Hello! So sorry for the wait and that I promised I would post 2 chapters a week. It has gotten extremely hard to do so. My school's fall play has also started so since I am the assistant director I will be even busier. But don't worry I will try to make time for at least a chapter a week. I am not giving up on this story don't worry! I will try to keep you updated. I also wanted to say most of my announcements should be in the reviews. I find it better and quicker for me to give quick announcements in the reviews. If it says guest but is signed "LOKlover13" it is me. I think it was once I didn't sign it as me. But I will remember to do so. I also wanted to thank everyone who has reviewed! I really appreciate it! I would like to make a shout out to some who have reviewed:

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Thanks so much! And thank you to everyone who has read my story I really appreciate it. Ok I think I have made you wait long enough. Well here is Chapter 5! Enjoy!

2 weeks later…

"Ok so that's two margaritas?" I say impatiently with the snotty girls who walked into Rousseau's. Ever since that event 2 weeks ago I have been completely ignoring Niklaus. He has called me, texted me, and even tried to email me. Where did he get my email from? Overall it has done nothing to help me get over him. But after for a few days of moping in my room and seeing the lack of food and money to realize I need a job. So I got a job at this bar in the French Quarter called Rousseau's. The first thing I found out on my first day is that Cami, the girl who has a child with Niklaus, owned Rousseau's. I almost didn't go to get a job there. But then I sucked up my courage and decided to talk to her about it. She is actually really chill, which is the only thing keeping me from confronting her. It gets worse when she is almost always on the phone with Elijah about Hope, which I found out later was the name of the baby. This makes work almost always awkward.

"Yes of course," One of the snotty girls said snapping me out of my thoughts. They then flipped their hair and walked away. I rolled my eyes.

"That's the third time this week those girls have been in here," I heard Cami say behind me. I turned around to see her.

"Yea you'd think by now they would get tired of this place," I say. "I wish they'd get tired of this place," I mutter under my breath. Cami laughs at my comment.

"So how are you liking working here so far?" Cami asks.

"Uh… it's ok…. I mean…." I stutter. Once I gather my thoughts I say, "I mean it gets me some money. Soon I won't have to have my parents help me pay my bills. Or maybe my mom is just helping so she doesn't have to fully let me go. Ugh! Sounds like my mom…"

"Well from what you've told me about your mom I think that would be something she would do," Cami said giggling.

"Oh yea of course you think it's funny. You don't have someone up your ass about "Being responsible", "Making the right choices" I mean it's like she doesn't trust me," I say frustrated.

"She is just looking out for you as she should because she is your mother after all," She said reassuringly. I roll my eyes. "Well I need to leave would you mind closing up for me?" she asks grabbing her purse.

"Yea no problem," I say. She's probably going to check on her baby.

"Ok then I'm going to leave now. Bye!" She says walking out the door. I wave bye.

The rest of the afternoon went by fairly quickly. The last customer just left as I was wiping up the counter and tables. I heard the door open and the familiar jingle the bell made every time someone came through the door.

"Hope it's something quick because we are closing in a few minutes," I shout without turning around.

"Why are you ignoring me?" I hear a voice I really didn't want to hear. I turn around very quickly with a pissed look on my face.

"I'm sorry can I help you sir?" I ask in a sickly polite voice.

"What did I do to piss you off?" he asks.

"You know what you did," I say sassy.

"NO! I have no idea," he says frustrated.

"I'm sorry we serve drinks and food not bullshit," I say walking away. I go to a different table and start wiping up.

"If I did anything to offend you I am sorry. And apologizing is hard for me to do. So I would really appreciate it if you would tell me what I am apologizing for," He says following me as I move around the restaurant.

"If you don't know what you did wrong then this conversation is completely pointless," I say and stomp to behind the counter. "Now please get out of my restaurant."

"I'm sorry I don't think this is your restaurant. As a matter of fact I actually know the owner. Personally," he says proudly. That son of a bitch, he does know.

"See I knew it! You do know what has pissed me off! You planned it the WHOLE time!" I say finally figuring it out. "You know I've met scumbags like you!"

He starts getting very pissed off. "Oh yea? What kind of scumbags like me?" he asks frustrated.

"Scumbags who… who…"

"Who?"

"LIE TO ME!" I yell with tears in my eyes. His whole face drops. He backs away looking down.

After awhile he says, "How do you know?" he asks quietly. When he looks up I see tears in his eyes.

"You didn't do a very good job of keeping it a secret," I say quietly.

After a little while longer he says, "Alex I can explain-"

"You know what don't. I figured it out. You don't need to explain," I say.

"Alex-"

"Just don't… Just please leave," I say quietly.

"Alex please-"

"LEAVE!" I yell. He stops. He has more tears in his eyes. He looks into my eyes one more time to see tears in my eyes as well. He then turns away and stomps off. He slams the door behind him. I start crying. I haven't cried like this since 2 weeks ago. I slide to the floor against the counter. How could he do this? I was hoping he would be different. I guess not.

After a good 10 minutes of crying I get up and wipe my tears. I grab some tissues and blow my nose. I then wash my hands. I then take the next 15 minutes to clean up the dishes and put them away. I then put my apron up and grabbed my purse. I grabbed the keys to the restaurant. I go to the door and flip the sign. I then opened it up and walked out then closed it behind me. I locked the door then walked down the street towards the direction to my apartment. I was walking awhile when I went down an alley for a shortcut.

I've been in New Orleans for about a month and I have found some almost all the shortcuts and tricks to maneuvering around the city. I was almost out of the alley when I hear something move behind me. I turn around and see something move in the trash. Then a few minutes later a rat crawls out. I sigh in relief. I then turn back around to see a tall man in front of me. I jump.

"Who are you? What do you want?" I ask suspiciously.

"Wow smart girl. Most girls will just say 'Oh you scared me!' You just suddenly ask what I'm doing," He says walking towards me.

"I lived in a city my whole life. I know someone doesn't just pop out of nowhere in a dark alley and not want something," I say sarcastically. As the guy leans closer I reach for my wand in my purse. Once I find it I wrap my hand around it.

"Well you are right there is something I want," he says.

"And what's that?" I ask.

"Your blood," he says smirking.

"What?" I ask completely stunned. Vampire?

"You won't remember a thing. You will just stay quiet and let us do whatever we want to you," he says hypnotizing. On one hand my body is telling me to do what he says as if just that part of my body has been seduced into submission. On the other hand, the one with the wand, my body is telling me to find some way of escaping. I just stare stunned.

Then I feel someone wrap his arms around me from my back. Instinct kicks in and I kick and scream.

"GET A HOLD OF HER!" the first guy yells to the guy behind me. I kick and scream harder. The guy in front of me tries to hold my legs but I keep kicking him in the face. That just makes him angrier. I quickly think of a plan. I got it! I get a hold of my head.

"Cranius Revolvus," I whisper to myself.

Just as I say it both of the goons' head turn around a full circle like an owl. They then hold their heads involuntarily which makes them drop me. I then crawl away with my bag. I grab my wand and 'pop' myself home. When I open my eyes I see my apartment instead of the alley. I let out a breath I didn't realize I was holding. I need to talk to Justin about this. I carefully get up and walk to my bedroom to go to bed.

Unbeknownst to Alex and strange dark-skinned vampire by the name of Marcellus was lurking in the shadows watching the whole ordeal. And when Marcel sees something suspicious he wants to find out everything he can about that something.