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True Beauty is More Than Skin Deep

(Daley Light's PoV)

You are the most gorgeous person I have ever seen in my life. Alive and undead.

What did that mean? I sat there, pondering Aubrey's words with a hand on my temple, where he had placed that gentle kiss. I brought my hands down to look at them. They were a great bit paler than usual. I walked through the building I was in until I found a mirror. My reflection was slightly blurred around the edges, but nothing major. Yet. My hair was the same auburn color it had always been.

My eyes were different, though. They seemed almost completely black on first inspection, but I saw traces of my crimson throughout them. Finally, I stopped looking for specifics, and looked at myself as a whole.

I gasped. If I felt I had been beautiful before...I don't even know what to call what I felt I was now. Vampires were all known for their unearthly beauty. Why didn't I think that I would gain that same perfection? I smiled devilishly.

With a 'pop' I disappeared and reappeared in Salem's house. Her mother was still downstairs, but I could sense she was in too much grief to be much of a problem. I walked into my bedroom and pulled a duffle bag out from under the bed. Quickly, I packed all of my clothes into the large bag. Next, I pulled out an old bookbag and filled it with all the things I would surly need- makeup, tooth brush, hairbrush, etc. I heard footsteps on the stairs and disappeared as quickly as I had come.

I reappeared in a bedroom in Aubrey's place. It didn't look used...so I supposed it was a spare. Quickly, I slipped into a pair of tight, faded jeans and added a black belt that hung low on my hips. I added a black tank with three pink stars and a black choker with a star hanging off it. I tied a black scarf into my hair, letting the ends of it stick out beneath my hair. I smiled at myself and willed myself to Las Noches.

I saw Aubrey sitting on a stool at the bar. I strutted my way over to him, swaying my hips as I went. I concealed my aura, so none of the vamps would believe me to be stronger than them, and so that Aubrey couldn't sense me. Once I reached him, I draped my arms around his neck. He flinched, getting ready to turn.

"Don't you know that true beauty is more than skin deep?" I asked him. He turned and looked up at me, surprised.

Why not surprise him more? I thought devilishly. I leaned in quickly, catching his lips with my own. Oh yes, he certainly was surprised...

(Sadie Aurn's PoV)

I sighed happily as I slid into my pajamas. Silver was such a gentleman! Once the ball was over, he had told Riely that he would 'escort the lady home'. I was the lady! That thought still made me giddy. Silver had been a perfect gentleman when he dropped me off, too. Just a kiss, no questions about anything further.

I pulled my deep purple comforter back and slid in between the sheets. I smiled broadly, replaying the night in my mind. Soon, I drifted off into a happy sleep.

What seemed like only moments later, I was woken up by a vampiric aura. I opened my eyes with a snap, trying to take in the blurry figure before me.

Don't worry, Sadie. It's only me. Silver's voice in my head calmed me immediatly. I sat up and rubbed my eyes.

"What's wrong?" I asked quietly. Silver shifter from one foot to the other, in a nervous gesture.

"There seems to be a problem with a few of your cousins..." I sighed deeply. What had they gotten themselves into now?

"Which ones?" I asked. I suspected Salem...or maybe even Lyssia. No, Lyssia wouldn't get herself into trouble. She was too busy trying to be Dominique's perfect daughter, something we both knew wouldn't happen. If it wasn't those two, it would have to be Daley. Of course, I knew she was the Last Light, and that made me fear for her safety. Then again, Lyssia might have fallen into trouble at one of the bashes...heck, it might even be Sarah for all I knew. Although Dominique had strictly forbade it, I still kept in contact with Sarah. Enough contact to know that she had some pretty powerful enemies out there. I think one was called Azura...

Silver looked at me for a moment, and I knew he could tell I was checking over each possibility in my mind.

"Well...Lyssia's in a bit of a problem. Pretty similar to her older sister's." Silver stated. I rolled my eyes. So Lyssia had gone to one of Nikolas's bashes, and obviously she was in trouble now. I jumped out of bed and walked over to my closet to grab clothes. Silver seemed startled by my pajamas, which were quite short black shorts and a black tank top with three silver stars that showed off a bit of my stomach. I walked into my closet and pulled on a pair of faded jeans and a black belt. Finally, I grabbed a shirt that resembled a dress. It was a red tank with frills at the bottom. There was a pattern of black hearts all along the shirt. I added a black choker with a heart dangling off of it and a pair of black Vans.

I then walked over to the other side of my closet and armed myself with a few blades.

Silver appeared behind me, startling me for a moment.

"Sadie...Lyssia isn't the only one in trouble...although she may actually be in more trouble at the moment." I looked over at him expectantly, thinking the words in my head.

Salem is in trouble too.

"Daley is in trouble too," Silver said. I looked at him in shock. "Well...she will be anyway. Once Dominique sees what happened to her..." Silver trailed off suddenly.

"She's a vampire now, isn't she?" I asked, slightly afraid of the answer. Silver said nothing, but simply nodded his head. I swallowed, trying to breath past the block that had formed in my throat.

"Okay." I said shakily. I would go see her in the morning. Now, it seemed, Lyssia needed my help.

Silver walked over to me and embraced me. In a moment, we were in the middle of a bash. I spotted a blonde haired vampire holding onto Lyssia right away. Sarah.

And Nikolas, grinning at Lyssia as if she were a Christmas gift that had come early.

What the heck is going on here!

A/N: that's all folks! For now anyway. Hope you enjoyed, READ AND REVIEW.