• I was really nervous it was the last day of school and there was five minutes left. My mom’s voice was still ringing in my head...
    Flashback
    “Honey, after school I have some very exciting news to tell you,” my mom had said.

    “What is it?! TELL ME NOW!” I demanded.

    “Sorry honey, the-um-excitement might ruin your last day of school.”

    “Fine,” I mumbled.
    End

    I wonder if it’s that car I have been begging her for. PLEASE, be the car. Please.     My thoughts were interrupted by my teacher.

    “Crystal? Crystal? CRYSTAL!”

    “What?” I said dazed, “Oh I’m so sorry Mrs. Evelyn!”

    “Is there something you want to share with the class?”

    “Um, uh… well you see-”

    DING. Everyone then just jumped up and started jumping for joy. Never thought I’d see the day when the cliché saved by the bell came true, I thought. My best friend Tamika came over to me and screamed, “I CAN’T BELIEVE IT, NO MORE HOMEWORK!” I just smiled distractedly wanting to get home.

    I live in Exeter, Rhode Island next door to my best friend Tamika. She kept going on and on about what she was going to do this summer. Finally, I heard silence. We said our goodbyes and I went to my house. I took off my shoes and ran to my mom’s room.

    “What’s the news? What’s the news!?” I exclaimed. Apparently I had just woken my mom up from a nap.
    Whoopsies, maybe I should have knocked…

    “What?” She asked groggily. She then snapped out of it. “Oh yeah! Listen I think you should sit down...” I just stared at her weirdly. “Um, where should I start,” my mom began, “OK, listen; you know how we used to watch those movies with vampires and werewolves and such?” My mom was starting to look really nervous.

    “Yeah... vaguely. Where are you going with this,” I asked.

    “Well, it turns out vampires are, um, real.” I stared at her with my mouth agape. After a few seconds I started laughing so hard I fell down. She just stared at me with a solemn expression on her face. I stopped laughing when I realized she was serious.

    “Mom, are you okay?”

    “Honey I’m fine its jus–”

    I cut her off, “Spit it out already! I mean what are you saying?” OK, now I’m officially worried, I thought. My mom finally yelled it out.

    “Fine and you’re engaged to one!” She looked like she would collapse. I thought she had actually lost it.

    So I tried to talk some sense into her by yelling, “WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT VAMPIRES AREN’T REAL, AND I’M DEFINATELY NOT EVER MARRYING ONE!” I then stormed off to my room, crying. There goes my mom, I thought miserably. I then cried myself to sleep.

    I woke up to the smell of pancakes and eggs. I thought, I wonder who’s cooking it. My mom never cooks. I then remembered yesterday’s incident.

    “Damn!” I sat bolt upright and ran downstairs.

    “Hello sleeping beauty!” My mom said cheerily.

    “Hi mom,” I replied cautiously.

    “Listen honey I’m sorry about yesterday I should have told you earlier, I just couldn’t.” She let out a sigh. “Do you want to know why you’re engaged?”

    I stared at her like she was crazy. “DUH! I’m surprised you had to ask!” I sounded more irritated than I wanted.

    “It was years ago. Your father and I, when he was alive, were struggling with taxes like everybody else. He could barely afford food for the both of us, let alone a child. Then a young man approached us. He was so gorgeous...” She looked like she was in some faraway dream.

    “Mom, getting a little off track aren’t we?” I tried to raise one eyebrow and failed.

    “Right, sorry, so as I was saying he gave us a $1,000,000 and said because he did his son would marry our daughter. We asked him how he knew it was a girl, we found out only yesterday.” She smiled as if she was there getting the ultra sound. “He said that I was thinking of what a healthy girl it would be with the money. I was so shocked! He told us he was a vampire and we burst out laughing, but he proved it, sadly, he picked up a beggar and…” She shuddered, “hunted him right there.” I swore she was going to burst into tears.

    “So you gave me to his son so that I would be born?” I was so surprised; I thought that vampires were just those funny looking creatures in the shows.

    “Yes. So what do you think?”

    “I think…I think you should have told me earlier so I could have had time to THINK!” I was so angry, yet sympathetic.

    “I am sorry, it’s just I would have told you when you were ten, when you could understand it, but with your father’s death I couldn’t bear telling you that… well, you know what. Will you forgive me?” Her face was so pleading I had too.

    “Of course mom! If you hadn’t betrothed me I wouldn’t have been here! I mean you were a hormonal woman who had to look after a baby soon with no money! Still, are you sure he was a vampire and not a maniac?” A smile was creeping back on her face.

    “Of course! Look, he bit me when at first I didn’t agree.” She showed me the bite marks on her arm. “I won’t hide anything from you ever again. Now let’s have breakfast!” My stomach rumbled in agreement.

    “Right!” After a really good breakfast and some good jokes I went upstairs and took a bubble bath.

    After my bubble bath I got out and went to my closet to get some clothes. I picked a black halter and jeans.
    Comfortable and cute, the two important c’s of clothing.
    I then walked over to Tamika’s house. When I got there Tamika answered the door. I said, “Tamika I have the worst news” she gasped knowing I only say that when I’m dead serious. My mom never said I couldn’t tell anyone. I thought.

    Once we were safely inside I screamed, “I’M GETTING MARRIED TO SOMEONE I DON’T KNOW!” I don’t think I should tell her about him being a vampire.

    “WHAT?! Wait a minute is this one of your jokes?”

    “No! I’m serious my mom sent me into an arranged marriage before I was born…” I then told her everything except how the money giver was a vampire. Tamika was totally wide eyed the whole time. The only question she asked was this; you serious? I replied to that one with honesty. “Yes, so I want to know who he is. Can you help me, you are the computer whiz?”

    She smiled and answered, “Oh you’re so sweet! OK I’ll help.” After three hours of searching you found him.

    “OK, so my betrothed is 5’6 his father is… It doesn’t say. His name is Arthur and he is…22! No way! I’m not marrying him, he’s 5 years older than me and I’m not even a legal adult!” I started whimpering. Tamika tried to reassure me.

    “It’s ok Crystal, just go home and talk to your mom… but on the bright side he is pretty hot!”

    “OK…” I swear if I were a cartoon at that moment I would have had a huge sweat drop.

    I was walking home, and when I was half way there I spotted the cutest puppy! It had brown and black spots with white fur under the spots. I picked it up and looked for a collar; I found none.

    “Well aren't you the cutest little puppy?” I said to myself. I took it home and decided to name it spotty, it was a girl. I got right to the point as soon as I got home.

    “Mom can I keep Spotty, I-I mean this puppy? Pretty please?!” I did a puppy dog face and Spotty joined in.

    “Why do you want that little thing?”

    Gasp! “Mom! It’s cute and soft! I mean come on I’m in an arranged marriage at least let me have one little thing to love?” She finally gave in.

    “Fine, but only if there isn’t an owner”

    At least I got some leverage over this arranged marriage. Ecstatic I happily showed my mom Spotty. “There isn’t, look no collar!” Thank god. So I got to keep Spotty.

    The next day I was walking along with spotty when-suddenly-she ran away. “SPOTTY COME BACK!” I yelled. I chased after her for 30 minutes before I finally caught up to her and realized I had no idea where I was.

    “Spotty, why did you runaway like that? Now we’re lost...” I complained. At that moment some guy decided to come out of nowhere and steal Spotty! “Give back Spotty you-you evil man!”He just laughed at me. I then kicked his butt to the ground (did I forget to mention I took karate for two years?) and got spotty back, but his friends came and started attacking me all at once.

    “HELP ME!” I screamed for help as loud as I could. I then had a greasy hand over my mouth and I couldn’t speak. I hope someone heard me! I thought desperately. I then started to black out from lack of air. The last thing I saw was all the thieves being knocked out by some dude.
























    I was dreaming. There was only blackness. I thought I heard footsteps. I jumped. “Hello? Is anyone there?” After a few minutes a masculine voice answered.

    “Yes.” Two blood red eyes showed up. I was terrified.
    “WH-who are you?” Again, another long silence.
    “I’m your husband, Arthur. Now go get me water filthy human!”
    “NOOOO”
    It was my worst nightmare.
    I woke up dripping in sweat and hyperventilating. I looked around the room I was in. It had black walls and dark blue bed covers. Hmmm comfy, I thought as I snuggled in deeper, with silk sheets! Oh I could get used to this. WAIT! I don’t have silk sheets… This is not my room! THIS IS NOT MY ROOM!

    I did a double take. The only thing different was the backpack I was carrying before had turned purple. I wonder who did this to me, I thought, I like this shirt...smells nice. I bet the guy who I saw gave this to me, how nice. Wait, what am I thinking? If it was the guy, he changed my shirt! I was wearing a silk blue shirt and my jeans. I thought, Back to real life, I'm in a strange house in some strange clothes-which I think a guy put on me… I’VE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE!



























    I got up and ran to the door. At that moment someone came through the door. He looked around 19 and had deep blue eyes and black spiky hair. I couldn’t stop staring! He was just so gorgeous!

    He is so HOT! I just might drool… He then just laughed. “I don’t get it. What’s so funny?” I asked curiously. It took him a few minutes to reply, he was laughing so hard.

    “What you just thought,” he replied, “that was funny!” He then just burst out laughing; again.

    “Wait, did you just read my mind?” Oh god, please reply no. Please, please, reply no!

    While snickering he said, “Yes, is that a problem?”

    “Yes,” I replied, “because that means you’re a vampire and I’m guessing your name is Arthur?” I raised both eyebrows again because I am one eyebrow challenged. He stopped smiling after he heard my reply. Huh, I guess he is my vampire… In a commercially voice I said, “Just tell him, ‘So you’re a vampire and BAM instaserious!’”

    “No its not, and don’t say that!” He then slapped my foot, hard.

    “OW!” I then continued my commercial. “Warning, physical damage may be caused by instaserious DUMMY. We are not responsible for any damages.” He then glared at me very evilly. BURN! TAKE THAT WH-HOOO! Whoops, am I thinking this? Wait, he can read my mind! Shut up! WHOOPS! STOP THINKING! SHUT UP! I DID IT AGAIN! GRRR… By now he was rolling on the floor with laughter. “Stop reading my mind!” I screamed.

    “I’m sorry it’s just so funny to watch! You should be a sitcom!” He managed to get that out before he started laughing again.

    “Stop laughing or you’re going to make me laugh!” I couldn’t help myself! I started snickering and then burst into laughter.

    “Why are you laughing?” He asked.

    “Because you started it! HMPH” I said. Man, he can be a jerk!

    “Hey, that was very rude of you.” He pretended to pout.

    “So! It was rude of you to read my mind!” I stuck my tongue out at him to finalize it.

    “Fine!” He said, “You win but what were you doing in that alleyway? You could have been killed!” He was using his hands for emphasis… it was hilarious.

    “Wait, are you showing concern? You haven’t done that since I woke up!” I was genuinely surprised, which doesn’t happen a lot.

    “Yeah, so?”

    Weirdo! You hear that you little peeping tom? Weirdo! HA! He started glaring again. “Sorry!” I replied in a sarcastic tone.

    “Whatever.” That’s all he said; whatever!

    “Ok, down to business, so where am I and where is spotty?” I tried to look as serious as possible.

    “Spotty?” he asked, “Oh yes, the mutt.” I gasped. I couldn’t help it! How could anyone call spotty a mutt!?

    So I told him off. “You did not just call spotty a mutt! I will hurt you.” I warned.

    He replied with a smirk, “I’d like to see you try” I smiled at his remark.

    “Fine, but I take that as challenge, just to warn you.” I started to walk to the bed then quickly turned around and kicked him in the stomach, hard.

    “OOMF!” he somewhat exclaimed, “What’d you do that for?!”

    What, does he have short term memory loss now? I thought. Thankfully he didn’t read my mind that time. “You asked for it! Remember? Now, I repeat; where is Spotty?” He actually replied this time.

    “She’s in the bathroom. She wouldn’t stop howling after you blacked out and, to add injury to insult, she bit me!”

    I went to go get spotty from the bathroom. “Good girl!” I said to her.

    “I heard that!” He yelled.

    “So,” I replied, “did I say you weren’t supposed to hear it?” We then got into an insult battle.

    “Little brat!”

    “Humph! Loser!”

    “What did you just say?”

    Now we’re getting somewhere “I said LOSER!”

    “WHY YOU LITTLE-I SHOULDN’T HAVE SAVED YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE!”

    NO IT WASN’T SUPPOSED TO GO THAT FAR! I thought.

    “No, I didn’t mean it like that! What I meant was-was-was I’m sorry.” I then just shamefully looked down. Maybe I overdid it with the shameful look. Whatever, it looks like it is working. “I’m glad you saved me because I’m in an arranged marriage to another vampire named Arthur. I fou-” He cut me off after I said Arthur.

    He asked, “Did you just say Arthur?”

    “Yes… why?” I answered warily.

    “Because, he’s not an ordinary vampire! He marries young women, treats them nicely, and feeds them, anything they want! That’s stage one. Stage two is when it gets rough. He starts treating you like a servant. Then stage three begins. He kills you for your blood!”

    OH GOD, OH GOD! “Um, uh, um.” What was my mom thinking?!?! Gosh! He started laughing again. “Stop reading my mind! How would you feel if your thoughts were being invaded!?!?” I was getting really pissed right about then.

    “Sorry! It’s just so funny!” I then got officially angry, picked up spotty, went to my backpack, and left the room.

    How do I get out? I don’t even know where I am, what house this is, or if I’m even in the same state!I then ran into someone. “Listen,” I said, “I don’t want to talk right now so don’t sass me.” I then looked up to see it wasn’t the vampire I met earlier. Let’s see if this guy is a vampire, YOU LOSER! YOUR ROOMATE IS SO IMMATURE! YOU BOTH NEED TO GET A LIFE! He then looked like he wanted to hurt me… badly. UH-OH! I GUESS HE WAS A VAMPIRE… RUN! He then started laughing really hard. I took that opportunity to run. “HELP!” I yelled. Then the vampire from the dark room came out of nowhere and I then ran into him. Why am I running into everybody today? I then let out a little groan and fell to the ground. “Great, just great first I get kidnapped then I run into a dude who wants to hurt me-”

    “DEREK, DON’T COME ANY CLOSER!”

    Derek? Is that the guy I ran into before… guess so.

    “Come on Saul you’re not saving that human are you?”

    Saul? I guess that’s his name… cool I finally know his name. “Um, if you guys don’t mind I wouldn’t mind going home right about now…” I was really hoping they’d take me home.

    “Shut up human,” Derek said.

    I just lashed out, “Listen Derek, if that’s your name, my name is Crystal not human so call me that again and I’ll hurt you.”

    He replied just like Saul. “I highly doubt it.” I loved it.

    “Oh yeah, I kicked Saul, you know the dude over there, in the stomach and I bet there is a bruise there too.”

    He looked up sheepishly and said, “She’s not lying, it hurt.”

    “Saul you have got to be kidding me! This human actually hurt you,” Derek said.

    I continued on with my story, “Yes, I did hurt him, believe it or not, and I will hurt you… someday.” Now I’m just going to walk back to that dark room. The bed was comfortable, I thought. Just as I had hoped Derek read my mind.

    He looked at Saul and screamed, “You let her sleep in my bed?!”

    “Uh, Derek no, you see that’s where you’re wrong, it’s my bed your room is black and red whereas mine is black and blue.” I was enjoying this so instead of running away I watched them fight.

    Then, it got good; Derek said the funniest thing ever, “Well, at least I don’t pee in the bed!” I then couldn’t take it anymore and I burst out laughing!

    “THAT’S THE FUNNIEST THING I’VE EVER HEARD!” I realized-too late-I had brought attention to myself. They stared at me like I was this alien.

    “You mean didn’t, I don’t pee anymore so… HA!” Derek protested. I then crept behind Derek and kicked him where the sun don’t shine; hard. It knocked him to the ground.

    “Ow, Ow, Ow that hurts. That really hurts!” He was rolling around.

    “I told you I’d get you for calling me human instead of Crystal!”

    “Well, yeah, but you said someday not today!” He had gotten up by then.

    “Well, that someday… is today!” I did a superhero pose for good measure. He growled back. “Oh, did I get you mad? I’m so sowy.” I said in a baby voice.

    “Don’t talk in a baby tone to me! I can kill you!”

    I really think he’s pissed now…Oh well. “Oh yeah, in your dreams you can kill me!” Teasing him is fun!

    “Derek, Crystal, stop fighting, NOW!”

    “Fine, I’m going into your room and if anyone goes in there, they will regret it.” I said angrily. They then both gulped loudly. Gosh, boys can be so immature, if there is another vampire it better be a girl! I walked to the dark room (I decided to call it that) to find that it had three more doors next to it.

    Oh, NEW PLACES! I decided to look in the one on the left first. It turned out to be red and black. This must be Derek’s room, I thought. I looked at the first one on the right afterwards. It was silver and gold and there was one dim lamp in the room but the light reflected on the walls so the room was just bright enough to read a book. Wow, I hope this room is taken by a girl! I was positive it was a girl’s room when I saw posters of hot guy singers. I turned around to see a girl. She was as gorgeous as Saul and Derek, only a girl. She must be a vampire and this must be her room. Shoot, she’s probably reading my mind! OK, shut up and breathe.

    “You’re right, I am a vampire, this is my room, and my name is Sydney,” said the girl.

    “Hi Sydney,” I replied, “my name is Crystal… Are you all related?” She stared off into space for a second.

    “No. Well, me and Saul are, Derek is just a close friend.” She shrugged as if there was nothing she could do.

    “OK, because you’re nicer than Derek, even Saul! I had to figure out his name from when he was fighting with Derek instead of him telling me. Oh, and this is Spotty.” I pointed to Spotty.

    “BARK BARK” Spotty started to lick Sydney.
    “Oh look, she likes you! By the way, I kicked both guys because they were both being ignoramuses.” I added as an afterthought.

    “Wait, you kicked them both… and it hurt?” She stared at me in disbelief.

    “Yes…” I replied cautiously.

    “OK, you are officially an awesomeful person.”

    I blushed, “Hey, I like your room by the way, it’s really cool.” I would like it better if it had some purple, but it’s still cool.

    “Listen, there’s a room I want you to see.” She then brought me the next room. She opened the door and I was so surprised. It was just so beautiful.

    “Oh. My. Gosh. It is, AWESOME!”

    It was a purple room and it had light blue silk sheets and had purple and blue furniture. In a tranced voice I said, “Is it taken?” I was practically reaching out for the room.

    “It is,” Sydney said.

    “Oh.” I really wanted that room! I was practically crying.

    “By you silly!” She hit me playfully on the arm.

    “Yay, oh my gosh, this is so cool! I mean seriously!” I was pretty much jumping up and down.

    “I thought you would like it,” she chuckled, “actually you thought you would like it!” I couldn’t answer her, or laugh along.

    I’m adding Sydney to my best friends list, was all I could think. Sydney then just smiled and left. “I’m never going to leave this room, it is too awesome!”

    I plopped down on the bed, thought, and petted Spotty. Five minutes later my stomach growled. Maybe just to eat… I thought. I started down the hall and went down some stairs. UH OH! I’m lost! GROWWL. My stomach was growling in protest. I hope someone will save me from my growling…