Chapter 12

Lisa went to Jake's apartment. Jake and LaTasha were chatting as they sat on a small couch. Jake's apartment wasn't very big and he hardly cuts on any lights. Jake was a vampire who was in love with The Night.

"Did you tell jenny?"

LaTasha nodded. "She wants to be alone."

"How did you and Michael's vampire conference go? 'Tasha told me all about it." Jake said.

Lisa shook her head. "I think I should've told him. He definitely seems more.....powerful, now that he knows. Too powerful for his own good."

"What happened?" LaTasha asked.

"I think he's trying to....put me in a spell...so I can convert him."

Jake laughed. "I knew it! You see, it's hard being in between. He just doesn't want to be confused anymore. He wants to be one thing or another."

"But I can't." Lisa protested.

"Either you change him yourself, or he's going to make you. Lisa, he's aware of what he can do now."

Jenny came in the room. Tears were streaming down her face. Walking up to Lisa, she said, "Michael is powerful, Lisa. I can feel his power everytime I'm near him." She paused. More tears started to come. "We're going after The Master and Richard."

"What??? Are you crazy??" Jake cried.

"Crazy? Am I crazy? I just lost my brother. Do you think I'm going to sit here and do nothing?" She looked at Lisa. "And if you don't make Michael a vampire, I will."

Tears began to come to Lisa's eyes. "I'm sick of this!!!" She screamed. "I'm sick of killing, I'm sick of converting, I'm sick of all of this! Why can't me and Michael just....just..." she took a deep breath.

"The Night, Lisa. It's all a trap." LaTasha said quietly.

There was a silence.

"I think we should all just calm down." Jake suggested. Jenny wipped her tears and hugged herself.

"Now. I agree with Jenny. We should stop them. But it's Lisa's problem if she is or isn't going to change Michael." Jake glared at Lisa. Lisa nodded.

"Everyone with me?"

Everyone nodded.

"Wonderful. Now how many of you are up for some red Kool-Aid?"

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When Lisa came back home, it was 6 o'clock in the morning.

"Michael!" Lisa called when she entered the house. She was scared of Michael, but she wasn't going to except that fact.

"Lisa, I'm downstairs in the studio." Michael called back. Taking a deep breath, Lisa followed Michael's voice to the recording studio downstairs. As she entered, she heard dance music pounding in her ears.

"Hey Lisa." Michael greeted, turning the music down. "I'm just mixing this song, putting on finishing touches."

Lisa nodded.

"So how is jenny?"

Lisa shrugged. "She wants us to take The Master and Richard head on."

"Kind of dangerous, isn't it?"

"Yeah. Very." Lisa said.

"Well, "Michael said with finality. He stood. "I guess we've got to go at it. What's the plan?"

Lisa looked at Michael in amazement. She couldn't believe that just him knowing he was half vampire could change him so much. "There's no plan...yet."

Michael nodded thoughtfully. "Well, maybe we can make one." He smiled. "Wanna go out to eat? I mean...you know...not blood.."

Lisa laughed. "Not blood. Okay."

"Great. And...call the gang too. We could pick the up in the limo and everything."

"Wow Michael, you're actually being nice, for once." Lisa said sarcastically.

He laughed. "I just feel like having fun. You know what I mean?"

"Believe me. I know."