Can I start by saying this is my very first fan fiction story or any kind of real story to be honest, but I recently watched the movie and fell in love with the characters. I also read 'Let the Old Dreams Die' so I will try to be faithful to that as best I can. I intend seeing this to the end so I hope you can stick with me.

LET ME IN - FOREVER

Los Alamos 1983

I caught my breath and looked up at her from the pool. She leaned down and stroked my face, she smiled and I knew in that moment my heart was forever hers. It didn't matter that she was covered in blood, id seen that before with Abby but not to this extreme.

"You ok?" she asked her voice as soft as ever.

I simply nodded I guess my smile was all the response she needed to see anyway. I looked around and saw the sheer horror of what had happened. The pool was coated in blood and body parts were laying everywhere. Ok this should have bothered me at least a little but strangely it didn't, I didn't care at all, the only thing I cared about was Abby…My Abby.

She pulled me to my feet with ease.

"Abby I …."

"No time Owen we have to get out of here NOW"

We ran to the changing rooms and without even drying myself I threw on my clothes quickly and we darted for one of the broken windows that Abby had smashed to enter the swimming pool.

There were no words spoken between us as we fled the building and hid behind a wall. Fire engines had started to arrive and Abby kept me firmly behind her. I let Abby take the lead as she looked about scanning the entire area.

"Jump on my back" Abby ordered.

"Why?"

"Because we can't be seen Owen and I'm faster than you so quickly jump on"

I didn't need telling again, I climbed on Abby's back and as she held me tight she began running for the fence line in the opposite direction out of sight from everyone. Her speed was incredible as we approached the high wire fence she jumped and scaled over it with ease. I gave out a small chuckle more in amazement then anything else. Before I knew it we were back home and standing by the climbing frame in the courtyard. Abby needed to get changed out of her bloodied clothes so we agreed to meet back in a few minutes. I was still wet and starting to shiver badly as I stood in the snow waiting for Abby.

Suddenly there she was, she walked over and sat on the climbing frame as a nervous small smile curled in the corner of her mouth.

"You came back" I said my teeth chattering in the cold.

"Im sorry Owen" Abby whispered as her eyes fell to the floor. "I should never have left, I regretted it the second the taxi pulled away, I just didn't want you to get dragged into my world anymore than you already have been. But I missed you so much it hurt. I know I can't stay here but I just had to see you again I wanted you to come with me, I know that's selfish but I really like you Owen I've never felt like this about anyone before.

My eyes widened at her confession, I know she had friends before me, how many I don't know but did she ever have a boyfriend before? In my head we we're still going steady, vampire or not she was still my girlfriend, wasn't she? I emptied my head it wasn't important right now.

"They would have killed me if you hadn't….."

"Id never let anyone ever hurt you Owen" Abby quickly interrupted.

We sat there for a few seconds just staring at each other before I finally spoke up.

"I want to be with you Abby, I want to come with you"

"You do?" surprise clearly evident in her face.

"My life was nothing before I met you, I hated it. Everything was so much better when you came. When you left I wanted to chase after you but I never did I didn't have the courage"

Abby moved over closer to me and reached and held my hand. The smile on her face made me smile in return and she placed her head on my shoulder.

"What do we do know then?" I asked.

"We have to leave Owen, if you really want to come with me we have to leave now"

I did what Abby instructed me to do. I ran home and packed a bag with clothes, warm clothes nothing silly. A few sweets and a couple of sticks of gum I had lying around were picked up too and even though Abby said I didn't need any money as she had plenty I still took some from my mothers purse. It wasn't the first time but I figured it would most likely be the last. I took one last look at my mother asleep on the sofa, an empty bottle of wine accompanied her on the coffee table as usual. My mum had her flaws yes she drank to much and was overly religious but she did love me and she did try to look after me as best she could, I would miss her but the sad truth is id miss Abby a lot more if I didn't go. I left a note which simply said

'I'm Sorry Mum but I have to leave, I'll be ok trust me…I love you, Owen'

It was the strangest feeling, I was leaving my life behind, the only life I had ever known yet I was excited because I knew no matter how my new life turned out it was going to better because Abby was in it.

I made it downstairs and saw Abby standing by a trunk, a large trunk nearly as big as she was.

"Got everything?" she quietly asked.

"Yeah think so, there wasn't that much to be honest"

Just then a taxi pulled in around the corner it looked the same as the one which took Abby away the first time. The driver stepped out and as he stuck Abby's trunk in the boot he asked if it was just the two of us. Abby looked at me and grinned.

"Yeah just the two of us" she answered.

I couldn't help but smile back as I knew what she meant, we jumped into the taxi and the driver asked us where we were headed.

"Train station please" Abby declared still staring at me.

With that the taxi slowly pulled away and as I turned and gave one last look at my former home Abby held my hand.

"That's something I couldn't do" she said.

"What?"

"Look back, when I left before I couldn't look back towards your window, I knew id break if I saw you and run back to you"

She lowered her head in embarrassment and I tightened my grip on her hand as the taxi picked up speed and the start of my new life had begun.