AN: Okay I know it took forever but my friend who edits my chapters has a life too. Also Not many people read the story and it takes me the while to earn confidence to keep writing.

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Lying to protect the truth.

THE FOLLOWING DAY WAS WORSE, WELL FOR ME, MAYBE NOT FOR THE

Vampires, but I was kidding myself. Robert left because of me, to try and learn to control his thirst for me, that was very unlikely, but he could always try. I was going to have to get used to the death stares of his family eventually.

I could see it now. Slowly, one by one, the smell of me would be too hard to resist and they would move, I would be forced to follow, they would question me, I would lie flawlessly, we would get into a fight, I would win and they would die. The future did not look too bright for them no matter which way I looked at it.

I met Blair under the shelter of the cafeteria. Blair was not ugly, though she considered herself average and all the rumours about her beauty were completely false. She was a lean figure, not that you could tell under her clothes.

She had beautiful green eyes and fair skin with freckles. Her hair was a dark brown but looked black. She felt insulted when people called her hair black and told them off. She had red streaks though her hair. She wore jeans that had a rip on the knee and a red top and a thin jacket. She did not feel the cold as she had lived in England for seven years. In fact, she liked the cold.

"Morning Blair," I yelled out to her as soon as I cut the engine.

"Hey," she called back as she started to move towards me. "So Waldport boring you to death yet?" she asked once we met.

What I wanted to say was YES! Totally, I would love to leave now and save everyone a lot of trouble not to mention it is ten times easer to be in darkness for ten days then it is to be here! Instead I lied.

"Not really, I have only been here for just over two days, but I will be honest there is not much to do here is there?"

"Not really," she replied with a smile.

She could tell I was lying, only because she had been in my position and she knew what it was like to have lots to do, then not have much to do in a completely different state let alone another country in her case.

She was nice to me; I was going to have to 'hang out' with her soon just to play human. If only she knew what I did at night, killing demons in completely different countries. All it took was the Gods to make one simple phone call and voila, I was at the scene to save the day.

Once again, I smiled to myself. The day passed as a blur until lunch. That's when I got a phone call.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Hello Anastasia, now listen carefully as I am going to say this once. About one hundred miles from here is a demon. You need to destroy it before it hits the town's borders or it will jeopardise all we have going on in Waldport."

"Yes" I replied blankly. I knew my work was about to begin.

"Hey, I'm not feeling real well so I'm going to skip lunch and you know get some air outside okay, I'll see you in class." I told Blair and Hilary.

"Um, okay, do you want us to come with you?" Blair asked.

"No, I'll be just fine." I replied as I walked off.

The moment I hit the doors I picked up my pace and headed for my bike. Once on the road I quickly found the demon, his smell reeked for a mile away.

Once I was on the outskirts of the town I hid my bike in the trees and got my knives out from under my skirt from my knife band on my leg and started to load my banishing gun, just in case I missed.

I got into a crouch ready to pounce on the demon.

Within minutes, he picked up my scent and began to run very fast, well too fast for human eyes to see but not for me.

At the exact moment, he leaped in the air I pounced on him pinning him to the ground with his face staring at me.

I got my knife and stabbed him in the heart. It only wounded him but it was enough. I slowly placed my lips close to his lips but not touching them as I began to suck away his life from his mouth. It looked like golden dusk was going into my mouth. Slowly he stopped moving and he was dead, well almost.

I stood up and flicked my hands slightly. His body lit on fire and slowly burned to ash.

I collected the ash in a jar with my power to manipulate particles to do what I wanted. I looked at my watch. I would need to speed if I was going to make it back to school on time.

I jumped on my bike and sped all the way, until I was just outside the school. Then I hit the brakes and arrived though the gate at a normal speed. I parked in my spot and ran all the way to class arriving just as everyone was being seated.

No one seemed to notice that I just had arrived... well almost. I could still feel the looks Robert's family were giving as I ran to class. Vampires seemed to hear everything, but I prayed they had not heard my phone call. Being a Goddess, we could speak faster than vampires could, so I hoped they had not heard, but I had a feeling that hope was in vain.

Thankfully, the rest of the day passed as a blur. In Gym, I did nothing as I played up my sickness. It was too easy.

Once I got to my bike, I hit the accelerator and sped off. I had to go home and change cars because I was assigned to the kitchen. I had discovered last night that Michel burned all the food he cooked so he ate out a lot. I intended to change that. From now on we would eat more at home and less eating out.

Soon after, I was at the supermarket, doing shopping, how human of me. I got what I needed and drove home, finding places in the kitchen to store all the food. I made dinner in silence, Pasta, something healthy to an extent. I got out my Laptop and checked my e-mails.

There were some e-mails from my producer about my latest album; it was number one, what a surprise, not.

Other e-mails were from Ashley and my friends. First things first I would need to write one to Ashley to calm her down as she was worried as I had not answered her calls.

Mum,

Calm down, the reason I have not been answering your calls as you always call me in class, and well I have been busy, but relax I'm fine the weather is wet, but that's nothing new, I've got to go as dinner is in the oven and I can't let it burn,

Lots of love,

Anya.

XOXOXOX

Ok, so that last part was a lie but she did not need to know the truth plus the less she knew the better, for her own sake.

The next emails were from my friends demanding that I call them so we could 'hang out'. Well at least I did not have to lie to everyone that I knew, that comforted me to an extent. I would feel better if they moved to Waldport but I could not have everything.

I decided to do my human homework before Michel got home so I would have time to save the world while he slept unknowingly. I just finished as he walked through the door.

"Anya, I'm home," Michel yelled.

Well that was obvious as I could hear your car a mile away. Duh! Instead, I said nothing.

"What's for dinner?" he asked hungrily.

"Pasta with Mushroom, bacon and cheese sauce," I replied.

His face said it all. He was not used to such an advanced meal that consisted of very little meat. Thankfully, he still was willing to try it. After eating in a few minutes of silence, Michel spoke.

"So how's school here?"

What I wanted to say was terrible. I hate not telling anyone the truth, especially to the Vampires who I so wish could know the truth. It would stop all the death stares they gave me for making their brother leave! Instead, I said, "Its fine."

"Made any friends yet?"

"Yeah, Blair and Hilary, Hilary is in my Spanish and Trigonometry class and Blair has Gym and is in my Biology class."

"Blair Heaney and Hilary Rosa?" he questioned.

Who else has those names in this small town?

"Yes." I replied calmly, well I tried however; it seemed that Michel enjoyed his meal too much to notice.

After cleaning up, I said good night to Michel and got ready to go out again. I showered, moisturised and applied my make-up. I put on my black tight skirt, black singlet top with my black leather jacket and my black knee high boots. It was my 'superhero' outfit so I was not noticed and I could save the day without too many people noticing.

I heard Michel's heavy breathing from his room. He was asleep, and it was time to go. I slowly jumped out of my window and began to run to Newport. I could run faster than the speed of light so I arrived there in minutes.

The main streets were dead but behind those streets were alleyways filled with predators. In other words, demons hungry for human women to make love to before killing them, then letting the blood soak into their skins and at the same time drinking it as well.

It was a painful experience and not a pleasant way to die. I stood on the rooftops keeping an eye and ear for trouble. Around three in the morning, I heard a scream. I ran as fast as I could to her. I could hear her pleading.

"Please, stop, I beg of you!" She pleaded to the man. A demon, not a man, well he was but let's not get picky shall we, There was a man but he was not human; but he was in human form. Oh my God that takes too long to say damn it.

"Quiet or I will kill you." He threatened in a low voice.

Her reply was a whimper.

"Hey, idiot," I yelled from the shadows.

"Cut that out or else I'll cause you pain like never before!" I threatened.

He slowly turned but he could not see me so he walked towards the darkness. Once he was in the shadows, I pounced on him from the building roof I was standing on. His head hit the ground with a thump.

"Run; Run as far away as you can. If you take the alleyway on your left you will end up on a main street, you will be safe there," I yelled to his victim.

She scurried to her feet and ran in the direction I told her too. Her car was there so she would be safe.

"Now... How to make you learn your lesson, demon?" I sneered.

He spoke no words but his eyes looked into mine. He knew who I was. He got to his feet. He smiled a sly smile. I gave him a death stare. Only my death stare paralysed the body. He could not move. I pushed him to the ground never looking away and took his life in one breath. I burned his body and watched him turn to ash. I cleaned up my mess and left him. I had killed enough for one night, and I needed my one-hour of sleep before getting ready for another day at school.

By the time, I hit the pillow it was four in the morning. I closed my eyes. It was the first night I dreamt of him, looking at the sky. It took me a while to figure out that I was watching the future and not dreaming, unfortunately.

It would have been a nice change.

The rest of the week happened this way. It became quite frustrating, as I could not hear what he was thinking as he stared out to nothing. By the end of the week, I knew that Robert could read minds and that Harvey was the newest vampire.

How sad that I had only figured out two things, I was going to have to improve or they would pay the price of other unhappy Gods. Thankfully, I could do as I pleased on the weekends, as Michel was never home.

So I used my powers to do the housework and get ahead with homework. With lots of time to spare I drove to Seattle to hang out with my friends from Phoenix, we liked to drive fast, but we could run faster.

"Hey," I yelled as I pulled up in my car.

"Hey, how are you?" Erin chimed.

Erin had wavy short blond hair, her eyes were coffee brown and they sparkled, her skin was tanned. She wore a red singlet top and blue denim short shorts. Her red sunnies sat on the top of her head gracefully and of course her favourite red thongs. (AN: flip flops people I'm Aussie)

"I'm good, where is everyone?"

"Jessica is getting coffee; Carly is booking us a table for lunch and Jade is…"

"Fashionably late" I finished.

"Exactly" Jessica said, in one hand was a tray of four coffees, in the other, her coffee with her handbag slipping off her arm.

Jessica wore an off the shoulders dark blue shift dress with matching flats. She also had a pair of designer blue sunnies. Her brown hair tied up in a ponytail, while her grey eyes twinkled, her tanned skin looked flawless.

"I'll take that, thank you," said Carly as she sped up to Jessica to take her coffee that Jessica had just handed to me; it was de-caf.

Carly wore a white tank top, with a light blue jacket and a pair of dark jeans. It made her brown hair look red in the sun as her hair blew in the wind she brought. She was also tanned, with her brown eyes covered by her black sunnies. She wore her favourite sneakers.

We slowly drank our coffee as we waited for Jade; she had a habit of always being late. Twenty minutes later, she arrived.

"Sorry I'm late," she huffed.

"About time if you ask me," Carly murmured under her breath.

Jade being who she was, stuck her tough out. How childish.

Jade's dead straight, long black hair had now been curled into lovely curls. Her green eyes excited and her tanned skin glowed with happiness. She wore a white skirt and a strapless purple top. Her sunnies began to fall out of her hair but she caught them before they fell to the ground. Her white boots contrasted her skin perfectly.

"Nice outfit," she commented.

She was the first to notice what I was wearing. A black skirt, with a hot pink singlet top, my 6-inch pink highs made me the tallest, my hair in a messy bun, I also wore my pink sunnies.

"Now let's get shopping!" Jessica exclaimed.

"Definitely" We all chimed.

We knew where to go as we shopped regularly. We went to the women's section and picked out about twenty things to try on each. After trying them on and complimenting each other generously, we brought about ten new outfits.

I was secretly happy that I brought my car and I could use it only for myself, unlike them who would have to use one car for four people and their new clothes; even if they ran home it would be hard to sort out.

We headed to the restaurant that Carly had picked. It was a French restaurant. It was obvious that the waiter tried to flirt with us. It made him look like a try hard. He should stick to the girl he was going on a date with after he finished work. Once he left to get our drinks, we laughed about it for a while. We had to told him what drinks we wanted in French but he only knew English, we still got a kick out of his blank face

"So," Jessica said.

"So what?" I replied.

What on earth was she going on about? Then it hit me, she was implying about Robert, as she was so convinced that we would fall in love one day. You would think after eighty years she would give up.

However, she was the persistent one of us. Whatever she thought she claimed it came true. Yeah right, Robert falls for me. The saddest part of this thought was deep inside I almost wished it were true, but it was not. I was going to have to lie if it got too personal.

"Well…" she began

"Has Robert noticed you and asked you out." Jade blurted out.

"JADE!" Carly exclaimed.

"Sorry" Jade murmured "I just thought well..." she did not finish; she just stared at the table.

"No, it's okay." I comforted Jade.

She was the youngest and she was the most excited about me one day falling in love and being happy. I felt guilty so I was going to answer with the truth.

"Well the truth is yes he has noticed me and no he has not asked me out because he smelt my blood and now he is hiding somewhere trying to control his thirst for my blood so he does not attempt to kill me. I say attempt as there is no way he would never succeed."

"Oh" Jessica whispered.

They all looked away; it was their way of apologising to me for bringing the topic up. Even though they did it every time we met, so I was used to it. Thankfully, the waiter came with our drinks. We ordered our meals and the waiter left.

"So, I've been thinking, how would you guys like to move to Waldport so you could help me on my mission?" I said with a smile. "It would be fun plus I think it would be a good experience. What do you think?"

"Us? Are you kidding?" Jade exclaimed with a smile.

"Yeah, totally. It would be great," I replied.

"The Gods would never allow it," said Jessica.

"Let me take care that," I replied with a sly smile.

"Be careful, we don't want you to get hurt," Erin warned.

"I will, so will you come?" I asked.

"I speak for all of us; we will come; if you get all the documents we need to come." Carly said, but we all knew that was an order.

"Then it's agreed." I said. "A toast: TO US" I said as I raised my glass to them. They followed and we chimed our glasses together.

"TO US" they agreed.

We all burst into laughter; we were idiots. We had just agreed to break all the rules just to be together to do one mission, which would probably get us in serious trouble later. Ah well, that was tomorrow's worries. Tomorrow I was at school, so I could concentrate on it then. Until then I was going to concentrate on what had to be done tonight, hanging out with my friends and playing my role as a human to convince Michel that I did not spend all my weekends at home doing things that were dangerous. If only he knew. I smiled at that thought, Michel figuring out the truth that would be interesting. Eventually it was late and I needed to get home before Michel realised that I had gone far.

"We will miss you." Jade cried as we hugged.

"I'll be back, I promise, plus soon you will be in Waldport and all will be well." I promised.

"Take care." Jessica whispered in my ear as we hugged.

"I will." I promised.

"Don't get blown up." Erin said sarcastically.

"Well the Gods would be blown away." I laughed.

"We will come and visit." Carly declared.

"I can barely wait." I smiled.

After all the hugs, were over, I got into my car and drove off reaching one hundred miles an hour before hitting the freeway.

"I'm home." I called to Michel as I walked through the door.

"There you are! Where were you?" Michel asked in concern.

"Dad, I left a note." I replied as I walked up the stairs past him.

"You could have told me," he demanded.

"Dad what part of I left you a note don't you get?" I demanded back. "I leave note for mum all the time!"

"Well you should have told me!" He did not give up!

"Dad, we came up with it today, I did not want to disturb you at work."

"Oh." I had won the argument.

"Oh and dad one more thing, get used to it." I said as I slammed my door. He walked down the stairs lost in his own thoughts.

"Arg!" I threw my pillow at the wall.

I sighed, I slowly walked over and picked my pillow up and placed it on my bed. I got ready for bed then went to my bookcase until I came across the book I needed, The Goddesses Manual.

I had never used it, but now I needed it to learn how to get the documents with the least amount of work required. Before long, it was four o'clock and I wanted to sleep. To see his face again, I closed my eyes to see Robert's future, only I saw him running towards his car and well it looked like he was coming home. Wow. He had more guts than most to face me again and my irresistible smell. That or he was insane.

I went with the other option hoping I was right, that he was strong mentally and physically...

AN: You want another chapter? Please review as I think my story is crap, but if you review then I will do it for your sakes. Happy reading.