The Devil You Know

"And I don't want the world to see me

Cus' I don't think that they'd understand

When everything's made to be broken

I just want you to know who I am."

-Iris-Goo Goo Dolls-

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"Eve! Get down here now!"

It was those five words that jolted me awake, my head on my open laptop, the thing on standby. But as I lifted my head, it beeped back on, and I was staring at a page. A cheap apartments or sharing page.

With a sigh, I went downstairs, closing the bedroom door behind me as I went.

Nineteen years old... and still at home, scraping a living.

Or should that be 'trying?'

When I walked into the small living room, my mother was sat watching the tv, eating a bacon sandwich, probably adding to her girth. Fat bitch.

"Evelyn, seriously girl. Are you deaf?" She growled to me, her eyes that were a deep dark green, and they were currently narrowed as they met my own pale sky blue ones that I had inherited from my runaway of a father.

"What do you want?" I asked in a rather grumpy voice, and mom sighed. "Go around the shop and get the newspaper."

"What happened to you? Break a leg (?)"

She growled once more at that, and I shook my head. "No. Do it yourself. Lazy."

"Eve! Don't you dare walk away from me-!"

"Screw you 'mother!'"

-THEDEVILYOUKNOW-

But I did give in, pulling on my light beige jacket, going to the corner shop ten minuets away.

"Hey Eve." Tom, the shopkeeper called to me as I closed the door, and I flashed him a smile, going. "Hey. Everything ok?"

"Yeah, it's all going fine ta. Paper for Emily?"

I sighed heavily at that, walking up to him at the till, nodding. "Yeah. You know her."

Tom was a few years older than me, a few years above me in high school when we attended. I suppose he'd been sweet on me for quite some time, but I never saw him as anything more.

Tom O'Grady was tall, handsome with brown eyes and dark ginger hair. Which was why we had called him Ginger Tommy in school.

He handed me the paper, then nodded to the window where the announcements were. Stuff for sale, swap. Pets and houses too.

"Wait here-"

I watched with a raised eyebrow as he retrieved a little white card from the display, then gave it to me, almost smirking it seemed. I now read-

Room free. No charge.

What the hell? My eyebrow went up higher, but then I read the rest of it... and soon understood why he was smirking.

If willing to tolerate vampires.

Oh. So that was why...

No one would be mad enough to answer that unless they weren't scared of vampires. Oh wait, that was me in a nutshell.

"Thought you'd like that." Tom smirked to me, and I chuckled, putting it on the counter. "Wow. Crazy vampires offering up a room like that."

"Yeah, they probably want you to be their midnight snack or something." Tom scoffed, going to put it back, but I reached forwards, going. "But hang on-"

"What the hell are you doing? You wanna be vampire food?"

"I'd prefer it to living with my mother." I just said bitterly, and Tom raised his own eyebrow. "This is suicide! I was only joking about this-! You know that address? That's where the biggest vamp house in Dallas is! It's suicide-!"

"You said the last bit twice." I said conversationally, proud of myself and my suicidal mind. Oh well.

Tom went to snatch it back off me, but I dodged away, tossing down the money, grabbing the paper and left the place as I could.

-THEDEVILYOUKNOW-

When I returned home, my mother, of course... she yelled for her paper. I tossed it at her, and that Thank You never came. What was new?

I still had the room card in my hand though, and it was growing heavier by the moment. A free room in a vampires house... hmm. Sounded kind of interesting actually.

Anywhere is better than here.

"So, Mother dearest-"

"Whatever you want, you can't have it."

"I'm leaving."

My mothers eyes widened at that, then she laughed. "Oh-? Where are you going hmm?"

"A vampire house."

"To become some slutty fa-"

"Who knows (!)" I growled back, heading to my room and getting my suitcase. I really didn't care what these things did to me. My mother could probably do worse.

"Fine! Go! But don't come running back to me when they start biting you!"'

So that was the day I finally escaped my shitty life and went to a new one.

-THEDEVILYOUKNOW-

The night was dark as I rode in my taxi to the place, staring at the massive house. It reminded me of a... was it a condo? Something like that anyway.

I yanked my case out and went up to the door, about to knock when it flew open to reveal a dark haired woman with sharp eyes.

"Yes?" She just asked me, and I held up the card with the offer on.

At that, she took me by surprise and just laughed, taking the card and shook her head. "Seriously-?"

My heart went cold at that, and she looked me over once more, then handed me it back. "Sorry love, but it was a joke. We didn't think anyone would be crazy enough to take it up."

"Lady... vamp, whatever or whoever you are... I just walked out of my home thinking I had this room. Now... I-"

She raised an eyebrow. "I'm sorry love, but we weren't being serious."

"I heard you the first time."

"Well, sorry and goodbye."

She went to close the door now, but then I heard a-

"Wait-"

I looked up at that, and the woman sighed, stepping aside, saying. "Godric..."

I saw the person who had told her to stop, and it took me aback- he seemed so... young. A few years younger than myself it seemed. His hair was dark and short, his eyes a sky blue that seemed both timeless and ageless. His clothes were light like his skin too.

"What have you been doing?" He sighed to the woman, and she groaned back. "Sheriff... we were only having a laugh. A joke."

"What kind of joke?" He asked her, and I noticed his eyes hadn't left me the whole time but now as he turned to the woman who was hanging her head a tiny fraction.

The woman nodded to me, then I handed the young man, the boy the card that he read swiftly, then looked to the female vampire, going in a slightly disappointed voice.

"Are you trying to create a scene?"

"It was Stans idea."

I watched Godric stare, then just say in that strangely calming voice of his. "Do not try to shift the blame, Isabel. You are both at fault. Now..." he turned back to me and asked. "Your name child?"

Child-?

"My name is Eve."

He smiled faintly, then looked to Isabel. "Have the spare room made up."

"Excuse me Sheriff?"

I watched incredulously as the young looking vampire said. "She has accepted this offer. It would be rude to turn her away. Unless-" he looked back to me with sky colored eyes. "Unless you do not want to stay no longer?"

"Um..." Was all I could think at that moment, but then I found myself saying. "I would like to stay... if I am being no bother?"

Godric did smile now, but it was barely a ghost of a full one as he said. "Oh, it's no bother at all. No one here will harm you, I assure you of it."

"Thank you." I smiled, then he vanished back inside without another word, leaving me stood there feeling so very awkward next to that female vampy named Isabel.

She looked almost flustered as she groaned, then turned to me, going. "You are mad."

I chuckled at that, pulling my case inside as she closed the door, nodding. "I think so too."

She led me to a room at the back of the place with a view of the garden and bright, clear skies. It was a little cluttered with stuff, as if they'd been using it as a store room.

"It'll be all cleaned for tomorrow. Can you put up with it tonight?"

"Yeah, I'm fine."

Isabel looked uncomfortable once more, then sighed. "There's food in the fridge. Help yourself."

"Food-?"

"Other humans live here." She just said, then left. I bit my lip a little as I took in the room- it was larger than the one I had at urgh, my mothers. The walls were a light gold, the thick carpet a dark cream. The double bed had matching covers, as did the furniture.

These vamps had good taste anyway.

I sat down on the squishy bed, looking around once more, thinking-

This was a house of vampires... jeez, I sure did pick where I wanted to crash (!)

But the one in charge, the young looking one... he seemed reasonable and kind enough.

-THEDEVILYOUKNOW-

After settling in best I could, I gathered up my courage and ventured into the main house, peeping around a corner to see how many vamps were there. The answer? A-fucking-lot.

Maybe I shouldn't have been swearing like this, but the situation called for it.

I stepped forwards and the conversation stopped dead as they saw me walking into the kitchen in leopard print pajamas, staring incredulously at me.

Anyway, I made it into the kitchen alive where I found some bread, butter and sandwich filling. Mmn, tuna, mayonnaise and sweetcorn. Yummy.

I plated up onto a white porcelain plate, closing the fridge when I noticed someone stood next to me.

"Ah-!" I squeaked in shock, then groaned, taking a bite of my sandwich. "It's rude to creep."

The boy who's name I couldn't remember, chuckled, then just said. "I apologize."

I felt as awkward as that Isabel, then asked. "Umm... you wanted something?"

"Yes, is your room to your liking?"

"It's lovely. Thank you. What was your name?"

"Godric." He told me and I smiled. "Nice to meet you. I'm Evelyn-" I set down my sandwich, dusting the crumbs onto my pajama bottoms, then stuck my hand out.

A moment of hesitation, and he took my hand with his own rather cool one for a moment, inclining his head. "A pleasure." He let go first, then told me. "You are welcome to stay however long you want."

"But I don't have much money-"

"No, you do not need to pay. The article never mentioned money, did it now?"

I was humbled by that, then just said genuinely, forgetting this boy, this... well, he was a vampire of unknown age. "Thank you."

"It is no trouble my child." He told me, turning away and heading back into the main room.

I finished my sandwich, then went back to my room and locked it swiftly behind me, knowing full well that it would stop no hungry vampy from breaking in.

As I got into my new covers, I turned the light off, listening to the low chatter in the other room, thinking-

Well, this was a new beginning of sorts anyway...

So, been a while since I've wrote a Godric/OC... so viola! An idea from my notebook from over a year ago:') gonna be hot and a mix of funny;D hope you like and leave a review! Thanks x Nic