"I know",Tom said softly and started to run for her hose."is there anyone home at your house?",he asked softly

"No everyone's at work." Rose clung to him. "Don't leave me alone with him still out there. Please!" she grabbed his shoulders.

Tom blinked and frowned."I would never leave you alone ,Ill stay and protect you"

"OK." Artemis took a breath. "Maybe I'll wake up and this will have been a crazy dream."

"I wosh that could be true",Tom said as hey reacherd her house

Rose used her key to unlock the door and pushed it open. "Welcome to my home."

Tom blinkd and carefully entered with her."where should I put you",he said using his foot to gently close the door.

"The couch is fine." Rose gestured to the couch keeping her other hand pressed against her neck. She really wanted this to have been dream but the throb in her neck wouldn't let her forget that it was real.

Tom nodded and set her down."wheres your first aid kit?".he asked bedning down infront of her

"The band-aids are in the medicine cabinet in the bathroom." Rose pointed to the bathroom. "The cabinet with the mirror you have to open the mirror."

Tm nodded."okay,i'll be right back",he said and hhurried into teh bathroom,grabbing the first aid kit and a rang,wetting it he came back over."okay letys see"

Rose moved her hand revealing the bite mark. "Tom...how did you know what he was?"

Yom looked to her as he bgan to clean her wound."what else woulddo this?",he asked softly frowning,knowing when he told her she'd hate him,or be scard of him too."let me fix this up",he said placing a band-aid over her bite marks.He stood and moved nack a little."I also knew,because i myself am a vampire"

Rose froze and stared at Tom not sure she had heard him right. "What?" she took a breath and scrambled away. "Are you going to bite me to?" she drew her knees up to chin trying to hide from him.

Tom stayed where he was."no,i don't harm humans",he said and sighed at her fear and stood."Ill keep guard outside....",he said turning and headed for he door

Rose caught his sleeve. "Do you mind just standing in here?"

Tom blinked and looked to her a bit surprised."sure",he said softly,staying still.He really didn't want to scare her

"You swaer you won't do anything?" Rose studied him frowning. "I only just meet you."

Tom nodded."yes i sware...."

"Ok...if you do I'll kill you." Rose voice shook a little.

Tom nodded."fair enogh",he said leaning in the door way not looking at hr

Rose let the silence settle and stared at t.v. eventually falling asleep.

Tom glanced at her and sighed ,finding a blanket he rcarefully planced it over her ,then took his spot in the door way back,sitting doen he closed his eyes dozng off a little

Rose woke when her timer went off to alert her that her parents where going to be home soon. "Tom." she called throwing a piece of paper at him.

Tom jolted awake."whats wrong?",he said standing quickly