Yay, AP exams are done!! I finally get to update! I missed you guys. Thank you for the reviews. Okay, so I started writing this chapter on Friday, but I almost immediately got writer's block, it was really annoying. While I was writing, I realized how out of practice I was, so I'm not sure if this chapter is my best work. This chapter was actually supposed to be wayyyyyyyy longer, but it's 3:34 AM right now, and I wanted to post for you guys. I know you've all waited a really long time for an update and I thank you all for your patience. By the way, I have a question for you all. Okay, way back when I was writing chapter 4 I was going to include some more background for the hunters, except the background got REALLY long. Before I was finished, I had a whole new plot idea. So here's my question: Would you guys be interested a sequel to this story? I think I know the answer to this, but I want to know just to be sure. Anyways, I know this author's note is kinda long, don't worry it's almost over. I hope you all enjoy this one!! :)

Ethan showed up about two minutes after Anthony left. "Hey, I heard you stabbed Lucas, nice," he said with a grin.

I smiled a little. "It was luck. I'm free now, though. No more chaperones."

"Cool," he said. "So what are you doing tonight?"

Uh-oh. I really hoped he wasn't going to try to ask me out again. "Jack and Emily are supposed to be coming, remember I told you?"

"Yeah," he said, "I haven't seen them in forever."

"You can come over," I offered. "I'm not really sure what we're going to do though. It's not going to be just another hunting trip if Lucas is back," I frowned.

"And we still need to worry about the vamp that's in school," Ethan said.

At first, I didn't say anything in response. "What do you think we should do about him?" I asked casually.

Ethan watched me strangely. "Kill him. What else?"

"But it's not like he's one of those reclusive vamps. He's actually social, people will notice if he all of s sudden goes missing. The government will get involved," I rambled.

"We just need a plan to get around that," Ethan said.

"Well that's what I meant. What's the plan?" I asked.

"I was supposed to meet with your sisters today, but I don't know things are working out now that Lucas is back," he answered. "Why aren't you working with us?"

"Because Olivia's going to be there," I said.

My answer needed no explanation. He knew I didn't work well with my sister. He frowned a bit, but didn't try to coax me into working with them. The bell rang soon after and Ethan walked me to my first class.

The day dragged on. I could feel my eyelids dropping as my teachers lectured. My teachers were merciless with the amount of homework they assigned, and time seemed to stop as I waited anxiously for lunch.

I know that every single student in the class and probably in the school was counting down the minutes till lunch. We do it every single day. But today I was especially excited. Ethan would be making up a test that he'd missed during lunch, leaving me free to spend the hour with Anthony. It's terrible, I know, to prefer to see your boyfriend over your best friend, but since I would already have limited time with Anthony, every second was precious.

Finally, the bell rang for lunch and everyone rushed out of class. I followed suit and started speed walking to the spot where I told Anthony I'd meet him.

I could sense that he was already there before I was even out of the building. I thought it was strange the way I no longer felt the impulse to kill him the way I had that first day he'd come. Normally, I would have been worried that my powers were messed up, but I didn't really feel like worrying about anything now.

When I finally met up with Anthony, he took me in his arms and kissed me again. The kiss was just as soft as the one he'd given earlier, but more enthusiastic. He pulled me close to him. My heart beat faster as I inhaled his musky scent and pressed myself against his muscular body. Then, I pulled my face back away from his.

He leaned in and I thought he was going to kiss me again, but instead he asked, "Why is it, you always stop first?" His face was two inches away from mine and he was twirling a lock of my hair with his right hand while he kept his left firmly around my waist.

"Huh?" was my response.

"Whenever I kiss you, you sigh and pull away. Ethan isn't here to catch us you know," he reminded me.

"Wow, you actually used his name," I said.

"Well I don't think he's your boyfriend anymore," he said, "at least, I hope he isn't."

I rolled my eyes. "Did you ever really think I was dating him?"

"In the beginning, especially since you were always together, but on my first day I heard you talking to your friend about how you didn't want to date him. Made my day."

"Did it?" I asked.

"Mhm, I had a crush," he answered smiling. I rolled my eyes at this. "But you're avoiding my question. Are you really worried that someone's going to find us?"

"Yes," I answered without hesitating. "I sort of promised my sister, the one that goes to school here, that I would stay away from you. So if she sees us within ten feet of each other…"

"Ah, well you should know that I happen to have enhanced hearing. It kind of comes with the whole vampire thing. So even if anyone was trying to sneak up on us, I'd be able to sense them," he assured me.

"Yeah, but some hunters are stealthy enough to get past vampire senses," I worried.

"I better than most hunters," he said confidently.

I raised an eyebrow. "Really? Are you better than me?"

He grinned. "Don't turn my words around like that."

I sighed. "Okay, from now on I promise to try to not be so paranoid all the time. No guarantees though."

He kissed me lightly on the cheek. "Thank you. And now I have something else to ask you about."

I feigned weariness. "What now?"

"Doesn't dating constitute, you know, actually going out on dates?" he asked.

I shrugged. "How would I know? I'm new to this."

"The point of the question was leading up to my asking: can we go out? Or is that too risky for you?" he wondered.

"Do you have somewhere to take me?" I asked.

"Maybe. Or maybe I'd just like the idea of being able to see you beyond the school's walls," he answered.

"Well, I think I could do it without getting caught. I hope so," I said.

"Excellent," he grinned.

At this point we sat down. He leaned against the tree trunk and I snuggled up close to him. He kept his arm around me.

"Do I get to ask a question now?" I wondered.

He smiled and nodded.

"What do your brothers think about me?" I asked awkwardly.

His face was blank. "Why do you ask?"

"Well, we both know my family would be completely against us being together. I was wondering what yours thought about it," I said.

"They don't mind us being together. They haven't really formed any specific opinions about you yet. They only have that first impression, when you gave them both death stares, to go off of. I asked them not to judge by that," he said.

I bit my lip. "Oh right that. Well that was back from when I thought all vampires were evil."

He raised his eyebrows. "And you don't think so anymore?"

"Well I'm not about to give up hunting, but I know you're not evil," I said and then sighed. "How long do you think we can really keep this a secret?"

His fingers stroked my face tenderly. "I'm willing to try for as long as we can," he said. "I thought you were going to try to be less paranoid?"

I looked away, not sure if I should voice what I was thinking. "I was, but…"

"But what?" he asked.

"It's really dangerous," I began.

He sighed. "How many times do I have to tell you I'm not going to let you get in trouble?"

"I didn't say it was dangerous for me," I told him.

He looked at me curiously. "What does that mean?"

"My family is planning to kill you," I blurted out.

He didn't move, didn't flinch, he didn't even look remotely worried. "I can take care of myself."

All of sudden I felt scared and worried. "Would you kill them?"

I stared at his blue eyes as I waited for an answer. He took my hand and kissed the back of it.

"Evelyn, do you think I would expect you to want to be with me if I killed someone in your family?" he asked.

"What about Ethan?" I asked.

He was rubbing my back, trying to soothe me. "I know you think of him as family."

I took a breath trying to relax. "But what are you going to do when they come after you?"

"Worry about it then," he answered. "Now can we talk about something else? This topic about the possibility of my death is just a little depressing."

I smiled. "Fine, what do you want to talk about?"

He shrugged. "I don't know. What do you want to talk about?"

"Please don't tell me we're going to get into one of those cliché conversations," I pleaded.

"Seems that way, unless you can come up with something else to talk about," he said. "If not, I'm always up for another kiss."

He leaned in to kiss me. I pulled back and hit him playfully. "All guys are the same," I said shaking my head, "even the vampire ones."

"I just wanted one little kiss," he said.

"Fine," I responded. I gave him a peck on the cheek.

"That's it?" he complained.

"Yup. I know what I want to talk about now," I said.

"You're such a tease," he said. "What did you decide you wanted to talk about?"

"Well, I don't know if you would want to talk about it," I said.

He raised an eyebrow. "Why is that?"

"I want to know about how you became a vampire," I said. I bit my lip waiting for his reaction.

I know this is a mean way to end it, but as I've said it's really late or early depending on how you look at it. Don't worry I promise to work on chapter 13 ASAP.