The Death of Peace of Mind

Fifteen

-Olivia-

"So what's the plan?" I asked as I picked up a piece of pizza that the guys had bought for me.

"That's something I haven't thought about." Nicholas admitted.

"He's a hunter that won't stop until he gets what he wants." Marie spoke up from the side of Nicholas, "He would spend hours out of the apartment so I'm guessing he was charming his victims before he'd kill them." She took a sip of her wine, "All of them were killed at home." Noah nodded, "He would have had to have been invited in." I felt Noah tense at the side of me. Louise must have known George. She trusted him like Marie and I.

"But he knows you guys would never leave my side." I spoke as I put my slice down, "How are we going to draw him out?"

"That's where I come in." Noah sat up. "He knows we're together? So what if we gave him the impression we're no longer dating?"

"You're breaking up with me?" I gasped playfully.

"You know that might actually work." Jolly chimed in, "We get you two back to Liv's house, stage a fake break up, Noah leaves and then we wait for the fucker to turn up..."

"And then we fucking end him!" Nick yelled, "Sorry I got excited."

"Mar? Have you got control of your ability?" I asked. A big part of the plan rested on her shoulders.

"We're all fed right?" The guys nodded. "Liv. Cut yourself."

"Woah!" Noah glared at her, "Can we test this without my girlfriend hurting herself in a house full of vampires?" I got up and ran to the open kitchen, "Liv put the goddamn knife down."

"Do you guys trust us?" I looked at Marie. No one answered. "You boys are a bunch of pussies." I said as I dragged the knife across my palm.

"Fuck sake Liv!" Noah shot up from his seat and got to me just as I had finished dragging the knife across my flesh. "What the fuck? I can see it but I can't smell it." I smiled getting a cloth, putting pressure on the wound.

"I think that answered my question." I looked at them all, "I trust you guys with my life. You're the family I always wanted." I got tears in my eyes, "If I get hurt or turning me isn't an option, then don't focus on me okay?" Noah held onto me tight, "Your goal is killing George. Kill the fucker that has caused you all this pain for 30 years and get your revenge."

"We got it covered Liv." Noah held me tighter, "We're going to kill him and keep you safe."

- - - -

Sleeping next to Noah had been helping with the nightmares. I still had them but I was no longer waking up to a lonely room. My lover was there to hold me while I cried.

"Tell me about your last nightmare Liv." I closed my eyes as Noah stroked my back.

"You want to know?" I asked.

"If it helps you sweetheart, I want to know."

I sighed, "I think it's my anxiety over what we have to do." I leant back looking at him. "I think I'm worried incase something goes wrong." I gulped, "What if Marie can't mask you guys? What if he doesn't believe our fake break up? What if any of you get hurt badly that you can't heal?" I sniffed getting tears in my eyes, "What if we lose you?"

Noah's lips met mine in a soft kiss, "This is your anxiety talking okay?" He smiled softly, "Let me answer you anxious rambling okay pretty lady." He put his hand on my cheek, "Marie proved she could mask us when you cut your hand remember? None of us could smell your blood. We only knew you were bleeding because we could see it." He kissed me again. "Our fake break up is what it is baby. A fake break up and we will make it convincing. We'll have to say things to each other that will hurt but deep down we'll know they aren't true." He kept kissing me after every question he answered. "And finally, you will never lose me." He pulled me into his chest. "I'm going to be the one to end him."

- - - -

"Today's the day." Nick sat on the sofa. His right leg bouncing up and down as if he was behind his drum kit. "I don't usually get nervous."

"Nicholas, can you please calm this fucker down?" Jolly groaned, "He's freaking me out and we need to be focused."

"Nick?" I put my hand on his leg, "Focus bestie. I'm here and in a few hours guess where I'm going to be?" He looked at me slowly, "I'm going to be right here again."

Nicholas chuckled, "You've managed to calm him down before I've even had the chance to do anything."

"That's the power of friendship." Noah came into the room holding his car keys, "You've done it for me for so many years." Noah looked over to me, "You ready for this baby?"

I shook my head, "No but there's no backing out now is there?" I stood up taking Noah's hand, looking at the others. "Let's kill this bastard."

- - - -

We stayed in silence for most part of the ride before I spoke with a question. "Noah? What happens if I uninvite you into my home?"

"Why would you do that?" Noah questioned me back.

"What if in the heat of our fake break up I uninvite you? What happens then?"

He sighed, "I wouldn't be able to enter your home Olivia. I wouldn't be able to save you."

"But I can always invite you back right? I'm just trying to think of something that would convince him that we broke up."

He started to laugh, "You know what? For a human you're pretty smart."

I pulled a face before realising how close to my home we were. Oh shit, this was the start of it, "What's that suppose to mean?"

"Come on Liv, everyone knows that we're the superior species. All humans are, are weak creatures that we call food." Noah was pretty good at this.

"So that's all I am to you? A fucking food supply? Thanks Sebastian that means a lot." I huffed.

"I touched a nerve?" He taunted, "Maybe you're right." I could see the smirk forming on his lips, "You have no family. Who is going to miss you when you're gone?" He asked, "I'll answer that question for you Olivia. No one. Your best friend left you and vanished without a trace and your other best friend is a vampire who can't wait to fucking suck you dry."

Even though I knew he didn't mean any of what he was saying, his words still stung. "How could you be so heartless Noah?" I asked as he parked in my driveway. The guys and Marie weren't too far behind us. "D-did you ever love me?"

"No." He replied instantly, his hands gripping his wheel, "Did you think we were dating? You were just an easy fuck Olivia. Nothing more. Nothing less."

Fuck, this was killing me, my tears were real imagining him actually saying this to me. "So was Louise an easy fuck too?" The second I said it, I realised I'd fucked up. "Noah I-I didn't mean to..."

"Get out." He hissed under his breath. Shit! Did I fuck up the plan? No, I couldn't have.

"W-what?"

"Get the fuck out of my car Olivia!" I've never seen him this angry.

"N-Noah I didn't m-mean..."

"Get out!" He yelled causing me to jump, "You better fucking move Olivia or I swear to God I'm going to fucking kill you!" I got out of the car as quickly as I could sobbing. "You want to stay alive?" I carried on crying, "Answer me!"

"Y-yes."

"Uninvite me."

This was it, "I-I-I" I sobbed harder than ever, "I uninvite you to my home N-Noah."

"Good. I don't ever want to see your face again Olivia. I was stupid to think that I could ever love a human." He started his car, "We're done." He didn't even wait for me to get into my house before he drove off.

In all of the commotion, we didn't even realise the lights were on in my house.

"Lover boy finally showed his true colors?" George laughed, "That's a shame Olivia." He smirked, "I guess no one is coming to your rescue."

Fuck. This wasn't part of the plan.