Poison Love - Chapter 2

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There. I have edited again. I took some of the suggestion and I didn't. Please don't get offensive if i didn't use what you want me to. If you still find something wrong with it, let me know by pm me or leaving another comments. Maybe together we can smooth out the wrinkles of the story. I hope you enjoy the edited version.

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Okay, I felt that the flow was very nice. Smooth and easy to follow :D

I did notice a few things, though:

It was excruciatingly painful to know that instead of enjoying a good run, I was stuck on a motorbike and traveling at a human pace! we ended up going to the outer limits of the city.


I think I mentioned this before in your chapter one about combining two weak sentences together to make a strong one. Well, this same concept applies here. This last sentence makes the whole paragraph choppy. Try something like this to make it smoother: …instead of enjoying a good run, I was stuck on a motorbike, traveling at human pace until we reached the outer limits of the city. or something like that. And this goes for your whole piece. I mean, this is basically the only sentence that I noticed but I do that sometimes with my own writing. I go back and see if there are sentences that I could make stronger. Just remember that in the future.

He realized that this ride was going to take awhile.


This is from your MC’s point of view so this sentence is kind of off limits. Try something like: He must have realized… or I noticed that this bike ride was going to take awhile and he must have too… or something like that to show that your MC noticed this piece of info.

“One of my sisters dropped me off at the library,” I said, “but I didn’t feel like waiting for her to pick me up, so I wandered around.”


Okay, is she lying here?? Or telling the truth?? Because I remember you saying something like she ran. But if she is lying, you have to show that. But if she is telling the truth, I guess just leave it the same.

“yes. Two sisters and two brothers,” I said, annoyed.


Capital “y” on “yes”

“Wow. Your parents have a hand full then. I am lucky; I only have a little brother,” he stated.


I think your dialogue is really great but to make it smoother use “I’m” instead of “I am.” It makes it more realistic.

“Woodcrest, I believe,” I replied, “why?”


Two things with this one.

1. Capital “w” on “why”

2. And the thing with “Woodcrest, I believe” makes it sound like she doesn’t know. She is like sixteen or something like that right?? If she is, then she has been going to school for awhile so she has to know the name of her school. Saying that would make it sound like she is new or something and would make Adam suspicious. I would try to make it sound a little less obvious to Adam, but make her sound uneasy, if that is what you are aiming for.

“Yeah, I know. You are Adam Hart, son of Lucy and Hugh Hart. You are also the captain of the fencing team,” I stated.


See, now here, she knows all about this kid but doesn’t know the name of her school? Need to be more consistent with stuff like that. Also, make hints earlier that she knows who he is. In the beginning at her house, it seemed that she had no idea who those kids were. But know, she knows him?? Give subtle hints earlier on so the reader doesn’t get confused.

“This is it?” He asked as he eyed the gate.


Small “h” on “he”

It was two stories Victorian style with a wrap around porch. Beside it was a garage that was just as big as the house.


Awkward in the beginning sentence here. Try: It was a two story Victorian style home with…
For the second one, I would use “had” instead of “was” in the beginning there.

I noticed that she had no shoes, so she wasn’t out there long.


“hadn’t been” instead of “wasn’t”

We were greeted with old house smell. The inside of the house look modern and yet had a traditional felt to it. I should heard our feet against the hardwood floor.


Three different sentences and three different problems.

Sentence # 1: “Old-house smell”?? What does that smell like? Describe that more. It isn’t enough just to say that.

Sentence # 2: “looked” instead of “look.

Sentence # 3: ?? Confusing. Needs a rewrite. I’m not sure what you are trying to say there…

“So, what is he? Your boyfriend?” She asked as she sat down on one of the stools.


Small “s” on “she”

I closed my eyes and sighed in joy as the fresh, cool liquid went slipped down my throat. I opened my eyes to see her shurg.


“shrug” instead of “shurg”

“I am just worried about you, even though you are older than me,” she said, voicing her opinion on the situation.


“I’m” instead of “I am” thing.

Okay, done. Whew!

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I know I am being super picky and sort of harsh (Sorry :?) But I know that you are correcting big-time now so I knew that you would want a review like this. So I gave it!

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Usually as soon as it becomes apparent that there are people who aren't "human" in a story, I just close the book and look for another.

But not with this one.

I really like how Elizabeth is attracted to Adam, but doesn't want him to know anything about her.




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Adam I'm liking him a little more in this chapter. He isn't as persistant..just attracted to her. Oof...im excited to see what happens between them

Elizabeth Her character is ver well written...there's seriously no flaws that i can really see. haha sorry if that isnt helpful.

Adelicia Interesting name. Something about her makes me want to think shes kind of spunky and like the cooler little sister...yaa kno? If im wrong..well i'll figure it out later. I dont really get why Elizabeth is a little annoyed with her, she seems nice? like friend/aquantence nice. maybe?

Landon Well, I know nothing yet....eerie guy maybe? I dunno.

I'm not really seeing a plot yet...but thats because its only the second chapter....soo there will be no plot review for you...haha

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i have edited...again. so readers, new and old, enjoy.
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This chapter was a lot smoother. I liked how it flowed. Very nicely done :D

The trees were starting to turn pretty colors of orange, red and brown.


All right, I had to point this out because I think I have mentioned this before. When you write, you have beautiful dialogue and thoughts and emotions. You do so well with that. But I think you need more details outside of those things. Take this sentence for example. You say the leaves are pretty. How are they pretty?? Just them being orange, red, and brown doesn’t really do anything for the reader. Try to expand on those little things. It will really help your story to grow.

“It isn’t safe to wander around alone, especially since there is a serial killer on the loose,” he said.


This was the thing I was going to mention the last time I looked at this but forgot. The serial killer. You need to go into more detail about that. Who is he? Is he a vampire? How does Elizabeth know about it? The reader needs to know these things :wink:

My Captian i thought. i was on the fencing too, he just never to interest in me; which was strange, seeing that he was taking interest in me now.


Okay, this sentence is kind of choppy try something like: My Captain, I thought. I was also on the fencing team but he just never seemed to have any interest in me…which was strange. He was taking an interest in me now. Why doesn’t he recognize me? or something like that. Just make it easier to follow and you’ll be good.

I noticed that she had no shoes, so she wasn’t out there long.


Should be “hadn’t been” instead

As always, beautiful job! :D

Can’t wait for chapter six!
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I was stuck on a motorbike and traveling at a human pace!

you probably mean travelling
I retorted. I can more then handle myself

this is than
Why couldn’t the damn human shut his mouth? And what with (the?)questions?

I would say, if you call him a "damn human" that nearly makes you see him as an animal (not exactly, but I can't describe it), so you would'nt call it him
“Yeah, (I('ve heard of...) know of (know...about) you), but I have never met you. You are Adam Hart, son of Lucy and Hugh Hart. You are also the captain of the fencing team,” I stated. My Captian i thought. i was on the fencing too, he just never to (took?) interest in me; which was strange, seeing that he was taking interest in me now.

captian = captain , i = I aso. And you wrote it so formally, maybe your character thinks like that, but one didn't really get that feeling before.
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Sheepy,shoo: thanks for reading the second chapter. i hope you will continue the story in chapter three.
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There. i have edited the chapter. if you still find any problem with it, let me know.


Chapter two


We rode the bike at city speed limits. I passed blunt directions to Adam via the microphones in our helmets and ground my teeth over the bike’s slow pace. It was excruciatingly painful to know that instead of enjoying a good run, I was stuck on a motorbike and traveling at a human pace! we ended up going to the outer limits of the city. The trees were starting to turn pretty colors of orange, red and brown.Yes! You have some imagery in this chapter! :D Well done :) I like this paragraph so much more than the first chapter, seriously, this is much better :D He realized that this ride was going to take awhile. So he started a conversation.


“How the hell did you get into the city, if you live all the way out here?” he spoke into the microphone.


“One of my sisters dropped me off at the library,” I said, “but I didn’t feel like waiting for her to pick me up, so I wandered around.”


“It isn’t safe to wander around alone, especially since there is a serial killer on the loose,” he said.


“I know, but I can handle myself,” I retorted. I can more then handle myself. He laughed. He had a deep, rich laugh.


“So, you have sisters,” he commented, trying to keep the conversation going. I nodded.


“Yes. Two sisters and two brothers,” I said, annoyed. Why did he want to know every little detail about me? I mean it not like he'sShould be: Why did he want to know every little detail about me? I mean, it wasn't like he was going to mean something to me. He was a lower life form. going to mean something to me. He's a lower life form.That bit was great, about the lower life form. That's what makes your characters well developed, having interesting details, quirks and random points of humour ;)


“Wow. Your parents have a hand full then. I'm lucky; I only have a little brother,” he stated. After that, we rode in silence for a while which I was grateful for; until he asked another question. Why couldn’t the damn human shut his mouth? And what with questions?


“Hey. What school do you go to?” he asked; I had to think for a moment.


“Woodcrest,” I replied, “Why?”


“Just wanted to know. Did you know that we go to the same school?” he asked, chuckling.


“Yeah, I know of you, but I have never met you. You are Adam Hart, son of Lucy and Hugh Hart. You are also the captain of the fencing team,” I stated. My CaptianThis was just a tiny typo, you mean captain not captian, right? :D i thought. i was on the fencing too, he just never to interest in me; which was strange, seeing that he was taking interest in me now.


“Well hey, you seem to know about me, but I don’t know anything about you,” he said. Nor do I want you to I thought. He pulled onto a gravel road and stopped when we came upon a big gate. He turned off the bike and took off his helmet. I got off and took off mine.


“This is it?” he asked as he eyed the gate.


“Yep. Here,” I said as I held out the helmet to him. He took it and placed it behind him. “Thanks for the ride, even though you didn’t have to.”


“It’s the least I could do since my friends were being rude to you,” he said. I smiled. “ Will you be able to get in?” he pointed to the gate.


“Yeah,” I said as I pulled out a little, blue card from my back pocket. I walked up to a box and put the card in. I typed in the code and viola! The gate was open. Adam eyed the long drive.


“It still looks pretty far. Can I drive you up to the house?” he asked. Good try, but…nah I thought as I tried not to smile at him.


“Nah. I will be fine,” I said as I walked backwards past the gate. Once I was behind the gatepost, they started to close.


“Hey! I still don’t know you. I only know you by your first name,” he cried. I smiled and giggled like a little girl.


“You will find out the rest. Tomorrow at school,” I said as I continued walking backwards. He begrudgingly took that, as I wasn’t going to tell him anything more and put his helmet back on. He waved his hand and left. I about gagged as the exhaust fumes hit me. I waved in return before turning around and walking up to the house as the gate fully closed. From a distance you could see the beauty of my family’s house. It was two stories Victorian style home with a wrap around porch. Beside it was a garage that was just as big as the house.


As I walked up, I noticed someone sitting on the porch. Adelicia I thought. Adelicia was a petite young woman. She wore a black dress with black tights, which contrasted with her blond hair and blue eyes. I noticed that she had no shoes, so she wasn’t out there long.


“I knew someone would be on the porch, waiting for me, but I never thought it would be you,” I said as I walked up to the porch. She was sitting on the steps.


“Who was that?” she asked and stood up as I walked by her.


“Just some guy I met at my old place,” I answered as I opened the wooden door. We both walked inside. We were greeted with old house smell. It smelled musty, like the back of the closet with mothballs The inside of the house looked modern and yet had a traditional feltJust another small typo, should be feel not felt. to it. I could heard our feet shuffle against the hardwood floor. I took out my iPod and set it on the small table across from the closet. I took off my jacket, revealing my Paramore t-shirt. I opened the closet door, took out a hanger, and hung it up. I closed the closet door and I grabbed my iPod and went to the kitchen, with Adelicia trailing behind me.


“So, what is he? Your boyfriend?” she asked as she sat down on one of the stools. She leaned against the counter and peered at me.


“God, no!” I cried in surprise, “He’s human, for Pete’s sake, and I just met the guy.” She stared at me. I opened the fridge and got out the blood-wine, and then I opened the cabinet and got a glass. I poured some into it and put the bottle away back into the fridge.


“Where are the others?” I asked as I gulped the drink. I closed my eyes and sighed in joy as the fresh, cool liquid went slipped down my throat. I opened my eyes to see her shrug. I sipped at the drink, thinking.


“Oh, by the way. Landon says he wants to see you about something. Something with the council,” she said as she looked at me. What is it with staring at me? I thought. She looked like I had insulted her. Aren’t I allowed to look at you? Her voice entered my head.


“Yes, but you don’t do it this often,” I said as I looked at her with concern.


“I'm just worried about you, even though you are older than me,” she said, voicing her opinion on the situation.


“Why?” I asked in surprise.


“You know the rules and jazz. I just don’t want you to get involved with the human and have to pay the price for it,” she said.


“I know. Where is Landon? I might as well see what he wants,” I said as I shook my head. What does he want now?


“He is in the study,” she said, “I would be careful, he hasn’t had a good day.”


“Thanks for the warning.” I said as I walked away, taking my drink with me. With a sway of my hips, I went upstairs and walked the entire way back through the hallway. I knocked on the end door.


“Enter,” a deep voice said from the other side. I turned the knob and went in.


Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou :D This is so much better than the first chapter. Millions of times better, Your character development is going great, you can thank your dialogue for this and the details you are now including. The dialogue is well thought out. I congradulate you xD

Something even greater that you've done: it's not just a twilight remake. You have no idea how many people just rewrite twilight with different characters, but your's is totally different. It's less cliched and more interesting. I'm so glad that this chapter is good :)

Seriously though; this is much better than the last :D



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Ah... the second chapter! Hmm... You made it too empty this time. I'll point out and give you examples. Here it goes:

1.
He realized that this ride was going to take awhile. So he started a conversation.


You take it too fast here. He realized that the ride will take a while and BOOM! he starts a conversation. Plus, you are using first person pronoun "I", "we". Even tho you are the writer you are as well a character. It's strange to say that "He realized that this ride was going to take a while" because you - the character - don't know what's in his mind.

Example: He started to shift in his seat. He was bored and from his movement I could tell that the ride will take a while. His voice boomed quickly in my ears as he spoke into the microphone. A flow of energy ran down my back like someone poured a bucket of hot water over me.

2.
After that, we rode in silence for a while which I was grateful for; until he asked another question.


You left a lot of space of description.

Example: After that, we rode in silence for which I was grateful for. The boredom and the pain in my back were the only things that actually made me hope of getting home. Another question sounded in my ears.

3.
As I walked up, I noticed someone sitting on the porch. Adelicia I thought. Adelicia was a petite young woman. She wore a black dress with black tights, which contrasted with her blond hair and blue eyes. I noticed that she had no shoes, so she wasn’t out there long.

“I knew someone would be on the porch, waiting for me, but I never thought it would be you,” I said as I walked up to the porch. She was sitting on the steps.


You use the word "porch" too much.

4.
I opened the fridge and got out the blood-wine, and then I opened the cabinet and got a glass. I poured some into it and put the bottle away back into the fridge.


No need to make the action and the revers one : opens the fridge, take the bottle, puts the bottle back, closes the fridge. You could describe the action it self.

Example: I opened the fridge and got out the blood-wine, my hand clenching on the cold bottle. I turned and opened the cabinet searching for a glass. I poured the red liquid following its fall. I put it back on the raft and closed the fridge back hitting it with my heel.

5.
“Where are the others?” I asked as I gulped the drink.


You can't actually speak while drinking.

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The story : It`s well define and it runs quite smoothly. Try tho to take your time and add feelings and complex actions of the characters which will bring the reader closer to the story.

Pronouns using : You use a lot "I" especially in dialogues. If there are just two persons in the room there`s no point on giving explanation at every sentence. Surely you can give descriptions if that involves an action that depends or creates that story feeling.

Characters: Adam- Well the guy seems a little too "perfect". You can write the MC`s thought`s about him while the ride, the dialogue is going, like: Well you`re obsessed or what? Shut up for God`s sake. , Yawn, boy. The boredom got into you. Shut up!
Adelicia - roughly described and you describe only her clothes and the color of her eyes and hair. Not enough for giving me an image of her.


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Chapter two


We rode the bike at city speed limits. I passed blunt directions to Adam via the microphones in our helmets and ground my teeth over the bike’s slow pace. It was excruciatingly painful to know that instead of enjoying a good run, I was stuck on a motorbike and traveling at a human pace! we ended up going to the outer limits of the city. The trees were starting to turn pretty colors of orange, red and brown. He realized that this ride was going to take awhile. So he started a conversation. I agree with kitty15 that yuo need more description here.


“How the hell did you get into the city, if you live all the way out here?” he spoke into the microphone.


“One of my sisters dropped me off at the library,” I said, “but I didn’t feel like waiting for her to pick me up, so I wandered around.”


“It isn’t safe to wander around alone, especially since there is a serial killer on the loose,” he said.


“I know, but I can handle myself,” I retorted. I can more then handle myself.

He laughed. He had a deep, rich laugh. New paragraph (I have it here as it should be)


“So, you have sisters,” he commented, trying to keep the conversation going. I nodded. But she's behind him, so he woudn't see?


“Yes. Two sisters and two brothers,” I said, annoyed. Why did he want to know every little detail about me? I mean it not like he's going to mean something to me. You say mean twice in that sentence. I would also take out "I mean". But if you keep it in, it should be written,
I mean, it's not like he'll ever matter to me.


“Wow. Your parents have a hand full then. I'm lucky; I only have a little brother,” he stated. After that, we rode in silence for a while which I was grateful for; until he asked another question. Why couldn’t the damn human shut his mouth? And what with questions? The last sentence is odd.


“Hey. What school do you go to?” he asked; I had to think for a moment.


“Woodcrest,” I replied, “Why?”


“Just wanted to know. Did you know that we go to the same school?” he asked, chuckling.


“Yeah, I know of you, but I have never met you. You are Adam Hart, son of Lucy and Hugh Hart. You are also the captain of the fencing team,” I stated. My Captian, I thought. I was on the fencing too, he just never to interest in me; which was strange, seeing that he was taking interest in me now.
Ok, when she thinks, put it in italics. It's easier to read. I did that and also changed capitalization errors


“Well hey, you seem to know about me, but I don’t know anything about you,” he said. Nor do I want you to I thought. He pulled onto a gravel road and stopped when we came upon a big gate. He turned off the bike and took off his helmet. I got off and took off mine.


“This is it?” he asked as he eyed the gate.


“Yep. Here,” I said as I held out the helmet to him. He took it and placed it behind him. “Thanks for the ride, even though you didn’t have to.”


“It’s the least I could do since my friends were being rude to you,” he said.

I smiled.

“ Will you be able to get in?” he pointed to the gate.


These needed to be new paragraphs.


“Yeah,” I said as I pulled out a little, blue card from my back pocket. I walked up to a box and put the card in. I typed in the code and viola! The gate was open. Adam eyed the long drive.


“It still looks pretty far. Can I drive you up to the house?” he asked. Good try, but…nah I thought as I tried not to smile at him. [/b]So all of a sudden they're in love? That was fast...


“Nah. I will be fine,” I said as I walked backwards past the gate. Once I was behind the gatepost, they started to close.


“Hey! I still don’t know you. I only know you by your first name,” he cried. I smiled and giggled like a little girl.


“You will find out the rest. Tomorrow at school,” I said as I continued walking backwards. He begrudgingly took that, as I wasn’t going to tell him anything more and put his helmet back on. He waved his hand and left. I about gagged as the exhaust fumes hit me. I waved in return before turning around and walking up to the house as the gate fully closed. From a distance you could see the beauty of my family’s house. It was two stories Victorian style home with a wrap around porch. Beside it was a garage that was just as big as the house.


As I walked up, I noticed someone sitting on the porch. Adelicia[b],
I thought. Adelicia was a petite young woman. She wore a black dress with black tights, which contrasted with her blond hair and blue eyes. I noticed that she had no shoes, so she wasn’t out there long.

I fixed the thinking part again. Also, the last part of the last sentence is weird.[b]

“I knew someone would be on the porch, waiting for me, but I never thought it would be you,” I said as I walked up to the porch. She was sitting on the steps.


“Who was that?” she asked and stood up as I walked by her.


“Just some guy I met at my old place,” I answered as I opened the wooden door. We both walked inside. We were greeted with old house smell. It smelled musty, like the back of the closet with mothballsThe inside of the house looked modern and yet had a traditional felt to it. I could heard our feet shuffle against the hardwood floor. I took out my iPod and set it on the small table across from the closet. I took off my jacket, revealing my Paramore t-shirt. I opened the closet door, took out a hanger, and hung it up. I closed the closet door and I grabbed my iPod and went to the kitchen, with Adelicia trailing behind me.
[b]Paramore, lol? I can't imagine a vampire liking the music of weak humans, let alone happy, peppy Paramore!



“So, what is he? Your boyfriend?” she asked as she sat down on one of the stools. She leaned against the counter and peered at me.


“God, no!” I cried in surprise, “He’s human, for Pete’s sake, and I just met the guy.” She stared at me. I opened the fridge and got out the blood-wine, and then I opened the cabinet and got a glass. I poured some into it and put the bottle away back into the fridge.


“Where are the others?” I asked as I gulped the drink. I closed my eyes and sighed in joy as the fresh, cool liquid went slipped down my throat. I opened my eyes to see her shrug. I sipped at the drink, thinking.


“Oh, by the way. Landon says he wants to see you about something. Something with the council,” she said as she looked at me. What is it with staring at me? I thought. She looked like I had insulted her. Aren’t I allowed to look at you? Her voice entered my head.


“Yes, but you don’t do it this often,” I said as I looked at her with concern.


“I'm just worried about you, even though you are older than me,” she said, voicing her opinion on the situation.


“Why?” I asked in surprise.


“You know the rules and jazz. I just don’t want you to get involved with the human and have to pay the price for it,” she said.


“I know. Where is Landon? I might as well see what he wants,” I said as I shook my head. What does he want now?


“He is in the study,” she said, “I would be careful, he hasn’t had a good day.”


“Thanks for the warning.” I said as I walked away, taking my drink with me. With a sway of my hips, I went upstairs and walked the entire way back through the hallway. I knocked on the end door.


“Enter,” a deep voice said from the other side. I turned the knob and went in.


All in All:
-give some more description
-work on your grammar
-you have improved!
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thanks, but you do realize that this is the old version, right? i haven't reawrite this chapter yet, but it's on my to-do list for christmas day since every thing will be close.
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Heyy there Night Mistress, here is your review, I hope it help you out =D

Night Mistress wrote:Chapter two

We rode the bike at city speed limits. I passed blunt directions to Adam via the microphones in our helmets and ground my teeth over the bike’s slow pace. It was excruciatingly painful to know that instead of enjoying a good run, I was stuck on a motorbike and traveling at a human pace! We ended up going to the outer limits of the city. The trees were starting to turn pretty colors of orange, red and brown. He realized that this ride was going to take a[gap]while. So he started a conversation.

“How the hell did you get into the city, if you live all the way out here?” he spoke into the microphone.

“One of my sisters dropped me off at the library,” I said, “but I didn’t feel like waiting for her to pick me up, so I wandered around.”

“It isn’t safe to wander around alone, especially since there is a serial killer on the loose,” he said.

“I know, but I can handle myself,” I retorted. I can more then handle myself. He laughed. He had a deep, rich laugh [I like the added in description of his laugh as you're unable at this point to describe his facial features; great job! (: ].

“So, you have sisters,” he commented, trying to keep the conversation going.
[NP>>]I nodded, but then realising he couldn't see me I replied, with a hint of annoyance, [I have deleted this NP >>]“Yes. Two sisters and two brothers,” [s]I said, annoyed[/s]. Why did he want to know every little detail about me? I mean it's not like he's going to mean something to me. He's a lower life form [I would maybe have this bit in italics - although I'm not too sure whether the thought is direct enough for italics or not, what do you think?].

“Wow. Your parents must have a hand full then. I'm lucky; I only have a little brother,” he stated. After that, we rode in silence for a while which I was grateful for; until he asked another question. Why couldn’t the damn human shut his mouth? And what with questions?

“Hey, what school do you go to?” he asked; I had to think for a moment.

“Woodcrest,” I replied, “Why?”

“Just wanted to know. Did you know that we go to the same school?” he asked, chuckling.

“Yeah, I know of you, but I have never met you. You are Adam Hart, son of Lucy and Hugh Hart. You are also the captain of the fencing team,” I stated [you've already used stated once, and this one is a little bit close to the previous one, so try replacing it?]. My Captain I thought. I was on the fencing too, he just never to interest in me [this doesn't quite make sense; was too meant to be took?]; which was strange, seeing that he was taking a lot of interest in me now.

“Well hey, you seem to know about me, but I don’t know anything about you,” he said. Nor do I want you to[comma] I thought. He pulled onto a gravel road and stopped when we came upon a big gate [show instead of tell!]. He turned off the bike and took off his helmet. I got off and took off mine.[You use off a lot here - try and swap/change the words around so that doesn't happen?]

“This is it?”[why is he asking this question as he stopped there by his own accord? You need to add in your MC giving him directions - even if you just say, I muttered the instructions to him, or whatever, you just need to mention it somewhere, as it seems as though he knows where she lives, up until this point that he's stopped the bike in front of the gate and watched your MC get out that he then asks whether this is her home or not - it doesn't sound right does it? So, just add in a little here and there about your MC directing him to her house, and it should be fine (: ] he asked as he eyed the gate.

“Yep. Here,” I said as I held out the helmet to him. He took it and placed it behind him. “Thanks for the ride, even though you didn’t have to.”

“It’s the least I could do since my friends were being rude to you,” he said. I smiled. “ Will you be able to get in?” he pointed to the gate.

“Yeah,” I said as I pulled out a little, blue card from my back pocket. I walked up to a box and put the card in. I typed in the code and viola! The gate was open [did the gate slide smoothly open or did it creak and then stop to a halt half-way? Show us, please!!]. Adam eyed the long drive.

“It still looks pretty far. Can I drive you up to the house?” he asked. Good try, but…nah [comma, and this should be in italics as it's a direct thought]I thought as I tried not to smile at him.

“Nah. I will be fine,” I said as I walked backwards past the gate. Once I was behind the gatepost, they started to close.

“Hey! I still don’t know you. I only know you by your first name,” he cried. I smiled and giggled like a little girl.

“You will find out the rest. Tomorrow at school,” I said as I continued walking backwards. He begrudgingly took that [how did your MC know that? Try describing his facial expressions - are there any little quirks that your MC notices about him...?], as I wasn’t going to tell him anything more and put his helmet back on. He waved his hand and left. I about gagged [you need to try and rephrase this - it's a little awkward] as the exhaust fumes hit me. I waved in return before turning around and walking up to the house as the gate fully closed. From a distance you could see the beauty of my family’s house. It was a two [s]stories[/s] storeys Victorian style home with a wrap[hyphen]around porch. Beside it was a garage that was just as big as the house. [Could I have more description about the house, please? And also your MC's thoughts/emotions towards it? Maybe add in a flashback of when she first arrived there or something like that to make the house seem on more oof a personal level to your MC?]

As I walked up, I noticed someone sitting on the porch. Adelicia[comma, and italics] I thought. Adelicia was a petite young woman. She wore a black dress with black tights, which contrasted with her blond hair and blue eyes [nice charcter description - great job =D]. I noticed that she had no shoes, so she [s]wasn’t[/s] hadn't been out there for long.

“I knew someone would be on the porch, waiting for me, but I never thought it would be you,” I said as I walked up to the porch. [s]She was sitting on the steps[/s] [a bit too random, if you want to keep it, you need to have it earlier on when your MC spots someone sitting on the porch steps. Also, who is Adelicia?].

“Who was that?” she asked and stood up as I walked by her.

“Just some guy I met at my old place,” I answered as I opened the wooden door. We both walked inside. We were greeted with an old house smell. It smelled musty, like the back of the closet with mothballs[full stop] The inside of [s]the[/s] our house looked modern and yet had a traditional feel to it. I could hear[s]d[/s] our feet shuffle against the hardwood floor. I took out my iPod and set it on the small table across from the closet. I took off my jacket, revealing my [colour] Paramore t-shirt. I opened the closet door, took out a hanger, and hung it up. I closed the closet door and I grabbed my iPod and went to the kitchen, with Adelicia trailing behind me.

“So, what is he? Your boyfriend?” she asked as she sat down on one of the stools. She leaned against the counter and peered at me.

“God, no!” I cried in surprise, “He’s human, for Pete’s sake, and I just met the guy.” She stared at me. I opened the fridge and got out the blood-wine, and then I opened the cabinet and got a glass. I poured some into it and put the bottle away back into the fridge.

“Where are the others?” I asked as I gulped the drink. I closed my eyes and sighed in joy as the fresh, cool liquid [s]went[/s] slipped down my throat[like this]. I opened my eyes to see her shrug. I sipped at the drink, thinking.

[Try and cut down on the amount of times you use I to start a sentence. I've underlined all the I starting sentences here, as it's at this particular point you've used I alot]

“Oh, by the way. Landon says he wants to see you about something. Something to do with the council,” she said as she looked at me. What is it with staring at me? I thought. She looked like I had insulted her. Aren’t I allowed to look at you? Her voice entered my head.

“Yes, but you don’t do it this often,” I said as I looked at her with concern.

“I'm just worried about you, even though you are older than me,” she said, voicing her opinion on the situation.

“Why?” I asked in surprise.

“You know the rules and jazz. I just don’t want you to get involved with the human and have to pay the price for it,” she said.

“I know. Where is Landon? I might as well see what he wants,” I said as I shook my head. What does he want now? [Italics]

“He is in the study,” she said, “I would be careful, he hasn’t had a good day.”

“Thanks for the warning.[replace with comma]” I said as I walked away, taking my drink with me. With a sway of my hips, I went upstairs and walked the entire way back through the hallway. I knocked on the end door.

“Enter,” a deep voice said from the other side. I turned the knob and went in. [Great way to end it! =D]


Overall Thoughts
This was a good chapter, but you just need to check your tenses and work on adding more description - the classic case of showing instead of telling. Apart from those two things, this was a good chapter, and I can't think of anything else for you to improve, so great job!!

I hope this review helped you out and keep writing!!
--Lucyy xx
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Hi Mistress!

This chapter was was written so much better. Your grammar and punctuation improved tenfold. You were also using a slightly wider vocabulary and you managed to expand on your ideas a bit more.
However, while expanding your idea is a great thing to do when moving along the plot in a story, remember to add some of that description you've got! Your prologue and first chapter were a bit more descriptive than this, and I'm a little disappointed.
Explain her house more! It sounds beautiful...a Victorian style home with a wrap-around porch? Gorgeous! That idea already gives you plenty to work with.
Also explain the blood-wine some more. Give the audience insight into what it's like to be drinking blood! Is it thick? Does it have a rusty taste? Or is it sweet?
I want to see you give us a little more background info on Adelicia. She seems like an interesting new character, and you have a lot that you could tell us about her. Saving it for later, perhaps? :)

Overall, a good chapter. I can definitely see improvement!
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