It happened to quickly.

One minute Kaden sitting down and the next, his hands are around Andria throat, choking her to death!

"Kaden!", I screamed as Helene said, "Andria!".

We both got up from our seats and ran over to Kaden and Andria. They were on the ground after he ripped her free from the chair with his hands around her throat, her hands trying to pull them away. His eyes were burning with pure madness and I knew that was most defiantly not Kaden, "Die your little whore.", he said lowly, but the way he said it brought chills down my back.

I started trying to pull him back, "Lucian, stop!", I yelled and pulled at his shirt with all my might. "Stop it! Helene, do something!",

Next thing I know, Kaden one hand let go of her neck and came back, smacking me away. I screamed and I would have hit the table if I was an inch closer. My hand came up to my throbbing face and my eyes watered up, but now was not that time to crying.

I lifted myself up and jumped on his back, catching him by surprise. He hands left from around Andria neck and he fell on his side, bring me with him.

"Bitch!", he yelled and I squealed when he crawled onto of my and I whimpered when he wrapped his hands around my throat! Air quickly stopped coming down my throat and my eyes widen in shock. I punched and smack at him to let me go, but none of it was working.

"Please...Kaden...", I wheezed. I stared up at him and he was staring right down at me. The look he was giving me scared the hell out of me. Pure madness was staring down at me and I knew this wasn't Kaden at all. All I can see now is Lucian--the real Lucian.

Helene wrapped her arms around Kaden arms and chest, "Afiste to! Apaito na gygete!",

I started loosening feeling in my body from weakness and my vision was becoming blurry, "Ka-Kaden...come...back...", I wheezed.

"Afiste to! Leave! Leave!", Helene chanted and Kaden loosen his grip, but his hands were still around my neck as he scream, his eyes squeezing shut.

A moment later, Kaden stopped and he started breathing hard, his shoulder slugging down.

"Ka-Kaden.', I groaned, trying to wake him.

His head snapped up and his eyes widen and his hand quickly left my throat, beautiful intoxicating air going down my throat, filling my lungs. "Holy shit! Oh my God Jesse, I'm so sorry!", Kaden said as he started to freak out.

I ignored him, "Is he gone?", I asked Helene as I ranked my hand threw my hair and closed my eyes.

"I don't know.", she said. "We'll have to wait till he falls sleep.",

"What the fuck happened?", Kaden asked, looking back and forth between me and Helene. "Why was I choking Jesse!?", he screamed and glared at Helene. "What did you do? Why was he trying to hurt Jesse?',

"Kaden, stop.", I said. "It wasn't her fault. He attacked Andria and started choking her. I pulled you off her and he went to attack me.",

Speaking of Andria, she whimpered and we all looked at her. She proper herself up on one elbow, "I am sorry.", the two voices sad. "I have done wrong to your family and I can never take it back.", she said to Kaden.

"Your--your Eliza?", Kaden asked and she nodded.

"Tell your family I am sorry for the curse, that it was all my fault.", she said. She looked at Helene, "I hope to see you one day again, Helene. You remind me of my own grandmother. She was a very powerful gypsy.",

Helene gave her a small smile, "Thank you. Be safe with you journey.",

She nodded once, "Tell Alexandria she was very nice to talk to and I will miss her.",

"I will.",

Andria just gave a small smile before looking up at the ceiling and closed her eyes, "Goodbye.", she whispered. Andria breathed out hard and her body fell back like she just fainted. She then sprung up, "Wh-what happened?", she asked, her voice the only one speaking. "Did they speak? Did Eliza leave?",

My head just lowered back onto the floor and groaned. I really just want to go home now.

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After a long silent awkward drive, Kaden pulled up in front of his house and turned off the car. He looked down at the stirring wheel and had this ashamed look on his face.

I took my seat belt off and wrapped my arms around his one arm as I leaned on him. With his other hand, he reached over me and held me.

"I don't blame you for what happen back there.", I told him.

"You should though, it was my fault.", he said.

"How? You had no control in what was happening.", I told him.

"It was still my hands around your neck, Jesse.", he said, pulling away. He turned on the lights of his car and tilt my hand up, "Jesus, there bruises on your neck.",

I moved his hands since it was starting to hurt, "I'll just wear a sweater until they leave.",

He sighed heavily and leaned back in his seat, "It's just the beginning of fall, it isn't cold enough yet to wear a sweater.",

"Then I'll wear a scarf. I have many that'll go with my outfits.", I told him, hoping my voice sounded as casual as it did to me.

"Jesse, stop.", he said and I gave him a confused look. "I can't ever do what happen today again. If Lucian that dangerous, I don't ever want to bring him out. I doubt he'd moved on and I'm sure I'll have to pay for it in my sleep.",

"I'm sorry, Kaden.", I told him, putting my hand on his arm.

He shook his head, "Don't be sorry, you have nothing to be sorry about. I had to deal with him sooner or later.",

He stared out into the window at the dark and I felt mad at myself for not trying to help him feel better about this. I didn't really know what to do though and Kaden didn't really look mad right now, he looked upset.

"When he was in you, I knew it wasn't you.", I told him and he turned his head to look at me confused. "This look on your face when he attack me, his eyes were dark with anger and the way your face was, it was a look you never gave me. It showed hatred and disgust. All I had to do was imagine you with longer hair and I saw him. I'm not scared of you, but him.",

Kaden waved his hand for me to come forward and I leaned up on the seat and he helped me crawl on his lap. I leaned on his chest as his arms came around me, making me feel safe. I laid my head in the crock of his neck and took in his warmth.

"I wont let him hurt you again, Jesse.", he said and kissed the top of my head.

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Danny nose scrunched up as Kaden and I sat down when lunch came, "Dude, you look like complete shit.', he comment on Kaden pale look and baggy eyes. "Didn't get any sleep or what?",

"Or what.", Kaden groaned and looked at me with sad eyes. I just put my hand on his shoulder and gave him a small smile.

He didn't get much sleep last night since as we knew, Lucian wasn't gone and he scared the pants off Kaden last night. He wouldn't tell me what happen, but I didn't pressure it out of him. I'm sure he'll tell me when he wants.

"Oh and what may I ask if this 'or what'?", Tommy, a friend of Kaden asked, grinning.

"Keep your nose out of the gutter and mind your own business.", Kaden said and groaned again. He brought his hands up to his face and ran them down, trying to wake himself up. "I just couldn't sleep last...kept having an awful dreams.", he said, admitting the truth pretty much.

"Damn. It must of scared you really bad to make you stay awake.", Danny said. "No wonder you kept zoning out in the middle of Ms. Jays-Small-Tits class.",

I gave him a shut up look, "I can't believe you guys call her that.",

He shrugged, "It's true.", he said and chuckled when some of the other guys agreed. "So Jesse-Cakes," he said, using his nickname for me since Kaden and him were fifteen since the first time I met him, I was eating my third piece of chocolate cake. "What's with the scarf?", he asked, looking at the baby blue silk scarf around my throat.

My cheeks blushed up, "I goes with my outfit.", I said, looking down at my white t-shirt and blue skinny jeans.

"Mh-mm.", Danny moaned as he leaned closer. "Cause right now, it seems like your trying to cover a hickey.", he said, reaching forward to pull at the scarf and I smacked his hand away and Kaden pushed him away.

I fixed the scarf around my throat to cover it better, "It isn't a hickey.", I mumbled, my cheeks burning up.

"Really? So if it isn't a hickey, then what is it?", he asked and grinned bigger.

"Yeah, what is it?", I heard Tabby voice behind me and I groaned.

I twisted around in my seat, "Nothing for you to worry about.", I told her.

"I can't believe he wants to put his mouth on your neck.", she said. "Who knows how many other guys mouths was there.", she said and the girls around her giggled.

I pressed my lips together, "Just go away. I have enough detentions because of you.",

"Wa, wa.", she said and walked up to me. She started pulling at the scarf and I tried to move her hands and the scarf back, "Whatca hiding behind it, Jesse? How many times did you let that dog next to you mark you? Huh? I heard they say if you let a guy mark you, it's how much of a slut you are.",

My patients was really starting to wear off, "Did you make that up yourself? Stop touching me!", I almost yelled and pushed her away.

She scuffed, "Don't touch me like that again.",

"Just go away, Tabby.", I told her and turned around back in my seat. "I don't need to hear you annoying whiny voice anymore more then I have to in class.",

"Whiny voice?", she exclaimed. "Your just jealous because I'm better then you at everything and my daddy has a better job then yours.",

Not going into how much of a spoiled little brat she is because it will lead to nothing, I just said casual, "And your just jealous cause Kaden choose me and not you. Not even Logan wants you anymore.",

I grinned down at my plate of food when her girly gasp was heard and the guys around the table broke out into chuckle and tried to hold them back and cover they're grins behind they're hands.

"You'll pay for that comment.", she said and I heard her and her friends heels click away.

"My, my, my.", Danny said and I looked up at him. "Who knew Jesse had a tough side? I say, that look she had was more priceless then when you punched the crap out of her the other day.",

I just chuckled and Kaden wrapped his arm around my shoulders, pulled me over to him, and kissed the side of my head.

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I was making my way towards the soccer field. That lucky bastard Kaden got out of detention today since he had patience he had to make next week he has a game playing with the two towns across team.

I rub my lips together to feel the watermelon lip gloss and smiled. I was never the one to do girly things like put on lip gloss before meeting my boyfriend, but I couldn't help it. Even, it was only lip gloss and not to mention, Kaden favorite fruit flavored.

I felt someone grab the back of my hoodie and pull me back onto the ground, making me fall on my butt. I looked up and shock and saw Tabby and her group of four girlfriends.

"What the hell, Tabby?", I questioned as I got up. She looked pissed.

She came up to me and pushed me, "I told you you'll pay for what you said earlier.",

I gave her a confused look, "Your really going to try and beat me up cause of that?", I asked and she just scowled me. "Oh my god, just grow up!", I told her and walked around, but she grabbed my arm and pushed me back and I stumbled, but one of her friends moved behind me and pushed me back towards Tabby and she just pushed me. I planted my feet on the ground to stop so her friend wouldn't think of pushing me again.

"No one around to save you now, Jesse.", she smirked and came forward. To myself, I dodged her punch by bending down on my knees with a squealed. Quickly thinking, I tackled her and she yelled. She quickly turned us over and punched me across the face, making me yell, "That's for taking Kaden," she said and punched me again, but in the other side. "And that's for making Logan stay away from me and for being a little whore.",

My face was throbbing and tears esacpe my eyes, "Just leave me alone now!",

"Oh, I'm not even close to be done.", she said.

"You're pathetic! Ganging on up me wont prove anything but that you're a spoiled little brat.", I told her.

She grabbed my jacket and pulled me up, bring her face down to mine till our nose were almost touching, "No, I'm a spoiled little princess. I always get what I want, Jesse. I thought you knew that and after what I do to your pretty little face, Kaden wont want you anymore.",

That made me chuckle, "And you think he'll want you once he find out it was you were the one that did this to me?",

She shrugged, "As long as he isn't with you, I'm fine.",

She quickly got up and before I could, all the girls starting kicking at me. I kept begging them to stop, but they just kept going. One of them kicked my ear and all I heard from my right ear was a buzzing sound. Thick liquid rose up my throat and I spit out some blood.

I yelled the whole time, begging them to stop.

Pain was filled all over my body and tear escape my eyes more. I felt so weak and numb, that it hurt to even most slightly. I curled up into a ball the best I could as they kept kicking or punching at me.

A moment later, I barley heard the, "Hey!", being called out.

I heard Tabby curse and all the presence of the girl left.

"Oh my god, Jesse!", I heard screamed from Melanie voice and I felt some picked me up.

I opened my eyes and saw Kaden looking down at me, "Jesse, stay awake!", he said when my eyes started to feel heavy.

I groaned in pain when he shifted me on his lap and I moaned when something touched my side. I looked over to see Melanie and Jason and it was Melanie who grabbed my hand and I saw Jason on the phone, sounding like he was saying we needed an ambulance.

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.....yeesh, Tabby's a bitch. And not the good way.

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