Nina POV

"This flower is so pretty! How romantic!" Amber shrieked as she saw the single rose its vase.

"Yes Amber, it's pretty, now can you stop shouting?" I spoke softly as I grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge. She rolled her eyes and examined the rose more. She's such a girly girl.

"So Nina, where have you guys been running off to?" she asked out of nowhere.

"Who?"

"You, KT, and Eddie," she answered as she focused on my facial expressions and body posture.

"We haven't been running off anywhere," I stated, walking off to the living room. "You're such a liar!" Amber raced after me, blocking me from the entrance to the foyer.

"Nina, am I your best friend?"

"Besides KT and Eddie."

"Well am I at least your BBFF?" she questioned impatiently, crossing her arms.

"What's that?" Confusion was obvious in my voice as she rolled her eyes.

"Oh Nina and you're American ways. BBFF means best British friend forever, so am I you're BBFF?" What does me being American have to do with anything?

"Yes Amber, you're my BBFF," I said as I tried to pass her again.

"Then that means you'd tell me anything, right?" she raised her eyebrows at me.

"Yes Amber, I'd tell you anything I can tell," I spoke softly, finally getting past her.

Jerome POV

Amber had a point, Eddie, KT, and Nina are always wondering off. Now that I think about it, what did we know about them? They were actually really suspicious. I may spy on them. Speaking of which, Nina just went upstairs. I dashed up the stairs and came to KT and Nina's bedroom door. I leaned against the door and listened carefully to their conversation.

"She's still suspicious? Amber, of all people, I would have thought Patricia or Fabian or even Alfie not Amber," KT said.

"I dealt with it," Nina replied.

"You really think there's a war coming?" KT asked. What? What war? What are they talking about?

"Yea, why would we be sent here if it wasn't?" Nina questioned. A beeping sound came from the room as it shut off quickly.

"Why does the world like messing with us?" KT sighed.

"I don't know. Hey, where's Eddie's harpoon gun?" Nina spoke softly as my eyes widened. What were these three up to? I got up from my spot on the floor and headed to my room. I was defiantly going to figure out what's up with them.

Nina POV

I screamed as I got thrown back into a tree.

"Why do we do this?" I shouted at KT as I got up. She shrieked an "I don't know" as she messed with the harpoon gun. "KT! Shoot!" The cyclops grabbed me by my arms as I kicked and struggled. She shot the gun, missing by a good two yards.

"Really?" a male shouted. I turned my head to see Eddie against a tree with the harpoon in the tree literally a centimeter above his head. "Sorry." KT smiled innocently as Eddie came running up to her taking the weapon.

"You're not allowed to play with this anymore," Eddie scowled playfully.

"But I have to," she pouted as he laughed.

"Sorry to interrupt the beautiful moment of best friends but I need help over here!" I shouted as the cyclops swung me around wildly. Eddie aimed and hit the cyclops right in the eye. KT staked the monster as I collected the ashes.

"We should go take this to the Industries," I suggested as Eddie shook his head. "Go without me."

"You'll have to see your dad sooner or later, you know that right?" KT told him.

"I should go check to see if Yacker's home safely," he spoke quickly, running off. KT and I both knew that Eddie didn't want to see his dad. I mean, the man did leave Eddie and his mom in America but Eddie knew why he had to do it. He'd have to see him eventually but he should go make sure Patricia's home right now.

"Can you believe Patricia actually let him leave? I would have never let that happen," KT flipped her hair as we walked to the school in the dark.

"Love makes you do crazy things," I reminded her.

Eddie POV

I entered the old house and immediately headed upstairs to Patricia's room. Right when I was about to knock I heard the conversation going on.

"So how was your date?" Joy asked with, what I assumed was, a smirk.

"Great surprisingly, but he did his normal emergency thing and ran off," she sighed. Her words hit me like bullets as I felt the guilt and the need to tell her about who I really am.

"What'd he say," Mara inquired.

"Um...that an emergency came up and that it was really important and if it wasn't he wouldn't have left for the world. Then he kissed the top of my head and left," she told them as they aww-ed.

"That's cute how he said it. Like he was leaving you but he showed you how much he wished he didn't have to," Joy spoke in a daze. I rolled my eyes as I finally knocked on the thick wood.

"Come in!" Mara shouted as I opened the door.

"I just wanted to make sure you came back ok," I smiled at Patricia.

"And what if I didn't?" she questioned with an innocent look in her eyes.

"Then I'd go crazy," I told her as she smiled brightly.

"We'll need to reschedule," she nodded at her own comment as I laughed.

"What if I don't want to?"

"Don't you like spending time with me?" she gave me a pout as I grinned.

"It's the best part of my day," I kissed her forehead gently as I headed for the door. "Go to bed, it's getting late." Mara and Joy gave each other a look at mine and Patricia's conversation as I shut the door.

I tossed in turned as I woke up for the third time that night. Something just felt wrong. I rolled over closing my sleepy eyes again. Right when I was about to fall asleep a scream filled the air. All the tiredness was gone from my body as I shot out of bed and raced upstairs. I got to Patricia, Mara, Joy, and Willow's room to see all the girls and Trudy already there.

"What happened?" I asked.

"Patricia woke up screaming from a nightmare," Mara told me as I looked at Patricia. Her forehead was dripping with sweat and she looked to be out of breath but the next thing I noticed told me it was more than a nightmare; her eyes were filled with pure terror not just the normal nightmare terror.

"It wasn't a nightmare, well it was but it was more," Patricia spoke up, glaring at her, "Something was in our room! I'm not crazy!" I looked over at KT and Nina and gave them a knowing look.

"Well if you say that I better go check outside and all the locks, doors and windows," Trudy said, scurrying out of the room.

"We'll go make you some tea and get you a wet cloth," Joy smiled as the four other girls left, leaving just KT, Nina, Patricia, and I.

"Are you ok?" I questioned, sitting on the bed beside her. She nodded as she played with the corner of her blanket.

"What happened?" KT asked softly, taking a seat at her blanketed feet.

"I was having a nightmare then it got to the point where everything was just heavy. Then I shot awake, but something was sitting on me. It was too heavy for me to push off so I screamed. It ran out the window when I screamed then that's when everyone came," she sighed. We were all silent deep in thought. "You think I'm crazy too, don't you?"

"You're not crazy," Nina snapped softly. KT and I nodded in agreement as I continued to think what this thing could be.

"Honestly, that's the sanest thing I've heard all day," I smiled as she watched me.

"I'm scared," she admitted. I could tell that the words were bitter tasting as they came out of her mouth. "What of it comes back? It could kil-"

"Don't even finish that sentence," I hissed at her, unable to think about that. "Patricia, listen, we're not going to let anything happen to you. I won't let anything hurt you. I'll even camp outside your room if it makes you feel safe." She smiled that beautiful smile of hers as she shook her head.

"No, go to sleep. Don't let me keep you up," she waved off as I chuckled

"If you need anything just text me, call me, even scream. I don't care, just get me," I demanded as she gave a tiny grin. The four girls and Trudy came back and handed her a cool rag and a glass of water.

"I'm sorry dearie, I didn't see anything out there," Trudy told Patricia as she sighed.

"Come on, let's get back to sleep," KT spoke as everyone went to their rooms and beds.

"I'm serious Patricia," I whispered as I kissed her forehead.

I crept down the girl's hall as Nina and KT can out of their room.

"Victor's coming!" KT panicked. I grabbed a bobby pin from Nina's hair, her letting out a painful hiss, unlocking the attic door.

"Go," I demanded as Nina and KT rushed up the stairs. I followed them, shutting the door behind me.

"That was close," Nina breathed as Victor's heavy footfalls left downstairs.

"Yea. This place is creepy," KT shivered as she wrapped her arms around herself. She was defiantly right. Dust hung everywhere, settling on the boxes and stuff thrown in the room.

"What kind of Supernatural could have given Patricia a nightmare like that?" Nina questioned as she looked at the different object around the room.

"I didn't know at first but when she said something was sitting on her I knew. It has to be an Alp better known as a Mare," I said as I went through boxes.

"Why didn't I think of that? Ugh, I'm losing my touch," KT exclaimed.

"What do we do? Wait till it gets back or look for it?" Nina inquired.

"If it wasn't Yacker, they I'd say wait but you saw that fear in her eyes. I don't want her to go through that again." I shook the image of Patricia scared from my mind as KT paced back and forth. "I'm leaving the decision up to you two cause I'm blinded." They nodded as they began thinking and had their own little meeting. My phone vibrated in my pocket as I grabbed it quickly.

From: Patricia :)

I can't sleep...I'm scared

I sighed as my fingers moved across the keyboard.

To: Patricia :)

Yacker, nothing's gonna hurt you.

From: Patricia :)

I'm still scared. Eddie, I'm not used to fear. I don't admit fear and now I'm piling high on it.

I didn't like seeing Patricia like this. She's really strong and stubborn and right now is her moment of weakness.

To: Patricia :)

You know what, I hate seeing you like this, I'm camping outside your door.

I left the attic and went to Patricia's door and sat in front of it.

From: Patricia :)

Listen Slimeball, I already told you not to worry about me and go to sleep.

To: Patricia :)

Well I told you if you needed anything I would do it. And you obviously wanted me to either worry to see if I care or wanted to tell me so you'd feel safe.

I heard the buzz of her phone from her room as footsteps came towards the door. The door opened with a quiet creak as Patricia tip-toed out and sat beside me.

"The point of me camping outside your door is so you can sleep," I whispered.

"Talking to you will make me sleepy," she replied.

"You're going to be exhausted tomorrow," I told her as she laughed.

"Not as exhausted as you."

"I made a promise," I reminded her as she sighed.

"Can I ask you something?" she questioned softly.

"Anything," I answered.

"Why did you promise me that you'd do anything I needed?"

"Honestly?" She gave a small smile nod as I sighed and continued, "Because I like you a lot. I like you more than anyone, like more than everyone I've met and I've met a lot of people. Honestly, I could stand if anything happened to you. I mean if something happens to Nina or KT I'd care a lot since they're my best friends, but you, I'd go insane if anything happened. I just can't stand it. When you're sad I'm upset until I'm able to cheer you up, when you're happy and smiling and laughing, I have to smile. Then it's just tearing me up inside to see you so scared and upset while I can't do anything." I finished my little speech as Patricia put her head on my shoulder.

"You scare me," she muttered as I looked down at her.

"What do you mean?"

"It's not necessarily you it's the feelings I get because of you. I mean I'm the tough goth pixie but since you've came I've been girly and nice and..." She struggled on the last thing she was going to say as I urged her to continue. "You make me feel weak. I've just never been into someone like this, especially since I've only known you a week or so. I afraid I'm going to fall and just...not be caught."

"I would never let you fall and I'm going to tell you this, by the end of the year you're going to be in love with me."

"Really? What makes you so certain, Weasel?" she asked with an eye roll.

"Because I'm charming, hot, protective, have good taste in music and I'm more like you than anyone in this house. Plus we challenge each other so it'll always keep us on our toes," I explained as she nodded at my "modesty".

"Will you be in love with me by the end of the year?"

"Most likely."

"Why?"

"Because you're you. You never stop talking, you're constantly sarcastic, you have the most annoying accent I've ever heard, yet I still look forward to hearing it every day. You have the prettiest eyes yet you never show them off, you have the brightest most beautiful smile I've ever seen, it seriously brightens up an entire room, but you never smile unless you're making fun of someone, laughing at something or, and I don't mean to be conceited, when you're around me. You have the meanest attitude yet I look forward to your next insult, you drive me insane, like literally insane. Yet I like you more than anything, you're different," I spoke softly as she lifted her head from my shoulder. Once I finished, she grabbed the back of my head and neck and kissed me on the lips. I kissed her back as I forced back a smile.

"It's working already," she joked once we pulled away. I pecked her lips once more before settling back in my original position.

"What's going on between us?" I asked as she repositioned her head on my shoulder again.

"I don't know. We like each other, have gone on a date, and kiss constantly but we're not dating," she sighed.

"Do you want to date?" I asked her with humor laced in my voice. She laughed as she shook her head.

"I do but I still just met you, give me another week or two."

"I'm going to remember that," I warned her as she laughed and gave out a yawn. Her eyes drooped as she began to fall asleep. I was right behind her because as soon as she was out cold, I was too.