LATER THAT NIGHT....

After that scrumptious dinner Ash had set for me, sleep was easy to come. My eyes drooped before I could reach my room. I kissed Zac on the cheek, gave my bestie a hug and bid everyone else who were busy watching TV a sleepy good night and jumped into bed where the darkness took in.

UNKNOWN POV

My presence in the house was unknown nor did I need to perk up any one's interest. If they knew I was here... NO, they didn't have to know. I knew I was taking a risk. But it was nothing compared to her, the reason of my risk.
This girl who was soundly asleep peacefully, cuddling against the softness of her quilt. She looked exactly like my long lost love. For once I could've believed it was her but the scent of her skin, her sweet, mouth-watering scent proved she was only human and the taste of her blood was what I had the immediate desire I was thirsting for.
But I wouldn't hurt her. I had that much control as much was needed. Her presence itself made me feel better than the terrible condition I was already living in.

She was an exact carbon copy of her. Same smile, same softness of her red, plush cheeks, same colour of the lips and her hair had the only difference of it being straightened. The shade was just the same. She looked beautiful then. She looked beautiful now. There was hardly any difference..
Just that before she was mine. Only mine. Not that many people knew. And now she belonged to somebody else. Some one who I completely despise. But no, I am not going to let everything settle into peace. I'm not going to rest until she is mine.

I come by her side and caress her cheek softly. The touch of it felt nice and she turned away with a sigh. I only want her mine. Is that so hard to get?, I question myself as I continued stroking her cheek. She smiled in her sleep and the words I never wanted to hear, tumbled from those beautiful lips. "Zac, No!" It was only a murmur but yet it sounded as a taunt.

A low guttural sound escaped from my mouth as I turned away, knocking down a few books in anger. When I looked back, she was stirring from her sleep. My time was up. I needed to go.
But don't worry Love, I was coming back. This was not going to be the last of me. For I am going to wait till I make you completely mine and let me warn you, there will be no turning back.

KRISTEN'S POV

Something fell down and that got me out of my sleep. A sudden gush of the wind in my room. My eyes flickered open. That was weird! The window in my room is always shut at night.... So how could it be open? Brrrr.... It's cold! I sat up with a large yawn and then made a mistake that I knew I shouldn't have. I looked into the mirror.

I have always been that girl who used to read a lot and then treat it like some bullshit and believe it was just some stupid myths. But since the time I came to know the secret of the five I am living with, I've had time to reconsider with what I believe in. And reached to the most obvious conclusion. Be careful with the information you receive. Even if it just comes from stupid books.

My eyes fell on the mirror. Everything I read about ghosts and spirits came flooding back to me. Especially the one with Bloody Mary's Myth... I now knew I was being plunged into the sea of horror, facing my darkest fears playing alive.

In that mirror, I saw a man dressed in complete black. Black jacket with a black hoodie on, black jeans and beautiful black leather shoes. Odd combination, if you ask me but fear held me on so I couldn't analyze anything in my mind.
Looking at his face, only his sharp nose, his pink lips which betrayed a smirk and a prominent jaw-line was to be seen. His hoodie covered the rest of his features hence not giving me a proper look of him.

I closed my eyes tight, hoping it was just some stupid dream or my sleepy eyes were playing tricks with my mind and opened them slowly again, to reveal no one in it's place. The breath I held back was now let free in relief and looked around. No one was there, I assured myself. I tried to go back to sleep but the assurance was not enough for my mind to relieve itself from the magic of sleep. I still had the fear of him returning to haunt me.
He had taken a place in the list of my immediate fears for some how I knew this was not the last of him.

After struggling to sleep after so long, I decided to go to one of the boys for help. Truthfully I wanted to go to Chris and ask him to help me with my mind as the magic that he had done had worked remarkably on Valentine's day when I got those ghost jitters.
But then it wouldn't be fair to Zac who really cared about me. He was my childhood best-friend and I am angry with him for taking away my precious memories but he had his reasons and plus he loved me. GOD, I still feel like this is a dream..

I got up and slowly dragged my feet to his room. Zac's room. And knocked. "Come in, Angel! You don't have to ask." I opened the door as I rubbed my eyes with my small hands. "Zee! I can't sleep." I whine, still rubbing my eye. By the other, I could see him, reading with his nerd glasses on by the lamp light. He shut his book and placed his glasses over the book which stood by on his side table and scooted over and patted by his side.
Not caring about anything, I obediently lay down beside him while he put the quilt over my slender body. I was still rubbing my eye but in irritation, he held my hand in his. "Angel,, what happened?"

"Nothing! I just wasn't getting sleep." I muttered. I so badly wanted to tell him that I was scared of what's lurking in my room but truthfully his presence just made me feel better by the minute. He nodded in understanding and laid down beside me, staring at the ceiling just like I was. "Zee?" "Uh huh..." I turned towards him. "Do you still have the key chain I gave you?" I asked innocently. He turned to the other side and then turned back. In his hand was that small key chain I had given him for remembrance of me as a little girl.

FLASHBACK...

"Zee!" The little cute brunette girl shouted in joy of seeing him. He had bent down on his knee and had his arms wide open for her. She ran towards him and his arms engulfed her little body. That was the warmth she was searching for a week. He disappeared just like that for a week with no explanation. She pulled back with a frown and turned away with a deep frown and her tiny arms folded. "What''s wrong, Luv?" "I am angry with you." She stated the obvious fact, proving it through her actions. "Why?" "You disappear for a week without any explanation. How do you expect me to live through that? Do you know how worried I was?" She shouted at him as a grin appeared on his face. He pulled her by the waist and hugged her from the back.

Being this young kid, his actions should have scared her to hell but he was her bestie, so it didn't almost matter. "Awww... I''m sorry! You know I missed you so much!" She turned around, his hand was still placed on her tiny waist. "You did?" she ask with her voice so unsure. "Yes, baby girl. I sure missed you alot." Her tiny arms went around his neck as she pulled him closer for a hug. "You promise you won't leave again?" This time he pulled back. "No darling, I can't promise that. I have a lot of work away." He reasoned, caressing her soft cheek. "Then promise me... You'll atleast warn me before you go ." She put her hand forward, wanting him to accept it and seal the deal which to her happiness he did. He placed his huge hand on her small one. "I promise I will... I promise I will warn you before you go."

A small smile lit up her face. "Now time for punishment!" Her bestie wore a confused look. Punishment? Well, that wasn't a part of the deal? "Well, every crime has to be forgiven with a price... And do you think I'm gonna let this chance go?" She says with air of dramatics which loved giving the touch of it every where.
You couldn't help it but every little girl has it's craze and this one was hers. She wanted him to sigh and think that he might as well give into the mighty powers of hers before he gets hurt but all he does smile which was totally the opposite of what should've happen.

"So what is my punishment, O Mighty One?" He says in that 'Oh My God! Do I really have to do this?' tone after he is injured with those sharp, pointy daggers she shoots from her eyes. " Well, it's small but still very painful and you will take it without a sound." He was still kneeling on the ground. Her angelic face had the hint of a naughty smile as she put his hands in front of her and asked him to close his eyes. When he did, he expected her to take out a branch or something and rap it on his palm just like a very strict teacher of these times. He knew it wouldn't hurt him yet he expected it to happen.
But to his surprise, she struggled to remove the tiny box from her pocket of her tiny skirt and when she did, she quietly put it in his hands, making his fingers curl around them.

She allowed him to open his eyes and he opened the black box which was wrapped in blue ribbons. And it revealed a beautiful key chain. It was a golden heart which had a very intricate opening. He was so scared that he would break it. And there was a picture of him and her in that tiny little thing.

He was smiling in the picture and it was one of those rare smile which contained all of his happiness by moving only those 17 muscles for a charming smile. It was because the person he dearly loved was behind him. Her arms were wrapped around his neck and she too had one of those radiating smiles she possessed. Her head was right beside his. And he concluded that this was the best gift he could ever receive.

Another hug shared and the joy was spread. "Oh and your second part of the punishment... You have to carry that all around." She added. "With all due respect ma'am, punishment accepted." He murmured.

FLASHBACK ENDED...

"Why are you still thinking about it?" Zac asked looking at me. "Well, I'm just reliving the memories which were just stolen from me." I taunted him. "I said I'm sorry." He shouted. "I said you are forgiven." I shouted back in the same tone. "Then what was that for?" "I didn't say anything... I just said I need to relive these memories again cause they were the best part of my life. "Well, you have a lot of time tomorrow... So go to sleep." "Now, I don't feel like sleeping." I say with being stubborn as my aim. But he just put his hand on my eyes. And i don't know when but I still fell asleep.