Today was Rose her 300th birthday. She was wearing a black dress and her hair was in a half up - half down up do. She looked at herself in the mirror as she looked at herself and smiled. ''Still as beautiful as the day you turned'' Her oldest sister spoke after entering Rose her bedroom.

''I know, best thing about being a vampire.. No wrinkles'' Rose said and the girls laughed. Sylvia, the oldest of the four Von Strong ' Princesses ', looked at her sister and smiled. ''You know what will happen today right?'' Sylvia said. ''I know and I know what I have to do.. Sit, be beautiful and smile'' Rose said. It wasn't in her nature to just 'be beautiful and smile' but she had too. Today was not only her 300th birthday, also a very important 'trade' would be made, this also was the reason for this very formal party. ''Will you be able to do this?'' Sylvia asked. ''Sister.. I am the only one left'' Rose said and it was true. Sylvia and Mona were married and both even expected their second and first child and Becky was engaged and to be wed soon. ''But..'' Sylvia said. ''No buts, I know my duty and I'll do what is asked for me. We have been in a long and useless fight the the pure bloods and if this will work to get peace, so we can focus on the hunters together. Then it must be done'' Rose said.

She took her blood red fake rose and placed it in her hair, then walked to the door and went down stairs. Everyone was there already, everyone except for the pure bloods. She just hit the ground with her left foot as the doors opened and a older man walked in, together with a young man who looked just like him and a few others. Probably family or important clan members. Rose looked at the younger man and kinda felt that she was already disliking this man. ''Welcome Vlad, It is great to see you.. Yet this time in a better situation than normal'' Marcus Von Strong said. ''Rose, darling, come here and greet our special guests.. It is your night'' his father said. 

Rose walked to her father which stood in front of their neighbors and she made a reference. ''I want to welcome you and your family to our house Lord Tepes'' she said, her rose fell from her hair but when she wanted to take it from the floor, her father coughed and she got back up with a straight back. ''Today we have only the best blood for this party.. And we hope that you will enjoy your stay. It is a real honor to meet you'' she said. She looked at the ground, her rose laid right in front of the man she will have to wed and she knew she couldn't grab it from the ground.