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The wind howled, the small slushing sound of the river slapping against the rocks, and the leaves rustling whenever the river swept them off the ground. It's so relaxing... I wanted to stay out here forever, the sounds all blending together eased my mind.

But something was out of place; not right. It wasn't the wind nor the river, it was twig snapping. My head snapped in the direction of the lighted path and a dark figure was walking towards me but the shadow paused.

I froze. The small faint of light shone enough to only give a few features of the shadows face. I wasn't for sure, but I still froze in place.

Aidan. I thought.

"Oh, I didn't know you were out here." The voice was familiar but it wasn't Aidan's, so my body relaxed a little but I was still tense; ready to run. The shadowed figure's face seemed to get brighter as it came closer, making me realized who it really was.

"Caden." I whispered with relief. The breeze seemed to stop, but the river remained in motion as we stood in silence.

"Uh, yeah. Who did you think it was?" His voice was shaky; I wasn't sure if he was nervous to be around me or if he was still startled by me being out here without him knowing.

"An old--" I paused, taking a deep breath. "An old friend." I lied, Aidan was nothing like a friend to me. "In the dark, you looked like an old friend that I once knew." I explained and lied once again. I could see his head nodding in the dark; telling me he was understanding.

Then that's when it hit me, Caden's features resembled a lot like Aidan's. That's why when I first met him, I thought I had already met him before, and when I thought he was Aidan in the dark.

"Do you know a someone named--" I paused, really thinking about what I was doing. Should I really be asking this? He wouldn't know a vampire that was born like 117 years ago. "Ah never mind." I shrugged it off, but he wanted to know. "What's the name?"

I really didn't want to ask him now. I'm pretty sure he wouldn't know him. Unless he's a vampire himself. I thought, but chuckled lightly enough so that he couldn't hear.

"What's the name?" He repeated. I didn't have to see his face to know that he was getting irritated, his voice explained it all; so I gave in. "Aidan." I quickly sputtered out. I waited for a 'no', maybe a laugh, heck, maybe even a 'yes, maybe he actually knew an Aidan; but he just sat there, not saying a word. I could feel the awkwardness flowing in the now existing wind, making me wish I was back at the party, or even better... at home.

But he finally shifted so he was leaning against the handrail of the bridge. "Yeah, I do know an Aidan." My head snapped in his direction and my expression was shocked. Not because he knew an Aidan but because of the way he said it. He said it slowly and unsure, it sounded almost as if he was scared like me of a guy named Aidan. I broke away from my long gaze and turned my back to him, facing the black wall of darkness.

Could he really know my Aidan?

Nah... he couldn't...

Unless he's a vampire..

No. He couldn't be a vampire. I argued with myself. I turned my body back around, but only back to where I was facing the river, which I could still see him in the corner of my eye. I could still tell that he was looking at me, so I daringly met with his gaze.

"Tori, I have something to tell you." He rushed out, and his voice sounded a little higher than usual. My knees started to shake from nervousness; not really sure what he wants to ask me. "But you have to promise me you won't tell anyone else." He quickly added. Oh my god. Hes going to tell me a personal secret? But I barely know him.

I nodded, not saying anything because I was lost for words. He sighed and was about to begin but we got interrupted.

"Ooo, what do we have here?" A voice said. Three shadows walked up to me and Caden, one stopped by Caden and two others walked over and stood on the bridge with me. One was just too close, so close, I could smell the alcohol seeping through his lips as he breathed. I could tell they were all obnoxious males, just because of how big their shadows were, and because of their deep laughter.

"Sorry to ruin your party dude, but she's with us." It was the guy who was closest to Caden. He was leaning on Caden for support as he wobbled; he was too drunk to even stand up straight. Caden threw the drunk guy off of him and stomped off along the path. I wanted to scream for him to stay but I couldn't make a sound, it was as if my throat was clogged with something.

The guy closest to me put his arm around my shoulders and whispered in my ear. "That dude that was with you," He hiccuped, but continued. "is totally wrong for you." I tried to wiggle out of his grip but his grip wouldn't loosen and he continued anyways. "You need someone who's handsome, kind, and strong. Which totally describes me." He broke out into a booming laughter, which his buddies did also.

"You forgot to add asshole." It slipped out, and him and his buddies laughter stopped. I didn't mean to say it, but it sure felt good to speak my mind.

He released his grip on me and crossed his arms across his big chest. He was facing the light so I was able to get a good look at him. He was tall and muscular, and he seemed too old to be in high school.

"She just called you an asshole Matt." said the guy who hasn't said anything until now. I recognized the voice. It was Chris who is friends with Alex. He was the one who tried to get my number five seconds after he met me.

Chris started to laugh but Matt held up his hand which caused him to stop laughing. Clearly this 'Matt' was in charge of this little group.

"Listen here girl. No one calls me that." He took a step forward and grabbed my waist; pulling me closer to him. My body was frozen in place and my mind just hasn't been working this whole time.

Why didn't I get vampire strength? I thought. As he leaned in for a kiss, something seemed to flip on the 'on' switch to my brain and body because I finally knew I was in trouble and I needed to get away. As he got closer, I turned my head so his lips brushed up against my ear and I tried wiggling out of his grip around my waist; but I was unsuccessful. With one hand he grabbed my chin to hold it in place while he leaned in closer once again, his breath reeked of alcohol. His other hand grabbed my back so he had a better hold on me. Okay that's it.

I brought back my leg and swung it till it hit his shin. His hold on my back slipped away and he cried out in pain, so I swung around and ran only a few steps to the end of the bridge, but a shadow jumped in front of me.

"The parties not over yet baby." He started to walk closer to me, but was wobbling in the process. I began walking backwards but ran into something solid, which I flipped around to see Chris with a smirk on his face. "Can I have your number now?" He asked sarcastically before he broke out into a laughter. He soon quieted after getting smacked in the head from Matt who has clearly recovered from me kicking his shin.

"I am--" He was breathing deeply, as if he just ran a mile. "--done with you." He took a step closer to me and grabbed me by my neck; trying to choke me. I tried to manage a scream but it came out as a raspy breath of air.

"Chris. Aaron. Do you think anyone would miss her if we were to kill her right now?" My eyes widened and I started to kick, but I wasn't close enough to really hurt him. I knew he couldn't kill me from choking me because I didn't need to breathe, it was just the whole thought of them trying to attempt to kill me.

"I wouldn't miss her." Aaron claimed from behind me. His laugh was loud and deep; which made me flinch.

"She didn't give me her number, so I woul--" Chris's voice was cut off by a deep scream from behind me, causing Matt to drop me.

I was kneeling on the ground, trying to recover from the tight grip around my neck; forgetting about the scream that saved me from this horrible mess. I turned to look at what might have gone wrong and a large dark figure was blocking the path way; standing next to Aaron who was lying on the ground, clearly unconscious.

"What the hell?" Matt's voice rang out as he passed by me with a fist in the air. I got to my feet and past Chris so I was standing in the middle of the bridge. Chris stood in place, shaking in his shoes; probably more terrified then me.

The two dark figures started to exchange punches, but the large figure didn't get hit once. I could tell who was who because Matt wasn't as big as this new shadow. The larger figure finally took a punch to Matt's face, causing Matt to fall to the ground; which he stopped moving.

"Please don't hurt me." Chris managed to stutter. He held up his hands; surrendering.

There was a long pause but the large figure stepped out off of the path and sighed. "Go." his voice was deep, seeping with venom; and I recognized this voice immediately, causing my stomach to drop and my knees to feel weak. I grabbed onto the handrail, keeping myself from collapsing on the bridge.

Chris bolted off of the bridge and past the dark figure, muttering a 'thank you' and the dark figure didn't chase after him; he just stood in place.

Collin. I thought nervously. He crossed his arms and looked into the dark woods, distracted by his thoughts. The silence was becoming unbearable. The calming wind and rain didn't seem to ease my mind anymore, it just made me irritated.

"Do you know that Daniel and everybody trusted you?" His voice was clam, but I knew it's always calm before a storm, so I'll have to wait to get yelled at later. I could hear him take a deep breath before continuing. "They trusted and believed that you were going to a get together tonight." His voice was still light and soft, but I could tell he wasn't finished. "And you had to actually lie to their faces." In the faint light I could see his head shake in disappointment. "I can't believe you." He had to add.

"Why do you care?" I muttered softly, but I knew he was able to hear. He stomped in my direction, making me flinch from every step he took. His face was inches from mine, causing chills to run up my spine every time I felt his heated breath on my face.

"What do you mean, why do I care?" His voice was a whisper, but was seeping with rage. "If I didn't read Alex's mind today in class about him having a party, you probably would have been dead." He threw his hands up in the air, causing me to take a step back. "What's worse than that, is that you could have exposed who you really are. A vampire. Did you forget about that?" He questioned with madness. His hands were shaking with anger.

I took a step forward; rage boiling inside of me. "I'm so sorry about wanting a real life. I'm sorry I don't feel like hanging out with a bunch of werewolves all the time." I shouted.

His eyes narrowed and his mouth twisted into a snarl. "Well I'm sorry were not a perfect little bloodsucker like you."

That really hurt me; badly. He crossed the line. I shrunk back so I was leaning against the handrail. "Don't bring that up." I muttered. My voice was shaky and small water droplets were starting to form in the corner of my eyes. "You know I didn't ask for this." I whispered softly.

His furious glare turned into soft and gentle and his large arms wrapped me into a hug. I rested my head against his hard and warm chest, trying to calm down by the rhythm of his breathing.

"I'm so sorry." He whispered, his voice was the gentle and calming voice I last heard almost a week ago. "I didn't mean that."

He lightly kissed the top of my head again and again, making me wish this moment would last forever. But I knew it had to end sometime. Someone is coming. Collin's thought popped in my mind.

"Hey kiddies, parties over." I wiped my eyes and looked past Collin's broad chest and a man with a flashlight shined it on the ground in front of us. When I looked closer I could see the man was wearing a uniform with a silver badge pinned by his left shoulder.

"Okay sir, we'll be back in a second." Collin was sucking up to the officer, if he didn't, the officer would have escorted us back. The officer nodded his head and headed back with the flashlight in hand.

He turned towards me and stared into my eyes, his hazel ones warmed the chills spread over my body. His warm familiar smile that I have missed for so long, spread across his tan face. "Let's get you home." He started to pull towards the path but I kept my ground. His eyes narrowed and his smile disappeared.

"I don't want to go home." I pleaded. "They'll kill me." His mouth turned into a half smile and I knew he was holding back a laugh. "They won't kill you. I'll make sure of it. Trust me." He promised. Every time he says the words trust me, my mind seems to melt; forgetting all my troubles, making me feel better because I know he really means it.

He smiled, making me smile in return and he pulled me along the path with his big arm wrapped around me.

As we reached the house, practically everyone was gone, except for the people passed out on the ground. Trash was scattered everywhere. Beer bottles were broken in pieces, food was splattered and smeared on the walls, plus blood was trickled on the carpet. Collin squeezed me closer to his warm body; holding on to me. I plugged my nose and closed my eyes as we walked out the front door, which I was glad I drank a bottle before I left the house.

Collin and I walked past the officers and a group of teenagers who were slurring their ABC's and wobbling while trying to walk a straight line--they were getting tested to see if they have been drinking--Collin politely nodded and muttered a goodnight to the officers which they did the same.

"Are we running home?" I shuddered at the thought, and he seemed to think it was ridiculous too because he was laughing. "No way. I have a car." He pointed in the direction of a red Ferrari; my jaw dropped.

"You drive that?" I asked in disbelief. I wasn't just questioning the fact that he was driving a Ferrari, but questioning his driving skills. His eyebrows narrowed, "What do you mean by that?" We made it to the car and he opened the passenger side; helping me in. He ran around the front and got into the drivers seat.

Even in the dark I could see his usual big grin spread from ear to ear. "Nervous?" He asked. I took a deep breath and my eyes widened which caused him to chuckle. "Don't be. I drive really good."

The drive home was shorter than when me an Alex drove to his house. During the drive I looked at the speedometer and it was high, too high for this road, but I kept saying to myself that the reason why we got home so early was because he took a short cut; it calmed my nerves. We started to pull up the drive way, causing me to cringe at the thought of their faces as I walked through the door. Collin seemed to notice in which he grabbed my hand that was rested in my lap and squeezed it. "Don't worry, I'm here." He was nervous too, I could tell by the shakiness in his voice.

We parked behind Daniel's car and he got out first, lightly closing the door. I was actually thinking of hopping in the drivers seat and driving off, but I knew I wouldn't make it down the driveway without crashing, so that idea quickly shot out of my mind.

"Come on Tori. Let's go inside and get it over with." He grabbed my hand and pulled me from my seat, dragging me up the driveway after closing the car door.

The few steps we walked seemed like I was walking a mile; it took forever. My knees started to shake but Collins strong arm was around me; ready to catch me if I fall. He grabbed the doorknob and opened the door which it slowly creaked open like a bad horror movie.

I was expecting Kelly, Chris, Daniel and Kyle to be standing with their arms folded with death stares expressed on their faces, but no one was there.

We slowly walked in and Collin released me so he was able to close the door behind us. In the background I heard the television on, which was coming from the living room so I knew someone was watching and waiting for me to get home; I just couldn't get the nerve to look.

But with out thinking, I glanced in the living room and Daniel and his 'gang' were all scattered around the living room glaring at us. Daniel got up from his seat and rushed towards us, followed by everyone else. I felt Collin grab my hand from behind me, reassuring me that everything was going to fine, but I knew it wouldn't be.

This isn't going to be pretty. I thought to myself.

So the relationship with Collin and Tori is back on! lol Sorry I cut the chapter again, leaving you wondering what's going to happen next... MY BAD. I just couldn't write anymore.. I have exams tomorrow. boo hoo...

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