Chapter 1

It was a cool spring day at Thierry's mansion in Las Vegas. Mary-Lynette was sitting

underneath the cherry blossom tree. She was humming a random tune to herself. Thinking

about her first day at circle Daybreak.

*Flashback*

"Ash, I really don't know about this"

"Don't worry you'll be fine"

"What if they don't like me?"

"It's a possibility but- OW!"

Mary- Lynette had slapped him across the face. Ash rubbed his jaw and laughed.

"OK, OK, I'm sorry, but really Mare there's no reason to worry. They'll love you. Maybe

a little incredulous but they'll still love you."

"Incredulous?" Mare asked warily.

"Yeah. Incredulous that I found my soul mate."

"Why?"

"Because before I met you I openly laughed at the idea of soul mates."

"Really? I had no idea that you resented the connection that we have so much!" Mary-

Lynette teased. Ash widened his eyes in mock horror.

"No Mare I could never hate the connection between us. I would die without it."

The way he said it was playful, but what he said was completely true. Without the sliver

chord binding them together, life would be meaningless for both of them. Mary-Lynette

gazed at him with loving eyes. 'I love you' she thought, putting her whole heart behind

it. He flushed. 'I love you to Mare'. the black limo the Thierry had sent with Ash to go

pick up Mary Lynette had pulled into the flagstone driveway. Mary's jaw dropped.

"This is where you live!?"

"Yep. Common, lets go introduce you to everyone." Ash sounded excited, nervous, and

exhilarated all at the same time. Mary had a suddenly had a wave of nervousness and fear

well up in the pit of her stomach. Breathing hard she gripped Ash's hand. He squeezed

back. They walked through the big oak doors, through the long, lavish hallway and into

the living room. A bunch of people were sitting in pairs anywhere they could find room!

All the heads turned to look at her when she walked in the room. There was a silence in

the air.

"Wow Ash….you weren't kidding." a tall vampire with black hair said. A girl with long

fire red hair was sitting on his lap. Everyone smiled. Mary-Lynette was relieved. All of

her fears were groundless.

*End Of Flashback*

Ash was watching his soulmate sitting on a swing, singing. 'Goddess is she beautiful.'

Her deep brown hair is billowing around her face. It was lite up and happy. She was

wearing a short white flowing dress with spaghetti straps. Cherry Blossom petals were

falling all around her. The picture was making his heart swell with love. Ash closed his

eyes, lost in thought. The next thing he knew someone's lips were pressing softly against

his. His eyes flew open in shock then fluttered closed again. It was just M' Lin.

"Hello." she mouthed against his lips.

"Hi." he muttered breathlessly.

"Why were you spying on me?"

"I wasn't, I was just looking at you from behind a tree."

"And that's not spying?"

"No, it's…..observation." Mary-Lynette laughed.

"I'm sorry," Ash whined, "you were so pretty that you just caught my eye and didn't let

go."

"Yeah well Mr. Starstruck, I have to go."

"Where?" Ash asked with an over protective curiosity.

"To the Home Improvement store. I need to get some paint."

"Paint?"

"I'm going to paint our bedroom."

"OK that's cool."

"Great, now that I have your approval can you please let me go? I have to go get my

purse."

"Your going out dressed like this?"

"Yes, so? What's the problem? Don't you like it? Don't worry it's not mine it's Poppy's.

She told me to wear it because she thought I didn't wear enough dresses and…" Mary-

Lynette rambled on like that for another minute before Ash shushed her.

"It's not that I don't like it Mare. It's that I love it. I love it to much." he smiled, "It

should be illegal to look this good. The problem is that everyone else will be thinking the

same thing."

"Ohhhh I get it. The jealousy factor. Well," she leaned in closer, " you should know you

don't need to worry about that"

"All the same, I think that I should go with you. To make sure those slugs keep their

hands to themselves."

"Sure you can come. We have to do an evaluation though before we go."

"Evaluation?" He asked warily.

"Yes we have to evaluate the bed. How good the springs are, how comfy it is, how useful

it is…." She trailed off. Ash smiled mischievously.

"I think I'm going to enjoy this little 'evaluation'."

"I think you will to." She jumped up off of Ash and ran up the front steps. She turned

around teasingly and disappeared inside. Ash grinned in anticipation and ran up to the

bedroom after her.