I was wrong.

It wasn't a long wait at all. It was quite the opposite. It started when Carlisle announced that he was going to go get some things we needed, like clothes and rings. I didn't move from my spot sitting on the bed.

"If you must do it go ahead, Carlisle. I will stay here with my burning throat." I threw my arm over my face and fell back onto the bed.

Carlisle quickly sat next to me, "Annalise. I know this is a lot to take in. But I knew from the beginning that you were different. Most newborns would have attacked or ran from me. But you stayed and listened. Your eyes didn't hold the irrational crazy emotions of newborns. You had a look about you that read sane, even though you were covered with blood." He laughed quietly at the last part.

He caught my interest. "Really?"

"Yes, but we have all the time in the world to talk about it. I will be back before sunrise. Don't leave the room." I nodded.

He patted my arm and then left me alone. Once he left, all I could think about was the burn. It was at the forefront of my mind now that I was alone.

So I got up and went to look around the apartment. It wasn't that big, but it was nice. I was walking around the living area taking in all the details when a knock came at the door.

It wasn't Carlisle, he wouldn't have knocked. I started to make my way to the door but stopped. Carlisle said I couldn't leave the room, but he never said I couldn't open the door.

My curiosity was piqued and I went and opened the door.

On the other side was a man. I finally noticed his heartbeat and realized he was human. He was nice enough looking and he was tall. I had to bend my head back to look at his face.

He flinched back once I looked up at him, but he didn't move. He took a deep breath, and it was the biggest mistake he could have made. His scent permeated the air, and my throat was an open flame.

"Can I help you?" I managed to get that much out before I had to stop. I had to hold my breath.

My voice broke him from his thoughts, "Yes, I heard that some new people moved in and I wanted to welcome you to the apartment." I nodded, "I'm Scott. I live down the hall."

The monster in me, or vampire that is, smiled. It knew where this was going, before I even thought about it.

"Well come in, come in. I'm afraid we don't have much to show off at the moment." I held my breath again. He nodded, "That's alright." He walked past me as he made his way inside and I felt the heat off his body and the delicious human scent that followed.

"So, do you like it here in New York?" He stood awkwardly in the living room. I heard his heartbeat speed up when I didn't say anything, but walked up to him. I laid my hand over his heart, and was rewarded by a sudden reaction on his part.

"Scott, you shouldn't have come here. But I am so glad you did." He froze, "What are you…" He never finished his sentence.

I pulled him down to me and bit the soft skin of his neck. Blood flowed into my mouth and my body hummed with pleasure. I stopped thinking and let instinct take over.

He never resisted, and when I felt his body become limb I let him fall to the floor. The burn was barely sedated, but I felt full. I didn't think I could drink anymore.

It was then that it dawned on me what this meant. Carlisle would be back soon. He wouldn't be happy with me.

I was getting nervous, but then I decided I didn't care. I would just wait until he got back and explain what happened.

So I pulled Scott's body out of the way and went and lay on the bed. And then I waited.

I counted to three thousand, five hundred and twelve when I heard the door open. I sat up and waited for him to enter the room.

I heard him suck in a breath as he noticed the smell. "Annalise! What happened? I told you to stay in the room!"

I froze; the disappointment in his voice affected me. I didn't like hearing it. But I told him what happened. "I didn't leave the room. He visited the room, and I couldn't help myself. He was just so close."

Carlisle sat down in the nearest chair and put his head in his hands. "Annalise, this is not good. People are going to look for him!"

"I couldn't help it Carlisle. I just couldn't," I went and sat down on the floor in front of him. "I don't want to make you disappointed."

He looked down at me, "I expected too much of you, too soon. It is understandable that you were unable to follow what I wanted you to."

I shook my head, "No, Carlisle I can follow your directions. I swear! I will not let you down again!"

A thoughtful looked passed over his face, "Okay, I believe you. I do not want you to leave me anyway. I am starting to enjoy the company anyway. But I am going to hide his body, we cannot be found out. And I do not want to leave the building until our house is finished."

I nodded, "I will not leave my spot on the bed, and I will stay there the entire time you are gone."

He didn't fight me, instead he walked over to Scott's body picked it up and headed out. "I trusted you before, but you did this. Do not make me lose trust in you."

Then he left me to my thoughts.

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"Now I want you to jump." Carlisle was standing on the other side of an extremely wide river. He was teaching me about all the abilities of my new body.

I was still amazed at how much I could do now. The fact that I didn't sleep still made me feel weird, but with Carlisle near me I didn't mind. We talked about anything and everything. He told me about his life up until he met me, and I told him what little I remembered from before my change.

"Annalise, if we are to go hunting you need to jump. I just showed you how easy it was." I nodded to show him I understood. We were moving out of the city and looking for our dinner. It's been 3 weeks since I attacked Scott in the apartment.

Carlisle had our house made up, and we only stayed in the apartment a couple days. We were able to leave with no suspicions about us also, Carlisle made sure we weren't linked with Scott's death.

"Annalise, we don't have all night." He laughed at my reluctance. "Carlisle, it's been over 200 years since you've been human. I've barely had a month to get adjusted. So just be quiet." Then I took an unneeded deep breath and I jumped.

I landed right next to him on the bank and shouted in victory. "Ah ha! I did it take that!" I stuck my tongue out at him.

"You're going to regret that. I'd run if I were you." I laughed and then took off through the forest. I was still faster than Carlisle, but I let him catch up. He ran up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist.

I shrieked, "Carlisle, put me down!" He was laughing wholeheartedly now, his face lit up with happiness. "Well then you won't stick your tongue out at me again will you?" He put me down and we stopped in place.

"I'll think about it. Now let's hunt, I'm thirsty." He nodded a smile still on his face. I turned around and ignored him. I let my senses wander and quickly found a small herd of deer.

We ran to the herd and made quick work of our dinner. I still didn't like the taste of deer. I preferred bears. They put up a fight. But they were harder to find and Carlisle didn't like the mess I created when I found them. So I settled on deer to make him happy.

I sighed contently on the way home. I still felt the burn in my throat as strong as before, but I was finding it easier to focus on other things instead.

We were just outside our house when Carlisle stopped. It took me a moment to realize this, and I looked back to see what was holding him up. "Carlisle?"

He looked at me with a look of thoughtfulness. "Annalise, I want to say something. No I want to do something. But I don't want you to take this the wrong way."

I nodded, "You can tell me anything, you know that." I walked back over and stopped in front of him. I looked up into his face and smiled encouragingly.

"I mean it; I will always be here for you." He smiled, and I felt my non-beating heart squeeze. He didn't say anything for a moment, and before I could ask what was wrong, he leaned down and kissed me.