I was standing next to my sister. Everyone we knew was here in black. I watched as my parents walked down the aisle, down to the pyre, down to their death. Just before they walked into it my father turns around and waves at me like he will see me again. When they walk into the pyre it is silent. That hurts me almost as much as it would if they were screaming. As the pyre returns to it’s normal height I whisper to my sister.
“We’ll get out of here. Go to America were the Regents aren’t.” I whisper.

I wake up gasping for air. I look at my alarm clock. 6:01 AM.
“Urg.” I grumble. I get up quietly so I don’t wake up my sister who is in the room next to me. I go into my closet and change into a shirt and jeans. When I walk back into my room my sister is sitting on my bed.
“How are you up this early? This can not be good for our health.” She says.
“We’re vampires. We don’t have health. We’re practically immortal.” I said.
“Still, it’s six o’clock in the morning. I don’t get it!” She says getting up and walking out of my room. I smile as I walk down the stairs. When I get there my adopted siblings Matt, Andrew, Jamie and Andrew’s girlfriend Lisa were all sitting around the table whispering.
“What’s going on” I asked.
“The Regents have decided that they are going to pay us a visit.” Matt said.
“What do you mean? How... no not how, why would the Regents come here?” I asked, my panic signal going off in every part of my brain.
“Well if you think about we pose kind of a threat. With the Twins of Legend and a human who knows the secret?” Matt said.
“Well one of those can be dealt with.” I said before I was knocked against the wall by Andrew.
“NO!” He growled.
“I wasn’t talking about her but you know just as well as I do that she will be changed. Even if you don’t want her to be.” I said.
“Your visions aren’t always true!”
“This one was pretty concrete. Now will you let me down?” I asked as my sister came down the stairs.
“What’s up?” She said surveying the scene.
“The Regent have decided they wanted to visit.” I said as Andrew let me down.
“What?,” My sister cried,”When?”
“In about 10 minutes.” Matt said.
“What about her?” I said nodding to Lisa.
“What about her?” Andrew said his voice taking on a dangerous edge.
“How are we going to protect her? I really don’t want to get in a fight with the Regents today.” I said.
“I’ll take her home. They won’t want to waste the time tracking me down. Your the ones they want.” Andrew said.
“Fine. Just be sure not to come back before they leave the state. They have stronger senses then a normal vampire.” I said.
“I know that.” Andrew gave me an annoyed look.
“Just making sure. People have died because someone made that mistake.” I said.
“Like who?” Andrew asked.
“Like me!,” Jamie said,”’Cause the last time that the Regents visited I was turned because someone brought me back to the house early!”
“I said I’m sorry.” Matt said.
“And I accepted your apology. Doesn’t mean I can’t be bitter about it.” Jamie said.
“Guys? They’ll be here in about 5 minutes. You better go.,” My sister said. Andrew flung Lisa on his back and ran out. I started out the door. My sister caught my wrist,”Where are you going?”
“To catch a rabbit. I’m hungry and they’ll probably bring feeders.”I said shaking my head in disgust.
“K. Don’t be long.” My sister said letting go off my wrist.
I ran out the back door and towards the woods. I grabbed a deer. As it ran dry I sensed the Regents near. I stood up and straighted my shirt. I started back.
As I got to the door of the house it opened before I could. My sister was standing there.
“Your back.” She said stiffly.
“Said I would be.” I said in the same tone.
“Come on in” She said. She moved to let me in. I nodded to her and sat down on a couch. And in front of me. Dave, Elaina, Luce, Micheal, and Justice.
“Hello” I said
“Missi. It’s been such along time. Now we won’t be long but I just want to remind the both of you that it has been 100 years-” Dave said before I cut him off.
“Yes we know. Now if you will please leave.”I said.
“Why are you in a hurry for us to leave?” He said narrowing his eyes.
“Because I don’t like you. And you should remember that you don’t rule this territory this is free land.” I said standing up. They followed and someone I don’t recognize stood up with them, “Who is he?”
“This is James,” Luce said enunciating his name,” We found him when we were on our way here.”
I studied him. Both physically and mentally. I went through his memories from when he met the Regents to now. Nothing to suspect that he was working with them.
“Well with my siblings consent I would like to invite you to live with us.” I said looking at my family and they all nodded.
“Now see here Missi, it is not your place to influence-” Dave started.
“His life, his decision.” I said, glaring at him remembering when he spoke those words to me.
“Fine. Who do you choose James?” Dave asked turning to him.
“Well if y'all don’t mind I’d like to stay with Missi and her family.”James said.
“Fine if that is what you choose we will leave now.” Justice said.
“If you come back we will kill you.” I said as they went out the front door.
“We expect nothing less and offer the same courtesy to you if you were to ever come to Germany.” Micheal said and then they were gone.
We all sat down on the couches. It was silent for a long time before I spoke.
“So James, where are you from?” I asked.
“North Carolina.” He said.
“So I guess you’ll be needing a room. You can have my office.” I said.
“That's OK Ma’am. I’ll just sleep on a couch or something or not sleep at all.” He said.
“No you are part of this family now and everyone in this family needs a room and don’t call me Ma’am, I’m Missi. And you need to know how we feed, we only eat animals not humans.” I said.
“That is how I ate in North Carolina. It’s a little easier for me to restrain. I haven’t had a human since when I first changed.” He said.
“Good. Come on I’ll show you your new room.” I said getting up. I bounded up the stairs and he followed. I opened the door for the room.
“Wow.” He breathed.
“I’ll get the pottery if you want to get the masks.,” I said. He didn’t move,” Or I’ll get the masks. Either way.”
“Missi...this is awesome, and expensive. I can’t let you take this all down. It must of took you forever to put up.”He said shaking his head.
“It took me half a day and it only took me that long because I was fooling around for most if it.,” I said,” Besides it will take no time at all with you helping me.”
We were done in 10 minutes, but we just shoved the furniture in my room.
“OK, we are done. Told you it wasn’t going to take us that long. We can go to IKEA and get you some furniture later today.” I said.
“I have a question and you don’t have to answer if you don’t want to but why do you keep looking at me like you know me?,” James asked. I was silent for a long time,”You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to.”
“It’s not that it just caught me by surprise. I didn’t even know I was looking at you.,” I said,”But I will answer you question. You should get comfortable. It’s a long story.”
“I am.” He said.
“OK. Well my sister and I were sentenced to death by the Regents because of a decision that our parents would of made. So our parent volunteered themselves to die instead. So afterwords I was so depressed and I met Nathanial. And he patched, no stitched me up. And he asked me to marry him. But then he decided to leave. He said that he was leaving and I said that I’d come with and he said that he didn’t want me to come with him and I asked why and he said that he didn’t want me to so I said I was coming anyway and then David came in and said that it was his life and his decision. I ignored him and look at Nathanial again. He just shook his head. So I ran into our room. I waited for them to leave. After they did I saw a note on the counter that said ‘I left my heart with you’ in Nathanial’s hand writing. So I took a note a piece of paper and a pen and I wrote ‘I have destroyed your heart just as you have mine.’ Then I put in on a big rock under my engagement ring and set the house on fire. Then me and my sister went to America and met my family that we live with now. But the thing is that you look exactly like him.” I said.
“Hey it’s OK.” He said wiping away tears that I didn’t even know I was crying.
“I’m sorry. Here I am crying like an idiot and I met you only a hour ago.”I said.
“Your not an idiot, just a girl that’s been hurt.” He said. My sister knocked on the door and leaned in.
“Breakfast’s in 10 minutes.” She said.
“OK, thanks.,” I said. She left.,” We should go down to breakfast. I don’t know about you but I’m starving.”
“I thought vampires didn’t need to eat.” He said.
“We don’t but that doesn’t mean we don’t like to.” I smiled as I stood up.