Kate lay in her bed that night staring up at the white ceiling above her. She could hear all the sounds of the animas rustling around in the woods. Kate had always loved animals when she was younger, especially dogs. When Kate was five her mum and dad bought her a boxer puppy that she named Rufus. "I miss you buddy" Kate whispered as images of Rufus flashed through her head. Suddenly Kate's thoughts were interrupted as she heard the high pitch howling of a wolf. She could tell it wasn't Jacob, "it's too high pitched for him" she said. Kate new that whoever it was was calling out for help. Kate jumped out of bed and pulled her jeans on before speeding down the stairs and into the woods.
Kate ran as fast as she could, faster than she ever had before to be truthful, until she found a large grey wolf lying in the clearing. The wolf was whimpering quietly and eagerly trying to break free from the boulder that was on top of his paw. Kate slowly walked forwards towards to wolf and spoke in a quiet voice. "It's okay, I'm not going to hurt you" she said, hoping that it would calm the wolf. Kate had never really met any of the wolf pack in their wolf forms apart from Jacob and Jacob was the only one she had ever really spoken too. The wolf lying in front of her looked at Kate with pleading eyes, with an expression that she knew said 'hurry up'. Kate bent down and put her hands either side of the boulder as she pulled it up off of the wolfs paw effortlessly and threw it to the side. Kate stepped back as the wolf slowly stood up and regained his balance. In a flash the wolf switched to his human form and sat on the ground in front of Kate rubbing his foot. Kate didn't recognise the young man sat in front of her but he looked quite a lot like Jacob. "Hi I'm Kate" she said as she tucked her hands into her pockets. The young man stood up and stepped forward to Kate, holding his hand out. He was wearing jeans that were ripped at the knee and not a lot else. Kate noticed the tattoo on his shoulder because it was exactly the same as Jacob's. "I'm Paul" he said as Kate took his hand and shook it. Kate couldn't help but look at Paul's toned muscles without smiling to herself. "So what happened to you? Aren't you wolfs supposed to be big and strong and all that?" Kate said trying her hardest not to laugh. "Well supposedly" Paul replied as the corners of his mouth turned up into a smirk. "I was chasing a vampire through the woods and stupidly lost my footing. I fell off the ledge up there and the next thing I know I'm lying on the floor with a boulder on my paw" he said as he pointed to the ledge above where they were standing. "What vampire? What did he look like?" Kate asked urgently as she raised a brow. "Ah blonde I think and his eyes…. Well his eyes were bright red". 'It has to be Demetri' Kate thought to herself, she felt butterflies in the pit of her stomach at the very thought of him. "Why did you start chasing him exactly?" kate said as she cocked her head to the side waiting for his reply. "I saw him luring some girl into the woods on our side of the border so I chased him off to help her" Paul replied with an almost proud expression on his face. "I'll deal with him" Kate replied as her lip curled up a little in anger at the thought of Demetri hurting an innocent girl. Kate turned to run off into the woods but she was suddenly stopped by Paul who shouted "would you like to go out for a drink with me sometime? Just so I can say thanks properly?". Kate turned to face Paul who was now rubbing the back of his head awkwardly and replied "yes ok sounds like fun….. But as long as you stay away from the vampire you chased tonight. He's strong, really strong and can be incredibly dangerous". "But chasing vampires is my job, I can't just let him get away with hurting people" Paul answered with a confused look spread across his face. "I know but I just don't want you or any of the others getting hurt". "Why are you helping me?" Paul asked even more confused now, "Were meant to be natural enemies". Kate let out a small laugh before replying "my heart may have stopped beating but that doesn't mean I don't have feelings. It's me this guy is after so let me deal with it". Kate turned away again and ran into the woods. From the distance she heard Paul shout "So what about that drink?".
Kate got to the edge of the woods and immediately could detect Demetri's scent. She quickly ran into town and suddenly felt the strong smell of fresh blood hit her like a brick wall. Once again that common feeling of anger rushed through Kate's veins as she spotted Demetri biting into a girl's neck at the end of a dark alley in front of her. Kate pulled the hood of her jumper up over her head blurred over to the pair in front of her and grabbed the back of Demetri's jacket. She pulled him off of the girl threw him into one of the bins against the wall behind her. "Run" she shouted to the girl as she turned back to Demetri who was crouching on the floor in front of her. "Someone's feeling brave tonight" Demetri said as he stood up and straightened his jacket, the red blood dripping from his mouth. Demetri strolled up to Kate and stood directly in front of her, his body towering over her. Kate could feel her fangs aching at the sight and smell of the blood that was spread across Demetri's lips. She knew that he could tell exactly what she was thinking from the triumphant grin on his face. Kate was using all the strength in her body to prevent herself from going after the girl that Demetri had been feeding on. She hadn't fed in quite a while; she hated the guilt she always got from it afterwards. "Are you hungry Kate?" Demetri said in a hushed seductive tone. He raised his hand and dabbed his thumb into the blood resting on his lips before slowly sliding his thumb down Kate's lower lip. Kate's eyes turned dark as she felt a drop of the blood resting on the tip of her tongue. The taste of the blood sent her senses wild; in a strange way it made her feel good. She stepped closer to Demetri, her head was telling her to run and stop what she was doing but something else inside her told her to carry on and that what she was feeling was right, Kate guessed it was her instincts.
Demetri couldn't help but think that Kate looked really attractive with the way her eyes turned dark. He fixated his eyes on Kate's as she stepped closer towards him. In fact he had never seen any vampire look as stunning as Kate did. She looked fierce but there was still a trace of innocence about her. Demetri slowly slid his hand under Kate's long flowing hair and rested it against her cheek. 'Amazing what a tiny bit of blood can do to someone' he thought as Kate's eyes continued to turn darker in hunger. Demetri leaned in towards Kate so that their lips were inches apart. He could feel Kate's cool breath hitting his lips. He pulled her head closer to his and pressed his lips softly against hers as he pushed Kate back against the wall.
Kate was completely oblivious to what was happening, the taste of the blood from Demetri's mouth was too much for her, she completely lost control of what she was doing. She rested her hands on Demetri's chest and hungrily kissed him back, savouring every last drop of the blood. Kate suddenly felt Demetri's cold hand slip just under the bottom of her shirt sending a tingling feeling through her body. As she kissed him, Kate bit into Demetri's bottom lip and began to drink the small drops of blood that escaped from the small cut but she was suddenly interrupted by the feeling of her phone vibrating in her pocket. Kate pulled away from Demetri's lips and pushed him away from her before she frantically tried to wipe the blood from her lips. "No no no no no, this isn't happening" she said as she stared in horror at the blood that was now on her hands. "See you're not as different from me as you like to think you are" Demetri said spitefully, almost feeling slightly hurt by Kate's sudden rejection. "I am nothing like you, I am not a monster that drinks blood from the veins of an innocent person" Kate replied as she looked up towards Demetri. "But you'll happily drink it from the lips of another" he answered as he stepped forward. Kate immediately raised her hand and swung It in Demetri's direction as she took in his words. Demetri caught her hand and curled his fingers around Kate's wrist as he stared into her eyes, "You can't deny that you enjoyed every minute of that". Kate paused for a moment to try and think of a witty answer but found that she couldn't, she really had enjoyed every minute of that kiss but she wasn't ever going to admit it herself. "Stay the hell away from me" Kate spat at Demetri as she pulled her wrist free and marched away from him.