I gently set Raven down on the couch, and as she watches me, her eyes light up with a brilliant blue light.

"Blood, I need blood". She says, her tone unemotional.

Logan makes a dash for it and eventually returns with a blood bag. I place it in Raven's mouth, and as she swallows it, the light that emanates from her eyes seems to grow brighter and brighter, almost as if there is a flame burning inside each of them.

I give her another one that Logan hands to me when she says, "More, I need more." After she has finished, she takes a long, deep breath in, and the blaze that was in her eyes fades out.

There's my girl.

"When was the last time you drank any blood?" I inquire of her in a low voice.

She explains to me in a cool and collected manner, "Just before we left, but this, this was hunger rather than thirst, I could feel myself letting go, and blood was the only thing that made me feel strong again, that's never happened to me before." I move over to the seat next to hers on the couch and put my arm over her to comfort her

"Considering that you just teleported four bodies, it's possible that you over exercised yourself."

"Yeah, maybe," She draws herself closer and shuts her eyes as she says, "I am very exhausted!"

I stand up and lift her up over my shoulders while slapping her behind in a playful manner.

"Off to bed then,"

"Clay!" She laughs.

"Clay put the girl down," Logan bursts into laughter.

"Nah," I shake my head and take my girl upstairs so she can get some rest.

Raven is currently sound asleep on the bed; she fell asleep quite soon after getting onto it. I wrap a blanket around her and then close the door behind me as I leave the room. As I make my way down the stairs, I notice that Brie and Logan are nowhere to be found. After obtaining a glass, I pour some bourbon into it, and then I proceed to the patio.

While I am sitting there, I think about how I will explain the nightmares I've been having and the changes that have occurred in myself. I was able to tell by the look on her face at the club during that night that Raven was aware of the situation but had chosen to ignore it. Since she hasn't communicated with me in any way, it's possible that she is waiting for me to tell her something. When I hear my name being called, I notice that time is passing more

"Clay?" Raven says quietly. I look up to see her standing by the door barefoot, hair up in a messy do, short shorts and my T-shirt.

"Come here," She walks over to me and sits on my lap, one of the perks of us being bonded is I can feel her emotions, "What's wrong?"

"I'm scared... What if what happened in New York..." She trails off, "What if they follow us here?"

As I enclose her in my arms, I say to her, "If something happens, we will handle it like every other time. When my arms are around you, the world stops, and right now I want that," I say with a smile as she licks her lips and tastes the bourbon while I kiss her mouth. "Right now nothing matters but you and I," I continue. She puts her arms around my neck and kisses me.

"I love you Clay Cladwell," She smiles.

That damn smile

"I love you, Raven Beauregard," I kiss her cheek and she blushes. I take the last sip of bourbon left in my glass and Raven kisses me then licks my lips and a wicked smile crosses her face.

This damn girl will definitely be the death of me

I give her my charming smile and give her a passionate kiss. I let my tongue part our mouths and take a long breath, blocking out the rest of the world.

The blaring sound of loud music pulls us out of our isolated existence. Raven starts giggling as the music is playing in the background. As a result of me tickling her, she laughs even louder, and when she goes inside, I follow after her.

While Brie is having a dance party by herself, Logan is watching her from a distance, grinning and shaking his head. As I sit down on the couch and tighten my grasp, I yank Raven along with me and force her to follow. It's hard to say which one of them is the craziest of the two; but, if I let this girl go, she'll be right at home with Brie's crazy antics. She gives me a kiss, which leads to my losing control of her and releasing her from my grip.

She giggles while she and Brie dance, and seeing the joy on her face helps to soothe any tension that I might be experiencing at the moment. As soon as the next song begins, I notice that she is moving in a way that I have never seen her move before. I can't help but be attracted to her due to the fact that she's so stunning. I realise what she wants when she bites her lower lip while looking at me, so I stand to my feet and walk closer to her, pressing my body against her and following her body as she moves.

As the minutes tick by and my appetite intensifies, I turn to Raven and assure her that I will be back in a little while. It would have been easier for me to just invite her in with me given that she is standing just behind me as I enter my room. She pauses at the front door and looks in my direction. She moves closer to me and rests her hand on my face before putting the other hand to my mouth and saying, "Drink." She is unfazed by my appearance and moves closer to me.