Thank you all for reviewing! They mean a lot to me. Sorry to Keith fans and Weevil fans, although you will see him once more in the next chapter. And for Logan fans, he will make an appearance in later chapters, and he won't be as huge of a jackass as I portrayed him in the first chapter.

Sorry that this chapter is a little short. But it was either this or wait a while longer for a longer one.

.SoDa.PoP9. –Don't worry, I'm still continuing Filling the Void. I've just had a little writer's block and this moonlight x/o was taking over my imagination.

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After spending a few days trying to figure out what Nicole's last name was, Mick eventually found it by breaking into Veronica's office, and therefore located her address. He wasn't sure what he was planning on doing once he got there, but something compelled him to go anyways. It was late, between eight and nine, so he didn't bother with sunglasses. He parked his car and walked towards the apartment. But as he neared the building, what he smelled alarmed him. Blood. Lot's of it. He ran to the source and saw a body on the ground, limbs broken and blood stained on the pavement. Focusing his attention on the body, he listens for a heartbeat, and is surprised when he hears a faint one.

Pulling out his cell phone he dials for an ambulance, and then looks up to find the tenth story window broken. He looks around first, and then jumps up to the window and enters the apartment.

The first thing he sees is the body of a young girl, shot twice, laying on the ground. To his left he sees the body of none other than the P.I. he tried to help. When he uses his powers to find the state of her, he's stunned by what he finds. "No, it couldn't be!" Mick rushes to her side and his suspicions are proved. She's been turned. 'What do I do?' Mick thinks to himself, before dialing a number on his phone.

"Josef Kostan."

"Josef," Mick says, sounding desperate, "I need your help."

"You know, you should try getting your own lines. Pretty sure I used that one just a few days ago."

"Josef!" Mick yells, getting the elder vamp's attention. "You know the blonde P.I., the one that was trying to protect the girl from being killed?"

Josef sighs, "She's dead, isn't she."

"No," Mick says, then pauses, "Well yeah, but not dead-dead, she- she's been turned."

"What? By who?"

"The vampire she was trying to protect the girl from."

"So… why are you calling me?"

"I don't know what to do!" Then Mick hears the sounds of the ambulance. "Shit, there's an ambulance coming. I have to get her out of here."

There's a pause on the other side of the line, before a sigh is heard. "Bring her here, we'll figure out what to do." The call is then ended.

Mick looks out the window to see EMTs assessing the body that fell from the window. He then picks Veronica up into his arms and runs out the door. He decides to take the stairs, and flies down them. Looking out the door of the main floor, he sees too many people, and goes down the steps again to the basement floor. It's deserted, and he quickly makes his way to the back, and out the back entrance of the building.

Checking first for people outside, he runs her to his car, and drives off towards Josef's mansion.

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In one of the guest rooms in Josef's house, Mick and Josef sit waiting as Veronica sleeps. Her long blonde hair forms what looks like a halo around her head, but if you knew her you'd know she's anything but naïve. Josef checks his watch impatiently and turns to question the other vampire. "How long has she been unconscious?"

"I don't know. I found her only an hour ago. So probably not long."

Josef nods his head in response and then stares at the girl on the bed. Both men are astounded by the peacefulness she assumes as she sleeps, which contradicts the viciousness she has when awake.

After a few more hours, a glass of blood, and a skinny brunette, a moan is heard from the bed. Josef and Mick snap their heads to Veronica, and they see her struggling to gain consciousness and sit upright. Mick goes to her side and kneels on the ground. He gently pushes her shoulder to make her relax. "Just rest, okay." He says to her calmly.

Veronica's mind is fuzzy as she escapes her slumber. "Who are you?" She asks, but then her world becomes clear and she recognizes the man. "Mick St. something? Why are you here?" She then looks at her surroundings. "Where am I?" Veronica sits up and hugs her knees to her chest. Scanning the unfamiliar room, and seeing Josef and Mick, she asks yet another question. "What did you do to me?"

Josef has gotten frustrated with her questions, and stalks over to her bed. "We did nothing. In fact we helped you. Be grateful."

Veronica just sent daggers in his direction.

"What's the last thing you remember?" Mick says soothingly, as if he's talking to a child.

Veronica thinks for a moment, then rambles out a story, horrified, "Nicole, Eli, and I were in her apartment, and this guy came and hurt Nicole, and I – I tried to shoot him but he, he put Nicole in front of him. And then, ELI! Oh my god, is he okay? I have to go see him!" She shot up and got out of the bed, but after one step her legs gave out and she collapsed. "What's wrong with me!?!" Veronica had tears streaming down her face. She hated being confused, manipulated, lied to, and being weak. The stress of everything that happened to her was weighing down on her, and she didn't know how to deal.

"What happened next?" Mick said calmly, as he helped her sit on the bed.

Veronica took a deep breath before continuing in a small, sad voice, "He threw Eli out the window, and I lunged at him, I don't know why. But then in no time at all he was holding me against the wall. But his face was all distorted. And his eyes, they – they were silver, almost white. And he had these two huge fangs, then he bit into me." Veronica then puts her hand on her neck where the vampire bit her. She looks at the two men with confusion, "I've seen my share of Buffy the Vampire, and so that guy looked like a vampire. But, they're not real, right?"

Mick and Josef looked at each other before Josef shrugs, and vamps out for Veronica to see. Her eyes widen in shock, but Josef and Mick don't sense too much fear rolling off of her. "Why aren't you scared?" Josef asks her, fearing for his pride.

She shrugs, then says cryptically, "Sometimes, the person you most expect to hurt you doesn't, and the person who does is the least expected one." Veronica then gets a gnawing feeling in her stomach. "I'm hungry." She announces.

Josef gets a large grin on his face, while Mick is wondering how they're going to explain to her that what she wants is blood. "So Mick, are you going to share or am I?" Josef says smirking, referring to which one is going to allow Veronica to drink their blood.

"Um, I – I guess if you don't want to, but…" Mick says nervously, glancing at Veronica who is clearly confused.

"Nonsense. I would be glad to." Josef says in a sly voice before sitting down next to Veronica, who slides away a little bit. "So you're hungry, huh?" Josef says teasingly, holding out his wrist.

Veronica stares at the wrist, and then closes her eyes. When she opens them, the bright blue has been replaced by silver, and when she opens her mouth to lick her lips two sharp fangs can be seen. "Good little vampire." Josef says like he's talking to a two-year-old.

"What did you call me?" Veronica questions, offended.

"Take a look for yourself." Josef says, much to the disapproval of Mick, before he grabs her and puts her in front of the mirror on the vanity.

Veronica stares in shock as she sees what she has become. Her eyes see herself, but with a distorted face, silver eyes, and fangs, much like the man who hurt her only hours ago. Josef is behind her, his hands resting on her shoulders in somewhat of a protective stance. Then he, too, vamps out again, and there are two monsters seen before her eyes.

"No! It's not true! This isn't real!" Veronica screams as she covers her face with her hands. But Josef quickly removes them and forces her to see herself.

"Now, Veronica. You can think of this as a curse, like Mick. Always looking for a way out. Or you can enjoy it like me. You can live forever, and see this world change and evolve. See what new trends come around. Laugh at the absurdity of the humans. It's fun, trust me."

"So, vampires don't, die? Ever?"

"Well, there's really only three ways a vampire can die. Being decapitated, being burned to ashes, or being out in the sun for a long time with no blood."

"How long have you been around?" Veronica asks Josef, her curiosity taking over.

"Over four centuries." Josef states proudly.

Veronica turns her once again shocked face to Mick, who nods his head in confirmation.

"Now, you need to eat. You must be famished."

Veronica nods her head timidly, dreading what she's about to do. Josef leads them back to the bed and they sit. He extends his wrist and uses his other hand to close Veronica's fingers around it. "Go ahead, don't be shy."

Veronica looks up to Josef once more before baring her fangs and biting into Josef's wrist. He strokes her hair as she drinks, and after she's had enough, he releases her and she slumps down in the bed. "Now you need rest. Luckily you're not old enough to have to sleep in a freezer yet." Veronica looks at him questioningly but soon her eyelids flutter shut and she slips into a deep sleep.

Josef gets up and watches Veronica sleep for a moment before crossing the room to the intercom he's had installed in every room. He presses the button and then speaks. "Karl, please inform Melinda to go to my office."

When he finishes Mick is there eyeing him, "Looks like someone else is hungry."

Josef just vamps out and bares his fangs before returning to normal and exiting the room. "Let me know when she wakes up." He adds before making his way to his office for a red-headed snack.

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