hey you guys, i was on the plane to Fuertuventura and now that i have a laptop i thoight, why not be a little productive and grace you with another chapter? So here it is, i was stuck on that plane for four hours so it's a bit longer than most of my chapters!

This time i am introducing the group a little and setting up some tension, things can't be going to easy now can they? Trust me Rachel will be back soon, in another chapter or two she will make her way back into Quinn's life.. Guess she's in for a surprise then huh?

Last time on I will but i won't:

"Don't mind them." He said.

"You'll get used to it after a while."

He walked towards the kitchen as well until only Santana and I were left standing in the hallway. We both smiled at each other and followed the masses into the kitchen ourselves. Until suddenly I heard a clang.

"Jade you clumsy cow now look what you did!"

I was next to 'Jade' the second I heard the clang and looked at the vase lying on the floor in little bits and pieces. Honestly it wasn't that bad I thought but 'Jade' seemed to think so. Her piercing brown eyes were already watering and I could tell from the heaving of her chest that she was close to sobbing. Not really understanding why, I took her in my arms and rubbed her arms with my cold hands while whispering in her ear.

"It's okay you know. It's just a vase, not even an important one at that. Don't cry."

The dud in the far left corner however decided to open his mouth again and mumbled something about the expensiveness of the vase. True, it was a very expensive vase but I had only taken it from my father's office a long time ago to make a statement. I remember how we fought and fought over our past and my present, or well then present. I blamed him for the way I had turned out; I hated him for what he had done to me, to mom and especially to Frannie. She was out there somewhere in the world, being the biggest bitch she could be because it was the only way she knew how to be.

At least I had had Brittany when I was younger, and Santana. Even though the latter had always acted like as big of a bitch as I had at school, she had never been like that outside of it. Nobody understood that it was the way she was needed to be. Who would protect Brittany otherwise from all the jocks and other bitches prancing around the school looking for an easy victim? Brittany was people smart; San and I both knew that but to be honest other than dancing those beautiful muscles she had been of no use. She wouldn't even harm a fly, for real she made Santana catch it with a glass and a piece of cardboard and set it free in the yard again. She was way too sweet back then, way too innocent. But that had faded over time and when she ended up in the real world she actually managed to ruin her and Santana's relationship. This had seemed impossible until I found San crying on my doorstep three years ago. It was finally over, done and gone. Ever since then our friendship had grown deeper and deeper and one night I think it must've been about a year and a half ago she started sleeping around again. Just like I had done a year after Rachel's painful words and the final confrontation. But it got messy and sticky, some girls refused to understand that we weren't looking for anything more than a one night stand. Some even stalked us. Only this house was our safe haven. We had sworn never to bring anyone to this place except well, for Brittany and Rachel. So they were the only ones who knew where to find us if we weren't at San's place or mine. I bought this house with some of my father's money when one my friends said he could easily hack his bank accounts if wanted. I had called home that night and my mother was struggling with finding a job and making ends meet. She said she was happy that at least I got a scholarship so she didn't have to worry about that anymore but there was still mortgage to pay and living in new haven had proven to be very expensive. I hated dorms you see. So I told my friend to go ahead if he thought it would work. And it did. For months he kept stealing small amounts from all of his bank accounts off shore, so he never even realized until it was too late that someone had run off with more than half of his secret stash of money in the Caribbean. I bought a house in New York since I figured that I would spend the rest of my life there with Rachel. We had even gone house shopping and once Brittany knew about this both she and Santana had tagged along. Together we chose a house that would be perfect for the four of us even. But now there were only two of us left.

"It's not important; it was my dad's anyways."

That seemed to send the girl over the edge. She started sobbing uncontrollably and I heard the big guy sigh. I sent him one of my HBIC glares, the ones I was famous for and he cowered back into his little corner. Santana had come to stand by me and left her hand on the small of my back in a comforting gesture. I immediately relaxed at her touch. She looked from the girl to me and back again with her eyebrows scrunched up in confusion. I shrugged; I had no idea why the girl was sobbing over a vase. I rubbed her back with slow circles hoping it would calm her down at least a bit.

Suddenly there he stood; my heart was beating twenty thousand miles an hour. I remembered him vividly now. The beautiful man, the man who had bitten me, the man who had turned me without explanation. I felt a strong pull towards him when he stepped into the room. It was weird the way I wanted him to acknowledge me. He finally looked at me, his eyes however were nothing like I had expected. They were a strange blue, almost purple like and they swam with regret. It almost pained him to look at me and suddenly I could feel what he was feeling if only for a fleeting moment I could feel his guilt, his shame ad his regret coursing through me before it disappeared just as fast as it had showed up. It seemed however I was not the only one to have felt it. The girl in my arms had whimpered softly as had Santana. Me, the dude in the far left corner and the redhead however had not even flinched. Suddenly I felt calm and safe, like woolen blanket had wrapped itself around me. I didn't know where it came from but the girl in my arms visibly changed. She crawled out from under my arms and went to him. He wrapped his arms around her and suddenly the feeling was fading. She however, rested her head calmly on his chest and stayed there in his arms contently.

Santana seemed troubled, she was uncomfortable I could tell. Her posture was stiff and rigid. Her eyes were darting around the room and her hands were balled in fists. I recognized her attitude immediately; she was alarmed and ready to pounce any second. I knew I had to get her out of her own head, for everyone's sake. We were standing in the middle of a room filled with vampires and I had no doubt that these creatures were far superior to me even the blonde girl who had been sobbing minutes earlier. Speaking of the blonde, she was watching Santana closely. Her eyes were very subtle but I could see the fascination on her features and the widened pupils. Her attitude suddenly shifted from curiosity to concern. That's when her eyes settled on mine. She blushed shyly for being caught staring at my girlfriend and she dropped her eyes to her shoes. I felt weird at the gesture. Somehow I had always been so sure that Santana would never be with anyone else, no one but me ever since Brittany broke her heart but here this girl was checking her out. A vampire, a blonde and maybe she did not have hazel eyes and no she didn't have the blue eyes Brit had either but she was beautiful, she was just unreal and suddenly I felt threatened by her. I had just found my peace, I had just begun to finally fee secure about my surroundings and now here this girl was, stirring things up. I sent her a glare and even though she never raised her eyes to meet mine I could tell she felt it when a small shiver rolled down her spine. I glared again for good measure and wrapped my arm back around Santana who was still lost in her own world.

That pulled her out of her thoughts and I could feel her stiff body relaxing under my touch. I drew slow circles on her back and pulled her into me. I was marking her for everyone in the room to see, I was making it clear to everyone that she was off limits. It didn't seem fair in a way to deny San the possible chance of true happiness but I just couldn't let her go, not yet anyway. Maybe if it were to be true love, maybe I could be selfless for a change and let her go but the thought alone of doing that made my heart hurt and my head fill with anxiety. For now this thing we had agreed upon may not be true and passionate love like in the movies but it was love none the less and the sex was passionate enough to keep us both satisfied. Or at least it had been. We'd have to figure that one out later on as well.

The blonde had watched the entire exchange and I could see the dejection all over her features, her eyes brimming with tears again but this time she didn't need the beautiful man to help her calm down. As soon as she caught my eye, a mask pulled over her face and it smoothed out like an iron plate, not letting any emotion through. I stared at her slightly in awe; this very emotional person had just done something that had seemed almost impossible for her to do. It was then that I realized I had better made sure to be friends with all of them, or at least allies. They were to powerful for me not to notice.

Suddenly there Nathan stood with two baking trays filled with the cookies I had been making right before the gang arrived.

"What happened now?"

He sighed and seemed annoyed with the gang, almost like a father berating his children. The beautiful man spoke up before the dude could.

"Jay broke a vase."

"Ah, I see. You calmed the situation down?"

"As much as I could but then the Human," he said nodding at Santana "got frigid and doing so she caught Jade's eye. Which in turn, Newbie over there..." he said again nodding at me "did not like. I let her perform her marking and then you came in as your charming self with a tray of cookies."

He smiled at Nathan like you would to a brother, it was obvious that the man came in as second oldest, he was wiser and more restrained just like Nathan he seemed in perfect control of himself. Of course except for that night when he had bitten me.

"Jade."

"Yes Nate, I know I know I'm sorry I didn't mean to but I just, argh Daemon just sent out his hate again and I couldn't deal and then I felt her.." she looked pointedly to me " sadness at the loss of the vase and I just started. There was no way I could have not cried in that situation."

"Yes I understand dear but we are going to have to work harder on those controlling skills I presume because this is simply not acceptable anymore. I know you are on edge right now with what had happened to Declan and Mary but I cannot have you unstable in a room of vampires and humans."

"I know Nate. I'm working on it."

"As far as goes for The Human, she has got a name and quite a bit of a mouth. Do excuse her, she means no harm to us, she is merely the partner of our newest vampire Quinn."

He stepped aside when he introduced me and Santana. The blonde had her eyes on Santana again and the beautiful man just plainly looked the other way. The dude scoffed once and the red head sent me a flirty wink which Santana caught.

"Hey red riding hood, keep your eyes of my woman yeah? Or imma go all Lima heights on your pretty little ass."

The red head did not seem disturbed by Santana's outburst instead she looked at the fiery Latina with amusement.

"No worries sweet cheeks, I'm sure we will find a suitable experience that will satisfy all willing parties."

At this she looked at the blonde with an eyebrow raised and a smirk dangling from her lips. Santana just stared in complete awe, they were beautiful and I could feel the sudden pull the red head performed. She seemed to arouse only me, San and the other blonde though. It was like she was a magnet and she was pulling us closer and closer to her. I shook my head and cleared my thoughts.

"Ashley, they are new, at least give them a chance to get used to this before using your thrall on them like that. I am not quite sure if they understand the sexual nature of our kind just yet and please do not forget that Santana is a mere human."

Ashley merely smirked at Nate and winked at us again.

"Oh I know Nate but it's just such fun! Wait until they know how we work!"

She turned her head towards the beautiful man.

"You chose well Marc."

Clearly they had a past of some sort together because the words were said in such a false innocent kind of way, she knew she was hurting him and it was pure intentional.

"Ashley."

The cold voice collided harshly with my ears and the red head whipped her eyes back around to face Nathan. One look from the little boy was all it took for her to bow down her head in shame. Then she looked up again and winked just one last time. I nudged Santana with my elbow.

"Stop drooling you idiot."

She looked at me and then horror downed on her face.

"Oh my god, Q! I'm so sorry , I didn't mean to I just, damn I don't know what that was and all that talk about you guys being sexual creatures and all I just spaced out. Girl, please don't be mad you know I love you right, you know you're my partner now right?"

The angst on her expression pulled at my heartstrings. I knew I was easily jealous but honestly I hadn't minded the idea of a threesome, maybe even a foursome. I didn't know where it came from since I had always been kind of a prude but I just knew ever since I fed off of Rachel that I had awakened my libido and it was stronger than ever before.

"It's okay San, I know you love me and your heart only belongs to me." I said pointedly looking at Jade.

"But I get it. There has been a change; I can feel it in me. But we just need to take it slow okay? Figure things out first."

She nodded and her shoulders dropped in relief.

"Of course baby."

I looked at her slightly surprised. It was the first time we had used anything but our names or respective nicknames. I smiled slowly at the use of the term of endearment. I could tell she hadn't meant to but somehow it had come out just perfectly natural. That thought alone made me smile even more. I was somebody's baby now. It felt good to belong to someone again.

That's when Nate motioned for us to all sit down and he placed the platter with cookies on the coffee table.

"Now I know this is all a bit messy and we're not all very sure of why it happened but it has. Marcus has bitten you, Quinn and now you have become one of us. There is still some knowledge you have to acquire before you can fully know what you are and what you are capable of. I need you to know that so that you can control yourself. If you wish to live among the humans it will be even harder but I can promise you right now I will not give up on you. No matter how long it takes."

He gently squeezed my hand and suddenly the Asian boy stood next to him.

"This is Johnny; he was transformed five years ago by someone not in this clan. He was left by his maker and one night we found him feeding off a human. We helped him get trained and informed and now he is officially one of us. He will probably know best what you are feeling so I suggest you guys might want to try and talk in the next couple of weeks."

The Asian boy extended his hand for me to shake which I did and then he smiled an encouraging smile.

"So," the dude in the corner said. "The question we have all been waiting for."

Jade and Ashley glared at him.

"Just shut up Lucas."

"Can you not be a prick for once?"

He smirked and rolled his eyes.

"No I cannot my ladies."

He turned his body towards me and leaned forward.

"You transformed am I correct?"

I looked at him suspiciously but nodded anyway.

"Then you must've fed. Otherwise you'd be lying in your pretty rich bed, dead."

I ignored his stab at my obvious wealth and kept my gaze steady, waiting for his punch line.

"Where is the body?"

He turned to look at Nate.

"Or did you clean that up for her too?"

Nate remained calm like he had been expecting this.

"There was no body."

Lucas rose angrily and pointed an accusing finger at me.

"She fucking fed Nate, you're not gonna make me believe there was no body! We all have our bodies to count, some of us less than others, some of u even just one but we all have fed to change so fucking tell me the truth then huh?"

Nate remained calm and answered in the same exhausted voice.

"There is no body. She stopped herself in time."

Before I knew it Lucas had San by the throat and he lifted her up in the air. I intervened immediately, I pushed him back and kicked him in the stomach so hard he flew across the room and hit the wall with a loud crack before slumping to the floor.

"DO NOT TOUCH HER YOU ASSHOLE!"

I was seeing red, my rage was overpowering and I wanted nothing but to rip his throat out however as I was getting ready to pounce I could feel the familiar calmness surround me again. I looked at Marcus and saw his eyes glowing purple again and his stare fixed on me. I realised that it had been his every time who had been toying with my emotions. Forcing me and the others to calm down.

I stared back at the jerk.

"She has no bite marks. That's her girlfriend and she has no bite marks!"

I did not understand what was going on.

"You can't just stop yourself, not the first time you feed! It's impossible; no one has ever done that."

I felt the proudness grow in my chest and stared smugly at the prick lying on the floor, pointing angrily at me.

"Not except..."

I looked at him in curiosity.

"Except what you jerk?"

The words were out of my mouth before I even had thought of them.

"Not except it is your true love you're draining. If the love is pure and strong enough there is the slightest chance you can stop yourself right before you've kill them. Tell me, did you try to bring her back. Did it not work? Or did it? Then where is she because you're parading your girlfriend around for all of us to see but she is not the one you fed on, yet you claim you love her."

I fell back into my seat defeated. I had forgotten all about Rachel with the whole Santana situation. Oh no shit! San! I turned to look at her. At first she was unreadable but then her sad eyes turned to me.

"When Q?"

"The day I picked up the phone, or well the night before that really. I don't know if it was past midnight or not."

She nodded sadly.

"So she knows?"

"No."

That caught her attention. Nate turned himself towards her and spoke in a serious but warm manner.

"I erased her memory upon the approval of Quinn. She does not know."

The dude chuckled again.

"Oh dear Nate, you know that's not going to last is it?"

Nate turned towards him angrily.

"You don't know that Lucas. It is not because it did not work for your love that it will not work for hers too."

Lucas smiled darkly.

"You have no idea what you are doing Nate. True love is something you have never experienced so you have no knowledge on it. You can't stop it old fool. Only death can."

He looked at me coldly when he said the last part.

Santana grabbed my hand and I turned towards her.

"We have to talk about this Q. not now though, but someday."

I nodded sadly.

"And we need to talk about Britt too."

I scrunched up my nose in confusion.

"I think she might have told Rachel I was looking for you."

I looked at her in surprise.

"The two of them have become rather close now that they're both in LA."

I frowned, that was unsettling.

"I told her you weren't feeling well and you had gone home but I could not find you anywhere and so maybe I thought,"

Realization downed on me and I felt a sharp stab in my heart.

"I had gone to see her?"

"You had been acting weird before you know. Like something was coming. I could feel it."

The guilt tripled and I felt so ashamed for making her worry like I did.

"I didn't though; I had no idea what was coming."

"Yeah, I know that now but back then I just..."

I took both of her hands in mine and squeezed them real tight, letting her know that what I was about to say was very important. I stared hard into her brown eyes trying to convey my honesty as much as I could.

"I'm sorry San, I am so so sorry that you had to call her and ask for me. I hate myself for that."

"Don't. I could've sent an email but I... I was so scared and worried I just dialed her number and well she picked up."

I understood, god how I understood.

"God this is fucked up San."

I sighed.

"Yeah."

She sighed as well but rather of relief than sadness.

"But are we good?"

"We are Q. We got each other. That's all we need now right?"

"Well yeah, that and some cookies."

That got her to laugh and I smiled widely, being happy that I made her laugh again. A real laugh not a fake one either. We were going to be all right her and me; we were going to be just fine.

Until the red head announced that she and Jade were bunking together in the spare room and she wanted no boys near her. The entire house suddenly wrapped up in sleeping arrangements who were albeit begrudgingly being made.

"I refuse. If I wanna shag a boy I'd turn straight. Me and Jade need privacy. I wanna fuck her brains out, it's been fucking ten hours so shut your mouth Lucas!"

"Oh fuck you Ashley, you ain't the boss of me!"

"Oh yeah fucktard? Wanna try me eh?" Come on you twat!"

"Everybody calm the fuck down!"

"Oh you just shut your trap too Marcus, you can bunk with Luke if you want but I need my Ashley time!"

"You did not just say Ashley time gorgeous? Surely I can provide you with the same benefits."

"Hey Asian by, you back off my woman right now you perv!"

"Sorry, just trying to sleep in a bed, red!"

"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!"

Suddenly the room went quiet as Santana stood on the leather chair screaming at the top of her lungs.

"We gots plenty of rooms so no worries."

The silence lasted for a minute before they each picked up some duffle bags, that I hadn't even noticed until now and ran up the stairs trying to beat each other to the rooms.

"And you're supposed to learn from those kids?"

Santana raised her eyebrows. I shrugged and Nate sighed heavily before sinking down in the cushions of the sofa mumbling something like 'vampires, kids, childish, modern days' under his breath. I just smiled. The house was full at last, I felt good about this. I didn't know why but I felt like a member of the family already. I nudged Santana and grabbed her face with both my hands as I kissed her deeply. She didn't complain and when I pulled back she immediately dived back in for another.

Yeah this was going to be alright.

It was going to be just fine.