Chapter 1

Aiden Hart took a look at the main street of the town he would call a temporary

home "Get used to it Big Bro, we got no choice right now"

"I know, you keep telling me this. which doesnt fail to irritate the shit outta me y'know"

"Well you'll get over it." Quinn yawned. His brother didnt answer him, he just gave him a look behind

his dark glasses and walked into the small cafe to get a well needed caffine fix before

he killed his brother and saved... them... a job.

Helena Duritz watched the two young men argue outside her parents coffee shop and stared as

they walked in. She was shocked at their appearance, they looked too interesting to be in this

little crap hole of a town, maybe they'll steal me away to live an interesting life... well i

wouldnt mind leaving with the dark haired one, damn. She subconsiously fixed her hair and

grinned at him inanly as he approached the counter "Erm yea can i have a white coffee please?

Miss?"

"Helena!" her mother gave her a dirty look and shoved her out of the way "So

what brings two young men like you and your..."

"Brother"

"Brother, to this neck of the woods?" her mother looked relieved as she

said the brother part "sick of city life" he smiled a forced smile at this nosey woman and turned

away and left the shop. "Well! what a rude young man! honestly! did you see that Helen?" God how

Helena hated that name, im not an old woman mother! "yea, oh he forgot his change, ill take it out to him"

she relished the chance to leave her mother as she ranted about how rude that young man was! "Excuse me!

Excuse me! you forgot your change!" she ran over, he spun around. As she slowed down he stared at her

wow, outside in the light she looks less... gormless. OK lets face it she looks hot "ummm thanks"

"sorry abot my mom, its just that.. well you'll have to get used to it living in a small town." She smiled welcomingly

and spun on her heels and walked into the cafe again. He watched until the (slightly cutting) voice of

his younger brother cut in "She seemed nice"

"She was"

"If your going to pursue her (and i know you are, you relish heartbreak too much not too) then just be aware that

you'll have to leave her, be it moving or her (or you) dying. And really i dont want another person to worry about

so shes your responsibility"

"Finished?" Quinn nodded, and Aiden shook his head. They got in the car and drove to the house outside town.

The polite rap on the door interrupted Aidens fragmented sleep and nightmares, and it was welcomed when he seen the visitor

"sorry, i just... Well i asked about and thought i would bring up some stuff, just incase you hadnt got any groceries in yet..."

"Well my brother away there just now so... but thank you"

"Anyway" She turned to walk away but he shouted her back "i was wondering where the nearest bar is?"

"Well... If you dont want the gossipy locals, you'd have to head into Monroeville, which is about a half an hour drive."

"You wanna go in... like... now?" He looked away blushing furiously, she smiled at the sweetness of the act

"Yea i'd really like that thanks"

They sat laughing at the ridiculousness of small town life for hours and Helena realised that Aiden had

practically heard her whole life story, which wasnt that interesting but she had managed to make last and hour and a half,

she tended to go off on tangents when she was drunk "so you've heard about me now i want your history"

"nah.. its not that interesting really... you really dont."

"neither is mine, but i told you" she said her voice slurring slightly. He looked at her incredulously

"thats because your drunk, and drunks tend to talk alot" she swayed dangerously, nodding in an over

the top manner asociated with drunkeneness and slipped off the seat giggling madly "ahhh, i was

waiting for that" she muttered in-between giggle fits.

"i think that means you get to go home now" he chuckled lightly and helped her up.

"I think your very shhhhhhexshhhhhi" she slurred as they staggered up to her front door.

"Ummmm thank you for that. Whatever it was" and he struggled with her bag to get her keys out.

"Thank you... will i see you again? Prefer...prefraaa"

"Preferably sober yea, i'd like that" she smiled and her eyes danced under the streetlight.

"Coooel" and she staggered up the path to her house and Aiden stood watching before setting off

home.

He felt a little rough the next morning but imagined how Helena must be feeling and was thankful he

hadnt got into that state and with her mother, jeez. I better visit her later. He smiled a little as he went into the kitchen to

get breakfast "good night? You disappeared. I thought..."

"I left a note"

"Where i wouldnt see it"

"Come on Quinnn your sounding like a wife... or mother" Quinn stared at Aiden for a moment, and Aiden regretted saying

anything about moms, Quinn took what happened worse, he wasnt quite over it. Well to see what he had... Aiden didnt

blame him for storming away "I didn't mean anything by that! Quinn!" He shouted up after his brother and was worried about him,

he didn't know exactly what Quinn saw that night, Quinn didnt talk about it and Aiden didnt ask, partly out of fear for what he would say.

But what Aiden saw was bad enough... The sight of his 8 year old brother covered in their mothers blood... Aidens original thought

was th Quinn killed them, the sight of his parents... No it couldn't have been Quinn. He knew his brother way too well. And to know what he knew

now proved it. What was chasing them was what killed their parents, and everyone else who meant anything to the brothers. Something which

they never understood, what had they done to deserve this treatment? Nothing, they were 8 and 12 when their parents died.

Part of the travelling was to find out why. And to avoid the... vampires. He hated saying that word it still sounded so ridiculous.