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Changed Ch. 13

A Helpful Offer

~Korra's POV~

I mentioned to Asami how I think she used the mind control trick, which we now call compulsion like they do in stories and on TV and movies, on Azula. I told her it was just like I had noticed Rachel had been and how I had been in my dream. It looked just like it. The four of us girls discussed how it might be possible for a vampire, or a dhampir as Ozai claims Asami is, to use compulsion on another vampire.

I'm starting to think that she is the reborn dhampir. From what Asami told me, she's stronger than Tahno and Azula. I wonder if being able to use compulsion on another vampire is normal, or if it's a special talent she has been given. I sort ofthought it was strange that Ozai was so sure she was the one, until I really thought about it. I worried about what he would make her also told TyLee and Mai about Ozai threatening to start murdering her friends and family if she didn't so what he said.

While Asami was telling Mai and TyLee the story of how Tahno changed her, I could see how badly it was still bothering her. She still blamed herself for killing Rachel, and she let that guilt back in. TyLee was scared when she learned Asami is a vampire like Tahno, but I think she is okay with it now that she's heard Asami's version of what happened.

I'm so glad that Mai and TyLee are on our side and will keep her secret. It makes me feel better that I'm not the only one who has Asami secret bottled up anymore, it takes a weight off my chest that I have someone else to talk to about it.

~Mai's POV~

Its worse that I thought it was originally. My brother really is a monster. Between drinking blood and using people against themselves, to murders, to there being an actual vampire haven in Republic City. I can't believe that Tahno doesn't know I know his secret, and if he does why does he allow me know? It's impossible, with super hearing and everything that he doesn't.

I wonder what else he has done, and how long he's been a vampire. At the same time, I'm not too sure I really want to know. I'm not close to him or anything. In fact I practically live at TyLee's house to be away from him. Tahno is the same jerk at home as he is at school. I get why all the girls are still after him now, he's got them all compelled, he must. I know that if even if I wasn't his sister I wouldn't like him at all.

Asami told us about dating Iroh. I honestly wonder how long she can keep a secret like that from him, and her family. She said Ozai sent her a present and left it on her doorstep, a mini fridge of blood bags. I hope one of her parents don't find it, that would be really bad. I know if I had something like that under my bed I would be paranoid of somebody finding it.

TyLee and I didn't leave Korra's house till about 10 pm last night. We talked about a lot besides the vampire stuff. It's been a while since the four of us really got together and did anything. Asami needs our support, and I'm happy she trusts us with this.

When i got home last night Tahno confronted me in the living room. He was sitting down watching tv but jumped up when I walked in the room.

"Hey sis, what's up?" He said in a weirdly nice voice. We don't usually ever talk, with the fact I hate him and that he thinks I'm some sort of emo freak, we avoid each other ninety percent of the time.

"Nothing."

"You've been hanging out with Asami again lately."

"So what?" I said boredly. What did he care?

"I've been trying to talk to her lately. Think you could call her up so we could have a chat?" He said.

"She doesnt like you."

"Maybe if I could talk to her-"

"That's not a good idea." I cut him off and turned to walk up the stairs. He crossed the room and grabbed my arm. I pulled but he didnt let go. I groaned and looked at him, careful to not look him right in the eyes in case he tried compulsion on me.

"Let go." I said.

"Hand me your phone."

"No." He gripped my arm and grit my teeth, he was hurting me.

"Listen Mai, I know you are aware of what I can do."

He was using his strength to try to get me to do what he wanted, probably because I wasnt looking his eyes so he could use compulsion on me.

"What, hurt a girl? You're hurting my arm. Let me go." I said glaring at him.

Tahno opened his mouth to say something but our mom walked in the door at that moment, and Tahno let me go. I walked up the stairs and into my room. I pulled the sleeve of my jacket up and looked at my arm. It was bruised already. I touched it with my finger and winced, I needed to get something cold on it. I rolled my sleeve back down and we back down stairs. I grabbed a ziploc bag from a drawer and grabbed an ice tray from the freezer then put some ice in it. I rested it lightly on my arm.

Tahno wanted to talk to Asami. From what she's told me, he'd already tried to. Tahno was obviously trying to get to Asami through me. I sighed and walked up to my room again.

~Asami's POV~

I'm down to my last bag of blood from the mini fridge. I'm not sure what to do. I don't want to talk to Ozai again. I doubt I could effectively steal some from a hospital or something though. I guess I could use my compulsion to help me get it myself, I haven't had much practice with that, but I figure if I could do it to Azula on accident it wouldn't be that hard. At the same time, I hate the thought of taking someone else's will away and forcing them to do what I want.

I drank the last bit I had and headed to Korra's house, then to school. It's really not a hassle to pick her up every day, we live in the same neighborhood so it's on the way anyway. I told her about my latest problem, and what I'd thought about doing to fix it.

"Hmm…I don't like the idea of you going back to Ozai's place and asking him, but unfortunately I think that's a lot smarter than stealing it or getting someone else to steal it for you. Not that I don't think you could do it, I just don't wanna see you get into trouble somehow."

I considered what she said. I'm still a new vampire, and she's right. I could really get myself into a mess if I screwed up. The people of the city don't know vampires walk among them and it would be a real problem if something went wrong. "I guess I'm going to talk to Ozai later…I can't really avoid him forever anyway. "

Today is the first day of semester exams. I have English, math, and history exams today, and the rest tomorrow. I'm not worried about the English and history, but the math one is going to kill me if I don't somehow get lucky and actually get a passing grade. Math and English went by slowly and I did the best I could, hoping it was good enough. By lunch time I was relieved for a break and to get some food in my stomach.

"Tahno wants to talk to you Asami." Mai said.

"Why?"

"I dont know but he tried to force me to call you so he could talk to you last night. When I said no he grabbed my arm and bruised it." She showed us her forearm, it had a dark handprint bruise on it.

"Ouch!" TyLee said. "Did you ice it?"

"Yeah but I don't think its going to go away for a while. I think Tahno is trying to get to Asami through me. He usually doesn't talk to me, but he seemed to really really want to talk to you."

"Yeah, because he doesn't bother her enough at school." Korra muttered. "Speaking of... he's walking over here." We looked over in the direction she was and saw Tahno and his gang walking over to us.

"Hey Asami. Mai here wouldn't call you last night so I could talk to you. Oh, well talking face to face is better anyway."

"What do you want, Tahno?" I said.

"Just to talk. Why don't you and I have a chat? Just the two of us." He said in what almost sounded like a sincere voice, like he was really trying to be nice to me.

"If I do will you leave me and my friends alone?"

"Sure. Shall we?" He said reaching his hand out like a gentleman would to help me up from my seat. I stared at it for a minute, then just stood up myself. I didn't want to touch him.

"Fine. Make it quick." I said following him outside.

~Tahno's POV~

"You're doing well for a newbie. Most of you guys can't even control the thirst." I said sitting down on a bench in the school courtyard. Nobody else was around out here today.

"Oh." She said. "It's not that hard."

"You'd be surprised. Most newborn vampires go out on killing sprees like they have no minds, and then the rest of us have to take care of their mess. But you-" I paused and walked closer to her. "You're something else."

"That's what they tell me."

"I see you're friends with my sister again. I wonder, have you told her about your blood craving side? I'm sure she'd like to hear all about that."

"What do you really want to talk about? If it's just gonna be dumb small talk, I'd rather not waste my time."

I decided to get to the point. "I know you're running out of blood bags. What do you plan to do about that?" Her eyes snapped over to me. I'd finally actually gotten her attention.

"How would you even know that? Are you stalking me? Spying on me?" She said accusingly, her nose crinkling up like she was thinking of something disturbing. I didn't answer that.

"I could help you with that little problem you know, all you gotta do is ask."

"Why would you want to help me? You did make me this way, remember?"

Asami stared at me with judging eyes. She obviously was skeptical about my offer. I smiled. All I really wanted was some conversation with her, and I was getting it. "And that's why I'm offering. Is it wrong to want to help out a gorgeous girl like yourself? Do you want to talk to Ozai about it instead? I don't think you like him." She sighed, defeated, and I continued. "Why don't you and I just start over? I really think you have the wrong impression of me."

~Asami's POV~

Tahno was actually trying to have a decent conversation with me. For once, he didn't seem to be hitting on me or making sexual jokes or something. I still had to wonder if he really wanted to start over with me, or if it was some sort of trick. He didn't sound like his usual jerkoff self, but like a normal guy that was trying to flirt with me or something. Either way, I wasn't buying this nice act of his.

I thought about what he had said about helping me get some more blood. I need it, and I hate to admit it, but he's right about me not wanting to talk to Ozai. I didn't say anything back to him for minute. It didn't seem like I had much for options, Tahno or Ozai. I weighed it out, since I was already talking to Tahno I guess I could let him help me.

"Okay. What can you do for me? I'm completely out of blood, I ran out this morning." I said quietly. I really didn't want to ask him for help, but I honestly didn't know what to do to get it myself.

"I'll come by your house later, we can talk about it then." He turned to walk away, but then stopped. "Give me your number."

"What?"

"I need a better way to get ahold of you." I bit my lip and reluctantly pulled my phone out of my purse and handed it to him. A few seconds later his phone went off and he tossed my phone back to me. "Later." He said.

I walked back to the cafeteria and back to our table. Korra and TyLee were laughing when I sat down. "What's so funny?"

"One of Tahno's friends just came over and asked Mai to homecoming. Korra said.

"What did you say?" I asked Mai.

"I said 'I'll pass, sorry you'll have to ask another girl.' I almost feel bad about it, but I'm not going to homecoming with one of my brother's friends."

"What did Tahno want?" Korra asked, changing the subject.

I glanced around to makes sure nobody nearby was listening. "He wanted to help me with my newest problem, getting some more blood. He was creepily nice about it, said he wanted to "start over" with me." I said blood like it was poison still. I hate the fact my world revolves around it now. I'm like a drug addict without their fix or whatever if I go without it too long.

"That's really strange." Mai said.

"Maybe he has some sort of creepy jerk crush on you." TyLee said.

I cringed at that thought. Tahno liking me?

"Well, whatever it is, I guess at least you don't need to talk to Ozai anymore. Although, I'm not too sure who is worse out of those two." Korra put in.

"Yeah...he said he's going to come to my house later, 'to talk'." I said.

I looked around the cafeteria. I smiled when I saw Iroh sitting at a table with Mako and the rest of their friends. I hoped he didn't see Tahno over here talking to me, and me following him outside. I wasn't sure how I would explain that, and I didn't want him thinking that something was going on between Tahno and I. I looked at him and he noticed me staring and waved.

"How are you and Iroh doing Asami?" TyLee asked me, she must have seen me staring in his direction.

"I think we're good."

"Didn't he see your fight with Tahno?" Mai asked. I had almost forgotten about that. Nobody had been talking about it for a few days now.

"Yeah."

"I hope he isn't still suspicious." Korra said.

"We haven't really talked about it. I'm hoping he won't ask me."

"You can't hide it from him forever, I think he'll find out sooner or later. I know it might sound bad, but it would probably be better if he hears it from you." Mai added.

She was referring to the fact that I'm a vampire, and everything that goes along with that would explain what he saw that day. I wondered if he had told anyone about it. If I told him, how would he react? I was also scared of that.

"I know, I just don't know how to tell someone about that. When I told you and TyLee, you already knew about vampires. I didn't have to explain that to you guys, or Korra since she was there with me when I changed."

None of us said anything for a minute, then Korra spoke up. "He might understand, you never know." She said.

"We don't know each other that well yet, I don't want him to think I'm a freak or something. I wouldn't believe me if someone told me vampires were real." I looked back over to his table and frowned. "I just don't know if it's a good idea to tell him, maybe it's better not to. I don't want to drag him into this drama. It's dangerous."

TyLee spoke next. "I think we understand that, but it could also be dangerous for him not to know."

"Yeah, you're right, but I don't think today is a good day to spill my secret."

"It doesn't have to be today, just wait till this weekend after the dance. At least if he takes it...umm... bad? Then you will still have a homecoming date." Korra said.

"Just be happy till then, you deserve it. Spend some time with him, I think he really likes you and would understand if he really cares about you." TyLee added.

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