I was just standing there looking at him with nothing to say, feeling more and more like an idiot as the seconds passed by. And then who showed up? The worst possible person of course."Hi Ethan," I said when he came up to me. Thankfully there were other students in the hallway now, so there wouldn't be a scene.Ethan was glaring at Anthony. "What do you want?" he asked rudely.I looked at Anthony hoping that he wouldn't say anything to provoke Ethan, or to get me in trouble. Thankfully all he said was, "nothing." He glanced at me one more time and then walked away.As soon as he left, Ethan looked down at me. "What did he want?" he asked."Nothing, I think he just wanted to mess with me," I said.Ethan pursed his lips, "Are you sure?""Positive," I answered. The bell rang, "we're going to be late for class," I said and started walking off leaving Ethan at the lockers.My first three classes passed by in a blur. Like every other student in the school I was anxiously anticipating lunch

Lucas, the vampire that killed my father, was standing there grinning with his hands in his pockets. He looked at Nicole casually, waiting for her to do something. I was still invisible."Hmm which Sinclair sister are you?" he teased Nicole lightly. "Couldn't be Cheryl, she would have attacked me by now, definitely not Olivia, that girl has way too much pent up anger. So that means you're one of the younger ones. Nicole, correct?"Nicole, at first startled by his appearance, regained her composure. She gripped the handle of her knife and stared at him with hawk eyes, taking in his every movement."Why are you here?" she asked him.He grinned. "Don't tell me you're not happy to see me. I was so looking forward to it. Besides I think your mother will be pleased that I'm back, I heard she spent a rather long time looking for me."Anger was boiling inside me. I wanted to kill him. He murdered my father and now here he was back, ready to taunt and threaten like the bastard he was. I just w

He didn't have any noticeable reaction. "Why do you want to know?"I shrugged. "Curiosity. I mean, I don't even know how old you are. I want to know what you were like before you were changed too."He looked at me for a minute and then said, "Okay." He started twirling my hair again. "I wasn't very different before I was changed. At least, I don't think so, personality wise. Most of the changes came with changes in society. For example, women were considered inferior up till very recently. Obviously, I don't think that way anymore.""Better not," I grumbled."You were the one who wanted to know," he said. "Would you like me to stop?""No, keep going," I said."It was 1605 when I was changed, two days after my eighteenth birthday. My father was a baron, so we were fairly wealthy. He died when I was fourteen. My mother died three years after, and my uncle took in my brothers and me. My uncle loved money; he was much richer than my parents had been. I think he got a lot of his money ille

Anthony wasn't there when I woke up. I'd slept peacefully and easily at his house. When I woke up I felt much better. I rolled onto my back and looked at my watch. I flew off the bed when I saw it was noon. I never slept that late.I stretched and tried to decide on my next move. I had the whole day to myself. I could spend my time looking for Emily or I could spend my time with Anthony. Spending the day with Anthony instantly appealed to me, and I had an excuse for not using my time to look for Emily – several members of the hunting population were looking for her and I might get caught. However, I knew that excuse was just a way to justify it to myself. I preferred the idea of being with Anthony.I figured that he would be downstairs so I walked out of the room with the intention of finding him. Once in the hallway, I stopped short. My senses flickered. Vampire. It wasn't Anthony or his brothers; this one was weaker.I saw her. She was thin. Long, messy black hair fell down her back

I headed upstairs to see Emily. She looked much more civilized with combed hair and clean clothes. She was staring at herself in the mirror as if she'd never seen her reflection before. Although, I guess the new face would take some adjusting to."Juana said you wanted to see me?" I said when I entered the room."Should I be doing this?" she asked immediately. "I mean this vampire thing really isn't suitable for a vampire hunter," she paused and then corrected herself, "former vampire hunter.""It's not like you're going to be killing anybody," I tried to sooth her. "Anthony and his brothers will help you." She made a face at my words. "What?" I asked."How well do you know them?" she asked carefully. "Why do you trust them? I know they've said they haven't done anything evil, but anyone could say that."It took great feats of effort to not be angry and remember she was going through a tough time. "They've already helped you this much haven't they?""I know, but I've spent my whole li