Claire danced at the party, gulping down beer. She was dressed up as a fairy and was being eyed by all the vampires. Boys with 'fake' fangs whistled at Claire and her best friend Paige who was dressed as a witch. Paige tapped Claire's shoulder.

"Claire, I don't like this, can we just go sit somewhere and stop dancing?" Claire nodded and looped arms with Paige, heading to a wall. Three of the vampires followed them.

"Hello, pretty girls," Claire ignored them, sitting on the wall and helping Paige up. "Can we get you a drink?" One with what she thought was fake blood on his fangs stared directly at Claire's breasts and Claire crossed her arms with a raised eyebrow, not noticing that one of the other ones had slipped something into her cup.

"Nope. We just want to sit and talk to each other," Paige nodded, drinking her beer which the vampires hadn't dared to go near. "So, you know, beat it, Cullens." The vampires walked away and Claire drank her beer, tasting something strange in it. Paige checked her watch.

"I have to go stab myself and see if I need sugar. I'll be back quickly, don't move." Claire nodded, ignoring the strange taste now in her mouth and watched Paige hurry to the bathroom. Then, everything started to go blurry and Claire frowned at her beer. Someone touched her shoulder.

"Hello, pretty girl. Looks like you'll be spending time with us," She tried to move his hand but couldn't. He lifted off the wall like she weighed nothing and she started to feel sleepy. "Just go to sleep...It'll be over soon." She tried not to but she did. She felt pain in her neck and felt like she was dying in her sleep. She opened her eyes to see Paige screaming at the three boys who were buttoning up their pants...What did they do to her? She felt sleepy again but a different sleepy...A peaceful one. Paige threw fire at the boys but they ran quickly away and Paige ran to Claire.

"Don't close your eyes, Claire," Paige dialled someone on her phone. "Please, my best friend was attacked by three guys and an animal, maybe. She has bite marks on her neck. We're in the girls' bathroom in the park's visitor centre. Hurry," Paige set her phone beside her and held Claire's hand. "Fuck. Don't close your eyes...Please." Claire tried but she did and then her heart stopped beating but started again. Claire opened her eyes in the ambulance and the medic smiled at her.

"Hello sweetheart, your name's Claire, right?" Claire nodded, feeling weird and the medic looked awkward. "Claire, are you on birth control?" She nodded again.

"I have to take it for my anaemia. That's what my doctor said anyway," The medic nodded, her smile forced and Claire swallowed painfully. "I was raped, wasn't I?" The medic didn't answer and Claire started to cry. "Where's Paige? Where's my best friend?" The medic shrugged.

"She said she was going to tell your parents and sister," Claire nodded, the pain subsiding. "Why didn't she just call them?" Claire swallowed again.

"Our phone's broken and my parents can't work their phones," The ambulance braked and the doors opened. "Please don't tell my parents I was drinking. They'll kill me."  The medic nodded and wheeled her into the hospital. After the doctor patched her up and told her she was staying overnight, her parents turned up.

"Claire! Sweetheart, what happened?" Her mom said, stroking her hair while her dad who was working took out his notepad. 

"Sweetie...You know I have to ask. I'm sorry," He looked sorry and Claire nodded, understandingly. "What happened exactly to the best of your memory? You don't have to answer," Claire said everything she remembered...Except for Paige throwing fire which had to be a dream. "Thanks, sweetie. Unfortunately, I have to go to work and visiting hours just ended so your mom has to go too." Claire nodded and hugged them both before they left. Claire didn't sleep, she couldn't as her stomach started to grumble. She got up and went to the nurse's desk. A nurse looked at Claire and smiled.

"Hungry?" Claire nodded and the nurse looked around before handing Claire a cupcake. "I was going to leave that in your room anyway. I'm sorry for what happened to you." Claire managed a small smile.

"Thank you for the cupcake," Claire went back to her room and started eating the cupcake. She was still hungry but decided to ignore it. The door opened and Paige walked in, holding something in her hand. "Paige? I thought visiting hours were over." Paige tossed Claire the something she had been holding.

"I'm sorry I let you get hurt...I'm sorry for what you're becoming," Claire frowned at the blood bag in her hand. "Those guys...They were actual vampires. You died and as soon as you drink that you become a vampire...Or turn to ash if you don't. Either way...You have to leave," Claire felt tears go down her face and saw matching ones on Paige's face. "Drink the blood. I'll give you a map to the Safe Haven...I'm sorry but you could hurt someone." Claire drank the blood which tasted delicious and threw it into the trash.

"The map please," Claire asked, wiping blood off her face and Paige set the map down on the bed. "Can I say goodbye? Just to my family and you?" Paige stared out the window.

"You can write them a note...That's it," Claire reached out to hug Paige who stepped pointedly away. "Get changed. Your car's outside packed up and remember to lift your map." Claire watched Paige as she ran from the room and felt like she wasn't the only person that died tonight.