****Kate's POV****

Becca is under the impression that my brother is gonna break up with her. She's been stressing about it for weeks.
It's crazy. She clearly doesn't realize how head-over-heals-in-way-over-his-head in love my brother is with her.

I think it's plainly obvious. He follows her around like a puppy, and buys her expensive presents. He talks on the phone with her for hours, the few hours of the day when they're not together. He drives her to dance rehearsal everyday after school before going to football practice. He never goes out without her. If your having a conversation with him, he's most likely texting her and not even paying attention to you. He doesn't even mind when she calls him 'Aussie' in public. He takes her out to dinner even though he doesn't eat. He'll take her to see a movie she really wants to see, even though he thinks it's gonna suck. He reads her favorite books so they have even more to talk about together. He'll go shopping with her for hours, and not complain. Because, secretly, he's just happy to be with her and see her have fun. He'll tell her that he loves her at school, and not care what his friends say. He'll let her drive his car if she really wants to. He hasn't even pushed for sex because he doesn't want to make her uncomfortable. Honestly, Austin is so in love with her that you could hold him at knife point and you still wouldn't be able to make him break up with her.

Like, Becca is any better. She'll use telepathy to talk to him whenever your trying to talk to her. She'll mouth off the teacher just so she can get detention with him. She lets him take her to expensive restaurants even though she would be fine with going to McDonalds. She'll watch boy-ish action movies with him, and sometimes even get into it too. She swears to God that he's more sensitive then anybody gives him credit for. She braved a freak thunderstorm to stop him from hurting himself. She'll sit in the woods alone when he's at a Council meeting, so she can use telepathy to see if the Council hurts him. And when he comes home from a particularly horrible Council meeting and he's pratically crying, she'll hold him until he falls asleep. She'd rather sit with him doing nothing then go to a 50% off sale at Hot Topic. And, sometimes, she'll let him win an argument just so they can make up. She would march down to Hades and beat the crap out of the Council (even if it killed her) if we ever gave her the chance. She'll tell her parents she's having a sleepover with me, even though we all know she's actually having a sleepover with Austin. She even lets him drink her blood. And, we all know, that nothing runs deeper then blood.

And Austin will never break up with Becca. He'd rather be Aurora's Blood Donor. . . anyday. And that is seriously saying something.
Soon, she'll realize that Austin and her are a solid deal. They're Blood Bound. . .that's an immortals equivalent to a soul mate. Becca and Austin are most defiantly soul mates.

I know all of this because Becca's my best friend and Austin's my twin brother. I know them, better then anyone. I know Becca perfectly because we've been friends for years. And Austin is my twin brother, and it's my job to look out for him. It's my mission in life, according to the prophecy. To keep Austin safe from anything and everything. Now, that had always sounded like a hollow existence to me. I used to always think "What about me? What about my happiness? When do I get to take care of myself?" But, it's been a while since I've thought that. Protecting Austin has always seemed like second nature to me, and I learned to stop whining about it. Because, honestly, Austin had the worse part of the deal. First off, he has to deal with me watching over him all the time. And, second, he has to basically save the world. And nobody even knows what from. So, to keep the world safe from this unknown evil, Austin had to be kept safe. By Lykaios, Domingo and I.

Now, nobody considers me to be Austin's bodygaurd. Nobody has to, yet. For now, I'm just his sister. But, one day, it will be my soul purpose in life to keep him safe. Just like the prophecy said. Even though, it already seems like it's my soul purpose in life. But, that doesn't mean I'm consumed by this goal. I have my own life, I have someone who loves me. I have Domingo. He loves me, and cares about me. And I feel exactly the same way about him too. It's just . . . complicated.

One, because we're both dedicated to protecting Austin. . . and each other. How can you devote your life to two people? Two people in completely different ways? One, your twin brother who you've sworn to protect. And the love of your never ending life? It's all so difficult and confusing. I constantly wonder, What if? What if I had to choose between protecting Austin or Domingo? What if I chose Domingo? Would the apocalypse be my fault then, or fate's? What if I chose Austin? Would I ever really be happy again without Domingo? I didn't intend to find out the answers, however.

Another, less pressing, issue was the whole "Blood Mutt" thing. Really, it's a silly concept. Werewolves and vampires being together is distasteful? Whomever came up with that is a truly simple-minded person. I mean, sure, it's a little weird. But, my vampire brother is in love with a half human, half witch. I think we know how to deal with strange couples. I never really understood why people looked down on vampire/werewolf pairings. It's always been a mystery to me. It's mostly vampires who think it's distasteful anyway. The stuck-up vampires who think they're better then everyone else, the one's who give the rest of us a bad reputation. Most werewolves don't think there's anything wrong with vampire/werewolf couples. Many vampires, of course, think that werewolves are second class citizens. Dogs, that's how they look at it. It's disgusting. Werewolves are strong and intelligent. . . and stuck-up vampires need to get that through their thick heads. And they wonder why the other races think we're stuck up.

I don't think I'm stuck-up at all. I think all the other races are just as good as us, even humans. Vampires should be especially respectful to humans. Without them, we have no blood. They're the only reason we can live. And, some of us vampires, used to be humans. So, honestly, being prejudiced against them is ridiculous. I, for one, respect humans very much. Especially my blood donors (although, I don't like to call them that, it's derogatory.) I take good care of my blood donors. Like my newest one, Aidan. I never drank too much of his blood, not wanting to make him weak. And then, after drinking, I would use a little venom hypnotizing to wipe his memory. Then, I would bring him somewhere to lie down and let him sleep off the blood loss. Then, of course, every 5 days we would do a blood exchange. That would keep him from getting weak or sick. I was always careful as to not abuse my blood donors.

Aidan was currently sleeping on the fluffy couch in my room. I had just fed from him and he was now sleeping off the blood loss. That's where Austin and Becca are lucky. Becca is half-immortal so feeding sessions don't drain her as much as a human. A human blood donor needs to sleep for about an hour or so after feeding to regain strength. Also, the venom scary to wipe their memories, makes them drowsy and dizzy. Austin didn't have to inject venom into Becca because she didn't need to forget.

I sighed, and got off my bed. I walked past Aidan, and ruffled his dirty blonde hair. He was pretty cute, but I don't do that with my blood donors. Not anymore. Ever since Domingo and I were officially together, I hadn't used my blood donors for. . .ugh, my own sexual pleasure. I still had to kiss them at school and such. Because, well, they were posing as my boyfreinds. . .it had to look like it. But, other then that, I only used them for blood. Then, they were free to go.

Well, after about 8 months. This was Aidan's first week actually. The blood loss affects them most in the beginning, but as time goes on they're endurance builds. And by the time I'm done with them, they're actually much stronger and more enduring then before. Also more obedient, yet somehow more confident. I like to think that I'm doing them a favor that way. Although, they're really doing me a favor.

I considered waking up Aidan, just for someone to talk to, but decided against it. This was his first week, only his 4th feeding. He needed to sleep for now. I was just so bored, though. Domingo, Tora, and the guys weren't staying with us anymore. But, Domingo came by pretty much everyday. So did Tora, she would give Becca magic lessons here after school everyday. Jupiter and Mars always came over on Friday's looking for a party. And Ralph, and Diablo came by on Sundays to watch the game. But, they weren't here today. It was the day after Christmas. They were all visiting family. Yes, even immortals celebrate Christmas. Domingo was at his sister Yori's house, spending time with his parents and such.

Sighing boredly to myself, I drifted to the window. I looked out at the snow covered backyard. Austin and Becca were playing back there. Running around in the snow, throwing snowballs at each other. Acting like children, I could hear them laughing faintly through the glass. I sighed heavily to myself, feeling abandoned. I mean, Becca and I were best freinds first. And, now, she'd rather spend time with Austin then me. It makes me feel. . .well, kinda lonely. I mean, I'm happy for them, I really am. But, I still feel excluded. . .the third wheel.

I sighed, yet again. Wistfully, I watched Austin and Becca playing in the snow. Austin began pelting Becca with snowballs, and she ran from him, screaming happily. She scraped together snowballs and threw them at him hastily. But, Austin made the snowballs faster then she did, so he had the upper hand. Becca was weaving through the trees at the edge of the yard, trying to hide. Austin thought himself pretty clever, and climbed agilely up a tree while she was looking for a hiding place. She settled for hiding behind the same tree, ironically. After a second of quiet, she peeked into the yard, to find it empty. "Austin?" I heard her ask, although it was muffled by the window. Then, Austin dropped out of the tree directly in front of her, and she screamed in surprise. Austin double-over in laughter, happy, non-stop, laughter. Becca glared at him for a second, but it quickly vanished and she began to laugh too. She fell to her knees next to him. And they continued laughing for several minutes. I could hear them bantering faintly, adding to their amusement. Eventually, they both layed back in the snow. Becca was clinging to his side, and Austin had his arm around her shoulder. I could barely hear bits and pieces of a whispered, lovey-dovey conversation.

I made a distasteful sound in the back of my throat, and closed my curtains in a huff. Their ability to become so absorbed in each other, and completely ignore me was amazing. I mean, I was the reason they even knew each other! I'm the reason they're together. They wouldn't of even been friends if it wasn't for me. I befriended Becca and brought her into my house, introducing her to Austin. They wouldn't be together if it wasn't for me. Okay, maybe they would. . .eventually. Because they're soul mates, they would've found each other eventually. But, it could've taken years. But, thanks to me they were happy and together right now. You'd think they'd be grateful, or at least pay attention to me. But, no, they're both too love-sick to even notice anyone else. It's like they're blind to everything and everyone but each each other.

If they want to be in their own little world, that's fine by me. I don't care. I have Domingo, and all my friends. If my twin wants to run around with my best friend, that's his business. It doesn't concern me. I don't care if they spend all their time with each other. I don't care if being around the two of them makes me feel hollow. I have Domingo, I don't need to feel envious of their happiness. Just because Domingo is busy all the time and we don't get to spend time together as much as some people. . .that's no reason to be upset. I'm lucky. . .anybody without a partner who hangs around them probably feels lonely and sad. Because they pratically radiate love and happiness. . . Which is probably why they spend every waking moment together. Forgetting everything else, and ignoring everyone else. I don't care if they ignore me. I don't care if their happier then I am. Because they get to be with each other when I don't get to be with my love. I don't care. I don't care if I never get to spend time with my brother because he cares more about his girlfriend then his twin. I don't care. I also don't care if I don't get to spend time with my best friend because she'd rather be with my brother. I don't care, I really don't care. I'm not upset, and I'm resentful.

And I'm most defiantly, absolutely not jealous.