"So your saying they can live for up to 700 YEARS?" Annie Shan stared at the worn face of Steve Leonard. Her brother Darren had been best friends with him before he died. Annie and Steve had become close friends ever since, and Steve's 'obsession' for vampires was slowly wearing off on her.

"Yep, they can go really fast, that's called fliting. Vampires are stronger then we are and have better sences, too."

"Wow...I want to be-"Annie caught herself.

"One of them?"Steve said quietly, finishing her sentence. Annie blushed. "It's ok, I admit, I do, too." Steve kept to himself the fact that he knew Annie's brother Darren had faked his death to be a vampire.

"Hey, I got to go...Mom wants me home by 4:00. Talk to you later and don't tell anyone what I said." Annie stood up off the bench where they were talking in the park.

"No prob. See ya'." Steve called as Annie skated away.

"Home, Mom! Mom?"

"In here!" Mrs.Shan yelled back from the kitchin. As she pulled a roast from the oven, she was discouraged to see that her daughter had her skates on in the house.

"Mmmm...that smells great! Guess-" Annie stoped catching the angry gaze on her mother's face. Sighing , she pulled out a chair and unstrapped her skates.

"Much better." Mrs.Shan smiled. "How's Steve doing?"

"Same as usual. Talked more about vampires.." Annie grinned, knowing that that was all Steve ever talked about and how it irritated her mom, like everyone else. Mrs.Shan rolled her eyes.