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When I opened my eyes after a much needed sleep I realized that we were no longer in Montana, in fact the plane wasn't even in the United States anymore. I rose from my seat to stretch my back. I looked up to where my bag was stashed; I never realized how high it was before. I stood on my tiptoes and reached outward with my hand. I fumbled and fussed over getting my bag down; I finally gave up and I put my feet flat on the floor and huffed in annoyance. Then a big hand reached over me and got my bag down; I jumped for joy inside and turned around to thank my savor when I was met with the eyes of my father, I stood there staring at them trying to see if it was my dad or if I still needed sleep. I quickly realized that the eyes of my father were attached to a different body. The eyes looked like chocolate and the way they were boring holes into my body made me self-conscious. He stuck out a hand.

"Hi, I'm Dimitri."

It took me a moment to realize that his introduction was directed at me, even though he was staring right at me.

"Rose," I managed to choke out.

He turned around to exit the plane and I walked after him. As we got off the plane and stepped into the airport Dimitri turned to face me.

"Are you Rose Hathaway?" he questioned.

"Well, who wants to know?" No way was I going to tell this stranger who I was, I may have been in a deja-vu moment back there but I was still smart. This isn't la la land where everyone gets along and there are singing trees, this is the real world with real creeps.

"I'm Dimitri, I told you that." He gave me a look that said "What's wrong with you, don't you listen?"

"Ya so, does that mean I'm supposed to trust some guy who helped me with my bags."

He let out a soft chuckle before answering "I am here to escort you to the house you will be staying in for the next few months."

Oh he's a gentlemen "OK well then, how do you know the people I'll be staying with?" I asked yet again.

"I'm the son of the woman who owns the house, also known as my mother."

I'm pretty sure my mouth dropped all the way to the floor.

He looked amused at my expression so I tried to change the subject quickly.

"Are we going to stand around all day or are we going to go to your... um house?

After ten minutes of me lugging my bag behind me and yelling at cars that didn't let us pass we finally got to a red convertible mustang, my heart leaped out at the sight of it and I'm pretty sure I was about to cry because of the beauty of it. I was excited to get into the warm car but I carefully opened the door and made sure that it didn't hit the car next to us, with Dimitri watching my every move, amused at my carefulness with this car. When I sat down on the plush seats in the car, I savored the warmth like it was a chocolate chip cookie straight out of the oven.

"So I normally like to know some things about the people I live with." I hinted to Dimitri.

"You'll like my mother she's sweet, loving and a great cook." He told me.

"Well that makes me feel better". I thought harshly.

On the way to Dimitri's house I got a better look at him. He had shoulder length brown hair, eyes like my fathers, and he looked to be in his 20's. He didn't seem much older than me considering that I was 17. He had a hard look about him that didn't seem natural for a man of his age. Many guys in their twenties are complete jerks. He didn't seem all that bad, except for the lack of social ability.

"So... how long have you lived here?" I asked desperate for a conversation of any kind.

"All my life." He replied.

I gave him a blank stare. "That's it that's all you're going to tell me?" I screamed in my head. I blew out a gust of air and settled back in my seat.

"But I have been other places." he commented, noticing my pouting and slouching.

"Really where?" I inquired.

"Around about I was just in Montana a couple weeks ago, lovely places, lots of trees and lakes." He said with admiration.

I sucked in a breath. He hit close to home. I missed the place that I grew up in so much and the thought of him going there and describing it in perfect detail broke me. Dimitri noticed my discomfort.

"Oh I'm sorry I didn't mean to offend you." He apologized, not realizing the real truth.

"No, it's just that, I miss home so much, and you talking about is just a soft spot for me right now."

Dimitri looked at me with concern. He didn't say anything else; he settled back into his chair and continued driving. After ten minutes of comfortable silence the sky darkened I looked out the window at the street lamps and the stars glistening in the sky. The car started rolling to a stop and I saw that we had hit our first red light for miles. I leaned back in my chair not thinking much of it. Except when two people stepped directly in our path. I thought they were just maniacs looking to cause trouble, and then I saw Dimitri tense up beside me. When I looked back at the people I realized they were closer now and I could really get a good look at them. They looked just like human beings, except they were as pale as white sheets and their eyes were ringed in red. They snarled in the direction of the car and I gasped when I saw two pointy teeth in their mouths. They resembled vampires, but that was impossible and I shook that thought out of my mind. Dimitri tensed up again and reached for the door handle. I quickly caught onto what he was doing and I grabbed a hold of his upper arm, which was quite muscular and I scolded myself for having those thoughts in a time like this.

"Please don't." I begged him; I even turned on my puppy dog eyes, which always worked on my father when he was alive.

He turned to face me with a hard look, but when he saw my scared expression his face turned into one of pain as though he couldn't bear to leave me. Just as quickly as that look of vulnerability came across it was gone in a flash.

"Don't worry I deal with this stuff all the time." He reassured me. And with that he slipped out of my grasp and was out the door in a flash. He walked up to the creatures and stood in front of the car in a protective stance, I saw him pause for a brief moment as the creatures tore their gazes away from me and to him. They looked at him with such anger and hatred that one may have thought that they had met before. They spoke quickly, each word leaving their pale lips as the next one came, Dimitri stood back, letting them say what they wanted.

When one of them gestured to me in the car Dimitri's body went tenser than I thought possible. The two creatures realized that they no longer were safe just as Dimitri rammed his body into theirs. The first one went down without a hitch and I thought I saw Dimitri plunge something into his heart, I heard a shrill shriek as the creature tried to throw Dimitri off. The second one stood back watching, not even trying to help the other one. When he realized that Dimitri was engrossed with his partner he started heading towards the car, and me. I fumbled with the door handle willing it to open. I looked over to where Dimitri was, he was standing over the first body making sure it was dead, and when he turned and saw me in the car with the creature heading towards me he sprinted to the car and wrenched the creature form the door just as he was opening it. The car trembled with fear as the door was ripped from its hinges. The thing grabbed onto my leg and tried to pull me out the hole it had just made. Dimitri kept pulling and pulling, his face turning redder and redder with each tug, but this one was stronger than the last. I held onto the door handle and tried to get my leg free.

"Rose, let go." Dimitri panted in my direction.

"Are you crazy? No!" I yelled at him.

He looked at me and I felt the overwhelming sensation to do what he asked, I'm pretty sure I would have jumped off a cliff for him at that moment. I sucked in one last breath of air and let go.

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