It took me another few seconds to get myself together, and recover from my own thoughts. I released another sharp breath, and finally got myself to start walking. I didn't know the place. I had to follow him. I had to put my thoughts on the side and continue on. It wasn't really the first time me losing myself like that.. I tried figuring out Alexander the same way. I tried looking into his eyes as deep as possible just so I could somewhat read him. It was one of my flaws.. I wanted to know everything about people, and it bothered me if I didn't have them all figured out. I hated mystery, and that's what Christian was to me. He was walking over all the rules my family and I had set for myself. He was making me doubt them.. Those rules. Stepping over every moral my father had created for me throughout my life. Proving it wrong. I needed help, and he gave it to me. I wanted to go, he let me... That's what was confusing about him. That's what had me lost in my own thoughts. Doubt my own rules.. He was creating me a different picture of what he was in my head. Not a monster, a creature of the night, an enemy.. But this guy that found me on the side of the road in the middle of the night; that stopped me from getting into that old house, and that gave me a ride. Someone that saved me from the woods, and agreed on keeping me safe as long as I was away from home. I was letting myself into something that I knew I could very easily regret. But that part of me was stronger than the other. Like I said, he was walking over those rules, and he didn't care of what he was creating. I was starting to trust someone that was nothing but pitch darkness for me. A blur.. A mystery. I was starting to gain trust over all the morals and vows in my life. In my family. I was starting to trust an enemy. A vampire. ~ Halls. So many halls. Like mazes, they connected with one another and made me feel like the world had started spinning. Long, large halls with marble floors and red carpets.. The ceilings were tall, decorated with huge crystal chandeliers hanging from above. The windows we passed were way above my reach, taking most of the walls and illuminating the whole place with so much light.. It looked like a Victorian time castle. I felt like a dot compared to the big paintings and pictures, the couches here and there on the side of the halls.. It was unbelievable how mesmerizing it was for my eyes, how much it filled me with this unfamiliar feeling inside me chest.. I would never chose to live in such place. No matter how big it was, the whole castle was plainly cold. Like Christian. So pretty to look at, but hiding so much behind those hard walls.. God knew what happened through those halls. I felt like wind would brush my skin from time to time, like I wasn't aware of the air while my head felt dizzy going around that maze. There was much space, but I never felt more trapped. Good thing though, there was no one around. Just me and Christian. I now understood why he was so fit. Having to walk to the kitchen for so long every time he wanted to eat.. Unbelievable. I followed a little step behind him, feeling myself holding onto his elbow from time to time. I noticed how he would look at me, a somewhat humorous curl on his lips would appear.. I didn't understand why he found me unserious and funny. The place was really making me dizzy. Maybe it was the thick air, or just the fact that the large walls seemed like they were closing up on me.. Whatever. It wasn't as pleasant as it looked. Before I could say anything to Christian for acting like I was overreacting and taking it as a joke, I saw one of the doors open. I felt my heart skip a quick beat with that curiosity of who it might be, but when I saw it was a girl, I let my guards down a little. I frowned, trying to look over Christian's shoulder to see who it was exactly. I was a curious girl. I had the right to know who was in front of me. All though, I didn't know her.. She stopped when she saw me and Christian walk and a slight smile appeared on her face. The first thing I noticed was the pretty dress she was wearing. White and summery, a few inches above he knees, and silvery sandals that somewhat matched. As we got closer, I scanned her more. She was about my height and her hair was a little shorter; brown and goldish locks underneath the daylight slightly glowed as we walked closer. "Christian," She stated simply with a soft and sort of familiar voice. Then she looked at me. My brothers said that I looked grumpy when meeting new people, too serious and too wide eyed or whatever.. I was just trying to figure them out. It was the eyes that usually gave them up. This one.. She seemed familiar. A blurry picture in my head, but a part of it was clear. What did it felt like I've seen her before? When I looked her in the eyes, I found myself staring into a brownish, ember color, mixed with something darker.. Blue or green maybe. The girl didn't give up much. She seemed experienced with other people, and there was nothing but plain features on her face. Sharp and conspicuous. I would say she was around my age, a year or two older or younger.. But I could tell there was a lot hiding behind her large eyes. I just didn't understand how they all seemed so mysterious to me. They hid so much and no one gave out anything. Unlike me.. I could actually feel Christian reading my soul when he looked into my eyes. Perhaps that's what meant being a vampire. "Great timing. Want you two to meet," I heard Christian say as we stopped in front of her. "Lana," I watched her flash me a somewhat genuine smile that I haven't really seen in quite a while now. "I would like you to meet Amelia."