A/N- So even though I only got two reviews… I'm still going to update early. I just wanted to let you guys know, even though I've started another story, I'm still going to be updating this story regularly. I just wanted to let you guys know!

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BirdieInABox16- Poor Cerys indeed… don't worry, she'll get through it.

Superdani- I think those types of girls are at everyone's school…

My god, I wanted to die, or well become a vampire. I was sick of people asking about James or at least any more information about him. I thought I had made it clear by that first Friday that I wasn't going to say anything else. They could meet him at prom since I was sure that he wasn't going to let us back out of going. Maybe he could scare them all off. No, he doesn't want them knowing what he truly is. And killing an entire venue of teenagers and teachers is out of the question… I guess he'll just have to charm everyone like he did my mom.

So tomorrow was the big day, prom, and I was not looking forward to it. Well, I was looking forward to James coming tonight, but I was not looking forward to the actual dance. They had reserved a large ballroom at a local hotel for the prom and the theme was "Twilight". I had told James and he had just laughed, but told me we were still going. I tried to convince James otherwise, but he was adamant about going. Then Tanya found out I had switched my views and she called me just to yell at me for an hour. I had a feeling she would be coming down as well to make sure I didn't run away.

I was broken from my reverie when I nearly ran into someone as I was walking out of school. I looked up to see a new silver Chevrolet Camero with darkly tinted windows. Knowing I wasn't going to be walking home today I squeezed by everyone who was admiring the car and got in. Again, everyone had shock and their faces and the girls were already starting to whisper to each other.

"You're trying to kill me aren't you?" I asked James as he pulled away, trying not to run over anyone.

"I thought we already agreed that I wasn't changing you until after college." James replied with an easy smile. I glared at him, but my mood quickly changed when he leaned over and kissed me lightly while we sat at a red light.

"I've missed you." I whispered.

"I've missed you as well." James replied.

"I wish you would have stayed longer that night you dropped me off. I could barely get to sleep."

"I know."

"How do you know?" I asked. I had never mentioned that during any of our phone calls.

"I might have stuck around a bit longer than you thought." James replied cryptically.

"Wait, I wasn't dreaming? You were really there with me?" I asked.

"You dreamt about me?" I hated it when he responded with a question.

"Yes, I've dreamt about you almost every night." I admitted.

"I'm honored." James said as he kissed the top of my hand. We reached my house rather quickly and I was surprised to see two more familiar cars sitting on the curb.

"Everyone came with you?" I asked.

"Ya, Tanya was pretty insistent on it." James replied. "They're all hunting right now. Laurent's taken to being vegetarian pretty well."

"What about you?"

"I'm still somewhat resistant, but I'll feed on wildlife mostly. Laurent was able to stop cold turkey, I'm not so lucky."

"Which is going to make tomorrow night harder for you." I said quietly.

"It will be hard, but worth it. I'll feed tonight again, make sure there is one more rapist off the streets for tomorrow night."

"You're just feeding on the scum of the planet now?"

"Ya, you made my conscious come back. Although I do enjoy the hunt of random people every once in a while." James said with a grin. He leaned over and kissed my cheek before getting out. We walked into my house and headed to my room where we waited for everyone to get back.

"They're back." James warned an hour later. I held my breath and tried to listen for any signs of anyone else, but I couldn't hear anything. James just smiled before leading me downstairs to where everyone was finding seats in the living room.

"I'm glad you decided to try and stay with some of the outfits we picked out for you." Tanya said when I walked in. Kate and Irina nodded and smiled as well.

"I've missed you guys." I said as I gave everyone a hug. Laurent's eyes had already started to turn golden like Tanya's family while James' eyes were still mostly red. That's when a new thought or problem hit me.

"How are we going to cover your eyes?" I asked turning to James.

"What?" James asked, seemingly genuinely confused.

"Your eyes, they're still pretty red. Even if they were gold like everyone else's I'd say they'd draw even more attention to you."

"More?" Laurent asked.

"So the first day I got back a girl in one of my classes was suggesting that I go with this one guy-" James let out a growl, but I put a finger to his lips to quiet him. "But I said no and that I was going with my boyfriend. Word travels fast in high school and by the end of the day everyone knew I had a boyfriend. Most people wanted to know who would date someone who spent most of their time in the mountains while other just wanted to know who he was."

"And what do they know now? It's been over a month." Laurent asked.

"That I have a boyfriend. I would talk about it and if someone asked I wouldn't give them the answer they wanted." I said with a shrug.

"Chica, it sounds like you made this drama yourself. If you had given them the information they wanted then there wouldn't be so much… hype around the event for you." Carmen said.

"She's right, Cerys. They're interested because of the mystery, not because someone's going out with you." Irina said.

"Who was this girl suggesting you go with anyway?" James asked.

"Uh, Alex. He's in my Biology and English class. Apparently he's liked me for a while." I said with a shrug. James growled again and I rolled my eyes. "But I never noticed until Alyssa said anything and I still don't care." James was still tense, but accepted the answer.

"This kid?" Kate asked, pointing at a picture in one of my yearbooks.

"How did you get that?"

"You weren't paying attention and it was in your bookshelf. Now, is it this kid?" Kate asked again.

"No, wrong Alex."

"You could help." Kate suggested.

"Are you trying to give him a death sentence?" I asked looking from Kate to James, who was now very interested.

"I won't do anything. I just want to know who to watch out for." James mumbled.

"You don't have to watch out for anyone. I'm not interested in him. I never have been and I never will be." I muttered as I flipped to the end of our class. I pointed to the picture and the Denali sisters were interested studying the small black and white photo.

"He's cute." Tanya said. With that comment the three male vampires were now studying the picture.

"Are you trying to make this hard?" I asked Tanya.

"Meh, don't worry. I'm sure that James won't do anything stupid." Tanya said as she elbowed James to get his attention back.

"I don't see anything special about him." Eleazar said. "He looks like all those kids going to the local high school back home."

"Exactly, there is nothing special about him." I said. "Unlike you." I finished while I twisted around to look up at James. He looked at me questioningly and I grinned. "You sparkle." Everyone in the room burst into laughter and James just shook his head.

"So what is there to do in this town?" Tanya asked.

"Movies, shopping, bookstores. What do you want to do?" I asked.

"Anything, but stay here. Let's go shopping!" Kate exclaimed. "Where's the mall?" I groaned along with the men and hid my face in James' chest.

"These two are going to have a big day tomorrow, so why don't we just go see a movie. Any ideas?"

"Um, why don't we see Mamma Mia!" Carmen suggested.

"I am not sitting through another musical." Eleazar groaned.

"Alright, what about The Mummy?" I suggested. Everyone looked at everyone else before agreeing. So I left a note for my mom in case she came home early and got squeezed into one of the cars with everyone else.

"We need to get an SUV so everyone can get in one car." Irina pouted as she looked in the rear view mirror to the car behind us where the three men were.

"Tell Eleazar, I don't think he'd be too opposed to the idea of trading his car in for an SUV." Carmen said.

"Why don't you, that way we'll know he'll definitely do it." Irina suggested.

"I'll ask him when we get home." Carmen said with a shrug.

That night we all sat in a group, but the couples were sure to sit together. We sat pretty close to the back, hidden in the shadows as a few of my classmates walked in. If I was lucky they wouldn't notice us before the movie and we would leave before they would once the movie was over. As the theatre's lights started to dim I snuggled into James' shoulder and prepared for the movie, hoping I wouldn't fall asleep in James' arms.

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The movie was ok, not that Irina, Laurent, Carmen, or Eleazar noticed. It was a damn good thing they didn't have to breathe because I doubt either of them broke apart during the entire movie. Carmen and Irina were able to get into Eleazar's car before James could so he came in Tanya's and settled in the back seat with me.

When we got back to my house it was still dark and my note was still on the fridge. Everyone except James said goodbye for the night as soon as we got back, leaving me surprised. James just explained they were staying at a local hotel since not everyone looked college age. I nodded and led him up to my room where I got ready to go to sleep and James got ready to do whatever he did while I slept.

"James?" I said quietly as I relaxed into his chest.

"Hm?"

"Does the lust ever lessen?"

"After the first decade it might, but for the most part, no. You just learn to deal with it and when the right time is to succumb to it and when it's time to ignore it."

"So tomorrow night?"

"In the early evening we'll have to ignore it, but as the night wears on, I'm sure we'll succumb to it." James replied. "Now, go to sleep. We've got a long day tomorrow." James kissed my forehead and rubbed my arm comfortably as I was lulled away from reality.