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I loved my room. The bed was humongous and adorned with black satin sheets. The room was lit with candles of course -I didn't think there was any other electricity other then the kitchen. It probably cost too much. The castle itself was perhaps thousands, if not millions of dollars to keep already.

Lucas leaned against my doorframe and he glanced around the room. His gaze landed on me as I jumped onto the bed. I moaned in delight and sunk into the pillows and sheets.

"Be careful what you do, it is tempting when you make that sound." he reminded me. I hesitated in my glory, and then blushed and smiled.

"Sorry." I mumbled. The apology was lost in the pillow though.

"So it is to your liking?" he asked.

I nodded fiercely and turned on my back to smile at him. "It's amazing! I've never been so spoiled in my life!" I giggled. Giggling was something I hadn't done in forever. I jumped off the bed and moved the curtain from the window, just as Lucas was about to say something.

"Um, before you look out there-"

I stopped and stared down into the grass past the trees. My window faced the back of the castle, and I could see the dead bodies staring up at me. I felt a sick feeling go through me, and I quickly let go of the curtain.

"M-maybe you could get me a different room?" I asked.

Lucas grimaced. "The other rooms are not really suited for guests. But first thing tomorrow morning, Rem and I will clear the bodies and burn them, if it pleases you."

I faced him with a blank face. Then I frowned. "What am I really here for? Am I just going to become a meal or something? Like them?" I pointed a thumb behind me at the window. Lucas suddenly couldn't look me in the eye.

"I already told you, I am a nicer vampire. I am giving you a home and a chance to live here. Do not assume such sickening things."

"Sickening?" I questioned, stepping away from the window. It made the chill in my back soothe slightly.

Lucas heaved a sigh. "I'm a vegetarian. I drink the blood of animals."

I was surprised. "I've never heard of a vegetarian vampire. Animals? That's even better. I can trust you much more now… Though…" I trailed off and thought of the cute little mouse that had been eaten by the cat. I scowled.

"I can't help but think some animals are better than humans."

Lucas agreed with a shrug of a shoulder. "Humans are bitter creatures who are blinded by hate and wealth." he murmured. He was right. I couldn't agree more. I was another human, and I knew what it was like to want wealth and be able to hate people.

"I couldn't hate a soul even if I wanted…" I muttered. "Though money would definitely be nice. It's too quiet around here… This castle needs music. Lot's of good music. Like some rock. Or techno."

Lucas quirked an eyebrow. "Yes, and you need clothes. Will you be able to sleep in that tonight? We can do clothing arrangements tomorrow."

I nodded, and then yawned again. "That would be amazing. I'm so sleepy." I managed to whisper. I crawled onto the bed and laid down. Lucas stepped to the bed and pulled the blanket out from underneath me, covering me with it. It was warm and welcoming. I smiled, just barely.

Lucas's footsteps echoed to the doorway, and I heard the door begin to creak close. "Lucas?" I asked, opening my eyes. He'd blown the candles out, and it was dark. The door stopped squeaking, and I could feel him looking at me. I closed my eyes. "Thank you… for everything."

And then the door shut, and I fell asleep without a care in the world. The vampires around me, the dead bodies just outside my window, the hauntingly quiet castle; they were all behind me then, without a care in the world. I felt happy, for the first time in a long time.

I was awakened in the middle of the night with a pair of strong hands wrapped tightly around my throat. I choked and reached out to push the hands away from me. My eyes shot open when I couldn't tear the grip. I tried to scream for Lucas, but no sound came out. My eyes focused

in on the owner of the hands.

Liam. His face was plain, but the gleam in his eyes sparkled against the light, and he was enjoying himself. He leaned down to whisper in my ear when I started seeing stars.

I was going to die.

"You aren't welcome here. Soon you'll be another meal. Lucas doesn't give a shit about you, so just die already!"

His grip tightened, and I let out a strangled cry.

And then I woke up.

Literally. I shot out of bed, gasping heavily for oxygen. My hands immediately went to my throat, my eyes wide and anxious. I was alive. I looked around slowly, still panting. It was daylight. The light shone brightly through the window, and I slipped out of the silky warmth of the sheets to cast a quick peek out the window. The bodies were gone. I sighed in relief and thought about my dream. Liam must have gotten inside my head. That way in the dream he couldn't harm me, but he could threaten me.

I shakily walked out my room, checking up and down the hall for Liam. No sign of him, and I started to the bathroom by memory. I opened the familiar door and smiled widely when it was my destination. I quickly took my morning toilet trip, and then washed my hands. I looked in the mirror afterwards, and smoothed my tangled hair out of my face, and froze.

There were light blue bruises around my throat. I gave a small cry and stumbled backwards. It hadn't been a dream. He was there. In my room. He tried to kill me. I ran out of the bathroom as fast as I could. I had to find Lucas and tell him. But of course he'd see the bruises instantly. I got to the dining room after getting lost twice.

Sitting on the table was a piece of paper. I cautiously approached the table and picked up the note.

Alexa,

The three of us went hunting for the day.

Underneath the paper is a credit card.

Buy clothes, or whatever else you need.

Even music if you wish.

Lucas.

I smiled. It was difficult to read, since his handwriting seemed so…well, old. Well, at least I was safe for now. I looked down at the table, and saw the card. My smile widened. Then I saw another surprising gift. Clothes. A pair of nice, blue jeans and a red sweater, with a black leather jacket. Even underwear and a bra. I blushed profusely. They were all my sizes. The clothes were folded neatly on the chair in front of her. I grabbed them, and noticed a black object poking out from beneath the chair. Black snow boots.

Wow, Lucas had really thought of me. I grabbed them and just decided to change right then and there, considering the bathroom was so far away, and nobody as home. The clothes fit snuggly, and perfect. Warm as well, through the cold snow. Even though the sun was shining, it left no warmth to the earth.

I grabbed the credit card and stuck it in my pocket, before flipping up the hood of the jacket, and starting out to find the entrance. After maybe five minutes of contemplating, I found it and cheered happily. I opened the doors, which seemed lighter than they looked, and was hit by a cold breeze. I gritted my teeth and walked outside, making sure nobody was walking along the cobblestone across the fence. When the coast was clear, I turned and shut the large doors.

And then, I made my way to town, jumping the fence in the process.

I walked into the shopping centre with a new walk, and this time I kept my chin up. People actually walked around me, smiling or tipping their hats around me. It made me want to kill somebody.

I passed a window, and then paused, looking into it. Major cute clothes. I smiled and entered the store… And came back out with three paper bags full of clothes and garments.

I walked through a few other stores to look around, and got two pairs of shoes. Vans, and running shoes. Then I stopped at the most wanted store of all. Music.

Which meant Def Leppard, Ozzy, and several other bands I'd heard from both England and America. I nearly squealed in delight and rushed into the store. I even added a battery-charged boom box so I could play the CD's. When I finished, I asked the woman at the cash register to check the amount on the card.

The look on the poor woman's face was priceless when she read off the amount. "Um, one thousand and forty two dollars and sixty cents." she whispered to me so no one else could hear. I smiled and took the card back.

"Thank you, ma'am." I said politely, before grabbing my many bags and walking out of the store into the fresh, cool winter air. I slowly made my way back to the castle out of sight from anyone. Then I had a minor problem. Fence… and bags. I sighed heavily and tossed each bag of clothes over the fence impatiently, and then, gripping the bag of CD's and the small boom box tightly in my hand, I used my feet and free hand to climb over.

Not to mention it took a bit of struggling, but I finally dropped to the other side on my rear. "Ugh! Stupid fence!" I kicked it, and it rattled noisily. Suddenly, a familiar crow dropped onto a tree branch and cawed loudly. I jumped in shock and glared at it. "You're annoying as well!" I added grumpily.

Then I grabbed the rest of my bags and carried on. I writhed through the main doors and finally jumped inside the hallway before they closed on my heels. Then I made my way to the dining room, setting my bags on the dining table.

"Lucas? Rem? Asshole?" I called out, not caring if Liam heard me. No answers, and nobody came running to me when I called. I shrugged and opened the box to my radio. Inserting the batteries, I quickly grabbed my Cute is What We Aim For CD and threw it into the boom box for some music. I turned on my favorite song, which I had heard from my cousin from America who had bought every one of their CDs possible.

I smiled and slowly moved to the beat as I began to tear the tags off my new clothes.