Chapter 2: Fear

Friedkin University

"Attention! Attention!", a voice called over the loudspeakers at Friedkin University, "Will Gwendolyn Tennyson and Kevin please report to the headmistress' office immediately?"

Gwen sighed and looked at her boyfriend, Kevin. "Well Kevin," she said, "looks like we're in trouble for some reason." Kevin nodded.

"Yep," he said, "but I have no idea why."

"Well then, we better see what this is all about." said Gwen.

Kevin nodded in agreement. "Let's go." he said. They got up and left the class and went to the headmistress' office. When they got there they asked the secretary why they had been called to the office. She shrugged.

"Go on in." she said. They walked into her office. The headmistress told them to sit down.

"as you may know," she said to Gwen, " your cousin's family is experiencing a family emergency. due to this, your cousin, Ben called and asked for you and your boyfriend to be given temporary leave from school for a while, until the situation is solved. I have called you to the office to tell you that my answer is yes, you are both hereby given leave from school until the issue is resolved. Now, please go to your dorms and start packing for your trip, and head for your Grandpa Max's home, where you will be staying for the duration of your leave."

"Thank you, thank you!" shouted Gwen. They got up and headed for the door. When they got to their dorms, they packed their things, Kevin called his dog, and they went outside. It wasn't long before Ben pulled up in Rook and his' truck. The window rolled down and Ben called, "Get in, Grandpa Max is waiting for us at the store." They got in. Ben drove the truck out of the college's driveway, and when they were out of sight of everyone at the school, he pushed a button and the truck turned into a plane. They flew the rest of the way to the store, and entered the store's Plumber base through a hidden entrance.

Plumber headquarters

When Ben docked the plane, they got out and headed for the elevator. When the elevator stopped, they left it and went to meet Grandpa Max(aka Magister Tennyson). When Gwen saw him, the first thing she did was run up and give him a big hug. "So what's the issue, Grandpa?"she asked. Max sighed. "Rook is with Dr. Cullen being treated for a major concussion, and you two are here to work with Ben again while he is gone. Now Rook will be gone for at least three days, so I want you three to be safe, and don't do anything intentionally that could get you hurt, because we've had enough injuries to deal with for a while." They replied in unison with "We promise." Grandpa Max looked relieved. "Good." he said. all of a sudden Gwen got angry and let out an angry outburst. "I can't believe you are trusting Rook's care to a doctor that is a vampire! Have you totally lost it?!" Kevin appeared embarrassed. "I'm sorry," he said, " I don't know what has got into her lately. I think Mother Nature is coming soon with her monthly gift, because she gets very grouchy at that point in time."

Cullen's house

Carlisle paced the floors of his office, deep in thought, thinking to himself: I wonder how old Rook is, because ever since we got here he seems upset, and I have to know his age in order to know whether or not it is safe to change him. I should probably call Max Tennyson to verify his age. "Emmett, " he called, "could you please call Max Tennyson and ask him how old Rook is. I need to know how old he is before I administer any further treatment." Emmett replied, "Sure thing dad." meanwhile Esme had noticed how Rook seemed to be panicking, and went over to try to calm him down some. Emmett dialed Max Tennyson's phone number. A moment later he hung up and told Carlisle, "Max said Rook is about 19 years old, by Earth standards." a knocking sound came from the front door. Rosalie called, "I'll get it." She opened the door and in the doorway stood a girl, Rook's girlfriend, Rayona. She asked, "Is Rook here?" Rosalie asked, "Rook who? I don't know who you are or who you are talking about." Rayona replied, "My name is Rayona, and I am looking for my boyfriend, Rook Blanco." Rosalie said, 'Oh, that Rook," then called to her dad, "dad, some girl named Rayona, who claims to be Rook's girlfriend is at the door and is looking for Rook."