A/N: I know I said that I wanted five reviews, but I really wanted to get this chapter posted. I really hope you guys like it :) I wanna get to maybe, I dunno, ten reviews? I really appreciate everything that you guys have to say to me, whether it's good or bad.

Disclaimer: I don't own the VA characters, I only own the dream on which this story is based on.

-Sarah

Chapter One: Leaving

"Come on guys! We're gonna miss our flight!" I shouted. "Seriously, are Nat and I the only ones who know how to hurry around here?" I looked to my best friend in the entire world, Natalee Armstrong. She was tall, probably 5'10". She had straight bright red hair that fell to her collarbone, and her skin was unusually pale for a dhampir. She had her nose and eyebrow pierced, as well as her ears four times. She had hazel eyes and an oval shaped face.

"We should probably go help them finish packing." Nat said quietly.

"Yeah, go find Eddie and help him. I'll deal with Mason." Nat nodded in agreement, and we both set out to help our boyfriends.

I walked into Mason's room, only to find him laying on his bed with absolutely nothing packed. When he heard his door open, he shot up into a sitting position. I gave him the death glare.

"Mason," I spoke quietly, in a deathly cold voice, "what the hell is wrong with you? Our flight leaves in an hour! Why don't you have anything packed yet?"

He looked scared. "I . . . uhhh . . . I fell asleep?"

"Do you even want to go to Canada to meet my family?"

"Of course I do! I'm really sorry for not packing sooner, Sar." he looked so . . . sad, apologetic. I couldn't be mad at him. I walked over and pecked him on the lips.

"It's okay, Mase. Now come on, let's get your suitcase packed."

We got to work, throwing two weeks worth of clothing in a large suitcase. We were going to mine and Natalee's hometown, Saint John, New Brunswick. We hadn't been able to get home since two years ago, so we were extremely excited. We were bringing all of our friends with us, so that they could meet our families. They were going to meet us at the airport.

Once Mason was all packed and ready, we went to check on Nat and Eddie.

I knocked on Eddie's bedroom door.

"Come in." he called.

When we walked in, Nat was sitting on his suitcase while he tried to zipper it up.

"Dear God, Eddie. What the hell do you have in there?" I asked.

"Well, I have normal clothes, nice clothes, and workout clothes."

"Dude, I'm a girl and you have almost as much stuff as me!"

"Okay, enough about how much Eddie packed. The plane leaves in twenty minutes, and the others are probably wondering where we are." Nat said. We all nodded and made our way to Adrian's private jet. I guess it pays off to be the Queen's great-nephew.

The first people I saw were Rose and Lissa.

"There you are! What took you guys so long?" Rose asked. "We've been waiting for half an hour!" Nat and I pointed to Eddie and Mason, and Rose and Lissa laughed.

"Well come on, we're allowed to board the plane." Lissa stated.

"Okay, and since you two," I pointed to the guys, "kept us waiting, you can take our suitcases."

They sighed, but grabbed our suitcases. Nat, Rose, Lissa and I took off running to the plane. We faintly heard Eddie and Mason grumbling, but we didn't care.

When we walked on to the plane, we were greeted by Adrian.

"Hey cousin, little dhampir, Red, Oldilocks." Oh God, I hated that nickname. It was given to me in elementary school, and I've tried so hard to get rid of it.

I glared at him. "Call me Oldilocks one more time, and you won't be able to have any children."

He looked terrified. With a slightly shaky voice, he asked, "Fine. What would you like me to call you?"

"Oh, I dunno. Maybe Sarah, Say, Sar . . . any of those work, you know."

"Hmmmmm . . . how about Blondie?"

I rolled my eyes. Kira, another friend of mine and Adrian's girlfriend, smacked him on the head.

"Ouch! Damn, what was that for?" he asked, rubbing his head in the spot where she hit him.

"Leave Sarah alone, Adrian. Stop being an ass." Kira replied.

"Thanks, Kira. At least someone can put him in his place." I said.

"No problem, Say. I don't mind." she smiled warmly.

"So, is everyone excited to meet mine and Natalee's families?" I asked.

"I'm just excited to dig up some dirt on you guys from your siblings." Christian replied with a smirk.

Natalee and I flipped him off at the same time. "Now, you guys need to be really careful with what you say and do around my little brothers. They know nothing about our world. My family is all human." I explained.

Everyone but Natalee and Mason (who had just boarded the plane with Eddie) looked shocked. They were the only ones who knew about my family.

"Wow. It must be horrible to have all that secrecy in your house." Dimitri commented. Heads bobbed in agreement.

"It does, but last time I saw them, they were still too young to understand. If mom lets me, I'm gonna explain everything to them this time. After all, they are ten now."

Natalee spoke after me. "Don't worry about my family, they're all dhampirs. I have two younger sisters, Ashlee who is twelve, and Emilee who is six."

"I can't wait to meet everyone!" Lissa squealed. "Do you think they'll like me?" she asked, looking slightly worried.

"I'm sure that they'll like all of you, well, other than Adrian and Christian." I replied with a smirk. Everyone, other than Adrian and Christian, burst out laughing.

"Ha ha. You're so funny." Adrian said dryly.

"Yeah. I can hardly contain my laughter." Christian added. This made everyone laugh even more.

A voice on the PA system shut us all up. "Ladies and Gentlemen, please be seated. Buckle your seatbelts, the plane will be taking off shortly. Thank you."

We all did as we were asked. I sat next to Mason, Nat and Eddie sat across from us, Rose and Dimitri sat in front of us, Lissa and Christian sat in front of Nat and Eddie, and Adrian and Kira sat behind us.

"So how many of you have ever been to Canada?" Nat asked. Adrian and Kira raised their hands.

"Where in Canada?" I asked.

"Well, my parents moved to Montreal a few years ago." Kira replied.

I turned to Adrian. "What about you?"

"I've been to Aunt Tatiana's cabin in the Rocky Mountains."

"That's cool." Nat replied.

"Hey Mase." Rose called.

"Yeah?"

"What were you saying about vicious Canadian geese?"

Mason turned to me. "Canadian geese are vicious little bastards, aren't they?"

"Not really. Only to us dhampirs, because all animals hate us. By the way, my mom and brothers have three dogs and a cat."

"Really?" Lissa asked. I nodded. "What are their names?"

"Slader is Alex's dog, Ollie is Nic's dog, Sadie is my dog and Babees is the family cat."

"You have a dog?" Eddie asked.

"Yeah, why?"

"Doesn't she hate you because you're a dhampir?"

"She doesn't really mind dhampirs, just as long as they're nice to her."

"Then I guess she'll hate Rose." Christian piped up.

"Nat," Rose began, "will you please smack him for me?"

"Hell yeah!" and with that, she hit the top of his head.

"OW! Wow Nat, I never knew that you were capable of being mean!" he said. "I guess you've been around Rose and Sarah for too long." this time, Lissa smacked him. He gave her a look that said 'WTF!'

She shrugged. "Rose and Sarah are wonderful people."

"Aww! Thanks Liss!" Rose and I said in unison. Then we high fived. We were definitely the most badass of the group. We were the only ones-other than Dimitri-that had molnija marks. Apparantly Lissa was a hot commodity in the Strigoi world, seeing as she was the last Dragomir. As her guardians, Rose and I were constantly fighting Strigoi.

The plane fell into silence. I spoke quietly to Mason.

"So Mase, are you excited to meet my family?"

"Of course! I hope your dog likes me . . ."

I burst out laughing. "Of all the things you could be worried about, it's whether Sadie will like you or not?"

"Yeah! I've always liked dogs, so I hope that at least one on this planet will like me." he admitted.

"Aww! Mase, that's so cute!" I said, ruffling his hair.

"Hey! Don't mess with the hair!" he swatted my hand away, then ruffled my blonde and brown locks.

"Oh, it's on, Mr. Ginger!"

"I'm not afraid of you, Shortie!"

"Hey, not cool! No making fun of my height!" Yes, I'm eighteen and only 5'6". It was a sore spot for me.

"I'm sorry, Sar." Sar was his favorite nickname for me.

"It's okay, Mase. I forgive you."

He sighed with relief. He knew how temperamental I could be.

We lapsed into silence, and I gazed deeply into his crystalline blue eyes. I could drown in those eyes. I hated mine; they were a chocolatey brown color. I'd always wanted green eyes, like Lissa or Adrian. Mason always told me that my eyes were beautiful and that he loved them, but I don't know what he was thinking. I found it hard to believe. If my eyes were green, or even hazel like Nat's, I'd absolutely love them. They were big, and I had naturally long and dark eyelashes. They'd be perfect if they weren't brown.

Suddenly, I yawned hugely. Mason chuckled, and opened his arms for me. I snuggled up to him, my head resting on his chest.

"Go to sleep, Sar. I'll wake you up in three hours when it's time to land, okay?" I nodded obligingly and closed my eyes, falling into a comfortable and dreamless sleep.

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