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APOV

I dreamed of the recent events that happened last night. Raven, the bear, the baby fox. Everything. It was all so confusing and weird. I started having a nightmare, so I woke up in the middle of the day.

I stayed there, staring at the lid of my coffin, thinking over everything. I heard some movement in the main attic room, but dismissed it as a bat or maybe a rat... Okay I'm not much of a rhymer.

I went back to sleep, dreaming nothing... Except for maybe Raven. I slept peacefully for the rest of the day. I dreamed of Raven's deep eyes... Her black hair... Everything about her! But before I fell into a deeper sleep, you know when you're caught just between the two, when you're slightly awake, but not really? Yeah when I was there, I heard a faint voice singing something that sounded like If I die young, bury me in satin... Maybe it was just my head, but it sounded so beautiful... I fell into a deeper sleep, smiling quietly. If I die young indeed.

When I woke up at sunset, I had a smile on my face. Brushing my licorice colored hair out of my eyes, I stared at the lid of my coffin. I wanted to stay in here all day and just dream about my personal dark angel, named Raven Madison. However, the real thing is way better than a dream. Even with all the weird things that have happened, I want to be with her. She's still Raven, I'm still Alexander. Sure she may have some secrets, but don't we all?

Wait... Raven's coming! I sat up straight... Well I tried to, considering that I hit my head against the lid of my coffin. Ouch!

I sighed and opened my coffin carefully, rubbing my head. Eh oh well, accidents happen. I climbed out of the little wooden box that served as my bed for the past twelve hours. Running a hand through my hair, I heard more movement in the main room.

I'll have to catch that rodent or whatever is making that noise before Raven get's here... I yawned and stretched my arms above my head, hearing my shoulders pop. Ahh that felt good! I opened the secret door and went out into the main room, a hand in my hair. I was looking down, still sleepy. When I'm sleepy, I tend to trip a lot.

I looked up, and froze. There, in all her amazing Gothic glory, was my sweet girlfriend, Raven Madison. The setting sun made a halo around her black haired head, making her look like the Angel of Darkness. She smiled and giggled, her eyes looking my up and down. I looked down real quick... And almost screamed out like a girl, thank God I didn't! I was only wearing an old T-shirt and boxers.

I jumped behind a chair, eyes as wide as... Maybe Jupiter... I looked at my personal joy, Raven and frowned. She was laughing!

"Raven! W-What are you doing here so early, aren't you supposed to be getting home from school or something?" I yelled, panicked. That only made her laugh harder. I had to admit, she was beautiful when she laughed.

After she calmed her laughing to giggles, she said, "Sorry no. I skipped school today and snuck in, I haven't been at my house since this morning." I pinched the bridge of my nose, pulling on some pants at the same time. I knew my face was red... And I didn't even think that was possible!

"Why did you skip school Raven?" I asked her, running a hand over my face to wake up a bit. She grinned and me and chirped happily.

"It was sunny today, so I didn't go. If I did, they would know something is different about me, not just anybody sparkles in the sunlight you know." She waved a finger at me like she was saying no to a child for doing something adorable, yet bad. I gave her another wide eyed stare. Sparkles? In the sunlight? What the hell is she talking about?

I looked at the phone real quickly. Maybe I should call a hospital, just in case. I looked at Raven and she was hiding some kind of emotion. Or she was trying to. That's one thing I love about her eyes, they give away her emotions!

"Sparkles in sunlight? What are you talking about?" I said, curiously, yet cautious. The phone was right there if I needed it... She took a deep breath and looked down.

"I am a vampire Alexander," Raven whispered, so quietly I barely heard her. Vampire? No she isn't! She can go out into the sun! She can go to school and she doesn't have to drink... Wait, last night, the bear's blood? Was that really her?

"Vampire? You can't be! You can go out during the day, you sleep at night, you don't drink blood!" I yelled. I didn't mean to be so loud, I was just so confused. Tears sprang into Raven's eyes and I immediately felt terrible. I was about to say something when the tears vanished. She shook her head and stared right at me.

"I am a vampire! I swear it! And I can prove it too!" Raven screamed out as she was on her feet within a second. I didn't even see it, all I saw was a blur. I was so startled that I tripped on my mattress and fell back onto it, staring at her as she stalked forward, her brown eyes turning golden.

I kept my eyes locked on hers as any trace of humanity left her body. In Raven's place was a beautiful creature with no heartbeat, was as pale as a dead body, and as beautiful as an angel. She was the most beautiful, wonderful, amazing thing I have ever seen. She was Raven.

"See? Do you hear my heart beat? Do you hear any life going through me?" She whispered quietly. She took another step, but this time, she was a lot more graceful and I was memorized by her movements. I shook my head and she sighed quietly. "I am a different vampire from you Alexander," I continued. "I don't need to eat, I don't sleep, my heart doesn't beat... I am immortal," she finished, her head high, proud.

But I could tell that she was upset by it.

"But how? You aren't like me, there's only my type of vampire," I said stupidly. Well, now there's proof that other vampires live. She shook her head again, smiling a soft, pretty smile.

"No. I am a vampire as well. A different type. A Cold One, an animal blood drinker," she said, her eyes brightening, then dulling back into an eternal sadness. I was right! It was her last night!

"You... You were the one from last night. I knew it," I said. She nodded and stepped closer to me.

"Yeah that was me Alexander. I do hope you are not mad, you have no idea on how long I wanted to tell you. I just could never find the right words or time," she whispered, looking down. No! Don't turn your beautiful eyes away from me sweet girl! I almost said those words. My heart broke when I looked at her sad face.

I stepped up to her and placed my hand against her cheek. She was hard and freezing, ice cold. She felt like some type of stone, marble maybe. She looked up, I looked into her deep, dazzling yet sad golden brown eyes. Our lips were almost touching and I could taste her on my tongue already.

"I'm glad you told me Raven. I'm not mad, I understand," I whispered, then pressed my lips to hers. She tasted like pure heaven, so sweet and pure.

I pulled away slowly, wanting more. "I have more to tell you Alexander," she murmured. I smiled brightly and pulled her onto my lap, excitement coursing through me.

She told me on how she was changed into a vampire. Back in the 1860's her brother went off to the Civil War. When he came back, he killed their parents and changed her, wanting Raven to be by his side forever. She told me of the terrible pain. She said it was like being burned alive, from the inside out. Raven told me on how she begged to die, to just end the pain.

I tightened my grip on her as she told me more.

"... The vampire that changed my brother, Maria, was making a newborn army. She killed anyone she could get her hands on and turned them to make them part of her army. I didn't want to be part of it, I disagreed. I held back and hunted animals, even then. Jasper, he... He always wanted to please Maria. He thought that the little... Bitch was his mate," she hissed. Her voice shook with disgust and anger when she spoke of this Maria person.

Then terror gripped her. "It wasn't long till the Volturi came... They destroyed everyone, my brother, a vampire named Peter, and his mate Charlotte escaped. I was separated from my brother, it was terrible. I roamed around, then was placed up for adoption. I tried to escape many times, but I was brought back each time. Finally, the Cullens found me and took me with them," her voice was bright with gratitude. I smiled, then frowned.

"Who are the Volturi?" She gasped and looked at me, eyes wide.

"I thought even you would know who they are! They are the... rulers I guess you can say of the vampire world. They make the laws... And kill anyone who breaks them," she paused, then fell off my lap. She was gasping for air, as if she just realized something. I placed her back on my lap, calming her down quickly.

"I didn't know anything about the Volturi... And you have laws?" I asked her. She nodded and placed her head on my shoulder. Her scent assaulted my sense of smell. She smelled like lavender and the forest, along with something I couldn't name.

"Just one... We can't reveal ourselves... If we do, we and the people that saw our kind, are killed. No exceptions," she answered gravely. She looked at me with pained eyes. Then it hit me.

I'm not their kind of vampire. If the 'Volturi' came now and they heard Raven explaining this to me, she and I would both be killed. Raven watched me and nodded. "You figured it out, I suspect?" I nodded.

"Don't worry. They won't find out... Just be sure to watch out. You don't know who works with the Volturi... Anyway..." She continued to tell me about her life with the Cullens. What her siblings were like, how she was reunited with her brother.

"I then yelled 'Jasper!' and attacked him in a hug. All of a sudden, this pixie came and threw me off yelling, 'Get off my Jazzy bitch!' Me and Jasper started laughing and we explained that we were brother and sister. The pixie vampire called Alice felt bad and dragged me for a shopping spree," Raven said laughing. I laughed with her and soon she finished her story.

Raven and I just sat there quietly, enjoying the silence. I played with Raven's silky hair and noticed that Raven was asleep, curled up on my lap. I smiled down at her and kissed her forehead.

My innocent, sweet, little human turned out to be a vampire from the Civil War times. My mind started to wander. If she changed me into her type of vampire, we can spend all of eternity together, go out during the day, and be together at all times.

My soul is already damned... I want to become Raven's type of vampire... I want to be with her every moment, of every day. Looking down at my sweet Raven, I decided.

I will become like Raven. One way or another.


Sorry it took so long! What do you think?

Should Alexander become a Cold One? And is Raven going to go with Alexander's choice?

If you review, you will get your answer... In the next chapter!