, where the meeting would be held. I smiled. I liked to see my little sister so happy.

"Whatcha smiling about?" Nicholas smiled, wrapping and arm around my shoulder.

"Hey." I gave him a peck on the cheek. He smiled and pulled away, taking my hands in his. "So, what's this meeting about?" I asked. His smiled wavered a little. My smile was gone in a flash. "Nothing." He lied. I pulled my hands away and went inside. A little cold, I know. But lately I was temperamental and I was in no mood. I sat in the middle of the front row, next to Daisy. Nicholas came in a moment later and sat next to me on my other side. Eventually Poppy came in, but instead of sitting next to us, she walked to the back and sat next to her vampire boyfriend, Liam. I turned around and gave him a smile and a wave, which he returned. I turned back around as Mr. Bone, Nicholas' dad, pounded on a podium.

"This meeting is now in session." He said. "And we have to major points to discuss. Would the Giordano family please rise and be seated over here?" He asked, gesturing to a row of five empty seats next to him. Daisy and I exchanged a wary look, but did as he asked.

"Excellent." He said. "Now we can properly start. We have made a recent discovery. You all know Rafe Giordano, Clove Giordano's husband." He said. Daisy, Poppy, and I went into fits of silent laughter at our mother's name. She shoot us a look and we straightened up immediately. "Rafe was captured by the Scourge and held for nearly five and a half years. We came to the conclusion that he was captured for his research on the paranormal community. But…..recent research may prove that….is not so." My sister's faces were a mask of confusion, and I'm sure mine was as well.

"We believe Rafe was abducted by the Scourge not because he studied and lived among paranormals, but because he is one himself."

Ohhh! Cliffy!

Till next time,

Read on and Rock out-

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