I walked down the stairs feeling better than I had the last time I walked down them. I had a smile glued on my face and it felt like it wasn't ever going to go away. I sat down on the couch beside Alice, who was picking up on my good mood. "You noticed huh?" her voice was smooth. Alice's face was so strangely perfect. I mean all vampire's look like they are perfect, but her's was different. Her hair was in its normal spiky due, like always. I don't think I've ever seen her without it up like that. "It was hard to not notice." I told her. Of course her face hasn't changed, but Claire looked a little less fragile. I looked into Alice's eyes, noticing the black starting to eat at the gold. She was getting thirsty. Thinking about thirsty vampires around my Claire sent an automatic growl thro

