A/N: I am going to post this last chapter before I leave for vacation. Review please, I would like to know how I am doing and I would love to hear your ideas.

Alicegirl

Meeting

"No, no, no, no, no, NO!" I screamed as Damian tried to quiet my sudden hysterics.

I slunk through the forest searching for the delicious scents that I knew would bring me the pleasure of the kill. The city was far behind us, no human would be able to hear this unfortunate hiker's scream. The more yards and she would be mine. All mine. I pounced from behind a tree, silent until it was too late. My body pinned her to the ground as sobs began to wrack her body. I wrung her neck as the scent of blood overpowered my better judgment. The taste exploded on my tongue as I drank and drank and drank…

"ALICE!" Damian shook me out of the vision, pulling me back to my feet. "What happened what did you see?" He put his arm around my waist, supporting me as we jogged out of the train station. "Can you stand by yourself for just a moment?" He asked gently as he worriedly eyed the approach of dawn. I nodded weakly, disentangling myself from his arms and trying to bring myself out of shock. "TAXI," Damian roared as I began to shiver uncontrollably.

My knees buckled, sending me sprawling to the ground, or so I thought. Damian grabbed me just before I hit the ground. I smiled unconvincingly as he pulled me gently into the back of a darkened cab. I was still shivering uncontrollably as my vision replayed itself over and over in my head. I was dimly aware of Damian whispering reassurances, and then carrying me out of the cab, but it wasn't until we were back in the hotel room that he really tried to bring me out of my unexplained fear.

"Alice, dear, what happened?" he asked quietly as I sat on the edge of the bed, my hands twisted into knots on my lap. He smoothed the wild disarray of hair out of my face and slowly untangled my hands as I slowly concentrated on slowing my breathing. Five minutes. Ten minutes. Fifteen minutes later I opened my eyes to see the worried red ones of Damian staring straight back. I flinched slightly.

"I had…a vision," I whispered softly and quickly my lips blurred by the speed of my speech. "I was hunting a human girl in the woods like she was an animal." I remembered her wracking sobs, pleading me to kill her quickly. "I killed her; I practically ripped out her throat!" I turned away from Damian as the burning in my throat returned with a passion. The door to the bedroom opened and closed quietly and I leaned back expecting the bed to be empty since Damian had given me some space, and landed right into his lap. "Sorry," I gasped as I leapt off the bed, my thoughts a jumbled mess as I landed into the arms of another marble being. "Oh," I huffed as I slowly stepped out of the arms of the vampire behind me.

He was tall, with black eyes, and held himself in a very regal way. His black hair was cropped short, and the dark shadow of his chalky skin suggested African background. I looked at him with untamed curiosity as Damian moved to stand beside me.



"Alice, this is my close friend Abioye; I met him on one of my visits to Africa." Damian explained as I shook hands with Abioye. "I just call him Abi though," I smiled kindly before shrinking back to Damian's side.

"What does your name mean?" I asked as we walked back to the sitting room and sat in front of the fireplace. "It does mean something right?" I asked trying to remember what Damian had mentioned about every name meaning something.

"Yes, young one it means 'born into royalty'" Abi replied, his baritone voice filled with amusement. "It seems that I am not the only one though," he continued, chuckling at my confused expression. "Your name means 'noble sort'" he explained as Damian went to shut the curtains in the room. I smiled, my vision momentarily forgotten.

"So how did you get to come here?" I asked as Damian returned, winking at Abi before returning to my side.

"He is part of my coven," Damian answered as Abi focused on something far away. "Just as I would like you to be, that is until you find your Northern vampires."

"I would love to. Abi, do you have a special skill? Damian said he only knew of one other besides myself and him." I looked at Damian to see shock and delight sparkling in his eyes.

"Yes, I can change what a person is thinking about. I was visiting some friends when Damian found you and I had come back the day before you did."

We talked for hours, planning where we would settle next. I learned that money was not an issue more a thing to collect over time. I laughed, at all of the funny antics the two 'brothers' (as they called themselves) had accomplished and before I knew it the sun was setting behind the trees and we were free to roam about the streets.

"So where are we going tonight?" Abi asked me as Damian went into the other room to change. He smiled at my look of confusion and brought a lovely silk dress from behind the couch. "I thought it would be fun if we went to the bar for the evening. I fingered the silk with awe as Damian stepped into the room in a dress shirt and nice jeans.

"Abi, you forget she is so young. Alice, let's go get you some dinner in the park before we go to the bar. We will be back in half an hour, Abi." He whisked me out the door without a moment's hesitation and before I had another moment to complain we were running to the nearest park.

A/N: Just a quick note, Abioye is an African name and it does mean 'born into royalty' His nickname is pronounced a-by not Abby. Just wanted to clear that up before I developed his character anymore. R&R

Alicegirl