Camping...

I was scared to go camping that Mother had to command me to do so. I went home in tears and Dusk tried his best to calm my fears. Hell he even let me buy new shoes. He does spoil me so.

The night started out horribly. I had no cellphone service, there was mud everywhere and we were by a lake. Then Dusk did the best thing he ever could've done. He pissed me off.

From that second on I had fun. I got muddy, jumped in the damn water and caught a fish, hunted and learned about abilities I didn't even know I had.

We killed a wolf and fed from it's heart. Then we hunted deer and I could sense the humans nearby after having their blood. After that we climbed a tree. Can you imagine, me climbing a tree in 6 inch Ferragamo stiletto boots? Well I did. Thanks to Dusk. Once up in that tree Dusk caught a hawk and I got to kill it and feed from it. Afterwards I could see for miles. It was mindblowing.

Then it got kinda scary. We went to this cave and Dusk sent me in to use my senses and I found a mama bear and a cub, but when I attacked the mama bear, she threw me and I ended up breaking my arm. Dusk was right there within seconds. He's always there when I need him. He carried me back to camp, cleaned me up and we sat by the fire for a bit.

When it started to rain he led us to a clearing and we sat and looked at the stars. He pointed out all of the ones I'd never known existed or even that they had names. Then he did the most romantic thing. He pulled me to my feet and we danced in the rain.

We spent the night in each other's arms, like we're meant to.

What started out as a trip I was dreading, became one of my best memories. Thanks to the vampire who loves me enough to push me to my limits because he knows that I'm stronger than I think.

Sunshine.