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/> He shook his head in disbelief.

“Fine, if you don’t change I’m going to pick up a fight with one of the vampires here.” I huffed.

“You will do nothing of that sort.” He said still his head down.

“Try me.” I said barging into the main room.

I forgot how fast the vamp speed could be, he was upon me in seconds. He scooped me on to his shoulders and carried me into the room. I protested him all the way.

Cathy came inside giggling.

“Cat, Will you change me?” I asked not even looking at him.

“Wow! After so long, it’s good to hear my nickname again.” She clapped with joy.

“Will you?” I asked.

“Of course, if you wish.” She said.

One glare from Shades cut her off in the mid sentence.

“What?” I scoffed.

He shook his head in disbelief.

“At least give me some time.” He said.

“A month.” He added.

“ 2 days.”

“3 weeks”

“1 day”

“Oh! Come on. At least 2 weeks.” He pleaded.

“All I could give you is a week and I’m sure there will be no change even after a week.”

“Fine.” He growled.

I kissed him gently on the lips.

“I’ll get you some food and clothes.”

He said and left me. I thought about our fight, I never was the one to throw tantrums; I feel different here and at the same time I feel myself after many years. I feel alive and energetic. Why the difference?

“You feel home.” Cathy mumbled.

That’s true, it’s like we can be ourselves in front of our loved ones. It’s not like dad didn’t love me but he is never home for long. The isolation must have made me reserved and pious.

“When did you find this place?” I asked.

“We traveled many places thinking to be away from our home but one day destiny brought us here. When we are traveling by this place, it reeked of blood. As natural instinct we headed here and found two bodies lying here. We cremated them. Judy said that this will be our place for years. At first Shadow denied to live anywhere nearby home but then Judy said that he’ll have chance to avenge his mate. So he settled up unwillingly.”

She showed me the way to wash room and I relaxed into a tub of water. Cathy sat beside the tub explaining how they made changes to the place. At first the house consisted of only three rooms, wash room, main room ad a bed room. Later as the coven grew we found the necessity of making two more rooms.

“I think we need three more rooms now; can’t be away from him after all this time.” I giggled.

“Is Judy a seer?” I asked.

She nodded.

“What’s with the story of avenging her?”

“Shadow thought it’s only fair to make your father suffer by killing you as he killed you in the past.”

I laughed. Isn’t it funny? Shades want to kill me to avenge me. Cat giggled too.

“Is he the one who attacked me when I first arrived here?” I asked remembering the incident.

I knew deep down in my heart that it’s not animal attack since then, It would fit now.

She nodded.

“Shades tried to kill you but when he saw he freaked out. From then he watched over you all the time but he was the one to save you from the car accident.”

I sighed remembering the eyes of my savior.

“He realized that some way you’re truly Nina herself so he decided to change you to punish your father. He visited almost every day in his cat form and he grew close. He realized that your Nina when you called him Shades and your dreams about him only justified it so he dropped the idea of ever hurting you.”

“Why did he leave the locket at my bed?” I said fingering the locket.

“When you left us at the lake he came back to see you, he overheard your conversation. When you cried all the night and you decided to stay away from him, he thought he should return you the thing that you gave him for safe keeping.”

“If it weren’t for the locket, I couldn’t have known who I truly was?” I said.
I replayed every picture from that day to let her see. She nodded.

“I missed you a lot. The fun we had together in those days. Mom,Dad, Stacy.” She sighed.

I tried to recollect their faces but couldn’t, I grow vexed. I didn’t even remember my family.

“It’s good thing you forgot those painful memories.” She said squeezing my hands gently.

Cathy gave me some new pair of clothes from the cupboard. They are perfect fit.

Shades was already in the room. He brought some sandwiches, coke and fries. I didn’t know how hungry I was until then. As I finished I heard someone cry with pain. I frowned.

“They didn’t care to clear the venom properly and Judy bit him again last night.” Shades mumbled.

“He is turning,”

They nodded.

“I forgot how painful the change was.” I muttered.

Shadow gave me a knowing look.

“Hey, I don’t mind a few hours pain for eternal bliss.” I smacked him.

He smiled and nodded his head regretfully.

“By evening his change will be complete.” Matt said entering our room.

“How are you?”

“Good, just imagining myself in that place.” I said.

Shades caught his head in his hands.

“You won’t love this life if you remember your past when you changed. I don’t want you to regret your decision.” He said weakly.

I silenced him with my lips. He was surprised at first but soon he gave in. He sat me on his laps while twisting my curls with his hands.

“We need to show him our vegetarian meals tonight. “ Matt punched Shades playfully.

“I’m not coming.” He said looking at me.

“No, he isn’t. Don’t you dare separate us?” I said smacking him on the shoulders.

It hurt me to kick hard rock like body.

“Does it hurt?” Matt giggled.

Shades growled at him.

“Let me enjoy this moment, I never won against you in hand wrestling when you’re Nina.” Matt complained.

“Wait for a week.” I said.

Shades stiffened at the mention of a week. Rest of the day we spent catching up with each other’s life while I was away. It seems they traveled a lot to keep away from the hunters. They met many other covens on the way and befriended them. In the rest parts of the world vamps are living normal life as humans as long as they follow veggi meal.

“Why don’t we make a treaty with them?” I said thinking.

“Your dad is full of hatred for us. He won’t hear us out.” Shades said.

“I’ll talk to him.” I said.

“No, you won’t. If you go to him, he won’t let you go again.” He said clutching my arms as if I would leave right now.

“I’m not going now but I’ll do one day.” I said determined.

He knows me very well, if I make a decision I stick to it no matter what happens. The cries were subdued by the night and Matt and Cathy took him to hunting.

“It might work.” Judy said entering into our room.

“What?”

“The decision you made this morning.” She said.

I nodded. Two days passed by and I have to go to Dad before I change so I decided to leave this day. I told so to my family. Shadow protested. I ignored him while I related my plan to Cathy and Matt. I said if anything turns out wrong. I would meet them at the lake on Friday. They agreed. Shadow remained cold to me he didn’t even come to see me off and I have a hunch that he is lurking behind the trees not so far from me.

There isn’t a sign of any living person at home when I entered in. I looked in all rooms but he is nowhere to be seen. I tiptoed to my room and saw dad sitting beside my bed clutching a photo frame to his heart. It broke my heart to see him like that.

“Dad,” I whispered.

He blinked his eyes and tears rolled down his cheeks. His eyes went wide when he saw me. He cried hugging me for a long time.

“Don’t you ever leave me like that again.”

“I won’t.” I said.

He was observing me from top to bottom. I’m sure he was checking me to see that I bore any marks. His eyes rested on my arms where there are scratch marks. I forgot all about them. Last night Alan lost control and he attacked me while I was walking in the corridors but Shades was instantly beside me and warded him off. I covered them with my other hand.

“It’s just a scratch, dad.” I said.

“Scratch? You have done enough. From now on you are never leaving this room.” He said locking me inside the room.

I knocked the door vigorously with my fists but he didn’t respond.

“Dad, I need to talk.” I cried out loud in vain.

At night dad came in with a plate of food. He set the plate beside me and he is still smug.

“Dad, I need to talk to you.” I said.

He sat on the chair with a sigh.

“First I have a story to tell.” I said waiting for his response when he didn’t I continued.

I told him our story without revealing who the characters are. He listened carefully; He knew whom I was speaking about when I came to the part of helping a vampire.

“Do you say that you’re a dead vampire that has been reincarnated?” He asked in disbelief.

I nodded.

“They are tricking you into this. There is no such thing.” He shouted at me.

I felt like we are moving away from the subject. I caught his hands and gave him pleading look to listen me out first.

“I want you to let them leave their own life. They promised me that they would never harm a human, they live only on animal blood.” I said.

He gave me a disgusted look.

“You’re totally hypnotized. There is no such thing like letting them live and letting you out again.”

He stomped out of the room and locked me inside. Days passed and dad never gave me a chance to talk. Most of the day I cried into sleep for not listening to Shades, dad set my food on the table everyday when I’m asleep.

I devised a plan to escape; I would wait for dad to come in. I would push him away and run into the forest as fast as I could, it’s not a pretty good plan but that’s what I came up with. I waited for dad. When I heard the key in the door, I stood ready to run but I was surprised to see my friends bringing in food.

Ash and Tony, I ran to them and embraced them fiercely.

“God! You look like heck.” Tony said eying