My eyes snap open as I gasp for air, instantly my hands claw at my throat panic clouding my mind as I realise that I couldn't breath. A hand suddenly grabs both of my wrists pulling them away from my throat, another helping me sit up. "Relax" a voice says into my ear.

"I..I can't...breath!" I cough suddenly bending over my eyes widening as bugs both dead and alive come from my mouth.

"It's okay, you're okay" the voice continues to whisper a hand gently rubbing my back up and down as I cough up bugs. My hands were still tightly restrained by whoever the person is behind me. Eventually I stop coughing up bugs and my breathing returns to normal, the panic that had invaded my mind slowly vanishing.

Now that I could breath again and the bugs were no longer in my system I lift my eyes to the person with me.

He had dark red hair that was slicked back from his face and eyes were amazing. His left was a golden yellow and his right a wine red color.

"Feeling better?" He let's go of my hands taking a few steps away from me. "Lord Pierce has instructed me to watch over you until his return. I have sent Mistress Lilly to inform him of your awakening"

"Where am I?" I ask looking around the room. I was in a bedroom, sitting on a king sized bed with dark red covers. The entire room had a dark red theme from the walls to the couch in the corner.

"You are in The Lightwood Manor, in Lord Pierce's room" The man with the two coloured eyes says; his hands folded behind his back. He was wearing a butler suit.

"And you are?"

"My name is Nathaniel Augustine but you may call me Nathan if you wish"

"Okay.." I nod slowly still very confused about what was going on. I couldn't remember how I got here, the last thing I did remember was leaving my apartment.

"Nathan! Pierce is here!" The doors open a small girl running inside. She was almost like a doll in appearance with white skin, long white hair and beautiful red eyes. She couldn't be any older than ten.

Following behind her was a young man with the same red eyes as the girl. Though his hair was a dark midnight black that swept over his forehead in a kind of messy neat way.

"He's awake?"

"Yes my lord" Nathan answers motioning towards me. The man with the red eyes turns around, his eyes locking with my own.

"Oh wow! Pierce look! His eyes are like Nathan's!"

I yelp slightly moving backwards on the bed as the little girl suddenly appears in front of me. "Lilly" Red eyes sighs picking the girl up off the bed and handing her to Nathan who walks out the room with her.

"Hello" my attention goes back to Red eyes as he sits on the end of the bed. "Are you in any pain?"

"What am I doing here? Who are you?" I move further backwards, my back hitting the headboard of the bed.

"I am Pierce Lightwood, it is a pleasure to meet you Ryder" Red eyes says smiling a tight lipped smile.

"How do you know my name? What am I doing here? What happened?"

"I will explain everything in due time. Come, let's get you cleaned up" Pierce says standing up and taking my hand. He pulls me up off the bed his grip tightening as my legs shake under me. "It's alright, try walking" Pierce steps backwards his grip on my hands forcing me to move with him. As soon as I step forward my legs completely collapse. Before I could hit the ground I'm suddenly in Pierce's arms.

"It's alright. It's normal to have trouble moving within the first few days of the awakening" Pierce says lifting me so he was holding me in a bridal style. He didn't struggle with my weight at all as he walks to a door on the right side of the bed. It leads to a rather large on suite bathroom. He sets me on the counter moving around the room gathering a few things and running the water in the large bath.

"I'll get Nathaniel to bring you a change of clothes. Do you need help washing up?" He turns back towards me. I shake my head "No, I can manage. Will you explain things afterwards?"

"Of course Ryder, I'll be waiting just outside the door" He helps me off the counter leaving once I was standing on my feet. It was only then that I noticed that my clothes were filthy, covered in dirt and torn in a few places. "What happened to me?" I pull the shirt over my head staring down at the clothing in my hands. It was my white dress shirt, the one mum made me buy in case we ever went to a fancy place or party. I'd only ever worn it once.

I lay the shirt on the counter top my entire body freezing as I catch a glimpse of my reflection in the mirror. I move forward gripping the countertop for support staring at myself. It was me but my eyes were different.

Staring back at me through the mirror was a boy of nineteen with ash blonde coloured hair, falling messily around his face. My fringe was slightly covering my eyes. Instead of the faded blue eyes I had grown used to I now had a silver eye and a wine red eye. "What..." My eyes widen and I lean forward moving my lip up to show two pointed very sharp fang.

I gasp in shock stumbling back from the mirror and the next thing I knew I was in Pierce's arms by back against his chest. "It's okay" Pierce breathes softly into my ear but all I could do is stare at the reflecting in the mirror.

"Vampire..."

Pierce's arms flex around my waist his red eyes darkening. "Yes"

I was a vampire..