Ryan watched as his sister launched herself at him. He felt time slow down and watched as she slowly came closer and closer. He felt himself moving, although he wasn't sure what was happening until he saw the chair he had lifted hit his sister across the head. He watched as she fell to the floor, time regaining speed as she hit the the ground. Ryan looked at her, wondering what she had become, when he noticed her finger moving. Stepping back, he picked up a plate from the table and prepared to hit Sharpay with it. He looked at her, watching her fingers twitch as she slowly regained consciousness. He watched as she sat up and turned, cowering when she saw him with a plate.
"What did you do that for?" She screamed, standing up hastily. "I wasn't going to hurt you moron. I want to show you something. I saw you outside just now, I know you saw me. Ryan, I should have told you before, but I didn't know how you would react. I'm a vampire, but only when there is a new moon. It happens once a month. I don't know why. I don't know how. It just does."
"Are you sure?"
"Positive."
"Okay, I believe you. Who was that just now?"
"I don't know Ry, but I think we should leave the house, if just for a while. It doesn't feel safe here."
Ryan and Sharpay walked out to Sharpay's pink convertible, got in and drove off. Sharpay looked at her brother and knew that he was feeling a lot worse than she was. She concentrated on the road and tried to work out where they could go. Their friends were too obvious an option. They couldn't go to Lava Springs either, knowing that they would be in danger there. Then Sharpay had a thought. She knew exactly where to go. She sharply rounded a corner and headed for the edge of town.
Ryan watched his sister speeding along the road, all the while trying to figure out what had happened. He thought about his uncle and the intruder in the house. He thought about Kelsi and Troy and all his friends. He thought about everything that had happened and it made no sense to him. He let his mind go blank, watching the scenery pass by in a blur, as Sharpay turned corner after corner. He was so lost in his imagination, or lack of, that he had not noticed them stop. It was only when Sharpay called him that he snapped out of the trance he was in.
"Hey Ry, come help me with this stuff!"
"What stuff?"
"Our stuff."
Ryan looked at the cases she held in her hand and realised that she had packed them stuff already, in case of an emergency. He hugged his sister, thankful for her thoughtfulness and grabbed the last remaining bags from her car. He turned around and followed Sharpay through a gap in thr trees they had stopped by. She was opening a door on a small stone building, when he realised where he was. They were at the small forest outside of town. He had often come here with Kelsi as they both found it relaxing. Looking back to Sharpay, he saw she had already gone inside. He followed her in and was not surprised by what he saw. Everything was pink. The walls were pink. The ceiling was pink. Even the furniture was pink.
He turned to her and she simply smiled and said "Welcome to Pink Cottage!"