We get to Jesse's in less than five minutes and are sitting on the couch in ten. That was the benefit to flying - it was so much faster than walking or driving.

"I hope you make this quick," I say, getting to the point. "My cousins are soon going to realize that I didn't go looking for Benny."

"Why do even care for that dork?" he asks.

"Because…I don't know…"

Jesse smirks at my answer. "Young love, so pointless."

"Getting to the point, please."

"Sorry," Jesse says. "I can't take you seriously in that costume. Why did you even agree to wear that?"

"It was Benny's idea," I admit.

"Of course it was."

I take the wig off. "Better?"

"Eh.." he says, looking at my hair.

I take my hair out of the ponytail and shake it out, brushing through it with my fingers. "Happy? Because I am not taking off the dress." All I had under the costume was a pair of jeans and a white camisole that showed way too much neck. Which was not a good idea in the presence of Jesse.

Jesse smiles. "I wasn't going to ask you to."

"Dude," I was starting to get annoyed. "Get to the point. I don't have all night."

"Forget about the not telling your dorky cousin that I'm in town part," he explains. "He obviously already knows. I still want to get revenge on him though."

"Let me guess…you still want to turn me and then disappear with me, just to see the look on Ethan's face?" I ask.

"Yeah," he agrees. "Pretty much."

"One little problem though," I say. "I can't just leave Benny without an explanation."

"He left you without an explanation," Jesse points out.

"That's different."

"How?"

"I knew he was mad at me."

"Because of some stupid pet name."

"Couples fight like that all the time," I say.

"I wouldn't fight with you over a stupid pet name," Jesse smiles. "Just call me Jesseboo."

I crack a smile. I could tell that he wasn't like this with many other people. The only thing that I couldn't figure out was how he could start caring for me so fast and why I had started caring for him.

He scoots over, putting his arm around me. We're close enough that our noses are almost touching. He leans in and kisses me. He pulls away and looks into my eyes, apparently satisfied with what he saw there. He leans in again and we start kissing.

I knew that it was wrong to be kissing him. Benny was my boyfriend. And I was kissing another guy. I had to stop it.

I pull away from Jesse. "I can't," I say, breathless. All I could think about how much I loved Benny.

Jesse sighs, disappointed. "Let me guess…the dork?"

I nod, silent.

Just then my phone starts vibrating in my pocket. I pull it out. One new message.

It was from Benny: "I'm sorry I acted the way I did. It's just a nickname. To be honest, I love it. It shows me how much you care for me. I love you."

The message made me feel even worse. All you did was kiss Jesse, my head was saying. It was still enough to make me feel guilty.

Jesse had had enough of my attempt at stalling. He gets up and pins me to the couch, so I can't move. He rips the fabric of the dress at my neck with his teeth, leaving at huge tear and exposing my neck. He leans in, fangs bared. Time seemed to go by in slow motion. I was waiting to feel a prick at my neck.

"Ah…" I cry out when he finally makes contact with my skin. It was excruciatingly painful and I couldn't move. I feel his fangs slide out of my skin and I'm all of a sudden lying on the couch writhing in pain. The venom was racing through my veins and it felt like I was being burned alive.

My right wrist still had the scar from where Jesse had marked me and it was hurting even worse than the rest of my body.

I lay like that for a few more minutes until I finally blackout into an empty nothingness. I feel nothing, I see nothing other than blackness.