Chapter 5

I decided to stay with them for the night until I had some more answers, but I promised myself to leave as soon as possible. My family may believe I'm dead, but I still needed to see them, hoping they were all right and over my 'death'.

Mary sat down with me at eight that night to answer my questions.

"Ok, first question, where are we?"

"In Gahanna. Not too far from Columbus Ohio."

Good! Not too far from my house! "Next question, how did you AND this guy find me?"

"Well, this team has been looking for you since the prophecy was first written. We had a friend who was working in the morgue and when he saw your transformation, he called us right away. The plan was to go get you after you were buried but you woke up earlier than expected. When the alarm went off, we knew what happened."

"Ok… then how did HE find me?"

Mary looked sad. "I'm sorry, but that's something we don't know. I wish we knew."

"Yeah same here… Well, he already found me when he changed me! Why not just take me then, if he wants me?"

She shook her head. "Again, no idea. These are questions we would love to know as well. But either way, we need to keep you safe and AWAY from him."

"So I've been told… ok, well, I understand the situation so far, so I want to ask some questions about you guys."

She suddenly looked happy again. Probably because these are things she could actually answer.

"Ok. Shoot."

"Well, how many members are there?"

"Several. Most are scattered across the country. Some members are on their way back here. One member and his bride should be back tonight or tomorrow."

"Well… speaking of brides, if I'm the only female vampire and men find human brides, how do I find a man? Or how do I eat, for that matter?"

"We have blood that comes in from the blood bank for you to drink. As for your love life, I have no idea. That's something we can figure out after we deal with the task at hand."

"Well…. True…"

"Anything else?"

"Yeah… it's personal so it's ok if you can't answer."

"I understand."

"… Why does Jaiden act like such a jerk? Especially around me?"

Mary's face slowly lost her smile and her eyes went dark.

"Jaiden has always been that way. Andrew's and his past has always been a big mystery around here and none of us really want to ask. Jaiden is always the one with the plan and he sticks to it. I think you just came into the picture and messed up his system. But he'll get over it."

"He better. Sorry, but I'm not the kind of girl who just sits back and lets the men boss me around."

Mary laughed. "Yeah, I can see that."

"So Andrew isn't like Jaiden?"

"No. Other than looks, they are exact opposites. Andrew is a hell of a lot more sensitive and playful."

"Well, that's good. At least one of them is nice."

"Please don't get me wrong. Jaiden means well. He just has a horrible personality."

I couldn't help but laugh. "It's ok. I'll get use to it."

A knock at the front doors echoed thru the halls and reached us in the sitting room a few doors down.

Mary jumped up with a smile. "Oh! They must be here!"

I followed her, curious more than anything.

When we reached the main hall, a couple was standing in hall, taking in their surroundings.

"Hello Daniel! Kristin!"

The man was tall but surprisingly skinny for a vampire. His blonde hair was buzzed short and he had pleasant gray eyes. He was pretty cute. The woman with him reached his chin and looked very athletic. Her dark brown hair looked almost black and reached just past her shoulders. Her eyes were a dark brown that were behind a simple pair of glasses. Her smile was friendly.

Mary embraced the girl with a smile. Then turned to me.

"Brianna, This is my cousin Kristin and her fiancée Daniel. Their here to add to our numbers and help."

A snort from behind us drew our attention. Jaiden was there, looking as mean as ever with his arms crossed.

"Only ONE is here to be useful to us. The other is here because she feels she needs to be up her lovers ass all the time."

I opened my mouth to snap at him but someone beat me to it.

"Hello Jaiden. SOOOOO nice to see you haven't changed." Kristin drawled. "I can also see that stick is still jammed up your ass."

He narrowed his eyes at her. "And you haven't changed either. Still a smartass with a bad attitude and clinging issues."

"Hey, at least I have someone I care about. You couldn't keep a woman even if you paid her!"

I burst out laughing, liking this woman more and more.

Jaiden glared at me, then turned to leave the room.

"Daniel, meeting will be tomorrow a nine. That's enough time for you to settle and be ready to fight."

He left without another word.

I turned to see Daniel smiling at Kristin.

"You certainly know how to push someone's buttons."

She smiled back at him. "I learned from the best."

She turned and smiled at me.

"Sorry about that. Ever since me and Daniel got together, he has been treating me like some annoying puppy."

I smiled at her in return. "It's ok. I completely understand with that guy."

She laughed with me.

"Excuse us while we settle into our room." They both left up the stairs.

"Well, I need to finish some paperwork over my personal estates. I'll talk to you later." Mary told me and left.

I looked at the clock on the wall and my brain began to work in overdrive.

Maybe I can get out and no one would catch me… I can run like hell…

On second thought, it's way to late now… I can get up early tomorrow…yeah, that's the plan!

I understood what Mary and this team was trying to do, but they weren't going to stop me from seeing my family at least one last time.

I walked up the stairs to my own room to watch some television.

…..

I had a weird dream when I fell asleep…

I opened my eyes and saw a veil blurred my vision. I knew instantly I was in a wedding dress but for some odd reason, it was black. So was the veil. I had no control of my body; otherwise I knew I would have moved it.

My legs began to move forward down a red aisle. In my arms was a bouquet of red and black roses lined with baby's breath. Out of the corners of my eyes, I saw shadows of people sitting in the seats.

Looking ahead, there was a large white archway with flowers all around it. A tall figure stood underneath, waiting for me.

After what seemed like eternity of walking, I reached the archway and the figure held out his hand to me. I took it and we both stood under the archway. After a moment, I heard all the figures in seats stand.

As I turned to them, the veil was lifted from my face and I gasped in horror.

The figures in the audience were shadows with red eyes and glittering white teeth. Their fangs were sharp and they were smiling at me. Their arms began reaching towards me and I was too horrified to move.

A deep voice from behind me dragged me from the vision.

"My queen."

I turned and screamed.

I couldn't see his face, but his eyes were and his teeth were sharp and dripped blood.

I screamed as he lunged at me.

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Sorry it took me so long to update. I have a lot going on. I'm finally getting ready for my move to Alaska! So updates might be scarce for a while. But I have not stopped writing! Remember that!