Chapter One

In a world of average humans there were bound to be mistakes or unnerving similar beings. College is like a breath of fresh air yet everyone is still locked into the same schedule with nothing else to do. Vampires were beautiful beings: blood red eyes, ghostly pale skin, and an exquisite complexion. There were only five known after the unfortunate death of Jake and Bailey. The only way to turn vampires back to their original state is the use of what I like to call the Sanguinary Rose for those of you that in fact to not have a particularly extensive vocabulary it means Bloody Rose.

These certain vampires try to live normal lives but it is practically impossible for them seeing as there was that evil old prude Aphrodite and then now there is Alice. Now the villain is life itself nobody knows what is going to happen for them. After High School almost everyone went their separate was. Kevin and Mick died off like the weaklings they are. Julie and Jay were married and they have three kids out of wedlock. Natalie went off to college dragging Devon with her. They're roommates in San Francisco, California. God knows what Shun is doing, and that pretty much covers the bases.

"Couldn't Natalie and Devon have stayed closer to Georgia? I mean they're all the way across the country!" Julie yelled at Jay while she was making dinner.

"Julie, calm down you call them like every five minutes anyway they shouldn't seem so far away."

"Shut up Jay, I'm calling Natalie and Devon."

"Isn't that a little dangerous?"

"CAN'T HEAR YOU" Julie screamed.

"MOM SHUT UP" Jace yelled from another room.

"Don't you talk to your mother that way!" Jay shouted at Jace. The fight continued behind Julie when she was mixing hot pasta sauce on the stove with the spoon in one hand a wet cloth in the other. She was phone resting between her shoulder and jaw. Devon picked up.

"Stop calling us Julie! We're fine, we like our location and we couldn't be any better." She said while writing down the time of phone call on a sheet of paper nearly filled completely up with words and times.

"She hung up on me!" Julie was furious as she stomped her foot her phone went into the pasta.

"Ahh shit." Julie muttered.

"Julie called again."

"Tell me again why you're logging her calls."

"Because I wanted to see if there was a consistent pattern in the times she's calling us. There isn't" Devon stared at the paper. "Except if I take all the times and subtract them by each other then I could find a pattern but that takes way too much work." Devon balled up the paper and threw it at Natalie.

"You know if you weren't so lazy you might add up to something." Natalie muttered.

Natalie picked the paper up from the floor and unwrinkled it. She stopped clicking around on the computer and scribbled on the paper.

"It looks like she's calling about every 5 to 10 minutes sometimes she waits for 15 or 20 minutes but that's beside the point." Natalie threw the paper in the trash and stood shutting off the computer.

"I'm going to class, be back in a couple hours. While I'm out do you want me to go to the
store? I think we're almost out of ramen."

"No. It's fine." Sighed Devon as she lay on the couch.

"He still hasn't called back?"

"No." Devon rolled over.

"Well I'm off." Natalie shut the door and left Devon alone.

"JAY GIVE ME BACK MY PHONE!" Julie screamed at the top of her lungs.

"MOM SHUT UP! SEE THIS?" Jace pointed at the TV. "I'M TRYING TO WATCH A
MOVIE!"

"DON'T YELL AT THE WOMAN WHO GAVE BIRTH TO YOU."

"GRAPHIC" Jace yelled back at Jay and shuddered.

"This is one broken household" Jacob sighed to himself.

"Frayed at the edges, holes in the middle and seams broken." Jonah whispered standing next to Jacob.

"God man," Jacob turned to Jonah, "That's deep. Write some music man!" Jacob chuckled and patted Jonah on the back.

"Whatever." Jonah shrugged Jacob's hand off and left the room.

"Freak." Jacob whispered after him.

"I'm home!" Natalie yelled into the darkened dorm room. No response."Huh. Guess Devon went to class or something." Natalie set the bags of groceries down on the small counter. She sorted the cold foods from the hot ones. After Natalie finished sorting everything out and putting everything in its proper place she sat on the couch with a glass of wine. "Maybe I should call Julie. She hasn't texted or called me once this afternoon or evening now that I mention it..." Natalie picked up her cell and called Julie's home phone. No answer. "Hmm... she must've gone out with Jay or something." Natalie sipped her wine and sat alone. The thing was nobody even heard the phone ring.

"DINNER SUCKS MOM" Jace yelled.

"EAT IT" Jay screamed as he tackled Jace to the floor shoving the overcooked spaghetti down his throat.

"JAY HAVE SOME MANNERS" Jay ignored Julie and concentrated on getting Jace's smart ass mouth full of this 'Perfectly cooked delicious spaghetti'.

"Another day another dollar" Jacob said as he watched Juliebeth jump into the fury.

"I'm not sure that saying works in this satiation Jacob." Jonah said.

"OH but it does!" Jacob left the table and got Julie's purse. "See?" Jacob pulled some money out of the purse and called up a pizza place. "We're eating good tonight!"

"Sweet man." Jonah said as they waited patiently for their food to arrive.

"Once again Chocolate ice cream you deceive me." Sighed Natalie, "BUT NOT TODAY!" she screamed as she brutally attacked the carton with the ice cream scoop. Just then Devon burst into the room.

"Natalie!" Devon yelled

"HA TAH!" Natalie yelled as she threw the ice cream scoop at Devon. "Oh. Hey Devon." She said as soon as she saw Devon grab the scoop midair and casually hand it back to Natalie as if this had happened before.

"I've got great news you'll never believe it!" Devon squealed as she sat on the couch.

"Oo tell meh!" Natalie said as she chucked the massacred ice cream back in the freezer.