You Are Loved ~ Ryan Clarke

Hope Is Not The Goal

Luisa walked back into the school yawing and holding Rocket's harness when a wave of fear hit her. She stopped and looked around to see if anyone was there and saw nobody which confused her.

Ghost face?! MG yelled. Luisa rushed to MG's room to see if he was in danger and once she reached his door and opened it she saw he was sitting up in his bed.

MG, are you ok? what happened? Luisa questioned MG. I just had a nightmare, MG told Luisa. Okay, I'm going back to my room now to go back to sleep, Luisa told MG. Wait, where's Kaleb? MG questioned Luisa. I have no idea, he could be in the kitchen, Luisa answered MG.

Luisa and MG entered the kitchen then MG walked to the door that held the blood bags inside. Mg opened the door and walked. Kaleb walked in quietly and stood behind the door then MG came back out holding a blood bag. Boo, Kaleb said. Ahh! MG yelled in fright. The fear quickly left MG and Luisa from being scared by Kaleb.

Come on, man, MG told Kaleb, as Kaleb laughed. Sorry, bruh, too easy, Kaleb told MG as he gently hit MG's shoulder then walked to the counter. Oh, Kaleb said. Luisa and MG watched him wipe his mouth with a towel. Where were you? MG questioned Kaleb. Just got a little peckish, went out for a midnight snack, oh, Kaleb told MG.

We good? Kaleb questioned MG and Luisa. Yup, all good, good, MG told Kaleb. Right away Luisa sensed MG was lying to Kaleb but choose to stay silent. You could always drink my blood since I see you don't like the blood bags here and you could use you blood to heal me afterwards so no one else knows, Luisa offered.  

Okay, Kaleb agreed. Night, then Kaleb told MG and Luisa. Kaleb walked out the kitchen and MG and Luisa walked toward to see the towel had blood on it.

Why did you offer to be drank from? MG questioned Luisa. That's against the rules here, MG told Luisa. Relax, I know the rules here, MG, and besides at least if Kaleb drinks my blood, he won't be rising getting caught out there by somebody or here, also You nearly feed on Penelope and you would have if Josie didn't walk in, I'm going back to bed now, Luisa told MG. 

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Given our recent influx of monsters, Sheriff Donavan and I have decided we need to take drastic action,  please give him your full attention, Dr. Saltzman told the students.

Like Dr. Saltzman was saying, local girls Dana Lilien and Sasha Stoteraux didn't come home last night, Dana sometimes skips town for a few days to party but this is a first for Sasha, Sherriff Donavan told the students. Thank you, Sherriff Donavan, Alaric thanked Sheriff Donavan.

Now while the knife is away with Dorain and things are quiet on his end, it won't hurt to assume the worst, if Dana and Sasha have... Alaric began. MG and Luisa both stared at Kaleb which he soon noticed. Guys if you don't stop mugging me, you heard ol' blue eyes, Dana has a history of running away, Kaleb told MG and Luisa.

I saw you feed on her, MG told Kaleb. Yeah, feed, not kidnap, MG, Luisa, I'm telling you both vampire to vampire and student to student... this ain't on me, Kaleb told MG and Luisa. Luisa felt Kaleb was telling them the truth so she went back to focusing on blocking out everyone's emotions. 

Now, I'll need a few of you to volunteer to go to Mystic Falls High under the guise of an exchange program meant to improve relations between our schools, which unfortunately is necessary, given recent events, now I give you permission to compel them, to gather materials for locator spells because any information we can get will make all the difference, Alaric said.

Lizzie stood up and turned around to be facing everybody. Well, I guess that I can set aside my differences with Dana for a day because that is what heroes do, Lizzie said. Lizzie turned around to face her dad.