The Great Escape Chapter Three

He had to follow Anna around while she did things. He was basically in chains but he ached so bad right then. He asked her to hold him while he tried to get away. He felt like she was in pain and he wanted to do something.

Beatriz dropped the bedspread and wondered to the doorway. Rosita was still sitting in the same spot, rocking back and forth. Bea looked away. She didn't know what to do. She was just a kid. Why did everyone expect her to fix everything, all the time? She just knew she couldn't. At least, not today. Not right now.
She raced down the steps and flung open the front door. She had to get out, even if it was only for a little while.

After a 'love crazy man' episode, or so his sister called it, he settled down and his sister let him go. But suddenly, he leaped up and sprinted out the door before his sister could catch him. What was she doing that made him react so erratically? He wanted to know so he followed his senses. He knew he couldn't stop and there was no off-setting his sister. She was a wonderful tracker and she could always find him with ease. She was gaining on him though and he kept going, waiting to see if the sense would stop. (I know his power now! He connects with people and senses their emotions from long distances! Kinda like Jasper but he can't control them and he has to decide on it)

Beatriz stepped onto the front porch and marched to the end of the driveway. Rosita flung open the door. "Where are you going?" she called out, her voice shrill and high pitched. Beatriz didn't respond. She looked up and down the street. No cars buzzed by. It was quiet. That's right. For everyone else, it was just a normal, lazy Monday afternoon. For her...it was her unraveling.
"Don't leave me!" Rosita called out. Beatriz placed a hand over her heart. It was pounding. Stress. That's what it was. Hopefully nothing serious. She didn't want to have a panic attack or something noticeable. She didn't need any of the other families on the block to worry about her. The Hernandezes could take care of themselves.
Beatriz hustled across the street and into the woods.

He kept running and didn't see his sister blindside him just as they reached Bea's street. She pinned him to the ground and it sounded like thunder. She knew it would be loud but she didn't really care. That was better than her seeing him. "Honestly Caspian, you need to calm down! Your freaking the poor girl out. If somethings going on then let her deal with it! You've scared her enough!!" He let her hold him there and thought about it for a whole minute, which was long for him. "I...I..." he stammered. She had knocked him so hard he couldn't feel her anymore. What happened? What COULD have happened?

Rosita heard a pounding and turned her head. She couldn't see anything. Hmm. That was strange. She stepped off the front porch and looked up and down the street. Two people were wrestling on the ground. Slowly, slowly, Rosita tiptoed backward and back inside.

The woods rustled around Beatriz, but she didn't care. She folded her arms tightly around her cold body and took in a deep breath. "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay," she lied to herself. "I'm fine. Everything is...fine. We'll figure something out, right?"
She patted her pocket. Her cell phone wasn't there. Maybe she left it in the closet, back inside her bedroom. Beatriz shrugged. It was just a walk in the woods. What was the worst that could happen?

Caspian hadn't paid the person any attention, but heard them. He lowly whispered, "She's talking to herself. Shhh" He listened to her voice, heartbeat and footsteps. "We need to move" he whispered in a tone she wouldn't be able to hear

Beatriz walked deeper into the woods, oblivious to the fact that it steadily grew darker and she continued. Had she noticed, she might have realized just how strange it was. It wasn't night, yet the air around her had a dark tinge to it. It was getting harder to see. Just how long had she been walking?
She stopped and turned. Her hands traveled up and down her arms, trying in vain to warm herself. It was virtually impossible. Still, she continued. The motion had become a comfort in itself. It made Beatriz feel better, to have her hands preoccupied. It left no room in her mind to dwell on the fact that she was horribly, terribly lost.

They had hidden in the tallest of trees where they would be hidden by branches. He watched her be cold and wished he could get her warm

Rosita frowned in the doorway. She had watched two people hurry down the street, at an impossibly fast pace, then enter the woods after Beatriz. Rosita slipped on her coat. She had already tried calling Beatriz cell phone. She would simply have to go out there now and tell her sister what was going on. Then, they'd come back home and call Tía Marta to help them.

Caspian felt something that made him shiver involentarily. Then he smelled them. A snarl almost ripped from his throat out loud. There were 2 other vampires stalking Beatriz as she walked deeper and deeper Ito these woods. "Anna. We need to..." he started to growl lowly. "I know, I know. She doesn't just smell good to you ya know! It's not as bad but everyone else here can smell her too. Now be quiet" she said.

Rosita stepped into the woods. "Bea!" she called out, cupping her hands around her mouth. "Bea, where are you?" she screamed, pausing only slightly. She heard a long howl rip through the air and shivered. This was so stupid. In a few minutes, Beatriz would probably emerge from the woods and laugh off the whole thing.
"Why did you look for me?" she'd chuckle. "I only used the woods as a detour to get to Starbucks. Did you seriously wander around in there for hours? You're such a riot."
Rosita glanced back at her house. The lights shown through the two windows on the top floor, making it look like a person with their mouth wide open, ready to swallow her up. She began to tremble. She didn't want to be alone anymore. What if Beatriz never came back? She'd be all by herself. She didn't want that. She didn't want anyone else to leave her.
She took a deep, long breath and stared at the trees that loomed over her head. Then, Rosy bravely stepped forward...and into the woods.

Anna gave him the signal and they quickly, too quick for human eyes, and quietly, too soft for human ears, ran to where the other approaching vampires were. They then smelled another person, a girl and Caspian internally groaned. This was going to take some convincing. But they could just stick to the plan and tell them what they have always told passing vampires.

Beatriz plopped down in front of a tree, sighing. She was exasperated. She didn't know where she was. She was lost. Bea tried to pick out some landmarks, but it was too dark. Everything looked the same. She wrapped her arms around her legs. What was she supposed to do about this? No, about everything. Her life was just a complete mess. Beatriz pressed her fingers to her eyes and tried not to cry.
A twig cracked. She froze. What was that?
That's when it hit her: she was in the woods. She was completely vulnerable. If Caspian decided he wanted to come in here and kill her...she was a sitting duck. There was nothing she would be able to do. She hadn't even been able to do anything the first time. She was useless.

Caspian met up with the other vampires first. They were a couple, descussing their dinner plans. They had smelled Beatriz and were wondering who should take her down and where to put her body. This angered Caspain beyond belief and so Anna stepped in. She politely introduced them and told them that this was their territory. That they maintained a permanent residence in the area. The couple understood and felt guilty for almost taking down one of their friends (that's what Caspian had grudgingly reffered as Beatriz to. He wanted her to be much more, but he realized that couldn't happen soon enough.
After they headed the other way, Caspian felt more at ease.