The Night World....

Love has never been

so dangerous.

THE NIGHT WORLD isn't a place. It's all around us. The creatures of Night World are beautiful and deadly and irresistible to humans. Your best friend could be one—so could your crush.

The laws of Night World are very clear; humans must never learn that Night world exists. And members of Night World must never fall in love with a human. There is one other rule, one unspoken of but just as important. A Night World member cannot change a human into one of them on whim. Violate the laws and the consequences are terrifying.

These are the stories about what happens when the rules get broken.

Our stories start after the intense battle of Night World—The vampires were ready to take over the world since the humans time was just about over—against Circle Daybreak. Theirry, a vampire in love with a human, ran Circle Daybreak. He had hidden many soulmate couples like himself in his mansion. Yes, Soulmate. The Soulmate principle is an old power that had awakened a couple years back and was starting to make humans and Night Worlders fall in love. Think of it as a shock going through your body every time you touched, having a sliver cord connect you and your love—not literally—by the heart. Knowing each other's thoughts and feelings. Never wanting anyone other that person, and when you are away from him or her you feel as though you can't be happy, that you aren't whole without them. Well, if you couldn't live without them, that's already breaking one rule, and you can't live with someone and love without that person finding out that you drink blood or do magic or change into a creature, know can you? This is the reason for the big huge terror in the world.

Theirry walked through the mess of bodies after the treaty was finally signed. Just that he was still alive was proof that they had won, no soulmate had been lost either, but many other vampires and werewolfs and shapeshifters and witchs and ever humans stared up at him with sad, dead eyes as he went by closing each pair of eyelids. Pain spread through his body when he found someone he had stabbed and killed. Though, he had been stabbed in th arm with a silver knife, he felt terrible for plunging a stake through the chest of his dear friend Pine McDove—the one that had stabbed him. He forced the look in McDove's eyes away as he closed them and kept walking through the disaster.

He found the body of Mr. North, Poppy's father. The man's eyes were already closed as he reached out, the way that Poppy was probably standing during the war. Theirry leaned squatted down beside his faithful friend and said a couple words for the dear Circle Daybreak warrior lost, but quickly moved along, yelling back to one of the operatives helping Theirry look around, to take Mr. North some place safe.

He then started looking again, people and Night Worlders alike had lost their lives in the battle. Circle Daybreak was very out numbered, though when the Blue Fires finally got it together, all the unchangeable Night Worlders had disappeared, were they went... No one knows. A handful of Vampires, Werewolfs and Shapeshifters on the other side were left. Who knows why many of them had found Soulmates that day also.

After ten minutes more of walking, he came across a little girl, she was in a blue nightgown and she was smiling, her dead eyes seemed to be fixed on him, she was holding a teddy bear close to her. He swore under his breath, a little human girl, a twelve inch wooden stake prodded from her chest were her heart was. She looked to be just twelve years old, an inch for every year.

He leaned down to pick up the tiny body, closing her eyes as well. Her hair was blond, the color of his beloved Hannah's. The flash of Hannah dead in his mind scared him, what if she was out here dead like the little girl? He had yet to find her in the piles and he hoped she was in the mansion where the humans were supposed to stay, though "stay" wasn't a word she listened to or even understood easily. He knew what it felt like to lose her, he had lost her many times. Good thing she was so stubborn, because she kept coming back to him. She was a very Old Soul, and he had known her from the beginning, killed her on accident and watched her be killed by Maya, the evil vampire that had been after Theirry as a prize for centuries, but Theirry loved Hannah all his existence. Never once did he stray from that path. Maya just never gave up till Hannah derided she wouldn't be the victim anymore and staked Maya. Hannah had never made it past seventeen, until this lifetime. The cycle had broken and now they were together till... Well, till Hannah died of natural causes.

Theirry finally gave up looking on his own and tried the silver cord that ran from her heart to his, and felt a tug backwards. He closed his eyes and let the force of her heart pull him near. His feet knew what they were doing and jumped over the bodies in his way, the feeling that coursed through him were sweet and loving and happy. Her feelings.

As he got closer her thoughts started coming through and Theirry knew she was safe and happy, and alive. He looked down at the body in his arms, she didn't get to live anymore. Death was so final and painful for a human.

Theirry, are you okay? His heart surged at her mind's voice, so different in it's self. There was no way to explain how musical the sounds was, no word to describe the feelings he felt after hearing her voice well.

Just fine, Hannah, he thought back, opening the door to the mansion with his back, he still held the small girl in his arms.

Hannah came racing down the grand staircase, her smile turned to a frown taking in the girl in his arms and his bloody, messy form. Night worlders were very, very lucky. He would have been bruised and sliced open all over, but every one of them could heal quickly—unless it was from wood. He gave a sad smile, "Who is she? She can't be alive." Hannah word came out in a soft sob, as she pointed at the stake sticking out of the girl, another sob coming out.

"She isn't, she must have gotten stuck in the cross fire."

"Poor, poor girl," She said, as tears fell down her cheeks, she looked to the ground, finally she asked, "Theirry, why did you bring her here?"

Theirry thought for a second then replied, "She looked too much like you to be left out there alone. She... I picked her up, I had to. When I found her she was smiling, really smiling and holding this," He held up the teddy bear, his eyes sparkled with a small tear of his own.

Hannah put her head in her hands, as her sobs started to come faster and louder, shaking her whole body.

Theirry put the girl down on the floor softly, and went to her, "Hannah, darling. I understand that it's hard, but it's all over now. There will be no more fighting around us, you don't have to stay hu—" He paused, taking a different approach, "I needed to show you how breakable you are, how easily you could break me again just by not living." He held her around her waist and her arms circled his neck. The couple held each other tight for what seemed like ages, finally Theirry whispered, "I can't live without you again. Not ever, and I don't want to go searching again."

"What are you trying to say, Theirry?" She asked almost silently, she pulled back to look in his eyes,"If the fighting is really over then why does it matter, I won't get hurt. I'll be fine!"

"If the chandelier came crashing down right now, who would live through the bone-crushing weight?"

"Theirry," She whispered, he picked her up, bridal style, and carried her up the stairs to their room, slowly.

When he laid her on the bed, he kept hold of her, not wanting to put space between her body and his. Every place were skin touched skin was emitting electrical currents into their bodies, something that they would never get used to, but why would you want to grow accustomed to something so magical? So beautiful. That's exactly how he felt about the fair haired goddess in his arms,"Hannah, become a vampire," He whispered, closing his eyes. He knew that she would say no, he just had to try again. One more time.

"Theirry, are you serious?" She whispered, she gripped his cheeks softly, running her finger softly over his high cheekbones.

"More serious than ever." He kissed her softly on the lips and the whole world fell away, and it was only her in his arms. Nothing else mattered, nothing else needed to matter.

She broke the sweet kiss first as he moved lower to kiss her, throat carefully.

She sighed his name as softly as ever, driving him crazy. His teeth grazed her skin, not cutting the surface.

Suddenly she whispered, "Yes."

"What?" He pulled back, shocked.

"Change me." She sighed, her hands lacing in his hair as she brought his face close to her throat again.

"What? Really? Just like that?" Theirry pulled back again. His eyes full of wonder.

"I don't want to cause you pain." Theirry swore under his breath and pulled out of her grasp, gently. Walking to the window silently. Hannah watched carefully, with a hurt look in her eyes, "What Theirry?"

"I don't want you to feel... Obligated. How wrong would that be of me?" He shook his head, "Your my life and I will not make you think you have to do this. "

"No... Theirry. Don't think of it that way!" He didn't turn around, "I want you to. I really do, I want to be with you forever."

It was silent for a couple minutes as Theirry watched the sun go down, it was beautiful, especially how his eyes could see the colors between the colors, ones humans didn't know were real. The silver cord pulled him towards her, but he couldn't make his Jello-like legs move. They needed a compromise, something that would tell him she was really ready. Suddenly it came to him, "Think about it during the night, if you think the same in the morning, I will change you, agreed?"

"Agreed." She smiled, "Now come lay with me." He turned to his love, smiling. The battle was over. Really and truly over. They were going to live in peace, for real this time.

He laid beside his Hannah, holding her tight around her her waist. Hannah was already asleep, her breathing deep. Tomorrow she maybe ready to be like him, tomorrow she may change her mind but he will always love her, no matter what.

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Well, that's chapter one, I don't know if you all like it. I need reviews, should I continue or leave it as a one-shot? It was originally was going ot be all the main character's being changed, I know you asking, "A Eric or David couldn't be changed into a witch" I know, I didn't say that they would be changed like that! :) Well, review if you'd like and tell me if I should continue. If you say, "YES!" Then I'll post another chapter for the outcome For Theirry and Hannah.

:)Natalie