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Chapter One: Changes

The day had just began and Hailey was in a good mood. She took her time as she was getting out of bed. The sounds of birds chirping and the ocean waves rushing made her smile. She opened the sliding doors to the balcony and walked out to get a sniff of the fresh morning air.

"It's going to be a beautiful day." She said to no one in particular.

She loved living in Palm Springs. She loved everything about it, the sun, the sand, the ocean, the warmth. She couldn't imagine living anywhere else. Time for her stood still at moments like this. It was a breezy today and wind blew her beautiful hair around her slim face. She was only 5'5", straight light brown hair, dark complexion, with eyes as blue as the sky.

Just as she closed her eyes, she heard a car pull in the drive. Mom must be home. She thought.

Hailey rushed downstairs, as she opened the door, she thought her eyes were playing tricks on her. Standing there by the car was her mom, kissing a man she had never seen before. Her mother Kay and the unknown man turned and locked eyes with her. He was short, with electric blue eyes, close-cropped platinum blond hair. He was handsome but something about him gave her chills down her spine.

"Hailey, I was going to call, but I decided I would surprise you instead." Kay spoke.

"Who's this?" She asked with one eyebrow raised.

Her mother smiled as she and the man walked closer to where Hailey stood. "You must be Hailey, I am Klaus." He turned to look Kay in the eyes. "How about we take this inside, we don't want to cause a scene now, do we?" He spoke. Kay nodded and walked into the house.

What Was That? Hailey wondered.

He started to follow Kay, but gestured for Hailey to go ahead of him. As she entered he stopped at the doorway. She turned and had a curious look on her face. "What are you doing?" She asked.

He tilted his head to the side. "Now it wouldn't be polite of me, if I didn't wait until I was properly invited in! Are you going to invite me in or make me stand out here all day?"

She was certain something was definitely odd about this guy. "I guess." She replied. She began to walk on, until he cleared his throat to let her know he was still standing there just waiting. "What?" She asked annoyed.

"Well?" He spoke.

"Well what?"

"Are you gonna invite me in?" He asked with a half smile on his face.

She was worried about the way the man was acting. Just as she went to speak her mom came and stood next to her.

"What are you doing? Get in here already!"

Hailey walked off towards the kitchen and took a seat at the table, she grabbed an apple from the fruit bowl and took a bite.

"That's quite a bite you have there sport, and your teeth are immaculate." Klaus sat down to join her.

Her thoughts began to wonder again. Who is this guy, and what is he doing here? Has mom lost her mind? She attempted a smile, but failed terribly. "Thanks I guess."

Her mother walked in and joined them at the table. "Sweetheart I have to tell you something important." Kay hesitated and Hailey looked with curious eyes.

"Klaus and I, well there is no easy way of saying this, so here it goes! We're married! We met in Italy and fell in love. I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner but this is something that just had to be told face to face."

Hailey dropped her apple and choked on the piece she was trying to swallow in her throat. She managed to get it down. "Excuse me, I have homework, yeah homework and lots of it. I will be in my room!"

Joyce just finished with breakfast and grabbed her belongings. "I think I better get home now."

Kay nodded. "Thanks again for staying with her!"

As soon as Hailey entered her room, she called her friend Katie and told her what happened. Katie was one of those girls that believed in love at first sight. But Hailey didn't. Her father had ran off with some woman when she was six years old and was never heard from again. As far as she was concerned that kind of love didn't exist. After her short conversation with her friend she laid on her bed and listened to the radio. A few minutes passed and someone knocked on her door. Hailey sat up and spoke. "Come in!"

Kay walked in and took a seat on the opposite side of the bed and faced her daughter. "Sweetheart talk to me. What are you thinking?"

Hailey's tongue slipped before she could think of what to say. "Have you lost it, I mean seriously. You should have called and told me you had met someone. Normal parents bring their kids gifts, like a t-shirt, not people!"

Kay smiled half heartedly and moved closer to her daughter. "I know this is difficult for you to understand. But I love him."

She just shrugged her shoulders. "Okay, whatever mom. I'm over it."

Kay hugged her daughter. "There's something else, we're moving."

Hailey jerked back and stood to her feet. Her expression was disapproving. "What? I'm not going, I won't go! I am staying right here!"

Kay stood to her feet. "Young lady you are apart of this family, and I assure you, you will go! Your my daughter and you will do as I say! We are moving next week as soon as school let's out for the summer!"

Kay left and Hailey let herself fall onto her bed with eyes full of tears. The tears flowed for awhile, and she eventually drifted off to sleep.

She awoke an hour later from a disturbing noise coming from downstairs. She didn't want to talk or see her mother and new stepfather anytime soon. But she was curious to know what that disturbing sound was. As she reached the last step, she saw the most strangest thing. Klaus laid her mother down on the couch and licked a red liquid from his lips. The scene was disgusting it turned her stomach. She quickly ran back up the stairs, shut her door, and locked it. She began thinking of what was going on. "OK the weirdo could of just laid my mom there cause she could have fallen asleep, sitting up. She has done that before. Now what was the deep red colored liquid on his lips, though? Hm, maybe syrup, yeah it had to be." Hailey was trying to convince herself of reasonable explanations. "I got to get out of here!" She dressed into her favorite running shorts, and a tank, with her sneakers. She grabbed her mp3 player after putting her hair up in a ponytail, then headed towards the front door. Just as she opened it she heard a smooth male voice speak from behind her.

"Where are you going?"

She turned to face him. "I was just going for a run on the beach. When mom wakes up, just let her know where I am."

Hailey reached for the door knob and just as she turned it to make her get away, he spoke again, only this time he was more demanding. "I don't think that's such a good idea. You need to stay here!"

She released the knob just as the door came open and turned back to face him. "I do it all the time and my mom doesn't have a problem with it. To be honest it's not up to you, you're not my father!" She snapped, it was just to much for her to take in one day.

He smiled. "Oh but you see, since I am apart of this family now, all decisions are made by me. There for you're not going anywhere. You are to stay in this house until I decide if or when you can go out. I'm certain your mother will agree with me!"

Hailey shook her head. "I don't think so, she will never allow you to decide over me, only she makes the decisions when it comes to my well being, not you!"

Klaus tilted his head to one side and stared at her neck. "Well then I guess I will just have to take matters into my own hands and show you, who is in charge around here." Klaus sniffed and smiled. "Smells delicious."

She backed away from him instantly. She went to hurry out the door thinking she could run faster than him. But he was definitely quicker and more stronger than she gave him credit for. He pulled her small frame into his arms and bit down on her bare neck. The pain was torturous and tears streamed down her face. She tried to fight him off, but she wasn't strong enough, in fact she was growing weaker by the seconds. She felt her knees buckle and everything went black. Hailey shifted her position on the floor and opened her eyes. "What the..." She said, then suddenly her previous situation came flooding back into her confused mind. "He bit my neck?" She was scared and knew, that she and her mother were in serious danger. Hailey grabbed for the doorway in the hall, where she had been left and used all her strength to pull herself up. She almost fell back, until a hand lifted her to her feet. She turned then terror swam throughout her body sending chills down her spine once again. Klaus smiled, it was just the way he liked his victims, scared and helpless.

"You were so delicious, I just couldn't help myself, I was hungry. More tasty than your mother, perhaps I have changed my mind and choose to take you as my wife instead!"

Hailey backed up against the wall, she was so weak, but ready to fight at all costs. The support of the wall helped but she needed to get her mother and get out of there quick.

"No need to go anywhere sport, we are after all, a family now and we will stay together."

His words were tearing her insides out. Hailey turned from the hold he had on her eyes. She broke it, but then his hands grabbed her fragile face and held it directly in front of his. He began to speak and she listened to him. "You do not remember what happened to your neck, perhaps you fell and cut it on something. You are happy that we are a family. Your anxious about moving, and making new friends!" He released Hailey then stepped back.

She smiled then hugged him. "I am so glad you are my step dad, and that we are a family now."

He smiled knowing his compulsion had worked on her just like her mother! "What happened to your neck sport?"

Hailey thought for a second then replied. "I'm not sure, I probably just fell and cut it on something."

He took a finger, and wiped a small stream of blood from her neck. "Better go take care of that before it gets infected then!"

Hailey shrugged. "Okay. After I do, I am gonna start packing, I can't wait to move and make new friends."

Klaus watched as the young girl practically jumped up the stairs.

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