"Y-Y-You aren't real..." I muttered,

"Oh but I am, love. I'm here in flesh and bones." Josh walked over to me and ran his hand across my cheek. I flinched back and pushed myself to the backboard. THIS ISN'T REAL!! My eyes stayed wide and my jaw slacked. This time tears fell one by one. Josh pushed them away,

"There there. It's ok." He cooed. No..this isn't right. He doesn't feel the same, doesn't talk the same. His voice had a predatory edge to it. He had a dark aura surrounding him. No... I pushed Josh's hand away and got out of bed.

"Get out." I said in a flat voice. Though it broke my heart to say it. Josh looked surprised but then smirked at my quivering lip.

"Oh but Alley, you know you don't mean that." He purred, walking towards me.

"STOP!" I shrieked, whiping my tears away angrily, "Don't come near me."

"Tsk tsk tsk. You haven't seen me in years and this is how you treat me? It hurts me enough to see you with...him." He growled. "Which brings me to my next topic. What the fuck are you doing with that bastard?" He snarled, one lip raising in the process. I picked up the scissors that Amanda had held earlier.

"I love him." I snarled back. Josh smirked,

"No you don't."

"Who are you to tell me who I love and who I don't."

"I'm your boyfriend!"

"No Josh, you WERE my boyfriend. Before you faked your death."

"I did that because I had too."

"You left me heartbroken!"

"But I'm here now!" He said, taking one more step towards me, I raised the scissors.

"Do not take another step closer!"

Josh took another step, "I SAID DON'T!" I screeched.

Josh ignored me and stepped into the open scissors. They didn't go through him but bent to the side against his abs. His arms embraced me and as much as I wanted to move away and tell him I didn't love him but I couldn't. It didn't feel right, Josh looked at me more as food and his posession then his lover.

Dylan's face appeared in my thoughts, his smile, the way he says 'I love you', our night...

I shoved Josh away. "Let go." I mumbled.

Josh backed away and looked at me with an angry expression on his face, "What did you say?"

"I said let go!" I said, giving him one last shove. He stumbled back. I ran away from him and picked up something my hand grabbed. He looked furious, his eyes were no longer the blue I fell in love with. This isn't the same Josh. Josh strode towards me, trying to envelope me in his eyes again but I threw the glass at him. Josh caught the glass before it fell and slapped me. He...slapped...me...

"I've had enough with you! All I wanted was a hug! I didn't even get that?! And I find out you've become a whore, sleeping with Rome!"

I gasped, "You have no right calling me a whore!"

"I have every right!"

"Oh really? What is that?"

"The right as your boyfriend."

"YOU AREN'T MY BOYFRIEND! That ended when you died." I growled. I was no longer shocked, but angry.

"But I'm here, Alley." He said, motioning to himself,

"No you aren't here, Josh. You were never here, I fell in love with someone who was a fake. Now I know, and I'm glad you died." I sneered. His hand collided with my cheek again. This time I flew back into the wall. The picture fell down with a 'shatter!'

"Do not talk to me like that!"

"Or what? You'll bite me?" I asked, innocently.

"As a matter of fact, yes." He said and was by my body in one second. His teeth skimmed my neck and I gasped. To frozen in shock to care. In the next second his teeth broke harshly through my skin, I let out a shriek. I felt his tongue lap up the blood, Josh moaned here and there. My mind became fuzzy. When Josh pulled away, whiping the excess blood from his chin, I tried standing up, but fell. Josh stood there and smiled. I got up once more, and this time when I fell. I didn't stand up, but let the black spots take my vision over.

**********

"So Princess decided to wake up, eh?"

I groaned and rolled over, my stomach felt like it was going to explode, the pain became to much and I doubled over, vomiting.

"Now thats not very attractive."

I turned around abruptly, pointing an accusing finger, "You." I said, but intead of saying anything else, I slapped him. "I hate you." I spat. Josh's eyes flared with red anger. His hand collided with my cheek and I fell backwards. I whimpered as all the happy moments I had with him replayed in my mind.

"Why?" I whimpered, my tears came out one by one and turned into giant sobs, "Why are you back? I don't want you back. YOU BETRAYED ME!" My body shook with despair. Josh's arms circled around me and I cried into them.

"Hey, don't cry..." Josh mumbled. I pushed away from him, realizing where I was. Not in my hotel rembroidering on the tops of the paint. Golden embroidering on the tops of the paint.

"How can you tell me not to cry, Josh! You left me. I don't know if it occurs to your that you FAKED your death, but you killed me inside. Ask everyone how what I resulted too. I cut myself, because of you."

"I can make it better."

"How are you going to do that? Leave? Please do." I growled, pushing him away.

"No, I was going to say change you. I'll make you into a vampire, and we can rule together! Over throw the elders!" He gave a sadistic laugh and looked at me. "What do ya say?"

"No. Not with you!"

He growled, "Do you know how many girls would die for that oppurtunity."

"I thought you would have learned, I'm not like any of those girls."

My body hit the back wall and my head smashed against the concrete. He ran up to me and kicked my sides repeatedly. Josh fell to his knee's and stroked my hair, then he rammed his fist into my jaw. I heard a painful snap and the pain coursed through my body. I screamed aloud, the pain...IT HURTS! "You see, I wouldn't have to do that to my precious. Just smile and nod to everything I say." He frowned the grinned. This is deffinetely not the Josh I once knew.

It hurt to say anything, I heard a ding sound in my head then a voice, you can hear me can't you, babe? Josh asked inside my thoughts.

Fuck you. I spat.

I felt another punch to my stomach and blood poured out of my mouth, Now now, don't be so rash. Tell me, do you want the pain to end?

Not if it involves you and your filthy blood.

My blood is no different then Rome's.

That's where you're wrong. His is clean.

Suddenly, a memory played in my head,"What would you do if I died?" Josh asked.

"I wouldn't be able to live." You're the one who lied.

Josh stayed silent and smiled, and placed a kiss on my lips, "I love you." I'm not the one who lied.

"I love you too." I said, smiling. You are.

We stayed silent, laying in each other's arms, letting the moon spill over us. "Is there any secrets that you're keeping from me?"

"Yes. There are."

I looked up at Josh, "Then tell me them."

Josh shook his head, "I can't." His eyes changed to a black color then back to his blue,

"Yes, Josh." I said in a robotic voice. Josh smiled and kissed me again. This time the kiss was more passionate, it was long, it was sweet. His hands roamed my body and soon his hand was tugging at the bottom of my shirt, I put my hands up and he slid the shirt off of my head. His hands un-zipped his pants, but I pushed away.

"No..I can't do this." I mumbled. A moment of anger passed through Josh's eyes but he nodded,

"I understand."

I smiled, "Just wait. It'll be worth it."

"I trust you."

"So you see love, I could have forced you, controled you into having sex with me, but I didn't."

I grunted

Josh sighed, "Let's get you fixed up." He said, "I miss hearing your voice." Josh said, pulling me on to his lap. I pushed away but even a little bit of movement hurt. Josh bit his wrist and held it to my lips. I turned my head away. He groaned and took his wrist into his mouth, took his blood into his mouth, then Josh turned me around, pressing his lips to mine and shoving his blood down my throat. I grunted and groaned, but it hurt. I felt the vampire blood repairing my jaw up as it slid down. I pushed Josh away as the pain ended and coughed up some excess blood.

"Now don't make me do that again." He warned, grabbing my hand and leading me up out the door. I decided to follow and remember where we were. We walked out into a strange hallway, filled with paintings of dogs. Yes...dogs.

"Where are we going?"

He didn't answer, so I asked again, "Where are we going?"

"Just BE QUIET!" He yelled. I flinched back and just to piss him off, I asked again, which resulted into him leading me into a room, ripping off a piece of bed sheet, and tie it around my mouth. Joy.

"If I let you go for a second, promise me you won't run."

I smiled to myself, "I frimise!" I mumbled against the bed sheet. Josh let go of my hand and turned around to face away from me. I waited, slowly stepping backwards and then I charged out of there. Going straight down the hallway. I heard Josh groan and then there he was, standing in front of me. I turned around and went down the opposite side of the hall, I ran into the bedroom and locked the door. He banged and banged against it. The bedroom was empty to my fortune and it had a window. I smashed against the window over and over again but it didn't do anything.

Josh pushed against the door and I heard a crack, Josh came running in just as I jumped out the window. The glass shattered and I was instantly on the grass. I heard a couple of crunches and sharp pains, one starting up my arm, the next my two legs, my ribs, my skull. I was on fire, I was going to die.

"You're making me run out of blood." Josh groaned, "But I only gave you enough to where it only heals everything but your ribs. Let's see how it feels." He gave a sadistic laugh. I tried getting up but my body freaked out, the pain from my ribs ablazed. I couldn't do anything, my hands were chained, and so where my legs. I was in a basement...and it reaked of human flesh.

I panted but that just hurt more.

"You're insane."

"Insane? That's not the word, more like...love hungry."

I blinked rapidly, looking around. Josh grunted and slid a tray of food over to me. It had soup and salad on it. "You haven't eaten all these days. You must be starving."

"What do you expect me to eat with my hair--DAYS?! How long have I been here?!"

"Hm...2 days at most. I think your friends are coming soon. Bloody idiots they are. And to answer your question, I'm feeding you."

I gulped and shut my lips into a thin line. Days? Jer..Dylan...Amanda...they're coming? For me? No! Don't come!

"Come on! Open up!"

I shook my head and gagged from the pain. "Hah!" Josh exclaimed and shoved the spoonful of lettuce in my mouth. I spit it on his face. My cheek stung from Josh's hand as he whiped the salad off of his face. "And just for that?" His hand extended to my rib, and he grabbed it..my broken rib. I shrieked, my scream echoing off the walls. Make it stop! Make it stop! Dylan! Jer! Amanda! Please! Make it stop!

"You know I can't handle hurting you like this." I barely heard Josh because all my broken ribs where on fire. I threw my head up and screamed. I felt my body being moved and the chains unclicking. I was panting, this awoke more pain. "Yeah, and I'm supposed to be the vampire." He mumbled, giving me a drop of his blood. I don't want it! Let me suffer!

"Wake up!" I heard a girly voice yell. My eyes opened to see a girl with long blonde hair staring at me, she looked to be about...4...or 5. Her eyes glowed red. "Hiya!"

I glared at her, "Come on, we have to get you dressed!"

"Why?" I croaked.

"Because your wedding Joshua of course!"

"No I'm not." I growled.

"How else is he going to change you!"

"Change me?" I asked, "I don't want to be changed."

"Oh don't be ridiculous! Every woman wants to."

"Not this one. Now go play barbies or something."

She growled, "Listen kid. I'm done being nice. I'll snap your head into two pieces if you don't get your ass up."

"Well it's kind of hard when I'm chained and I have maybe what 4 broken ribs?!"

The girl groaned and picked my body up, yes...picked it up and got me dressed with utter careful-ness. She dressed me into a black dress, "You have to be prepared to meet the council of The Leaders."

"The Leaders?"

"The Leaders of the rogues of course." Rogues? The rogues...that Dylan and Jer were talking about it..?

The girl lead me to a grand hall and in there 9 seats where set up, each filled with vampires who looked young but their eyes told me they were ancient.

"My names Donald." Like Donald Duck?

"Reema."

"Narel."

"Dert."

"Fabien."

"Zaine."

"Sarah."

"Tanveer."

"Terrance."

What exotic names! Is that really something to think at this moment. In the middle, Josh sat, smirking at me.

"I have asked for a meeting with your highnesses, to get permission to wed and change Alejhandra Moreno."

"If that is your wish Joshua." Tanveer said.

"Tis is."

"Then you shall, but for now. Just change her, if you are able to kill her mate, Dylan Rome, then you shall marry her." The woman, Sarah said.

"Open it." Dert said, flicking his finger at the cieling. A circle around the cieling opened up, revealing moonlight. It shined on us, "What a perfect night!" Dert exclaimed. They are crazy. Josh strode up to me, and as if it was taking out garbage, her held me by my lower waist and whispered,

"Don't be angry, love." In my ear then I felt the piercing prick of the fangs pushing through my skin on my neck. It felt as if something was being awakened inside of me, a monster. It felt as if Josh was injecting a poison into me.

"That's enough venom!" A man exclaimed. My mind was asleep, my body was asleep. I felt pain striking in different area's, and my body jolted up from it. I-I-IT HURTS! What's happening to me? Is this the change of a vampire? I felt as though my body was shutting down on me and in each spot, someone was jabbing me with a knife over and over again. It felt as though someone had burned me alive, I felt my skin on fire. Some part of me, that was still awake, heard everything going on. I heard crashes, and fighting. What's going on. Then I felt someone's arms around me, whispering kind things. Who was this stranger? Who were my saviors?