Fanfiction inspired by Richelle Mead's Bloodlines Series
WARNING: Mature Content. For 18 years of age and up.
Flame in the Darkness
by LilibetIvashkov
Disclaimer: I do not own anything. Not the pictures. Not the characters. Not Bloodlines. I only came up with this story line.
Chapter One
"Turn that fucking music down Sydney! I have a headache and it's too early to be blasting your music!" Carly yells from the room down the hall. AKA, my aunt. Carly is only 27 years old, but since she's the only family I have, she's my legal guardian. My mom was ten years older than Carly and she and I also share the same age gap.
"Maybe if you weren't hung over on a Monday morning the music wouldn't be too loud for you," I mumble to myself as I walk over to my iHome and turn the music off.
Today is the first day of my Junior Year of high school and everything is going to be perfect this year. I'm popular, captain of the varsity volleyball team, dating the varsity football captain/quarterback and did I mention I'm sporting a 4.0 GPA? I have to keep that last part to myself though because otherwise my high school social status would be destroyed, and let's face it, keeping busy is the only thing that stops me from thinking about the accident that killed my parents and my sister. So, how better to keep busy than being popular?
My makeup is done perfectly with a more natural look. My dark blonde hair is straightened and parted to the side with just the right amount of messiness so as not to appear like I'm trying too hard, yet still hard enough. Now all I have to do is get dressed.
I slip on my high-wasted white lace shorts; Pair it with a mint colored sleeveless button- up blouse; add some nude wedges and I am ready for my first day back at school. As I am looking in the mirror I realize that I just wish I had managed to lose some more weight over the summer. I mean sure going from 112 pounds to 107 pounds is great and all, but going from 112 to 105 would have been better. I guess I'll just have to keep working on my weight lose.
I go downstairs to grab some cereal for breakfast and think better of it. If I am going to lose this weight, I better stick with an apple. The sound of footsteps approaching the kitchen makes me pause while I'm cutting my apple into small chunks. An annoyed sigh escapes me as I see that it's not Carly who has entered the kitchen, but her on again off again boyfriend Keith.
"Good morning Sydney," Keith says with a wink.
"Put a shirt on Keith," I reply. Sure Keith may be good looking, but he's a total sleaze ball.
"I have a better idea," he says as he puts a hand on my ass. "How 'bout we get this shirt and these shorts off of you."
I step out of his reach, throw away the apple, grab my car keys and leave for school. I know I'll be a little early, but I can't stand to have Keith's creepy eyes or roaming hands on me. He's never tried to force himself on me but he's always looking at me and touching me and making suggestive comments. I told Carly once and she got mad at me saying something about me being jealous and wanting Keith all to myself. So I don't bother telling her anymore and instead just try to avoid creepy Keith as much as possible.
I take the long way to school so by the time I get there all my friends and boyfriend Trey is waiting for me in the parking lot. I hop out of my 2012 black Chevy Cruz, grab my bag and head over to them. They all greet me as I approach and Trey puts his arm around my shoulders.
"Sydney OMG! You look so cute!" My friend Kristin gushes.
"Totally cute!" Laurel agrees, although unlike Kristin I know that Laurel is only sucking up to me. Let's just say I wasn't all for her hanging out with us but since she's dating Micha there isn't much of a choice. I might be popular but making fun of others is not my things, but it seems to be Laurels favorite way to pass the time.
The bell rings and my friends all start to head inside and I start to follow. That is until Trey has me pinned up against his car and starts kissing me. He knows I don't like public displays of affection so he always waits till no one is watching. Trey's a nice guy and I like kissing him don't get me wrong it's, well…it's nice but it isn't like the way people always describe kissing someone they're insanely attracted to or in love with.
I'm definitely attracted to him; I mean he's the best looking guy in school, but they just isn't that spark or electricity I thought there would be when we first started going out four months ago. I thought that maybe with time that spark would come but it never has. And trust me I wish it would because it would make things much easier between us.
"Syd?" Trey asks keeping me pinned against his car.
"Yeah?" keeping it to myself that I hate when he calls me 'Syd'.
"When do you think you'll be ready? For sex I mean. You know with me?" It kind of throws me off that he seems kind of nervous about asking me this. Trey is not a nervous kind of guy. In fact I have never seen him be anything but confident.
I decide that maybe it is time I had sex with Trey. It makes me a bit uneasy thinking about losing my virginity, but I know Trey would treat me well and I have to lose it sometime. All my other friends have lost their virginity so I guess it's my time.
"Well, I think I'll be ready soon," I say. "Homecoming is at the beginning of next month. Do you think you could wait one more month?"
A smile forms on his face and he nuzzles my neck. "Yes. Yeah I think I can wait one more month."
Well I think to myself, it's final. In one month I will no longer be a virgin. In one month I will give myself to Trey.