"Were you enjoying that rib? I could have asked you later to come out." Evan says to me quietly while we both walk up a flight of stairs. No one is around us and when we reach the top, he gestures towards an open balcony. "Oh no, I'm fine." I lie because I'm starving. Night is out and large stars are gleaming above us. I walk out and looking over the entire square. Vampires are casually walking and young kids are playing together. I lean over the railing, resting my body against it. Evan sighs, leaning over like me and I don't turn to look at him because he is staring at my face with a soft smile. "I just want to tell you that you look lovely tonight." His words make me dart my eyes to his bright hazel ones. I laugh while groaning and his smile vanishes which makes his expression become worried. "What's the matter? Did I say something wrong?" "No," I laugh, grab onto the railing but bringing my whole body back like I'm trying to hold onto myself. I pull my whole body back to the railing while I shake my head. "Lovely? Really? Do you really have to be proper?" "You don't like lovely?" I shrug, hiding away the blush that is on my face. "No proper or like a gentlemen?" I shake my head to him and there was no expression on his face. I got a little worried until he let's out a breath. "What?" "No thanks to you. I thought you would like the gentlemen type of attitude." "We're teenagers, I don't think what they are teaching us is for us." "Good fuck it. I don't think I would have been able to talk for the whole night if I kept on doing this gentlemen attitude." He shakes his shoulders like he is brushing something off. Now he is a new Evan I have never met before. "You did seem stiff while talking like you didn't know what to say." "Yeah because I didn't want to sound like a total idiot. But now I'm just gonna say that you look beautiful." "Thanks, you look very handsome tonight also." He smirks at me while tugging at his tie. "Thank you very much Adeline." "No problem." We both let out a laugh while I stare at him because I have never felt this way before. A feeling of a boy telling me that I look beautiful. Only my ex and now he's not in the picture anymore. I was heartbroken for weeks. "So, how do you like it here so far?" He asks me while looking out at the square. "The vampire world?" "Yep." "It's cool, looks the same as the human world but with vampires. Besides that, it's nice." "I've never been in the human world." "Really?" He nods his head and I bite the inside of my cheek. "How is it living in the vampire world as a human?" I ask him. "Well I'm not gonna be human for long anymore but it's fine. Nothing really bothered me." "When are you becoming a vampire?" "Tomorrow I'm going to get bitten." "Oh," I say. "Do you think it's going to hurt?" "I don't know, I hope my dad isn't going to bite hard." "But when a vampire bites someone, doesn't it feel pleasurable?" I awkwardly ask and he furrows his eyebrows like he's thinking. "They say that because they can make you feel that." "What do you mean?" "Do you know how vampires can control emotions?" I nod my head. "Well when they feed they make -let's say- the human feel pleasured so they want to be bitten more and for the vampire to feed more. Because to be honest, I think a vampire bite would hurt like a bitch." "Oh Mr. Xander didn't explain that to us only that vampires can control people's emotions." Evan shrugs while running his fingers through his hair. "Yeah but it's not a big deal though." I nod at his comment and it suddenly runs silent. "So," He starts again. "What's your thought of getting chosen?" I glance at him after hearing his question. A grin is on his face while uncomfortably shifting his weight from one foot to the other. "Um-well, to tell you the truth, I want to go home." "Oh?" "Yeah." "Why so?" "I want to go back to my old life, before I was sent here." "Maybe a change in life is the best thing." I shrug while trying not to look at the sad frown on his face. "Yeah I guess but this can be dangerous though." "True." "But a lot has been happening so I kind of want to push everything aside and live the rest of my old life and go to the college I am dreaming to go to and have a job-" He cuts me off. "Yeah, yeah I understand." I purse my lips into a thin line. "I'm sorry, did I say something wrong?" I see his grip on the railing tighten until his knuckles become white. "Evan?" I ask, touching his hand before he pulls away. "I'm fine, I think we should head back to the party." He mutters under his breath while trying not to make eye contact. I frown while walking down the stairs with him. He doesn't say anything else besides leaving my side and going to get a drink. It seemed like he was trying to avoid me. Did I do something wrong? "Adeline! There you are!" Piper shouts over the music while quickly walking to me but trying not to trip on her heels. "What's the matter?" I ask her and a large smile is on her face. "I talked to one of the six and he was amazing! He seemed so interested in me." "Which one?" "Kaden Jones." "Oh." I say and she shrieks in excitement. "He is so cute! And also I saw Miles." "You did? What did you think about him?" "He looks exactly like Evan but darker and sexier!" "How do you think he is sexier if he looks exactly like Evan?" I don't know but I seem a bit furious when she said that. They both are extremely attracted but Evan seems like the more sweeter one. "The way his eyes trail down on people and the way he smirks and oh, the way his smile is with his perfect white teeth!" I laugh at her detail explanation and I pat her shoulder. "Alright, alright." I say while looking around the ball. "What! There's dessert!" I scream while I see the rich chocolate fountain being used by girls. "Let's go!" I shout, grabbing her wrist and tugging her to the dessert table.