Ethan's POV
So far, I've been here for what? Weeks? I didn't even know how many weeks I've been there. I could tell they weren't a lot. But how come no one ever found me? I mean, Jesse has to save me. He's my boyfriend. And Benny had always been there for me, so what was going on? And Rory, Erica and Sarah were my friends too. How could they not notice a thing? And even if they didn't, why hadn't anyone found me? It was not just my friend and boyfriend, but what about my family?
I decided to stop thinking about this. Honestly, the more I thought about it, the more I felt sad for not having anyone in my life at the moment. The only face I ever got to see was James's. Ugh! I hated that guy.
That was it. I couldn't take it anymore. I had to find a way to get out of here. But the question was: how? How on earth could I break out of here? There had to be a way, though.
Jesse's POV:
Now that I've quit school after those few days that I was in it, I had to take care of James. But to do that, I had to find him. That was the hard part. Why? Because James was a very sneaky and evil guy – well, more evil than when I was before. Now, where would my brother be? Hm… this was very hard.
I would do all of this by myself, but Benny insisted on coming with me to help. I would say no again to him, but Ethan was his best friend and we had to put an end to the threat that was after him. We didn't know if James was still chasing him around, but who cared? That James was going to pay for going after my Ethan.
Speaking of Ethan, I noticed something weird about him in the past few days. He'd been acting weird ever since he escaped James. Maybe he was too terrified. Maybe James did something to him. Well, whatever James did to Ethan, I'd do worse to him. Ethan was not a game James could play with and I definitely won't let anyone do anything to him. Scratch that. I wouldn't let a single person touch him.
Ethan's POV:
I pace around as I try to figure out a way to escape. One thing I could do is find a key. But the keys are not even close to me. Another thing I could do is break the walls and get out, but I knew this wouldn't work. One, if I break the wall behind me, people would hear a loud sound. I really didn't want James to come and see me trying to escape. Wait! Breaking things! That's it! Well, not exactly breaking something. Since there were bars and I was a full-fledged vampire, I could actually use my strength to break out. If I apply enough force to pull the bars apart, I'd be free in less than a minute. Why didn't I think of that when I turned? I felt so stupid.
I went near the cell's bars and looked left and right to see if no one was there. Fortunately, there was no sign of a living soul. Oops. That came out a bit wrong.
I knew there was no one because I couldn't see anyone and as far as my ears can hear, there were no sounds.
I smiled. I was very lucky at that moment. I put my hands on the cold metal bars and used most of my strength to pull the bars apart. Believe me, this was a difficult task. Even as a vampire, I couldn't do it easily. But finally, I managed to do it. My smiled was even bigger than the previous one. I stepped outside after making sure again that there was no vampire around. Now all I had to do was find the exit and avoid being seen by anyone. Especially James.
I walked slowly, looking left, right and behind me as I walk. I actually know where to exit. It wasn't very hard to find it.
Crap! As I saw the door leading to outside, I saw two vampires standing there. I think they'd know I was imprisoned there since I saw them a few times before today.
Now what was I supposed to do?
Erica's POV:
I never knew I'd feel this way. Happy and joyful. I mean, now that I know that wasn't Ethan, falling for him wasn't something wrong to do. Ethan was dating Jesse, not his brother. This feeling is so… right. Having someone by your side. Someone who you know is perfect for you. I'm undead, but I felt so alive.
Maybe that's what love is like.
But this thought never popped into my head but… if Aiden is pretending to be Ethan, then what about Ethan? The others around me don't know this except Aiden, of course. But this makes me really worried about Ethan. I know… this is so unlike me. Caring too much about a person who barely speaks to me. But still he was a friend and I should think of him like I think about Sarah or Benny or… anyone of my friends, actually.
Okay, this situation is so confusing me and I don't want to be confused anymore. All I want to think about is love right now.
Ethan's POV:
I walked away from the door after looking behind at the two unconscious vampires. I couldn't believe I actually did that. My mind couldn't take all of this. Becoming a full vampire happened too fast for me. I've turned for a weak human into a strong vampire. It was too shocking since this was a time when I decided to use my powers.
Anyway, enough thinking, Ethan. You have to go back home. I sighed. I went as far away from the place using my vampire speed. I would've searched for James in there and tried to kill him, but I knew I was weak alone. I needed someone… like my 200-years-old vampire boyfriend.
I walked down the street, leading myself home. But before that, what was I supposed to do when I reach home to see my friends and family? Did Benny use magic to duplicate me or something so no one would notice I'm gone? Or… I didn't really know.
Coincidently, I spotted Benny walking down the street. But I think that he saw me before.
"E? Didn't I just leave you?" Benny asked, pointing behind him, where his house was.
"What? What are you even talking about?" I asked in confusion.
"Okay, don't tell me I accidentally erased your memory a few minutes ago." Benny muttered.
"What? No. Benny, I haven't even seen you in weeks." I said. What the heck was going on? Seriously.
"I have no idea what's going on, but you better explain to me what's going on." Benny said, crossing his arms, waiting for me to talk.