Vampire Knights

Chapter 8: Perfection

Jill's PoV

"Damn!"

My vault onto Moonie's back failed. And Lily was there to laugh at me.

"Haha, come on, Jill," she chuckled, "you can do better than that."

I glared at Lily.

"Well at least your horse isn't taller than you!"

"Sorry Jill." Lily smiled, "Do you want a boost up?"

"Haha very funny." I retorted. Just as I was about to try a running vault onto Moonie's back, he teasingly knelt down on his front legs so I could get on.

Lily fell over into hysterics. Even though I felt like protesting, I couldn't help but smile. Moon always had a way of helping me relax, even when I felt as if I was about to break.

"Thanks, Moon-man."

I slid on easily and Lily and I cantered back towards Ride On.

The ride back only took us a few hours since Moon and Jitter were so fast. And that gave me a lot of time to think. Since he was changed, I noticed that Moonie had different qualities about him. His once tangled mane was now an array of gorgeous colors. Auburn, topaz, gold, and brown, glittered in the sunlight like never before. Also, Moon never seemed tired during our ride at all. He cantered along at the same pace, never stumbling or wheezing. These, and other characteristics scared me, though. For so long, I had been used to my Moonie, when now, I felt as if I was on some foreign object. I had enjoyed combing out the once-tangled mane. I loved every one of Moon's cute flaws—however, that was all gone now. Everything was so different—and that's when it hit me. The reason I was so bothered by this, was because I hadn't just lost my horse; I had lost myself. That once flawed girl was gone… and a beautiful teen filled her place. My complexion was that of a Covergirl model; my eyes were a piercing auburn. The once tan skin disappeared and was replaced with a pale gold. After our transformation, Lily and I seemed to stare in the mirror for an hour examining our new features. While Lily shrieked in excitement, all I could do was stare in astonishment. I didn't have a clue how convenient my new identity was going to play out in the future. And so far, all it had done was stir up trouble in my life.

Moonie suddenly jerked to a stop. We were finally at the barn. Lily slid off of Jitter.

Do you need me to kneel down? Moonie taunted.

"No, I'm fine." I slid off with a grin and gave Moon a hug.

"Thanks, Moon." I whispered.

He nuzzled my arm as I lead him into the barn.

"Jill! Lily!" I heard Esmerelda's voice.

There was Esmerelda on top of Miracle walking towards us.

"Esmerelda!" I screeched, "I am so sorry for biting you! I probably shouldn't have since I was a newborn… I could have killed you!" I sat down on a stool as reality set in.

"Jill, it's okay. I asked you anyways! No harm done."

"So what's new?" Lily questioned.

"Well…" a smiled spread across Esmerelda's mouth, "Miracle's a vampire!"

"EEEEK!" Lily jumped up and down excitedly. "Now we're all vampires!"

"Oh yay…" I said under my breath. Just what we need. Six newborn vampires residing in a residential area. Great.

"So, what are we going to do, guys?" I asked, "We have to figure out something before Brie and Holly come back to Ride On, or we are seriously in trouble."

Lily spoke first, "I know how to take care of Brie. Don't ask me how, you won't like it."

"I don't want to know…" Esmerelda shuddered.

"Okay, that leaves one left to go. Holly. However, I don't think that she'll be a problem. She isn't coming back from Europe for another month, so we'll have all the time we need."

"Yep," Lily said, "I think we won't have too much to worry about anymore."

"What do you mean?" I inquired.

"You'll see…" and with that, Lily sauntered off to Brie as she was pulling into the parking lot.

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(A/N: thanks wolf's paradise for our first review!! (sorry for the delay XD))