I'm awaken with someone's hand cupped roughly over my mouth so I don't make a sound and a sharp blade against my neck. I tilt my head up because I'm scared of the blade touching my thin skin. If it slices my throat, I'm dead. I see the man that's hovering over me, his fingers over his lips, showing a sign to me to don't make a sound. My eyes widen in shock when I see his eyes run a dark red. He's a vampire. I breath deeply under his hand and he moves the blade away from my throat. I try to move my head to see if I can see Chandler or Evan but I can't. It's still dark. He picks me up and puts me on my feet. He pokes the knife behind my back, making me walk to the stairs. I obey, walking up the stairs and meeting with the bright daylight outside. It's worst than yesterday because I can't see the street through the broken window. Also inside the market is John who is being help by another man who is also a vampire. I stop moving in shock but the vampire behind me pokes my back with the sharp end of the knife. I walk towards John and the other vampire. "You guys don't have to do this." I beg, hoping Chandler or Evan can hear from the basement. "Shut the fuck up and get out from the window." "You guys are being dumb in doing this now. The demons' will sense us and find us." I add and he growls, showing his fangs to frighten me. "Survival of the fittest human. We need blood to survive." "I'm begging you let him go and just take me." He chuckles at my comment after staring at John. "The more the merrier." The other vampire let goes of John and they make us walk out of the window first. "Just stay close." John whispers in my ear and I nod, staring out into the gloomy sidewalk we're walking on. We must have ran for a long time yesterday because nothing seemed familiar to me. I don't even know if it's morning or afternoon. They walked behind us the whole time but I stood alarmed if there was any demons around us. Of course they did too because they don't want to die but they seemed dumb enough to come out and get us. Bodies are sprawled out dead on the ground and we had to sometimes walk over them. Children crying and running for their lives. Vampires hissing at us, baring their fangs in hunger as we walked passed them. After walking for a long time one of the vampires grab me and the other grabs John. I try to stray away from him but they shove us into a broken down store. I collapse onto the ground, broken glass cutting into my palms. Blood draws from my cuts and snarling appears in the dark corners of the store. Three vampires walk out from cowering in fear and John stands in front of me. I grow lightheaded, thinking of the time I almost died in the Underworld. The vampires drinking from me and ripping into my flesh. Suddenly someone cocks a gun and pulls the trigger. The long pang rings in my head and the vampires coming to us cower back in the dark. I turn to the two men that kidnapped us and one of them stood there like a statue. He falls onto his knees and hits the ground dead. Blood pools out from his back. The other moves away and two figures come in from the broken window. I thought it was Chandler and Evan but I was wrong. My mouth drops when I see two bodies all covered in black. Their faces are covered with masks besides their eyes. They're wearing black winter hats and I can see that it's a girl and a boy. They point their large Ak-74 guns towards the vampires behind us. The girl had her long curly orange hair down and I knew that hair from anywhere. "Adeline it's okay." She says, the mask over her mouth moving. She pulls it down with her back gloved hand and my eyes widen in shock. The boy moves his mask down too and they put their guns down. Piper Woods and Kaden Jones. "Oh my god." I stand, running to Piper and engulfing her into a hug. "You're alive." I pull away from her and she smiles, her freckled face shining in the light. "We heard what happen to Allieset Dark. Our country is going to go down in flames too because the demons are moving forth. Luckily we are already getting our army ready. We came down here to save anybody who's alive and to kill the demons." "How-how did you know I was here?" "I didn't I just saw you now while I was walking with Kaden." John stands besides me as we start to walk out of the broken down store. Kaden moves away from us, telling the scared vampires to go to the truck that's awaiting down the block. "Oh Piper I'm glad to see you, thank you." "Don't thank me now. Thank me when we get the hell out of here." She grabs my arm and tugs me to the truck. I stop from moving, shocked at her strong grip. She used to be so nerdy and scared and weak. These past months have probably changed for her now that she permanently lives in the Vampire World. "No I can't." She turns to me with shock, her large brown eyes gazing deep into my eyes. "Why?" "Evan and Chandler are out there. I can't leave them behind." Piper shakes her head disagreeing with me. "Adeline trust me right now. Let us get you to safety first and I promise Kaden and I will come back here to find them." "Piper I'm sorry I can't." "She's right, as much as I hate Evan he saved my life. I can't leave him like that." John adds and I'm shocked at him talking. "I'm sorry who are you?" Piper asks her face soon blushing pink. "I'm John, Adeline's friend." He smirks with his dashing smile and I smack his arm down that was towards Piper to shake her hand. "Now is not the time guys. We're at war right now. Piper as much as I want to get out of here I need to find them." Kaden shouts at Piper who was hanging from the back of the truck with the other vampires watching us. Piper turns to him then back to us. "I can't leave you." "Just go without me it's fine. It's our decision." Piper shifts from one foot to the other thinking of what to do. "Adeline O'Here I hate you so much." I can't help but stiff a laugh. "I'm going to call a helicopter to land in the town square in an hour. That's how long you need to find Evan and Chandler. When you guys get there they'll fly you to our country. You'll be safe." I nod my head, hugging her once more before she leaves. "Thank you so much Piper." "I just saved you from hungry vampires. Thank me when I see you later." We let go and she looks down at her gun before deciding to give it to me. "Take it for protection. It's not hard to shoot just have a firm grip." When she hands it to me, John takes it from my hold. I don't argue because I know he's good with shooting guns. His father has a couple at home and he practices in his backyard. Piper hands us a row of ammo to load if it ever runs out and I slide it over my head to rest across my body. Without another word she runs to the truck, hoping in the back besides Kaden and letting the driver drive off. Soon John and I were all alone again in the dark town. ~~~~~