I'm such an idiot. Okay so LittleDragonRider pointed out that I haven't explain where this story is placed in the Night World series… well it's after book six as that's all I've read (unfortunately) after Hannah and Thierry's story…

Oh and to answer your other question LDR Sam needed a dress as she had no spare clothes, so I used it to create a scene that showed their connection :P

Anyway I hope you like it :):)

SPOV

I walked up the stairs heading towards my room.

What if they find out about my past? Will Jarrah get punished for being with someone like me? What if they don't believe I'm a witch? Will they kill us both? Are witches and Vampires allowed to be together?

"Sam?" I turned to see Miles, Justin, Abby and Jack walking into the lobby.

I sighed and tried to smile. "Hey."

Miles ran up to me and pulled me into a hug. Over the years, he hugged me less and less. I didn't need comfort. I grew up and learnt how to move on from things. But I welcomed his hug now.

"I was worried sick about you." he squeezed harder before stepping back.

Before I could say anything Abby threw herself at me and hugged me. "I missed you so much. When you weren't at school today, I thought they had figured you out..."

I smiled a little more. "I'm fine. I just needed some time."

"What you need is to get back into what comes natural." Justin suggested.

"He's right." Jack still stood at the bottom of the stairs. "You need to hunt."

Honestly, the mere mention of my past hobby, my past lifestyle, it made me sick. Other people are artists, singer, and athletes. Me? The only talent I had was killing.

"We'll go together. The two of us." Miles smiled.

"Can I come? Please?" Abby asked, looking from Miles and me.

Miles looked at me, wanting me to answer. I knew he didn't care who came, as long as we got to hunt together. But I didn't want anyone to come. I wanted to run off and say I was going by myself. I wanted to sneak over to Jarrah's and make sure he was okay.

"Sure." I smiled kindly. "I'm gonna go get some sleep. I didn't get any last night, seeing as I was in a witch's house."

They all nodded understandingly and let me go.

Once I was in my room I closed the door and leaned against it, falling to the floor. I will not cry. I told myself. I nodded and got off the floor, moving to the bed. I sat down and was about to lay down when there was a knock on my door.

"Come in." I called.

Abby walked in and closed the door, an envelope in her hands. "Hey, sorry I know you're tired but our World Lit teacher wanted me to give this to you. Apparently someone dropped it off at the front office?" she said passing me the envelope.

I opened it and froze, because Abby was looking at my invitation to the ball...

"What the hell is that?" she asked, reaching to grab it.

I stood and moved before she could touch it. "I can explain." She looked doubtful but nodded for me to continue. "In order for me to be accepted they needed to think I'm a Night Worlder. So I took the locket and it was enough for them to believe me. But see, there's this ball tomorrow and if I don't go they'll know something's up..."

"Then don't go. It's too dangerous. Just give this stupid plan up and come hang with us again?" Abby looked so heart broken. I could tell she felt like she was loosing me... and I didn't want to loose her but she'd kill me if she found out what I was.

"I go to school with them. What can I say? 'Oh, I'm sorry, I don't want to be apart of your crazy magic making group. But thanks for the invite. I prefer these human people instead'?"

Abby nodded enthusiastically. "That'll work great."

I shook my head. "I finally have a way to get into the Night World community and do some damage. I'm not going to give this up just because I might get hurt."

"Hurt? You might die, Sam." she said as she snatched the invite from my hands.

She ran out of my room, and I followed, trying to catch her before she did some damage. But just as I reached her she had already opened Miles and Jack's room.

Jack walked out wearing sweat pants and no top. Before I would have swooned or at least thought he was hot. Now all I thought was why did it have to be you in the room?

"What the..." Jack pulled me off Abby. I had been trying to get the invite, grabbing her, while she pulled my hair. We may have been killing machines, but we were acting like two school girls. "What is going on here?" he yelled, holding us apart.

Abby gave him the envelope. "She's going to some ball with them." she said as he read it.

Miles came around the corner and Jack looked up, his eyes furious. He looked at me and then read the letter allowed. "Dear Samantha Jane Roberts, you are formally invited to join your fellow Night World witches to this years Welcome Ball. We would like to welcome you into your new found life, and we hope to see you there. The Night World Elders."

Miles grabbed the invite and read it before turning to me, his eyes blazing. "When were you going to tell me about this?"

"Miles-"

"Were you planning on going?" he didn't even let me answer. "What were you thinking? What if they figure you out Sam? What if they find out you're an imposter and they kill you? Did you ever think about what that would do to me? You're all I have left."

I couldn't think of a reply. I just looked up at my brother in wonder. I never knew I meant that much to you.

"It's a good idea." All four of us turned to see Danny standing a few steps away.

"She could get killed." Jack started.

But Danny just shook her head. "I'm not like the rest of you guys. I watch. And do you know what I've noticed? Sam is perfectly capable of taking care of herself. She found the Night Worlders. She went hunting by herself for a whole night. She infiltrated the witches group. She spent a night at a witch's house. And she managed to get a formal invite to a Night World ball.

"All the while, she's gone to school, made friends, had a boyfriend, been grounded and had to deal with over protective people constantly worrying over her. Give the girl a chance to show you she can do this." he finished before walking off.

"He's right." Abby said. "I mean I hate the thought, but it's the only lead we have."

"Fine. But if anything happens I want you to call me right away." Miles looked at me sternly and I nodded so he knew I understood.

"That's the first time Danny's ever really spoken." I turned to Jack who was looking at the ground. "He's a smart guy. And he's right." he looked up at me. "I just wish I could stop you."

"You can't." I told him before turning to Miles. "Thank you."

I went to walk off when Abby stopped me. "Do you wanna go hunting now? Get an early start?"

"Sounds good to me. We'll get ready and meet in the lobby in ten minutes." Miles said before walking into his room.

How am I going to get out of this one?

JPOV

"Jarrah."

I walked into the study room to find Thierry sitting at a large mahogany desk. I moved to stand in front of it, waiting for whatever punishment was coming. There was no other reason for Thierry to have summoned me.

"Lord Descoudres." I bowed my head in respect.

"You can relax, I'm not going to kill you." he looked up from the maps and designs he had been looking at. "That's not why I called you here."

"If you don't mind me asking, why did you summon me then?" I asked carefully, not wanting to upset him.

"I know about Samantha."

Chills ran through my body. All I could think of was how much of an idiot I was for leaving her. He's called me here so he can kill her.

Thierry laughed. "Don't worry about your soulmate. She is perfectly safe."

Soulmate.

I was the only one who had used that word for what Samantha and I had. She hadn't even said it yet. But here it from someone else... it made it feel real.

"I want you to meet some people." Thierry continued. "Come in."

The doors to my left opened and four people walked in. I knew two of them. James Rasmussen and John Quinn. My cousin and my other relative's... friend of sorts. The two females with them I did not know.

"This is Rashel Jordan." he gestured toward the taller girl. Her dark hair was pulled up and back out of her face, revealing her piercing green eyes. Just by looking at her I could tell she was tougher then she looked. "She is a vampire hunter." Thierry looked at me knowingly.

"And this is Poppy North." he gestured towards the small girl, she looked like a mystical creature with her fiery red hair and emerald green eyes. "She is a made vampire, and lost-witch." he looked at me again.

"I don't understand." I said truthfully, confused.

"Rashel is Quinn's soulmate, and Poppy is James'." he concluded.

Understanding hit me. "You know everything about Samantha."

"It's not hard for vampires to get into peoples minds. And when a group of human hunters failed to kill a vampire the other night, they were lucky that vampire was Quinn." Thierry grinned.

"Quinn and I were out hunting. We hunt the 'evil' vampires. But they thought Quinn was stalking me, so they lured him into a trap, distracting me somewhere else, and tried to kill him."

"But I got away. And seeing that they were hunters, I reached into the mind of their lead and found he was new to town, and he had a sister... called Samantha."

"When Blaise told the Crone about Samantha, Poppy put two and two together. She could feel another witch around and then..."

"I was shopping today and saw you with Samantha. Just by looking at the two of you on the chair, I knew you were soulmates." Poppy said excitedly.

Thierry cleared his throat and Poppy calmed down. "But that's not the entire reason why we called you here." he started. "We want to invite you to join Circle Daybreak."

SPOV

"This is the first time I've seen you in black." I grinned looking at Abby. The three of us sat in Miles' truck, looking for somewhere to hunt.

She smiled "I do know how to dress for the occasion." she wore black skinny jeans, black converse and a black Tee. Her blonde hair was pulled into a high ponytail, out of her face.

Miles wore black jeans and a navy blue top. He looked more casual then battle ready. I had decided to wear my black skirt that was alluring enough to be bait, but stretchy enough I can still fight. I had thrown on a black strapless top and a silver glitter belt, before slipping into some black high heels.

"Why do you always dress like... bait?" Abby noted.

"Because she likes the rush." Miles said disapproval smeared all over his words.

I rolled my eyes as I continued to do my make up. "I'm sorry that vampires can't help themselves when it comes to a damsel in distress." I grinned, finishing with my eye shadow. I had my usual thick eye liner, mascara and dark grey eye shadow, but tonight I had added red lipstick.

Miles shook his head but Abby smiled. "You're kinda fun when it comes to this."

"And I'm not fun the rest of the time?" I asked and she laughed.

Miles stopped the car in an alley way and turned to me. "We'll be waiting in that building over there. Lead them there." he said before we all got out.

I rolled my eyes again and nodded. "It's not my first night Miles." I called as I headed for the busy street.

We were nowhere near the casinos; we stayed away from there, too many cameras. Instead we were near a large shopping area. Shops and store lined the street, busy people rushing around to get their last minute shopping done. It was perfect to pick people off here.

Teenaged girls going shopping with friends. Couples going on romantic dates. Groups of people getting drunk to celebrate the weekend. Mums and kids going in and at of grocery stores. Men looking for women, women looking for men. It all screamed, bait.

I walked along, pretending to window shop. It wasn't long before I could feel someone following me. Who could resist a dressed up girl, by herself, at night?

I pretended to give up and headed back to the parking lot. It was horrible, the whole time I hoped it was simply a human following me, but when I glanced behind me and saw the flash of iridescent eyes I knew it wasn't a human.

I'm sorry. Please forgive me. I sent a prayer to whoever was listening before moving towards the closed building.

Miles had pointed to a store that was closed and bordered up. I knew that if I simply walked in there it would be suspicious so that was where my acting came in.

"Ow." I cried, tripping over. The vampire was close now, and I looked up. "Hello?" I called. When they said nothing I scurried along the floor to get up, and their pace quickened. "I have mace." I warned. I heard them laugh and that was my queue, run into the nearest building. So I did.

I walked around, looking for Miles and Abby. That's when I heard the scream.

I ran, looking for Abby. I knew that wasn't a scream for distraction. Something was wrong. Someone was hurt.

When I found them Abby was on the ground, clutching her arm. It was broken, or badly sprained, either way she was hurt. But Miles couldn't stop to help her. He was fighting the vampire, and he was loosing.

They were only in the first room, right next to the exit. I must have just missed them. I should have been there. I mentally scolded myself before lunging forward.

The vampire, bored with Miles, flung him off and turned to me.

"We're cornered." Miles yelled. "He's too strong." He was right. I knew it and so did the vampire. We needed to get back out to the alley way or we'd all be dead.

Miles grabbed Abby, taking her out so she'd be safe. He didn't have to tell me what to do. It was my job to lure him out. It was what I did, lure them to their death. But I was in two fights, one physical and one mental.

I felt wrong, killing this creature. What makes him different from Jarrah? We me this way. I remembered.

The vampire grinned and grabbed for me, but I ducked and rolled to the door. I got up and jumped out, ready to fight. But someone new stood by the door. Their hair an ash-blonde, their eyes silver. He was gorgeous, but was he a threat?

When the vampire came out, this new person grabbed him and threw him away from us. I guess he's a friend. But there was no time for formalities. There was a dangerous creature, and he wanted our blood.

"Sam." Miles called and I turned in time to catch his stake. I turned back to the vampire who was heading for me. I stood between him and the rest of the meal.

It was now or never. I lunged forward, taking the offensive. No one's dying tonight. No one but you. He reached for my throat but I dodged, fighting for an opening to his heart. No more blood will be spilled. Only yours. He tripped me and I rolled before kicking myself up. I will not loose. But you will. He grabbed me, holding my wrist, pushing it towards my chest. He grinned.

"Need a hand?" The new person asked.

This is not my end. It's yours. I head butted him, distracting him for a moment. With my wrist free I aimed the stake before shoving it into his chest. Because I am a survivor. The vampire fell and withered into a mummified corpse.

I looked up at the others. Miles was tending to Abby, while the new guy was leaning against the building.

"I've got it. Thanks." I glared.

"For a moment there I thought you were a goner." he stepped away from the wall as a car came down the alley way.

Miles stood, defensive instinct taking over. "Sam." he warned.

Something was very wrong about this picture. A stranger coming to save me, who's strong enough to throw a vampire, a dark car coming towards us. An alley way, at night, no witnesses.

"Who are you?" I shifted my grasp on the stake, ready for another kill.

"Ash. Ash Redfern." he grinned, looking at me as if we held a secret; and we did. The car stopped and I was only a few steps away from it, as Ash moved closer. "You need to come with me." he said once he stood in front of me.

"Sam?" Miles was walking towards us now. He was a fair way away, but it wouldn't take him long to get to us.

"Why?"

"Trust me. But if you don't come, you'll be in danger." I looked into his eyes and that's all it took. I knew I could trust him.

I grabbed his hand and he led me into the car. We sped off, and I watched out the window as Miles tried to run after us. But he soon gave up, falling to the ground, and then I couldn't see him anymore.

I'm sorry...

So another chapter up. I don't know about you guys, but I'm really proud of this one. Sure there may be grammar, spelling, and punctuation mistakes... but I really like the outline of this chapter. You got to see the more vulnerable side of Samantha...

Anyway I hope you enjoyed, and don't forget to review :):)

Love and miss you all xox

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