A/N: Hey dudes/dudettes. Hope you enjoy this story. :D have fun. Some cursing involved and people in denial. Hey, can't a boy dream? ;P

The wind howled loudly, causing me to cover my ears with my hands. It had been a couple of years or so since I had become a half vampire and since I last saw Steve. During this time, I had been traveling with Mr Crepsley. He was the bastard who blooded me and forced me to fake my death.

Sometimes, I thought how different my life would be if he hadn't appeared. I would probably be taken my GCSEs by now, enjoying my school life with my old friends. But that wasn't the case, unfortunately.

But one of my bad traits was being a pessimist. I had to also consider how accepting an understanding Mr Crepsley was. He had always said that he regretted blooding me and to be honest, every time he said that, it hurt. I wanted to be something to Mr Crepsley. I didn't just want to be a selfish brat who he was forced to drag along.

As I walked alongside my mentor towards the setting sun, I looked at him. He was frowning, attempting to cover his eyes from the sun rays. We were forced to leave earlier than usual because Mr Crepsley wanted to do some important investigating which he wouldn't tell me about. I hated not being told things, I was always curious and I often eavesdropped, which was one of Mr Crepsley's pet peeves.

"Mr Crepsley?," I whined, beginning to drag my heels on the pavement. I was starting to get bored and I needed some entertainment. He loud out a half arsed "hmm", not bothering to look at me, which irritated me. "How much longer until we get to the train station?" I asked, trying to annoy him. He closed his eyes and sighed, roughly rubbing his temples.

"5 minutes." He grunted, obviously not wanting to talk.

"Mr Crepsley?" I sang.

"What." He spat.

"Can you carry me?" I grinned to myself, imagining that situation.

"No."He huffed.

"Why no-"

"Charner's guts! Would you please, for the love of god, shut up! The sun is enough for me to handle, let alone you." He said, so concentrated in scolding me, he notice the rock, which he unfortunately tripped over. He landed with an "umpf" and a chain of curses followed. I snorted, trying not to laugh as he sat up, brushing a couple of loose strands out of his face. The pained look on his face and the position he was in was enough to send me into a laughing fit. I clutched my stomach as tears rolled down my cheeks. I was pretty sure my laugh could be heard from a couple of miles away.

After a couple minutes of laughing, I stopped, breathing hard. I reached out a hand for Mr Crepsley to hold. My mentor frowned and hold onto my hand, only to pull me down with him. I fell onto the floor with a thud and I groaned at the sudden impact. I opened my eyes and looked up, only to see him on top of me , grinning his stupid face off. He was just acting, what a bastard. I blushed as I realised as he was pinning me own with his hands. Wait-was Mr Crepsley blushing too?

"You arse!" I said, kicking my legs at him, then sitting up to glare at my mentor. He soon stood up, straitening his clothes, chuckling to himself, which I strangely found attractive. I blushed with embarrassment and stood up, brushing down my clothes.

"Darren, I need to talk to you," He said as we started to walk again. I looked at him to signalise that I was listening. "You are now a young adult and officially a man to the vampires. That means you will be able to find a mate," I froze. "Men and women will be all over you since you are the youngest in the group." I looked at the floor, embarrassed but also flattered. "But…I'm willing to protect you." He said bashfully, scratching his scar, which made him look nervous.

"Did you have mates?" I asked, causing Mr Crepsley to choke on his own saliva. He coughed awkwardly, blushing slightly.

"Well, many in the past…Not so much now. I simply don't have the time for relationships." This made me feel sad for some reason, but at that time, I didn't know why.

"Do you fancy anyone?" I said, raising an eyebrow. My Crepsley looked away, probably hiding his reddened face.

"If I'd tell you, I'd have to kill you." He said, sternly, causing me to shut up. We walked in silence to the train station.

I was going to find his crush out. It was my duty.