I was almost at the club and had turned around thrice to go back home; I'm going to do this. Nope I'm not. While I was having a mental debate on whether or not to go I had reached the club and the sign was flashing brightly. I can do this, I really can't; but I will. I made my mind and went towards the line which thankfully wasn't that long since I chose a lesser known club to avoid too many people. I waited for about 15 minutes before reaching the front where I showed my I.D and it actually worked. Of course it did Care is a perfectionist. I entered the club and it was a blinding sight, the amazing lights, the loud music and the overwhelming crowd of people. I had never done anything like this before and I was getting a bit excited. I can do it.

I didn't really know what to do so I first went and sat at the bar. "What can I get for you?" What? Right I'm at the bar. "Uh... I'm fine thanks." I was getting a bit scared, I did not think this through. "First time? If so then just relax. Here have a drink, try not to look so lost. That helps too." I took the drink not having any plans of actually drinking it. "Thanks. It's easier said than done though. I feel lost like I should." "That's fine just don't show it. No one's going to bother you they are too drink to do that." He wasn't wrong everyone seemed drunk beyond conscious thought. Drink or not? I look back at the bartender to see him serving someone else. Screw it and with that thought I swallowed the whole drink and gagged. Ugh. I hate Care and Ty for this.

After the drink I decided to try and dance since I have only had drinks twice. After a while I started seeing a bit more clearly which is odd. I had started dancing with some girl and had no idea what I was doing but this was actually fun. After dancing a while I went and sat down on one of the couches lined along the walls and in the corner. I wasn't actually feeling drunk which was odd. I decided to go get water, do they serve water at a bar? only one way to find out. I went to the bar and the same bartender from before came and raised an eyebrow at me. "Another drink?" He asks with an amused smile. "No thanks. Do you have water?" I ask him and sit down. "Yeah we do. I thought this was your first time. You don't seem drunk at all." He says. Yeah apparently I have a high tolerance or I'm just weird. He hands me a water bottle. "Thanks. I never did say it was my first time, you assumed." I tell him and sip my water. He flashes me a smile then goes back to work.

I went back to the dance floor after resting a while. I was dancing with a group who seemed to be already drunk and it was actually a lot of fun and the people were great, they actually were in college; unlike me who was just pretending. I felt my phone vibrate as I went for the bar to get something non-alcoholic to drink. I took a different route and headed towards the bathroom instead. I checked my phone to see it was just an e-mail from the head of the course I was going to attend. It said I had to be at the campus by 7:30 and a list of things I was supposed to have. I read it over before putting my phone back in my clutch and taking a look at myself in the mirror. I washed my face seeing as it was covered in sweat. I checked the time to see it was almost 11 and decided to go home.

I left the bathroom and then headed towards the door when I remembered I actually have to pay for the drink I had and went to the bar instead. "Hey. How much am I supposed to pay?" I asked the bartender. He smiled and told me the group I was dancing with already paid. Okay then. I went ahead and thanked them for paying as well as letting me join them. As I walked out the door I laughed since I hadn't only entered a club illegally, but I had also made friends which was odd for me. As I started walking back I noticed for the first time that the club was actually in the back of an alley and was very much empty. I got worried a bit since the silence was eerie and kept walking. I heard a whoosh behind me and kept walking having a similar feeling to the one I had when I met Damon. I heard it again closer this time and stopped for just a second before continuing and opening my clutch to grab stake and a vervain dart.

I heard the whoosh again before stopping as the vampire was standing in front of me. It was a man with blue hair and red vampire eyes at display. I gripped the stake tighter and tried to control my breathing while trying to remember my lessons. I gasped as the next thing I know I'm up against a wall and the dart is no longer in my grip. The man smiles gleefully and sniffs my neck. Gross. No, Ari focus. He looked in my eyes and said, "You won't move, talk or scream." I realized that he was trying to compel me and so stayed still while trying to cone up with a plan. He took a step back and looked at me up and down and I got more scared when he licked his lips. I got my thoughts back in focus and decided to kick him when he steps closer before stabbing him and then if I'm lucky grabbing the second dart and emptying it in him and then hopefully killing him. I know that's a stupid plan but I'm way too scared to think of anything else.

He started at me for what seemed like forever before stepping close enough that there was only air between us. I gathered my courage and then kicked him hard before punching him and stabbing him. He screamed as the stake pierced his neck, he clutched his neck while I started to fumble with my clutch and grabbing a dart. I got it just as I felt a hand around my neck. Shit. He squeezed my neck as I lost my breath and quickly stabbed the dart into his waist which was close to my hand and he screamed again, "You little..." He didn't get to finish his sentence as I stabbed the second stake through his chest but it didn't seem to reach his heart as he screamed and bought his hands up to try and get himself free. I dug the stake deeper as he grunted before finally his hands fell to the side and his skin turned ash like and grey. I let go and stepped back as I stared at the body of someone I killed. Oh my god, I killed someone. No I killed a vampire. Why does it feel so wrong then? Oh my god. I felt tears fall down my cheek and felt a bit bad. I feel bad for killing a vampire, I almost laugh at that. I feel bad for killing someone who would have killed me without feeling anything.

I started to get up when I heard clapping along with someone saying wow and turned around to see two figures walking towards me. I looked at them frightened since I didn't have any more weapons. I took a step back as they got closer. "We don't mean any harm. That was quite a kill." One of them said. He had brown hair but I couldn't tell much else as it was dark. "What do you want? How can you be okay with...with that?" I ask as I take another step back. "We were only admiring your handiwork, you're quite skilled." The other one said. He had dark brown almost black hair and his seemed to glow a bright yellow almost feline before turning back. I took another step back. "Relax. We just think you're very skilled and would like to help you get better." What? This is crazy. "I'm fine. Thank you though. I should go. Nice meeting you?" I say ending my sentence with a question before turning around and waking towards the end of the alley. I hear footsteps behind me indicating they were following me. "You know it's not safe in New York. A little help won't hurt." I sigh and stop walking before turning to face them. "Will you please leave me alone? I don't want your help. I'm fine I think I can handle myself." I tell them but before I can leave the one whose eyes had glowed grabbed my hand. I surprisingly didn't struggle. I didn't feel the need to run or anything so I just sighed again. "You do need help. You only survived back there because of sheer luck." He said while maintaining eye contact. His eyes were a dark shade of brown as well. I knew he was right, if it wasn't for dumb luck I would be very much dead. "Why do you want to help me? You're obviously not human. Either of you. So why?" "Why don't we go somewhere less creepy and eerie?" The other one asked.

I can't believe I'm going with two supernatural creatures I don't know to a place I don't know. We stopped at a cafe and sat down at the an outdoor table. "What now? You want to tell me why you would want to train me to kill your kind?" I could somehow tell that the one with lighter hair was a vampire. "Your kind is hard to come across. And for an amateur you killed him very skillfully." Our definitions of skillful are sure different. "Okay one I'm human and two that was the opposite of skillful. Besides you said it yourself if luck wasn't on my side I would be dead." I tell them as a waiter comes to our table. "What can I get for you guys?" The girl asks while checking out the vampire. She sure is out of luck and mind. "We'll all have cappuccinos. Thanks." He tells her with a smile and I can tell she loses her breath. "Of course." She says and leaves. The vampire turns back to me, so does the other one. I really need to learn their names. "One you're not a human and two for an amateur you were more skillful than most. Do you want to know what you are?" Yes. "No. I'm human and I'm fine with that. I don't want to know or be something other than that. So you want to help me become better at killing your kind because I'm not human or because you're very much interested in 'my kind'?" I ask them both. "Well a bit of both. Besides we haven't had a friend in quite some time. What do you think?" The non vampire said. Friend? I do want to learn to fight better and learning from a vampire would be better than learning from humans. "Can I have some time to think about it?" I wanted to ask Jeremy about this and think about it once myself too. "Sure. You can think about it." The vampire says and the waitress comes back with our coffee. I drink the cappuccino all the while feeling their eyes on me. "Can you stop staring?" I ask and they both mutter a quite sorry and start talking amongst themself. "Well thanks for the coffee but I should get going." I tell them and take my clutch and get up. "Be careful." The non vampire says. I still don't know their names. Great. I nod and turn towards the road I'm pretty sure leads back to my apartment.

I reached back home after 20 minutes of being lost and asking help from people. I took a short shower since I felt like the dead vampires hand were still on me. I stood in front of the mirror in the bathroom. I could see light handprints on my neck from when he grabbed me. I sighed a bit and changed into some shorts and t-shirt. I went and laid on the bed, seeing as it was past midnight I decided to call Jeremy in the morning. I set an alarm for 6 since I wanted to go for the New York tour. I closed my eyes and tried to get the dead vampires body out of my head. I still felt a bit scared knowing there was a slight chance I would have died. I should take their help, they aren't wrong; not only am I not skilled enough but New York is big and I have no idea how many vampires are here. Having supernatural friends won't be a bad thing. I spent the next hour writing down all the pros and cons of accepting their offer and the pros were long while the cons were none yet. I closed my journal and then shut off my bedside lamp as I felt exhaustion take over me and closed my eyes while wrapping the blanket closer around me.