In the bathroom I looked in the mirror to another world, where I have a boyfriend. I hardly recognized myself and my alien smile. Here I was falling in-love with a vampire, not a human, a vampire. My world was sweet and unharmed. It seemed impossible that this happened all under a year, a year that hasn't finished yet.

A chill ran down my spine as the door opened, and forced my legs into one of the toilet cells where I curled up on.

"Did you see who she was with?" It was Amy and Mazy. It felt as if someone had dropped a stone in my stomach. Even I couldn't hear myself breathe.

"I know, I heard that he killed his girlfriend and she's next." Amy laughed.

"I heard that he escaped prison." They both laughed as Amy switched all her wait onto her left foot.

I don't know why it bothered me, they were bad insults. Normally I would slam the door open and shout that they knew nothing, but I just couldn't. For some reason I felt like they were right. Maybe Jason had gotten so violent that he ended up in a lonely, cold, prison cell. I tried my best to ignore my imagination, but it stuck to my brain like super glue.

The next time I looked in the mirror after Amy and Mazy left, I looked like a stupid girl. A stupid girl that had fallen for a complete stranger. We hadn't even been on a date yet. If I wasn't stupid for that, I was stupid for believing them. I didn't trust Jason. I wanted so badly to, but even a hint of doubt took over my brain and laid there like something you couldn't resist looking at.

Jason stood outside the girls bathroom waiting for me with a concerned look.

"Your waiting for me now?" I asked. Jason smiled then took my hand in his being serious again.

"You don't believe them, do you?" It was obvious Jason had heard Amy and Mazy. I felt so guilty that I couldn't look at Jason. "You don't trust me."

"Well how could I trust a killer?" It was supposed to be a joke, that was actually a very insensitive joke.

"I'm sorry. I love you. I will trust you completely, soon. I will."

"You don't love me enough." Right there I felt like bursting into tears. Instead, Jason took out a real rose at least a meter long. It was as if he had magically kept it growing until it was at that exact hight, like he had a garden somewhere full of roses that only he knew about. "My dad, he owns this meadow. He feeds the flowers everyday with this incredibly fresh water. He makes sure they keep strait. I'm the only other person who knows about it. Lily lives with our mum. My dad never lets me go near it. But he let me get one. He said to use it wisely, to only give it to a special person. I want to give it to you, to show you what I think of you. Your beautiful, soft smooth, always stands out, tender..." At one point I couldn't tell if he was talking about me or the rose. But I didn't ask, I stayed silent and listened. After every word I thought he was done because of his pausing after each word until he looked at just me.

"Are you sure about giving me this?"

"Ofcourse. I meant to give you by putting it on your porch but I wanted to see your reaction. I know you'll look after it well. Maybe one day I'll show you the rest."

"Once we love each other as one." Jason smiled then kissed me. "You know my parents will notice that I've been ditching class." The school bell wrung as a warning to go to class.

"I don't care."

"That's easy for you to say Jason.. You know all of this stuff by heart." I never thought I would use 'this stuff' instead of 'important for the future work'

"Yeah, I'm ninety."

"You seem so young." Jason laughed then held me up while hugging me.

"Please child," Jason said firmly. I frowned then moaned as the bell wrung and everyone went to class. "You could spend another day with me. I'll tell you what you need to know later." I let a smile slip on my lips, Jason had won, he always would.

"Well maybe one more day." Jason had a smirk look on his face then he propelled me to his van not letting me go. Hamish and Lily were at the back.

All of the trees looked so thin, you could see anything from at least two kilometer's away.

"It's beautiful isn't it? The design of the forest." Hamish said.

"Yeah," I nodded.

"I'm sure he had a good reason to make the trees breakable."

"Are you suggesting that god's a guy?" Lily spoke. Jason was shocked because this must be the first time she had spoke in ages with him in the same room.

"Hell yeah, it's obvious isn't it?" Hamish laughed.

"That's sexist," Lily rolled her eyes. I never thought I would hear vampires talking about god. Vampires should be the least people to believe.

"Guys, god's both," Jason interrupted.

"You saying he's a transsexual?" Hamish glared at the rear view mirror.

"Maybe, we'll never know." Jason smiled at me.

"If he was a girl he would be called goddess." Hamish returned to Lily.

"OK, you guys can shut up about that now."

"You mean he can shut his stupid trap?" Lily crossed her arms before hitting Hamish which made him laugh.

"You hit like a girl." Hamish said. I thought I was going to see Lily's violent side until Lily laughed.

"You kiss like a girl." Hamish blushed embarrassed.

Jason parked at cliff. One side of the cliff showed the town, the other was the dark blue-black ocean. Me and Jason stared out to the ocean sitting while Hamish and Lily swam in the ocean play fitting with the water like kids.

"I'm sorry we haven't had much time together. It's just that were a clan, a clan always sticks together... and their my friends." Jason apologized.

"It's OK, I've kind of grown to them." Even though Lily is anti-social and Hamish wants to kiss me all over.

"I'm glad."

"How does the paster get past it? He must know."

"Well the paster is our father."

"That explains why they talk about god. Does he just look at it another way?"

"It's gods gift to my dad, to let me live. God knew about me and... dad keeps growing the garden to show that as long as it grows I can live."

"Sounds complicated."

"Yeah, it's nice to know that a plant decides my fate." Jason looked up at the sky being sarcastic.

"Well, I did attempt to kill myself everyday, until I smelt and saw you walking home by yourself."At that moment I was instantly compelled to hug Jason, if I didn't I would be stuck with the thought that if I didn't exist he would continuously torture himself. The one moment I was supposed to be thinking of Jason, Joey popped into my head.

"So you've met Joey before."

"No, I don't go to church. I wait in my van." Jason smiled then rolled on top of me making me stare into his blue intense eyes.

"You sure he didn't see you at some points?"

"Well, he never acted as if I were satins pet when he was near the van."

"You know I'm grounded. My work won't be happy either." My work would be surprised and call my mum seeing as it seemed like it was the only place that understood me.

"Uh, I'll miss you." Jason kissed my cheek.

"Come on Mist," Joey pleaded at the entrance steps to school.

"I can't, they've probably already noticed I wasn't there." I said.

"How come the vampire gets it and I don't?" I wanted to find any excuse not to go out with Joey- not on a date. Every time I saw him I would think about that kiss. The time at church surprised myself, but I had to stop my feelings for him. Every bone, every instinct tells me to play it safe and go with the Christian. Jason would also notice my absence, what would he do if he found out I went out with Joey. If Jason found out I went out with another guy...

"I thought you are never absent from school seeing as your a Christian." (Sorry if that's offensive)

"Well, I can make an exception." Meaning I'm his only exception. Joey wouldn't do this for other girls. He would break up with them if they wanted to ditch school. I must be special to him.

"OK, one day. It's not like a date or anything." Joey made a soft smile then took my hand to his Christian car. His Christian car had white crosses on both sides on a green car. The only time he let go was when we had to sit in our seats. After he put the automatic car into drive he took my hand again. His warm hand injected warm vibes in my hand making my palm sweaty.

Secretly, I hoped that Joey wasn't going to take me to the church. Either you had one person talking the whole time, or you were trying to sing your best but you couldn't because of the loud music over the top of you. A sneaky smile crossed my face as Joey had taken me to a pond, where a picnic blanket was already set out. Joey had set out watermelons, mandarins, and a huge cordial jug with two small cups that were at least five centimeter's.

"You did all of this?" Joey nodded. "Wow, this is... lovely." Lovely wasn't the right word for it. It was a kind and generous act, but saying those words might sound odd.

"You see, I want to teach you something." Joey said.

"Wait, you took me out of school to learn something?" I shouldn't be complaining. Joey always had a way of explaining things, I would prefer if Joey was teaching me at home. Even so, it looked silly to learn something while eating snacks. Snacks would usually distract you from others, not that anyone else is here- which is a bonus.

The pond was christal blue, you could see the bottom if you were up close. Joey ignored my question then served me a glass of cordial.

"Thanks," I said then gulped the juice in one sip.

"Cheers," Joey held out his glass as if he were waiting for me to cling it with my empty glass. Joey drank his cordial in small sips with his lips never leaving the glass. Joey laid down his glass then gave me a genuine smile. "Say, so you know how to drink slowly?" His question made my cheeks blush and my stomach eat at me. Joey poured me another glass of yellow cordial. "Slowly this time." I sipped the drink about ten times before it was gone. Joey didn't join me this time, instead he kept his forest eyes on mine. It made my stomach feel calm and gentle like it was filled with a fresh and cold feeling. If a butterfly flew on my finger I would stroke it's soft fur without crushing it.

"Hey, your ready to do it like a professional." I nodded slowly with the swift wind flowing in my nostrils. Joey filled my glass again with cordial that made me feel alive every time. Instead of taking my lips away from the glass, I let my lips stay glued on it until it was all gone in twenty seconds.

"Thank you," I said.

"You see, good things take time." I couldn't escape the feeling that he was talking about us as he stared into my eyes. "Come on." Joey stood up. I didn't remove my eyes from his as I did also. His warm hand held my cold hand until we were at the very edge of the pond. "Do you realize they use to dunk woman in fresh water so their virginity was tied to god?" I had seen that in a programme once, it looked refreshing. Joey looked up at me then picked me up in bridal style to throw me in the pond with a tsunami splash. My mind had been completely swiped from any thought as I was covered in the see through water. It was if I had been reborn.

Joey's face was covered in joy instead of a hilarious laugh like it wasn't a joke. Joey had seriously thought I was a virgin. Maybe my judgment of him should be better.

"Feel better?" Joey said."

"I feel like I'm in heaven. How is tis water so cold but not freezing? Wait, what do you mean?"

"Well let's face it, were dealing with a vampire here. You must be dealing with a lot of stress. He probably can't stop thinking about drinking your blood."

"He has a name Joey."

"He's a scum, they all are."

"Aren't Christians supposed to be accepting?"

"No, no, he's not a person. He's a soulless monster." Joey had ruined this evening that I had with him.

"Hey, I love him Joey."

"No, you think you do. But all it is is lust and his mind games, Mist." I stood from the bottom of the ponds stones and walked out.

"I thought you were my friend, Joey. I thought you would understand, but your just like everyone else." I said then started to walk away.

"Misty wait, I'm sorry. I was out of line." Joey stopped me. "He's your boyfriend. I should respect that. I respect you Mist."

"Thanks Joey, I'll see you later." For now I had to rush up to Jason's cliff, hoping that he would notice that I wasn't at school and be there.

"Did he make you laugh?" Jason asked as soon as I arrived.

"Yeah, he's a good friend." I said sitting next to him.

"You know he wants to be more right?" Jason stared at the ocean not looking at me.

"Too bad, I'm with you."

"I moved to your school to be close to you. How am I supposed to do that when Joey's stealing you away?" Jason had finally looked at me, but I hoped he would be smiling..

"It was just a one time thing. What's wrong with me having friends?"

"He only made a move because you were unavailable. I guess he wants to steal something he can't have. He'll always be the forbidden fruit."

"Don't you forget that."

"You know I love you. What's the main reason you won't run away with me?"

"Mum, tennis-"

"Joey, right?" He had caught me in a trap of emotions. Deep down I knew he was right.

"I love you more Jason. I always will."

"I know, only because I kissed you first."

"That and your intense, sexy, and unpredictable." Jason had taken this in for a while, thinking deep in his thoughts.

"I want to take you out on a real date."

"Really?"

"Well, I would prefer just us spending a lot of time together. But you deserve it." I swear Jason could feel everything I felt at that moment, he had understood me better than anyone else. "Hey don't worry, my clan won't be there." I smiled until my lips were sore so I hugged Jason.