Disclaimer: no. nothing. away with you!

The morning following was the sunniest I'd seen in a long time, almost ever in Washington. I couldn't decide whether this was a bad omen or a good one.

Edward and I hunted at around two, and went to meet Henry soon after.

I was eternally grateful for his presence. Being near all these humans would have been absolutely impossible if not for Henry's power, and my own as well.

We introduced ourselves properly to Amber, as opposed to when I did it out of guilt and spontaneity. Her thoughts were on their toes….

"Please, have a seat," Henry offered politely.

Edward and I did so, and Henry began putting his thoughts together, plotting his long-awaited confession.

Amber sat in the loveseat across from the couch Edward and I were seated at. Her face was calm, but her eyes were frantic; it's no use trying to control the expressions your eyes reveal.

Her thoughts were so disoriented and fast-paced that I couldn't comprehend what she was thinking, exactly.

Henry took an unnecessarily deep breath as he prepared to speak. Suddenly, Amber did something that even Edward and I didn't expect her to do.

She broke down and cried.

We saw her conflicted emotions in her thoughts, but most seemed defiant and suspicious.

The girl began to hyperventilate, repeating; "please don't kill me," a few times over. She sensed the danger, I suppose, as prey would sense its predator.

In a flash, Henry was by her side, whispering comforting words in her ear.

"How could you ever think I would do that? That I could do that?" he said softly. He kissed her temple softly, and then said, "I love you. You know that." This sounded oddly familiar.

I felt as if I were watching something I shouldn't be let it on. Something so personal, so private. And yet, I felt like I was watching flashbacks of my human life, when Edward would calm me down, convince me that he loves me. I couldn't decide whether I should turn away or not.

After enough time, Amber calmed down, and she seemed to be more trusting of everyone in the room.

Henry took yet another gasping breath, and then said, "Amber…do you trust me?"

She nodded cautiously, and he continued.

"Do you remember when you asked what I was?"

I heard her heart skip a beat.

He waited for her to answer, but it didn't come. He decided to take this as a 'yes'.

There was a lingering pause, and then he said, "I'm a vampire," deliberately slowly. By now, her face was purple. Her eyes were terrified, and her mind was racing. Tears could be seen pooling up in the corners of her eyes, and I realized she hadn't been breathing. I reminded her to do so quickly, and she took in shallow breaths, similar to her hyperventilation earlier. Even after all this, though, I could hear skepticism in her thoughts.

"Do you…" she began.

Reading her mind, I answered her question out loud before she could get it out. It was a complicated one.

"No, not us."

A spark went off in Amber's eye then. "But…in the lobby…. Were you…?"

I took a deep breath. This was becoming common.

"I'm pretty new to this whole thing, so I need to build up my self control. This is actually my first time being around humans…. Henry's immune to the scent of human blood, and I can absorb other powers."

This seemed to be too much for her. "Powers? Immunity?" She tried to stutter out more, but not much made it past her lips.

Henry moved towards me, his mind indicating that he was about to let us out so he could be alone with Amber.

He was about to shake my hand in gratitude when the scent of human blood overpowered me. It was more potent than anything I'd ever encountered. Before I could think, I was on top of her.

To tell the truth, I'm not liking how fast I made it all go, but I didn't want to drag it out so much, you know?

I know the reactions are WAY off, since they'd probably be a lot more dramatic.

And yeah, just know that it's not my best piece of work, I'm just in a hurry to get 'em a-posted.

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