The Ghost Hunters and The Familiar Strangers
Emerald Leaves The Good Wine Clan

Laura had no idea why she felt the urge to run after Adam, it wasn't even like they were friends or anything. "Adam". She called as the young man stopped and turned to face her. His eyes were already green and she could see his fangs coming out of his teeth and his claws growing gradually. "Adam". Laura called again as she moved closer to him.

"Get away from me Laura". Adam growled.

"I can help you". She said. She moved closer to him and stopped when she was a few meters away from him.

"I don't need your help and I'd advise you to leave here right this minute".

"Or what?".

Adam looked at Laura and he could see she was fearless. "just leave me the hell alone Laura. All of this is my fault... if only I hadn't convinced her to...."

Laura tapped him on his back and gave him a warm hug. "It's not your fault". She told him.

"No it is. I could have avoided it or ignored it but I chose to go on with it and look at where that got us. Now Emerald is no longer a vampire.... what am I supposed to do now?".

Adam hadn't felt so hurt in a long time but this here was a straw that broke the camel's back.

"What if this is a good sign?". she told him as he looked at her in confusion.

"What do you mean?". He asked. Laura could see that his eyes were turning back to normal and his fangs and claws were becoming invisible.

"Just go talk to her". she told him, patting his cheeks with her two hands. "She needs you more than she needs anyone in that room".

"You don't think she hates me??".

"There's one way to replace out". Adam understood what she meant. He pulled her into his arms and hugged her.

"Thank you so much, Laura".

"You don't have to. Send her my regards OK?".

"Sure thing". Adam left and immediately Evan appeared out of nowhere scaring the shit out of Laura. He didn't know if she was angry with him or not besides she hasn't said anything.

"How long have you been eavesdropping?". She asked taking a seat on the pavement.

"Long enough to see that you made him turn back to normal without even touching him".

"What do you want?".

"Are you still mad at me?".

"I am a vampire Evan. Do you know how dangerous that would be for Ashley and my mom?". She asked. "I can't spend time with them because I would be thirsty for their blood and I might peradventure kill them to satisfy myself and you don't think I should be angry?".

"come with me". Evan held her hand which took her by surprise.

"where are you taking me?".

"Just follow me". he told her as Laura followed him.

Evan took her somewhere very beautiful and quiet. "close your eyes". he told her.

"I'm not in the mood for this kind of game Evan". She said looking at him straight in the eyes to show she meant every word.

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"Can you just do as you're told without acting tough? please?".

"Fine". She closed her eyes. "This better be worthwhile". she folded her arms and tapped her feet impatiently.

"You can open your eyes now". She opened her eyes and looked at Evan first who gestured her to look in front of her and when Laura turned, she saw her family.

"Mom, dad, Ash. What are you guys doing here?". She asked running to meet them.

"We'll take it from here Evan". Jones said, Evan, nodded and then left.

"What's going on?". Laura asked when she noticed that things weren't the way they were supposed to be. "Did mom and dad fight again?". She asked Ash, who was silent, which was unlike her.

"Laura, there's something you need to know". Her dad told her. Laura looked at her mom and Ashley for some kind of clue just to be able to tell if it was a good message or not, but from the looks of her mom and younger sister, she could tell there was a fire on the mountain.

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Emerald was trying to get some sleep after her friends had left her, but she couldn't sleep, she was bothered about the new development.

Adam knocked at the door waiting for Emerald to use her power to open the door, then he remembered she is a Human now so he opened the door himself. The moment he entered, he stood there waiting for some kind of gesture from Emerald.

"Don't expect me to tell you to grab a seat because I won't". Emerald said.

That was the kind of message he needed before he moved closer to her. He sat down next to her as she rested her head on his lap.

"I'm sorry Emerald". He started. "This is all my fault. I shouldn't have asked you to do that. I shouldn't have been selfish... I should have thought about the effect but I was greedy and I..."

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Emerald placed her index finger on his lips shushing him. "You are making it seem like you forced me... I decided I wanted to do it too

.... so you don't need to apologize to me. We both made a mistake".

"But you're the only one suffering for it Emmy.. it's not fair".

"Who said being human is suffering?".

"But...". Emerald kissed him before he could say anymore.

"I don't know, but thanks".

"What for?".

"For this new life.... maybe it's time I visit my mother".

"Emerald".

"This is an opportunity for me to be with her before she dies. I want to go, besides, I'm no use here anymore".

Adam stood up and hugged her from behind." I'll go with you ". Emerald turned to face him. She put her arms around his neck as she stared at him.

"I want to do this alone". She kissed him which he gladly accepted. After sharing a passionate kiss, she pulled away from him. "I already told the rest about it and they understood. I was trying to get some sleep but I couldn't". She picked up her suitcase which she had already arranged some of the things she needed inside.

"You're leaving now??". Adam asked.

"The sooner the better ". She kissed him one last time. "thanks a lot". She turned to leave without looking back.

Adam clenched his chest as he tried to hold back the tears but he couldn't. He couldn't tell if he was hurt or sad but he knew he was somewhere in between.