Ross's POV

"Hayley?" I asked pulling back. Hayley's eyes shot open and looked at me.

"Yeah Ross?" she asked puzzled.

"I'm sorry that I can't help you in your s****y dreams with Rodney"

"Ross, I know that if you had some magicalway of getting into my dreams to kick Rodney's a**, you would... so you don't need to be sorry" her beautiful green eyes were sparkling and she had a sweet little smile on her face. You know what? I keep asking myself what I could've done right in my life to deserve Hayls in my life... maybe it's for me getting forcefully turned into a vampire... whatever, I have her and that's all that matters. She reached up and messed with my hair again. "Really Hayley? Really?" I asked playfully.

"Yes really! You have amazinghair" she said in an amazed tone. I smiled and turned to walk out of the room when Hayley grabbed my arm. I looked back at her. "Why you gonna leave me?" she asked with a puppy dog face.

"I'm going to grab a glass of blood out of the kitchen, and now that I think about it, you should reallycome have some too" I said slightly concerned. She's been a vampire for, like, 3 days and hasn't had anything... that worry's me. She got a bit of a sour look on her face. "The only reason I haven't had any is because I bugs me to think I'd be drinking something that I had coursing through my own veins just a few days ago" she responded. I rolled my eyes, picked her up, and carried her downstairs 'cause if I know Hayley right... she wasn't going down on her own.

I put a glass in front of her and she just sat there, arms crossed, staring at it with both desire and disgust. I was leaning on the counter and staring over at her while I sipped my own glass. "C'mon Hayley... you either have it on your own or I'm gonna have to force you to have it" I said. She looked up at me with an ice cold stare. "You wouldn't" she threatened.

"Try me"

"Ross"

"We both know that Rodney's gonna be here soon enough and he's easily gonna beat you if you don't have some!"

"You're lying"

"Again Hayley, tryme... you know I wouldn't make you if I didn't think you'd need it"

"... I reallyhate it when you're right"

"I know! Now what's it gonna be? You do it? Or do I have to make you?" I asked setting my glass down on the counter crossing my arms and leaning on both arms. She looked down at her glass again and then back at me. "I can't do it"

"You'll get used to it eventually" I said and flicked on my controlling power. I moved her hand to the glass and lifted it to her lips. I heard her whimper as the blood trickled past her lips and into her mouth. "Swallow it" I said as I had her put down the glass and took off the powers. She shook her head, the blood not leaving her mouth. "I know you hate it when I have to makeyou do something! Do you seriouslyneed me to makeyou swallow?" I asked her. She nodded slightly and I made her swallow. She sat there quietly staring up at me with those big eyes she uses when she wants me to feel guilty... it wasn't working. I walked around the counter and wrapped her in a hug from behind. "It's alright Hayley... I didn't want to the first time either" I consoled. I could feel her side smile and then she slipped out of my hug and went upstairs. I went upstairs into my own room and looked at the picture of the sunset on the beach I had hanging over my dresser and smiled... that is sucha Hayley thing, I thought. I threw myself onto my bed and looked at the digital clock next to me and it read 9:30 PM. HOLY S***! 9:30?! How long were we in Hayley's room?! I stared up at my ceiling and thought about everything that's happened since Hayley's gotten here. I though about all the times I scared her and came damn near close to killing her and all the times I'd drifted off into my fantasies where she kissed me, and none of them came true until I had to turn her into a vampire. I thought about how she's gotten so comfortable around me now that she's a vampire too and how much I f***ing lovethat. I heard my door open and saw Hayley walk in. I sat up and smiled, but it quickly faded when I saw the timid look on her face. "What's wrong Hayley?" I asked concerned.

"Can I stay in here? I don't like being alone when I knowRodney's gonna come into my dreams" she said leaning against the wall after she closed the door. I smiled lightly. "Yeah, no problem" I replied. She got onto the other side of the bed and made sure to bug me and come lay up against my side. She was playing with the button on my shirt, and I could tell she was in lovewith buttons ('cause girl is like a f***ing 3 year old so that only makes sense...but you know, I gotta love her!). She stopped playing with the button, let her arm drape lazily over my stomach, and rested her head on my shoulder. I reached back and put my arm over her shoulders and started stroking her hair lightly. "Ross?" she asked softly. I looked over at her. "Hm?" I mumbled.

"Do you think we're screwed?"

"What?"

"Against Rodney... he's screwed you plentyof times-"

"Don't remind me" I said rolling my head the other way. She ignored my comment and kept going.

"And he's come damn near close to screwing me in my dreams and it seemed he came close to screwing us"

"No Hayley" I said sitting up and looking back at her. She looked up at me with a bit of a shocked and scared expression because she's known me to be slightly unpredictable, and I kinda am, so she has a right. "We're not f***ing screwed! That's exactly what he wantsyou to believe! Rodney wants you to think you can'tbeat him so then if you do he'll easily be able to kick your a**..." I turned myself around completely and Hayley sat up. I took her hands and looked at them. "You're stronger than any vampire I've met so far Hayley, and that includesRodney... you're better than him" I looked up into her eyes and smiled. "And I've only been more sure about one thing in my life"

"And what would that be exactly?" she teased.

"That I love you and that I have never wanted anyone in this world more than I want you"

"Trust me Ross... that feeling goes both ways"

"I know"

"but what if-"

"Hayley... how about a what if that I knowis an 'I can't'... how about a what if that's an 'I can'? Like what if we canbeat Rodney... you think that at all lately?"

"Not really... I've been way too busy trying to keep him from killing me in my dreams"

I sighed. "Just... calm down, okay? I'm here Hayls... just remember that I'm here for you, I'm not leaving you for anything or anyone... I've never cared about anyone more or even close too how much I care about you"

"Thanks Ross... you're-"

"Amazing? Not really, caring? Yeah, you could say that"

"No Ross, you areamazing"

I rolled my eyes and she crawled over and kissed me. I felt her loop her arms around my neck and sit on my lap. I wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her closer to me. I swear to the f***ing dear high Lord... just having this girl come into my life was enough, but to have her love me... what did I do right in this life, because I know I've done soooooomany wrongs and not enough rights. I seemed like forever before she pulled back a little and just moved it to a hug. "Ross?" she mumbled sleepily.

"Yeah?" I whispered.

"Promise me one thing?"

"That depends"

"If I happen to not make it against Rodney, promise me that you'll make it your mission to kill the b*****d"

"I can swear my eternal life on that"

"Thanks Ross... I love you"

"I love you too Hayls"

I felt her smile into my shoulder and then slowly drift off to sleep. I put her head down on the pillow and put her under the covers and kidded the top of her head. I laid down on my pillow and put my hands behind my head and started to feel this nagging feeling, almost like I was going to pass out... and then, everything went black.