And I don't know

This could break my heart or save me

Nothing's real

Until you let go completely

So here I go with all my thoughts I've been saving

So here I go with all my fears weighing on me

Three months and I'm still sober

Picked all my weeds but kept the flowers

But I know it's never really over

And I don't know

I could crash and burn but maybe

At the end of this road I might catch a glimpse of me

So I won't worry about my timing, I want to get it right

No comparing, second guessing, no not this time

Three months and I'm still breathing

Been a long road since those hands I left my tears in but I know

It's never really over, no

Kelly Clarkson- Sober


Tori's POV:

"Tori…."

I groaned and stirred when I heard my name. I couldn't quite pinpoint a person to the voice yet.

"Tori!"

The voice was so familiar, but I couldn't figure out who it was.

"VEGA! WAKE UP!"

What the fuck?

I peeled my eyes open and found myself laying on my bed. I was dressed in a black tank top, gray sweatpants, and a pair of dark purple fuzzy socks. Standing next to the bed were Jade, Beck, Cat, Trina, Andre, and Robbie.

"Hey guys." I greeted them, sitting up. "What's going on? I don't remember anything last night after…." I trailed off and glanced over at Trina.

"It's okay Tori." Trina assured me. "They already know."

"They do?" I questioned. "But how?"

"We're monsters too." Beck told me. "Creatures of the Night, just like you."

"I don't understand." I shook my head. "You were all monsters this whole time and no one told me?!"

"We didn't think you'd believe us." Andre answered. "I mean, I wouldn't have, if I was you."

"So…." I thought for a minute. "What now? Is this my life now?"

"Yes it is." Jade stated. "Sorry, Tori." I could detect a hint of sadness in her voice.

Before I could say anything, a deep, unpleasant smell took over my senses. It smelled like death, and it was coming from the goth herself.

"Could I um, have a little time alone with Jade?" I asked.

Jade raised an eyebrow at me, and the others exchanged unsure glances before exiting my room. Trina was the last one to go, and she smiled at me before closing my bedroom door.

"What do you want, Vega?" Jade asked, sitting on my bed.

"It's just uh, your smell." I admitted.

"Oh yeah, I should probably tell you about that." She snickered. "You're a werewolf, and I'm half-vampire. Vamps and lycans were at war for eleven hundred years. The war begin around 400 AD, and lasted until approximately 1500. To both sides, the other has a distinct smell. To vamps, lycans smell like dogs, and to lycans, vamps smell like corpses. But since I'm a dhampir, the scent is toned down a lot."

"What's a dhampir?" I asked.

"Half-human and half-vampire." Jade responded. "My mother, Anna West was a human, ya know, before she drank herself to death, and my father, Thomas West, is a vampire. When a human and a monster have a child, there is only a fifty percent chance the child will be a vampire, same with other monsters. If both parents are monsters, then there is a ninety percent chance the child will be a monster. If both parents are human, then the chance of their child becoming a monster if either or both parents possesses the bloodline is slimmer depending on the generation. I'm a hybrid sort-of. I'm not fully human and I'm not fully vampire either."

"So do you have any special powers that come with being a dhampir?" I questioned.

"Kind of." Jade shrugged. "Full vamps don't eat human food, they drink blood, and since I'm a hybrid, I can survive on either. I am also immune to crosses and holy items with holy water being the only exception. Also if I'm exposed to sun, it takes hours to turn me into a pile of ashes rather than a few minutes. Also I'm a bit slower and weaker than other vampires because I'm part mortal."

"Interesting." I said truthfully. "What about the others? Trina said they're monsters too."

"Yep. They are. Cat's a siren. Do you know what that is?"

"Isn't it like a mermaid?" I asked.

"No, but you wouldn't be the first to assume that." Jade said. "Sirens were thought to be like mermaids for decades. They're actually bird creatures. Kind of like a harpy, but sirens have beautiful monster forms while harpies are well, ugly. Also, sirens lure people in with their powers of singing and can mind control people with their voices."

"That kinda fits Cat." I laughed.

Jade chuckled along with me. "Beck is a shapeshifter." She continued. "He can take on any form he chooses. It's pretty self-explanatory. And Trina is a werewolf as you already know."

"Yeah I found that out the hard way." I mentioned. "What about Andre and Robbie?"

"Andre's a witch." Jade informed me. "He comes from a long line of witches on his mother's side, and after she was killed by a hunter when Andre was seven, there was no one to teach him magic. His father, Donald Harris, and grandmother, Charlotte Harris are human, and neither his sister, Lucy, or his cousin Kendra inherited the gene, and so he was taken under the wing of LA's most powerful witch."

"Who?"

Jade grinned. "Erwin Sikowitz."

"Sikowitz is a witch?" I cried in confusion.

"Yep. The most powerful one in the city, possibly the whole state. And then there's Robbie. The angel."

"Robbie is an angel." I repeated, meaning for it to be a question, but having it sound like a statement. "How?"

"Robbie is a purebred monster." Jade said. "That means everyone in his family, and I mean everyone is a one kind of monster. He comes from a family of angel nobles, and in his immediate family is him, his parents, Joseph and Abigail Shapiro, his younger sister, Rosie, and his brother."

"Robbie has a brother?" I asked. "I thought his sister was his only sibling."

"Nope. The story of his brother is that he's four years older than Robbie, and when Robbie was twelve, and his brother was sixteen, they were ambushed by a demon whose mate was killed by Robbie's father in self-defense. Robbie and his brother fought off the demon and his brother managed to kill it. A week after that Robbie came home from school to find his parents and sister who was a toddler at the time under the influence of a temporary sleeping spell. Robbie went to find his brother and found something in his room. It was a note from a demon that was the sister of the one Robbie's brother killed. The note said the demon laid a permanent curse on Robbie's brother. Robbie found his brother in the closet, but he wasn't an angel anymore. He was a puppet."

"That means…. Rex is really Robbie's brother?" I exclaimed.

"Sure is." Jade replied. "That's why he doesn't like being called a puppet. He isn't really one."

"Now I feel bad for all the times I made fun of Robbie's 'puppet.'" I pouted.

"Don't be, you didn't know." Jade shrugged it off.

"What were you saying before about um, 'mates.?'" I asked.

"Well every person- monster or mortal alike- has a soulmate. You know when they say 'one in a million'? Well it's true. Everyone has multiple soulmates they can meet. Sometimes soulmates split up for normal reasons..." Jade trailed off for a second before continuing, "Some people stay with the first soulmate they've found forever, and some never find their soulmates." She shrugged and nervously looked away. "Some time after you meet a soulmate without knowing, the person will start to smell different. It's a smell that is always the favorite smell of the monster. That's how they track their soulmates. If the smell starts to fade, then that's when you know your bond with your current soulmate is loosening." A forlorn look crossed her face for a brief second. "Of course, the mating ritual is what binds two people together fully and then they truly become mates."

"What ritual?"

"Monsters and humans with knowledge of the monster world gain a special pendant some time after they meet a soulmate. A golden necklace with a pendant that's one half of a heart will randomly appear around their neck one day after their soulmate's smell changes, and when their soulmate gains theirs, they can connect their heart pendants. If they are soulmates, then they will glow, and split into two complete hearts. If two people are not soulmates, nothing will happen. If you ever lose your necklace, you'll always have it around your neck again the following morning. If you wake up one day and it's gone however, then that's when you know your current soulmate is no longer the one." She paused yet again for a second. "After connecting your necklaces, you and your soulmate have to get together under the next full moon, and then you'll have to, ya know, fuck."

"Oh…." I whispered.

"Yeah." Jade laughed at my baffled expression. "Then the submissive one has a high chance of getting pregnant by the dominant one from the mating ritual, and has the ability to get pregnant by their mates regardless of eithers' gender."

"So girls can get girls pregnant, and guys can get guys pregnant?" I questioned, raising my eyebrows.

"Yeah. And girls can get guys pregnant too." Jade smirked.

"Can monsters and humans mate?"

"Yeah, but it's not as common as some think."

"Have you ever had a necklace?" I asked, curiously, thinking about Jade and Beck's past relationship problems.

Jade nodded solemnly. "Yes." She stated. "And I don't want to talk about it right now." She hopped up off my bed and started walking towards my bedroom door. "Now let's go see the others."


Jade's POV:

Tori and I exited the room and went downstairs to find the others eating pizza on the couch.

"Hey guys!" Robbie chirped. "We ordered pizza."

"Yeah I can see that." I snarked at him.

Tori went to join them, and I was gonna follow before I was stopped by Beck.

"Hey Jade, can you come here?" He asked.

I huffed in annoyance. "Fine." I grumbled. Beck pulled me into the kitchen.

"Listen, there's something very important I have to tell you." He stressed in a whisper. "And you can't tell anyone."

"What is it?" I snapped. I just wanted some fucking pizza.

Beck reached into his shirt and pulled out a pendant. A golden half-heart pendant.

"No way." I gasped, feeling a small pang in my heart. "You got a soul necklace. When did it appear?"

"Yesterday morning." He replied.

"Who do you think it is?" I pestered.

"Well it's a girl." He replied vaguely. "And she smells just like my special shampoo, which is my favorite smell.

"You didn't answer my question, Oliver." I snapped. "Who is it?"

"Trina."

I blinked in surprise. "Trina Vega? You're serious?"

"Yeah. I'm not sure how or why, but I know it's her. I'd know that shampoo smell anywhere."

"Interesting." I said.

"Hey are you two finished over there?" Andre called from the couch.

"Yeah." I replied. Before I could move, Beck gently grabbed my arm.

"What?" I snapped at him.

"Are you okay?" He asked. "I know me talking about my love life is hard for you... but I wanted to tell you since I trust you the most."

"Yeah. I'm fine." I told him. "Thanks for... trusting me." I pulled out of his grip, and we walked over towards the others. I scooped up a slice of pizza and took a bite, flopping down next to Andre.

"Thanks guys for making me feel welcome." Tori beamed. "At least if I'm going to be a monster, I have the support of my friends and family."

"No problem, Vega." I told her, reaching over the witch and giving her a hard slap on the back. "Everything you've ever done doesn't matter anymore. You're a daughter of the moon now and for the rest of your existence. This is your life now. Start getting used to it."


OLD AUTHOR'S NOTE

I'm glad you guys are liking my story so far, I'm having fun writing it. :)

Also, Invader Johnny gave me a great idea for who I can pair up Robbie with. I'm not going to say who, but it's a great idea, and I'm most likely gonna use it, so thanks dude!

See you all next time!