A/N- Wassup? It be TOBN here with the latest addition to the Friends Series! Yay!
Sorry if this is coming to you later than I promised. Actually, a month late.. I - being the stupid author that I am - deleted the first draft of this story by accident, and I now have to write all my hard work again. And since I don't have my laptop with me - it is getting repaired soon - I write straight off Fanfiction. Like, I mean not backing all this up onto a laptop. I know, it's stupid, but I don't want anyone sneaking into the desktop and finding fanfiction. You understand, right? Right.
Plus, I wanted to post this when 'The Terror Of Whitechapel' ended, and this chapter is kind of a Halloween-horror thing. Looks like you aren't escaping from spiders any time soon, fanfic buddy. Oh yes. I went there ;)
But aside from my problems, welcome to the seventh edition of The Friends Series *cue the celebratory music!*
I am so happy that I have finally been able to start Season 4 of the Friends Series. We came so far, am I right? Benny and Sky were 'Friends', then 'Best Friends', start claiming that they are 'Just Friends', became 'Ex Friends', and finally, are 'More Than Friends', which, if you haven't noticed, is the title of this book!
And how appropriate, huh? After about 1 movie, 3 seasons, and six books, they are more than friends. Oh my god, it's about fucking time, am I right?
I have so many plots for this story, and to sum it all up, there will be fun, action, and Benny and Sky start figuring out why they wanted to stay 'just friends' when pressure begins to rise. Plus, I have two super-duper surprises at the end of the story! Excited much? I AM!
I am also going to start what I like to call 'The Besky Project' now that I am done planning a timeline and plot for it, and will introduce it near the end of the story. Excited? Do you have guesses? You might as well review 'em!
I also made the cover. Drew it myself. I am not an artist. I hope you like it anyway :P
So should we start? I feel like we should.
Disclaimer: I don't own MBAV or its characters. I also don't own 'Fix You' by Coldplay. Those rights go to the artist and the writers of the song. I own the plots, and my OCs, specifically Sky Bryans. This is copyrighted, people! All these plots/episodes are mine :)
Drop a review, and read on, readers!
ENJOY!
P.S- Gang's ages before I forget: Sky is 17, Benny is 18, Ethan is 18, Rory is 17, Erica is 19, Sarah is 19, and Mark was 17.
More Than Friends: Chapter 1: Here's To Us
When you try your best and don't succeed
The light shone into the old chapel through mosaic colored glass, shimmering onto the dusty white tiles. Colored light spread on the ground, and the peeking sun burned on into the church, making it seem much lighter than it should've been. The door was slightly open, allowing music to float into church like a whisper in the wind, but it was washed away with the 'pitter-patter' of the rain.
Outside was dark and rainy - dull and gray even suits the description. It was cold, and every time the door opened wider than it already was, a gush of cool, autumn breeze gushed into the chapel. A small puddle of water soaked the floor near the back of the church because of the rain, and the wooden seats were cold and hard - very uncomfortable to be honest.
Few people were in the church that day. Actually, there were two people in clear view - there was a boy, who sat ominously in the back of the church, staring at the other person very carefully, his face covered by the shadows. And then there was a girl, sitting in the front of the church; blonde hair at her shoulders, arms on her knees as her back slumped down a bit.
When you get what you want, but not what you need
Outside the church stood a graveyard, and beyond that, a small reception center for holding funerals.
Inside that reception center was a room.
And inside that room there were people.
And inside those people were souls with the same beliefs and the same love for one boy.
A boy with emerald eyes stood at the door of the room, staring at the slightly open door. His friends stared at him as the singer they hired sung the song slowly. The pianist didn't stop for anyone, despite who had just ran out of the room.
A table of candles burned behind him - he could feel their soft heat. Beside the table was a picture of a boy, who was smiling widely, arm around a person who got cut off in the picture. His sterling blue eyes stared at everyone. His pearly white teeth shined.
And despite the hushed whispers of his friends, the boy with the emerald eyes walked silently out of the reception room - closing his eyes and digging his hands in the pocket. He walked out into the pouring rain, and crossed the street.
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
It was hard to sleep nowadays with the memory of him burning inside her mind. It was only a week until school, and she was restless at night, her mind only thinking about him, his memory, his face, that kiss...
Even worse, she had been dreading this day for a long time, and she didn't know exactly what to think. Sad, angry, guilty, confused? What was the proper emotion for this? What would he feel if it happened to him...
She wiped away the thoughts, staring straight ahead before closing her eyes carefully.
Stuck in reverse
He should've saw this coming - she was devastated this morning, and she was a wreck when they entered the building and saw the room where they'd be holding the memorial. It was even worse when she saw his face on an easel, the boy-in-the-photo's stare burning into her skull.
He should've said something.
Sigh; he should've said something a long time ago.
When the tears come streaming down your face.
She wiped a tear that rolled down her cheek, desperate to catch it before it fell. She felt so embarrassed - pathetic, even. She didn't move, but she looked up at the cross that hung on the wall above the altar, and she frowned a bit, staring at Jesus - the man who was three entities in one. The man who died.
'To redeem our sin.' The girl thought carefully, her gaze fixed on the golden cross, and its tiny engravings on the top of the cross. She chewed her bottom lip softly, trying to make sure she didn't start bawling again.
When you lose something you can't replace
'Did he want this?' she suddenly thought, straightening up a bit. 'Did he want to die?'
The thought make her shudder; yeah he died, but surely not on purpose. He was more than that; stronger than that.
But then again, how could she be so sure? He was always - rather seductively - secretive, mysterious and ominous when it came to his past and any knowledge about him. You would've never known who he really was. What he really liked - maybe what he even did.
'Stop it.' she thought sternly to herself. 'It wasn't like that'
When you love someone but it goes to waste.
The pianist played, and the singer sung - in the room that held almost silence. The boy with chocolate eyes leaned in to whisper worryingly into his girlfriend's ear. She nodded, squeezing his hand tightly as she didn't answer. He understood as soon as he was met with silence.
"It was his favorite song - or so she said," The brown eyed boy said quietly. The brunette vampire just nodded.
Beside them, the elderly women reassured the brown eyed boy that they were alright. And beside her, a couple consisting of two immortal blondes whispered nervously to each other, their voices hushed - barely echoing the room; not disturbing the ceremony.
"Is she going to be alright?" The blonde boy whispered. "Is she coming back?"
His girlfriend just sighed, and smiled at him, staring into his blue eyes.
"Yes." She murmured, and he just fell quiet again, staring at the front of the room as he listened to the words the song held, holding it close to his heart and remembering his friend, who had passed away.
And now he was returning to school,
Without him.
He couldn't imagine how much worse it was for her.
Could it be worse?
She thought carefully to herself as she shuddered a bit at the coming wind, wrapping her sweater a bit tighter around her rather slim body. She closed her eyes for a few seconds as she thought about why she left all of them in there, alone.
'Wow' she thought, a bit jokingly. 'How selfish of me'
Lights will guide you home
Another cool breeze drifted in the air as she frowned to herself.
'So why did I leave,' she thought logically. 'if I knew that it was selfish?'
Was it because the boy she once loved was selfish? Maybe. He did love her, even if she loved another. He still tried, making it even harder. And he was just so frickin' lovable, that it made even harder for her to choose between the two.
'But if he never died...would I have chose him?'
The thought made her want to cry even more, because she knew that she would never have chose him over her other best friend - or at least, boyfriend, now.
And ignite your bones
Her eyes fell onto the golden cross again, and her thoughts whizzed in her mind faster than a speeding car. She blinked once, and a tear blurred in her vision. She stared at the cross and she just thought deeply.
'He died to redeem our sin,' she thought steadily to herself. 'That boy...did he die for us too?'
I will try to fix you
The boy with emerald eyes finally reached the front steps of the church, but he paused; did he want to go inside? Should he just let her have her some space? Perhaps he should just leave her alone? Or should he...just...
'No.' he thought bravely, grasping his hand around the door handles. 'I have to go. I have to.'
High up above or down below
The blonde girl felt yet another cold breeze enter the church, and she shivered at the wind and the sound of squeaking shoes against the wet tiles. She slowly turned around, her stomach pressing against the wooden bench as well as she just smiled at what she saw. She turned around to face the altar again, the smile still on her face.
She knew he'd come.
When you're too in love to let it go
"Hey." He said quietly, his voice echoing the hallow church. She nodded, not facing him again.
"Hey." She replied, voice barely a whisper, but just loud enough for him to understand the pain she masked.
But if you never try you'll never know
"I thought you'd be here," Benny whispered from afar, walking down the aisle - totally ignoring the other boy in the church - and sitting beside his girlfriend. Sky just smiled sadly, wiping tears before they fell again. He sighed, wrapping her into a tight hug as he felt tears stain his fall jacket.
"I-I'm sorry," she whimpered. "I'm sorry I left, I-I -" Benny shushed her rants with his lips, pulling back after a while, and just brushed the hair out of her eyes. She looked at him carefully, and smiled through her sticky tears, using the back of her hand to wipe them away. He cradled her in his arms.
"You don't have to be sorry." Benny reminded her. "Don't ever be sorry. Because it's not your fault." Sky nodded, murmuring her gratitude as he just nodded, resting his chin in her hair, closing his eyes and smiling softly.
Just what you're worth
"I guess things just got a little rough in there." Sky mumbled, and Benny nodded, lowering his head to look at her in the eye.
"Of course it was; he was your best friend." Sky giggled softly, placing her head in the nook of Benny's neck. He smiled, grasping Sky's hand, that laid in his lap, and squeezing it reassuringly. Sky smiled at her boyfriend.
"You were," she paused. "and still are my best friend." Benny winked.
"Not anymore." He pointed out, and Sky just smiled again, totally forgetting about the thoughts that had popped earlier.
Lights will guide you home
"Should we go back?" She whispered quietly. Benny shook his head.
"Not unless you want to. We can always go to my place." He prompted, and Sky just stood up, smiling as she looked at her slightly taller boy of her wildest dreams.
"That'd be perfect." She murmured into his chest, and Benny nodded, smiling as the two walked out of the church, hand in hand.
And ignite your bones
When he made sure he left, the boy hidden in the shadows just stood up, smiling ominously to himself.
He laughed quietly, and he walked out of the church as well, in the opposite direction the couple had walked away across the street to go to the boyfriend's house.
"Boyfriend." He mumbled to himself chuckling. "As if."
And as we pan towards the inside of the church once again, we see that the boy-in-a-trenchcoat had dropped something inside the church. We go a bit closer, and we see what was written on the paper in cursive.
Perhaps he had accidently dropped it? Maybe he did it on purpose to show us the inevitable.
But one thing's for sure; he's plotting. Again.
'Sign here to confirm your position as Principal of the Supernatural Society of Whitechapel for the Educated Youth (SSWEY)'
And I will try
As people walked out of the reception room an hour later when the memorial ended, brushing against each other silently into the rainy town, Sarah stayed behind, staring at the portrait of the boy who had died, staring into his blue eyes.
'Mark Peterson: 1999 - 2015. Rest In Peace'
'Where are you...' Sarah thought to herself, a new goal forming in her mind as Ethan popped his head into the room, holding a closed, wet umbrella. He motioned his head towards the exit, and Sarah just nodded, shivering as she pulled her trench coat on and followed her boyfriend out.
To fix you
She was inside the Morgan's basement, and she was smiling evilly. He handed her a spider, and she nodded. She held a spider in her hand, letting it crawl against her skin as she put it on the ground. She whispered a spell under her breath, and the spider started to shake. Its red eyes enlarged, and so did its hairy legs. The spider ended up going up to the ceiling, and it roared. He quickly placed a temporary silence spell on it, and the two exchanged evil smiles, snapping their fingers and disappearing in a flash of red, leaving the large spider cramped in the basement, its eyes dark red, and venom dripping down its mouth.
...
The autumn breeze drifted across the school yard as Benny and Sky stood in front of Whitechapel High - the high school where they met the people who changed their life forever. Now that the vampires were gone, it was just them in the school - about to rule it like kings and queens.
Sky held her pumpkin-spiced latte in her hand as she shivered, holding the seam of her black, fuzzy trenchcoat nervously. Benny had positioned the red, woolen beanie that rested on his frizzy hair. Sky cleared her throat awkwardly, and Benny chuckled under his breath.
"This is it." Sky said, hands on hips as she looked at the towering school. She then looked at Benny, who was right beside her, and he nodded.
"Yup. This is where we went to for almost three years, and now it's ending." He said with a sad smile. Sky looked at him with a raised eyebrow, then looked at the school, with the same look on her face, unknowingly grabbing Benny's hand with a soft smile.
The two stood in silence as they didn't know what else to say.
"What else is there to say, anyway?" Sky murmured, and Benny nodded, his eyes drawing to the tree stump.
"Remember how that tree was possessed?" Sky giggled.
"Yeah. Then you got possessed." Benny held onto his stomach, groaning.
"Worst. Stomach ache. Ever." He said, groaning as Sky punched him lightly. The silence returned, and then Sky started to reminisce some more, thinking about the adventures they had shared in the old high school.
"And when the teachers were zombies?" Benny barked out in laughter.
"Ugh, don't remind me! Worst headache ever!" He laughed. Sky hugged him tightly.
"So much has happened to you in this school. Be more careful." She scolded, half joking. Benny wrapped his pinky around hers, and she just felt it, smiling. She pressed her hands against Benny's chest, going on the tips of toes to whisper in his ear.
"Go out on a date with me tonight, Benny Weir." She whispered, her lips brushing against the helix of his ear. Benny felt blood rushing to his cheeks as he frowned, stepping back a bit at the dazed smile on his girlfriend's face.
"What brought this on?" He asked, suspicious. Sky smiled, running her index finger up his chest and onto his lips.
"Do you want to question me?"
"Not really."
"Good." Sky giggled, grabbing the top of Benny's button-down striped polo, ready to kiss him. She smiled, pulling him closer until their lips merely touched. Benny felt Sky's gentle and peppermint breath on his lips, inhaling it a bit, eyes closed...
"Hey! Hey, guys! Over here!" A peppy voice yelled from behind.
Sky and Benny jumped back a bit, startled as they stared at behind them. They saw their two friends, Ethan and Rory, approach them excitedly. Benny locked eyes with Sky, and the two looked away quickly. Benny rubbed the back of his neck with the palm of his hand, and both spellmasters were blushing furiously, clearly embarrassed.
"Hey, guys." Ethan said, in his usual go-with-the-flow persona. Sky smiled, and Benny nodded with his goofy persona. As Rory ranted on and on with Sky, Ethan looked at his slightly taller friend and smiled a bit.
"Sorry for the cockblock, dude." He whispered quietly. Benny felt his ears go warm.
"It wasn't a cockblock." he protested quietly. "It was just Sky and I, about to kiss. It's not like we were gonna 'do it' right here, right now." He whispered back, frowning at his friend, but fighting off the teasing smile on his face. Ethan just nodded, winking as Rory must've picked up the conversation with his super-vampire hearing.
"Cockblock?" he asked incredulously. "Wait... were you guys about to - " Benny just blushed as Sky smirked.
"We do have some magic in us..." She said, staring at Benny with a possessive wink. Benny was a bit taken back as Ethan bit his lip to stop himself from bursting into gut wrenching laughs. Benny stared at Sky, a bit dumbfounded.
"Since when were you so arrogant...so flirty...and like...Erica?" He said, a bit serious and concerned. Sky just shrugged.
"Senior year, I guess." She paused a bit, smiling. "And waaay too many boys were asking me to senior prom in advance, even if it is the start of the year." She giggled. "I have every right to be arrogant at this point. Just a little." She said with a wink, and Benny's jaw nearly dropped. Ethan looked a little more concerned, but Rory just clicked his tongue.
"I like this new you, Sky!" he piped up happily. "Real feisty!" Benny was speechless as Ethan smiled.
"Better for you, B. Better for you." He said with a wink, and Sky just laughed, walking off with Rory, as he dragged her to see his new nerd-decorated locker he finished before school even started that day, leaving Benny and Ethan alone in front of the school. Benny shuddered at every thought.
"You don't think she actually...was serious...do you?" He mumbled, a bit nervous. Ethan looked supportively at his friend, gritting his teeth.
"Um...I don't want to alarm you," Benny's head turned to the direction Ethan's finger pointed to, and he saw a guy flirting with Sky, who just beamed a grin as the jock puffed out his chest. Benny looked at Ethan, his eyes wide as Ethan shrugged.
"I'm sorry, I am gonna give you a reality check, because you are my friend." Benny nodded, and Ethan just sighed.
"Sky's hot," he said slowly. "And that is what most guys go for."
Benny just gripped to the handle of his bag nervously, but straightened up a bit.
"She is my girlfriend, and even better, my best friend." He said, voice a bit high and not anything close to reassuring. "I'm sure that she wouldn't leave me for any other jock...right?" Ethan shrugged again, watching as Sky was dragged away by Rory, the jock winking and Sky waving before being pulled into the school.
Benny growled, not waiting for a response as he stormed towards the front doors, passing by the jock and whispering a spell. He pointed his finger discreetly at the jock's pants, and, with a spark, fell to the ground, revealing pink underwear, unicorns and rainbows littering across it. Students that passed him snickered at the blushing jock.
Ethan just chuckled as he walked past the jock, stopped, and stared at his underwear, then to the jock, who frantically pulled them up.
"See how I felt?" Ethan mumbled, shaking his head disappointedly as the jock just buckled his belt quickly, girls snickering at him.
"It's my sister's," He whined, earning more laughs and smirks from other students. Ethan barked out a laugh.
"Doesn't make the situation better!" Ethan yelled, his voice ringing behind him as the jock just felt embarrassed, grabbing his bag and running into the school, past the busy body of students. Benny and Ethan watched him dash by as Ethan just stared at Benny, dumbfounded. Benny just smirked at the guy, crossing his arms cockily.
"Sky is my girlfriend," he pointed out. "and it'll stay that way." He narrowed his eyes determinedly, and Ethan just rose a questionable eyebrow. Benny sighed.
"Whatever it takes," He said aloud, walking to class as the bell rung. Students frantically dashed to their classes, as Ethan just sighed, going to his own.
Benny smiled as he took out his textbooks, humming a tune as Sky, Ethan and Rory walked towards him. Rory beamed.
"You ready to rule the school?" Rory said happily, making Ethan roll his eyes and Sky snicker. Benny just flashed a smile as he took textbooks out of his locker.
"For rulers of the school, they give a lot of homework," He remarked, getting more laughs from his friends. Sky moaned, carrying her textbooks and binders, unlocking her locker with one hand - luckily, her locker was beside Benny's again this year, and he helped her out. She sighed, twisting her combination in, missing, groaning and starting again.
"He is right though. Ever since this morning, the teacher started speaking gibberish." She complained, and Ethan just shrugged.
"Welcome to the beauties of AP chemistry." Ethan grumbled. Rory sighed.
"At least you guys didn't sit through AP biology. They covered some...reproduction things. Why must we start the year by learning about hereditary stuff, evolution, and sex?" He shuddered, and Sky just giggled softly, finally swinging her locker opening and loading her stuff into the locker and pulling out a math textbook. Benny sighed.
"Remind me again why we all took 'advance placement' classes when we might not even go to a regular college because of...you know what?" Benny whispered, referring to their abnormalness. Sky and Ethan looked at each other, and shrugged.
"I want to do well in college or university - whichever one we go to." Ethan said, smiling like the A student he was. Sky grinned, pointing to Ethan.
"Ditto." She replied, and Benny looked at Rory, expecting an answer from the peppy blonde vampire. Rory, however, just smiled.
"I did it for fun!" His smile faltered. "No more fun, though. Just work." Benny chuckled as he replaced organized his textbooks and binders in order by his schedule. They had a good five minutes before the next class, and Benny decided to spend it with his friends and some organizing. He placed a notebook in his locker as Ethan's phone vibrated in his pocket.
The 'Jurassic World' theme song played, and Ethan pulled out his phone, answering it.
"Hello?" He asked, and a voice buzzed on the other side. Ethan smiled wider. He pulled the phone away for a minute, covering the speaker as he smiled at all his friends, his teeth shining and his cheeks a bit pink.
"It's Sarah!" He whispered excitedly. Rory shouted a "Hi Sarah!" at the phone, as Benny smiled, crossing his arms and Sky nodded. He went back on the phone with his longtime girlfriend, still smiling through all his words.
"Sarah!" He said with a smile. "How are you? I miss you so much. How's college?" He rambled, and everyone heard Sarah's giggling on the other side. Sky mumbled "real smooth, E." under her breath as Ethan blushed.
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Lotta Latte
"I miss you too, Ethan." Sarah said, her phone on speaker as she sipped her coffee. Erica rolled her eyes, sticking out her tongue as Sarah tried to hush Erica's giggles and quiet mumbles of teasing and snarky remarks. Sarah sighed.
"And college is great. Hard, but great. Even though I know I will be in this community college for a year, since we are all going to go to a college suited for people like...us," She said a bit more slower. "I think I am frying my brain with all this information in my course. 'Biology 105: Anatomy & Physiology' is sooo much fun." She said sarcastically, making Ethan laugh. His laugh rang in Sarah's ears like bells as Ethan's voice rumbled over the speakers.
"Well, I miss you way too much." Sarah melted as Erica nudged her with a playful smirk. "When can I see you again?" Sarah smiled.
"How about tonight?" She prompted. "Erica and I don't really have any plans tonight, and no one is going to any lame frat parties - "
"Yet!" Erica interrupted. Sarah rolled her eyes.
"- so we'd be more than happy to see you all again." Sarah finished off, and Ethan just grinned.
"Awesome!" He yelled eagerly, and Erica cleared her throat. Ethan blushed on the other side of the line.
"I mean...sounds great!" He covered up, recovering his cool - like he had any. Sarah smiled as Rory's voice piped up on the speakerphone. Sarah gave Erica a knowing wink, and Erica just blushed, looking away embarrassingly.
"Hey babe!" Rory yelled loudly, his voice crackling. Erica smiled.
"Hiya, hun. How's learning about babies in AP biology?" She teased. Rory groaned.
"Ugh! The mental images return!" He moaned, and Erica just smiled. Benny's voice emerged from the moans as he grinned his signature smile that the two vampires missed a lot. His chuckle was heard through the voices.
"Rory's just worried you'd meet hot college boys at your 'spike-a-punch' parties." He teased, and Rory pouted.
"That's not true, right Erica?" He whined. Erica shrugged, playing it hard to get.
"We'll see," She said with a smile. Rory growled, the two hearing the hiss of his fangs.
"We'll see?!" he growled, outraged. "I promise you that will never happen; or may name is not Rory Keaner!"
Sarah laughed at the blushing Erica, and Sky's voice finally piped up through the speakers.
"As much as I'd love to see you guys, I can't." She said sadly. "Benny and I have a date night tonight." Erica whistled as Sarah smiled.
"It's okay, Sky; you have worked waaay harder than us, just to call Benny yours," she pointed out with a chuckle. "while we only worked hard on anatomy and journalism. You have fun on your date." She said, and Sky just smiled.
"Thanks for understanding, Sarah." Sky said gratefully. "I hope we can see you soon!"
Sarah smiled as she heard a bell. Erica sighed.
"I miss that bell. We don't have one in college, therefore I'm late almost half the time." Erica said with a giggle, drinking her blood filled coffee cup gleefully. Ethan chuckled as his voice was muffled with footsteps of other students.
"So 7 tonight? Meet at my place?" Sarah nodded.
"It's only a thirty minute drive from the edge of Whitechapel - where our college is - to the heart of the town - where you are. I'm sure we can meet you there as soon as possible, right on the deadline as always." Sarah compromised.
"Seeya later, dork." Erica teased, and Ethan just laughed.
"I love you, Sarah." Erica gave Sarah that playful smile as the brunette vampire blushed.
"Love you too, Ethan." She whispered, a bit caught in the moment.
The hustle and bustle was cut off with a dial tone as Sarah just hanged up her phone with a sigh. Erica whistled, sipping her blood mischievously as Sarah reached out her arm to punch her playfully, still blushing against her complexion.
"Shut up, Erica. If Rory talked to you like that," Erica sighed.
"Would I?" She asked, leaning back on her seat, feeling cocky as always. "Would I?" Sarah just shook her head as she sipped her coffee, wrapping her scarf around her beige trenchcoat, positioning her blue beanie. A gust of wind flied into the coffee shop when the door open, and Erica shuddered, zipping up her black leather jacket up a bit more, until it touched her shawl.
"It's just hard, you know?" Sarah whispered. "We have one academic year, in which we are all split apart until they graduate, and then we are reunited. In the meanwhile, we are split apart." Erica snorted a bit, looking at Sarah with that knowing smirk.
"By what? Thirty minutes?" She said, raising an eyebrow. Sarah just sighed again as Erica looked at Sarah earnestly.
"Look, I know you and the dork are madly in love," She waved her hands animately. "but try and not make it so dramatic for you." She paused. "And him." She looked at her with a sigh. "It makes it harder, you know?" Sarah shot Erica a look teasingly.
"That's because Ethan and I take our relationship seriously." Erica checked her nails nonchalantly.
"What's that supposed to mean?" She asked, a bit offended. Sarah shrugged, looking away as she sipped her coffee, avoid Erica's glare.
"It means that you and Rory have a...causal relationship. Kissing, sex, flirting, dating...sex," She prompted eaily, and Erica motioned a stake to the heart, clearly offended by the brunette's offhanded remarks at her.
"Ouch." She said, and Sarah just rolled her eyes. "And that's not true! We..." She paused. "We..." She tried again, her mind running blank. Sarah crossed her arms arrogantly as Erica just smiled weakly."Um... have sex?" She tried, and Sarah just sighed. Erica leaned forward.
"We can be affectionate!" She protested. Sarah nodded.
"Yeah. Uh huh." She said, smirking, not really believing it. Erica growled, discreetly hissing.
"We can be gushy and lovey and appreciative of each other! More than you can, anyway!" Erica said loudly. Sarah laughed.
"Oh really?" She challenged. Erica nodded.
"Really!" She said again. Sarah nodded, and Erica shrugged, sipping her coffee cup filled with that human plasma.
"Besides, we agreed in Hawaii that we'd both take our education more seriously." She pointed out. "Rory is trying his hand at biology to try and take that education to the science lab if being a badass vampire warrior doesn't work out, and I am taking some advanced journalism classes for my future if it isn't working full time with the fucking Vampire Council." She said, shrugging. Sarah sighed once more.
"I guess you're right." She stated sadly. Erica nodded.
"I am!" She exclaimed, swirling the blood in her cup lazily."The supernatural world really fucked up our chances at ever having a normal job, or life, again. The least we can do is try and savage it before the supernatural-ness gets out of hand."
Sarah sipped her coffee as she sat across from Erica with a sad sigh.
"I'm immortal, Erica." She said with a sigh. "What future is beyond for someone like me?" Erica sipped her own beverage as she chuckled.
"A really long one." She answered, and Sarah frowned, because she knew that her friend was right.
Sarah checked her phone, and stood up quickly.
"C'mon, Erica. I think our next class is starting in five minutes." Erica sighed, pulling down her Gucci sunglasses.
"I will never get used to the 'no bell' thing." She said with a groan. Sarah just laughed as she sipped the last of her coffee and threw it out in the garbage can, walking out with Erica into the cold wind, walking towards their college building once again, before they ran late.
A quiet tune floated from the keys of the piano into the warm air, as Sky sipped her non-alcoholic cocktail out of the skinny wine glass. Her blue dress sparkled in the night moon, that shined through the windows.
Benny nervously adjusted his tie as he watched a teen waiter - he recognized him from his math class - wink at Sky. Sky just flashed him a flirty smile, and Benny gritted his teeth, gripping onto the the edge of his seat angrily.
"Can you tell us what the soup of the day is, please?" Benny asked through clenched teeth. The waiter looked a bit more embarrassed, and told the specials through multiple stutters. Sky just ordered quickly, flashing an embarrassed smile as well, and Benny gritted his orders through his teeth.
"I-I'll get that as soon as possible." He said quickly. Benny just faked a smile, and Sky apologized under her breath as the waiter frantically walked away, cheeks bright red.
"Benny!" Sky hissed, glaring at her boyfriend. Benny narrowed his eyes.
"What?" Benny asked, sipping his water with a frown. Sky rolled her eyes, not saying more to disturb the spellmasters as their appetizers came to their table. The two ate in silence, the crunching the only thing that was heard between the two.
...
Meanwhile...
"Hey, Rory-kins!" Erica cooed, running her fingers through Rory's hair. Rory chuckled as he pulled her into a deep kiss, smiling dazedly. Erica let go, slightly embarrassed as Ethan and Sarah looked at the two vampires incredulously - and in some sort of star-struck awe.
"Did Erica get...possessed or something?" Ethan whispered to Sarah. She sighed.
"Long story." She whispered back, the two going back to the blonde vampires, who were cuddling, giggling and cooing over each other. Ethan decided it was the best time to step in.
"Okay, before someone starts to achieve the impossible and give birth, or something," The two vampire stared at him. "let's go and have dinner. My parents are out of town, and they brought Jane, so they said we can have dinner here."
Erica just growled as she nodded, going to the dinner table to set up. Sarah smirked, and Rory dazedly stumbled towards the kitchen, hitting a house plant as he aimlessly wandered around the house - he actually ended up falling onto the couch.
Suddenly, lightning danced across the sky as something thumped. It seemed as if it was coming from downstairs. Ethan frowned.
"What was that?" Sarah asked. Ethan shrugged.
"It seems like it's coming from the basement." He said with a raise of the eyebrows. Rory yelped.
"Sounds scary; I'm out of here." He said, dashing off with Erica trailing behind him.
"Wait! I love you!" Erica yelled, running after her boyfriend. Ethan stared at Sarah, and she grinned.
"She's trying to prove a point." Ethan laughed.
"Doesn't seem like it's working," He said with a grin, and Sarah just laughed, walking down the basement stairs with Ethan.
"OH MY GOD!" Ethan yelled, hopping two stairs up, right into Sarah's arms. Sarah shrieked as the two stared at the giant spider that crawled around the basement floor. It grinned evilly with its creepy red eyes, and Sarah and Ethan screamed again, watching as the spider disappeared in thin air. Sarah and Ethan's eyes widened as they dashed down the stairs
"What the hell was that?! And where the hell did it go?!" Sarah shrieked. Ethan threw his hands up in the air.
"I don't know! It was a spider! Times, like, 20! Then it just...disappeared!" He said with a frightened voice, whipping out his phone. Sarah dialed Erica and Rory, while Benny picked up the phone for Ethan.
"Hello?" Benny's voice crackled. Ethan groaned.
"B? We have a problem." He said worryingly.
...
"Tell me why you have been so...flirty nowadays?" Benny asked. Sky frowned, huffing a bit.
"Why? Is there a problem with it?" Sky purred, winking at one of the coming waiters, who blushed gradually. Benny gave the waiter a glare, and he looked down, embarrassed, walking away as fast as he could. Benny stared at Sky, and she sighed.
"Okay, I admit, I am a bit...passionate, nowadays." She said with a small smile, and Benny growled.
"Too passionate," He pressed, and Sky nodded, closing her eyes.
"I hate it." Sky admitted, "I hate being so flirty towards other people other than you." Benny nodded, crossing his arms, but sighed anyway. He didn't want to be too aggressive, but that was what he was wondering all day.
"I wanted to date you, not Erica." He finally said. Sky smiled.
"I guess you realized it, huh?" She chuckled, and Benny nodded. He wanted to joke around, but he kind of wanted to find out about Sky's sudden attitude change, especially towards him. Sky looked down, sipping her drink.
"I am just worried that if I am not a bit flirty towards other girls, I feel like your attention will...drain away." Benny's eyes widened at the accusation.
"What?" Benny asked. "I would...but I...do you think I'd break up with you?" Benny said incredulously. Sky nodded.
"Silly, right?" She whispered quietly. Benny nodded.
"Very!" He exclaimed. "What makes you think that I would start flirtin' with other girls when I am with the girl I fell in love with?" Sky's cheeks burned red as she pointed to a nearby table, that was a few behind them.
"Because haven't you noticed that both the girls at table 7 have been staring dreamily at you for the last hour?" Sky said in shock, and Benny turned around to see the girls giggle and wave at Benny, who just smiled uneasily.
"I don't want to lose you." She said slowly.
The two spellmasters exchanged looks before laughing, smiling at one another about how silly they both were.
"If you are just the same way you were before, I wouldn't love you less." Benny wiped tears from his eyes as he laughed. "Heck, you could be a dog, and I would still love you to the world's end, Sky Bryans." He admitted, and Sky nodded, leaning over the table to stare into his eyes.
"Goddammit, Benny, I love you." She admitted. Benny felt her breath on his, and he smiled.
"How about you be a bit more dominant around me, alright?" He asked, and Sky nodded, leaning for the kiss before his phone rang.
"Dammit." Sky mumbled, and Benny answered it.
"Hello?" He asked, slightly annoyed. Sky heard Ethan's voice crackle over the line.
Benny nodded, hearing a few things as he slipped a few twenty dollar bills at the table, grabbing his jacket and pulling Sky up from her chair in a hurry. Sky looked at Benny, concern and fear in her eyes as Benny sighed.
"No time to explain; there is a spider that somehow teleported away. We need to go, before - "
Suddenly, the window in the restaurant shattered, and a hairy, skinny leg busted through. Sky and Benny screamed as a dozen red eyes crawled into view. A giant spider roared, and people in the restaurant started to flood out. Benny and Sky watched as a random guy got stung, collapsing to the ground, excess venom dripping down his bloody leg, eyes open. Sky covered her mouth in shock as Benny started to hyperventilate at all the blood.
"This is not happening to me, this is not happening." Benny mumbled, breathing heavily as a spider claimed its second victim, striking its giant leg through a girl's body. Tears streamed Sky's eyes as she felt so traumatized - this had to be a horror movie or something.
"Oh mercy," Sky mumbled, "what the actual fuck?" Benny stumbled a bit at the sight of the blood, eyes blown as he ran a shaky hand through his hair. His mind started to become fuzzy, and he felt a bit lightheaded. He couldn't keep this up for long - he just couldn't...
"Benny, try and stay up on your feet - we need to defeat this thing." Sky whispered in his ear, trying to distract him from his pounding mind. It seemed to work, because Benny nodded, and started blasting spells at the spider's head. It growled and shrieked, venom spewing everywhere. The giant spider shot webs at the two spellmasters, who heard sirens. The cobweb sprawled against Sky's body, and flung her at the wall.
Sky growled, and she yelled at Benny, "Kill it! I'll get out!" as she tried to burn the cobwebs with some magic.
Terrified, Benny tried to fend himself from the spider, but things were spinning, and without Sky's soothing words, his vision started to blur, and weird images and sounds popped in his ears and in his mind. The spider roared, but that isn't what Benny heard as he stumbled a bit.
"Benny?!" He could hear Sky scream. Too late now.
"N-No..." He mumbled, taking a step backwards -
...
"Benjamin, you'll live with me."
"But how about -"
"Don't you remember? They died. In a car crash."
Benny frowned, but memories flooded through him. Memories he didn't quite piece together, but remembered.
"Oh," He murmured, "right."
...
Benny closed his eyes, and he didn't even bother waking up when he collapsed onto the ground. Sky shrieked, being able to break free of the sticky cobwebs that bound her to the wall, and ran up to Benny. The spider loomed over Benny's body, ready to kill Benny and Sky -
The spider collapsed on the ground, and Sky looked behind its body and smiled.
Evelyn was at the broken glass, hand extended with a spellbook in her hand. She smirked as the spider shattered out of existence, disappearing into thin air. Ethan, Sarah, Rory and Erica were on the side of the elderly spellmaster.
Not saying anything, they watched from afar how Benny stirred, and Evelyn magically fixed the place up, and somehow, everything was back to normal. People were still eating as normal, and it was like a spider never interrupted their dinner.
"What did you do?" Benny mumbled from his place on the ground. The edge of Sky's blue dress was soaked in blood, and Benny's tux had splashes of red here and there. He nearly vomited at the sight of it, but his question still stood. Evelyn helped her grandson up, and she smiled.
"I just erased that specific timeline of the spider, and sent us back to the one a few minutes ago, when the spider hadn't attacked. Since it's gone, it won't go back. And you aren't affected, because I made sure it wouldn't screw up this reality and what not. So don't worry. Nothing will go wrong" She explained.
A moment of silence, and Benny nodded in understanding. Ethan looked at his best friend in concern.
"What happened back there, Benny? You collapsed." Benny rubbed his head, and shook it.
"Not now, okay?" He grumbled, rubbing the dirt of his blazer. Ethan nodded, and they all left the restaurant, leaving Sky and Benny alone to finish the date that was rudely interrupted by a giant, man-eating spider.
"No one is dead." Sky whispered.
"Nope." Benny responded.
A moment of silence once more.
"You do know we are probably going to have to figure out if this is Talia's doing, and if we need to be on supernatural patrol for the rest of high school. And we probably need to plot on a way to stop Talia from destroying Whitechapel, and possibly the world, right?" Benny scrunched up his face.
"Maybe later?" He said, and Sky laughed, kissing him as Benny ran his hands in her messy, blonde hair.
"Maybe later." She confirmed, and just stood there, in a tight embrace.
A/N- That was long! I hope that makes up for the month delay :P
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