YOUR POV

I woke up to the moonlight's rays. I like my window open and I always thought having a little natural light on me would be good once in awhile. The sun was to strong though, so I was stuck with the sun's rays being reflected off of the moon. I knew the moon didn't make it's own light, but it was the reflection of the sun's light. So to get a little bit of sunshine I counted on the bright moon.

Time changes weren't a problem and I realized crosses weren't either. Crosses were dangerous around vampires. I figured that out when Key started to act differently and it was because of the cross. I had to throw it under my bed so Key wasn't going to be near it for awhile. It was like I was immune to it. I wasn't though at least I thought I wasn't.

Than again a lot of kids in my old school were Christians and they all wore a silver cross. I guess I was exposed to it to much. After I got ready I wore a black skirt and a white sweater. Today I didn't care if anything matched. I laid on my bed and dangled the silver cross in front of me. It makes me wonder if all hunters were mean. If at least one of them didn't want to fight, like me. If we could all get along wouldn't that be the best? That's impossible though because this world would never get along. There is always some type of flaw that a person would pick on and as a result, we'll never get along and that's a fact.

Beep. I heard. I looked at my phone and it was from Key. He got a phone so he could talk to me an text me like humans do. Of course he could have just sent a message through his mind, but I couldn't yet, so he especially got a phone for me. "Good morning beautiful." I read out loud. My heart fluttered. I texted good morning back to him and ran down stairs to the dining table to eat breakfast. I left the silver cross on my bed, but I took my phone with me.

"Good morning." My father said when I ran down and arrived at the table.

"Morning, where's G-Dragon?" I asked, noticing it was only my father at the table.

"He got drunk yesterday. Your going to have to eat alone today, I have a meeting I have to attend." He said and got up about to leave.

"Bye...." I said silently. Even though I knew what was going on now and I get to spend a little more time with my family, they were still busy. I sat at the table and texted Key, waiting for my meal to come.

"Good morning _______________, here's your meal." Sally said and put a bowl of blood in front of me. I swallowed hard and looked at the red liquid.

"Um... Sally where is Ice and Fire?" I asked.

"G-Dragon seemed to brought them to his room." Sally said and disappeared. I looked at the bowl and told texted Key about it. He replied try it out. I picked up the spoon and took a tiny bit and drank it. It tasted.....not very bad, but I still didn't like it. When no one was looking I snuck away from the table and went to my brothers room. I was hungry, but I was not going to drink blood, just not yet. I opened the door to his room and there he was. The one, the only, G-Dragon. Ice and Fire was sleeping next to him as he mumbled something. I smiled and closed the door silently.

I decided I had nothing better to do, but practice my powers. School was going to be closed for a week because everyone just came back from the meeting and was all tuckered out. A week for a little fun now. Skipping out to the garden I found myself under a special tree. A memory tree. It was a cherry blossom tree. My mother planted this when she married my dad. Even though it was just a cherry blossom tree, it held a lot of memories. No one knew about this secret except for me and my mom.

When my mom died, she left a letter for me, my brother and my dad. When I was around 5 or 6, I read this letter and even though I couldn't read Korean to well back than, I tried really hard to get what it said. It took me at least 3 months to read the letter fluently. I still have the letter. In the letter my mom told me that she filled a box with pictures and stories of our family. It was hidden though inside, the tree. I would never be able to open without chopping the tree down and that's the last thing I want to do. My mom said sooner or later I was going to get to see it.

Everyday after I came home from school, I would circle the tree and try to find a opening. I later realized that trees weren't hallow inside so I never got how my mom hid the box. I thought maybe she meant that the tree just hold lots of memories and there was just no box. It was like how feelings are always hidden inside of you. Memories were hidden inside the tree and a box was just a symbol. I touch the tree trunk and wondered what my mom really meant.

I haven't figured out yet and it was our little secret. "Mistress, you didn't finish breakfast."I heard. Turning around I saw one of the older maids that served us.

"Oh I wasn't hungry." I said.

"I remember when you were always around this tree when you were younger." She said. She was like Sally, watched me grew up. Although she was more of a come and go maid. She had a family and a lot of the times she would be away for months. "We're about to cut this tree down." She said and maid her way to cherry blossom tree.

"What?" I said surprised.

"Mistress the tree is rotting. The tree won't be able to support itself and it would make room for the new fountain that your father plans to build." She said.

"Why didn't he tell me?! We are not taking this tree down!! I won't let you guys!!" I shouted. The maid looked at me stunned and I had to find my dad. "Where's my dad?" I asked.

"In the library." She said. Running as fast as I could, I ran to one of the six libraries we had and luckily, he was in the first library I went too. The meeting had ended and fellow vampires were coming out of the library. I bowed and greeted them as they did the same. When they left I went directly to my dad.

"Oh ____________ your here, do you need something?" He asked.

"Why are you cutting down the cherry blossom tree?" I asked.

"It's getting old honey. Everything living must go." He said and sat down in his chair.

"Than let it end itself. Why must you force it?!" I shouted.

"_____________ it's just a tree. We can plant another one." My dad said.

"It's not the same!! It was me and mom's tree!! It holds memories..." I said silently. He looked at me and didn't say a word. "It was like the only thing she left for me..." I said.

"It's only a tree. Those memories should be held in your heart, not in a tree." He said.

"Why do you want to cut the tree? Do you really just want a fountain?! Is that more important to you than something that means so much to me?!" I shouted.

"Because it'll only hurt you." He said. I looked up him. He knew something that I didn't know, but I knew something he didn't know.

"What is it?" I asked and he didn't say anything. He left and I was in that room full of useless books alone. I went back outside and stood underneath the tree. The tree wasn't going to die. As long as I live, it will live too. I did what I did a long time ago. Circle the tree to find something, anything. A clue. I didn't find anything. Nothing was suspicious, everything was normal. I needed to climb higher, there must be something.

I jumped and grabbed on to a sturdy branch and pulled myself up. I was fairly light and I had abnormal strength for a human at least. When I finally pulled myself up, I sat on the branch and tried my best in keeping myself from falling. Right on the tree, at eye level was an unusual mark. A mark of a cross. "Really?" I said out loud not believing that the silver cross I found could possibly be a key or some sort. I jumped down from the branch and ran to my room to get the silver cross.

Of course I was fast and before anyone noticed, I was back to the tree with the cross in my hand trying to climb up again. It took me awhile, but I was up and I immediately pushed the cross into the cross hole. I heard a small click and I pulled the cross out by the medal lace that was attached to it. I was stunned. The tree was literally a box. A small door opened and inside were letters and pictures, just like my mom said. I took the all out and looked inside. I guess my mom carved a square hole into the tree. I close the box or tree and jumped down with the papers in my hand and the cross in my pocket. Sitting against the tree bark I opened the letter that was on top of the paper.

Dear My Sweet Daughter,

Have you been well? Have you figured out that you are a vampire? I guess you have or you would have never been able to read this. Your father wants to destroy this tree and I would know because I told him too. He doesn't know about our little memory tree so don't tell him. I knew that you'll figure out how to get into the tree. Whether it was using the cross or actually breaking the tree. I'm so sorry I can't be with you right now, but just know that I really do love you and if I could go back in time, I will still choose to give you a human life.

Everyone knew you were the black aura honey. I didn't want you to suffer at such a young age and well, I risked sending you to a human school where some hunters went too. Your friends might be hunters sweet heart and you might not know it. Bet I guess your wondering how I know you'll get the hunters cross.

I knew you were going to learn the truth and I had to take the chance that you would meet a hunter. No one told you and I can't hide the truth. I recived a cross from a hunter a long time ago. It was the most pain fullest thing I could have done. This cross belonged to the leader of hunters and what made it so painful wasn't the fact that my hand burned when I touched it, it was the fact that the cross was your brother's. Your half-brother was captured by hunters and was forced to be one of them.

You are a pure vampire. You have the blood of vampires, please don't get confused. When I hadn't yet met your father I met another man and I was pregnant. It was forbidden to keep the child as it was a cross breed. So I hid your brother away, but they figured out, the hunters, they took him away from me and the last time I saw him was the day I got the cross.

________________, I know your looking down on me. After the whole incident I met your father and I was pregnant again, but with you and G-Dragon, pure vampires. I was so happy, but I never forgave myself for leaving my other child. Your brother's name was Sebastian. I'm sorry sunshine, telling you all this. Your father knows, but G-Dragon doesn't. I know your going to fight the hunters, but for me, please save Sebastian.

I am a horrible mother and I just wasn't thinking, I'm sorry sweetie. I know you can help them because I know you have that play fullness that I always had, but your father never got. You got your fathers seriousness, so I know you'll do the right thing. I love you, G-Dragon and Sebastian. I want you all to live happily.

This won't be the last letter I write. The rest of the letters are stories, more information, everything. I want you to know everything about me, as your mother. You probably never heard my voice nor what I look like in person, but as long as you know everything that comes form my heart, it doesn't matter whether or not you know what I sound or look like.

I'm a horrible mother hey? _______________ for me, you must make the right choices. As long as you feel like it's right, go on with those choices. They're your choices and everything happens for a reason got it? I love you so much and if I could I would love to be with you and do girl things. Shopping, make-up, baking, all the things a mother should do.

______________ I love you, your father and your brothers. Don't forget that.

Love, Mom.

I folded the letter and stood there stunned. Everything was just thrown at me with just a simple letter. My half-brother. The cross. The most important thing was the tears that kept spilling out. I miss my mom. I wished my mom could be with me right now and hug me. "Honey are you okay?" I heard. I looked up and saw my dad. I got up and hugged him tight. I didn't want to be with no parents. I just need somebody. "It's okay." He said and patted my back.

"I-I miss mom." I said.

"Me too. You know your mom was really playful? It was sometimes really hard to believe that she was 24 at the time, but nope she always managed to have fun. I never blamed your mother for having another child with another man because we haven't met yet. When we did though, she never brought up about her past. I've seen Sebastian once and that was with your mother when she went to get the cross from him. Why? I don't know, but I didn't care. She was a great mom." He said and comforted me.

No matter how much you hate your mom or how much she did you wrong. She loves you because she raised you. A mom isn't just based on your birth mother, it's based on who raised you through the thick and thin. With me though, I never got the chance to know my own mom, but I knew that  she was a real mother because she gave up her life for me.

"Your mom was serious though when it came to things she knew that it was right. She felt as if she had to die if she couldn't get back Sebastian, but she was pregnant with you and G-Dragon so she decided to live for you guys. Your mother knew you were the black aura since you were in her stomach and abnormal feelings started to cause her pain. You know, she never regretted them though, she always smiled and when she took you out into the sun, I never seen her so happy. She told me that what she was doing made up for the horrible things shes done in the past." He said.

"It was m-my fault she died!!" I said, sobbing into his chest.

"She wanted to die anyway. When you turn 20 she was about to leave and find Sebastian. She wanted all her children to have a fair life since she said she ruined them. You never killed her. You helped her. _______________ the next 2 months your going to have to work like hell. For everyone, for your mother." He said and looked me in the eye.

NO ONES POV

______________ suddenly had the urge of wanting to work and kill and the hunters, but save Sebastian. _______________ was left alone at the cherry blossom tree that wasn't going to get cut down. Key came over after __________ hadn't replied to any of the 83 texts he sent. He didn't really get the whole concept that ____________ didn't have to reply or how somtimes she was busy. "____________ I texted you, but you never answ-" Key stopped after seeing that his girlfriend was curled up into a ball, back against the tree.

Key went closer and patted her head. He knew she was upset. Of what? He didn't know, but for now he figured asking would be the last thing he should do. ______________ looked up and saw Key and immediately hugged him. "I'm scared for this fight." She said. Sebastian was a half hunter and for the sake of her mother, she must save him. What if Sebastian didn't want to be saved though?

"It's fine, we're all here for you." Key said and hugged her.

"What if something happens?! What if I freeze up and can't help?! What if someone get's capture?! What if I won't be able to tell who's a vampire and who's a hunter?! What if someone blinds me and I can't tell where I am?! Key I'm scared!" She shouted. She finally realize the tremendous stress that was put on her. The more she thought about it, the more negative thoughts came.

"Nothing will happen. If you freeze, I'll nudge you to help you concentrate. No one's going to get captured because everyone got each others backs. Hunters have crosses, vampires don't. If someone blinds you? Well I'll come over to you and whisper a password." Key said.

_______________ held Sebastian's cross in her right hand, knowing she will find him. All the pictures and letters were on the ground, waiting to be picked up. As Key hugged his girlfriend tight, he whispered the secret password only they would know. ______________ only listened and when she knew what he meant, she felt at ease.

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Chapter 22 DONE!!!

Late, but at least it didn't take me a month. =_=

I deleted my sorry chapter and replace it with an actual chapter. Hope you guys read that one, other wise this chapter will make sense for only some parts.

Again so sorry!! If you want to know why I didn't update well it was because I was slacking off. Homework, online games, texting, facebook, homework, sleeping, eating, games..... Yeah...

Spring break is almost here!!! Yes!! My teachers on strike so long weekend!! Yes!!!

Dance unit!!! NO!!!! I love my group, but I'm the only one contributing.... Sigh... Lord why you got to do this to me.

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