Here is chapter 3. Sorry I haven't updated in a while been very busy with stuff and going to college. This may not be a very good chapter because I'm just writing things down as it comes into my head now as I've hardly had any lately.

Chapter 3: Memories

Nicholas POV

When I woke up in Mrs Hamilton's cellar, I knew immediately that Poppy wasn't home. Her scent wasn't strong enough for her to be there. She must've gone out somewhere and lost track of time. At least that's what I want to think. I went upstairs with my brothers and Solange to find Mrs Hamilton sitting on the floor of Lucy's bedroom with the other girl in the photo of Poppy at her sleepover, the one where they're doing the same pose as Lucy and Solange when they were 16. They were looking through some old pictures of Lucy and Poppy growing up. Lucy looked so adorable; I sat down to look at them as well, and sweet. She stopped wearing her glasses at some point when Poppy was a baby and she looked like she hadn't stopped smiling in years.

There were two pictures Mrs Hamilton passed to me, both of them of Lucy and Poppy. The first was of Lucy laying on top of the hospital bed, wearing a hospital gown with a tag around her wrist, looking away from the camera, smiling down into her arms where the tiny little creature, also known as Poppy, lay with her eyes closed. If you looked carefully, you could see the tiny little, cheeky, Lucy smile on the baby's fragile lips. The second picture was taken years later with Poppy more grown up. There was a date on the back of the photo that said it was taken two months ago. Lucy and Poppy were standing what looked like the back garden in the dark, smiling the biggest smiles in the world believing that nothing can go wrong in their lives. Their arms were around each other and their heads were very close together, so close if their hair was exactly the same colour you wouldn't be able to tell where one head finished and the other started. Lucy's hair was short and was the palest brunette it almost looked blonde whereas Poppy's hair was longer at her chest and a darker brown, the mixture of my and Lucy's hair, but with the slight red hair dye made her whole hair a coppery colour. They were both wearing dresses, Lucy a deep purple knee-length short-sleeved dress with a light purple butterfly on her left hip and she wore flat black shoes with a little black bow. Poppy wore a blood-red knee-length dress with thin straps that tie around the back of her neck with a black belt around her waist and a black rose was attached to the top of the dress just below her right should. She had black heels on and was the same height as Lucy.

"They were going to Lucy's friends 30th birthday party," Mrs H said, "Poppy went so she could look after Lucy but also because she could see her friends as well. I like her hair like that, before she cut it off,"

"Lucy looks beautiful. She looks so innocent in both pictures. How can she be... gone now?"

"It's just the way it worked out Nicholas. I feel bad for moving her away now, especially with Poppy the way she is,"

"Speaking of which shouldn't she be back by now?" the other girl asked.

"Yes, she should. She never stays out this long does she Pippa?"

"Where did she go?" I asked

"She went out for a jog, or run. Depends on what mood she's in," the other girl said, "I'll go out and look for her," she got up and ran out of the room, eyeing me suspiciously.

"Who's she?" I asked Mrs H a bit colder than planned.

"Phillappa or Pippa. Poppy's best friend and pretty much sister. She's always round here but that's mainly to keep away from her brother as well as seeing Pop,"

"She looks familiar. And what's with the suspicious eyes?"

"I can't tell you. I think Poppy should tell you,"

"Tell me what?" she sighed avoiding eye contact.

"Pippa's a vampire slayer. Her mother and her great-grandfather are vampire slayers as well. Her brother managed to get out of it, though. Hunter's the best agent that school has seen in years. Her grandfather taught her everything she knows and their family despise all vampires. It was vampires who killed Hunters parents and husband,"

"OK then, remind me not to get on their bad side,"

"That's not all of it," she looked down at the photos, appearing to be afraid to tell me the rest of it.

"What is the rest of it then?" she just looked away. I was about to ask again when Quinn came upstairs shouting my name.

"Nicholas, I think you should see this," I got up and ran down the stairs after him. Looking out of the living room window, I could see Poppy and Pippa in the street. And the sight was shocking, for best friends anyway. They were fighting! In the middle of the street. Shouting at each, other and I swear I saw Pippa get something out of her bag...

Poppy POV

Trying to kill my best friend. How does that happen? I was only running back home after it got dark and suddenly I see her coming out of the house and start shouting at me! Over what I don't know but it couldn't be good. Shit, does she know what I'm turning into?

"Oi, Pippa! Shut up and talk quieter and slower. I can't hear a word you're saying,"

"Games up Pops I know what you are. Or what you're becoming," she said smirking at me.

"Oh really? Actually, you don't know jack shit Pip. You don't know what's going on with me. Even if you did I thought I could trust you not to tell anyone,"

"Well you thought wrong. Poppy you're turning into one of them. You're going to be kicked out of school and then what am I going to have to do? I'll have to kill you,"

"You don't have to Pip. You could just leave me alone to live my life,"

"Yeah right. You'll be too dangerous and surely you know that means I can't be your friend anymore?"

"I'm getting that impression just by looking at your face now. Come on Pip you know me, you know I couldn't harm anyone,"

"Maybe not now but when you're one of them, you won't be able to stop yourself,"

"Well go on then!" I shouted at her, "What are you waiting for? Go on do it right now!" and before I knew it she got a stake out and was running towards me with it. I stepped to the side, knocked the stake out of her hand, shoved her to the floor and got on top of her holding my own stake close to her throat. I was always better at fighting than she was.

"What the hell Pop? You told me to,"

"I didn't think you'd really do it, though. I stupidly thought that 10 years of close friendship would've made you think about it first,"

"You know if my mum knew I didn't kill you, she'll kill me,"

"That's your problem, not mine Pip. All I know is that I don't fancy having a stake drive through my heart! Especially by my best friend," at this point Nicholas, Solange and their three other brothers who I can never remember the names of came running outside. I got off Pip and she ran away quickly. Nicholas put a hand on my shoulder and turned me around to face him.

"Are you OK?" he asked me. I couldn't speak so I just nodded. I was tired so I just wanted to go and lay down away from everyone and life. Instead, I shook his hand off and went for another run. Heading towards the end of the street and not really knowing where I was going or where to go. The only thing I knew was that I wasn't going back home. Not until tomorrow, anyway, when the Drakes were all asleep and I could sneak in, grab some stuff and leave note for Nan. It was supposed to be raining tomorrow so hopefully that will cover my scent until I was far enough away for the Drakes not to catch it. I turned and saw Nan talking to the Drakes on the side of the pavement. I think she was telling them to leave me be for a while and let me get my thoughts straight. I just have to hope they have better stuff to do than come to find me later on. Otherwise running away wouldn't be going too well.

Nicholas POV

"Give her some space at the moment Nick. She's never had an argument with Pippa before so she just needs time to clear her head," Mrs Hamilton said. We all went inside and sat on the sofa thinking about what to do next. Poppy was turning in a few months and I think she should be with people who know what they're doing during the time. Meaning that I think she should come back to the farmhouse with my siblings and me. The only problem is trying to convince Mrs H of this. She went into the kitchen to make herself a cup of tea, so Logan took the opportunity to ask the question that everyone was thinking.

"What are you going to do about Poppy? She can't stay here now that girl knows her secret," to be honest I wasn't thinking about that other girl at the moment, only as to where Poppy was and if she was OK.

"We know what we should do," Connor said, "but how can we tell Mrs Hamilton?"

"I don't know," I snapped. I shouldn't of; it wasn't any of their fault.

"Nick she needs to know. So does Poppy, it is her we need to take home after all," Solange said quietly so Mrs H wouldn't overhear.

"She will know, Sol. When she gets back but first I think we should tell Mrs H," I whispered.

"You don't need to tell me Nicholas. I already know that it would be safer for Poppy to live with you. The only thing is I don't want her to go. I can't lose her as well," Mrs H said from the doorway.

"Maybe you don't have to," said Quinn in a way that means he has an idea. Uh-oh that's never good. "I'm sure you could come and live with us. Mum and dad won't mind I'm sure,"

"Thank you Quinn but I know I can't. Lucy told me what the bloodchange was like and that it would be hard to resist human blood. Also I can't leave here after everything that's happened with Stuart and Lucy,"

"Are you sure Mrs Hamilton? We don't want to take the last piece of family away from you just like that," I asked, it wasn't fair on her losing that much family in such a small period of time.

"Yes I'm sure Nicholas. But you'll have to wait for her to get back. She could be another hour or two at least, if she hasn't gone to the club for under 18's. Or gone to Alex's and had something to drink. So you might as well do something to keep yourselves busy," she went upstairs after that and I heard a door shut. Maybe she's gone to bed; it is nearly midnight after all. I went for a walk around the house and noticed for the first time there were pictures of Lucy, Poppy, Mr. & Mrs. Hamilton everywhere. However, the one of Poppy and Pippa was kind of my favourite since they looked so much like Lucy and Sol. But my absolute favourite is Lucy and Poppy dresses up for that party Mrs. H gave me earlier.

Quinn decided he was going to go to the club down the road again to give him something to do, Connor and Logan went to find that vampire couple and explain what's happened to make us miss the meeting and Solange rung mum or dad to let them know what's happened since we left the farmhouse.

I eventually sat back down on the sofa and found myself staring at the DVD collection on the stand in front of me. There were so many DVD's here there were about three racks, all full of movies of all genre's and ratings. I laughed when I saw the twilight saga there; Lucy never liked those films because she thought they were a stupid, false presentation of vampires. I never really cared because I know that they were wrong. Finally, my eyes rested on a collection of DVD's that weren't proper films. All up the side in Mrs Hamilton's handwriting was 'home movies' with extra info like 'Baby Poppy' and 'Family day out/ holidays'. I smiled and picked up one that was labelled 'Poppy growing up' and 'Lucy growing up' and slid the latter into the DVD player. When it loaded, I saw a little baby in Mrs Hamilton's arms smiling and Mr Hamilton was talking from behind the camera.

"How about Lucky?" he said and Mrs Hamilton smiled.

"Sounds lovely Stuart. Lucky Hamilton. Lucky Moon Hamilton?"

"Perfect Cass. She's going to be a beautiful little girl isn't she?"

"Of course she is. Oh she's so cute," Lucy clearly agreed as she laughed a tiny little laugh. I smiled while looking at her like that. Oh how I would've teased her about that if she was still here, she probably would've punched me but it would totally be worth it. The film then skipped forward a few years to Lucy at about five when she was hanging out with Solange. They were giggling and it seemed to me at me covered in mud. Oh, that's right; Lucy threw a mud ball at me for stealing Sol's chocolate cupcake. Totally worth it though, I loved chocolate when before I changed. Lucy put her arm through Solange's and started walking away from me laughing at my humiliation.

"I'll get you Lucky!" I shouted after them. I didn't even realise the Hamilton's were filming this.

"OK Nicky," she shouted back. For a five year old, (literally) she had quite a voice. After that and a couple of mini parties the Hamilton's had, I switched it off. I knew most of the stuff on that DVD anyway. I put 'Poppy growing up' in the player, deciding I want to see my daughter grow up even if it is a bit and late and through a TV. The first scene was of her a few months old in the kitchen with Lucy.

"Oh Lucky I can't get over how beautiful she is," Mrs Hamilton said cheerfully. Lucy smiled at her then down at Poppy in her arms.

"If only she'd sleep for the night. Listen missy you are not vampire yet. So you're supposed to sleep at night and be up during the day when mummy's awake OK?" Poppy just looked up at her with my blue eyes with a look that said 'yeah right'.

"She's only a baby Luce, she can't understand you, you know,"

"I know. *sigh* you said you see me in her but all I can see when I look at her is Nicholas,"

"Well she does have his eyes doesn't she?"

"And his hair, sort of. There may not be a lot of it but I can tell it's darker than mine,"

"But slightly lighter than his. Have you called him?"

"I spoke to him yesterday, but I didn't have the heart to tell him about her," Lucy moved into the living room and put Poppy in a little play pen then turned back to her mum who was giving her a strange look. "Oh don't give that look mum,"

"You need to tell him and you know it. What about when the change comes on?"

"Mum she's three months old. She has another sixteen years bef0re that happens. Or if you want to be specific fifteen year and nine months,"

"And two days,"

"I didn't mean be that specific," Mrs H laughed

"That doesn't get you completely off the subject Lucky Moon. Nicholas deserves to know about his daughter,"

"I can't tell him mum. I don't know how he'll react, whether he'll be angry, hurt, happy, I don't know. Dad can you please turn that camera off?" she snapped. She was scared of me? She's never been scared of me before so why now? I'll never know how that conversation ended because it skipped forward a couple of years to Poppy's fourth birthday. She was wearing a pretty pink dress with butterflies and blowing candles out on her birthday cake. There were loads of other kids there cheering and singing 'happy birthday' her hair was as dark like mine but slightly lighter and also long. It was down to her hips and only a little bit was put up into a, what are they called, ponytail? Lucy was there too in smart trousers and a blouse as if she'd just finished work somewhere important. She was clapping and cheering for Poppy. Mr and Mrs H gave her a hug and went to sit back down at a table in the corner while the kids went back to playing and dancing to music. At some point Mr Hamilton videoed Poppy singing Hannah Montana in front of everyone. My little girl had quite a voice on her and she was only four!

After her fourth birthday party, it skipped forward some more of her life. There was school plays family barbeques, family days out, even a couple of holidays. There was one scene, however, that caught my eye. There was Lucy and Poppy (about 14/15 years old) at a family barbeque with the Wild's there and that boy Poppy was with at that Shannon's party. Mr and Mrs Hamilton were there, obviously, and Lucy. Poppy was hugging that boy, kissing him every now and then, and sitting on his lap and I couldn't help but feel protective of her, even though this is in the past and I can't change it now. But Lucy was sitting next to another man, very close, too close for my liking, smiling and laughing, even hugging him. He put his arm around her, pulled her close several times, and kissed her on the forehead. On my spot, he kissed her and she just giggled like a little school girl, especially when he would run his hand up and down her back tickling her slightly, making her wriggle that cute little wiggle I love and missed so much. She smiled up at him, they were talking, about a subject that made me so jealous, and angry I was tempted to find out where this man lives and kill him.

"So, Lucy how's our little baby?" he said placing a hand to his stomach.

"I told you Ash, several times now, our baby is fine. I'm only a few weeks anyway so it's too early to tell how it's going to go,"

"I'm so excited I'm going to be a father though. And I'm glad I'm with you," he smiled at her, again, before she turned her head to him and kissed him. They stood up of the bench they were sitting on and sat on the lawn Lucy in between his legs. That was wrong. She was my Lucy and those should be my legs she's sitting between. But it wasn't, and it never would be again. He wrapped his arms around her and held her tight before bending his head down and giving her another kiss, but this one you could clearly see it turning passionate and getting heated as she turned and pulled his head to his.

"EW! Get a room you two," Poppy shouted from behind the camera. Lucy looked over embarrassed that our daughter had just videoed her doing that.

"Poppy Solange Hamilton you put that camera down right now and stop filming me and Ash," to be honest I'm loving my daughter even more now for making that kiss stop. Poppy just laughed and turned the camera towards her.

"Watch out when I've got a camera people. You never know what I pick up on the other end. Mwahahahaha! I am so evil," she said and turned it back to Lucy who was just giving the death glare that made everyone shiver and turn away, avoiding all eye contact. And that is only partly because it's the same glare my mother gives people when they do something wrong. Quinn's known very well for getting that of mum.

"Anyway, before you two start arguing," the man said. I really didn't like him, "Poppy your mother and I have been thinking-"

"Ash has been thinking. I'm not so sure," Lucy interrupted.

"OK, I've been thinking-"

"Uh-oh that's never good," Poppy said jokily. Yep she's my daughter all right.

"Are you going to let me talk or not?"

"Do we have to answer honey?" Lucy asked. He sighed but continued anyway.

"Poppy, I've been thinking, how would you like to have me as a father? I want to adopt you," he said as if it was an everyday conversation. Everyone just sat there and stared at him mouths like a bunch of goldfishes.

"I knew this was a bad idea," Lucy muttered. Suddenly the camera was falling and hit the ground and Poppy was seen lying on the floor next to it, eyes closed. I'll never know what happened since someone turned the camera off after everyone rushed towards her.

It was a strange video because after the fainting the next scene was Poppy on stage with her friends singing some song I've never heard of, I think it was either Katy Perry or Lady Gaga, at some show to raise money for some charity. If I thought she could sing when she was four, by God what should I think now? She was amazing! Hits every note the way it should be and has a strong, powerful voice. Lady Gaga that's whose song it was. Don't ask me how I get her and Katy Perry mixed up because I don't know ok? 'The Edge of Glory' was the song. How could I forget that, it was one of Lucy's favourite songs when she lived in Violet Hill. It was even her ring tone for Pete's sake. Anyway, from the date on the banner in the background this was videoed just last month, which means that there can't be much more of this film to go. After she'd finished her song, the show was wrapped up and she jumped off the stage and headed straight for the camera.

"So Nanny how was I?" she asked proudly.

"Amazing as always, Poppy," Mrs Hamilton said in the background, which cause Poppy to smile.

"Thought so. Where's mum?"

"She had to go and change Jamie's diaper. She'll be back in a minute and don't worry she didn't miss your song. She wouldn't have missed you for the world,"

"What time is prick-face coming over?"

"Now Poppy you know better than to call him names. He's picking Jamie up at eight so we have to leave soon," Poppy nodded and walked off to meet with Pippa and started joking around with her. Lucy had come back. The camera was on the table at an awkward angle, which only tells me that Mrs H thought she'd turned it off when she hadn't. So I overheard their conversation.

"How's she doing?" Lucy asked.

"She's fine. She called Ash prick-face," Mrs H replied.

"I don't blame her. After what he done. I really don't like the idea of Jamie going round there; I just worry about him,"

"Lucky when Poppy turns sixteen and manages to get help he'll be in danger. We all will,"

"No mum, don't pin this one on Poppy. Jamie's only going to visit the twat not move in with him. I'm not having that happen to my baby,"

"Lucky, you know it'll be for the best,"

"He abused my daughter mum. Don't you get that? What's to stop him doing the same to Jamie? Whenever Jamie goes round his she locks herself up in her bedroom as if refusing to see him or talk to him likes he's the enemy,"

"Poppy's been through a tough time honey. But Jamie will need his dad around him,"

"Poppy hasn't got Nicholas," Lucy stated simply, as if was the most obvious thing in the world. Mrs H sighed. This is the most interesting part of the DVD.

"Lucky, I'm not going to argue with you. Ash hurt you. He hurt Poppy. But it doesn't change the fact that he's Jamie's father and he's going to be picking him up in an hour so we'd best be getting home," someone picked up the camera and I realised it was Lucy as she pointed it to Mrs Hamilton and a baby boy in a little blue suit. She gasped.

"Mum you left the camera on," she sounded scared.

"Did I? Oh so I did. Me and technology, we're useless together. That's why I always let your father handle the camera,"

"No mum you don't get it. You left the camera on. It must have picked up everything we just said and that's supposed to be part of the private side of life," her voice sounded shaky.

"Lucky calm down I'm sure we could just delete it,"

"We dont' know how mum. We're both useless at using this thing,"

"Lucky, it doesn't matter. We didn't say anything completely private,"

"Completely private? I've practically just said my ex-husband raped my daughter on camera and since we don't know how to delete it anyone could find out," I froze at that sentence. Ex-husband? She married him? Hang on why was I worrying about that, Lucy said something I should be angrier at. He raped Poppy. My daughter was raped by her own mother's husband. WHAT THE FUCK? I am so hunting him down and definitely killing him now.

"Lucky, as long as we keep the tape hidden no one will find out OK? Just calm down or you'll get an even worse migraine than you've already got,"

"That's not a migraine mum, it's the tumour," she sighed and the last thing she said was: "I just hope Nicholas never finds out." Too late. And then the screen went black. Boy was I one pissed off vampire right now.

OK Super crap ending, I know! I'm sorry if you don't like it and I hope I haven't offended anyone with the Ash situation.

Plz R&R I need feedback and ideas people!