The I.V. and your hospital bed
This was no accident
This was a therapeutic chain of events

This is the scent of dead skin on a linoleum floor
This is the scent of quarantine wings in a hospital
It's not so pleasant
And it's not so conventional
It sure as hell ain't normal
But we deal, we deal
-Relax, Relapse by Panic! At The Disco-

The town house she lived in was the most extravagant of all of them. He heard Skylar snicker beside him and looked at her with a questioning glance.

"Well, Athena always did like standing out didn't she?"

He rolled his eyes and walked to the side of the house, trying to see if there was a way for them to sneak a peak inside at the girl who was now probably fast asleep in her bed.

There weren't any balconies for them to jump to; however there was a rather large tree next to the second story window.

"We could always climb the tree…" Lizzie said, staring up at the large branches over them.

Josef shook his head. "You can, but I won't."

She rolled her eyes at the older vampire. "Oh get over yourself, just climb the damn tree." She shoved him towards the oak with a giggle.

He snarled at her and the two girls jumped. He just smirked. "Like I said, you can climb it, but I won't."

Skylar sighed, and then took a leap into one of the many branches of the tree. She walked down the closest branch to the window and stared in. On the ground, Josef and Lizzie both heard a loud gasp as she spotted Renee'.

"She looks just like her!"

"No shit Sherlock!" Lizzie mumbled underneath her breath.

Instead of sleeping, as most humans would at 2 o'clock in the morning. Renee' was sitting in her bed, wide awake and reading. Skylar was so enthralled by the girl who could pass as Athena's twin, that she didn't even notice the large dog that apparently caught her scent. She didn't notice until it was at the window, growling and barking wildly.

Skylar let out a small yelp and lost her balance on the branch. Josef caught her before she could hit the ground. "Thanks…I'd say 'my hero' but we all know you don't quite fit that description."

He glared at her, and then dropped her on her butt. "Don't mention it."

The three vampires heard a window open and quickly took to hiding in the shadow of the house.

"See Lani, there's no one out here."

The large dog was still growling, Renee' was blissfully unaware of the three vampires beneath her.

"Crazy dog…" She shut the window again, the heard her footsteps as she walked back and climbed into her bed.

Skylar looked over at Josef, shock still showing on her face. "It's her…"

He nodded. "I know…"

-Later-

(Renee's POV)

A hand covered her mouth, keeping her scream from echoing throughout the office. Ice blue eyes stared at her angrily, white fangs snarled in her face. She felt a jolt of pain as he sunk his teeth into her shoulder. Then the wave of nausea as he pulled back, her blood spilling down his chin.

"What the hell are you doing?!"

Then the weight of his body was lifted.

I felt Lani's tongue on my face, waking me up from the dream. Her large black body was sitting in front of me, her brown eyes staring at me. I never understood why girls compare men to dogs; I always enjoyed a dogs company so much more.

I ran my hand over my shoulder; I could still feel the sharp pain of his teeth in my flesh. But it was just a nightmare…vampires don't exist.

I could see the sun shining through the heavy curtains on the window. I hadn't been asleep for more than a few hours. But I had gotten used to little or no sleep, that's what happens when you are prone to nightmares I guess.

It wasn't until I got into the kitchen that I realized how late I had slept. Lani was sitting next to her bowl waiting impatiently for me to feed her.

"I know, I know, you're not used to being fed this late…" I walked over and poured a big scoop in her bowl, then ran back up the stairs to get dressed.

-Four Hours Later-

Being raised in the South meant that I was raised on some of the finest foods there are…to me at least. If I even mentioned trying a crawfish to Amber she would probably gag.

But I have my ways of getting my spicy foods. Amber always picks on me for carrying around a small bottle of Tabasco sauce…

Amber grimace at me as I took a bite of the 'Gumbo' I had ordered, although this place wouldn't know real Gumbo if it hit them in the face.

"I don't understand how you eat that shit."

I laughed. "It's not my fault you have no taste for food."

She shook her head and went back to eating her salad. I guess I was lucky, during the summer I could just relax and enjoy my time off from school, but Amber had to work, otherwise she couldn't afford to do anything.

She finished off her salad then beamed at me. "Time to get back to work…Allie promised me the day off tomorrow if I actually get back from lunch on time."

I nodded; she leaned down and kissed my cheek before quickly walking out of the food court.

As I walked out of the mall, I pulled my glasses down to cover my eyes from the blinding rays. Out of the corner of my eye I saw something strange. I stopped and turned towards the car across the street.

Josef Koston, he was sitting in his car with a beautiful girl next to him. He made eye contact with me before grabbing the girls arm and biting down.

"Holy shit…"