"Jesse!!!" I heard the scream from outside, followed by multiple honks. I jumped up off my bed, shoving the picture back under my pillow.

"Coming!!" I yelled as I ran down the stairs. "Love you dad!" I said, racing into the living room and pecking him on the cheek. He smiled at me, and then his face turned grim.

"Jesse, please be home before eleven." He made it sound like he was desperate. I didn't say anything, I just nodded.

I ran out of the house, just as Jez began to lean on the horn. "Hurry up!!! We're going to be late!!" I jumped in beside her, and buckled up.

"Safety first!" I joked, knowing that the car would be the only thing damaged on the off chance that we did crash. Jez laughed, and swerved onto the street.

"Where are we headed?" I asked after a few minutes of driving. She grinned, and pretended to lock her lips and throw away the keys. I growled playfully at her.

"That's not fair!" I whined, and she grinned wider.

"The guys made me swear not to tell you!" She complained, and it looked like it was killing her to keep the secret.

"Can you at least give me a hint?" I begged, and her face lit up.

"Yeah, I could do that! Let me see……" She seemed to be thinking of the best thing to tell me. She laughed again, and I laughed softly with her.

"What?" I asked, cocking an eyebrow. She just laughed again.

"It's going to be fun!" She yelled, and I laughed with her this time.

* * *

"Cover your eyes!" She told me, and then reached across the car to wrap a cloth around my face.

"What the hell Jez!" I complained, but I didn't try to take the cloth off.

"We're almost there! You can't ruin the surprise!" She whined, and I sighed.

"Alright, alright! Just hurry up already!" It wasn't like I really needed my sight, my hearing was enough. But it was still unnerving. "Are we there yet?" I complained. I could hear music, and the bass was pumping against my ears. "Where are we?" I asked, but Jez ignored me.

"Come on! We have to go in!" She told me, pulling me out of the car. I groaned as the bass was pounded into my head.

"But it's so LOUD!" I had to scream as Jez pushed me through the door.
"I KNOW! ISN'T IT GREAT!" She screamed at me, and took the blindfold off.

The first thing I saw was lights. Flashing lights, everywhere I looked. I screamed, and covered my eyes. Someone came up to be, and placed a hand on my shoulder. They lead me somewhere, and when I opened my eyes again, someone I didn't know was standing beside Jez, and I was in a bathroom. Apparently, this was the only place that didn't have blinding, flashing lights. The girl sighed, and looked over at Jez.

"You brought her here before conditioning her! You could have exposed us!" She snarled. Jez shrunk down, making herself smaller than I believed possible.

"Hello? Am I invisible? I'm right here!" I growled, standing next to Jez. The girl glared at me, and I glared right back. After a moment, she threw her hands up in the air.

"I give up Jez! I'm going to have to ban you if you keep doing this!" She said. Jez threw her a desperate look.

"Please don't Victoria! This is the only place that doesn't suspect us!" Jez begged. I sighed.
"Can someone please tell me what's going on!" I said, looking back and forth between the two girls. The one named Victoria looked over at me.

"You haven't even taught her how to hide her thoughts yet Jez. Your losing your touch." Her voice was mocking. Jez snarled at this point, past the begging.

"Says you." She said, taking a step towards her. I stepped in between them.

"GUYS! Please tell me what's going on!" Jez looked at me, and sighed.

"Jesse, this is Victoria. She's the owner of this club." Jez said. I stared at Victoria.

"Hello." I said. She nodded.

"Call me Vic." She said, and I smiled. "Now, why are we here?" I asked Jez, glaring at her. The desperate look was back.

"It's a tradition! We bring all our new additions to the gang here!" She told me. Her eyes begged, Please don't be mad at me! I sighed.

"It's alright Jez. I'm not mad." I told her, and she sighed in relief. "So, how about we go back out?" I asked, straightening out my mini skirt and v-neck tank top. Jez grinned, and grabbed my arm, leading me out of the bathroom. Vic shook her head in amazement, and followed us out.

I took it slow, focusing on the small areas of darkness, and pretty soon I could make out things besides the blinding lights. There were people sitting in booths, all around the sides. People were dancing on the dance floor, on the tables, on each other. The smell of alcohol covered any other scent that I could pick out, except for the smoke. It seemed to wrap around me, choking me. I tried to shake it off, with little success.

Jez grinned at me, and then dragged me over to the bar. "Two Coors." She told the bartender. He nodded, and reached into a fridge behind him, returning with the two beers.

"Thanks." I said as I grabbed mine, and took a sip. Jez did the same, and I grinned. Guys had just started noticing us, and most of them were stoned. One guy walked up to me, and spoke in a slurred voice. I laughed as he walked away, stumbling over a chair. "The guys here!" I said to Jez, taking another sip of beer.

"I know right! It is so damn funny!" Jez finished off her beer just as Kevin walked in. He made a beeline for her, and he looked anger. Must have been the crowd of guys that was surrounding us.

"Hey Kevin." I said when he reached us. He paid no attention to me. His eyes were glued to Jez.

"How many drinks has she had?" He asked me, his eyes never leaving hers. I shrugged.

"I don't know." But now that I thought about it, Jez did seem a little tipsy. Kevin growled softly.

"She has a very low tolerance for alcohol." He told me, shaking his head. I chuckled, and Jez started laughed.

"Come on Kev, live a little!" She grabbed someone's beer off the counter and was about to raise it to her lips, but Kevin took it away from her.

"We had better get out of here." Kevin said, taking Jez's hand. Jez pulled back, but Kevin didn't budge.

"Come on love." He murmured, pressing his lips against her ear so no one else could hear. Jez giggled, and then waved bye to all of the guys.

"Buhbye guys!" She called, nearly falling over a chair. Kevin caught her before she hit the floor, and held her against his chest.

"Don't crash on me now…" He whispered, and then nearly carried her out of the bar. I followed close behind, grinning when all the guys tried to follow.

"Bye boys!" I called, running out of the door and jumping in Jez's car. I looked at Kevin, confused. He was getting in the driver's side. "Didn't you bring a car?" I asked. He shook his head.

"When I heard she took you out, I came straight here." He told me. I shook my head.

"I don't understand. What's so bad about her having some drinks?" I asked, and Kevin growled in frustration, and then seemed to decide to tell me the whole story. "

"I changed Jez because she was sick. She had gone out partying, night after night after night. Her liver shut down, and the rest of her organs were following in suit. But there are some things that even vampire venom can't heal. Her liver is still weak, and if she crashes, I'm afraid I won't be able to bring her back." He was whispering by the end. "She would have died Jesse. She would have died." I smiled, and placed my hand on his shoulder.

"You did the right thing Kevin." I told him, but he just shook his head.

"She hated me for it. She told me she would rather die than be with me forever. I love her, I really do." He murmured. I sighed, and wrapped my arm around him in an awkward hug.

"She obviously doesn't hate you now. So stop blaming yourself." I told him, squeezing him gently before letting go, and leaning back into my seat. He sighed, and shook his head.

"I do, I do blame myself. Because it was completely my fault." He told me. I tilted my head.

"What did you do?" I questioned him. He turned to look out the window, like he was ashamed.

"I cheated on her."