*I shouldve written in the first chapter that no chapters have been proof read, only bare basically spell-checked through microsoft word so i apologize for mistakes or grammatical errors! im up to 30,000 words now and i just dont have time to go back to the beginning and re-check it all!
ALSO please note Eleanor has no resemblance or relation to Elena from VD, shes basically the opposite*

I walked back to Sierra as fast as a human could, who was sitting outside the Home Decor shop on a bench. I had just about reached her when she saw me coming and stood up to greet me.

'The woman working there said it'll be delivered on Friday. 3 days time is as fast as they can do it at the moment...' She began to speak before I wrapped my hand around her wrist tightly

'We have to go. Now.' I whisper in quiet yet stern voice. I start dragging her towards the parking lot. Her feet slide across the slick floor as she I pull her along behind me.

'Wait wait, what is the matter with you? What's going on?' She says as she finally puts the brakes on. She yanks me backwards and looks at me. I can't speak. I just stare at her wide eyed.

She frowns 'What's happening?'

'Someone's here. I don't know who he is or how old he is or anything but...' I break off mid sentence to look around me. There's no one in range to hear our conversation, humans wouldn't. I lower my voice more

'There is a vampire in the mall right now and we have to leave or our cover could be blown if he tells...' I speak fast.

'If I know that he's a vampire, he'll know that I am one.'

My brain can't function properly. If we lose our cover now, were done for. We won't be moving as we want anymore, we'll be on the run from authorities. The government knows about us, but they mostly turn a blind eye so normal citizens don't find out. But if it's broadcast it causes a huge incident. It's done so before. Those vampires are no longer alive...

Sierras eyes widen. 'Where is he now? We need to...'

'No!' I cut her off. 'We have to leave.'

She nods. We make our way to the exit, following the flow of human traffic. We take the escalator to the first floor; trying not to get noticed and avoid a hold up. Just as we thought we were in the clear with the exit in sight, I freeze. I grab sierras hand and tug her back behind a structural column.

'He's there.' The tall, dark and incredibly handsome man is standing near the doors. He's not by himself anymore; there are people with him talking to him. There are 6 of them all up. I can't make out the entire face, but he's got a cup with my name on it in his hand.

'He's the tall one with the coffee.'

Sierra slowly edges around the column to see. After a few moments she looks at me, then back at him.

'Are you sure that's him? I mean, he doesn't really look...'

In the distance he's turned around to face us. He's talking to another man, who looks similar to him.

'Whoa. Holy cow' Sierra says, her mouth wide open in astonishment. 'You spoke to him?'

I shake my head, 'Kind of. Not really. He stole my coffee, when I confronted him I felt... weird.'

'He's probably the hottest man I've ever seen in my life! It's not possible for a human to have looks like that...' she says a little too loudly. A smile comes across her face.

'Oi. Focus here...' I say, slapping her arm. She jumps a little.

'What do you mean you felt weird?' she frowns

'I've never felt it before. I don't know how to describe it...' I'm getting flustered. I take a deep breath. 'We've got to get out of here'

Sierra is still gawking at the 6 men. 'Why don't we just say hi? If they're vampires, they obviously don't want to be caught out either. We could truce if we have to...'

That's a good idea Eleanor, why wouldn't you think of that. Duh.

I feel stupid for not thinking of that too. I chuckle. 'Well. I didn't think of that. But I don't know if I want some random guys knowing... what if they tell more vampires and then they all come after us?'

'You're stressing! We've been hanging around for 3 and a half years now with no friends. If it goes bad, we'll just kill them another time' she says, with a cheeky yet evil grin on her face. She's not kidding. If it did go bad that's what would happen. She's a lot smarter than I give her credit for. I should be easier on her...

'You're the famous one; one of them will surely recognize you and worship at your feet.' She giggles

'No way! That one stole my drink; I have no reason to go over there.'

'I have 6 great reasons to go over there...' She says, and I can tell from her eye movements that she's checking them all out. She leans against the column and I roll my eyes.

'What are they saying?' She asks me. My hearing is more precise than hers. I concentrate on them all.

"How about we should finally go and see that new star wars? I mean, it's better than sitting around in the common room all day..."

"The only screening is late, I doubt Aria would let us stay out that late."

"We should ask anyway. There might be some babing nerd girls there"

"Enough..."

They sound like a bunch of geeks. 'They're talking about seeing a movie tonight.' I tell Sierra. She scrunches her nose

'Why are the hot ones always dorks?' She shakes her head. 'What else?'

I tune in again, this time, peeking my head around our column hiding place to watch them.

"Look, we shouldn't be wasting our time with stupid human activities." It's him, the coffee guy.

"Don't be such a pussy, Damon. Lighten up, let's go hunting instead..." The guy who looks similar to Coffee Guy pipes up.

I tap sierra on the shoulder, 'The guy that stole my coffee, his name is Damon. They're all vampires.' I tell her, all the while still listening.

"...well, I have more important things to be doing than running around the woods like headless chickens. There are bigger issues at present..." Damon looks agitated.

"Dude, why does your cup say 'Eleanor'?" A European looking guy says. He is huge; built like a house. Very scary looking.

I gasp. This is it. This is the moment it all comes crashing down. Sierra must've heard my quick intake of breath and she grabs my shoulder.

"What?"

"...Some bimbo in Starbucks. I waited ages for mine and then she waltzed right on in and got hers straight away. I wasn't waiting anymore."

I hear a collective laugh spread through the group.

"You stole a random chicks coffee? Brutal..."

"Yeah well, I needed it. Plus the workers in there were getting all weird. I think she was some sort of famous person..."

I don't know why I'm still listening, I know what's coming. But I'm intrigued.

"Wait! Eleanor, as in, blonde hair blue eyed modelling goddess?" A short and stocky man speaks; his hair is almost ginger, and he's the shortest of group. Probably not much taller than my 5"2 self. I sense that he swings the other way.

"I don't know, I don't follow that stuff. But it sounds like her. She got annoyed so I think I frightened her to high heaven." He snorts as I giggle quietly to myself. If only he knew.

"Damon you stole Eleanor Deverouxs' coffee! Do you not understand who you just ran into and what you just did?" The short one is getting worked up, but the others are laughing at him.

"Tone down the homosexual buddy. Oi, the cars here. Let's get back in time for last class..."

Out the front doors of the mall a silver Rolls Royce pulls up in the set down zone. 'Sierra they don't know!'

'What? Are you sure?'

'Yes, they spoke about me but they said nothing about us. He thought he scared me though...' I laugh again at the thought. Sierra looks from around the blockage.

'They're leaving, quick!' She says, and in a second she's headed towards the group.

'Sierra don't! Shit...' It's too late now. I hope she's got a plan. I follow along not far behind.

She jogs over to them, waving to get their attention. 'Hello!' she shouts. The stocky one stops and turns to her.

'yeah? Can I help you?' She finally reaches him with a huge smile on her face.

'Hi, I'm sorry to bother you but I couldn't help but notice your Ralph Lauren polo. It's so nice! Is that from the Summer Checklist?' She says, reaching to touch the sleeve of his shirt. I cringe, this is bad.

A smile lights up his face. 'Yes! I bought it the other day, how did you know?'

I can't believe she pulled this off. I really really need to give her more credit... By this time the rest of the group has stopped and turned to see what the commotion was about.

'I just know about fashion. Its suits your complexion.' She compliments him. 'I'm Sierra.'

'I'm Daniel. It's so great to finally meet someone who knows about fashion.' He beams, glaring over his shoulder at his friends. As he turns back his mouth hangs open. I'm by Sierras side by now. He looks like he's about to faint.

'No way...'

'This is Eleanor. Eleanor this is Daniel' she looks at me, like she knows her plan is working. He seems nice enough...

I extend my hand towards him. He nervously shakes it and grins harder. 'Oh my god. You're Eleanor Deveroux. Like, in the flesh!' This guy has some serious enthusiasm.

'That's me. Nice to meet you.' I say before quickly looking up at the rest of the guys. They're standing there. Still. Even Damon the coffee steal-er. I smile at them. They all turn to look at him; trying to process the information they've been given. I look at Damon, and he narrows his eyes at me. It's the fact that he was so rude that makes me so angry, not the coffee. The other guys walk back to us, except for Damon. They're all smiling, which is a good start.

'Hey, I'm Sierra' she says, shaking everyone elses' hands. They seem pretty happy to see us. We're not terrible on the eyes...

I take a few steps towards them, when I suddenly feel a bit nervous. I shake everyone's hands too. Daniel, Marco, Roman and Louis. Marco is the European one that spoke just before, maybe he's Greek? Vampires from around the world. When I get to the man who looks similar to Damon, I pause. He's just as attractive as Damon, with a couple of different facial features. I smile and hold out my hand, which he takes and places a kiss on the back. I blush.

'I'm Stefan. Pleasure to meet you, Eleanor' he smiles a smile that reaches only one side of his face. It's lopsided but... it's sexy as hell. 'I apologize for the rudeness of my brother. I believe you two had an encounter?' he says as he lets go of my hand.

Oh wow. The two of them are brothers. 'Yes, we did. No need to apologize. I understand some people have the manners of a brick wall.' I say, loud enough for him to hear me. The rest of them chuckle, and I hear him snort. Stefan smiles.

'Yes. He lacks social skills. Don't let that deter you two from the rest of us though.' He winks at me. I think my heart skipped a beat. I flush.

'Never' I say. He's very formal; he mustn't be very young...

Damon steps forward towards us. 'We have to be going now...' he says hastily, as he makes a sharp turn towards their car. Stefan shakes his head.

'Ignore him. So, what brings you two here?' He asks me. I smile.

'I could ask you guys the same question...'' I say, I glance at Sierra.

'We just had some spare time classes.' Daniel interrupts me. The boys glare at him like he's just inserted his foot into his mouth.

'Oh, you guys go to school here?' I ask. I'm getting more and more curious by the minute.

'No...' Stefan says sternly. '...Not around here' he adds. A look of worry comes over his face. Is he... panicking?

Sierra frowns. 'No? So where are you all from, why are you guys here?' She almost laughs at the end of her sentence. I see a hint of a smile reach her face.

I look back at Stefan. His mouth is ajar. 'Well... were from interstate. Um... we attend a private college...'

'You guys go to the Academy?!' Sierra says, rather loudly. I stare at her and she instantly realises her mistake.

We are NOT supposed to know about the academy, only vampires know about it. You've blown your cover. Abort mission...

The guys are staring at each other, speechless.

'How do you know about the academy?' Daniel says, narrowing his eyes at Sierra. I have to fix this.

'Well...' I speak up before Sierra stuffs up again. '...When you know as many people as I do, you hear rumours. It's a celebrity thing...' I say. I sound like a total arrogant bitch, but this should work. I hope...

Stefan looks at the boys. They're shocked that we know. 'So, you two aren't...'

'No!' Sierra shouts way too enthusiastically. I stare at her again. Shut. Up. Sierra.

'What she means is, we've had our suspicions about the Academy for a while now; after hearing so much about it. But, we only know what other people tell us first hand. Like, Leonardo Di Caprio...' Yep. He's a vampire; which is why he still looks like he did in Titanic. He's been to the Academy loads of times, so the boys would know him. He's a good friend of mine, one of the only people that knows about Sierra and I.

Sierra nods, knowing that the story were spinning is actually making sense.

'You know Leonardo Di Caprio personally?' Daniel squeals, beginning to "fangirl" again.

'Of course I know...' I make myself shut up. "...Yes. I do. But look, we don't even care. If anything, we're... intrigued.' I say, grinning at Sierra.

The Academy is called Lestivas Catholic College Academy, but everyone calls it the academy for short. It's not really catholic, it's just a cover up as to why no human can apply for their school (Vampires get sent a letter of acceptance when its decided they can attend, which is rare); and why it's located on a privately owned plot of land in Adirondack Park in upstate New York. It used to be called St Nightfalls Academy, but recently a change of headmistress meant a change of name. Humans know that the academy exists, but they don't know how or why only certain people are accepted. It's a prestigious Vampire-only school. A school that Sierra and I have been trying for decades to get into; just for something different to do.

It starts making sense now. When they were talking about how "Aria" wouldn't let them; they were talking about the Headmistress of the Academy. I've heard she's some incredible newbie vampire with powers or something. I doubt it, but still it peaks my curiosity. Sierra and I have tried making phone calls, posting letters and sending emails to this school, with no luck.

Yet here are 6 men that attend the college standing in front of us. It must've clicked to both sierra and I at the same time, because the look on her face said she was plotting something. This could be our way in...

All of a sudden, I see Damon reappear out of the corner of my eye. He storms towards us with a look on his face like he's about to kill. He's super mad. He stops a few feet away from Stefan. He must've heard the conversation from the car.

'We are going. Now.' He growls, as he gives Stefan his death stare.

'Wait a minute, Damon, this is actually...

'I said...' he interrupts him. 'We. Are. Going. Right now.'

I swear I could almost see the hunger veins protrude from underneath his eyes. I stand there in silence wondering what on earth is going to happen next. Daniel and the others have already started heading towards the exit, but Stefan is standing his ground.

The tension grows. I can feel my adrenaline begin to flow through me. Last time I was in a situation like this, it turned into a dominance fight, and it did not end well.

'Brother, do not make me force you...' Damon growls again, this time his voice deeper. I begin to hear a rumble in Stefans' throat. I can sense how scared sierra is becoming. I quickly place my hand on Stefans' shoulder to distract them for a moment.

'What about...' I say slowly, making sure they don't turn against me. '...You all come around to our apartment for some drinks. It's a long drive back and you don't have to leave just yet, surely you don't want to go on an empty stomach.' My voice is shaky. It doesn't matter how old I am, if these blokes were to turn on me, I'd be dead.

'Yeah! We have an excellent bartender in the building.' Sierra grins. I know exactly what's going through her mind.

Stefan looks at me. His brown eyes drill into my soul. I shiver before quickly withdrawing my hand. He looks at Damon.

'No. Were leaving.' Damon says, as he turns on his heels and slowly heads for the exit again. The guys are standing by the car waiting for Damon to get in first. He's obviously in charge of them. Shit. No they can't leave yet. They need to get us our acceptance letters!

'We're having a party tonight anyway; you may as well join us. Besides, when was the last time you guys went to a party?' I smile jokingly. Stefan smiles back, but Damon doesn't change. 'Leo will be there...' I say, hoping Daniel is eavesdropping.

I don't know whether or not the intake of breath that followed was sierras or Daniels. I just said something that I can't guarantee. Sierra pulls out her phone from her handbag and begins furiously texting.

'Damon, lighten up. Honestly imagine the connections you could make with the people that show up to this. Insiders. Plus, do you really want to explain to Daniel why he can't see one of his idols in the only opportunity he's ever going to get?' Stefan gestures to Daniel, whose eagerly grinning in the background.

Damon is silent. He glares at me, his eyes narrowing as if he's getting angrier.

'It's settled! Come around at 5...' I say enthusiastically before anyone has a chance to say no. I quickly pull out a card from my bag which has my contact details on it and hand it to Stefan. He smiles. Damon snatches the card from his hand.

'Fifth Avenue. Really?' He says, unimpressed. I ignore his comment.

'It was lovely to meet you all' I say as I edge towards the exit. Sierra shakes Stefans' hand again and follows along closely behind. I smile as I pass the rest of them. 'See you later' I say, fluttering my eyelashes as I leave. Got to make them want me so they get me my letter...

'Bye!' Daniel shouts, as Sierra and I hop into our Range Rover that's pulled up behind their car. I press the window down, and shout as we drive away, 'Don't steal anymore coffees!' The last thing I heard in the distance as we drove out of the mall lot was laughter and the sound of someone being punched.