Gasping I burst into tears and fell to my knees… The house was empty!

Chapter 3

It was nightfall, before he found me. I was lying on my bed, looking up at my ceiling when he walked through the door. I was going to sneak off, I mean I had a duffle bag at the front door and was ready to go, when I fell asleep. He came in and stood in my doorway.

"My name's Caleb." He said walking in and sitting on the end of the bed.

Turning away from him I said, "Go away."

"That's a weird name, 'Go Away', is it Australasian?" He smiled.

Looking at him I sighed, "That's the worst joke anyone's come up with."

"I know but it made you look at me." He stopped smiling and became serious "Listen, you've been through a lot I know but we need to leave, It's too dangerous here."

Sitting up, I looked at him: "Dangerous? How can it be dangerous, It's not like they're gonna come back!"

"That's why it's so dangerous, he'll come back and finish you off, because you saw what happened!"

I stood up, "Where would we be going?"

"There's a council soon, I need to start making my way there."

"Vampires?" He never actually said he was a vampire, he only mentioned that he saved me from Vampaneze, "Vampire Mountain?"

Caleb looked surprised, "I never told you I was…"

I shrugged, "You're scared of the sun, you know about Vampaneze, you're all pale and you look like you've walked out of 2006."

"Yes, well there's a good reason, for that." He stood up as well and looked down on me. "Listen, I want you to come with me."

"What!" I squealed, "To Vampire Mountain? … Err… no."

"It means you'll have to be my assistant." He pressed.

"No." I said quickly, there was no question about it.

"You have nothing here," he said quietly.

"And that's supposed to make me feel better!" I shouted.

"Think about it, if you showed up alive, with the rest of your family missing, what's going to be the first thing that's going to happen?"

I sighed; much as I hated to admit it Caleb was right. "Will it hurt?" I finally asked even though I knew the answer.

"No." He said quickly, cutting his fingertips.

"Liar." I hissed, but held out my hands all the same.

He smiled, "First, the test. You're fortunate you know what's going to happen." He added, as he cut my fingertips.

"Ouch!" I yelped, but stayed where I was.

"It's good, has a strange taste, but still good." He said, preparing for the second faze.

"What do you mean strange taste?" I asked, just to keep my mind away from the numbness.

"Like it's lacking something." He said, grinding his teeth.

"Iron." I said, as the vampire blood hit my heart. I screamed then, not just a scream because it hurt like hell but a scream of knowledge.

Caleb broke the connection, and caught me as I fainted.

"Are you okay?" He asked, concerned, handing me a glass of water.

"Yeah, thanks. Reading it is one thing but feeling it…" I shuddered.

"It affects everyone differently. Listen what did you mean by lack of Iron?"

I looked at him. His blue eyes showing concern... "I'm anaemic." I said finally.

A/N: Please Read and Review! And thanks again to GunnerGirl my Proof Reader. Chapter 4 coming soon.