I sat in my room, not saying or doing anything for hours. I didn’t even notice how fast time was moving. It was around one in the afternoon when I got the call. Pete came in and tossed me the phone, and left. Probably back to sleep, since he looked so messed up.

“Hello?” I asked

“Hayley, it’s Dominic.” The voice replied.

“Hey, Dom.” I said. “What’s up?”

“I’m fine.” He said “Brent wanted me to ask if you and Pete wanted to come over to help.”

“I’m in.” I said. “I’ll check and see if Pete wants to. He’s had a hard time sleeping since last night.”

“He’s just has a rough night.” Dom said “He might have partied too hard.”

I couldn’t help but to laugh. Pete seemed too…nerdy? Him being a party animal wasn’t typical. Oh well, I guess I had to trust him on that. And maybe that’s why I was messed up.

“And plus, I want to talk to you.” Dom said

“When should we come by?” I asked

“How about three?” Dom suggested

“We’ll be there.” I said.

“Can’t wait.” He said

I hung up the phone and walked over to Pete’s room. Pete was laying on his bed, drinking an energy drink and reading one of his mangas. He turned to me and smiled.

“What’s up?” he asked

“Brent and Dom were wondering if we wanted to work over at the OSSN today.” I said

“You in?” he asked

“I am.” I said”I was more concerned about you.”

“Well, I’m okay.” He replied

“So I guess we’re going.” I said

“When?” he asked

“Around three.” I said

“Cool.” He said

*~*What I’ve Done~*~

I changed out of my pjs and slipped into the jeans I wore the previous night, and a dark band shirt and a light jacket. Pete was wearing a pair of blue jeans, blue Puma sneakers, and a dark red long sleeved shirt. Pete and I got into the car and drove off down to the OSSN building, after we made a pit stop at the local Quik-Mart for coffee. We got there just in time, and Dominic was waiting next to the front desk for me. Brent was on one of the computers, most likely talking to new members or people on the message boards.

“Hey Hayley.” Dominic smiled

“Hey.” I said

“Hay, since when did you get a boyfriend?” Pete joked

I punched him in the arm and laughed. Brent called Pete over to talk. I guess it was an older member thing. Dominic took me by my arm and took me into a back room. I wonder what he was going to tell me, since he wanted to talk. We got into a small room, like the room where Dom woke me up. But it was more warm and open to be in. The walls we’re a dark red color, and there was a large leather couch by the wall. A few brightly lit lamps, a few paintings, and book cases with almost five hundred books.

“So what do you want to talk about?” I asked

Dom sighed and locked the door.

“What’s wrong?” I asked

“Hay, sit down.” He said, softly.

I listened and sat down beside him. Something was wrong with him. Did I say or do something?

“Did I do something wrong?” I asked

“No.” he said “You didn’t.”

“Then what’s wrong?” I asked

“I can’t believe what I’ve done.” He sighed

“What?” I asked

“I…I can’t.” he said

“Can’t what?” I asked “Tell me?”

“I did something bad.” Dom said “Something really…bad.”

“Maybe we can fix it.” I said

“We can’t.” he said

We had a long moment of silence. I didn’t know how to respond to what was going on. But Dom broke the silence.

“Brent should have never made you a full member…” he said quietly

I jumped up in shock

“What!?” I said

“It’s my fault.” He said “I could have stopped him. But I gave in to temptation.”

“Temptation?”I asked “Dom, what’s going on here?”

“Look, it’s too late.” Dom said “But we can stop this from happening.”

“What do you mean it’s too late?”I demanded

Dominic stared at the floor and didn’t say anything.

“Tell me.”I begged

Again, he didn’t say anything. I was full of anger and rage. Why was Dom lying to me? I throw all my anger at him and gripped him by his throat and pinned him to the wall, lifting him almost a foot off the ground.

“Dom, what the hell is going on here!?” I demanded

I dropped him and he fell to his feet. He rubbed his throat and pulled me to the corner, on the other side of the room, and put his hand over my mouth.

“Keep quiet.” I whispered “Don’t let Brent or the others here you. You and your brother have been in mortal danger since you came here. From the moment you got here, I wanted to save you.”

“Save me?” I asked “From what?”

“I knew you we’re catching on to what was happening here.” He said “But I didn’t want you to cause a scene.”

“What are you getting at?” I asked

Dominic sighed.

“Do you believe in…vampires and the otherkin?” he asked

“Why?”I asked “No.”

Dom leaned in and whispered in my ear.

“Believe.”

Then, it came to me. How weird they were. The staring. That nightmare I had. The whispering. No way…

“Do you mean…”I started

Dom nodded and hugged me.

“I’m sorry.” He said “It’s my fault.”

“How could this possibly be your fault?” I asked

“I was at your induction ceremony that night.” Dom said “Brent said it would have been an honor to drink with him. I didn’t want to, but I had to.”

“Couldn’t you have resisted?” I asked

“It’s hard.” I said “I was trying to go cold turkey. I would have came to you in person, instead of calling you, but I didn’t want anyone from here to follow me.”

“What do we do now?” I asked “Can we fix this?”

“I wish.” Dom said

I turned away from him. The shock of hearing that I was now a vampire, hadn’t sunk in yet. But now, I was angry that he didn’t tell me sooner.

“The penalty for disloyalty is worse than death.” He said” I didn’t want to see what that would be if I wasn’t loyal to Brent.”

“He’s your family.” I said “He wouldn’t.”

“All us OSSN members are family now.” Dom said “And we’re family now too.”

“But still, he wouldn’t.” I said

“I wouldn’t count on it.” Dom said “I heard an OSSN member in New York had to pay the price for being disloyal. I just don’t know what happened.”

“So this is why you are telling me in private.” I said

“That and if I told you in front of people, you might over react and cause a scene.”

I hit my head against the wall and sighed.

“Well, things will get better over time.” Dom said

“Why am I turned?”I asked

“The OSSN is about recruitment and expansion.” Dom said “And not all of us in the OSSN are bad people. Don’t let people like Brent, Rita and Page let you think that.”

“So what do Pete and I do?” I asked

“Live life as you normally would.” Dom said “And act like we never had this conversation if others ask.”

“Even Pete?” I asked

“Even him, unless he brings up the question.” Dom said.

~*~What I’ve Done~*~

Dom and I left the room and Brent and Pete we’re sitting near the hallway,talking.

“Let’s get out of here, Hay.” Pete said.

“You know you can’t change what’s in you.” Brent said

“You know, fuck you.” Pete said “I’m not buying this crap.”

“Pete, stop.”I said

“Just embrace it.” Brent said

“That what?” Pete asked “That you people are just sick, messed up people? I’m out of here.”

“You’re officially members.” Dom piped up “You can’t just…leave.”

Pete walked off and didn’t say anything.

“He’ll come around.” Brent said “He’s a smart kid. It’s in the blood.”

Brent put his hand on my shoulder and I jumped back. I stared into his eyes, which we’re lightly glowing hazel.

“Don’t touch me.” I said

Dom put his arm around me and we left the building. Dom seemed to be the only person I could trust here. But now, I was having feelings for him. More than just a friend. I think I liked him. But now I was wondering if he liked me. Things we’re going too fast now. I had a million thoughts rushing through my mind, but none were making sense. My head was starting to hurt. I was hoping Pete would come around. It was hard on both of us. Especially since Dom didn’t want to do what he did. And that he was risking his life for me. Now the only thing I cared about was if, Dom liked me back.