We all walk into the ballroom. Blood types are already out and sorted, the smell of food being cooked fills the air mixed with the scent of vanilla candles. Tables are already out and covered with cloth, and chairs too. Nico starts on setting up the stage for Zeyu, Vega, and band. Edith starts on decorations and Kaitlyn is...what is Kaitlyn doing? Her phone rings, she takes it out of her purse and walks out by the stairs in front of the back door. Being the nosy and curious person I am, I follow her quietly. She speaks into the phone with her back facing me.

"-Yes...yes I know...she is here Zeyu. I know the plan. She'll have eyes on her the whole time.... It shouldn't have to come to that, she's naive and weak, she'll give in I'm sure of it....okay, bye." She ends the call and puts the phone back in her purse. "Have fun tonight Blondie, it might just be your last." Blondie? Is she talking about Edith? Ohmygosh...

I try to sneak away but the floor creaks under my feet. In a blink of an eye I was slammed against the wall with such a force that almost gives me whiplash. It took me a moment to comprehend what just happened. I stared in the eyes of my attacker. Cold and gray. Kaitlyn. She was in blue state. I could tell because her pupils were specks. But how? There's no blood around and an even bigger question is how she's so strong and fast. Nothing like I've talked about before...this...this was super-human like. I felt more helpless than I've ever felt before. She looked back at me with such coldness. This wasn't Kaitlyn...it couldn't be. The Kaitlyn I know is bossy, but also flirty and fun at times. A bit of a gossiping type too.
Her and Edith were friends years before we ever met. They were almost inseparable, and hardly ever fought. Today she completely ignored her, and the past few days she's barely even talked to her. She's changed. And NOT for the better.

"You know, curiosity killed the cat." She tilted her head a bit too the side.

"But, curiosity introduced the cat to discovery and truth." She seemed taken aback by my words. She let go of me and stepped back.

"If you say anything I'll turn you in."

"Turn me in for what exactly?" I could nearly see the wheels turning in her head. I started to walk away.

"How long has it been since you've fed Rosalind?" Oh she did not just call me by my first name...wait...what? I froze and turned back to face her.

"Why do you think I got sidetracked?" I lied. She seemed defeated at this point so I turned back around and walked back in the room. That was a close one. We were finished setting things up around 2:30. This gave everyone just enough time to go home get ready, eat, or do whatever, and go back. This time Edith drove me. I warned her about Kaitlyn and at first she thought I was joking, she soon realized I was serious. Being the half-full girl she is, she reacted calmly, assuring me that she would be with her family and friends the whole time. That she would be safe. That no one would get hurt. I believed her.

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I was going to stop here buuut...I decided to keep going! :)
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We came back to the mansion a little later than expected. It's 5:17, with 13 minutes left to spare and people arriving early, we rush around making sure everything is right. Edith is wearing a long sleeved, black and white striped, turtle-neck dress that ends a couple inches above the knee. Kaitlyn is wearing a sleeveless, teal dress that is a bit layered below the waist and ends at the middle of her thighs. I am wearing a half sleeve, off-white dress with black lace and detail above the waist, also a black belt, it ends one or two inches above the knee. Nico is dressed in a gray button up shirt with the long sleeves rolled up to his elbows and black jeans. Very formal Nico...very formal. By 5:25 the room is filled with people of ages 13+ and the Zeyu and Vega arrive at exactly 5:30. Someone from the crowd (I'm assuming their guard) announces their arrival.

"Please make way for Zeyu Blake and Vega Marie." The crowd parted and formed a path for them to make way to the stage. They walked up on stage, Vega Marie say down in a chair with her half sleeved, royal blue, lace detailed dress that had a dark silver belt and ended at the middle of her thighs with black heels to top it off. Her brown hair was pulled up into a softly curled pony trail with the excess hair at the front curled as well. The blue complimented her eyes, which looked green today. Her eyes seem to change colors depending on light or season but usually they're hazel. Zeyu stood in front of the microphone and held his hand up. People started talking their glasses with silverware and the room quieted.

"As you all know, I rarely hold a speech at welcoming parties but tonight is different. We are welcoming a human. But he's not just a mere human. He pauses and glances around the room. He is a witch. This really got the crowd going. Everyone started discussing it with others. I looked around the room and soon found Edith over at the desserts table eating chocolate. I walk over and stand by her stuffing a maple cream caramel truffle in my mouth.

"You know you don't have to protect me." She whispers to me barely loud enough for my ears. She sometimes forgets that my senses are weaker than hers.

"Friends are supposed to have each others backs. And I am not letting your beautifully dressed back to be stabbed by you-know-who." She didn't giggled. Zeyu Blake closed his eyes and held his hand up again, silencing the crowd once more. Once the room was quiet he began to speak again.

"I understand your concerns, but the condition is that he leave behind his days of Wiccan rituals and such like it. Including his family, his friends, everything. He is sacrificing his past life to start a new one. He's turning over a new leaf. In turn there will be a ritual, a baptism to put it in better terms. To cleanse his soul and body. Out with the old in with the new. That should be the theme tonight offers. Please," he gestures towards the tables of food, drinks, and blood all around the room, "go eat, drink, dance, and have fun. Enjoy yourselves! We will start our ritual in half an hour." He and Marie asked off stage and joined the crowd.

Me and Edith go back to eating chocolates. She swallows her piece and turns to face me.

"As those words do reak of desire to prove how good a friend you are and also show how clever you are mixing in the compliment on my dress, I must say a few words." I swallow my piece and nod my head for her to start. "One, you can't save me from Voldimort."I giggle at my Harry Potter geek of a friend, "Two, I don't need you to save me, I'm a big girl, I can take care of myself." I sigh.

"Yes I know...just stay in a crowd of people you know okay?"

"Yes Mom..." I shove her in the shoulder. Suddenly the room quiets. We face the stage as Zeyu approaches the microphone. "I know I said that you'd meet him in half an hour but I want him to get acquainted with others and enjoy his last moments as a witch. Treat him with any disrespect and you'll be forced to leave. Here he comes."

In walks a guy about 6"2 with brown hair and blue eyes. Light eyes are very common in us. Brown or hazel eyes are rare. He's wearing a gray suit and navy blue tie. He looks around the room and his eyes land in our direction. More like Edith's direction.
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He walks in and first emotion that comes to play is fear. I was trembling inside but composed myself so I wouldn't worry Roo. She was afraid too, afraid of him and afraid to show she was afraid.

From the time we learn to read and write til present day, we are warned of them. Witches. The only true supernatural being. They can and will kill us someday, I'm sure of it. I know what we do is wrong but we have to or else we'll be punished by the Zeyu himself. Vega Marie is sometimes able to persuade him not to kill the prisoners. But sometimes it doesn't work and we end up putting others six feet under ground.

I understand that they want us extinct but the fact of the matter is we're trapped, with no choice but to be what we are now. In turn we will ALL die by their hands.

He looks around the room and his eyes lock with mine for a brief moment. Everything stops. What's happening. My heart and stomach jolt and flip and every nerve in my body tenses and sends out a signal of alert to the rest of my body. Like when you're doing something you know you're not supposed to and your parents walk in unexpectedly and you're like oh snap I'm dead. You know? This felt exactly like that. Only thing was that I wasn't scared anymore and the jolt felt right.

His eyes longer on mine for a moment. He starts to walk towards me and I panic. I run out the door. Footsteps follow.
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I look at Edith, clearly trying to hide her fear, and as if there was a switch her expression changed. Their eyes locked and her expression changes from fearful to confused to blank then finally to shock. He starts to walk towards her but panic is obvious as she runs out the door. He stops and kind of pouts. I run out after her. She's breathing quick and heavily. She's having a panic attack. I rush to get side and cradle her. I rock her back and forth trying to calm her. After about three minutes her breathing slows back to normal.

"What the hell just happened Edith?" A tear rolled down her cheek as she sat up straight and without meeting my eyes spoke this single word.

"Match." She found her match. Oh. My. God. Also something very rare is finding a non vampire match. He doesnt know yet I don't think. Maybe he does. She told me how it felt and said she panicked because he was a witch and her match. Now before you say AWWWWWW soulmates, let me tell you what a match is. It's your other half, your perfect match. But you don't have to be with them and there's no mind reading bond like in werewolf books on Wattpad. They're just like human relationships....good ones.

I check my phone, 5:45, fifteen minutes. "Well you should go talk to him..."

"What? No!" Her eyes widen.

"Yes! It's his last fifteen minutes as a witch, please? For me?" Her eyes were pleading me to change my mind. Nope. She's going.

"Fine..." She sighs.we both get up, brush off our dresses and walk inside. The guy is over by the tables drinking something. He must've heard us walk in because he sets his drink down and looks in our direction. I push her forward but she spins around.

"I can't do this." I spin her back around and push again.

"Go!" Glancing at him I realize he's chuckling.
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I swear I'm going to kill her when I get the chance. I walk over to his table where he's stopped giggling and raised his eye brows.

"Hi..." I say awkwardly.

"Hi." He's amused. Of course. "I'm Adam." He reaches his hand out to me. I'm hesitant.

"Edith." I take his hand. He pulls it back quickly as if he's been shocked.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine." He laughs nervously.

"So...my friend is making me come over here..." I trail off.

"Ouch!" He placed a hand to his chest acting hurt. "Someone had to make you say hi." I giggled a bit. He gestures for me to sit with him and I do. We talk about books and movies. He was curious wether we could still eat regular foods because it turns out he really likes ribs. We talk and talk and finally he pops out the question. "Hey, why did you run out the door when you saw me?"

"I felt nauseous after eating so many chocolates." I lie. He nods his head.

"Can I tell you something?"

"Sure."

"I...don't want this." He speaks a bit softer. "I was forced into agreeing to turn in order to save my family from...from..."

"Us." He looks at me apologetically. "It's ok. Our kind is harsh and possessive. The only way out is death."

"So...You don't like being here?"

"No I don't. But I have no choice." My parents tried to leave. They were killed when I was ten. After Vega Marie convinced Zeyu to spare me I was placed in a home. The memory makes my eyes water.

"There's always a choice." He places his hand on mine.

"I wish we had that luxury." I pull my hand out from his and walk out the ballroom and our all doors until I get outside. But not before letting Roo know I was fine. She didn't seem convinced but she let me go.

I walk outside and breath in the fresh air. I compose myself and am about to walk inside when a hand clamps over my mouth a strong arm wraps around my waist. I try to scream and kick and bite. Nothing works. A warm, wet, disgusting tounge kicks my ear. Ewwwwww stop it!

"Hey baby doll." A husky voice whispers in my ear. But that's not what what terrifies me. That voice, that nick-name. It could only be one person. Jake, a bit I dated a few months before. He used to hit me. He was put in prison by the Vega herself after months of torture. I couldn't get away from him then, I won't be able to get away from him now. He uncovers my mouth and I let out a scream, my mouth is immediately covered again along with my nose, this time with a smelly cloth. My vision blurs, and before I black out I see a figure, about 6"2, walk out the door.
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I wake up in someone's arms. Memories from right before I blacked out came rushing back. I snapped my eyes open and panicked. I struggled to get up.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's Adam. You're safe." Adam. He sets me down carefully and holds my arm as I stand.
"Can you stand?" I nod my head. "Who was that guy?" I sigh.

"An old friend." I say sarcastically.

" Oh yeah, he was so friendly! He even offered my his ice cream cone!" I laughed.

"How long was I out?

"About five minutes. I had just picked you up when you woke. We fought, I beat him down to the ground then used a spell to turn him to ash." Ohmygosh.

"What?!" My eyes widened. He's a jerk but I don't wish for him to be dead! He puts his hand up in defense.

"NO I was kidding!Actually the guards heard your scream and came running after I came out. He dropped you and took off. They caught him though." I sighed in relief. "Okay we should get back." I nod my head and we head back inside just in time for Roo to come running asking to borrow my car. She told me about her clock alarm and I hand her my keys. She waves goodbye and walks out the door.

Yeah she's not a morning person.

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Hi guys! This chapter is 2747 words long! Not including the A/N. A LOT happened in this chapter, and a feel like it's a bit all over the place.....I'm sorry.....I'm trying. I'm proud of myself knowing that this is the longest chapter so far but still. It doesn't feel right. What are your positive and/or negative opinions? Btw Adam is played by Logan Lerman.
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