You've wondered for a while if anyone takes notice to you, especially with those giant fangs and that much paler skin that shouldn't go un-noticed. Because it is not normal for a human to have this color skin, but you are not a human, you're a vampire. That's right you are a blood sucking vampire, and no you do not sparkle. It's ridiculous how many times your brother, Karkat, has tried to shove you outside during daylight to see if you would shimmer like those fairy, vampire things that are in no way vampires, in Twilight.
Your brother is totally into those romance stories, and sometimes it gets on your nerve, even though you love he is enjoying the world of literature. For Pete's sake he's even asked you to turn him, and on more than one occasion, it's simply ridiculous, even if he is your personal blood bank (the main reason you won't turn him).
Your name is Kankri Vantas, and besides being the teen vampire you are, you are a very literate, smart, outgoing person. You love people and adore the knowledge of life and what it has to offer, even if most of the people you try to enlighten about certain subjects find you annoying. To you it's downright triggering and rude, they should be grateful to know someone willing to share such knowledge.
There is one person who seems to care about your lectures though, and surprisingly he doesn't know your secret, Cronus Ampora. Even though he flirts with every attractive person in sight, you have the biggest crush on him, not only because he's hot in every way imaginable, he's actually really sweet once you break through that flirtatious wall of his, You make it seem that you don't want romance though , which obviously isn't true. Very often, you think if doing romantic things with Cronus, like dancing with him, or going out on a picnic under the moonlight.
It seems like it would be a very slim chance to be with him though, mostly because of his commitment problems, and you don't think he would see you as attractive. Hey, who knows though, a miracle might happen and he may fall for you. Just thinking about all the things you would do together makes your heart flutter, and a light blush dust your freckled cheeks.
"Hey dumbass," you're all of a sudden pulled out of your romantic thoughts when your brother yells at you rudely. You want to immediately apologize but he interrupts you by asking you to order pizza because he's hungry, and he very well knows you hate it. You just roll your eyes and pull out your phone, it's not worth arguing with him.
As soon as the pizza man gets here you immediately retreat to your room to go study some more on random subjects. You already did all your homework, you just want to re-read some old books that you've read so many times. Until, your little brother decides to bother you once again, sometimes you want to strangle the kid.
He slams the door open without even knocking and sits next to you on your bed to see what you're doing, knowing that he does not care a single bit and nudges you. "Kankri," he says in a soft tone, but you still don't look up, or even acknowledge his existence. He just lays his head on your shoulder "are you hungry, I admit, I was a bit rude earlier in asking for food. I should have gotten it myself."
Immediately, you can tell he's upset about something and you close your book and look at him, but he just sighs and hugs you. After a few seconds of silence you decide to finally speak, "yes, I'm thirsty, but what's the matter, you seem upset about something. Did Terezi make you upset again?"
Ah, Terezi Pyrope, the crush of your brother, also the one who constantly breaks his heart on a regular basis. She's a smart one, except for the fact that she leads him on then rubs it in his face that Dave Strider is the one she really loves. Now Dave, you aren't too fond of the guy, he's nice but there are some things about him that just tick you off. Karkat is also his "best bro," you have absolutely no idea why the hell Karkat is Best Friends with the guy, you certainly wouldn't, but this isn't your decision.
Karkat sighs again, "yeah," he says quietly obviously hoping you won't do the rant on celibacy and how it would benefit him, again. You know this because that's what you always do, even though you aren't celibate anymore. Your view on that changed after you were turned into a vampire a long time ago. You have to have multiple ways of getting your food when Karkat isn't around after all.
"I think I'm just give up on her, I'm fucking done with her mind crushing bullshit," Karkat continues, snuggling up to you as he curses, then hugging you around your waist. You very awkwardly hug your brother back, only putting one arm around his shoulders, this only causes him to hug you tighter something you did not want. You want to comfort him, but when it comes to your brother it's a little weird, considering he's normally pissed at you for no reason or he's screaming curse words and insults in your face. As much as he gets angry with you, you still love him, and still want to comfort him whenever he needs it.
Your other arm wraps around his small frame and you properly hug him, and he nuzzles you in return. "By the way," he says quietly, the sound of his voice making you look down at him in question, before he finishes. "Cronus is here"
You push him away, "Why the hell didn't you tell me!" Immediately, you rush out of the room and down to the front door where he's patiently waiting for you, leaned against the wall and chewing on a toothpick. You blush because he looks very attractive, but when doesn't he.
"I'm so sorry Cronus, my brother didn't tell me you were here," you say in a panicked voice as you rush down the stairs, almost tripping over your own feet. He immediately jolts and gets ready to catch you, and you fall into his arms, and look up at him only to freak out and your face flushes. You can tell because it's warm, really warm actually, and he's smiling at you. Oh god you hope he's not smiling like that because you're blushing, why do these things always happen to you.
Cronus helps you stand up properly, and you immediately look down in embarrassment, "I'm sorry I'm clumsy," you apologize, still keeping your eyes glued to the floor. A few awkward silent seconds pass where you are both just standing there by the front door, no words, no eye contact. Indeed it happens to be, well, very awkward.
"Chief," Cronus, thankfully, breaks the silence pulling you into a hug that seems a bit too friendly, "is it alright if I spend the night? My Dad got mad at me again, and all my friends said that I can't. You're my last hope."
Your heart pretty much stops when he asks, and you're pretty sure that he's able to see your blush because he chuckled softly. Oh crap, what if he knows you have a crush on him? What if he wants to sleep in your bed? What if…what if…what if.
Shit, you've got to stop thinking, you're getting yourself more flustered, and that is not good because you can't find your words and you're fidgety. Awkwardly you hug him back, nod to the question he asked, and he squeezes you a little, causing you to squeak. "Thanks Chief," he says softly, nuzzling his face into your hair, alright this is way too friendly, and you sort of move away.
"Do you want to sleep in my bed," you ask, you have no idea why you said it, but you did which was embarrassing and you curse quietly to yourself. He lets go of you and picks up a duffle bag that you hadn't noticed before. How long was he planning on staying with you? That seemed like awfully a lot of stuff for one night.
"Sure chief that sounds cool. Where's your room," He looks around and slings the bag over his shoulders, it looked heavy, but a jock like him could handle it. Your head turns to the stairs, and you step closer to him, and he looks down at you, and you admire his gorgeous look. His eyes were piercing blue with a tint of purple, he had the cutest freckles, and oh god that smile. It was so sexy, you almost couldn't stop yourself from kissing him. Almost.
Your eyes flutter and you sigh softly, he was so handsome. "It's upstairs," you say softly, "Follow me." Finally, you manage to snap out of your little phase and start to walk up the stairs, Cronus following close behind. Hopefully you don't trip again.
Once you two are in your room you shut the door and look around for any mess that you left un-attended. Thankfully it was spick and span like it normally is, you hate when it's dirty, and it's embarrassing when you have unexpected guests like right now. Even though things such as unexpected guests don't happen very often.
You walk over to your twin sized bed and sit on it, "you won't mind sharing this will you? I'm sorry it's not the best bed for two people." You look up at him for an answer, and oh fuck he's looking right at you, look away Kankri, look away. For some reason you can't, and you're eyes stay glued to his. "Yeah chief, it'll be perfect," He smirks, a light blush dusting those freckle covered cheeks." I like to hold onto things in my sleep anyways."
In response you say nothing, and he takes a seat next to you as you play with the fabric of your blanket. "He Kanny," He says softly, "I don't mean for this to be rude, but I know your secret."
"Wait, what secret?"
You freeze when the words slip from his lips, and you're crossing you're fingers that he doesn't know the one secret you've been trying to hide. Obviously, who wants a vampire as their friend, crush, or whatever you are to him. That's right, no one wants that except for obsessed twilight freaks.
He pulls you into a hug and his lips rest inches from touching your ear, "that you have a major crush on me." Alright that's still pretty bed, because now you're flustered as hell you're lost for words, and you have the biggest flush on your face, followed by a ridiculously embarrassing look. This is so embarrassing it hurts, literally,
Hesitantly, you hug back and he kisses your cheek which only makes you blush more, if that's even possible. "Um, h-how did you find that out," you manage to choke out through that lump in your throat, while snuggling up to him. You may as well take this opportunity while you have it, because there is no denying that you you're in love with this popular, rebellious, jock.
"You make it pretty obvious doll," he kisses your nose next, then the corner of your mouth. This is getting way out of hand, and you have to pull away from him, or things are just going to get worse. You swallow hard and look at your lap, "Alright, yes I do have a crush on you, actually I'm in love with you, but," your eyes flicker up for about a half a second to look at him before they're looking at your lap again. "Um…that does not give you the right to invade my personal space without my say so, it could have been triggering to someone if this was not me" you breath out quietly while brining your legs up onto the bed and hugging them to your chest.
Cronus lets out a chuckle and brushes a hair that's hanging in your face out of the way, "sorry 'bout that chief, I'll make sure to ask next time." You lift your head up to look at him again and see that he's smiling at you warmly. Shyly, you return the gesture then hug him around the waist, "are you hungry?"
"Hell yeah, thought you'd never ask," he grins, and hugs you back tightly.
