Justin POV

I lost them both. The two loves of my life, both gone. One turned into a 2,194 year-old vampire the other went off to save the world, one bad deed at a time. Rosie and Juliet…Life has gotten drab without the two loves of my life. Every day I went to school, studied, aced tests and went home. An endless cycle of pointless events that I couldn't escape from.

It was another typical day at school. Random faces streamed in and out of the halls; an endless stream of idle chitchat filled the air; the musky scent of sweat and cheap cologne made it hard to breathe.

I shuffled over to my locker, desperately trying to remain unseen. Of course since nothing ever goes my way, I was immediately spotted by Zeke, my best friend.

"Yeo Justin! Long time no see," he said enthusiastically, or for him normally. I shrugged, praying that he would take my hint and leave me alone. He didn't.

"So, you found a special someone to bring to the spring fling yet?" he asked cheerfully.

"No" I replied sternly. If he thought his happy attitude was contagious, it wasn't. Slamming my locker shut, I left Zeke standing there with a worried look on his face. You must probably be thinking- he is the biggest jerk in the world- well I'm not. I'm just not ready to let another girl into my heart yet.

School continued without a hitch, I sat in the back row of every class doodling Rosie & Justin and then Juliet & Justin. The bell rang shrilly, sparing me any further torture. I grabbed my bag and slung it across my shoulder.

"Justin…" I heard a voice say behind me, a female voice. Her voice was sweet but slightly hesitant. The smell of vanilla wafted over, I'd recognize that perfume anywhere. I turned around to find myself standing in front of my ex-girlfriend, Juliet.

She was dressed in a paisley plaid blouse with a black skirt. Long honey-brown hair fell to her shoulder covering the brown sling of her handbag. Pale blue eyes stared at me, waiting inquisitively for my reply.

"Uh- mm… Wow it's been a while huh?" I stumbled, mentally slapping myself. The shine in her eyes dimmed slightly. "I'm sorry, it's just… how did you get young again?'

She winced and lifted her hair up slightly, giving me a look at her neck. Two pin-like puncture scars could be faintly seen. "My parents found me again in the forest and bit me again, restoring my vampire powers."

The air around me suddenly seemed to get thinner. My breaths got deeper and the room started to spin. I grabbed onto a table to stop myself from fainting and held it until the wave of nausea that overcame me passed.

"So… what happens now?" I asked, unable to look her in the eye. She was amused at my behavior and tried to hide her laughter, albeit unsuccessfully.

"I'll come by tonight and we'll talk about it okay?" she asked, raising a hand to brush my cheek before turning around and leaving. I watched her enter the sea of students before diving into that ocean myself.

"Maybe today won't be so bad after all?" I mused.