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~TyLee's POV~

***** Saturday Morning *****

I woke up early this morning and went to see Haru at the hospital. When I got there I walked in his hospital room and he was sleeping. I sat down in the chair next to the bed and took his hand. He looked so peaceful in his sleep. The nurse told me he'd woken up halfway through the night, and had been sleeping since then. I still couldn't believe what happened last night. Because he went to the dance with me, this had happened to him. He opened his eyes.

"Hey there. " I said. He blinked, a smile crossing over his lips.

"Hey TyLee." He said.

"How you feeling?"

"Head hurts, but other than that good." He paused and looked around the room. "What happened?"

"You don't remember?"

"I remember going to the dance with you and someone was texting you saying they wanted to hurt you."

I nodded. "They tried to."

"Did I save you?"

"Uh, yeah kinda. Before you got...knocked out." I tried to make sound like it was okay, we both laughed, and Haru grunted in pain as the movement jolted his broken ribs. "Do you remember what happened?" I asked him.

"I got in a fight with some guy, he wanted to hurt you. He started coming towards us so I went in front of you. I think I might have dreamed the next part."

"Why? What did you see?"

"The guy had red eyes, when he got close I went to hit him and he sent me flying backwards. I passed out after that didn't I?"

He remembered the red eyes. He thought it might be a dream, I wondered if I should just let him think that. I didn't want to explain to him that there are vampires in the city. I didn't know if he would even believe me if I told him that. I decided to keep quiet about it.

"Yeah, and you got hurt really bad protecting me. I'm so sorry, if you h

adn't come as my date this would have never happened. I was stupid, getting texts like that and still going to the dance."

"Hey, it's okay." He said squeezing my hand, which I hadn't realized I was still holding his. I blushed. "You weren't stupid. If anyone was stupid it was me since I went after Jet after seeing what he could do. I wonder what he is, definately didn't seem human."

"Yeah, or at least he seemed like some sort of super human. I'm still sorry I dragged you into that."

"I took you to homecoming knowing someone wanted to hurt you so it was my responsiblity to keep you safe. If I had to do it all over again, I would have still went with you." He gave me an assuring smile. "And I definately don't blame you for my injuries, none that was your fault."

He was right, and I knew it. It wasn't my fault for what happened last night. I guess in a way it was a good thing, since Jet was the guy who Ozai wanted Asami to take care of. Even though it sounds bad, at least nobody's life is in danger now.

"What happened after that guy knocked me out?" But before I could answer he laughed. "Man, that sounds pathetic of me...getting knocked out before the fight even began, but really, what happened?"

I had to smile at his good attitude about it. I think most guys would have been ashamed that they got beaten so badly in a fight. Haru wasn't like most guys though I think, he's really sweet. I haven't met somebody like him before.

Anyway, I didn't know if I should tell him the truth or lie about what happened. I'd have to explain to him the whole vampire thing, not to mention how Asami is one and that Zuko was somehow really strong like her. If I was going to tell him the truth, I wanted to make sure it was okay with the girls first. So I told a lie knowing that if I explained later that he would most likely forgive me.

"I ran away into the gym and he stopped chasing me, I didn't see him again after that."

Haru looked uncomfortable at my answer. "I hope he doesn't come after you again."

The nurse who let me in Haru's hospital room came to check on him then. She told us that he was free to go whenever he was ready. He made a whoop at that and I laughed. He said he hated being in the hospital bed and was waiting for them to say that. I totally understood where he was coming from with that, being in the hospital sucks.

I offered to take him home and he agreed. I found him his clothes and handed them to him then left the room so he could get dressed. He came out a few minutes later and met me in the waiting room.

"My mom wants to meet you." He told me.

"Really? You told her about me?"

"Yeah, she says you sound 'cute.' " He told me with a silly grin. I laughed. The two of us climbed in my car and he gave me directions to a small blue house with lots of flowers around the lawn. I drove up the driveway and parked. I leaned over to smell some of the yellow and pink roses nearby the driveway. They were really pretty.

"My mom loves to garden, she spends the most time on her roses." Haru told me.

"They're very beautiful."

We walked up the front door and Haru let me inside. We met his mom in the kitchen, she ran over and hugged her son. "I'm so glad they released you from the hospital, I was worried." She looked over to me and smiled. "You must be TyLee. The doctors told us you rode with him in the ambulance. I'm glad he had such a sweet date to look after him." She moved over to me and hugged me tightly. "You are even prettier than Haru told me you were."

"Momm..." He groaned. I giggled at her teasing him.

"Your flowers outside are so pretty. Haru told me you like to garden."

"Oh he did? Yeah its my hobby. It's my way of relaxing most of the time. Would you like to stay for breakfast? It'll be my way of repaying you for looking after Haru here." She insisted.

She seemed like a sweet lady so I agreed to stay. "Oh, by the way you can call me Audrey."

Audrey made each of us a huge breakfast plate of eggs, bacon, hashbrowns, sausage and toast. Haru's dad came in and joined us. I introduced myself and he said I was beautiful young lady. The food was delicious. I ate every single bite on my plate. I'm not usually a big eater but it was just soo good. I thanked both of his parents for having me and they told me I could come visit anytime.

After I was finished eating breakfast at Haru's, I thanked his parents gratefully for having me. I got in my car and called Asami. She was at Korra's house, so I headed over there. I had to talk to them about being bitten by Jet. I knocked on the door and Korra's mom, Senna, let me in. I walked up to Korra's bedroom, closed the door, and sat on her bed. The two of them greeted me.

"How is Haru doing?" Asami asked.

"He's fine now. I went to see him in the hospital. He's still bruised up and has his ribs healing, but other than that he seemed okay. The doctors released him while I was there so I took him home. His parents had me stay for breakfast. They are really nice people and already love me."

"I'm glad he's doing okay." Korra said.

"Me too, I was really worried about him. How was the rest of the dance?"

"Horrible." Asami responded. I gave her a confused look.

"What happened?"

"Iroh and I got into an argument in the gym. I went outside to clear my head and Azula followed me outside. She picked a fight with me and used Korra as bait. We fought and I beat her up pretty bad and compelled her to leave and tell Ozai I'd done what he asked me to." She paused and took a breath, the expression her face turned sad. "Iroh saw all of it. He called me a monster and told me not to talk to him."

I crossed the room and hugged her as she wiped a tear away.

"He didn't let her explain." Korra muttered.

Things had gotten worse after I'd left the dance to go to the hospital with Haru, Mai and Zuko. From Korra's tone, she was mad at Iroh. I was too. It was just a terrible night for all of us.

Asami changed the subject. "Jet bit you in the hallway last night, are you okay? Did the paramedics see the blood on your neck?"

"Yeah, I'm fine, and no they didn't. I went in the bathroom and cleaned it off before they got there." I reached up and touched my uninjured neck. I noticed that Asami was looking guilty like she was probably thinking it was all her fault I was now going to go through what she had. It wasn't.

"I don't blame you, Asami. Don't worry. If it's anyone's fault its mine. I shouldn't have gone to the dance at all."

"I promised you I wouldn't let anything happen to you. I pretty much convinced you to go."

"It isn't your fault, Jet was a step ahead of us." I said.

"Is your neck itching? Headaches or uncontrollable hunger?" She asked me. I nodded.

"It itches where he bit me. I woke up with a really bad headache, it hurts still but its not as bad as it was this morning. I just ate a huge breakfast at Haru's, so no I'm not hungry."

"You're starting to transition." She sighed.

"Am I going to die if I don't drink...blood?" The thought of drinking blood made me cringe. Asami didn't say anything to my question. I looked from her to Korra. Neither of them were saying anything now. Did that mean I would?

"We don't know." Korra said finally.

"Nobody's told me anything about what happens if you don't complete the transition." Asami added quietly.

I felt myself sink within my body. We had no idea what would happen if I didn't complete the transition. I didn't want to become a vampire. I wanted be human, marry, have kids, die an old lady after having a long normal life. I realized this was probably what Asami had been thinking when she'd been bitten. She'd had no idea what was going to happen to her either.

~Asami's POV~

TyLee had been bitten by Jet. I could only guess that she was now going to go through all the same things I did. It could be different for her though. I couldn't help but think this was my fault. I'd convinced her that she would be safe at the dance and then the person threatening her, Jet, ended up hurting her. It was my fault that she was going to become a vampire.

I told them about how I'd taken Jet's body into the woods outside the city, and how I'd met Tahno out there. I still thought it was strange that he had been out there at all during the dance. I could only guess that he had followed me. I wasn't sure why he'd want to help me after I had punched him in the back of the head at the dance. I remembered then that I had compelled him to go away, so maybe he forgot about that as well. Whatever the reason, he'd been a lot of help to me lately. I really don't know what I would have done if he hadn't been out there.

I wished I knew more about the transition, did we die if we didn't drink blood? I had stayed human for almost five days after Tahno bit me, and his venom hadn't left my system. How long would it take before Jet's left TyLee's? For all I know, since I'm the dhampir my transitioning to a vampire could have been different than it would for everyone else. What was going to happen to TyLee? I had to find out the answers.

I thought about how I could find that out. I only knew about the vampires in Ozai's coven. I don't know any of them besides Azula and Tahno. I didn't want to talk to Ozai about this, that was for sure. I cant talk to Azula, and I'm still not that sure I can trust Tahno. I had to talk to one of them though, I needed answers.

Even though I hate the idea of talking to Ozai, I headed to his lair when I left Korra's house. The sooner I figure out what's going to happen the better. I walked up to the double doors of the giant house and knocked. I felt kind of dumb knocking, since Azula and Ozai had said this was a place I could consider "home," and I would be welcome here with open arms. It still didn't feel right to just walk inside though. The girl who Azula had ordered around last time I was here opened the door. She smiled when she saw me.

"Asami!" She said happily, like we were old friends or something. I didn't even know her name. "Please come in."

I raised an eyebrow at her and walked inside the huge doors. The place seemed even bigger than when I'd been here last. There was nobody in the main room like there was before, so I figured that was why. I walked around for a few minutes, looking around for real for the first time.

I couldn't help but admire the place once I got a good look at it. The house was decorated beautifully. The furniture looked like it cost a fortune and the paintings on the wall were magnificent. The walls were a dark blue color that almost looked purple. There was a big chandelier in the middle and a few smaller ones around it. There was a huge scarlet red rug on the floor in the middle of the room, which most of the furniture was sitting on.

I noticed the girl who'd let me in was still in the room. She was watching me. I sighed, it was the same look everyone here had given me when Azula had brought me here. It was like I was some sort of celebrity or something. They'd seemed to be expecting me to do something amazing. I didn't like the attention.

"What's your name?" I asked her.

"Jenna. Are you here to stay?"

"No. I actually came to see Ozai."

"I'll tell him y-..."

I interrupted her. "Jenna, if you tell me where to go I can get there myself." I said politely, not wanting to sound rude. I knew she was going to say she'd go tell him I was here. It was what she had done last time she saw me. I didn't need an escort. I wondered if thats why she was here. Was she some sort of servant for them? I felt sorry for her.

Jenna nodded. "Yes, Ma'am. Right through that door, then take the next two lefts. Ozai's room is the one with the red door." She said pointing to my right.

I thanked her and walked through the door she told me to. When I got outside the red door I took a deep breath. I didn't want to be here. I knocked three times. A few moments later the door opened. Ozai stood there and looked surprised.

"Hi. May I come in?" I said before he could say anything.

"Of course." I walked in and sat on one of the comfy couches he had in his room. I noticed this room was also well decorated. Ozai clapped as he took his seat across from me. "You did well taking care of Jet."

I grit my teeth. Apparently Azula had done what I'd told her to and told him. I nodded. "Thanks...but I'm not here to talk about that."

"Are you wanting to know about my plan?" I opened my mouth to answer his question. I did want to know but I was here with something more important to me on my mind. I had to be nice and civil to him. I had a feeling he wouldn't help me if I wasn't. I got right to the point.

"Actually, I need some different information."

"What pleasure do I owe your visit then?" He said putting his elbows on his desk and crossing his fingers.

"Jet bit one of my friends. Is she going to die if she doesn't complete the transistion?"

"No, she will not."

"Will her transistion be different than mine?"

He didn't answer me for a few moments. "The bite effects humans differently than you, yes. Since you are the dhampir your transition wasn't as atagonizing as a human's. You were able to resist blood when you saw it because you were born half human, half vampire. Your friend's urge for blood will be harder than it was for you, and she will experience a different kind of pain you did the longer she does not have blood. It will be excruciating for her."

I was surprised he was answering my questions so indepth. I figured that he wanted me on his side and to trust him. I made myself focus on what he was telling me.

"Is it possible for her to not complete the transistion?"

"Yes, but as I said, it will be harder for her. The pain you had was a fraction of what a normal human goes through after a vampire bite. You could stand being around other humans while you were transistioning because you were already half vampire. Your friend will crave blood so badly she will want to bite anyone whether they happen to be bleeding or not. She will be in pain about three times worse than what you felt until she tastes it. Do you really have it in you to let someone go through that type of pain?"

I thought about what he said. It would be a lot harder for TyLee than it would be for me. If the pain she would have was has horrible as he described, I wasn't sure she'd be able to take it. I had hardly been able to control myself or stand the headaches and hunger I had, I couldn't imagine it being three times worse than I had it. I didn't want her to have to go through that. I had one more question.

"How long is the transition for a normal human to become a vampire?"

"Five days, same as you."

I didn't want this fate for TyLee. I hadn't wanted to be a vampire, but I was born to become the next dhampir. Unlike me, she had a choice to stay human. If I had gone through the pain Ozai was telling me she would, I probably wouldn't have been able to resist it so long. I would talk to her about it and let her decide.

"What should I do to stop her from transistioning?"

"If you really want to save her from becoming one of us, you need to keep her away from everyone. Although, I don't know why you want to save her. Being a vampire is much better than being human, is it not?"

He had an amused look on his face now. It was like he didn't understand why I would want to save her from being a vampire. I had to agree that there were some things that had gotten better for me since I changed. Things such as super strength, speed, better eyesight and hearing. But, I didn't want TyLee to have to live as I do, as a monster for the rest of her life.

"I won't let Jet's bite ruin her life."

Ozai laughed. I bit my lip. "You'd better get to saving her then, if you can." He said.

I turned and left the room, resisting the urge to snap at him or hit him for laughing at me. I knew I could save her from becoming a vampire, and I would.

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