Love Sucks

Chapter 3

Day One- After the Dance

*ZACKS POV*

"So do you know Miles?" I decided not to tell them she was dead for a bit.

"Well, that's the thing. I had known her for a few days at the most. We didn't even tell her about our powers. I mean, I know I didn't tell her anything. She just stopped in town and school for about a week. She talked to me and right when I thought that we could be friends, her dad or mom got transferred..." Zoey's voice trailed off.

"That was the same for me. Met her about a month or so ago and poof. She left." Ariel said.

"She's gone. Isn't she? She's dead for real this time. I'm not sensing her soul at all, and my range is pretty far out." Rachael stated, causally looking around, as if she was trying to find Miles.

The lump in my throat came back.

"Yeah. She's gone." I managed to say, "My other friend... He's gone too. His name is... was Jason. He went into the light or whatever, right?"

"No. He's still here. Jason is standing next to you. He says to go in his room and read his diary. There's information in there that will help us. He also says to..." Rachael paused for a moment, looking confused.

"To what?" I was impatient. Wouldn't you be to if your friend was giving you orders from the grave?

"To slap his brother. That's all he said. He's going now." Rachael smiled looked up at the sky, waving.

Huh. Maybe I do believe in ghosts... Or maybe I'm becoming insane.

Probably both.

Now to figure out what the flip is going on with Miles and what in the world she was thinking.

"Alright, we have our orders from the dead. Now that we are all aboard the coo-coo train, let's hunt down some clues!" I tried motivating the girls but they gave me looks that made me feel like I had said something stupid. Knowing me, I did say something along the lines of stupid.

But, they did follow me to the limo that I had rented out, but once we got there, I realized that we were short a crazy person. Hayden.

Crap. Where could he have run off to now? We don't have time for this.

I found him later digging in the dirt and poking at a worm with a stick.

He looked up when I reached him and asked me, "Do you know how to bury a worm alive?"

I just starred at him for a minute and helped him up, saying, "C'mon buddy. Let's go on a treasure hunt!"

"The best treasure is underground. X marks the spot you know!" He said to me, a grin on his face.

"Oh, I know, buddy. I know." I rolled my eyes at him and helped him into the car.

After an awkward few minutes of driving, we pulled into the driveway. I grabbed my house key and pushed it into the lock. The house was a pitch black as the moonless sky above me and was quiet. Then, a noise from the bedrooms upstairs caught my attention. Quickly, I motioned for the girls to keep still and stay silent. I tried flipping on the lights, but found that they weren't working.

Great. This is probably when I die. I didn't even get to play detective and find Samantha.

I allowed my werewolf claws sprout from my fingernails and stood, waiting for another sign of life. I relaxed my shoulders and listened.

Footsteps! To my right... I flew to the noise and injected my nails into someone's warm body and felt the ooze of blood seep through my fingers.

Dang, this guy is gonna feel it in the morning.

Then, there was a chuckle, a girls evil laugh.

Samantha? No, it couldn't be... Could it?

The lights switched on and I blinked to adjust my sight and tried to identify my prey.

I was shocked to find my claws embedded into

Will.

"Aw, sh!t! Are you ok?? This isn't good... Hey, Will, stay with me buddy, ok? You're gonna be alright... Everything will be fine." My hands flew back into their human form and my shirt was off in seconds, pressed against Will's wound.

"Girls, any of you have first aid experience?" I called, as my friends blood was seeping through my shirt already.

Rachael ran in, followed by Ariel and Zoey.

Rachael looked at Will and said after rolling her eyes, "He's gonna be fine. You got me all excited, I thought I was gonna be able to deal with a spirt here."

Fine? Umm. Yeah, sure, he's fine. You know, him being unconscious and his blood seeping through my shirt from the wound I gave him is totally ok.

Rachael could either read minds or my face gave away that I didn't think he was 'fine' because she said, "He's a vampire. Immortal. It will heal. I'm more worried about the person in the kitchen. I can feel their soul, and it's dark."

I quickly stood up and ran to the kitchen. I found a note scribbled on the counter in Samantha's handwriting.

'Dear Zack,

Hello darling! Just so you know, I have packed up all my things. I also wanted to thank you for taking care of Ben for me. He was getting so old. Hopefully, by putting on the necklace in his room under his bed, you can get your friend back. By the way, Samantha sends her love!

-Angelina'

Who's Angelina? And who's Ben? Wait, I don't have time for this. If I get Will back, he might know.

I rushed up stairs and pushed open his bedroom door and crawled under his bed, grabbing his necklace and ran downstairs.

"Zaaaaack. Hurry up! This guys pulse is fading!" I heard Zoey call to me.

I ran into the room where Will was. Zoey moved out of my way, allowing me to put Will's necklace on him. I sat back, trying to catch my breath.

"Sooo... What do we do now?" Ariel sounds impatient.

"Umm. I don't know... Let's just carry him to his room and let him sleep, I guess." I say, giving us something to do.

I lifted him up and carried him upstairs.

*ZOEY'S POV*

I watched Zacks back muscles flex as he carried... What was his name? Well, I don't remember, that guy to his room. My face was flushes as I thought about his 8 pack abbs... Yumm...

Oh my god, someone slap me! I'm acting like a One Direction fan girl right now.

But still... They were so... Yummy.

Just then, Zack walked in (still shirtless) and scratched his head. After a moment, he asks, "Are one of you girls a good cook? I tend to burn everything I touch, sooo..." He looked at us desperately.

Ariel and Rachael looked over at me, hope in their eyes. I sighed, "Yeah. I can cook. I need you to show me around your kitchen though."

Zack smiled brightly at me and my heart skipped. He showed me to the kitchen, saying, "Make whatever you want using whatever you want. I don't mind, as long as I can eat it, I'll take it!"

I smirked at him and looked around at my cooking materials. I decided on what I wanted to make and told Zack, "I need a pot and a stirring spoon."

He nodded and reached for a drawer and I moved to get it. At that moment, his fingers grazed my hip, just slightly, and I shivered. He jerked his fingers away quickly, and then regained himself and grabbed the pot, handing it to me.

I can't even make a meal without wanting to touch that boy. Sigh.

AN:

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