"Since vampires can't die, do we have to eat?" I asked Laz as he climbed back into bed after putting sweat pants on. I liked food. I liked eating snacks all the time. I didn't want to give that up as well as everything else they say I have to give up.

Laz chuckled, "We have to eat, but not what you're thinking of. We need blood to sustain us. If we stop consuming blood we will not die, we will just go into hibernation. You can still eat human food all you want without worrying about gaining weight."

I pulled the sheet back and straddled Laz's waist before leaning down and kissing his jaw before moving to his neck, "Do you think I worry about gaining weight?"

Lazzareth pushed me up a little, stopping me from kissing his neck, "No, but it is a perk."

I bit my bottom lip as I sat up and looked down at him, wanting him to get undressed again so we could have more fun. He was seriously the best in bed. "Am I going to have fangs?"

Laz gave a sigh, "You had a little bit of sleep after you changed. I haven't had any sleep since yesterday. I am very tired, so it's time to get some sleep. And yes, you will have fangs like mine. If people ask about them you can make something up."

I pouted at the fact he was totally done for now and leaned down onto his chest, loving the way our bare chests felt together. I rested my head against his shoulder and closed my eyes, "Has anyone ever asked you about yours before?"

"A few times. I either said something like them being implants or erased the memory from their minds. I rarely show them in public." Laz said as he started to rub my back. "You know, I'm going to need to teach you how to actually dance before I can take you out once your body gets used to being dead."

I rolled my eyes behind my closed eyelids. I forgot I, drunkenly, tried to dance with him. At least my moves made him laugh. "I know I can't dance and I'm even worse when I'm drunk."

"Don't worry, I can teach you." He replied before kissing the top of my head, "I'm sorry for bringing you into this. If I wouldn't lose you, I would go back and stop you from coming onto me. You don't deserve this life and I'm selfish for wanting to keep you."

I sighed, "We can't change the past, Laz. I can accept that. Just don't get too mad at me when I break one of Silas' stupid rules."

"I can change the past, Veronica. I have the power of time travel." Laz said as he brushed my hair with his hand.

It took a few seconds for his words to fully process in my brain. He can time travel. He can change the past. He can fix this. I sat up quickly, "Why didn't you say you could fix this?!"

"Keep your voice down. What would even I fix, Veronica?"

"Oh, I don't know. Maybe making me not become a god damn vampire. Or, you know, not kidnapping me." I yelled.

Laz quickly moved me off of his lap before sitting up and clamping his hand over my mouth, "Silas is sleeping!"

I could give a rat's ass if that jerk was sleeping. He could fuck off for all I cared. Laz raised his eyebrows at me, "Would you rather not know I even existed?"

Let's see, should I have to deal with Silas for the rest of my life, or forget the most attractive guy and the best sex I've ever had? I hate to admit it but I couldn't deal with Silas for long. I would rather go back to my sad, boring, life. I could see Laz's face fall as he read my mind. He dropped his hand from my mouth, "That is exactly why I do not let anyone in. I shouldn't have let your pretty face deceive me."

"Fix this!" I yelled, "Fix it, now!"

"You want to go back to your shitty, depressing life? Okay! I won't stop you!" Lazzareth yelled as he stood up.

The bedroom door opened and Silas walked into the room, annoyance clearly written on his face. He was dressed in dark grey pajama pants and a grey shirt. "Will you two shut the fuck up? My god, Veronica, put some clothes on."

Silas picked up a shirt off of the floor and tossed it to me, along with my underwear. I slipped the shirt on, not even caring that it wasn't my Misfits shirt. Silas folded his arms across his chest as he moved his icy blue eyes between Lazzareth and I, "Why are you two even yelling at this hour?"

"Laz can time travel." I said when I noticed Laz wasn't going to say anything after almost a minute of silence.

Silas rolled his eyes, "Yeah, so?"

"He won't go back in time and fix this." I said softly.

Silas sighed as he moved his eyes over to Laz. I could be home now, lying in my bed and trying to sleep. I could not know vampires exist. My life would be back to normal. I could feel tears coming to my eyes and I tried to blink them back but I felt a few escape and roll down my cheeks. I didn't want to look at either of them so I turned around and closed my eyes in hopes they wouldn't know I was getting weak.

"He likes you, Veronica. You might be an emotionless whore, but Lazzareth has feelings. I don't have the power of mind control, so I wouldn't be able to make him forget you the way he would make you forget him." Silas said. I wiped at my eyes, "I'm not a whore."

"Says the girl who has had more one night stands than I have had in my entire lifetime." Silas snapped.

I turned around to glare at him, "Who would even sleep with a grandpa?"

Silas was in front of me before I could blink with his hands tightly enclosed around my neck, "Keep your mouth shut."

Laz was pulling Silas' hands off of my neck, making it so I could breathe again. It was strange but it didn't bother me. It's like my body didn't need to breathe. I just felt pain. I wanted to shove my knife into Silas' throat so I wouldn't have to hear his voice. Would that even kill him or would he just heal? Laz made a low growl, making Silas take a few steps backwards. Silas glared at me, "Be lucky he likes you. I would have preferred to rip your pretty head off of your body and leave you for the maggots."

Silas turned and walked out of the room, slamming the door behind himself. Laz gave a deep sigh before sitting on the edge of the bed. He kept his gaze at the door. I wiped at the tears coming out of my eyes feeling like I was a bit of a failure, "I know I'm a bitch."

"Really?" Laz asked sarcastically.

I didn't know what to say. I knew I upset him and I hated to admit it, but I was afraid of my life changing so drastically. I wasn't someone that liked big changes. I pulled my underwear on and got off of the bed, "I'm sorry."

I found my pants on the floor and shoved them on before heading to the door. Lazzareth blocked me from leaving, which made me roll my eyes, "Really? Am I not even allowed to sleep on the couch by myself?"

"You can either sleep with me or with Silas, but I will not let you sleep alone in case if you have a reaction to changing." Laz said. I raised my eyebrows at him. Haven't I already changed into a vampire or whatever? What kind of reaction would I have to changing? If my body is already dead like they say, I don't see what would happen.

Laz sighed before closing his eyes, "Give me a week, please. If you don't have any feelings for me at all, I will go back and make you uninterested in me at The Masque."

He wanted me to spend a week with him and Silas? The thought of having to spend a week with Silas made me cringe. If he touched me again I would try my best to kill him, even if a vampire can't die. As long as he feels a little bit of pain, I'll call it even. Maybe Silas won't even be around us much. I looked at Laz as I studied his face for a few seconds. He was just so... so... the only thing I can think of is perfect. How could someone like him even slightly be attracted to me? I don't deserve him. He doesn't deserve me; he deserves someone better. I took in a deep breath and slowly exhaled it, "Okay. I won't promise I will be nice to Silas."

Laz opened his eyes and smiled down at me before pulling me into his chest, "Silas is the last thing I'm worried about."

I felt a warmth explode in my body. This was something I wasn't used to feeling. Truthfully, I didn't mind having this feeling. Lazzareth kissed the top of my head, "The feeling you have is a connection from having my blood in your body. It eventually fades when your body gets used to being around me."

I leaned the side of my head on his bare chest, "So it's a vampire thing?"

"Yeah. It's a blood connection with your maker." Laz replied.

Was I attracted to him because of this vampire blood thing? Hopefully not because I was attracted to him at the bar and I didn't have any of his blood in my system at that time. I was just attracted to him then. Was I attracted to him because he's a vampire? Did his blood just pull people in to him like magnets? Laz chuckled before pulling away from me and letting me go from his embrace, "I looked like this before I turned into a vampire so you were attracted to me for being me, not because I am a vampire. Your blood does have a scent that makes humans notice you, though."

"So I'm not going to gain any attractiveness from being a vampire? This bites." I said in annoyance.

Laz rolled his eyes as he shook his head with a small smile on his face, "You're already attractive. Silas has the hots for you and he has very high standards. Trust me, people will be noticing you more because of the pheromones."

I shook my head in return, "I don't want grandpa out there to want me."

Laz couldn't hold back a laugh. He held his stomach as he leaned over, laughing uncontrollably, "Grandpa!"

Footsteps came up to the door before it swung open, nearly hitting me but missing by a few inches. Silas stood on the other side, his arms crossed and an annoyed look on his face. Laz pointed a finger at Silas, still laughing, "Grandpa!"

Silas growled, "It looks like you two need to be separated. Laz, you stay in here. Veronica, come with me."

Laz finally quit laughing. Silas grabbed my upper arm and started to pull me towards the door but I stood my ground and didn't move, "I'm not going with you."

Silas glanced back at me, rolled his eyes, and looked at Laz, "Lazzareth made you, and I made him. You have to obey me."

I ripped my arm from his grasp, "I don't care. I'm not going to obey you."

Laz put his hand on Silas' shoulder, "We're good-"

"I don't care. She's sleeping with me. Just work your magic." Silas said as he tightly grabbed my upper arm again. Laz raised an eyebrow as he looked at Silas.

"Do the mind thing, Lazzareth. I don't want to fight her all day." Silas said, annoyance clearly dripping off his words.

Laz shook his head and I tried to pull my arm from Silas' death grip again. He ran a hand through his hair before glancing at me, "I will not manipulate her mind in anyway. I'm only hiding the moment she turned and that's it."

Silas sighed angrily before tightening his grip on my arm, "Okay this will be done the hard way. Ignore her screams, would you?"

Without another word Silas picked me up and tossed me over his shoulder, his arm tight around the back of my knees and upper thigh. I couldn't move my legs enough to kick him so I balled my hands into fists and started to hit him as hard as I could on his lower back. I could feel him growl at my action. Laz sighed loudly, in an annoyed manner, before stepping in front of me. I raised my head to look up at him as I pushed myself up the best I could manage on Silas' back to make eye contact with him.

Laz put his cool hand on my cheek, "Just know I'm doing this for you. Silas doesn't have boundaries and will do whatever it takes to get what he wants. He's dead set on keeping us separate at the moment. You're going to sleep with him today. Nothings going to hurt you while you're with him. He's better at helping someone control themselves while their body is still changing. He's helping you because he wants to be your friend. Don't fight him, okay? I promise we're going to end up being a great family. I'll see you when you wake up."

Laz didn't have to lean far to give me a soft kiss on the lips, "Trust me, Silas will take good care of you today."

I rolled my eyes as I felt a calm sensation come over me, "We'll be together again tonight?"

Laz nodded, "Yes. It's just for today. All of this is just for today. I promise."

Silas gave another annoyed sigh before he carried me out of Lazzareth's room, went across the living room being sure to avoid any places where the sunlight touched, and walked into a bedroom that was pitch black. I could see the faint outlines of furniture but I felt a little woozy, like I was a bit drunk. I hadn't had a drink since we were at the bar and that was hours ago; the sun was even up. I knew it was now November. Silas quickly flipped me off his shoulder and slung me down onto his bed. I groaned at the fast movement, "You could have been more gentle."

I felt the bed dip on the other side as Silas climbed into the bed. He pulled the blanket and sheet over us both, "Sorry. Now get some sleep."

I wasn't that sleepy. I was groggy, but not sleepy. There was no way I could go to sleep. I pulled the blanket over my head and giggled, "I'm not sleepy. If vampires don't die, how old are you?"

"Jesus, Veronica. Are you always this talkative?" Silas asked as I felt the bed move and I could tell by looking around under the covers he was on his side facing me. I pulled the blanket down to look at his icy blue eyes in the darkness. I could barely see them, but they were still pretty, "No. But I've never been turned into a vampire or been kidnapped before. So I'm asking a lot of questions to know you won't kill me in my sleep."

I could see a little gleam in the corner of Silas' eyes as his mouth turned into a small smile, "You came to this apartment on your free will, so you weren't kidnapped. I can show you kidnapped one day. We just can't let you leave for your own safety. I can tell you that from experience."

"What experience did you have? And tell me your age! I'm nineteen." I replied as I pulled the blanket up to my lips.

Silas closed his eyes and took in a deep breath, "That's a story for another night. But for age, I'll say I'm twenty-two."

I couldn't help myself from biting my lip and grabbing his shoulder, "Do you hate me?"

Silas opened his eyes and looked into mine, "No. Am I annoyed that I have to keep my eyes on a newbie that doesn't even believe in vampires and isn't very rational? Absolutely. I guess it was time for me to gain a child."

"A child?" I asked.

"Yes. You are a child and you're only halfway into your transition. You also have my blood running through your veins, killing all of your organs and cells. Lazzareth is like my son and now you are my daughter." Silas said as he rolled onto his stomach and looked at me.

I stuck my tongue out at him, "I'm an adult, not a child."

"What do I have to do to get you to go to sleep?" Silas asked as he closed his eyes and opened one to look at me.

"Can we kill people?"

Silas gave a nod, "Yes. We can kill, and it's easy to get away with if you know know to do it. Why do you ask?"

"I want to kill my dad. I hate him."

Silas gave a sigh, "Go to sleep, Veronica. I will teach you how to kill, properly, tonight. You can also get anything you want to bring with you to your new life. Do we have a deal?"

"You teach me to kill if I sleep? Do I not sink my fangs into someone's neck and suck their blood until they, like, fall dead?" I asked.

Silas chuckled as he shook his head, "No. There's more to it than that. You need to know the anatomy of a body and where the main arteries are on the neck. I can show you if you just go to sleep."

I rolled my eyes, "Fine. Just know I'll punch you in the dick if you try to cuddle with me."

Silas rolled over onto his other side, putting his back to me, "It's a good thing I don't like to cuddle. Now, sleep. But don't move around too much since I'm a light sleeper."

I rolled onto my left side, making our backs face each other. I guess it's good to know he's a light sleeper. Is Laz a light sleeper? Does it come with the vampire thing? I don't want to be a light sleeper. I pulled the blanket around me and wrapped my arm in it as if it was something to hug onto before closing my eyes and letting my mind wander until I fell asleep.