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I walk out of the room, down the hall, down the wide circular staircase, and then go through a labyrinth of halls until I get to the kitchen.
I am walking through the kitchen to get to the back door, when I bump into Maggie's older brother Miles.
"Hi…uh…Nila, right?" Miles stutters, smirking at me nervously.
"Yeah. Miles, right?" I answer.
"Yeah." He replies, still a bit nervous. "So…uh…what are you doing here? I mean you're not here to get some food. Are you?" Miles is really very cute when he's nervous.
"No. Not food exactly. I'm getting some…uh, blood. Now that I'm in Thierry's body I've got to drink blood in order to keep his body alive.
"I don't think that there is any blood left in the refrigerator. Delos said something about there not being any and him having to go out to hunt." Miles replies.
He has the most intense brown eyes I've ever seen on anyone before.
"Well, I guess that means I'm gonna have to go out and hunt as well then." I grimace.
"You don't like hunting?" He asks.
"It's not that. It's…I took some of Thierry's blood yesterday, well actually he forced me to drink from him, and it…I dunno…I got a bit worried that I drained too much. Then only reason I stopped was because he told me when to stop. But if I go out hunting, I guess I'm a little scared that I won't know when to stop." I reply with a sigh.
"Well…here." Miles tilts his head to the side, exposing his neck.
"Oh no! I'm not going to feed from you." I say horrified at the thought.
"Why not?" He asks, still with his head tilted.
"Why not? I might kill you. That's why not." I reply, shaking my head and backing away.
"You won't. I trust you." He says.
"How can you trust me when you've just met me?" I ask confused.
I start to spasm, and find trouble breathing.
"Oh no. Not again." I say grabbing my chest and double over gasping for air that I cannot get from the air.
Miles grabs me and pulls my head towards his throat, and I have now choice but to sink me fangs into his neck.
As I do, the world slips away from me.
*What the hell is going on* I demand to myself.
*This must be what my sister was talking about* Miles muses.
*What* I ask.
*This is the Soulmate Principal* He seems as though he's smiling in wonderment.
*This is the Soulmate Principal* I ask bewildered.
*Yes* Miles replies.
I pull back and can see a pinky haze. Miles leans in close and kisses me.
I reluctantly pull back.
"No. Not like this. Not when I'm in this body." I whisper.
Miles pulls back even further and he takes a good look at me.
"Oh. I hadn't even noticed." He whispers equally quiet.
"When I get my own body back, then you can do that again. All you want actually." I say.
"Promise?" Miles asks.
"I promise." I promise him.
"I gotta go. I have to do Thierry's hair and make up for the party tonight."
"Are you going?" He asks.
"Yes. Are you?" I ask in return.
"Yeah. I'll see you then?" He replies.
"Yeah. See you then." I reply turning around and walk out of the opulent kitchen, happier than I've ever felt before in my whole life.
I come to my door without realising it, and then walk into my room with a huge grin on my face.
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"What are you so happy about?" Hannah asks.
"Mmm? Oh. Nothing." I reply, dreamily.
I feel like singing and dancing around the room.
"No, seriously Nila. What are you so happy about?" she asks again.
I just shake my head.
"Where's Thierry?" I ask, changing the subject.
"Oh…uh…he went to get his costume for you, and he went to get mine as well." Hannah looks at me funny.
"What?" I ask.
Before Hannah can answer, Thierry walks through the door with a lot of material in his hands.
"Need any help with that?" I ask.
"No. I got it." Thierry replies, walking over to my bed where he dumps the material and then himself, he then let's out a long sigh.
He notices me grinning form ear to ear.
"What are you so happy about?" he asks.
Boy, great minds do think alike. I think to myself.
"Nothing. Why?" I ask.
"You're about to split my face if that grin gets any wider." He replies.
"I just…it's nothing. I met Miles and he made me feed off him." I say.
"You feed off Miles? And now you've got a face splitting grin plastered on your-my face?" Thierry says thoughtfully. "Did anything happen? Say…the ground fell from beneath you?"
"What's with the twenty questions?" I ask irritated.
"No reason." He replies.
"I think Nila's in love." Hannah pipes up.
"Miles is your soulmate?" Thierry asks.
"Yes." I reply. "What's the big deal?"
"Didn't I tell you you'd find someone at the party?" Hannah asks triumphantly.
"We're not even at the party." I point out. "Come to think of it, the party hasn't even started, and won't start for another hour. So enough with the questions and let me do your make up and hair Thierry and then let me get my own costume on. Is that alright with you two?"
They both nod.
"Good. Now Thierry, sit down on the chair and let me do my stuff." I reply.
I do Thierry's hair, or should I say my hair? In lots of little braids, and then put make up on him Egyptian style.
Hannah gets her costume on while I'm getting Thierry ready. She's wearing a thin white shift that goes from her waist all the way down to her ankles, and she is also wearing the same beaded necklace that Thierry is wearing, around her neck, which covers her breasts.
The costume that I am wearing is a white skirt thing, which goes from my waist down to just above my knees then ties at the front, and brown open toed sandals encase my now huge feet.
Man! Thierry has big feet. I think to myself.
Around my neck is a collar made from yellow gold, white gold, and rose gold, set with rubies, sapphires, lapis lazuli, emeralds and other precious stones.
"Okay, ladies." I start, earning myself a look from Thierry.
"Could people please refrain from calling me a lady?" he grumbles.
"Let's go to the party." I finish.
Both Hannah and Thierry link arms with me; Hannah on my right side and Thierry on my left side.
We go down the stairs and into the ballroom, with its beautiful décor.
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A/N: I think I'll put some action in this next part. Any suggestions on what should happen? I'm fresh outta ideas. Please review the story, and put in your suggestion on what should happen at the Summer Solstice party.