Comfort Is For The Lazy

I've Bespelled This Locket, For You; My Own, My Mate. The Day Has Come When Death Forced Us To Part. You Must Know That I For You, Forever, I Shall Wait. So Until We Meet Again I Hold Your Love Safely Within My Heart. Remember, Your Oath Was To Temper Strength With Mercy. No Matter How Long Apart We Shall Be, I Hold You To That Oath Eternally... Eternally...

And Then Something Truly Bizarre Happened. I Could Feel His Touch Through Our Eyes. I Couldn't Look Away From Him. The Girl In Front Of Him Seemed To Disappear, And All There Was In The Hallway Was Him And The Sweet, Beautiful Smell Of His Blood.

Nice Dress Zoey. It Looks Just Like Mine. Oh, Wait! It Used To Be Mine. Aphrodite Laughed A Throaty, I'm-so-grown-and-you're-just-a-kid Laugh. I Really Hate It When Girls Do That.i Mean, Yes, She's Older, But I Have Boobs, Too.

The Problem, Of Course, Was That Turning Into A Monster Was The Brighter Of My Two Choices. Choice Number 1: I Turn Into A Vampyre, Which Equals A Monster In Just About Any Human’s Mind. Choice Number 2: My Body Rejects The Change And I Die. Forever. So The Good News Is That I Wouldn’t Have To Take The Geometry Test Tomorrow.

Lies Don't Fix Things. They Don't Even Make Things Easier, At Least Not In The Long Run. Best To Tell The Truth And Then Clean Up An Honest Mess.