The snow was falling lightly as I watched the flakes drift down from my seat in the car. It was an unfamiliar sight to me that I found calming, each one was different from the other, but equally beautiful. I could hear my parents saying we were almost at our destination. It was nearing 5 years since I'd last seen my whole family together at uncle Ethan and Katerina's wedding though it had been too short of a visit, but the day uncle Ian called mom and suggested that we all get together and stay with him and his family for a couple of weeks mom she had jumped at the opportunity. I smiled as we turned the corner and seen my aunt waiting on the deck. Her blonde and brown hair caught in the wind flying to the side as she smiled when she saw the car. I had nearly flown out of my seat as soon as it stopped, running straight into her arms, hugging her tightly.

"I've miss you so much aunt Luna!" I exclaimed before letting her go.

"I've miss you too Lydia, look at you. I swear you get more beautiful every time I see you." She smiled, grabbing my chin and moving my head from side to side.

"Still can't decide who I look like more?" I asked, smirking at her with an eyebrow lifted.

"Not even close." She laughed.

Ever since I was born members of my family tried to figure out what parent I looked like more even if it was by the tiniest amount but, like always they came up short. I used to find it annoying, but as the years went by I found it highly amusing. I was the perfect mix of my parents blended together and I liked it that way. Sometimes I wish I was more like my sister Ella who was the spitting image of our mom just with black hair like our dad instead of the fire red like mine, our mom and grandmothers.

"Hi aunt Luna!" Ella said coming up behind me and smiled brightly at her.

"How are you, beautiful girl? I've missed you. You look so much like your mom." Aunt Luna hugged her tightly and I seen Ella wince.

"I'm great, how are you?" Ella asked a little winded.

"I'm great now that you girls are here." She smiled at us.

Just as she finished speaking, uncle Ian had come out of the house. I watched as his eyes instantly found mom and I watch the happiness that filled them, just as they did with her. For the 42 years I'd been alive I noticed how much my mom missed being around her parents and brothers, the sadness in her voice when she had to stay goodbye to them whenever they talked on the phone which I understood perfectly. Ella and I had gone with our grandparents for a month to stay with them when we were younger and all the while I wished I was back with them. Mom had spent a hundred years with her parents and brothers until she had mate just as uncle Ian and Ethan did when they found theirs and move away from each other to start a life on their own.

"Well, well look who finally arrived." Uncle Ian said to mom as they smiled at each other before hugging.

"Would have been here sooner if you didn't live so far away. How are you?" My mom laughed as she pulled away from him.

"Hey girls, good to see you." Uncle Ian said hugging both of us.

"Where's Roman?" Aunt Luna asked.

"Getting the bags. Its good to see you both." Dad huffed out before smiling as he approached all of us.

"I'm sorry, love." Mom laughed and hugged him.

"Where's Julian?" I asked waiting for him to come running through the door to us.

"He went for a run." Uncle Ian answered while aunt Luna looked around.

Julian was the only friend I was able to have growing up, mostly because vampire children were sparse and since I wasn't allowed to socialize with humans because my strange appearance would tell them that I was anything but human and that was to great a risk to even attempt, but Julian and I thankfully were close enough in age that we had become insanely close despite how far apart we lived but, as soon as he came to visit we were inseparable.

"Do you mind if I go find him?" I asked my aunt and uncle.

"Of course not, Julian was supposed to be back by now anyway." Aunt Luna huffed out.

"Be careful." Mom said before I moved.

"I will, I'll be back soon." I said before gliding across the yard and into the trees.

I stopped abruptly as I took in the sight around me. The forest was so beautiful everything crystallized with ice and the snow that covered the forest floor looked smooth, undisturbed and made all the colours that remained stand out against the white. Standing here made me feel like I was in a whole other world, but then again we hadn't lived anywhere that snow was present and it made me feel like I was missing out. My feet slumped into the snow but, as soon as I took of running, blowing the snow out behind me as my rapid steps moved easily as though I was running on pavement.

I slowed my steps hoping to catch Julians scent, but the scent I found was days old and I felt the best thing to do was go back to the house and see if he was there. A group of trees was coming up on my right so I decided to loop around them and head back down the way I came but, as soon as I whipped around them my body slammed into something hard, moving faster than I was sending me and whatever it was I hit flying back in different directions. My hair whipped around my face, blocking my view as I slammed into a tree that cracked loudly from the impact of my body as I hissed from the pain lacing up my spine and I slumped into the snow.

I rolled onto my back while brushing my hair from my face I looked up, the tree that was a good three feet in width was now broken at its base and leaning into another tree that sat behind it. I sat up slowly, knowing my back was bruised as I glanced over to where the group of tree were, curious at what I had hit. I caught the sight of something moving only to find lodged in the snow was a boy. With the slight shake of his head snow blended into the white blonde colour of his hair fell around him before the confusion set in and her turned his head to where I was sitting. I watched his eyebrows pull together making his nose scrunch slightly and his red full lips were tight as he locked his jaw. He blinked and my attention was right on his eyes and that was when I felt it. Looking into the hazel depths of his eyes something fall into place inside of me.

I blinked and shook my head causing my hair to fall around me, hiding my face as I watch him stand up slowly. He backed up a step and cautiously watched me while brushing the snow off his clothes that fit snug against his long, muscular form. Now I was the one that was confused. He was obviously a vampire and knew that I was too, but his behaviour stuck me as odd. Thinking back to what my uncles had told me about how vampires often went on the defence when around others of our kind, unsure of what they want or how strong they were or if they be a threat to them which I now realized he thought I was as I looked into his eyes again.

"That's not necessary you know." I said as his body seemed to freeze in place as I stood up.

"Excuse me?" He asked raising his eyebrows at me while his voice sent shivers down my spine.

"That cautious look in your eyes, there's no need for it. I'm not going to harm you." I explained sighing.

"Can never be too careful." He remarked with a smirk, but he was still watching me closely, waiting to see what I would do.

"You got a point. I'm sorry I bumped into you, I wasn't paying attention." I said biting into my lip.

"Neither was I, so don't worry about it." He said with a half smile.

"I'm Lydia." I smiled.

"I'm Dorian, do you live around here?" Dorian asked me, curiously.

"No, I'm just visiting." Remembering I should've been back by now, I silently hope they didn't come looking for me.

"Other vampires live here." Dorian said quietly, but I still caught the surprise and panic lacing his tone.

"Yes, I really should be getting back to them." I said even thought I knew he was talking to himself.

"All right, perhaps I'll see you around?" Dorian smiled, but the worry behind his eyes was evident.

"Count on it." I flashed him a giant smile and took off back to my family.

I broke through the trees and ran straight for the house. I had wiped the smile off my face, but it was pointless because they would know something happened from Dorian's scent on my clothes. I walked in, watching as my family laughed and joked with each other before Julian pulled me in for a hug I hadn't seen coming. I smiled and hugged him back.

"Where have you been? I've been waiting to see you." Julian asked as he set me down on the floor again.

"I was out looking for you." I laughed.

"I wasn't sure what time you were going to be here at so I figured I get some air, but what is that smell?" He asked and I flashed a glance at my family who were now staring at us.

"I was on my way back and I kind of ran into another vampire." I told them hoping to get this over and done with.

"Are you all right? Did it attack you?" Mom rushed over to me.

"I'm fine and no, he didn't." I shrugged her off of me, not wanting her scent to get Dorian's mixed up.

"He?" Multiple voices said at the same time.

"Yes, he was a little wary of me. I don't think he expected other vamps in the area." I told them as I leaned against the wall.

"Neither did I for that matter. No vampires lived here when we bought this house so they must have moved in recently." Uncle Ian spoke first.

"I think we better stay clear of them. We don't know how many there are or if they will come after us for being here They might get spooked when the rest of us start showing up and think we are starting something." Dad suggested making it seem like he was telling everyone, but I knew it was directed to me and I was totally floored.

Was dad really suggesting I stay away from him? The only vampire I had ever come across that wasn't family. I could feel myself becoming more and more angry as they continued to throw around their thoughts before I couldn't take it anymore and ran to the room I was to share with Ella, blocking out their voices as I thought about Dorian as I laid on the bed staring at the ceiling.