"Ignorance breeds fear and hatred." - Kristin Cast, Betrayed

Ranger POV

"I don't understand what that was all about." Keira says, calmly. "She moved on before you did." Cara sighed, looking up at Ranger, he knew the news that she would give him wouldn't be good.
"That wasn't a new student, it was her old teacher. He came to work here." Blade. Ranger couldn't breath. Sure, there were so many reasons to prevent them being together, but when Ranger thought about it, it had been jealousy driving him to ask Ari to the dance. He's messed things up so much.
"Keira, tell Ari I'm deeply sorry, but I can't go the dance with her. I've loved Lu-Alissa for such a long time, I won't let her get away!" Ranger thudded down the corridor, neglecting Keira's horrified look. Cara stared at him, realizing who Alissa really is; Luna. His Luna.

"Stop, Luna, wait!" Ranger yells when the corridor is empty, finally catching up to her. Despite his presence, she doesn't stop running.
"Go away," she responds.
"I'm not going to the dance with Ari." He tells her, grabbing onto her arm and pulling her back towards him. Just to touch, hold her, there's no feeling like it.
"That's a shame, you'd make such a cute couple!" Luna responds, trying to tear herself away.
"I thought that Blade was a new student, and you were flirting with him." Luna stops dead in her tracks.
"No! I love you, can't you see that? I'm not going to run off with the first guy I see!" She argues,
"I know. There were other girls before you, but I've never felt what I feel for you, with any of them." Ranger says.
"I shouldn't have been mad at you. There are skeletons in my closet wearing crowns." Ranger chuckles, he doesn't quite understand what she means and he's not sure whether he wants to.
"I love you with every fibre of my being. I have since we were -"
"Don't. Please. I'm not ready to know about all of that yet, I'm sorry. You should go to the Halloween dance with Ari, I'm going to be training with Blade anyway."
"Are you allowing me to cheat?" He raises his eyebrows.
"I guess." He pulls Luna into a kiss, when they part she get on he tiptoes and whispers,
"kiss her, and I kill you." Ranger chuckles softly.
"I love you," Luna kisses him on the lips quickly, murmuring,
"I know."

Eric POV

"Here it is, High School." Eric stands in the middle of Sam, Finn and Zack, admiring the old building in front of him. Sam steps forward, his brown hair being carried away by the wind.
"Is Luna in there?" He asks, gazing up at the building. Sam isn't the smartest tool in the box.
"Yes, idiot. Why did you think we were here?" Eric sighs, fed up.
"Well, I only came for the McDonald's you promised." Eric rolls his green eyes.
"Right, guys, here's the plan. Me and Zack go in and get Luna, Sam and Finn, you get the names of all the students who fit the description I gave you-remember I want the pictures and the names." They all nod. They are dressed in their fighting gear-black vests and jeans, black leather jackets and boots. They each smile sinfully at each other, as they parade into the building, each checking their guns are firmly in their pockets.

Luna/Alissa POV

Ranger and I head back to class hand in hand, laughing as we walk. We enter the corridor leading to our classes. A shot is fired. I look from Ranger to the classroom filled with screaming students. Instantly, I know who it is, but I push the name away. "Run, get Blade, I'll see what's going on. Don't worry, I'm immune to bullets." Ranger kisses me, like it's the last one we'll ever have, maybe, just maybe, his instinct is right.

I dart towards the commotion, feeling Death's presence. As I open the Science room door, I see a sight that will haunt me. Keira's lifeless body is lying on the floor, completely drained of blood. Eric and his friend Sam have everyone up against the wall, aiming their guns at the innocence. Cara is amongst the terrified, crying her eyes out at her best friend's death.
"And she shows, the girl we've all been waiting for." Eric turns towards me, pointing the gun at me. I gulp.
"Eric, the gun is unnecessary. And you've drained a helpless girl." I say, my voice breaking into a soft whisper. Eric shrugs,
"I was hungry. I resisted the urge to drink the fairie when I realized who she was." Cara? Who is she? What does he mean?
"Blade and my friend are coming." I warn them.

"Your not friends, my darling Luna, you are much more." He says, mockingly. "Now, there are two choices on how we play this game. You can either surrender and be mine forever. Or fight back and your classmates will die, your boyfriend, your teacher, and you'll spend your days feeling guilty in a rusty cell." I look around, for something that could save everyone. But there is nothing I can reach. Eric holds out handcuffs.
"Luna, don't take option one." Cara yells, encouraging a kick from Sam.
"Leave her! If I come with you, you'll leave everyone in piece?" Eric nods. I put out my hands, excepting the handcuffs.
"I surrender." I mumble. Eric grins brightly, snapping the cuffs around my hands. He grabs me, pulling me close to him.
"Your all I've ever wanted." He holds onto me tightly, turning to Sam.

"Shoot all of them except the fairie girl. Kill lover-boy and Blade when they arr-" Eric falls silent, absolutely frozen. The door flies open, and Ranger and Blade charge in.
"Give me Luna, or that spell will be permanent." Ranger says boldly. Eric's body cracks out of the statue position he's stuck in.
"She's mine, fairie. She always will be." Cara manages to join Blade and her brother.
"She's not yours." Cara argues. Eric smiles,
"actually, she is. There are rules in the vampire kingdom. In words, my darling Luna agreed to be mine forever-to save your human friends." Eric tells them. I'm well aware of the laws, and what I've gotten myself into. Eric gently strokes my cheek. "I've not stopped looking for you, my darling." He whispers, loud enough though for my boyfriend and friends to hear. Suddenly, in a bolt of electricity, I come up with a plan.

"Eric, I've missed you so much too." I say, moving closer to him. Eric smiles sweetly,
"really?"
"Certainly. I just used Ranger to try and take my mind off the insane way I feel about you. I never payed you any attention, because frankly I think you deserve so much more." He moves his hand lightly across my cheek. His lips crash against mine. It's disgusting. All I can think about is Ranger and how crap he must be feeling. I remove myself from Eric's lips and look at the pale faces gawking at the door. I turn, as if I don't acknowledge their existence, towards Eric again. "Baby, I don't need these handcuffs. I want to touch you, it's been so heartbreaking to not be able to touch you. I just," I drop my head sadly, "I need to check your here, and that you trust me." He gracefully lifts my chin up,
"I do trust you." Instead of using a key, he snaps the handcuffs in half. I reach up, and wrap my arms around his neck.
"Free the humans, baby, there terrified." I beg, he turns to Sam and nods. Sam leads the river of students past my betrayed boyfriend and into the corridor, before returning a minute later. I can hear the screams of happiness, but I can see the tears leaving eyes that witnessed the death of a child.
"I love you, Luna, so much." Eric tells me. "But I don't know what to do about these three." He scans the horrified fairies and vampire.
"Leave me and my brother alone. We haven't done anything wrong. And Luna I really hate you, for everything you've caused." Cara announces, spitting the last sentence with venom. I pretend not to be bothered, but I am. I want to curl up in a ball, and cry until I die of starvation.
"Don't you dare talk to the future vampire queen like that." Eric marches forward, and tugs on her hair. Cara sequels and I grab my chance.
I reach under my skirt for my stake, and I launch it at Sam, who's unprepared. He falls to the ground graciously, furrowing and crumbling around the stake. Eric turns around, but Blade and Ranger are already beside me. I smirk, "Eric, baby, did you really think I loved you?" Eric shrugs,
"Not really." He grabs hold of Cara tightly. "If I can't have you, then the fairie pri-" Ranger begins murmuring words in that strange language again. Eric stops still, before flying through the corridor, wailing and howling.
"I banished him," Ranger says, rushing to his fallen sister. "Luna, you have a lot of explaining to do."
"I know. I know." I sigh. Like Blade said, 'only you could get yourself into this mess'. And he's right, only I could.