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last witch remember? I know all."
    "And," she added with a
shrug. "I also spent the last month doing some research on ancient
potions so I thought..." She shrugged again.
    "How did you know it would
work?" Dax asked.
    Aradia grinned slyly. "I
went to random biker werewolf only bars, picked fights, and tested
it on the ones I knocked out."
    Dax's mouth dropped open in
shock.
    Aradia then shrugged
sheepishly.
    Melina was still holding the
gun, her heart racing like the Daytona 500.
    Maybe I am going
crazy , she thought to
herself.
    Suddenly, Aradia and Dax
noticed Melina and Aradia rubbed her hand across her face before
turning to Dax. "Is it okay if we come over to your
house?"

 
Chapter Eleven
     
    Melina awoke with a
start.
    "Thank God it was just a
dream," She muttered.
    However, once she sat up she
realized she was not in her bed at the Preston house. She was lying
on a couch in front of a fireplace of what appeared to be a large
manor with a black jacket covering her like a blanket.
    She soon heard voices coming
from the corridor. She then got up from the couch and began to
creep towards them.
    "Are you sure I didn't bite
her? If I turned her I swear to God..."
    "Roy relax, I checked her
out she's safe."
    "Are you sure
Aradia?"
    "Have I ever been wrong
before?"'
    "Well there was this one
time..."
    "Look! She is safe I am sure
of it. If not...well at least we won't have to worry about her
spilling her guts."
    "If anything Roy, you should
be thanking Aradia for saving you. Again!"
    "Now, now Dax you helped too
remember?"
    "Yeah that surprised me a
lot. Why did you help me Dax?"
    "You mean pass up an
opportunity to beat your ass down? No bloody way."
    Melina's eyes grew wide as
she listened. It was not a dream after all. Dax was a vampire,
Aradia was a witch, and Roy was a werewolf.
    "Yeah I am sorry Melina, but
it is true," a voice said suddenly from around the
corner.
    Melina spun around to face
Aradia who was looking at her sympathetically.
    Aradia reached out, but
Melina backed away.
    "Don't touch me!" Melina
shouted, "Stay away from me! You...you monster! You
freak!"
    "Hey!" Dax said as he
rounded the corner as well. "Don't you talk to her like
that!"
    "Don't yell at her Dax!" Roy
snapped, stepping out from behind him as well.
    An awkward silence filled
the room until Melina asked, "Just who or what the hell are you
people?"
    Aradia sighed. "I think it's
pretty obvious at this point Lina, but I will still explain. Dax is
a vampire, Roy is a werewolf, and I am witch."
    "The last witch actually,"
Dax, corrected her under his breath.
    Aradia shot him a warning
look.
    She then continued, "We are
not the only ones though. There are other vampires, and werewolves
in addition to fae's (fairies) and shape-shifters living in Salem
and all over the world. We are called the hidden race because the
one law that we all follow is we must remain hidden from the human
world. In other words no one in the human race is allowed to know
about us."
    Melina gulped. "Are you
planning to kill me?"
    Aradia looked shocked. "No.
What makes you think that?"
    "But you just said..."
Melina began.
    "What I mean is 'please
don't tell anyone about us Melina we would really appreciate it',"
Aradia said smiling.
    Melina just stared at
her.
    A few silent moments passed
until she started to shout, "You are all freaks! Weirdos! Monsters!
You are all monsters!"
    She then dashed towards the
front door, yanked it open, and ran out.
    The trio was now stunned
silent until Dax sighed and said, "Well you know what she is going
to do right?"
    Roy shook his
head.
    Dax groaned and explained,
"She is going to tell everyone. We will all be in
danger!"
    "Hardly," Aradia
muttered.
    The boys turned to look at
her in confusion.
    "What do you mean?" Dax
asked.
    Aradia chuckled
sarcastically. "If she tells anyone, no will believe her. If
anything they will probably throw her into the nut
house."
    "Why won't they believe
her?" Roy asked.
    "Well," said Aradia, "First
of all,