Author's note: ok, so my sister said that they fell in love way to fast, so now she thinks its going to be a short story but I told her no its going to be a little longer than a couple of pages... so yah. She's not reading it now. So please read it and tell me what you think so I could edit it or something. ok, thanks again for reading, bye. thanks, see ya, r&r, I'll update more chapters later (not later, later but later like tomorrow). ok bye, I'm rambling again aren't I, dang it.

Chapter 2

After our little make-out session was over, the bell had rang. Pointing out that it was time to change classes and head for lunch. So as we went to the cafeteria, Daren had to point out classrooms that I'll be going to, because I'm not very good at reading maps. What surprised me though, was that on our way there is appeared that everything changed but it was still the same. I realized it wasn't my surroundings, it was me. My senses heightened, it seemed that I could see everything far away, hear everything that nobody else could hear, and the weird thing was, even though I was walking the same pace I usually do, it felt that I was walking terribly slowly. I looked up at Daren to see if he was experiencing anything like it. And from the look on his face, I could tell he was enjoying it, and he was very much conscious of his surroundings, as much as I was. Maybe even more.

"So, experiencing anything abnormal? Head-ache? Sore throat? Stomach- ache?" he paused, as if waiting for my reaction, "Love- sickness?"

"What?" I asked, not sure if I heard right.

"Nothing," he answered, smiling.

I sighed, and he wrapped his arm around my waist. Causing me to blush- for the zillionth time today in just one hour- and he chuckled.

"Do you really love me?" I blurted, and put my hand over my mouth on instinct, as if it would take back what I said. Not that I was afraid I'd hurt his feelings, but I was afraid of what he might do. He looked shocked, his dark hair getting somewhat in his eyes. And I instantly had the urge to pull it back, to show that I at least cared about him.

And as if he read my mind he bent down and kissed me, and I forgot where we were for a moment. We soon got a reaction, the people who were passing by us either gasped or stood there, frozen. He pulled back first, "Do you really think that I don't?" he whispered.

"I don't know, I just don't think it's possible to fall in love at first sight, you know. I mean, sure you could just get a stray thought like- oh she's cute, or, he's hot- but to like, have an instant connection with someone before you've ever talked to them. It's kind of un- realistic. Not that I'm saying I wouldn't like to have you love me, just kind of, why me?"

He sighed and we started walking again, "They say that when vampires meet a certain someone for the first time we can have an immediate connection, that we can fall in love with someone, just like that," he said snapping his fingers, "that we know for sure that, that's the person we will stay with forever. And it only happens once in a life time for that vamp- err person." He said changing his words, while looking around, afraid anyone might hear our conversation, "and I believe that, that has happened to us. I have easily fallen for you." He said serious.

"When exactly did you fall for me?" I asked, trying not to look at his face because I knew that my face was heating up again.

"When you asked me why we were in that particular hallway, and you didn't ask why I was being suspicious. Because you knew that we all have secrets."

"How did you-" I started but he cut me off.

"I have the power to read minds," he said matter of factly.

"I see," I said, "do all-"

"No we all have different gifts,"

"Hmm, will I-"

"You'll know when you'll get yours, trust me." He smiled.

"Okay then, no more questions,"

"Do you love me?" he asked, turning my face towards his.

"I- I can't say," I said shocked of his sudden request, and I looked away, because he was still cupping my face in his hands, but he smiled anyways.

"Don't worry, you don't have to give me your answer now," he said, then mumbled still smiling, "although I can tell what your answer is by the look on your face."

"What was that?" I asked, knowing what he said.

"Nothing," he said abruptly.

"That's right," I said and I brought my lips to his cheek before I could have any doubts. When I drew back his face was getting red, just as I had planned, "Daren?"

"Yes?" he whispered.

"Are you alright? You look kind of red."

"I think you were right about it being hot in here." He said putting his hand to his face.

"But I said that when we were over in the other hallway."

"Well then it must be the people here in this hallway, it is pretty crowded here."

"But this hallway is almost empty as well, everybody has gone to lunch." I said pointing down the hallway to the direction that we were going before.

"Well then maybe we should go to lunch too, we could probably eat outside too since they have the heating in here on high."

"Daren," I asked as he was pulling me along.

"Yes, Kristen?" he said not showing his face.

"Um… I suppose, I do love you. I didn't realize it before. But now that I think about it you are pretty cute when you blush, and you are nice, and I realize now that you were… turning me, you were trying to make it so then it didn't hurt as much. And I suppose-" he cut my confession off with his lips pressed against mine. And, again, I forgot everything else around us. Finally, we broke apart out of breath, and blushing. "You said you wanted to go to lunch?" I said breathless.

"Yah, let's go." He said and took my hand, and we headed to the cafeteria.