All I remember is the golden red line a crossed the horizon. The light fell out of the now blue-gray sky. Leavening me it the darkness that was to become me. Every moment I cherished before they came to take me to change my in to a forever darkness. I almost jumped when I heard rose behind me. “ Are you ready?” Bev asked as if I have a choose to say no. I turned to her and walked past to the others. My pace was not fast or slow it must have been some where in between. Rose my mother was there with a ageless figure. She barely looked over 20 but my mother non the less. Her slightly older sister Bev short for Beverly , right beside her. Their looks were welcoming and almost human. Even though this was far from a human tradition.
My mother’s family came form a long line of vampires. She had me before it was her time to take hold of the family legacy . “Is there no other way” I said in a whisper. Then just then a black figure appeared in the cool darkness. It took my breath away. He was unlike any other I ever seen. From a different family of cores. “ you have no right this is the way it will be” my aunt said with great demand. “Who is this man, where did he come from” I wondered to myself.
I was startled when he jerked his head towards me. As if he heard what I was thinking. Which is impossible, or is it? Then he spoke both answering me and my aunt. “She still has another choice she can choose, or would you deny her that ? And my name is Derke, its nice to finally meet you star.” For the first time my aunt was silent then she said “I will give the child three weeks to decide ”.All the strange beautiful man did was nod and looked at me. “What is going on ? Another choice what would that be? And why does he look so good.” I stopped right there in thought when the man smiled at me. He most have some power to read minds. “ Dear aunt what is going on, is there another choice for me?” I asked my aunt with wonder in my eyes.
After a good five seconds my aunt replied “Yes there is my dear, it is the same one your mother had to choose”. I had, up to that point forgot that my mother was even with us. I looked over at her, she was looking at the moon. The light glided off the too pale skin. “ Mother what does she mean what chose ,you had another-”. Cut off again but this time it was by my mothers cool hand. I looked in to her light blue eyes, and if were possible they would have tears in them by the way they looked. She took her hand from my lips. She spoke in a tender voice” yes there is , oh my dear sweet child” she was trying to sooth me. ”There is you can have a love and a child just like I did.” I stood there dazed maybe a little in shook too much information for the last ten minutes.
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“So there was a way I could postpone becoming never more to the sun which I loved so dearly” star thought hopeful. Bev turned to my mother “you would let your child have this choice Rose?”. Without moving her hand from me rose spoke her answer” I would left my daughter have this gift yes ” . “Yet it has to be her chouse and hers alone” Rose added. she looked into my eyes so thoughtfully. “My child this isn’t something to take light birth is the opposite of what is in your blood it will cost a great deal of pain and change for you”. Breathing in my first breath since I was informed of the great news. “I would like nothing more , but what does this mean for the true change then, will I still be able to have a love as well as becoming ageless?”. Rose frowned “There is a way you could have both but it costs more than haven a child my dear, you would have to choose a love , that already a vampire”.
The man suddenly smirked like he was thinking in his head “pick me pick me” . Well even though he was the most beautiful thing … I mean person I had ever laid eyes on. I still had no clue why he was really here. Or why he of all people would interrupt my changing night. “What are you really here for Derek?” I asked in a matter of fact voice. He held his smirk and spoke” I’m just her to enlighten you on your will, what there is and what there could be star that is all” he ended with an even more unnerving smile. I had to know so I went with my feeling that he was a mind reader and thought “why this night and what is in it for you ?”. Then just as I thought it he answered in thought “because this is your last night to choose I thought they had told you before this night. As for what is in it for me . Why don’t you tell me ?” I gasped and stupidly spoke the words “you think for one moment I would make this choice and you would be my love. The father of my child. and I don’t even know who you are or if you’re some kind of danger to myself or my family!” Just as quick as I said it I knew I shouldn’t have .
My mother came flying at Derek with uncaning speed and knocked him on his ass. “She will make this of her own will not for your benefit you outcast!” That last word did my mother just say out cast? Derek got back to his feet and brushed off his jeans . “I was only outcast because I chose to be not because I did anything against our code” he said in a proud tone.
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Maybe this was just getting to much for one evening. But here I was the night I was spouse to become a full vampire. Then some hulking handsome outcast of a vampire comes to interrupt, and tell me that I can procreate. Adding my aunts temper , to all of this was just too much. “I don’t mean to dampen anyone’s fire, but I m still human here so can we save this lovely “event” and fighting until tomorrow night.” I said half trying to comprehend what just happened and really feeling tired from it all. ” Yes dear “ my mother said “this can be for another time”. She said glaring strait at Derek. Who was still looking at me like I was sort of amusement. My mom put her hand on my back leading me back to the castle. I couldn’t hold in my question any longer.” Rose why when you said what it will cost did you frown?” I asked tenderly.
She just looked out at the sea and the moon and spoke “Dear daughter I was young once any naive and I was made aware of that very same chose. I didn’t ask the same questions you did just now. I fell in love with your father. We were so young and so deeply in love. The only thing was he was human , just like you are. I thought I could have it all . Love and a daughter. Until the day you were born, then I found out from my mother. That I wouldn’t be able to have my love. She said it was to risky . You see I was to become a vampire and my love was but a human man and my heart would stop beating . But his wouldn’t so the temptation would be too great to feed off him. When a vampire feeds off a human . The human loses a part of themselves. I loved every part of your father.” She looked at me with eyes so glazed ‘I had to choose I knew I would become what I was meant to be and your father would not stop looking for me.” She paused for a brief moment “So I had to take away that time we had shared from his memory he only knows he loved but not who he loved.” She looked hurt in the worst ways. “Lets go star we need you to rest “ She said leading me up the stair case.
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As I lay in bed that night I couldn’t stop thinking on what just took place. T was midnight so I knew my aunt and mother would be up . Yet after I saw how my aunt was acting. I didn’t want to be near her at this point until I find out more about what my choices are. And my mother had lost her usual glow after she told me about my father. I couldn’t cause her more pain by asking more questions . So I thought a question and I was hopping that Derek could hear me even though I didn’t really trust him . I needed to know. “Why did you choose to be an outcast ?”
I laid there in the dark and ten minutes had went by. I was about to give up and try to get to sleep . When I was startled by a rap on my window. I looked through the dark room and saw no one at the window then it stunned me. “do you want to know the answers to all the questions going around that pretty little head of your , Star?” he said in a voice that was different then the one he had used with my aunt or mother. This one was kind and something in it made me think he truly meant no harm. I got up and went to the window , but before I opened it I said “why cant I see you , you know a person could think she is crazy?” he replied laughing the sound was beautiful and short “well I would have grown wings and shot up here , but I thought this would be better because of how your aunt and mother would react when they found out that you called a strange man to your room at midnight”. I opened the window blushing.
She knew he was right but also found her cheeks getting hot. Cause she hadn’t thought this all the way through. She let him in her room. He was smiling again which made Star feel nervous among other things . So she went for the right hook “ok I asked you a question now can you please answer me?” she asked. Derek crossed the room to her bed and sat “you want to know why people call me an outcast do you?” he said making him self at home and laying back on the king size bed. Which made Star have to hide a blush by turning away “yes I do” she said quickly. He sat up slowly and answered “well I was what they would call a rebel I did what the code asked of me . But there was one thing that I hadn’t liked and swore not to do so they banished me .” “that’s it ?” Star asked turning around . “you know if you want to have anything to do with me then your going to have to trust me enough to not hide things” Star added. He just looked at her amazed like she had said something that simply surprised him. “I thought you were a smart girl Star but I wouldn’t have thought you were so bold , not that I’m complaining I mean I like upfront people. Its naturally a sign of a strong will and strength all around” he was still avoiding what she had said , and she knew that he knew what he was doing.
