I floated over the crowd heading into Planet Bang. There were some perks at being the primal source of evil's daughter, I thought to myself. I floated lazily over the crowd inside looking for a safe spot to land.

I could sense Followers crawling all over the place. I'd have to be careful not to come into contact with any of them. If I did that'd mean big trouble for me.

None of the Followers knew what I looked like, but they knew of me. To them however I would just be a rumor, most of them were unsure if what they heard about me was true. If they ever were to touch me however, they would know instantly who I was. They would be able to sense my father's power flowing through my veins.

I spotted a dark corner where no one was standing. I quickly appeared there and made my way towards the dance floor where the Daughters were dancing.

I stood behind the circle that had surrounded them watching them dance. Their moves were slow and sensuous, moving perfectly to the beat.

I admired them. They had so much life in them. They were young and had their whole lives ahead of them, even if they did only have until 17 to be a goddess. I wish I could have that.

Just as a new song came, I felt a hand daringly touch my waist, and someone whisper in my ear, "Let's dance."

The sudden urge to dance with this stranger was overwhelming. My back was still turned to him as we began to move to the beat. His hand was still on my waist, as he led me further away from the Daughters.

We continued dancing but walking backwards at the same time. Finally when we had reaching the back of the club I turned around to face him. He was about 5 inches taller than me, with shaggy blonde hair which hung a little into his light blue eyes.

I remembered seeing him around school, but I couldn't remember his name. He was one of those boys who were staring at me suggestively in the hall, when I had followed Catty into the bathroom.

"What's your name?" I whispered suddenly. My own voice surprised me. What was it about this guy that was getting to me?

"Blake," he said quietly in my ear. His lips grazed my cheek as he pulled away. The sense of his touch right there made my skin tingle.

Suddenly I didn't care anymore. It wasn't like I was ever going to see this guy again. I boldly put my hand gently behind his neck and pulled him down for a kiss. He returned it without hesitation.

It was my first, and probably my last kiss ever. In all the centuries that I have lived I never once had my first real kiss.

Sure, I had kissed Stanton that one time, but I don't think that counted. It was more of a friendly kiss. It had no meaning, but this kiss had meaning.

"What the hell are you doing? It's too dangerous to be at Planet Bang!" A voice whipped angrily across my head. I abruptly pulled away from Blake, and looked around confused.

The daze seemed to be lifted and I realized where I was. The music beat loudly through my body, in a fast paced beat. I suddenly spotted Stanton in the crowd storming angrily towards me.

What in the world had I done? It wasn't like me to kiss a random person. I looked back at Blake, who seemed hurt and confused that I had stopped.

I smiled shyly at him and said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't be here. I have to go."

Blake looked shocked and shouted, "Melanie, wait!" Before he could say anything else I ran into the crowd. I moved as fast as I could away from Stanton, I was too embarrassed to talk to him.

I was still walking quickly, glancing behind me every once in a while, when I ran into someone. We both said, "Oomph," in unison.

"Watch it, b-" the punk stopped suddenly and looked at me. His eyes suddenly went wide with fear. Crap! I just ran into a Follower.

What was I going to do? The boy bowed suddenly and said with fear in his voice, "I'm sorry, my liege. It was my mistake."

People around us stopped dancing and stared at us strangely. I was starting to panic. More and more people started staring at me and this boy. What was I going to do?

"Please don't, please, just stand up," I pleaded quietly with the boy. I grabbed him lightly and tried to bring him up from his bowing position but he quickly jerked away from me.

"Stand!" A strong voice commanded from behind me. I realized it was Stanton. I looked at him pleadingly, then noticed behind him was Serena, and the rest of the Daughters.

The boy looked even more terrified now as he stood. I suddenly heard Stanton whisper across my mind, "You know what you have to do."

I looked down unwillingly, "If I use that much power he'll find me. I can't go back Stanton, please! Isn't there another way?"

"I'm sorry but no, there isn't." Stanton looked at me comfortingly.

The boy looked confused, and Serena suddenly stepped forward, "Stanton! What's going on here? What is she?" Stanton held her back as she started coming towards me. She struggled, but it was no use against Stanton.

I looked back at the Daughters solemnly. I was so close to finishing my plan, now I'll never get another chance. I dreaded what I'd go through the minute father came to claim me.

I felt the power build up and flow through my whole body. It tingled ferociously, ready to be released. It had a hunger all its own. I looked at the Daughters one last time, each of them looked confused and ready to fight.

I mouthed, "I'm sorry." Before I let the power explode. A dark cloud burst from my body, entering the minds of everyone there. The only one immune to it was Stanton. He stood there looking at it all in awe.

Just as quickly as it had come out, the dark cloud slammed back into my body. A bright light emanated from me as I collapsed to the floor. Stanton caught me before I hit the ground and held me close.

I looked around weakly as everyone came out of the trance I had put upon them. They all looked at each other confused and the party started again as if nothing had ever happened. None of them would ever remember what had just taken place.

The boy I had run into looked at Stanton confused for a minute and started dancing again. I saw Blake standing behind Stanton, looking at me concerned. I wondered if he had been standing there when the scene had occurred.

"I'm sorry Melantha, it had to be done." Stanton whispered across my mind as he brushed back my hair that was in my face. I smiled mildly back at him in response before I passed out.