"Well, this is it. Go get 'em, kid!" Edward gave Hannah a friendly fist on the shoulder. She smiled nervously at him, and then at Bella, who was sitting in the back.

She took a deep breath, and then opened the door. She got out and walked away without shutting the door, knowing Bella would want her seat back now. She walked to the door, and gave it a polite and gentle knock.

"Coming!" shouted Connor from inside the house, Hannah could hear his heels hit the wood floor as he noisily made his way through the kitchen. He opened the door.

"Hey." He smiled.

"Hi, we gotta talk." She stated in a whispery voice, just in case they weren't alone.

"No one's home but me and the cats." He said. "Come on in, we'll make this lunch out into a TV dinner."

She sat on the couch, waiting as he searched for something to make, found popcorn, two bowls, two cups, and a bottle of pop, put it all together, and sat it down on the coffee table in front of them.

"So, what's this 'Big and important' thing you have to tell me? Must be pretty good if it made you change your mind about a lunch out….then a trip to the mall. We aren't still going to the mall, are we? You're mom takes forever in that place!"

Hannah giggled. "No, I'm pretty sure all plans are cancelled for the time being. This is pretty important. And it's serious, so please don't laugh." She said.

"No problem, what's the matter?" He asked, his smile gone, a look of concern and worry taking its place.

"You know my all the people in my family, except me, are vampires, right?"

"Ya, what about it?"

"Well, after you left they told me…..that….they're planning on turning me. They gave me this whole speech about sixteen being a year of initiation and all that. And they said they wanted to turn me by the day of my 16th birthday, January 5th, the day we go back."

"Ya, so?" Connor asked, sounding relieved.

"So? What do you mean so?" Hannah was hurt.

"So what if they wanna turn you on your 16th birthday? I'm cool with it! We've still got what…2 weeks to be a normal human couple, and then we'll make Bella and Edward from a 1 to a 2 in a million couple!"

"You don't get it Connor!" Hannah exclaimed, standing up, and in doing so, startling one of the cats who was were sitting across the back of the couch.

"What, exactly, don't I get?" Connor asked, standing up and holding her wrist so she didn't leave without answering his question.

She took his hands and, with a sad expression on her face, looked into his eyes and said. "Being turned isn't like what you've seen on Buffy…it can take from a few hours, to a few days, and in some rare case it can take a few months. You're never sure how long, and my family wants me to be one of them by the time I turn 16. Connor, they're planning on turning me on Tuesday. We've got a day and a half to be a normal human couple."

Connor sat down on the couch, silent, for a few minutes. Then he stood up and said, "Call you mom, we're going to the mall. If we've only got a day and a half to be normal, we're gonna be the most normal people anyone has ever seen!"

Hannah looked up at him, putting her hands on her stomach, "You don't mean….?"

"No!" Connor shouted so loud that the remaining cats went running. "We'll do every normal human couple thing…..except that!"

Just so ya know, Connor, Hannah, Alice, and Jasper were at the mall for 3 hours, nearly 2 of which Hannah, Connor, and Jasper spent sitting outside a dressing room.