Rhymes With Vampire

Chapter 3

A/N- Hey guys! back from vacation and ready to roll!

ENJOY

Quinn and Rachel stood at the edge of the forest, hand in hand. Rachel (while her head still hurt) felt calm, happy. Quinn felt the same, though her heart panged at the thought of Rachel leaving.

A voice called out in the distance, Quinn could hear a man crying out for Rachel. Of course Rachel's less receptive ears couldn't hear, but Quinn could, and she knew it was time to send her little friend on her way.

She knelt down and guided Rachel's delicate face so they could see eye to eye. "I'ts time for you to go home little one, can you make it home on your own?"

Rachel couldn't hide the sadness in her large brown eyes "I don't want to go home yet, can't I stay and play with you?"

Quinn smiled. How innocent of Rachel to want to stay and play.

"I'm afraid not little one, you have to go home now. But you can come back tomorrow." Rachel seemed to have accept this as she moved to cling tightly to Quinn.

The blonde smoothed Rachel's hair and pushed her lightly away. Rachel gave a large wave goodbye and hurried home. Quinn sighed and turned back into the woods.

Time to hunt.

***RQ***

The smells excite her, sets her nerves on fire.

Nothing compares to the freedom of running. Running, dodging, chasing.

The chase. The best part.

Her canine teeth are sharp and ready, her eyes dart through the forest, searching. The leaves crunch and crackle beneath her feet, the trees appear to bend aside, seemingly avoiding her swift movements.

The dear won't see it coming. Quinn is too fast.

It's over in the blink of an eye. She feels sated, peaceful.

By now the moon has taken it's place high in the dark sky. It casts shadows among the trees. Quinn gazes upwards to take in the millions of stars. She thinks of Rachel and can't help but wonder what her little friend is thinking at this exact moment.

***RQ***

The linen closet in the guest bedroom on the second floor, behind the blue towels.

That's where it's safest.

That's where Rachel hides, and waits.

Her fathers are yelling again. Pappa Leroy screams and throws things. He has a scary face when he yells, Rachel wonders how Daddy Hyrum is so brave. Pappa is strong, she can tell. Sometimes Daddy has red and purple marks from where Pappa hit him. He always smiles and says "Pappa is just stressed...boys always fight..."

Rachel isn't so sure.

The tears spill from her eyes but she doesn't wipe them away, she is afraid to move. What if Pappa finds her? Daddy promised that she is safe in the dark little space, but it's best not to risk it.

She takes a shallow breath and lets her mind help her escape to a happy place. She thinks of the beautiful cabin deep in the woods. She thinks of bright eyes...she thinks of Quinn. And she wonders, maybe Quinn is thinking of her.

***RQ***

It's funny, really, people say "you can sleep wen you're dead". Quinn has been "dead" for over 100 years, and she has yet to sleep. She wishes she could, if only to dream. Dreams are one of the things she misses most about being alive. Maybe if she could dream, she would dream of Rachel. She can't help but smile as thoughts of her small friend enter her mind. She bets Rachel is curled up in bed right now, dreaming.

Maybe Rachel is dreaming of her.

NOTE: I'm Back! sorry for the LOOOOOOOOOONG wait but... I GOT MARRIED! among a shit load of other exciting things. I'll be updating more often now ok! and they will be longer.