"I thought you were killed!" Talia yelled, shocked by seeing her former best friend standing right in front of her.
"Well, as you can see, I'm not." She smiled. "Sorry to disappoint."
"It's not a disappointment. I just can't believe it's actually you! How'd you know where to find me?"
"That's not important. But I brought you a present." Sierra pulled a box out of her purse, and opened it, revealing a necklace with a blue jewel in the middle.
"Oh my God, it's beautiful." Talia said, almost entranced by the diamond. She picked up the necklace and was about to put it on, when Benny snatched it out of her hands.
"Yeah. It sure is pretty. But it looks a little dirty. I'm gonna go clean it. Ethan, can you come help me?" Benny grabbed his best friend by the arm, pulling him into the bathroom.
"Dude, what was that about?" Ethan asked.
"I saw this in one of my spellbooks. Whoever wears it becomes the opposite of what they really are. And since Talia's good…" Benny started.
"If she put it on, it would turn her evil." Ethan finished. "You think Sierra's working for Jesse?"
"It wouldn't surprise me. The hot readheads are always the evil ones." Benny said. "You go stall them. I have to hide this somewhere Talia won't find it."
Ethan nodded and walked out to the living room, where Talia and Sierra were seated. "Wow. That necklace is really dirty. Can I interest you ladies in a drink while Benny finishes cleaning it?"
"Uh, sure." Talia responded. Ethan was pouring the girls some lemonade in the other room when Benny walked out into the room. "Benny, where's the necklace?"
"I, uh, flushed it down the toilet."
"But I didn't hear a flush." Sierra added.
"Uh, these walls are soundproof."
"I got this." Talia smiled. Her eyes glowed yellow, and she was once again taking control of Benny. "Benny, what happened to the necklace?"
"I hid it under the big clothes pile in my room."
"Which one?"
"The one by my door."
"Great. Thanks, Ben." Talia released Benny from her spell and giggled, "Be right back."
Ethan walked out with the glasses of lemonade. "Where's Talia?"
"Bathroom." Sierra giggled.
Everyone waited, silently sipping their lemonade, and they heard footsteps coming down the stairs. Everyone turned to see Talia, who was now dressed in an outfit that looked like something Erica would wear. "Sup nerds." Talia said, taking Benny's glass of lemonade out of his hand.
"Talia?" It was then that Benny noticed the necklace, which was now glowing on Talia's neck. "Tals, take off the necklace."
"I don't wanna." She responded.
"Talia, take it off!" benny demanded.
"Not gonna happen, Baby brother." Talia laughed. "Man, this place is a total bore! Let's crank the tunes!" Talia stood up and walked to the stereo. She started playing Die Young by Ke$ha and dancing around the living room.
"Talia!" Ethan turned off the stereo. "Seriously, Talia. Take off the necklace. It's got you under a spell. Please, take it off."
"Man, for such a cute guy, you're such a downer." Talia frowned. "I'm going out. See ya, lamos."
"Talia! Wait!" Benny called after his sister. Then, he turned to Sierra. "Okay, Sierra. Where did you get that necklace?"
"A friend gave it to me." She smiled. "I gotta go. Peace." Sierra laughed, walking out the front door.
Benny turned to Ethan. "Come on. We're going after her."
"She could be anywhere right now! How would we know where to find her?"
"It's obvious she's going to a club, and where's the only club that a teen can get in to?"
"Randy's on 3rd!" Ethan realized.
"Exactly. Now come on." Benny grabbed a jacket and walked out the door, immediately bumping into Rory. "Rory, what are you doing here?"
"I heard music blasting and I thought this was a party." Rory admitted.
"We have to go to Randy's. If you want a party, come on." Ethan said, pushing past Rory.
"Sweet! I love Randy's!" Rory ran to catch up to the other guys.
~At Randy's~
"Okay, we need to find Talia." Ethan yelled over the blasting music.
"Found her." Benny pointed to the stage, where Talia was walking on and being handed a mic. "Oh. It's Karaoke night."
"So what's your name, hottie?" The DJ asked Talia, causing Benny to scowl.
"The name's Talia, but you can call me anytime." Talia made the call me sign at the DJ.
"Well okay then. And what'll you be singing, Talia?
"What the Hell by Avril Lavigne." Talia smirked. The song started, and Talia started singing, "You say that I'm messing with your head. All cuz I was making out with your friend."
"I didn't know she could sing that good!" Ethan yelled over the cheering in the crowd.
"Neither did I." Benny responded.
"All my life, I've been good, but now. I'm thinking What the hell?" Talia stopped singing as she spotted Rory in the audience. She dropped the mic onto the stage and walked toward the blonde Vampire, pressing her lips onto his.
"Okay. That's it!" Benny yelled, going toward the two, when Ethan held him back.
"Hold on. I'll handle this." Ethan walked toward the two kissing Vampires. "Hey Talia. Can I have a turn?"
Talia pulled away from Rory and grinned at Ethan. "Of course you can, hot lips. There's plenty of Talia to go around." She put her lips on Ethan's, and at first, he just enjoyed the moment, but then he remembered his plan. While Talia was distracted, he wrapped his fingers around the necklace and yanked it off her neck. Talia's eyes widened and she pulled away from Ethan. "Were you just kissing me?"
"Yeah. Sorry, but it was the only way to get you back to normal." Ethan apologized.
"I didn't say I didn't like it." Talia smiled, pulling Ethan closer. They were about to kiss again, when Benny stepped between them.
"Okay. You can get off of my Sister, now." He pushed Ethan away.
"Benny, I'm not a baby!" Talia yelled.
"Well, you're still my sister!"
"Your older sister! I can make my own decisions! If I want to be with Ethan I can!"
"Are you saying you're with Ethan?" Benny's voice got slightly quieter.
"Yeah. Yeah, I am." Talia admitted. "If you have a problem with that, just stay out of my life."
"Fine." Benny turned and walked out the door, leaving Talia and Ethan standing alone.
"I'm really sorry, Tal." Ethan said while the two walked home.
"You have nothing to be sorry about. Benny's super protective." Talia comforted.
"Still. I feel like I'm the cause of all of this."
"You're not. I just don't know if I can face Benny when I get home."
"Why don't you stay at my place. My parents won't mind."
"Thanks, E. I'll run home and grab some clothes." Ethan looked concerned, and she responded, "I'll be there in 5 minutes."
"Okay. See you in 5." Ethan said, and the couple split off in two different directions. Ethan walked into his house to find Sierra sitting on his couch. "What are you doing here?"
"Now, now. Is that any way to greet a guest?" Sierra grinned.
"Thanks to you, Benny and Talia aren't speaking, and he's probably gonna give me the silent treatment for the rest of my life! Why would you do that? I thought you two were best friends."
"I did, too! Until she left me dying in the street! She didn't even bother to check if I was still alive. She just left with that Vampire dude! Lucky for me, I was saved."
"Who saved you?" Ethan asked.
"An old friend of yours. Remember that possessed plant that tried to take over last year? It thought I had potential, so it replaced the blood I'd lost with chlorophyll. So now, I'm a plant-human hybrid. How about a demo of my power?" Sierra held her arm out toward Ethan, and it became a vine, which shot toward Ethan. It wrapped itself around Ethan's arms and legs, tying him down. The vine then went toward Ethan's torso. It hovered over him for about three seconds, and then entered his body. He let out a scream, and everything went black.
Talia expected to be confronted by Benny as soon as she walked into the room, but instead it was silent. "Benny?" Silence. It was a little too quiet, but she suspected that he went to bed early. She walked up to her room and got some clothes, along with her phone and laptop, and went into Benny's room. "Ben, I want you to know that I'm really sorry about not telling you about me and Ethan. I knew you'd freak out." Still silence. She flipped on the light, to see Benny's bed empty. The only thing remaining was a tiny little vine.
Talia rushed over to Ethan's house and barged through the front door. "Ethan, Benny's missing! We need to go find him!" She expected Ethan to run to her side, but instead, she was greeted by Jane. "Jane, where's Ethan?"
"I don't know. I thought he was with you." Jane shrugged. "But I found this on the counter. It looks bad."
Jane handed Talia a note written in green ink, saying Hello, Talia. Remember me? Your former best friend? I think you're missing something. I happen to know where to find it. Come to the old warehouse at the harbor. See you soon. Sincerely, Sierra.
"Thanks, Jane." Talia whispered. She ran out of Ethan's house and vampire-sped to the harbor.
A/N: What do you think will happen? Haha I wanna know! Tell me in a review! So, time for shoutouts!
Shana567: In my mind, there's no such thing as too much detail. I sometims think I don't add nough detail! Anyway, if you do write a MBAV fanfic, let m know! I'd love to read it! :)
LuvPeaceCandy: Sure! I have trouble coming up with names, so that's actually really helpful! And I agree that Cameron's really hot, but I prefer Matthew in my opinion. :)
Bethan Forever: I don't know if Rory and Sierra would be a good idea, considering what just happened, but you didn't know at the time! And they are all really hot in Season 2! Let's just hope the streak continues into season 3!
So I really hope you guys liked the chapter, and as always, R&R! Luv ya guys! :D