"Um... Joan. Whatcha doing here?" Darci asked.
"What does it look like." Joan huffed as she continued to dig.
"Why are you digging up Bex's grave?" Jaden asked.
"Because she is still alive." Joan shoved her shovel deeper into the ground.
"Joan... She's dead." Mike said softly.
"No, she's not. She's a vampire and she just drank my blood. Now stop standing around and help me dig."
"What? A vampire?" Aron said confused.
"There's a new vampire in town. I asked Joan to help me investigate. I didn't think it was a real lead. Anyway, a girl that looked a lot like Rebecca attacked us and drank our blood. The problem is, if it was Rebecca, she didn't recognize us. Meaning she might just be a mindless bloodthirsty monster." Rooney explained.
The group was silent for a moment, not sure how to handle this news.
"So Bex is alive?" Darci said in confusion.
"Yes," Joan said, but at the same time Rooney said,
"No."
Joan stopped and turned to Rooney.
"Joan, she's not the Rebecca you remember. What you are looking for, what you want, doesn't exist anymore. You are setting yourself up to be hurt and disappointed. Rebecca may be a vampire, but she's not alive. Not really. Not the Rebecca you know."
"Go."
"Joan."
"Leave! If you aren't going to help then leave me alone!" Joan shouted at her.
"Joan, calm down. She's just being realistic." Aron said.
"No, if there is even a small chance that Rebecca is still alive then I'm going to take it. Regardless of whether or not she remembers me." Joan kept digging.
"This is stupid! You are going to get yourself killed!" Rooney shouted.
Joan dropped her shovel and pushed Rooney.
"Joan stop!" Darci said.
Rooney pushed Joan back.
"It's not stupid!" Joan tackled Rooney to the ground.
The girls rolled around in the dirt and tried to fight the other off.
"Stop it!" Mike went in to pull Joan off.
Joan punched Rooney in the face, busting her nose. Rooney kicked Joan hard in the gut to push her off.
"Stop!" Darci cried.
Rooney got up and backed up, wiping her nose with the back of her hand.
Mike held Joan back as she thrashed around in his arms.
"She's still alive! Let me go! Stop it!" Joan cried out.
"She's not alive!" Rooney shouted.
Just then a blur appeared in front of her, punching her hard sending her flying back into another gravestone.
Everyone got deathly quiet.
Mike's jaw dropped in shock as Rebecca Cross appeared in front of him.
Joan's eyes got wide.
"Rebecca..." Joan said.
Bex looked at Mike with blazing red eyes, a look of fury on her face, fresh blood dripping down her chin and onto her dress. His heart raced in fear and adrenaline. He quickly dropped Joan and backed away.
Joan got up and went to her.
"Joan no!" Rooney warned.
Bex grabbed Joan by the throat and lifted her in the air. Joan grasped at Bex's hands and kicked her feet around helplessly.
"What are you doing to my grave?" Bex spat at her.
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