You all should be ashamed! So long with no new reviews! It makes me feel like killing myself. How dare you all! There better be some reviews after this, or I'm going to stop posting, I swear to God! There is no sense in me updating if no one will review! I hate you all! Forever! Bow to the almighty Church of Foamy!

Here is a preview of a new story I'm working on, that just needs typing. I'll probably put it on fictionpress, maybe. It's called "Blood Ties." Enjoy!

" You must kill him," they said to me. Anger surges in my blood at these words.

" I won't, not for you!" I scream at them.

"Fine. We will break you, and you will kill him. Your power will be ours, Tai. There is nothing you can do to stop us."

After they leave, I pack some clothes, and grab money from the safe in the wall, enough to last several weeks. I exit the house, with no idea where I'm going. I'll find somewhere to go soon.

At school, no one notices that I act different. They might know, deep inside, because all but a few avoid me. That's modern society for you. At it's best, it allows me to live normally among humans, except when I must feed, which sometimes is a problem. Only Hunters can sense my power, but attacks are infrequent. They don't bother me as long as I leave the Clans to their business.

Chase walks by on the way to class, and he gives me a passing glance as he continues down the hall. On impulse, I turn and follow. He turns when I tap on his shoulder.

"Do you know somewhere I could stay for a few days? My cousins and I haven't been getting along, and they want me to do something I can't," I babble without meaning to, and he looks confused for a moment.

"I'll ask some people, and talk to you about it tomorrow. I don't know if I'll be able to find anyone." I nod and he turns away.

"Chase," I call, and he looks back, "be careful who you ask." He gives me a weird look, and then half turns before stopping.

"What was it your cousins wanted you to do, Tai?" he asks me before turning all the way around. I hesitate before answering.

"I can't tell you anything other than… it isn't good." He just stares before nodding and turning away. I wait for a moment, watching, then continue to class. If he did what I thought he was going to do, I would be put in a bad position.

I slept near an old warehouse for three hours before sunrise, with a belly full of blood, the hunger sated. I felt like hell after a restless night. I woke with enough time to get to school without being late. The entire day passed in a rush. At the end of the day, I heard a shout behind me. Turning, I saw Chase coming up behind me. I stopped, waiting.

"My parents said it would be all right for you to stay with us for a while, until you can work things out with your cousins. They seemed strangely eager for me to invite you to our house." He shook his head, wondering, probably, how his parents knew me, but I knew why. I didn't say anything, because he'd find out soon enough when I met his parents.

"I need to get some things from my car, so I'll need a few minutes."

"You can follow in your car, if you want to. There's no reason for you to leave your car here."