Ok….welll…..let's see. This is obviously the sequel to New Life it Bites—if you haven't read it you probably won't completely understand this sequel….so just go to my profile and then written stories and ta-da click on New Life It Bites! Ok first off Brendon from Panic! At the Disco, yeah he doesn't endorse this at all—I don't even know him and apparently he could be gay (please God no! What a shame for all that 'hotness' to go to waste), he's just in this story b/c 1. he's a lead singer of a band which I kind of needed, 2. I like this band--obviously, and 3. I like this band b/c of their music videos (well and their songs duh) but I like the old style 20's-50's type vintage feel to it. So obviously the club where they will perform will be like this (more about this later in the story). So now that my short disclaimer is over—hey sorry if like by the off chance any Panic members are reading this—yeah right…only in my dreams—and it offends you in any way…I'm sorry—don't sue. Ok…well without further ado…..
Chapter 1…..Three Weeks After the events in New Life It Bites
"Lily! Bring some scones out from the back…..and ask Joe if he can make some more chocolate Truffels….ask him nicely please!" I yelled back through the kitchen. Business was booming in only the two weeks the café had been opened—so far I'd already had to order new inventory for some American books that were translated into French versions and I was constantly being asked what some of the American slang words meant—It was actually kind of funny when I asked the French what they thought 'what's up?' meant…one lady told me she thought it was the sky. I also seemed to be picking up the language fairly well…being surrounded by it constantly helped—my French teacher would've been proud.
"Hottie alert at nine o'clock." Lily whispered into my ear as I was wiping off one of the tables. I looked over and saw an amazingly, amazingly hot guy. And I've seen vampires who've looked like Gods—so for me to consider a regular old human 'amazingly hot' meant he was on fire. Holy hell….what's a guy like that doing in here?
He was looking at some of the books that were in the 'English Language' section that had good novels written in English—this was mostly for my benefit. I could speak French but reading it—nah….not so much. So I could tell this guy was a foreigner.
"Go over and talk to him." Lily said giving me a not-so-gentle shove….she knew that about Vale and I breaking up, and the car accident. And how I was actually happy that Vale left me, even though Lily called him 'scum of the earth' for it—but Vale was coming in a week and I made sure that I gave Lily an early vacation and plane tickets for her and her dad to go to Italy as a thank you gift for taking care of me after I got out of the hospital. I knew she'd give Vale a piece of her mind if she were here for his arrival.
"Um….can I help you find anything?" I finally summoned the courage to ask him as his brown eyes met mine. His hair was brown and almost emo-ish which would have been a turn off if I didn't get the whole "emo is bullshit" vibe from him.
"Finally an actual born and raised American!" he said and I saw the book he was holding in his hand was "Mister B Gone" by Clive Barker—the master of horror and scary stories.
"Yeah," I smiled and pointed to the book he had, "I've just finished reading that one. It different but in a good way….you should get it."
"Are you telling me as a critic or as the bookseller who's making a profit?" he asked with a smile.
"Maybe a wee bit of both." I felt a blush creep up my face as he laughed. "But really it's good. A bit morbid at times but good—and whatever you do….don't burn it."
"What?" he asked, his brows furrowed in confusion.
"Now you have to read it to find out." I said giggling. What the fudge? Only school girl's giggle—god… Kallie control get control of yourself!
"Hey, I'm Brendon….um…would you like to go out later?" he asked me searching around in his pocket for something.
"Okay…..Sure." I managed to stumble. I was actually going on my first date—if you didn't consider what happened between Vale and Vince as an actual 'relationship' and 'dating'—which I didn't. "I'm Kallie by the way."
"Nice to meet you Kallie, so my band's kind of playing at this place later tonight." He said handing me a ticket and a crumpled up promotional flyer. "Um…I'll see you there?"
"Wouldn't miss it." I said after mentally chiding myself—God….do you sound lame! What kind of line was that?—as he started to walk over to the cash register.
"So how much do I owe you for the book?" he asked getting out his wallet.
"It's on the house…..as long as you promise not to burn the book." I said with a smile as he met my eyes. I saw his brown eyes glimmer as I saw him drop a twenty into the tip jar.
"I promise," he said with a smile before his cell phone started to ring. "I gotta go…but I'll see you later?"
"Yeah," I replied as he started to walk out the door. I laid my head on the cool countertop after I saw he was gone.
"Well how'd it go?" Lily asked like a gossiping teenager….whoa Kallie….jeez….don't forget your age now….you're supposed to be a normal teenager too ….you know, one without the knowledge that vampires exist. .
"Oh Lily…." I groaned handing her the flyer, "what have I gotten myself into?"
Well how do you guys like? Please review b/c if none of you like it then I'm so sorry and I apologize and take full responsibility…please REVIEW though….fans of New Life It Bites will know I'm talking about liking to read reviews in the morning while drinking hot cocoa…sorry I'm an addict. Thanks and have a nice night!