I woke up in a dark room, my neck still hurt and I had a headache. I blinked a couple times to clear my vision, but I didn't have to. I could see everything clear as day. I tried to get up when a movement in the corner caught my eye. It was Kory; I stared at him for a long time wondering what he was doing in here, where ever here was, when I heard it. I could hear him breathing, even though he was all the way on the other side of the big room. I could also hear his heart beating.

"You're starring."

"Where the hell are we and how did you know I was looking at you." I might have said it a little harsher than I meant to but he didn't seem to notice.

"I can always tell if someone is looking at me. Now get out of bed and follow me I will explain everything after you eat." He came over and planted a quick kiss on my lips before helping me up. He didn't let go of me until the room stopped spinning.

"Where are we, where are we going?" I was starting to get worried when he looked down at me and smiled.

"We're at my house; just follow me everything is okay." I followed him out of the room and into a large hallway with paintings and mirrors hanging along the wall. I looked at one of the mirrors and stopped dead in my tracks. I looked like a familiar stranger; my blue eyes were now steel gray, just like Kory's. When I opened my mouth I saw that I had fangs.

I looked at Kory in horror,

"What's wrong with me?" I could already feel tears leaking down my cheeks as he hugged me,

"Nothing, you are perfect, there is nothing wrong with you." He held me like that for several minutes before pulling away.

"You need to eat. Come on." When we made it to the kitchen, he automatically went over to the fridge and started shuffling through its contents

"Take a seat and I will tell you everything you need to know as soon as you are done eating." I sat down on a big leather couch and looked around. The large kitchen was attached to the living room that had black oak cabinets. The floor was dark brown hard wood that matched the granite counter tops. The dish washer, microwave, and fridge were all stainless steel. The living room had a stone fireplace with an 80" flat screen over it. There were three couches surrounding the fireplace and the floors were the same as the kitchen except for a large red rug.

"Here drink this" Kory placed a small cup of red stuff on the coffee table in front of me. I picked it up and looked at it, eyeing the thick liquid for a moment. Then I took a small sip, expecting that it would be awful, but soon I was drinking in large gulps. I finished and set it back on the coffee table, looking up at him.

"What was that?" He stayed silent for a minute, trying to decide what to say. A small smile tugged at his lips then he was laughing. I sat there staring at him and trying to figure out what was so funny when he stopped and looked at me, grinning like a complete idiot.

"That was blood, sweetheart" I scoffed

"Yeah right"

"I am completely serious." I looked up at him, unsure whether to be horrified or laugh.

"Why did that taste good? Why are my eyes gray? Why do I have fangs? Where are we and what happened last night?!" By the end of my rush of questions, my voice had risen considerably. I was so confused and angry at the moment that I wasn't really sure what to do. Tears sprang to my eyes jezz I've been crying a lot lately and I waited for him to answer me. Kory came over and sat next to me, pulling me against him and softly speaking into my ear.

"Calm down…it'll be ok" I pushed away from him, mad that he had the gall to try and calm me down.

"Calm down? You want me to calm down when I don't even know what is going on! You keep telling me that I'm going to be fine but I'm not sure at this point." I felt like a brat, but also justified. He stood up and shrugged, giving me that you can't be serious look, which only infuriated me more. Scowling, I crossed my arms and waited for him to do something. He finally sighed

"Okay look, I'm sorry that it had to be you, but this is how it's going to be…that is unless you would like to go out and try to find a way in this world as a vampire" he looked into my eyes, frustrated that he had to explain all this but trying to remind himself that she was just beginning.

"Why didn't you tell me?" My voice softened a note of hurt in it. "I could have kept your secret."

"I didn't want to scare you. I also didn't know what you would do, and if the wrong people find out then they will hunt us down and torture us in every way they know we fear."

I looked down, then back at him.

"Okay. Can you just explain it all now?" He nodded and took my hand, leading me outside into the quiet of the woods to relay everything he knew…or most of it.