Fang Ranch

I'll Be Good

Damien holds me carefully, tears going down his face and I wipe them away.

"Kill Hanzi," I laugh which ends up as a coughing fit. "I was shot by an Angel with a shotgun...That's kinda funny, eh?" Damien kisses my forehead and I try not to cry. "My mom, Kyle, Uncle James, are they okay?" He swallows looking out.

"No, Hanzi got someone to shoot them," Damien looks at someone I can't see. "Your friend is...You need to say goodbye." Becca, Fai, Will and surprisingly Angel come over. I take Becca's hand.

"Thanks for being the worst songwriter ever, it gave me a lot of laughs," I take Fai's. "Thanks for being my only emo italian asian friend...I hope you date Colbie or I'll haunt your ass," I offer my hand to Will which he takes. "Thanks for being...Well you, a mixture of brother and weird cousin," I pull him down a little. "Date Becca, you both love each other," I smile at Angel who's crying. "Thanks for giving me a good death, saying I was shot by an Angel with a shotgun will be a funny story...Why did you do it?" Angel looks down.

"He promised that he'd kill me if I killed you so I'm not haunted by my guilt," I frown and she kisses me gently. "I loved you, remember?" Hanzi appears, clapping.

"Well, I love this goodbye," I see Damien pick up the shotgun. "Tell me Winter, how does it feel? Having someone you love turn against you? Hurt you?" I grin, blood in my mouth.

"Not as much as this is going to hurt," Hanzi barely frowns when Damien blows his head off. "Can someone who can heal help me? I'm kinda dying over here." Fai closes his eyes.

"All the healers are healing," I cough up blood and I can see Time looking at an hourglass running out. "Hold on, Winter. Someone's coming." I close my eyes, the noise disappearing and I'm floating over my body. I look at Time who puts the hourglass away and offers me his hand.

"It's time to go, Winter," I look at Damien and Angel who seem to be screaming at my corpse. "Winter, unless a soul offers itself for you, you're coming with me." Uncle James comes over and looks at my corpse before staring at Time.

"I offer my soul for the soul of Winter Collins." He drops like a stone and I open my eyes, coughing. Damien and Angel both hug me, making me wince.

"Guys, I'm still shot," Dante comes over and heals me. "How's Kyle and my mom?" Dante has tears going down his face. "Dante, what happened?" He takes a deep breath.

"Kyle died but your mother sacrificed herself for him," I can see a man crying into my mom's hair and Dante follows my gaze. "That is Carter...He was going to marry your mother." He moves away but when I try to move, I can't feel my legs.

"I can't feel my legs," I try to wiggle my toes but it doesn't work. "I can't feel my legs!" I feel dizzy and close my eyes as Jade and Mad collapse. We're on the beach and I'm standing even though I can't feel my legs still. "I fucking can't feel my legs." Mad rolls her eyes.

"You've said that three times," The boys appear and Mickey's shirtless. "Why are you shirtless and why are your pants open?" Mickey gives her a look.

"I'm going to guess that you're a virgin," She shakes her head. "How do you not make an assumption like I was spending time with a special friend?" She cocks an eyebrow.

"Because my first time, the guy was naked," Jade gives her a look. "Like with you and Dante, we pretend to go to the bathroom." I clap my hands.

"Even though this is a very interesting topic," I gesture at Mickey. "He's next, remember?" St.Clair and Jesse both look relieved but with some guilt understandably. "Mickey, when does the clan leader want you?" Mickey looks down.

"On my eighteenth which is in a couple of days...Will you make it in time?" Jade and Mad look annoyed. "What are you two miffed about?" Jade sighs.

"You have a couple of days and the three of us had like three days," She looks down. "I lost my sister because I was late...Mad almost lost Alec and Winter almost lost Damien...I hope they don't kill or almost kill someone you love in anyway." I feel a sudden pain in my back and fall down.

"Crap," I want to cry. "Why does my back hurt so much?" I hear Damien's voice suddenly as the landscape flickers. She needs the hospital, not to go on a plane which may or may not work. "We're on the move...To an airport," I look at Mickey as the landscape flickers again. "Go to the airport, we'll be there soon." The landscape disappears and I wake up in a wheelchair. Damien smiles at me while Kyle pushes my chair.

"Hey beautiful, how was your sleep?" I try to move my legs but I can't move them, I start to cry. "Winter, it's okay. Singers can be in wheelchairs." I look down.

"Being in a wheelchair means that I'm easier to get turned again," I wipe away my tears. "I'll be a monster again," Damien gives Kyle a look which sets my fear on edge. "What?" Kyle clears his throat.

"Being brought back from the dead has consequences, Winter," I swallow, scared. "Our family is descended from sirens so now we've died and been brought back by soul switching instead of vampire blood...We're what our family used to be." I take a deep breath.

"So, now we want sailors to drown?" He shakes his  head. "How bad is it being a siren?" Dante walks over, almost hesitant which doesn't seem like him.

"Being a siren means that you look like someone's perfect woman," He looks down. "Right now, you look like Jade for me," He looks at Kyle. "How does she look to you?" He frowns at me.

"Normal unless I'm not focusing then she looks like..." He trails off and glances over at Jade and Maria. "Nevermind we need to get on the plane," We get on the plane with Kyle and Damien carrying me. I feel someone watching me and look. "Everything okay, Winter?" I frown at a little blond boy who looks kinda like Mad.

"I'm not sure." They set me in a chair and I look out the window to see the little boy waving at me, almost tauntingly.