Chapter Two

" Can I go to the gala?" I asked.

" No." She doesn't even think about it , just deadpans on her rejection.

" Please. Jer is gonna be there all the time. The whole family will be there and I will be extra careful. Please, it has been ages since I went to their place. I won't drink." I say, and she gives me a pointed look.

"Oh please, I was your age once. Don't say something you won't do."

"Please Aunt Sara" I said one more time.

" Okay, fine. But call me if there is anything wrong."

'OK, thanks. I love you." I kissed her cheek and gave her a tight hug and went to the door.

" Also, I am going to the mall with Jer for shopping. Thank you for giving me permission. I love you. Bye bye." I say and run upstairs before she could object.

I quickly got ready for the mall and waited for Jer.

Jer texts me to come out, so I leave after telling my aunt and getting into his car.

It takes 30 minutes to reach the mall and we get out of the car. Jer takes me to his store first, where he shops. I swear he already has a lot of clothes, but he still has to buy new ones for every event. After Jer is done he pays and we go to another store for my shopping.

Jer picks a few outfits for me and I take the few that I like to try on. I wear Jer's pick first and go out.

" Wow. That is what I am talking about." Jer says with a spark in his eyes.

" Nuh uh . It is way too flashy and look at the back. It is too deep. I can not wear this, aunt will kill me." I gave a little twirl to show him the deep back and low strapless dress that barely covers my ass.

" But I like it. You never wear anything revealing. That is the reason you don't have a boyfriend. And if that keeps happening, you will end up with cats in your life," he says.

" I like animals. They are better than boys, anyways. " I comment.

"But I am a guy." He says, whining.

"Yeah, my best guy friend." I say, shaking my head.

" And that best friend does not want to see you lonely and full of regrets, so you have to dress like a teenager. Now go wear another one I brought.'

" Okay sir." I saluted him and entered the trying room .

I changed into a black midnight dress which was a little less revealing and the fabric was so soft. It hugs my waist and it has a nice fall in my midth. I twirl a little to see my back and this is way better than the previous one. Gotta give it to Jer. He has a really nice choice. I go back to Jer to show him this one even though I would buy it no matter what he says. I like it and it is perfect.

" Nobody would be able to keep his hands off of you." Jer says.

" I like this one. You have a nice choice of dresses but, I wonder where it goes when it comes to girls." I teased him.

" Okay. Go change , I will get this at the counter. Also, this is not about me. It is about you."

" Fine." I changed into my clothes and made my way to the counter for payment, but Jer had already paid.

"Why did you do that?" I asked Jer .

"You are my date. Yeah, it only makes sense."

" Yeah, but you are my date and I didn't pay for your clothes."

" Yeah, that's because I don't want you to pay."

"Oh! But I will pay."

"I won't take money from you."

"Yes, you will."

"No way."

"You know what , you can be a baby all day but when you are asleep at night , I will climb your bedroom window and enter your room ,put some money in your pants and go ."

"No you won't. You are too chicken to do that and we both know it." He smirks.

" I-" I am cut off by someone smashing at me, making me fall on my butt. What's with people coming at me?

"Hey, watch where you're going- Hey Gorgeous!" Jer smiles at the girl who bumped into me. That traitor.

"I'm not your gorgeous." The girl in a pink dress replies.

"You are, sweetpea. You just don't know it yet." He says,

giving his full charming smile, showing his teeth.

She smirks and says, "Call me sweetpea one more time and I will rip your tongue out."

"Hard to get ,huh?" Jer smirks.

" Nope. Hard to get into your small sized brain." She crosses her arms to look more intimidating, but jer doesn't even sway.

"Hey, I am still here, so can anyone help me?" I say, giving both of them a look. Jer keeps staring at her. Literally, frozen in his place while the girl comes to help me.

She takes my hand and drops it midway, making me fall again. She sniffs and takes a few steps back.

" I will help myself. Thank you very much." I huffed and got up. Jer comes near me and whispers in my ear, " She's crazy. Ignore her." I elbow him.

" What's that for?"

"You didn't help me. That's what it was for."

"Sorry, Ana." He says and hugs me.

" It is okay." I said, patting his back like a mother.

Jer looks at something. I turn away and see Andrew glaring. I glare back and wave at him and he turns away.

" Did you see that?" I asked Jer.

" Yes," he shrugs.

" Hey Alex, What are you doing-?" a man in his middle age says. I look at his eyes and see that they are the same as Andrew and the girl here. They must be related. He pauses to look at us. They are both looking at me, so I say "Hello."

The man clears his throat and looks at the girl, then back at me.

"Hello. You must be Ana. Andrew has told me all about you." The man said.

" Oh, has he now?" I say and my eyes travel all around the place, trying to find Andrew, but he is not here anymore, huh?

" Hi. I am Jerah Hunter, Ana's friend." Jer says and shakes his hand.

" Nice to meet you. I am Charles. You can call me Charlie and this is my daughter Alex." He replies.

" Yes, I can see. You guys look a lot similar," Jer says.

" So, are you new here?" I asked, wanting to know more out of curiosity.

" Yes. I just moved a few weeks ago from Virginia to Georgia. I wanted to check out this part of the neighbourhood, so I came here to shop."

" What do you do?" Jer asked.

" I own Duke University Hospital, " He says.

" Where do you currently live ?", so now we are playing 'ask questions' to the newcomers.

" Few towns ahead."

" Are you guys coming to the gala?" I asked.

" What gala?" He says.

" It is more of a charity. We are collecting funds. It is at my family's house. You guys should come too.", Jer says, looking at Alex. He has a crush and I am going to do the teasing now.

" No. I am quite busy so I won't be attending." Charlie says, looking at Alex. Is it just me or was there a weird thing that passed between them?

" OK." jer says.

" Listen, we gotta go dad," Alex says.

" AH. Yes. It was nice to meet you. Take care." Charlie says, giving us a smile .

" You too, sir." We both say.

They both leave and when they exit, Charlie turns around and looks at me before following Alex. Jer carries our bags to the car and we order some Chinese drive through and start eating.

" I like Alex. What do you think of her, Ana? "Jer asked out of the blue.

" I mean, their whole family is good looking. Right?" I asked.

" Are you talking about Andrew or his family?" Jer says with a smirk.

" Why would I say that Andrew is hot? Hmph. Besides, they have totally got some real genetic game. I mean have you seen their eyes? "I huffed.

" Uh huh. I know."

" hmm." I tried deviating him.

We eat and he drops me at my place. I got out of his car and took my shopping bag out. He gets out of his side and hugs me. I go inside and change into sleepwear before taking my meds because nowadays you never know when the headaches can start. It has been constant since the first day of school. I fell asleep instantly.

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ANDREW'S POV:

Seeing Ana again at the mall with her friend was not what I wanted for my evening. And the way she waved and glared did not help my hunger at all. I quickly went away before Charlie dragged me towards Alex too. My sister (not biological) was just standing a few feet apart from Ana. If she attacked her because of her sweet scent, our secret could be exposed.

You see me and my family ( My mother, Aurora. My father, Charlie. My sister, Alex and her boyfriend, Jasper, who is also my best friend. We are vampires. We don't hurt humans anymore. We just feed on them and our magical powers drain their memories of us by drinking their blood from their minds. Next morning, they will wake up thinking that the mark is just a hickey. We used to live in Virginia but we had no choice but to leave it to protect ourselves. While we were there ,my family made an enemy of a very powerful and ancient vampire, Vincent.

Vincent's brother went on a ripper spree in our area so we dealt with it by killing him. Now, Vincent has a grudge over that and wants revenge. He claimed our area so we came here to live our immortal lives as peacefully as we can.

So, this is my story. I started high school again to avoid suspicions when my beloved sister got engaged to Jasper. The only problem was self control when it comes to blood. On my first day, I came across Ana and Ana was a real pain in the ass. She has her own unique sweet scent. I cannot control my hunger when I am around her.

Even my powers do not work on her. I tried getting a read at her emotions but I couldn't .

That brings me to my current situation. My dad wants to discuss something, so here we are all at our family house.

" Did you try your power on her, Alex?" My mother asked.

" Yes, mother. It's like she doesn't exist here. They don't work on her. I couldn't see her memories." Alex replies.

"I couldn't read her emotions," I added. You see, I can feel and alter my emotions.

" Her scent is so addicting that it was difficult for me to control myself too. It was different from humans," my dad says. He has strong self-control over his hunger. Working in a hospital helps to build strength.

" Could she be a werewolf?" my mom said.

" She is not a part of the hunter's family, so I don't think so," I said.

" We have to stay as far as we can from her. I have a different feeling about this." My dad adds.

He can predict, so his feelings are right most of the time.

"Andrew goes to the same school as Ana, so it might be difficult for him," Jasper says.

"It doesn't matter to me. I usually ignore her but she gets on my nerves." I grumble.

Charlie suddenly grins and laughs.

" What did you see?" my mother asked him.

" Nothing that concerns us. For now." He looks at me with a smirk.

" Why are you looking at me?" I asked my dad.

" Nothing, son. Let's eat." he says, and starts eating.

Another thing, we can eat normal food. We just need to balance it with blood.