Hayley's POV

I lazily rolled my head over trying desperately to fall back asleep, but I was awake, and I wasn't gonna fall asleep any time soon. I realized there was an arm draped over my stomach and I slowly opened my eyes to the real world to see Ross just waking up as well. "Morning beautiful" he mumbled softly. I smiled at him. "Mornin Rossy" I responded sleepily, not happy that I was awake, but happy that I had Ross with me. I tried to pull his arm off me to get out of bed, but he's still stronger than I am so he just pulled me back against him. "Where are YOU going?" He whispered playfully in my ear. I smiled.

"Getting away from you" I joked. I managed to wiggle out of his grip and get to the door, but found myself pinned back against the wall before I could get through Ross's bedroom door. "Okay, why are you trying to keep me captive up here? What's down there?" I asked trying to pry into his thoughts, but he was easily keeping me out. He smiled. "Can't a guy want to be with his girlfriend without there having to be anything to hide?" He asked.

"Yeah, but this is you we're talking about... There's someTHING or someONE down there that you don't want me seeing" Ross rolled his eyes and kissed me, stalling me from going downstairs... but I didn't mind... that much. He snaked his arms around my waist knowing that it'd take me forever to get out of his hold since he's stronger than me. I pulled back and stared getting agitated that I couldn't pull his hands apart. He chuckled and finally let go of me and put his hands up. "Alright Hayley, you win, go ahead" he said. I gave him a questioning glare and walked out into the hall and immediately smelled ice cream cake. I looked back at Ross who was leaning on the door frame smirking at me, noticing my eyes lit up. I ran downstairs and saw an ice cream cake sitting there, balloons everywhere, streamers hanging from the ceiling, all of it. I felt Ross's hands on my shoulders. "Happy birthday baby" he whispered and kissed my cheek. I was dumbfounded, it's my birthday? It's already September 22nd? I looked at the calendar on the wall which had been put up now at September and had today's date circled 7 billion times. I was speechless, when did he find out my birthday? "I've been in your mind enough times to find out enough about you Hayls" he answered.

We stayed at home and hung around all day. Ross was asking me a whole bunch of things from the years before he knew me, and then he asked me one question that just reminded me of something really important. "What about your parents?" he asked eating a piece of the cake. My eyes went wide and I remembered why I was even here in the first place... my parents sent me out of Connecticut as soon as any of us felt something evil was coming for me... they told me to stay safe and call them once I got the chance, once everything was okay... I've had so many chances to do that... and yet it always slipped my mind. I quickly put my cake down and ran upstairs and grabbed my phone, ignoring Ross's calls from behind me. I locked my door and clicked 'call' once I found my old house number. It took 2 rings and my mother picked up. "Hello?" came her gentle tone.

"Mom? It's Hayley" I answered.

"H-Hayley? Oh my God! Kyle! It's Hayley! She's okay!"

I smiled at how excited my mother was to hear from me. I heard my father's voice on the other end.

"Hayley? Is that really you darling? You're alright?" he asked hurriedly, as if this would be the last time he'd ever talk to me.

"Yeah dad, I'm doing amazingly"

"Thank the Lord! We've been so worried! We thought something terrible happened to you!"

"No... well... not really"

"Sweetheart, when are you going to come home?" my mother asked.

"I... I don't think I am" I was starting to tear up.

"What? Why not?"

"Things... things aren't all sunshine and rainbows guys... things have... changed"

"What happened darling?" my dad asked.

"Well... you're either never going to believe me, or you're going to hate me"

"What is it?"

"I'm... I've been... It's I'm..." I couldn't say it... they knew Kathy was a vampire... this would break their hearts.

"Sweetheart, what's the matter?" my mother said worriedly.

"I have to stay where I am... because... I'm... I'm a vampire"

"Oh sweetie, no, please tell me this is a joke"

"I- I wish I could... but... I'm really happy where I am... I'm staying with this guy, his name is Ross-"

"ROSS?! Blonde hair, brown eyes, tortured past?" bellowed my dad.

"Yeah" I answered cautiously looking back at the door "Why?"

"He's bad news Hayley, very bad news, he's not as innocent as you think, he's evil... he's the reason Adam turned your sister into a vampire-" then, the line went dead, but the last thing I heard was haunting me. He's the reason Adam turned your sister into a vampire...