Hello People of Fanfiction World! :D I don't know why I just said that, but hey!

So I went to go see The Last Song today, and I was surprised at how good ut was! Miley Cyrus did not suck, as much as I hate to admit it. She did a great job, and everything was just so awesome! I cried sooo hard! I'm not giving anything away, though! I highly recommend you guys go see that movie. Despite the fact I'm into adventure/ scary/ action movies, The Last Song was just…SWEET!

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I am now going to attempt to write an action chapter. Wish me luck

Chad

xXx

I couldn't help the sigh that escaped my lips be loud. I had had enough of all the blood, the screams, the chaos. And now, the wolves who had started the fight, the wolves who were too cowardly to even participate in it, were coming to fight.

"What was the point of that?" I growled.

Andrew glared. "Of what?"

I let out another sharp breath.

Sonny laughed coldly, taking a step forward. She mocked, "Of what? It's been a long day, and we don't have time for your crap, dude."

Drew looked at her like a gross bug. "You know what? Neither do we. So why don't I just kill you right now?"

Sonny smirked. "I'd like to see you try."

"Andrew," Riley said in his deep voice. "As much as I hate to admit it, this lady has as much skill as Chad."

"Oh, please." Andrew huffed. "She's not a lady. She's a bloodsucker. A parasite."

I saw something dark flash in Sonny's eyes.

"What do you mean by parasite?" She asked, honestly curious.

"I don't feel like wasting my breath by telling you."

She laughed again. "But you just did."

"Oh, shut up!"

"Ha!"

"Okay!" Riley ended the conversation.

"Sorry, Dad." Andrew said sarcastically.

Riley growled fiercely, causing Andrew to become silent immediately.

The only reason I was barely paying attention was because I didn't want Sonny to get hurt. But, as much as it pains me to say it, I didn't want my pack hurt, either. I couldn't see that yet. But I knew deep, deep, deep down that I still loved each of them like a brother. My sister, though, was killed. By my girlfriend. I smiled at the fact that I wasn't very affected by this.

Which brought me back to the reason why I wasn't paying attention. Jackson, the wolf I had spared from death, my brother, stared aimlessly into the sky. His grey eyes were distant, probably having the current conversation pass by him as a hum. His arms hung limp by his sides, and his legs were shoulder-width apart. His head tilted toward the sun. I knew he was thinking about Lily. She was dead now, and it was harmless that my cautious instincts told my protecting instincts to keep an eye on Sonny even more than before.

My eyes drifted to her. Her beautiful frame, her dark, gentle, curly hair framing her face perfectly. I watched as a draft blew through the world and her hair whipped out behind her. Sonny's expression was determined, at the same time fierce, yet amused, annoyed, and sarcastic.

I had realized not two hours ago how much I actually loved Sonny Monroe. No, I didn't love Sonny. I was in love with Sonny. Just looking at her I got this wave of pleasure running over me. Touching her gave me this pang of undeniable longing. I was completely caught by her. And the way she kissed me this morning…God, help me.

I knew how to tell her how much I loved her. Just to get her to realize how serious I was about her. I knew how to commit to her, to know her, to love her. I needed her. I couldn't survive without her. I learned that the hard way- you don't know how true that really is- and well, I can survive, but barely. I was pretty much dead at surviving.

Moving to the left, I made my way to Collin's side. I did this for two reasons. 1) He was the strongest of the vampires, probably as fantastic as Sonny, and if a fight broke out we'd be able to work together and kick their wolf butts quicker. The thought saddened me, but these wolves weren't my family if they can't respect me. Collin looked at me and nodded in approval. 2) I could get closer to Sonny casually.

Though I had totally checked her out for two minutes, I noticed I didn't really look at her.

She was about ten feet ahead of the rest of our side of the fight, too angered at the cowardly wolves to think about staying back. What was she doing?

Right after the thought registered in my brain Sonny had already flashed back next to me. I was shocked, but she didn't look at me. I also noted the fact I had missed the whole conversation.

"So what happens now?" Maggie challenged. "Are we going to fight some more? Because all this bickering is fun, don't get me wrong, but I think we should get on with this."

"Whatever." Riley said fiercely. "Chad."

I felt my neck turning in his direction.

Oh, no.

"Come here."

STOP. Don't move, don't look at him, I told myself. I walked toward Riley. Frustration emerged within me at my helplessness. I wanted to look at Sonny, to hold her hand until the last moment, but I couldn't even look at her. I heard her step toward me, reach out. But I didn't turn, I just continued to Riley. When I was five feet away from his human form, I felt my legs go still.

"Now, Chad." He continued. "You have pretty much disgraced the complete werewolf race. I am simply here to help you. The last thing any one of us wants is to have you hurt. To have anyone hurt. So, now, we can end this here and now. Do you want that, Chad?"

"Yes." I whispered robotically. My brain felt fogged and distant. I yearned to turn around and hold Sonny in my arms…

"Chad." I heard her breathe. I couldn't move to turn around and wrap my arms around her. I felt like crying. Why is Riley such a jerk?

"I can tell you how to do it, Chad." He said. His voice…it was almost hypnotic to me. I, despite my current state, still knew that no one else was this affected by Riley's soft, alluring tone.

"Tell me." At that time, all I wanted was or this to be over. Done with.

"Kill her."

I heard a sharp intake of breath from behind me. Dozens of gasps and murmurs.

"Kill that thing that started all of this mess, and we can go back to living in peace. To destroying the enemies that hurt the humans in California."

I heard whispers such as: "I thought she was a veggie. She hunted animals."

"She hunts animals." I argued. I was utterly surprised at my strength to actually be able to speak willingly; to think the thoughts I needed to know so I could stay in tact with the truth. The hardcore facts.

Riley merely smiled. "And that is disturbing the natural order of things.

"Chad," He continued. "It is the only way."

Sonny

xXx

I held Chad tight in my arms for a moment before loosely hanging my arms around his waist. I wanted to squeeze him close to me as hard as possible but I didn't want to hurt him in his human form. I was scared for him. And, well, I was scared in general.

These wolves were cowards. Complete and utter cowards. They fled the chaos when their friends- the acquaintances they called to help them fight- so they would be safe. They wanted to see how many vampires were finished off so they would have an easier fight when they came back. They made the Cowardly Lion look like the Terminator. Jerks.

I couldn't help but feel hope when I remembered that Lily had been destroyed. It felt good to know I could defend myself, to be able to win. But the twinge of sadness was still in there- deep in there- when I remembered that I had done it. I had gone along and just…just murdered her. Besides, she was going to kill me anyway! Doesn't that sort of give me the right of self defense?

…Is murder a result of self defense?

I was pulled from my thoughts when Chad spoke. "What was the point of that?"

Andrew, the one who really hated me, though I know it's just jealousy, spoke oh so innocently. "Of what?"

I got annoyed. "Of what?" I mocked, rolling my eyes. I had moved away from Chad and took many steps forward. "It's been a long day and we don't have time for your crap, dude."

Andrew shot back, "You know what? Neither do we. So why don't I just kill you right now?"

I smirked. I wasn't a conceited and overconfident female vampire, I was a trained and skilled female terminator. I could kick Andrew's butt any day, so it's harmless to say this: "I'd like to see you try."

It wasn't even supposed to come out sarcastic, even though it did. I would seriously like to see how he'd react to my training. Besides, I smiled, I learned from the best.

"Andrew," Riley said in a serious tone. "As much as I hate to admit it, this lady has as much skill as Chad."

I couldn't help the way I felt flattered.

"Oh, please." Andrew scoffed. "She's not a lady. She's a bloodsucker. A parasite."

Good feeling is gone.

A parasite? What does he mean by that? A parasite is an animal or plant that lives in or on the host, obtaining nourishment without benefiting or hurting the host. My mind flashed to the deer I had killed my first days here.

I remember perfectly the blood trickling down its poor leg, the way it limped away as fast as it could for its own life. I remember perfectly sinking my teeth into the skin and breaking it immediately, drawing more blood from the animal's body. I remember perfectly the way I took the animal fro granted, sucking it clean of blood and life. I remember perfectly burying it in the ground so no one else would see it. I remember it perfectly.

I remember it perfectly.

I immediately felt like a monster. But I had already established and accepted that that's what I am. A monster. But not a parasite.

"What do you mean by parasite?" I asked, honestly curious.

"I don't feel like wasting my breath by telling you."

I laughed again. "But you just did."

"Oh, shut up!"

"Ha!" I was amused by the whole distraction.

"Okay!" Riley ended the bantering, exasperated.

"Sorry, Dad." Andrew said sarcastically. I snickered silently as Riley threw him a dark look.

When no words were again spoken, I realized how in the middle I was. In a flash I was back next to Chad.

Maggie commented on the slow ending, and I smiled in approval.

"Whatever." Riley said darkly. "Chad."

I watched as Chad's head automatically turned toward the wolf who had been, from the very beginning, trying to tear us apart.

Oh, no.

"Come here."

No, Chad, no! I know how Chad is with Riley's commandments from past experience. And right now Riley was up to no good. I watched, terrified but, of course, not showing it, as Chad made his way to Riley. The way he moved and his expression almost had me thinking he walked liberated. He's not. He's being forced. He's helpless.

A.K.A, if Riley says the right words, we're screwed.

I was beyond frustrated. I was pretty much helpless because Chad was helpless. Without him, I was nothing. Absolutely nothing. One couldn't survive without the other. Or I, at least, couldn't survive without him. Well, when I left him that one time, I was surviving. Barely. Not fun.

I wondered at that very moment if Chad knew. If he knew in the slightest way joy much I loved him; needed him. No, I didn't love Chad. I was in love with him. Stupidly, irrevocably, undeniably in love with him. It was impossibly strong yet fragile, and I knew, watching him walk away from me unwillingly, that I could break at any second.

Just a minute ago I was confident and sarcastic.

Now I was terrified and sad.

All because a blue-eyed boy was walking away from me.

Oh, I had it real bad.

The picture in my head was not pretty: I saw Riley laughing evilly as he ripped my heart in half and threw me the other half carelessly as he ran away. He stuck his tongue out at me as Chad looked desperately form the sidelines and walked away robotically, slowly morphing into half my heart.

I could feel Collin's weirded-out stare.

You know what would be good right now? Knowing what Chad was thinking.

I whipped my head around to catch Collin's eye. He was ten feet away from me, looking at me strangely having seen my recent inward scene. I rolled my eyes but then stopped to look directly in his.

One, two, three, four, five…

What is he doing leaving Sonny standing there?

How can we help him when he's out in the open?

She's dead. Those stupid wolves killed him. She's gone.

STOP. Don't look at him!

Strange, huh?

I recognized Collin's voice in my mind at the end. All of the words sounded like a million hums in the back of my mind, zooming all over the place. I tried to focus on one 'voice' as hard as I could. Chad's hypnotic thoughts dripped through my mind like honey.

He thought of me as he walked forward to his doom. I smiled. No, not at the doom part, of the thinking of me part. Now I know he thinks of me as much as I think of him…which is pretty much constantly.

"Now, Chad." Riley began again. "You have pretty much disgraced the complete werewolf race." I wanted to punch that smirk off his face.

I'm with you, girl. Collin thought to me.

"I am simply here to help you. The last thing any one of us wants is to have you hurt. To have anyone hurt. So, now, we can end this here and now. Do you want that, Chad?"

"Yes." Chad whispered robotically. His brain felt fogged and distant. I yearned to turn around and hold Sonny in my arms…He was thinking. I want to hold you too, Chad, I thought. You have absolutely no idea how badly I want that.

"Chad." I breathed, his name on my lips causing a shiver to roll down my spine. I wanted to cry as he continued to think of me, and I of him. I let a traitor tear escape my lid before quickly whisking it away. I just wanted to curl up in a ball and bawl. Why is Riley such a jerk?

I smiled when Chad thought the same thing.

"I can tell you how to do it, Chad." Riley said. In Chad's mind, his voice was alluring and tamed. To me, it was like nails down a chalkboard. He smiled kindly at my love, a fake and forced smile. A lie. Chad thought that Riley was trying to help, but at the same time, deep in his mind, he knew what was really going on. I focused hard to read everything running through his mind. I tried successfully quieting the rest of the witnesses' thoughts.

"Tell me." Chad said fiercely. He wanted this to be over, he just wanted all the killing and sadness and anger to come to a halt. I wanted that, too. I wanted that so much.

"Kill her."

I took a sharp intake of breath. The witnesses began to whisper. More of this? They all thought. Let's all just pounce on this mongrel ad get this crap over with. And I couldn't agree more.

Riley nodded convincingly. "Kill that thing that started all of this mess, and we can go back to living in peace. To destroying the enemies that hurt the humans in California."

I heard whispers such as: "I thought she was a veggie. She hunted animals."

"She hunts animals."

Chad is strong. Loving. He wants it over, but for some reason he doesn't agree to killing me. A paradox. He could get what he wants by killing me and ending this battle between the Californian wolves and vamps. I was happy that Chad had the strength to speak willingly to Riley at least once.

Riley merely smiled. "And that is disturbing the natural order of things.

"Chad," He continued. "It is the only way."

It's not. It's not! Tears rolled down my face when Chad then turned around without question. He didn't tell Riley to back off.

I began to question everything that had happened in my life here.

I fell in love with Chad Dylan Cooper. I knew the consequences. He was the enemy, the one I should have pushed away immediately. In fact, he should have killed me right when Riley told him to. But he didn't. Was this all a trick? Was I right in the first place about the way Chad might be being forced to lie to me and get close to me, so in the end he could just destroy me?

Everything inside me crumpled.

It was true.

The man I fell for- hard, at that- was about to kill me. I tuned out all the thoughts of the people around me. Thoughts. That's when it hit me.

Collin.

Collin was the original mind reader. When he first came here, he would have immediately known that Chad was a fraud, a liar. Does Riley's demands go as deep as fake thoughts? No. It doesn't. I knew that from when Lily was still alive and I almost killed Jackson, when Chad had had a mood swing and protected me after leading me to my fate, and I had held his hand the whole way. Collin would have informed me that Chad was using me.

When I say that, though, it seems too dramatic. What would these wolves use me for? I knew almost nothing about my kind or myself when I first came to Hollywood. They would have no use for me.

So…does that mean everything that had occurred between Chad and I was true?

True love?

I learned something today: true love is confusing.

So I didn't know what to do, which had me just standing there as my love stalked forward to murder me.

I stood helplessly. My power had faded from the few minutes I had used it. I watched longingly as Chad came toward me.

"Chad." I whispered again.

This couldn't be happening. Apparently all of the people around us didn't think about trying to help. But maybe this was for the best. Did my death do any good for the world? Did it do any bad for the world?

Did my death do anything for the world?

Was I just a useless murderer who fed on helpless animals? A monster who didn't care about the lives of others? Who was I to take all these lives and then regret mine in my last minutes of it?

I waited silently for as my death came closer.

Plenty of tears rolled down my cheeks. I waned to die in Chad's arms. I wanted to die knowing that Chad knew how much I was in love with him. I wanted to die making sure that Connie and Lucy would be good without me.

I guess my acting career was over before it even started.

I thought about my life, and whispered so only Chad could hear.

"It's not easy being a vampire. I barely know who I am." I told him quietly, devastated.

Chad scoffed, "Don't try to guilt trip me into letting you live." He said. "I'm going to kill you of it's the last thing I do."

I knew he was getting ready to morph.

"Wait," I said, stopping him. "Before you do it I just wanted to say…I love you."

He stopped in his tracks altogether.

Just a minute ago I was prepared to be killed by my loving boyfriend, and now I was not so sure.

"I love you so much." I blubbered. "No, I don't love you. I'm in love with you. I am so in love with you it's pretty scary."

Everyone was staring at me. The wolves stared distastefully, the vamps sympathetically and happily.

"I love the way you wrap your arms around me," I continued, sobbing. "I love it when you lean down and kiss me on the forehead. I love the way you love me for me. I love the way you love me. I love that I'm in love with you. I love you, Chad Dylan Cooper!"

I wiped the tears away fiercely.

Something had flickered into his eyes, but I didn't care if I was now about to die. He knows. And if he still doesn't, at least I tried, right?

Chad turned around only to look at Riley, amused. "Can you believe this?" He laughed.

Riley had looked a little freaked at my confession, but now he forced a smile.

Chad shook his head and looked back to me. I could feel Collin's eyes on me, knowing he felt betrayed. Ah, the things we do for love.

Chad still looked amused when he picked me up in his human form. He threw me over his shoulder and carried me about thirty feet away in front of Riley.

"Riley, you are the Alpha." Chad said. "I want you to do it."

Riley rubbed his hands together and smiled huge. My hands were now pinned behind me back my Chad. Riley laughed, "Don't mind if I do."

"Oh, and Sonny?" Chad breathed almost silently. "I love that I'm on love with you, too."

And Riley began to step toward me menacingly.

The only thing that registered in my brain was my body being thrown through the air and being caught by another, and the screams of agony coming from someone about thirty feet away.