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Her name, Tiffany. A brand name. A common name. A boring name. Why did I feel this way about a common name? Was it her long, brown, curly locks? Was it her brown, doe-like eyes that captivated me? Was it her long and perfect legs that wanted me to sink my teeth into her?

I shook my head and told myself to shut up and keep walking. I bumped into another kid in the hall and I didn't even bother to turn around and apologize. I just kept moving with my books securely locked to my chest. My long, blond hair stream-lined behind me as i whisked past the other students in the hall on my way to my fourth period class, PE. The class I had with Tiffany. I cursed under my breath and walked faster through the crowded halls.

As I came closer to the locker rooms on the other side of the gym, I noticed that Tiffany had just walked in. And then it hit me. The mix between blueberries and vanilla. Her scent captivated me. I felt my mouth water and my teeth became sharper. I had to hold my breath as I stood there like an idiot. Frozen as she and her friends passed.

She hadn't noticed me. She kept on walking. Right through the locker room doors.

I let out my breath and sighed. Of course she hadn't noticed me.. She's popular, and I'm just.. plain.. I looked at my shoes and walked in the locker room, crushed.

Later on during class, we were playing volleyball and I had seen her chatting with her friends. I wish I could just hold her and never let her go. My chest heaved as I let out another sigh. And before I knew it. A ball had come hurtling towards my head and it hit me square in the face. I fell to the ground with a thud. People gathered around to see if I was okay.

"That was a pretty hard hit, Jasmine. Are you sure you're okay?" Asked Coach Kline. I nodded unintelligent-like and slowly got up.

'I have to be the worst excuse for a vampire ever,' I thought to myself. I rubbed my butt and continued on with the game. I served the ball as Tiffany glanced away from me. Had she come to see if I was okay too? Had I crossed her mind? My heart lept out of my chest. I had crossed her mind.

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Later that night, I went out hunting.. My long black overcoat flying behind me like a cape. Thinking about Tiffany and how she made me feel. It was lust. Her perfect body. Her perfect legs. Her perfect everything. I just wanted to feel her blood on my tongue and taste that sweet blueberry and vanilla. Her scent drove me crazy. And I hadn't even been paying attention to where I was going.

I was now facing her house. I heard shouting from inside of her house. I heard a door open and slam shut. Then, footsteps, down the steps, into the foyer and then the front door swung open. Tiffany stepped out.

She was crying. I felt like I should go and comfort her. I wanted to wrap her in my arms and hold her tight. Telling her everything is going to be alright. I took a step forward, then stopped.

What was I doing?! What would she think if she saw a scruffy girl like me outside of her house?! She'd think I was a stalker.. Oh gosh! Am I a stalker?! I was panicking. My heart was racing two thousand beets a second. I closed my eyes and shook my head. I took a deep breath. I told myself that this was going to be the turning point.

I locked my jaw, nodded my head to myself, gave myself a pep talk, and walked over to her. Not making a noise, I approached. Not wanting to scare her, I cleared my throat and slowed my walking a bit.

"Tiffany..?" My voice came out strained and hoarse. I cleared my throat again, trying to fight back tears. She looked so helpless. I wanted to cradle her in my arms so badly.

She looked up alarmed. She wiped her eyes and coughed. "Oh, hey there Jasmine!" She tried to sound pappy through her obvious pain. Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. She.. she knew my name? I took another step forward.

"D-do you mind if I sit with you?" I asked, trying and failing at sounding unworried. She shook her head and patted the porch beside her. I took me seat and looked her square in her brown, doe eyes.

She looked up at me and smiled. "So why are you at my house tonight? Were you in the neighborhood or something?" She laughed at her own joke and I smiled. I shook my head.

"I love you." I let out in a rush. My eyes went wide and I gasped and held my hands to my mouth.

She sat there. Expressionless. I dropped my hands and I waited.. and waited for what seemed like an eternity. And she kept on staring at me. I broke our eye contact and looked at the ground. I looked back up to her and all of a sudden, her lips were on mine.

My eyes went wide and my mind exploded! It was like an electrical shock was sent through my body. She kissed me square on the lips. Then, my instincts kicked in. I closed my eyes and deepened the kiss. Feeling her lips on mine and moving with them. My tongue slipped into her mouth and I slowly began to massage her tongue with mine.

Then, like someone had ripped my favorite toy out of my hand, she broke the kiss and she whispered three words that changed my life forever.

"You're a stalker."

Then she walked back inside.

The End