Hidden Paths: Vampire Revenge

Chapter Fourteen

"Oh, there you are, Isabella," Raven said the next afternoon when she came back from class.

Isabella was sitting in the family room reading a book in Italian. Tony was sprawled out on the floor playing video games. Ray came in and kissed Isabella and grabbed another remote to play with Tony.

"Yes, Raven?" Isabella looked up from her book.

"Hey, um, Trey asked me to tell you something."

"Trey?" Isabella asked, sitting straighter."What did he say?"

"When did you talk with Trey?" Ray asked, looking over at her.

"Not that it's any of your concern, but he stopped by last night."

"He was here last night?"

"Yes, after Jake woke up everyone with that nightmare."

"Why is he coming to see you in the middle of the night?" Tony demanded.

"Why not? Everyone was up anyways."

"What did he say, Raven?" Isabella asked.

"He told me to tell you: forget it. What did he mean? Forget what?"

"Did I get that right?" Raven asked, looking at Isabella as Isabella only stared. "I swear, that's what he told me to say."

"Forget it?" Isabella repeated softly.

"Yes, that's what he said," Raven said slowly.

"No. Trey wouldn't say that," Isabella said, fighting back tears.

"I'm sure that's what he told me to say."

"No." Isabella covered her face and leaned over. Ray got up. "He can't. He can't, Ray," she moaned.

"I know, honey. Come on," he said, helping her up.

"Why would he say that, Raven?" Isabella demanded.

"I don't know. He just asked me to tell you," Raven said in wonder as tears streamed down Isabella's face.

"What's going on?" Tony demanded.

Isabella ignored him. "What were you talking about to make him say that?"

Raven spread her arms as if she didn't know.

"Please, Rave, think," Ray said.

"I don't know. Um, he had gotten upset, we were talking about trusting people, or lack of trusting, and he apologized for getting moody with me, and he promised me that no harm would ever come of me..."

Isabella ran out of the room. "Isabella!" Ray called, running after her.

"What in the world is going on around here?" Tony asked Raven.

"You know as much as I do."

"I doubt that."

"What?! Hey, he came by, we talked, he asked me to tell Isabella 'forget it' and now she's all upset. Is that new? She's been upset half the time she's been here."

Ray came back in the room. "Raven, get Trey on the phone."

"What?"

"I want to talk to him. Now."

"What's going on, Ray?" Tony asked.

"Believe me, best if you didn't know. Phone, Rave?"

Raven shrugged and pulled out her cell phone from her pocket. She brought up Trey's name and handed the phone to Ray.