I don't own Deltora Quest. Emily Rodda does.

Chapter 1

Summary: Lief is a vampire, not yet the heir. On one of his adventures with his friend Barda, they meet Jasmine. They take her in as a companion on their journey. Lief and Barda get closer to her and one actually falls in love. But can love destroy the boundaries, for vamire and human can never be together. That is the rule.

Jasmine was sitting in her nest when she heard some voices. She tells Kree and Filli to keep quiet. Lief and Barda come into view. 'Maybe I can get something from that two' Jasmine thought with a wicked grin.

The two were walking when all of a sudden they see a black blur. "Did you see that Barda?" Lief asked. Barda nodded his head in reply. "Why don't we camp here for the night," Barda said. Lief nodded and started to set up camp.

'Good they're setting up camp. This could be my chance' Jasmine thought. She waited until one of them was in front of her, then she pounced. She put her hand over his mouth and her other hand, with the dagger, to his neck.

Lief looked up to see his attacker when she said. "If I remove my hand will you keep quiet" she asked. Lief nodded and she removed her hand. "Do you know what I am?" Lief said to Jasmine.

"No and I don't care" she replied. "You will right after I tell you that I'm a vampire," he said. "Who cares if you're a vampire," Jasmine replied back. "You don't care. Oh well. So what's your name?" Lief asked.

"It's Jasmine. What's yours? Is it maybe Bloodsucker." Jasmine sneered.

"No it's Lief," he replied. There was silence between the two and they could hear Barda yelling, "Lief. Where are you?" Finally Jasmine couldn't take it anymore and accidentally moved her hand so that the dagger slashed in to Lief's skin about a centimeter deep.

"I'm so sorry Lief. I didn't mean to" Jasmine apologized. "It's okay it's just a little cut," He said. "No. You don't understand. My dagger was smeared with poison. I'm so sorry but maybe I can heal It. Kree go back to our nest and get five bottles of nectar from the flower Lilies of Life" she ordered.

Kree flew off and all Jasmine could do was hope that it wasn't too late to save her new friend, Lief.

Authors Note

So what do you think? It's your vote, either Lief dies and gets reborn or it's nor too late. Review please. Should I make the chapters longer or make them short so that I can update every weekend. I'm not a fast writer you know.