Chapter 2 Liv

'Ugh, guys relax it's me.' Demi kicked the door in and marched over to the desk.

'What the hell is wrong with you? The hell?' Pearl hit Demi with a pillow. Demi frowned.

I exhaled and looked over at Tanya who was about to release a destructive spell. It was on the edge of her tongue when Demi burst through the door.

Amber yanked the door open, 'Well, that had to be the most dramatic entrance ever! Don't you witches knock?'

Demi rolled her eyes and pulled out her make up. 'You're friends with witches Amber it shouldn't surprise you we use magic.'

'What the heck were you trying to do anyways?' Tanya placed her hands on her hips.

Demi turned and faced us, a brush held up to her cheek, 'I was trying to open the front door.'

We burst into tears. I fell back on the bed, clutching my tummy.

'Hey!' Demi whined.

'That's worse than me trying to open a pickle jar at home.' I said.

She rolled her eyes, 'That's fine for a girl who rarely uses her powers.'

'After that little horror show I doubt you do too.' Pearl raised her brows.

'Ugh, we're late hurry up! We're always late guys.'

The red dress Amber picked for me was actually cute. It was a strapless, shoulder less dress with sleeves. It fell well above my knees. I wore it with cute brown sandals. Pearl and Tanya had completely transformed with a few touches of make up, upon Amber insisting.

Pearl and Tanya shared a similar love for black clothes. Tanya had an envious hourglass figure, a short bob cut and chocolate skin. I'd say Pearl had more of a pear shape body. She had thick black wavy hair that ran down her back, pale skin and fangs to match. She didn't wear them out all the time.

Demi had light brown hair that fell under her chin, the clearest skin, rosy cheeks and full lips. She had emerald eyes that made boys sigh. Amber was a beauty inside and out. She had thin blonde hair that could have reached her ankles if she ever let it grow to its full potential. She had sparkling blue eyes and was about my height five foot six.

After spending another hour getting ready, we piled into Tanya's car. The guy's name's Rufus a rich warlock using his parents beach house. The thing about Costum Coast having a beach house wasn't a rarity, keeping one however was the hard part.

'We're so late,' Demi whispered as we battled to squeeze out of the car.

'Who cares? There are like a hundred people here.' Pearl grunted.

Most of the party was out by the beach where meat was being grilled. After a few minutes the girls dispensed. It was just Amber, Demi and I 'guarding' the drinks in the kitchen.

'Why aren't you with Jayden?' Amber asked Demi.

Demi frowned, 'We broke us a few days ago.'

'Why didn't you say anything?' Those guys were almost inseparable. 'He better not have cheated.'

'Oh, no. We just grew apart.' Demi folded her arms.

'There must be another guy in the picture.' Amber sipped on her drink.

'Why do you think that?' Demi asked.

'Usually when couples grow apart the other half doesn't go around looking at the other like a lost puppy, standing outside a restaurant window in the rain.'

We stared across the room, where Jayden couldn't give his friend his full attention because his gaze kept darting across the room into the kitchen.

Demi sucked in a breath, 'I'm going to check out the beach.'

'You see the beach every day!' Amber yelled as Demi scurried out the kitchen.

Amber chuckled, 'There is definitely another guy.' She took another sip.

'Just for the record I would never hurt Oscar that way.'

I laughed, 'You know Oscar's in a committed three-year relationship.'

Oscar's my older brother. He went to Europe for school, somewhere I would love to be right now and not waiting impending marriage trails.

'I have hope things will go wrong. Anyways, what are you doing here with me? I can think of another lost puppy that's looking for you.'

'It's this deer maiden stuff it really complicates things for us.'

'Screw them!'

'Screw them to hell.' We burst into giggles.

'Can you not talk about screwing people, Liv.' Logan walked into the kitchen with his arm around Piper's waist.

I cleared my throat and hoped the embarrassment wouldn't show. 'Hey Piper, great to see you again.'

The smirk on Logan's face got bigger. Amber shot Piper daggers. She stepped in front of me, her eyes scrutinizing her limbs.

'Well, Logan all your friends are beautiful.' Piper chuckled.

'Yeah, wait until you see the others. I'm Amber I'm like his sister my opinion matters very much.'

'Yeah, Amber you're very important.' Logan rolled his eyes and slipped his arm around Piper's waist.

'Hey, Liv, you been hiding?' Leo joined the equation and shot me one of his boyish grins, revealing the dimple on his right cheek.

Logan turned and I couldn't read his expression. Amber on the other hand lit up like a firecracker.

'Leo! Liv was just talking about you.'

'What? No, she wasn't. She was talking to me.' Logan pushed out his chest and I rolled my eyes.

'Hey Leo...' Suddenly the deer maiden trails popped up in my head. Stupid thing was going to ruin things for me.

'Wanna hang outside?' He asked.

'Nah, she's good.' Logan grumbled. I shot him daggers.

Piper chuckled, 'Let her Liv go babe.'

'What if Liv doesn't want to go?' Amber narrowed her eyes at Piper, who was shorter than us both.

Piper sent Amber back her daggers with sharper ones.

'Yes, you know what I do want to get out of here. Later guys.' I grabbed Leo's hand and dragged him out of the kitchen before Logan could open his trap.

Leo chuckled when we walked out under the stars and put a sizable distance between the music and us.

'That must be Logan,' he said.

I bit my lip and stared at the ground. Maybe if I won my battles, I could come back to him. Would it be fair to expect him to wait? Don't cry Liv, save your tears for the battles ahead.

'Yeah, he's harmless really.'

Aside from the fact he's a werewolf and can rip him in to shreds if he wanted.

'What's up, you've been quiet? Everything okay?' He took my hands.

I stared out at the dark waters meters from us. A half-moon above us.

'Yeah... everything's fine- no Leo actually everything isn't fine.' I gripped his hands tighter.

'Then what's wrong babe?'

These tears better back the hell up.

'It's me- Leo I can't go on like this...'

He released my hands and chuckled, 'You want to make us official? Liv I've wanted that for the longest time.'

His hands found their way to my cheeks. I looked away, why did he have to make it so hard?

'I mean... I can't continue with this, us. I'm done.' I said like a band aid being ripped off a fresh wound.

He stepped back, his hands falling off my cheeks.

'You're great Leo! I'm not... it's complicated I swear. I just can't do this right now.'

'It's complicated? What's complicated?' He shouted.

'That- Ugh, I'm sorry really.'

He shook his head, he was slow to walk past me, his eyes like burning rocks in my flesh.

'Forget it.' He mumbled.

I flopped on the sand and lifted my legs to my chest. We ended at the same spot we had our first kiss. I heard voices behind me and turned to find my friends pointing and shouting.

'Oh great...'

'Does someone need to go home with a demon attached to his back?' Tanya yelled.

'Let me have him!' Pearl said.

'Guys! It's fine... it's me. I just want to be alone.'

Whatever they said to each other the girls went back to the house. Expect Logan.

'I said I'm fine Logan.'

'I know you Liv. You need a hug.'

I sighed. The sound of the crashing waves against the sand was all I needed.

'Babe! Come play beer pong!' Piper called.

Ugh, can't she see I'm having a moment and need my bed friend all to myself.

'Not now babe.' Logan didn't turn his head to her. My body warmed.

'No! Come on it's your favourite.' Piper insisted.

I exhaled, 'Go Logan I'll be inside in a minute.'

He gave me a wrinkled look before walking back up to the house. I wanted to leave more than anything. My mood had been shat on. I dusted the sand off and waded to the house. A ping pong table filled the living room. Piper and Logan made one team. I watched them destroy the other team until they gave it.

'You're awesome babe.' Piper pulled Logan's shirt and crashed her mouth into his.

I cringed and turned on my heels. I sucked in sharp breaths. I didn't need to see that! I yanked door handles upon door handles until came to an unlocked door and stumbled into a dark room. I thought I told my tears to obey me. Tears ran down my cheeks, sobs clogged my throat. I kicked something, someone's leg.

'I'm sorry,' I sobbed.

With the light from the hall, I could only make out the blue jeans. My blurry vision wasn't helping either. I palmed the wall for a light switch and flipped it on. I stumbled back and hit a wall. My eyes roamed the state of the being on the floor leaned up against the end of the bed.

Blood run out from his eyes, his nose and filled his mouth, falling onto his white shirt. My legs went weak, my heart must have exploded. I let out a scream that deafened even me.

'No!!'

I kept on hitting the wall, the were was no escape from the body in front of me. Footsteps sounded in the hall, but the sounds were drowned out and only the person meters from captured my senses.

'No, Leo!'