Alec walked off minutes later, making me regret ever even letting him in my room. I should of died, hours ago. But I didn't. And I knew Alec wouldn't let me do that again. Ever. He was going to watch me like Santa, and I knew that. But what made me confused, was whether we were still going to that dance. Did he still want me? Probably not. Did he ever like me the way I liked him? Never. Does he know everything that goes on in my mind? No way. But maybe I'll tell him one day. I'll tell him I want him, I'll ask if he still liked me. I'll even tell him, how I would hide in the corner of my room, waiting for my punishment.

Alec P.O.V:
I needed to phase. If I didn't before the school dance, I would probably phase and ruin everything for Hayley. I still couldn't believe she would harm herself. She didn't deserve anything like that to happen to her. I want her to know how I feel, but I just can't do it. I can't say the words: I love you. It made me sad, because I wasn't enough to stop her from doing that. She never even thought about me, before that, and thought I'll fight for my life, because of Alec.
Eric caught up with me when I was letting go of everything.

"Alec?" He asks. I guess he gave me a fright because I literally pounced on him. I knew he would ask why I was so tense, so I saved him the question.
"Hayley... she... harmed herself." I say. Eric's face went from shocked to apologetic.
"Alec, I'm sorry.... I really am. Is she okay?" Asks Eric. I nod, but it wasn't convincing. All I could think about was that she could be doing it again, right this second.
"She's... getting there." I say. He nods, and looks at the ground. An awkward silence passes through the forest, and I do one of those awkward faces you see all the time in the movies.
"How did you... know?" He finally asks. I swallow back a big ball of saliva that had formed in my throat.
"I walked in there, and could smell it straight away. Her blood... was so... I don't know. Pure? Maybe it's because we're supposed to be mates, but it made my head dizzy." I say. Eric nods, and looks at me with a shocked look.
"You need to speed it up." He hints. I roll my eyes, and slap him on the shoulders.
"I'm getting there. Trust me." I say.

Hayley P.O.V:

When Alec knocked on my bedroom door, he was all fancy. He was wearing a suit, and he had a rose. As soon as he saw me, he smiled. I smiled back, trying to hide my arm. I hated my arm now, because it ha da bandage on it, and it would forever remind me of the day Alec caught me red handed.
"You look beautiful." He says, offering his hand to me. I take it, and smile.
"You too. But in the male way." I say, chuckling to myself. It wss almost like Alec was checking my arm for other marks, but he seemed satisfied that there were none there.

He drove us there, and suddenly a big ball of panic built up in my stomach. Somehow he noticed the slight change in my attitude, so he asked what was wrong. I just said I was 'nervous', because I wasn't going to tell him the real reason why I was panicking. We were driving closer and closer to my uncle's house. Obviously, we won't be going there, but it still got my anxiety up levels.

When we finally arrived it wasn't what I was expecting. There were fairy lights everywhere, and I coukd see boyfriend's and girlfriends getting out of cars. Are me and Alec boyfriend and girlfriend? That's probably what it looks like, but we weren't. Were we?

The hall, which was huge, had big lights dangling from the ceilings, and it had big balloons everuwhere. People stared. But at this moment I didn't care. I didn' care that someone pushed into me, making Alec growl at them. I didn't care that my uncle could be coming to get me, all I cared about was the here and now. Alec and me.