"How are you seen?" Aiden asked skeptically.
"I choose." Lacey responded without hesitation.
"What do you mean....."
"Dude you have soo much to learn. There are a few types of vampire. The only ones you really need to know are chosen, made, taken and us, the Deciders."
"What makes each type different?"
"Let's start with chosen. If you are a chosen you most commonly start with the religion of vampirrism. We watched the show on it, remember?"
"Oh yeah. Hey you gave me clues. You wanted me to know, didn't you?"
"That brings us to made. The classic full moon transfer ceremony which can also occur on all hallows eve."
"O.K. that leaves taken and us?"
"Correct. We serve a newborn stage for up to a month. That is why I ran away in freshman year. That is where you are now."
"How did you die?" Aiden asked in a small voice.
"Remember when we were really little and you pushed me out of a tree and i landed on my head?"
"I Did This To YOU??"
"You were little Aiden! You didn't know!" That is when Aiden stood up and ran faster than ever thought to be possible, but the time he found a park bench, Lacey was already there. Aiden couldn't even look at her.
"You didn't let me finish." She said seriously.
"Why should you even be nice to me? I..." Aiden looked away sorrowful.
"Would it make you feel better if you let me tell you how you really ended up like this? Your mother lied because she didn't know. She couldn't or she would have killed me and my family. When I was told in a letter what would happen to me I was angry. I walked up to you and slit your wrist. You still have the scar right here." She took his hand and traced the scar up his arm staring at his palm.
"You were angry. I deserved this," Aiden said. " Go ahead and finish explaining. We were discussing us."
"Right. Well, if you die for more than 30 seconds, then you become a decider. We both died painfully," At that the both winced. " which should have us into a blocker, but that is a different, less important kind that is both helpless and harmless. We became deciders because we were killed by the one who loved us most. Once we finish the newborn stage we decide to join the taken or to keep our status. I kept my status which let me be apparent."
"I would like that." Aiden was happy that there was light at the end of the lifeless cave.
"The taken are the most dangerous. They feast on other vampires and live only in the shadows. We can live along people if we learn to control the Crave."
"I am sorry about your brother."
"That is okay. He is safe from us now. I have been feeding from him for four years. He knew and wanted only to help. That is why he was in the hospital as it was. All my fault."
" No," Aiden hated himself. "If I hadn't drained him, he would still be here."
"Thank you. You saved him." Lacey lay her head on his shoulder and they both fell asleep in sweet silence together once more.
that's sweet.
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