The The pain had stopped.
The heat had stopped.
Everything I hated so much.Everything I couldn't take, had left my body.
All the feelings that I had, the anger, the pain, the sadness, the wanting of death was all gone.Was it over?
I wasn't in pain anymore, but I had a strange burn in my throat.
As if Josh understood what I was feeling he said with a relieved smile on his face,"Don't worry that's just natural thirst kicking in."
A wave of shock was sent through my body.
"Thirst?" I asked curiously.
"Uh yeah, I told you about it earlier remember?" Josh answered greatly amused at my stupidity.He returned with an orangish-red drink and handed
me the cup.I kindly accepted and drank it thoughtfully."All better?" Josh asked me in a honestly concerned voice.
"I'm not a child," I replied half amused half suprised."But yes its gone now." I finished the drink quickly and handed back the cup.
"So," I began nervously," Now I'm a.."
"Yes," Josh replied knowingly." You are a vampire Allane.My vampire."
So this was it? I'm a vampire.That's what I was, and I could no longer change it.Or so I thought.
I was no longer going to die.I no longer had t

rry about it.I no longer would age, I assumed anways,I would be perfect,Forever and all I had
to do was drink blood.That was it.But for some reason something so simple sounded so terrifying.I hoped that Josh would continue talking to me
about arrangements but for the longest moment of my life Josh said not a word.
Someone had to say something or we would be sitting here in silence for the rest of my life,wich was currently a pretty long time.
As if reading my mind as I was thinking this Josh walked over toward a box with a picture of contacts on the cover and handed it to me.
"Put these on,"Josh said rapidly." And hurry, my parents and I have made us arrangements to fly Spokane, Washington.Once we arrive my parents
have us a house were we will live and work like normal human beings."
As Josh was going over flight details I pried open the box and pulled out the small package containing the contacts, I quickly noticed gross
swamp green color and frowned slighly.
Noticing the look of disgust on my face Josh explained." They were the closest color I could fine to your brilliant green eyes.I had to get
the closest thing."I gave Josh a quick smile of appreciation and quickly popped in the contacts.
Taking my hand carefully Josh led me out of his room. We walked down the hall and turned a corner and together smiling all the way made our
way down the hall and to the elevator.When the elevator had reached the top floor it came with an obnormally loud ding!Wow, my hearing is so much better now.
Normally, the ding is almost unnoticable but now it was like a church bell, ringing in my ears.I found all the new changes quite interesting.Just for
the heck of knowing I reached up and gently touched my ears.
Josh must have noticed becuase he laughed clearly amused and said "The aren't pointy!"
I frowned in dissapointment.
Doors to the elevator opened slowly and Oscar appeared smiling brightly.
"Ahh,Master Josh,"Oscar studied me for a moment then continued"I presume that everything went as planned?"
Josh pulled me into the elevator and my jaw dropped.Oscar was in all of this? That meant, I looked at Oscar looking for any visable signs,
he was a vampire to?Oscar smiled brightly half extending his fangs.
That was my breaking point.
I half screamed,Half shouted, and half burst into tears.Instinctively Josh wrapped his arms around me.Josh gared at Oscar.Oscar looked at Josh with a half amused half confused face ,and then quickly regretted saying anything.I wasn't scared becuase Oscar was a vampire,I was scared becuase everyone knew the plan in advance,except me.But still the feeling of being in Josh's arms yet again soothed any doubts I had in my mind.
"She's scared," Josh began to explain calmly."This is all so new to her she's just freaking out."
Oscar looked at me wierd as if to ask why I thought this was something to freak out about then remembered what he had just done and kept his comments to himself.
"Good.Good," I thought coldly.I didn't want him to say anything else.Things were wierd enough as it is.I mean my best friend and his enitre
family were vampires.I was one of them , and people were talking about it like none of it was that important.But the feeling of Josh's hand
running through my hair and his other arm wrapped tightly around my body made all the strangeness less overpowering.For these few silent moments
everything seemed normal.Than the elevator dinged loudly again.
We were at the bottom floor.
As the doors slowly opened I looked at Josh with great hope in my face.
As he walked out pulling me behind him,I stuck one of my hands behind my back and crossed my fingers, hoping for everything to go well.
Ever time I had walked into the Grand living room before now I had been overcome with envy of Josh's family.Everything was in the literal terms of
perfect.The walls were spotlessly white.The carpet was a lush violent red,"Ironic" I thought greatly amused.Portraits of the family and thier
ancestors were hung on almost half of the walls.Their fireplace was enormous and looked cozy and welmcoming,and the black leather couches looked like heaven.But this time when I entered the room it seemed like hell.I was filled with fear and hope.Fear, and hope.
Though I was afraid of how awkward it would be , I was exited to be part of something big.I had never actually been a drama queen or the center of
attention,but in this moment I was both of those things.I had realized this when I walked into the room and all eyes were on me.There must have been
a big change becuase Josh's parents were staring at me in amazment. I hadn't realized it but Josh was smiling proudly like I was a peice of art he
created, and I like it!I had never been the baby of the family,or well I had never been treated like one,but Josh's parents were all over me. Like I
was a shiny new toy,giving me compliments like "What perfect hair!" or "The skin tone is great on you," and of course the," I think you were
born to be one of us."
Now feeling stupid for having been s

rried,I decided that I would try to be more optimistic about the changes.I walked over to the closest morror to
embrace my new me.It was a big full body length mirror,letting me notice how my stomach flattened and my hips curved and my pale skin was so delicatly
perfect and my hair shined and waved graciously,everything was perfect but my swampy eyes,wich wouldn't be normal untill tomorow.
As I was looking at myself in the mirror I noticed Josh talking to his parents about how it went,making sure to leave out any embarrising moments,such as
the blood on my lips.Josh's parents seemed impressed by the fact that I had turned out so well,but I didn't see how I could have turned out much
differently.I had to strain my ears to hear fully even with my new hearing ability.Thankfuly Josh's parents didn't seem to notice how I was
listening in.But when they were done they beckoned me over.Nervously I walked over toward the parents prepared for the worst.
"Okay,now im sure Josh has told you our plans?"Josh's father began.
"Yes.Weare leaving on a plane to Lafayette where we will move into a house that we have set aside.Am I correct? " I tried to sound smart and informed but I'm not sure how I sounded.
Not seeming to notice, Josh's father continued,"Yes,when you get there Josh will go over any details,but for right now you'll just have to live on the
information you have now.We have a small bag for carry-on filled with entertainment for on the plane,Oscar will escort you to the airport but im afraid from now on our help will be from behind the scenes, the car is outside,waiting for you,"
Josh looked at me as if to say "Let's get a move on." So I gave Josh's father a goodbye hug then walked over to his mom.
"Good luck sweety,"Josh's mother started."I love you and I'll miss you so very very much." While Josh's mom was saying this she sounded so much like
my mother I couldn't help but to cry.As tears were rolling down my cheecks Josh's mom was rocking me back in forth while hugging me.I knew I no longer
had a mom but I couldn't help but to feel a rush of deep love for Josh's mom as if she were my own , i kissed her on the cheek and whispered in her ear
" I love you so much, thank you for this,"
Josh realizing that his mom was about to burst into tears quickly dragged me out of the house.
Oscar of course was by the car door holding it open. He beckoned me into the car and Josh piled in after me.His parents were on the front door step
seeing us off .His dad holding his mom, and his mom crying and waving, all I could do was cry myself and wave weakly,I felt like I was saying goodbye
to my own mother and my own father,but since I couldn't say goodbye to my own family this was the closest thing I had.Luckily it was pretty close
too.Noticing I was upset Josh pulled my body towards him and I gently rested my head on his shoulder my hair falling down over his shirt and just like
we used to I closed my eyes smiled and said "Hey Josh,I'm tired so im going to take a nap and I dont want you to move okay?"
And just like we used to, Josh replied"If I move you can't complain,"