Here's chapter two. Hope you like it. Please review.

~Bells

"Yeah. The door is open." I replied. I though about how I could make myself look somewhat normal but that wasn't going to happen. She opened the door, looked around and found me sitting in front of the mirror.

"Ohmygosh, Zoey, are you okay?!" she asked in her unusual but friendly Okie tone. "What happened?"

"Nothing. I was just thinking and it got out of hand. I'm glad that you came though. We need to talk."

"Oh? Well, I'm all ears." She said with a smile meant to cheer me up. As usual, it worked.

"Its gunna get kinda long but here goes. Heath and I have been meeting every week and making out. And when even when I say no he uses my weakness against me." I stopped to see her reaction and she looked confused.

"What is your weakness?" my throat tightened as I thought of the answer. I cleared my throat and proclaimed my weakness. I seemed too easy with unsettled me.

"His blood. Just the scent of it sends my senses and hormones hay wire. He carries a razor blade so he can use it on me anytime. I HAVE to find a way around it." I wasn't going to tell her that it also made me want to have sex with him and that he knew it. Her face was grave. Did the fact that I liked blood scare her? Fledglings weren't even supposed to have an interest in it until they were fifth formers (juniors) and I was only a third former (freshmen).

"Erik." She said it quietly while looking down. "He's better for you and he is smart. Plus, he knows all about the blood stuff. He could help you with Heath. Maybe if you started dating him he could get rid of Heath." She finished and looked up at my face. It was full of tears.

"You think I'm a monster don't you. Sucking a human's blood."

"NO, no, no, no, and no. you're my best friend. I would never think that of you. No matter what, we're BFF's" she explained as she launched off the seat and into my lap. I let the tears flow freely. Stevie Rae was a better mother than my mom was. "Now, lets get ready so we can do the ritual and you can ask Erik for his help." She got up, pulling me with her. We got dressed and put on some make-up. Once she was done playing with my hair as if I were a doll, we went downstairs to make sure everything and everybody was ready to go.

We got to the Rec hall and every thing was in its place. The candles for the six elements were in their places, forming the casting circle. I noticed that almost all the Dark Daughters and Sons were present. I felt a lump grow in my throat but I melted as soon as I saw his face. He was looking my way and I felt my cheeks heat up. He started to walk over to me with a gentle smile on his face. I was starting to wonder if my heart was going to shoot out of my chest. He reached me and it took my mind a minute to register the fact.

"Hello Zoey. Or should I call you priestess?" he asked with a smirk.

"Hey and no, Zoey is fine." I said with a playful glare. "I need to talk to you after the ritual. It's important."

"Okay, that's fine with me." his eyes said that is was more than okay with him. It was time to start the ritual. "See you later." He turned and took his place in the crowd.

All my friends were in their place with their respective candles. I started the ritual and the surge ran trough my body as I called the elements. A whirlwind blew around me as I called wind, the smell and sounds of the ocean filled my ears as I called water, the warmth felt by a fire tickled my skin as I called fire, the chirping of birds and the smell of a clean meadow swirled around me as I called earth, and I felt soul lift and hover above when I called spirit. I look around the circle to see the amazed faces of the crowd and my friends. No vampire or fledgling has ever had an affinity for all six elements before. I announced that the full moon ritual was approaching and that I was grateful that I would be leading it. I bid the elements goodbye in the opposite order and bid everyone to get some refreshments in the dinning hall.

"Thanks for waiting." I told Erik who had politely waited for me at the end of the stage.

"Not a problem. Now, what was it you needed to talk to me about?" he asked with one eyebrow raised. He looked so hot I felt faint.

"This is going to be a lot harder than I thought." I sighed.

"Why?" his face was truly curious.

"Because your Erik, the hottest guy in the entire school." He laughed but when he stopped his eyes were very gentle.

"Well then I wount be Erik, the hot guy. I'll be Erik, the boy who has a crush on the coolest fledgling in the school." He said it with a genuine smile.

"I guess that will help some." My heart was racing but amazingly, my thoughts were crystal clear. "You're a fifth former and I need to know some things." I said not realizing that my face was drooping down as I spoke. I looked up at him through my lashes and saw that his face was slightly confused but still gentle.

"What things? He asked.

"Blood things." I said in a tone that he shouldn't have heard but he did.

"What about it?"

"Why do I like it? How can I strengthen my control against it?" I looked up and his face was of utter surprise.

"You LIKE it?" he asked. I wasn't surprised when his voice broke.

"I knew that it was a bad idea to ask you." I whispered and started to walk away but he grabbed my arm.

"NO. I'm sorry. It's just that it's never happened before."

"Well, nobody has had an affinity for all the elements before but, here I am!" I said as I spun around sarcastically. He chuckled.

"Yes that is true. And it's amazing." He paused, taking my face in his hands. He bent down until we were face-to-face. "You're amazing." He only needed to whisper since we were so close.

"Thank you" was all I was able to get out. He brought his face closer to mine and brushed his lips along my cheek. He followed my jaw line, leaving a sensational burning feeling. He paused right before our lips met, as if to ask permission and I just nodded. He continued and when our lips met it was unbelievable. It wasn't like it was with Heath, but that's because I could smell the scent of his blood coming off his skin. Still, it was amazing. He definitely had kissing expertise.