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Chapter 3: More than Bilingual; More then Trilingual

I jerked forward, waking myself fully. He most certainly had a vampire grin.

"Did what?" I asked breathlessly.

He just grinned at me, "You were very tired Kerry. You were asleep for an hour," his voice sounded almost threatening, "You needed the sleep."

So does that mean we were on the same page?

I looked at him. I think I had terror in my eyes. He had a calm, amused look. He still had his vampire grin on his face. He placed his finger over his lips, parting them slightly, as if indicating a 'shh' sound.

I froze in place. Is he Michel? If he wasn't, this vampire sure was taking this all very lightly.

"Who are you?" I whispered.

He laughed at me amused, "I already told you that. I'm Reid."

"Then…what are you?" I whispered only so he could here.

"Now, that's a secret, Kerry. I have a feeling you already know what it is." He said to me with an amused tone.

I looked at him trying to figure out if this could all be possible. His green eyes sparkled with amusement. I studied them closely, looking for something. He blinked a couple times, more than usual. It wasn't like 'bat you eyes' kind of thing. It was more like an irritation in his eyes.

"That isn't you're real eye color, is it?" I asked sternly.

He blinked again and his face went blank, "A lot of people get contacts to change their eye color, mon cher."

"You, however do it for a different reason. New identify, am I right?" I said sternly. He just watched me carefully. "That's French for 'my dear.' Do you know anymore languages? Or is French just your native tongue?"

His face was blank for a moment. Then I saw a flicker of momentarily being startled, which quickly changed to being amused. "Trying to throw me off, mi querido?" his eyes sparkled with amusement.

"You're switching languages on me. Stop calling me, 'my dear.'" I paused for a moment, "How many languages do you know anyway?"

He grinned, amused, "Many, chéri. I have a lot of time on my hands to learn them."

"I bet…" I mumbled as I faced forward, turning away from him.

I heard him laugh an amused laugh. I tilted my head a little towards him. He was looking right at me. I didn't turn away. "So, what languages do you speak, mon cher?"

I smiled a little as I turned towards him and said with a made up, but decent, accent, "Je peux parler le français très bien. J'ai été inspiré à l'apprendre il y a deux ans. Je peux ramasser des traces d'espagnol. Mais je ne peux pas bien sûr parler Japanese." I can speak French very well. I was inspired to learn it two years ago. I can pick up traces of Spanish. But I most certainly cannot speak Japanese.

He laughed amused at me. "Now what could have possibly inspired you two years back to learn French?"

I smiled back at him, "Maybe you already know the answer to that question, and maybe you don't."

He grinned, "Is that so? Then, I guess you're right."

"Which one is right?" I asked, slightly alarmed, but realizing he had answered that way for a reason.

He just grinned, "Maybe you already know that answer, mon cher. Or, maybe you don't."

Now he was playing games with me and he liked it. He was starting to get on my nerves.

I shot out with an accent and venom, "Promenades à pied mortes." Which meant, 'walking dead.' I could have done worse. I could have said 'Satan's Spawn' in French.

He looked at me silently for a moment, as if studying me; then he grinned at me replying to me amused with a very good French accent, "Oui chéri. Je vois que vous l'avez trouvé." Yes darling. I see you figured it out.

But really there was nothing to figure out. "J'ai figuré si beaucoup." I figured as much.

"Would you like to know my real name, Kerry?" he asked, almost sincere and curious at the same time, "Because I can guarantee you that it isn't Reid."

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Sorry that my chapters so far are short. You know, I'm hoping that it's just b/c of it's the beginning of the story. Notice my other story for CotN? The first chapters were all very short.

So review guys. What do you think? I hope the switching languages wasn't too confusing.

SO! Who is Reid…since he's like…not really Reid. Is he just another vampire or is he the one and only famous Michel?