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Chapter Twenty Eight

Sam lay in her bed and stared at the ceiling. The blue lamp shade stared back down at her. From across the hall she could hear Vanessa and Cal laughing their heads off.

'Oh Cal, you're so funny,' Vanessa's whiny little voice drifted to her ears.

Oh yeah, Sam thought irritably. So funny that it's keeping me awake!

Yes, she was jealous, yes she wished it was her in the room with Cal and no, there was not a single thing she could do about it. She wasn't at all tired but it certainly beat spending time with Cal, the love of her young life, and Vanessa who had been nothing but annoying, annoying, annoying since they left the fair. Sam blamed Mandy, why did her bloody sister have to come visit, well, at least she wasn't going to go to their school.

'Cal, that's like hilarious...'

'Cal, that's like hilarious,' Sam mimicked and climbed out of bed, going over to her laptop.

She quickly logged on and quickly checked her emails, spotting one from Kaela. Yes! But then oh.

To: SammyKissesPixies[AT]hotmail. co. uk
From: EclipsedStar[AT]yahoo.
Subject: Re: VAMPIRES!

HOLY SHIT YOU'RE A HALFING? Holy shit man! Holy shit! Oh my god Aru's dead...Guess the secret's out right? hehe Well I'd better explain then...Well I'm saying this first of all Halflings go through so much shit, you'd better be prepared, because you're life will go down hill once you're seen by Full-Bloods. I'm saying this from my own experience...I'm a Faery-Witch Halfling...And Xavier...is a Faery-Vampire Halfling. And...The Prince of the Irish Vampiric Clan, as well as my SOUL MATE. I'm...The Heir to the European Faery DARK Court. Aru is a Full-Blooded Faery who doesn't care for the judgemental prejudice placed upon Halflings. Daniel, my cousin, is a Full-Blood Faery as well. My Father is the Grand Master of all Witches and Warlocks, and well...yeah.

And to answer your question about the wings, the Faery wings? As you can see by Aru we don't have them. We're like vampires, except Iron hurts us. As for my witch side well. I'm got a familiar, he's a Shadow Tiger that can take the form of a human. Sam, let me warn you...by knowing me you're going to be put in great danger. The attack I told you about earlier? It was an assassination attack formed by the current Demon Rulers. God Sam, ask Cal about the Prophecy of Mixed Blood, and see if he knows anything. And if he does...I'm the Angel.

Sam, stay strong. You'll need to. And do not let go of your humanity, do not talk to your other side. I'll...I'll come visit you soon, that is if you need any help or...or if problems start to come up...Never mind I'll come visit you soon okay? I'll place the protection of my Court upon you. It'll help you out more than you could ever imagine. Tell Daniel to give you the 'sight', stay away from Rouge Demons. And on a lighter note...

XD Welcome to the my world. If Cal starts to bug you to bad and you're pissed at him I can him Xavier beat his ass up.

-Kaela

P.S. Halflings have extraordinary powers, we're more powerful than Full-Bloods usually but...we're rejected, stay strong Sam.

Sam read through the email a few more times and then opened up a new page to begin her reply.

To: EclipsedStar [AT]hotmail. co. uk
From: SammyKissesPixies [AT]yahoo. co. uk
Subject: Re: VAMPIRES!

Yeahh, I am, but only a vampire- human Halfling, nothing cool like you. Yeah the secrets out, but I saw Cal drinking blood which is actually why I know, not because of Aru, so you don't have to kill him (:

Yes, I know, Cal told me but I'm not planning on anybody finding out, only Cal and one of my best friends know. I feel really bad for you Kaela; but it must be really nice to have a good relationship with your soul mate. I sometimes wonder if Cal's my soul mate, I think he is but I don't know for certain, but I can't imagine wanting to ever be with anyone else. That's pretty cool, but the DARK court? Hmm, evil Kaela? Aru's awesome but from what I've seen and that's really good, the non prejudice thing. Yeah, so there's your family history, ha.

Oh yes the wings, oh yeahh, wings are pretty cool though aren't they? Or do you think they would get in the way? Iron? That's a nuisance isn't it? Aw, is he cute, what's his name? And I doubt it, they won't be bothered by a stupid pen pal. You worry too much Kaela :L Sides, I don't think I can handle any more shit, got enough of my own at the minute... As you well know.

Aw Kae, an assassination? That sucks, why not zap them with your witchy powers? See, I'm kind of pissed off at Cal at the minute, so don't really want to talk to him, he's making a bloody racket with Mandy's stupid fucking sister Vanessa. Their like besties, he calls her 'V' and everything. God, their talking and talking right now. Erghh! I will, I'm always strong and since I'm half human theirs no danger of that.

Hmm, Kaela I wouldn't come over here, if there are any problems I wouldn't want you to get involved in them, and you have your own things to deal with, like murder and that awful shit, worry about yourself babe, not me. Thanks and I love Cal, so I wouldn't really want Xavier to beat his ass up ;) Even if I'm pretty pissed with him at the minute... Ahaa, well I'm guessing that's if you have two magical sides not one... :)

Love,

Sammy xxx

Sam's thoughts were interrupted by Vanessa letting out a scream of laughter. That's it, Sam though, shutting down her laptop and planning to go to Cal's room. She opened her door and treaded lightly across the carpet, seething with anger. Would that girl not shut up?

'You're so funny! So, so funny!'

'Do not be stupid Cal...'

'You utter leech!'

On and on it went, until Sam wanted to scream, but finally she reached the room.

'Shut up, shut up!'

'No, you shut up,' Sam shouted, throwing open the door.

They both looked at her in surprise, but Cal recovered first.

'Hey Sam, what are you doing up? Thought you went to sleep?'

'Well, I tried,' she snapped. 'But for some reason I just couldn't get to sleep.'

'Alright love,' Vanessa said snidely. 'My mum always said when we get jealous that we should admit it and hope the other more beautiful female sympathises with you.'

'Well excuse me,' Sam retorted. 'You've obviously mistaken me for someone who gives a damn.'

Cal gave a short laugh of surprise but turned it into a cough when Vanessa shot him a warning look.

'Now Sam,' he grinned, his eyes shining with laughter, 'that's not very nice is it?'

'Tell it to someone who cares; I'm too tired to put up with her Queen of fucking ass shit.'

Cal laughed again and leaned back in his chair, Sam had to admit he looked gorgeous, his black hair was shiny and floppy and his eyelashes were heavy and giving his eyes a sexy half lidded look. Hot, and Vanessa was moving in on her hot boy. So not happening.

'I think this might get interesting,' he smiled, closing his eyes and crossing his arms.

Sam glared at him but then turned back to Vanessa.

'Anyway,' she said sweetly. 'I would really appreciate it if you could shut your big fucking mouth because it's only capable of talking trash.'

'Honey,' Vanessa giggled, stealing a look a Cal, 'I think yours is the one that talks trash, tone down on the foul language will you?'

She rearranged her delicate features into an expression of prim disgust.

'Tone down on the foul face,' Sam seethed.

'Samantha,' she said in surprise, 'do you not know perfection when you see it? I go to the beauticians every day.'

'Shame their always shut, isn't it,' Sam remarked. C

al opened his eyes and stretched his legs out in front of him, his eyes were glowing.

'How dare you,' Vanessa hissed, her eyes narrowed into slits, 'I'm known as one of the most beautiful girls where I come from.'

'Which is where exactly? The sewers? Makes sense now.'

'Now that is surprising, because you look to me like one of those blonde bimbo's.'

'And you look like a rat, but who's complaining?'

That was when Cal really did start laughing, so that he was doubled over trying to breathe.

'Can you at least try to say something intelligent,' Vanessa said indignantly.

'How about this? You only need one pair of socks and they belong on your feet, not in your bra. I'd say that's pretty damn intelligent.'

Vanessa flushed red and stood up, so that she was a good deal taller than Sam. She eyed Sam's chest distastefully.

'You've obviously been putting more than one pair in yours.'

'I'm afraid they're natural and Cal would know.'

She smirked at Vanessa's pissed off face and Cal's surprised one, not that he looked like he minded. She was lying, but so what?

'Cal would never touch a whore like you.'

'But he already has, seems neither you nor your sister is good enough for him.'

'What do you mean,' Vanessa said sharply. 'My sister has no interest in Cal.'

'Ha, but she does.'

'No, she really doesn't.'

'But she really does.'

'We'll have to discuss this another time.'

'Um, I think I'll be too busy ignoring you,' Sam said spitefully.

'Was there really a need for that,' Cal asked, groaning.

'There's always a need where her and her sister are concerned.'

'You're really small aren't you Sam? Your like the long lost eighth dwarf out of Snow White,' Vanessa said meanly.

'I prefer petite..'

'That would work if you were skinny too. When you do a handstand does your stomach hit you in the face?'

Sam gaped in shock and tried to ignore Cal's matching expression.

'Fat can be mistaken as curvy but when you're as skinny as you, you tend to get mistaken as a rather tall and lanky boy.'

Not true, but she wasn't fat either!

'I do not look like a boy, you short, fat, bitch!'

'V,' Sam sighed, 'I don't exactly hate you, but if I you were on fire and I had water, I'd drink it.'

'I'd love to kick you in the teeth right now, but why should I improve your looks?'

'What is this,' Cal exclaimed, 'best comeback 101?'

'Obviously,' Vanessa said dryly.

'Okay, Sam lets take you downstairs a second before things get nasty.'

Sam opened her mouth to disagree but the look Cal gave her she sighed and shut her mouth.

'Roses are red, violets are blue,' she sang going out the door. 'God made me pretty, but what happened to you?'

'Sam,' Cal cried, when they were down the stairs, 'what the fuck?'

'You know,' she mused. 'Some babies were dropped on their heads, but she was obviously thrown at a wall.'

'That's not funny,' he said, but his mouth twitched.

'Well, you better get back to your precious V, I'm going outside.'

'Are you sure that's wise?'

'I'm never wise, but I'm going anyway.'

'Do you want me to go with you?'

'Now, I don't think that would be wise,' Sam said softly, looking at her socked feet.

'No maybe not,' he said after a pause. 'Don't go further than the porch.'

'I won't...'

'When you come back, I want to talk to you.'

'Why can't you do it now?'

'No, later, I promise.'

''Kay, well I'll see you later.'

'Bye Sam, and remember, no further than the porch, you don't know who's out there...'

'I'm pretty sure there will be some really hot guy who will whisk me off to some other land,' Sam said jokingly.

'I'm being serious,' Cal scowled.

'So am I,' she returned, skipping towards the door.

'Sam,' he said exasperatedly.

'Yes, dad, I'll be fine.'

'Not your dad,' he muttered, shaking his head and walking off.

'Love you too,' Sam called after him and then went outside.

If only he knew how true that was, she thought to herself. The sky was pitch black, the stars gathered together in their hundreds and thousands, clustered in little groups that you could spend hours making shapes out of. They lit up the sky, shining like millions of Faerie lights, big, bright and beautiful, casting a glow over the porch and the trees at the edge of Cal's garden.

The grass was a dark jade green under the heavy darkness the sky cast, slight drops of dew visible under the dazzling pin pricks in the sky. It was beautiful and even though she had promised to not go further than the porch, Sam found herself being called towards the trees, the shade, the mystery, the danger, the isolation. She wanted away from Cal and the effect he had on her, away from Vanessa who would never cease to annoy her, away from the light, she needed darkness, solitariness to be alone with her thoughts.

So casting wary looks back at the house, she began to take steps towards the edge of the porch, she was well aware that if Cal caught her out, found out she was gone, he'd be beyond pissed. Because he cared for her, she knew he did, enough that he got jealous when she was with other guys. He wasn't a bad guy, she knew, he just tried to do the right thing by her even if it was the last thing she wanted. He was just so stubborn he wouldn't listen to reason. She sighed as she began her descent across the grass, why did everything have to be so difficult?

Entering the thick canopy of trees, Sam breathed out a sigh of relief and glanced back at the house, the lights were on but so far she was undiscovered. Just the way she wanted it. She smiled and walked next to wall that separated Cal's garden from the rest of the world. Have you ever had that feeling where you feel like you're the only person alive, so disconnected from the rest of the world that it's scary? That's how Sam felt right then, so awfully lonely that she wanted to cry and just needed somebody to make her feel wanted, preferably Cal but anyone would do.

She had no dad, no mum, no family really whatsoever, she found out her old best friends hated her, Cal loved her but wouldn't be with her, she had a stalker, Luke tried to murder her and to top it off there were vampires and she was one. She'd never felt her life was so utterly shit. There had always been someone there, mainly Cal but now there was no one, Vixen had her own problems and Summer was seeming frequently more distanced, Sam noticed but didn't know what to do about it. Something was troubling her, now whenever Sam looked at her she got a bad feeling, one she couldn't explain if she tried, just that Summer wasn't as happy as she liked people to believe. Sam jumped when she heard Cameron's voice.

'What are you doing out here at this time,' he smiled, leaning against a tree, his posture relaxed.

'I'm walking... alone,' she added, but her voice shook and she bit her lip, not wanting him to see how lonely she was.

'You don't want to walk alone Sam,' he said softly, pushing himself off and walking towards her.

'I do,' she said brokenly. 'What are you doing here?'

'I came to drop off your prom present on the porch and I just found my way to you.'

'You followed me, you mean... You can have the album, I told you I didn't want it.'

'Yes,' he said cocking his head to one side. 'You were in bad condition that night; it almost broke my heart to see you like that. Are you okay now?'

'Yes- well I,' Sam stumbled over words, shocked at the ring of sincerity in his voice. 'It's been hard,' she finished miserably.

And your not helping she wanted to add, but couldn't.

'I know Sam,' he said leaning closer. 'But I can make it better, I can help you...'

'How,' she asked, lured in by the melodic hum of his voice. 'How can you help me?'

'I'll make sure you never feel lonely or unwanted again, you don't want to feel like that do you?'

'No,' Sam croaked, feeling tears slide down her face at how right his words were. 'I don't want to feel it anymore. I want Cal!'

'I know you do,' he soothed. 'But Cal doesn't understand like I do, if he did, he wouldn't leave you like this would he?'

Despite herself, Sam shook her head, dazed by his eyes that were glinting in the moonlight. She barely noticed the quick flash of a smile he gave at her answer.

'I understand you, my darling. I'll make you feel happy again. I know you want me to.'

He was so close, his breath was hitting her lips, but instead of recoiling she was leaning towards him.

'Yes, I want you to, so much.'

But instead of kissing her, he smiled and moved back, his eyes shining. Confused, she stepped after him.

'Do you know what I could give you?'

Mutely she shook her head as he watched her, and so he began to count them off on his fingers.

'One, safety, no one would hurt you; you'd live comfortably and have everything you wanted. You would be provided for; you wouldn't have to worry about anything, except what dress to wear each day. Two, happiness, you'd be so happy with me, we'd have a big house, you'd feel wanted, I'd cherish you, I swear it Sam, I crave you. Three, I'd give you love. Nobody could love you more, not even Cal, I'll give you everything you ever wanted, you don't need anything more, do you?'

More softly, he continued, 'all you need is someone to love you.'

He knew her weaknesses and it was getting to her.

'Believe it Sam,' he smiled. 'Believe in us.'

'I don't know,' she whispered, backing away. 'Stop, I don't know.'

'I know you don't, but you will,' he replied, his eyes moving to her lips. 'But we don't need to talk anymore, not if you don't want to.' She nodded and he moved towards her. 'Just say the word...'

'Yes,' she choked out, 'yes, yes, yes.'

So he kissed her. It wasn't like when Cal kissed her, it didn't make her burn up from the passion of it, and it didn't make her unable to think properly, hazy as she was feeling, it didn't make her sick with longing, a need to be closer to him. Only Cal managed that.

With Cameron there was no fire and she knew he wasn't right for her. No, it didn't do any of that, it was pleasant and soft, but she knew her heart wasn't fully in it. When his kisses got fiercer, she complied with the force but somehow it didn't feel right, it just felt wrong and then he made it worse.

'I knew you would be mine,' he breathed against her lips, his dark eyes trained solely on her, and it was as if the fog that had been clouding her thoughts was brushed away and she could see clearly the situations she was in.

'No,' she said quietly, and then louder. 'No, no, no!'

She shoved him away and faced him as he stared at her with impatience but no anger.

'I will never be yours,' she snapped.

'Sam, how long are you going to do this? Just give in, I've waited for you, I'll always wait for you but I only have so much patience.'

'So do I, just leave me alone.'

'Don't push me Sam,' he warned a deadly glint in his eyes.

Sam shivered and stepped away from him, but was unable to keep quiet.

'Or what,' she whispered, meeting his eyes with a challenge in her own.

'I may have to take you by force, it would be easier all round if you just came of your own free will.'

'Never,' she swore passionately.

'Then it will be by force,' he said simply.

'You can't do that,' Sam said angrily. 'Cal wont let you.'

'Oh, he'll be angry of course, but then it will be too late, I don't need his permission. He'll only be angry because I took someone from his house, he doesn't actually care about you, otherwise he wouldn't have broken up with you.'

'Your wrong,' Sam hissed.

'No, he wouldn't mind if I took you right now.'

'Don't even think about it.'

'I could do it now, we're alone, Cal thinks your on the porch, when will a better opportunity come along?'

'So why aren't you,' she challenged him, managing to hold her ground, but inwardly shaking.

'Because I'd much rather you came by yourself,' he smiled, 'and judging by what I saw then, I think you soon will.'

'No, no, I won't just shut up!'

'I only have so much patience,' he repeated, in a cold, icy voice.

'If you love me so much then why are you doing this to me? Don't you care about what I want?'

'I'm doing this for you, you will be much better off with me...'

'Well let me decide,' Sam said earnestly, stepping towards him.

'I want you,' he said firmly, 'and I will have you.'

Then he had turned on his heel and darted off.

'Cameron,' she yelled after him, but he was long gone.

'Bloody vampires,' she muttered, turning around and stomping back to the house.

You are a bloody vampire, her inner voice whispered. I know, she returned, sighing inwardly, but I'm more human than vampire anyway. When the house was in view, she froze; Cal was on the porch holding the album Cameron had put there. He looked mad beyond all belief, as mad as when he'd dragged her out of club Fang, the mad that terrified her, even though she knew he'd never hurt her. Then he looked at her and his blue eyes were blazing, finding her in the dark.

'Sam,' he growled and she hastily started walking towards him, she didn't know how his voice carried to her across such a distance but now there was no mistaking his anger.

When she reached him, her mouth dried up and she ducked her head to avoid his angry gaze.

'Look at me,' he said coldly.

'No,' she said stubbornly, studiously studying her feet.

'Look at me,' he said softly but firmly, his hand gripping her chin, again it was firm but it didn't hurt.

He slowly lifted her chin and made her look at him and once again she nearly lost herself in his eyes. Panicked she averted her own and tried her best to look at everything but him.

'Sam,' he groaned, dropping the album with a clatter and putting his hands either side of her head this time, instead of on her chin, so that she couldn't move it and it was difficult to look anywhere but at him.

Every time she looked at him, she wanted to kiss him.

'Don't be too hard on her,' Madeline's voice came from the door. 'She didn't know any better.'

'Maddie, we're fine,' Cal sighed, letting go of Sam's face and running a hand through his hair.

'But Cal,' Maddie tried, stepping outside, looking unsure, her blue eyes darting between Cal and Sam.

Sam gave her a weak smile.

'Maddie, please go back inside...'

She still hesitated.

'I need to talk to Sam, I'm not going to hurt her, I'd never hurt her, you know that.'

Maddie nodded and looked out at the woods, Sam could have sworn her eyes glistened with tears, but perhaps it was the light.

'Okay,' she sniffed. 'Okay, Cal, I'll see you both inside.'

'See you inside,' Cal said softly, giving his little sister an adoring look.

She smiled at them both and then turned and ran outside. Cal turned to face Sam and she sighed, here we go.

'I told you not to go further than the porch, which meant you definitely do not go in there.'

He swept his hand towards the dark clump of trees she'd just been in, a mini wood.

'I know, I'm sorry, I just wanted to be by myself,' she said quietly.

'But Sam,' he said, frustrated. 'I told you not to go further than the porch, but you did! Why, you could have got hurt.'

'Oh for God sake Cal,' Sam said, her temper flaring. 'You don't control me, I can do what I want, I'm sixteen.'

'That is not the point,' he shouted. 'I'm not trying to control you, I want you to be safe.'

'I can look after myself,' Sam said, tilting her chin up in the air.

'From a vampire? Need I remind you that your blood smells especially good?'

'No you don't have to; I can take care of myself!'

Before she could say another thing, there was a blast of wind and he was behind her, holding her head in his hands, his mouth was at her ear.

'What would you do now then?'

'I don't know,' she whispered, trembling at his warm breath on her skin. 'Something.'

'Something,' he chuckled softly. 'Well before you could do that something, I could break your neck.' He slid his fingers through her hair and onto her warm roots where he put a gentle pressure. 'Just one movement and your gone, your neck snapped like a twig, it's that easy.'

'You wouldn't get the chance...'

'Or,' he smiled, moving his lips down to the side of her neck, causing her heart to accelerate and her to suck in a sharp breath that he undoubtedly heard. 'I could just as easily drink your blood...'

He gently kissed her neck, causing her to shiver and step away from him.

'Stop that,' she muttered, wrapping her arms around her waist and taking slow steps away from him. 'It's not funny!'

'It wasn't supposed to be,' he said, slowly regarding. 'I was showing you how easy it would be to kill you, to bite you.'

'Why didn't you bite me,' she challenged.

'Don't be stupid,' he snapped. 'Why would I want to bite you?'

'Because I smell so good,' she retorted, drawing closer to him. 'Why don't you? I'm sure it wouldn't hurt that much and anyway you could always hypnotize me afterwards.'

'I would never do that to you,' he said through gritted teeth.

'No, I don't suppose you would,' Sam said thoughtfully. 'But that doesn't mean you don't want to.'

'I want to do a lot of things to you but I manage to restrain myself.'

Sam looked away from him for a second and then looked back curiously.

'Like what?'

'Like I really want to kiss you right now...'

'Well,' Sam said stiffly, annoyed at how much she wanted to kiss him to. To be wrapped in his arms and feel safe. 'It's not like I haven't given you lots of opportunities.'

'I know,' he said, smiling wanly. 'Which is why I'm managing to hold myself back.'

'Yeah well good.' She said this despite the fact she wished he wouldn't. 'I'm going in now.'

She turned to walk in, but he grabbed her hand and pulled her back.

'What...'

'I'm not done talking to you.'

'Okay, but back up,' Sam cried, startled by the sudden close proximity.

But then she smiled because automatically she knew what he was going to say.

'What if I don't want to,' they both said and Sam started laughing at how accurate she was.

It was like before they dated when they argued all the time and that was all he used to say.

'Shut up Sam,' he sighed, but the corner of his mouth quirked as he too was trying to fight a smile. 'Promise me you won't go in there alone again.'

'I won't, but I told you Cal, I can look after my self...'

'No, you can't.'

Sam opened her mouth to say something, but at the look he gave her she closed it and settled for a grumpy pout instead.

'Don't do that,' he smiled, trailing his thumb across her bottom look, 'it makes me want to kiss you.'

'Don't do that,' Sam replied, pulling away so that his thumb dropped off of her lip. 'It's not fair.'

'Look Sam,' he said quieter, drawing even closer to her, so that in her haste to back away she bumped into the wall. He smiled briefly before turning serious again. 'About a year ago, Maddie went out there by herself; I mean what harm could it do right? Well, quite a lot since she came back crying her eyes out and hurt beyond belief. It made me so mad to see her like that.'

His jaw was tensed as he remembered.

'But she's a vampire...'

'Yes, but a young one and she got attacked by another vampire.'

'What happened to her?'

'She was beaten badly up and none of us knew about it until it was too late,' he said, his voice icy. 'Her legs were broken, she had to drag herself back. Her face was slit, she was bruised everyway and patches of her hair had been ripped out. The pain she must have been in is unimaginable, to do that to a twelve year old, to do that to anybody, but a twelve year old. If he'd been older, he might have raped her too.'

His eyes said, that could have been you and Sam gulped.

'Oh my God,' Sam cried, her eyes filling up with tears. 'Poor Maddie! That's evil, oh my God, poor, poor darling... Did you catch the person?'

'Damn right, I found him,' Cal growled. 'And we handed him over to the vampire guards to do what they would with him.'

'Good,' Sam choked out, 'that son of a bitch!'

'That's why I don't want you out there,' Cal said in a dangerous voice, his eyes angry. 'If someone dared touch you, I'd'-

He cut off abruptly and just stared at her.

'It's okay,' Sam whispered, touching his cheek. 'I'm fine.'

'But you might not have been,' he said, bracing his arms against the wall and leaning in towards her. 'If that had happened to you, because you'd have probably been raped as well, I don't know what I'd have done. I would have gone crazy, I would have tortured him my fucking self. Poor Maddie, but she's managed to block the worst out of it now and she's a vampire, you would have been traumatized. I don't even want to think about what could have happened...'

'So don't think about it...'

'You understand, don't you,' Cal asked, pushing himself off of the wall and pacing.

'Yes Cal, definitely. I understand why, I'm so sorry I didn't listen to you.'

'At least you didn't see anyone there.'

'I did,' Sam said, biting her lip.

'Who,' Cal shot out, whipping around.

'Just Cameron, he was going on about me being his and how he will take me by force if he has to.'

'Over my dead body,' Cal snapped, appearing in front of her, as if he was scared Cameron would take her if he wasn't close enough.

'I said you'd never let him.'

'Damn right.'

'He told me you wouldn't care,' Sam said looking down. 'Would you care?'

'Of course I'd care,' Cal exploded. 'That fucking little shit, he doesn't know a thing. Wait 'till I meet this asshole, I'll fucking tell him who's boss. You are mine!'

'Umm, well, yeah,' Sam murmured, not denying that she was his, but a little bit pissed at his possession of her. The other part of her was pleased that he was so adamant that she was his.

'Shall we just leave this stupid prom present out here so that it will send a message?'

'Yeah,' Sam nodded, 'I mean he can find somebody else, can't he?'

'He can and he will,' Cal said decisively.

'Mmm hmm, so what did you want to talk to be about earlier,' Sam asked, twisting a lock of her hair around her finger.

'Oh,' he said, walking towards her. 'I wanted to talk about us.'

'Us?' Sam said blankly.

'Us,' he smiled. 'As a couple.'

'Wait, you mean,' Sam said, breaking out into a massive smile, that made her eyes shine.

'I mean, that I've really missed you.'

'I've missed you to,' Sam gulped, struggling to believe that that moment was actually happening.

'I was trying to do what's best for you, I didn't want your connection with me, exposing you as what you are, but I can't help it. Every time I see you, I just want to hold you and never let you go, I want to kiss you again. It's so hard, and you don't help it.'

'I wasn't trying to,' Sam admitted.

'I know,' he grinned.

'So, does this mean you want to get back together then,' Sam laughed, finding it hard to contain her joy.

'I need to sort a few things out first, but yeah, I just can't seem to function properly without you.'

'What about Vanessa?'

'V's my best friend Sam, but she's not you.'

Sam squealed with delight and ran at him, jumping on him like she used to, knowing he'd catch her. He laughed and caught her easily and before she could blink he was kissing her. It was short but sweet and she was radiant when he pulled back.

'I've wanted to do that for so long,' he grinned, setting her down.

'Me too,' she said back happily.

'My beautiful Sammy,' he laughed, grabbing her hand and kissing it.

Sam beamed at him unable to stop smiling and he laughed again. They weren't back together properly, Sam knew, because he still had things to sort out. But for right then, what she had was enough.

Finally there was hope.

A.N: Soo sorry about the long wait again, but please reviews :( I promise to get back on track with the updating cause now I'm back at school and It's easier to update :)

So what did you think? :)