Amelie's POV

After Sage had seemingly gotten over the fact I have no heartbeat, she began asking a myriad of questions.

"How old can you get?"

"Can you drink animal blood?"

"Can you eat human food?"

Afterwards, I stop listening to her incessant questions. Oliver still hadn't contacted me and I really wished he find me already so I could get away from the questions.

I also hadn't had any blood for nearly 4 days and it was starting to get noticeable. I could bite Sage, but I wasn't sure if she fully understood I was a vampire and needed blood.

"So Amelie… I need to get something from the shop but if I go in there I might be arrested for shoplifting."

"Whose problem might that be?"

Sage sighed. "So I need you to go in and get something for me."

"What about keeping me hidden?"

"Well it's a far away shop so I'm hoping that no-one will notice you cos you will be wrapped up and everything."

I would have said No, but I felt if I left it any longer I would bite Sage because of how annoying she is.

So I got up. "Where is it and what do you need?"

"Yes! Well you look old enough so you can get two bottles of Lake Spirit for us two, then get 3 bags of Maltesers, Twirl and Milkybar. Then get like 3 or 4 bottles of soft drinks and fizzy drinks."

"How will I pay for this?"

"Well… The thing is… You're not."

"So you want me to steal? Sage I would appreciate it, if you didn't make my time getting back to Morganville harder than it already is."

"Yeah I checked the map and there is this place called Morganville but it's in New Jersey and they don't have vampires… So where are you from?"

"It's in the middle and off the map for a reason. Now tell me how I am supposed to pay for everything you want."

"Rob a bank?" Sage's smile left at the unamused look I gave her. "Fine, fine, I was joking. Get money somehow but I only have a pound from my last spending spree. Oh and if the blood cravings are here, don't bite anyone. It will make it harder to get on a plane."

"Says the girl who told me to shoplift."

"Well, no-one believes in vampires, but it will still freak them out."

"Fine." I left through the door, leaving the coat behind. I needed to get a different one anyway.

"Are you coming back?"

"Depends." I said and ran away using vampire speed before she could ask anymore questions.

I stopped when I reached a road next to a canal. Sage hadn't told me which shop to go to but it didn't really matter where I got the sweets from.

Walking down the streets, my throat felt as if it was on fire. I could vaguely hear the human's hearts, even through brick walls and closed windows.

I heard walking towards me. I waited till he came into view and I saw he is shaking around a wallet full of coins.

Ignoring the burning pain in my throat I walked up to him.

"Hello. I need some money to buy some food."

"Sorry I haven't got any."

He tried to sidestep me, but I blocked his path. "You have a lot of coins there."

"Yeah and there for me. Get out of my way."

I grabbed his arm when he tried to go around me again. "Give some of your money."

"I said get out of my way! I can shout pretty loud."

"I'm sure you can." I bent his head and bit him. I could've chosen someone else,but the blood rushing through his veins were too tempting. Also I would be attacking anyone else.

The boy screams and tries in vain and get me off him. I hear someone else but I didn't pay any attention until I was shot in the back.

I dropped the boy and spun around. There was boy in a hoodie pointing a gun at me. He looked positively terrified.

"Leave him alone, you wannabe vampire."

"You're scared; so you must believe I am the real thing."

I took a step towards him and I could see his hand shaking. "Step back or I'll kill you."

"How will you manage that?"

"You really don't want to test me."

I smiled. "I think I do." I took another step and he aimed at my chest and shot. I could feel the bullet hit my heart and lodge in my lung. It hurt, but the surprise on his face when I didn't drop to the floor. He took two more shots one in my stomach, but he didn't get to pull the trigger a second time.

I rushed and grabbed his head, pushing it back at an uncomfortable angle. "Thank you for giving me reason to kill you." I bit him and drained him dry.

Once I had finished with him, I dropped him and looked back towards the boy. He was staring wide eyed at me, but later he could blame what happens on the blood loss. I walked up to him and took his wallet full of money. "Thank you."

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Arriving back at Sage's house I looked down at myself. My top had bullet holes and blood but other than that I was fine. I needed to remove the bullets. They caused a sharp pain whenever I moved, but I could deal with it until Oliver arrived. I had also… borrowed another coat to hide the mess I was in.

I discovered that Lake Spirit is alcohol. I didn't shoplift, and the cashier looked skeptical but allowed me to buy them anyway without any Identification.

Opening the door, I put the carrier bag down. Sage was sleeping as it was quite late, so I went into the room where Sage had gotten the hospital equipment and found a full length mirror.

I took off my coat and my top. My skin had healed over the wounds but I could feel 1 of the bullets had only grazed my stomach so that would be easy take out. The hard one would be the one in my lung.

Looking at the tray of medical equipment I picked up a sharp blade and cut into my stomach then reached and took out the bullet. It didn't hurt, I had gone through worse things. Throwing it in the bin I picked up a towel and wiped away the blood. My skin had healed already. One of the perks of being immortal.

I heard Sage waking up, so wiping off the blade and putting the coat on and I went back into the main room.

"I thought you weren't going to come back."

"Oliver didn't turn up. But I got you what you wanted."

"Awesome! Did you set off any alarms?"

"No because I went to a shop that's open at this hour." As I sat down, the bullet moved causing a sharp pain. I stood up again and the bullet moved.

"Are you okay?"

"Just a problem I ran into while getting blood."

"You got blood? I told you not to!"

I turned to cast firm gaze at Sage. "You will find Sage, that no-one tells me what to do. I needed blood so I bit someone."

"You… Never mind. What are you doing to do when they find the body?"

"Its far away enough."

"You sure?"

"Don't question me."

"I just want to be sure the police won't come here and take me back to the foster homes."

"They won't." Sage was about to say something, when the door knocked. "Expecting anyone?" Sage shook her head. I opened the door and found none other than Oliver.

"My Lady." He dropped the boy I left in the street, no drained dry.

"How did you find me?"

"Stalkers are incredibly useful sometimes."

"Wait." Sage pushed past me (which I forgave as I had already drained one person today) and looked at the boy. "This is Thomas. He followed me home all the time, then when my parents died he kept stalking me."

"Who is this?" Oliver asked. "And what are you doing in this dump?"

"Come inside and I will tell you."

"Wait what about the body?" Sage asked.

"Get rid of it." I pushed her outside and closed the door.