Aubrey woke up to the sun shining brightly through her windows. She had gotten a good night's sleep and was feeling great. She had dreamt about the mystery guy from the cliff last night. She dreamt about his strong arms around her, holding her as they watched the sun set together on the beach. Aubrey sighed at the memory of her dream. That was the best dream ever, she thought with a huge smile. She sat up and turned her attention to her balcony. It was directly across the ocean from where the boy had been standing. It was a special spot for her. It was the spot where she first saw the mysterious man that now occupied her dreams and thoughts.

She could never forget the feeling she got when she first laid eyes on him. She immediately felt a connection with him, a connection she had never had with anyone before. It was pure magic. She had never felt something like that before. It was a rare moment, a moment that she wanted to re-live. I wonder, she thought, I wonder is he's out there right now. Her heart fluttered at the thought. Wait, Bree. He's probably not out there. No, he's not. What are the chances that he'd be out there again? She shook her head slightly at her silliness. But, then yet…maybe…

Aubrey hopped out of bed and ran onto the balcony. She ran to the balcony railing, desperately hoping he'd be there waiting for her. Her heart dropped with disappointnment when she discovered that he wasn't there.

"Of course not." She said sullenly.

She sighed and went back into her room. She took her time showering and dressing. She knew that as soon as she went downstairs, Aleera would lecture her about attracting too much attention.

"We're supposed to live our lives in secret," Aleera would say. "Any bit of drama can destroy us all!"

Aubrey had heard that speech a million times. That was how they had lived all of her life; in isolation. Aubrey was home schooled and had little interaction with people other than her mothers. Because of her mothers being vampires, they had to seperate themselves from the rest of society. They couldn't enroll Aubrey in sports, allow her to attend a regular school or take her to play in a park because they couldn't go outside in the sunlight. She never had to make the oppertunity friends, because someone becoming too close her family could find out about them and expose their secret. Aubrey mostly spent her days in the house playing her piano, dancing, studying, and playing with her cats.