The streets were bare. I didn't know where Alice was taking me. She said we were going to hunt but no humans would be walking at this hour. Twilight was the time for vampires, not mortals. She was still holding my hand, dragging me further away from the city. A random stranger walked passed us and I was about to go for him but she held me back.

"You aren't going to kill any more humans. I told you there's another way."

She started her pace again. By this point I was getting annoyed with her. She told me about her visions and how they change when the path the person takes changes. She said I was on the same path as her now and if she makes a change then my future alters as well. I didn't like that. I was used to making my own decisions and creating my own future. Now that I'm with this pixie my life suddenly changes? She did say it was for the better. So I let her pull me away from Philadelphia and towards the unclaimed lands. My thirst was burning to the point of numbness, but she didn't stop until we came to the outskirts of the state, away from any people. She climbed high up a mountain and all I could do was follow. There was no conversation, she just kept her mind to herself and I did the same. By the time it was dawn I yanked her to a stop under the branches of a thousand trees so the light would stay off of us. I grabbed her shoulders roughly and looked her on the eye

"I am ding of thirst. I'm about to turn around and go for that small town 89 miles back and hunt every life there is unless you stop for a second and tell me how is there another way."

She didn't flinch under my stare. In fact she held her head higher, her eyes just as black as mind but filled with pride.

"Don't you smell it?" she took a huge inhale then exhaled dramatically.

I sniffed but could only smell her scent, mine, and the breeze. "Smell what?"

"You have to smell beyond what's in front of you. The wind is carrying the scent of our next meal."

I sniffed again this time holding it in my nose. And like she said I did smell something different. It wasn't a good scent like the humans, but it was full of blood and had a heart beat. If it had a pulse then I would eat it by now.

"It's bear. Not as fast as us, easy to catch. This place is full of them. Now do you see why I made you come this far?"

I grunted, letting her go. She danced her way in front of me and held out her hand. I didn't pause before I took it. I got use to her holding my hand. It almost felt warm. We ran towards the bear.

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I heard it before I saw it. A loud growl sound that wasn't all that pleasant. Alice skidded to a stop, making me almost colloid into her. She pointed to fresh water stream 100 meters from where we stood. I could smell it better then before; the scent was a mix of wet fur and pine. Not that great. I bent down in the grass so I was engulfed in the ferns. I crept closer to the waters edge, like a snake slithering to its prey. Alice was right next to me the whole time. The beast was ugly. His snout was large and extended further from his face. He had black beady eyes and short round ears. Hair was covering its entire body and under the thick fur was a racing heart. I wrinkled my nose.

"Once you get past the fur, it's not that bad." She looked at me with a smile.

"Great, I'll spend hours getting hair off of my tongue." I smirked.

"Stop being picky. It's the high way or no way."

I ended up choosing the high way. We stalked the monster into a tree. He snapped at us and swatted but he was powerless against indestructible creatures. I leaped on him, brining him down with one bite to the neck. The blood was tangy and slushy but it quenched my thirst better then I thought. I forgot to think of Alice, though I had no need. It looked like the bear had a cub so she ate that one. We both were still thirsty. It happened that the place didn't have that many bears. So we started towards the opposite direction of which she was leading too. The pace was normal; there was no need to rush. Alice talked for the most part. She told me about how she just woke up and found out she was a vampire. She had no memory of her past life or never met her creator.

"It was like being born for the first time. Not knowing anything or any one. I was just there and alive…sorta."

I felt her emotions. She was sad for her lost of memory but the majority of it was excited, thrilled even. I started to become ecstatic too but stopped when I remembered I didn't know why I should be happy. I regained my calmness and continued to listen to her stories. She was a monster for 50 years by tomorrow and told me to wish her a happy birthday. Even though she was joking I tired to remember to say it. I was lost in her tales that when she stopped talking I was still caught up in the story she was saying about coming close to ware wolf.

"Hey, you there?"

I shook my head clearing it. "Yes?"

"I'm doing most of the talking. Why don't you tell me about you?"

I cleared my throat for effect. "Well I was turned when I was about 18 years old. I was in the military and chief of the troops. I had a way to make people thrilled about the fight. When I was back at my home city, a couple of girl Vampires cornered me in an alley. One was named Maria…" I told her how I became Maria's right hand man of an army of new borns. I explained in great detail how we fought other armies for land and food. She didn't retaliate in fear or disgust. She looked at me interested on what I was saying. When I finished her gaze was directed straight ahead. I cursed myself at detaching the only friend I had and went back into silence, but she did something unexpected. She leaned over and kissed my cheek. It was short and tender, when her lips left my skin it felt warm. I glanced at her shocked.

"You're a great man. You left the only life you knew in pursuit of a better one. I honor you for that. It takes real bravery and courage to do what you did." Her lips trembled and from her emotions I could tell that she was crying in a vampire way. I didn't know how to respond to that so did what I thought was right for that moment. I slipped my hand into hers and kissed it softly.

"Thank you." Was all I said and it was enough.