AN: Hello everyone, if you read 'My Baby sister's a vampire' then thank you for reading the sequel. If you haven't read that story then I recommend you do, it would make a lot more sense. Anyway thank you for reading :D BabyAngel out xoxo
"Welcome to the rest of your life girlfriend. When you're ready, we will be there for you" Erica said before taking off after Rory, Sarah sighed and glanced back at the house.
"Don't worry about Ethan, he'll be fine" I reassured, she nodded and turned back to me.
"Is being a vampire as hard as I think it'll be?" she asked tilting her head, I smiled and shrugged.
"Honestly? Probably. But don't worry, we'll be there every step of the way. Now come on, I don't like flying on my own" I shrugged motioning to the sky, she smiled and nodded. She jumped up and flew into the sky while I glanced at Ethan's house, I really did think he would be okay.
"Hey Max! Come on I'm not getting any younger!" Rory shouted from somewhere in the distance, I giggled and rolled my eyes before shooting up into the night sky.
6 Weeks Later...
I sighed in thought, crossing my arms as I walked down the dark street. It had been six weeks since my sister had fully turned, and six weeks since she'd left. I didn't try and stop her, she needed the time away to control her new vampire powers...I knew more than anyone how difficult they could be. A vibrating sensation started up in my pocket and I flinched in surprise, I pulled out my cell-phone before holding it to my ear "Hello?"
"Max? Is she back yet?" Ethan asked hopefully, I rolled my eyes. Ever since my sister had left, Ethan was constantly checking up to see if she had returned. I understood that he felt guilty, but now it was just plain annoying.
"Ethan, dude. You're my best friend, but seriously let it go" I whined shaking my head, I glanced around the empty street before sitting down on the wooden bench.
"I can't help it Max, I mean she left because of me" he sighed.
"No, she left because of Jesse. Ethan she's coming back, just not right now. She needs to learn how to control her urges and you need to be patient, I mean she's my sister and sure I miss her but she needs her distance. Okay?" I asked, he sighed on the other end.
"I guess, thanks Max" he said disappointedly, I nodded.
"Any time, later E" I replied before clicking the 'end call' button, I pocketed my phone and carried on walking home.
A While Later...
I looked down at my homework and sighed, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear. Ever since Sarah had left I'd been concentrating more on my school work, she's always pestered me about it when she was around...I guess it made me feel better about her not being around. A light tapping sound came from my window and I narrowed my eyes, Rory never knocked on the window. I swung my legs over the edge of the bed before rising to my feet and walking towards the window, I pulled the curtains back and my eyes widened "Hi sis"
"Oh my god!" I exclaimed pushing open the window, Sarah smiled and climbed through. I pulled her into a tight hug that she returned.
"It's so good to see you again" she sighed as we both pulled back, I nodded and shook my head in disbelief.
"I know, how are you?" I asked worriedly, she shrugged.
"I'm coping, I've finally learned how to control my powers now so I thought I'd come back" she explained, I nodded and smiled again.
"I really missed you. Did you get a haircut?" I asked, her hair had a middle parting now and fell straight down to her waist. She shrugged and nodded.
"Felt like a change, and look at you! You died your hair" she said nodding, I nodded. Where my hair had previously been dark-brown, it was now a light brown with a side fringe.
"Yeah, I guess. You'll be very proud of me, I'm getting straight A's and I haven't been late to any of my classes in 3 weeks" I said proudly, she nodded.
"Wow, I am proud. Anyway, how is everyone?" she asked crossing her arms, I shrugged in thought.
"Well Benny and Rory are still...strange. And Erica's doing good, but you may wanna visit Ethan. He's been checking in every day to see if you came back, it's actually a little annoyed" I admitted shaking my head, she smiled.
"Really? Wow, guess I should see how he is huh?" she said heading back towards the window, I nodded.
"Sarah, you're here to stay right? You're not going anywhere?" I asked slightly hopeful, she sighed and nodded.
"I promise, I'll be back later Max. We have a lot of catching up to do" she said hanging one leg out the window, I nodded and she floated down to the ground before vampire-speeding away.
The Next Day...
"Of course I'm glad she's back but...I don't know, she seemed. Different" Ethan sighed turning to dig through his locker, Benny aimed his palm towards it and a bright pink light shot into the locker. I smiled in amusement as Ethan rolled his eyes "Okay, c'mon. Cut it out" he said.
"I was just testing something, now I was trying to summon chicks and...aw" Benny said with wide eyes as Ethan pulled a baby chick out of his locker.
"Well just focus from now on Benny, I'm worried about her" Ethan said handing Benny the chick, I rolled my eyes.
"Ethan my sister's fine! She's just different, you remember how different I was when I turned" I pointed out crossing my arms, he shrugged.
"I know, but she seems...really different" he replied shaking his head.
"Look, Sarah's probably just traumatized. She'll need time to adjust" Benny said looking down at the chick, I giggled and shook my head.
"...So the fledgling says, my dentist is the one with the cavities now" I glanced back to see Sarah and Erica heading towards us, both of them laughing at the joke my sister had told.
"Adjustment complete, trauma all gone. Vampires happy happy" Benny shrugged petting the chick with his finger.
"Look who I bumped into" Erica smiled glancing at Sarah.
"Care for a welcome back chick?" Benny asked holding the small bird out to Sarah, she smiled and leaned forward to pet the chick.
"Aw that is so cute! That'll be a yummy snack later" she teased, their eyes widened and I titled my head slightly...maybe my sister had changed.
"What?!" Ethan exclaimed, she laughed.
"Ethan it's a joke, I don't remember you being so serious" she said shrugging, he nodded.
"I don't remember you being so funny. But good one" he said before laughing with Benny, I rolled my eyes and the bell rang.
"Guess that's us, apparently even immortals still have to go to class" Sarah sighed, Erica nodded and they both waved before heading down the hall.
"Well I'm not usually a fan of full-blast-un dead-blood suckers, but she makes it look good" Benny said, I narrowed my eyes at him in annoyance and his eyes widened slightly "Just like her little sister" he smirked, I nodded.
"Nice save Merlin" I muttered shaking my head, he shrugged and petted the chick "Anyway, Ethan stop worrying and Benny stop over-doing it with the magic. I'll see you both later" I said, they nodded and I walked down the hall.
Later On...
I walked down the hall hugging my books to my chest, so far everything had been going quite well. Although Ethan was still stressing over my sisters new attitude, and Sarah was dealing with her vampire urges...things weren't so bad. I looked up as I turned the corner and my eyes narrowed in confusion, walking down the hall were two guys dressed in black. It would've been fine, if they didn't look about twenty years old.
"Can I help you?" I asked pausing, they both smirked at each other before stopping in front of me.
"Actually yeah, Maxine" The one with the slightly tanned skin replied, I tilted my head in confusion...how did they know my name?. My question was answered when their eyes turned yellow and their teeth elongated to fangs, I rolled my eyes in annoyance.
"How do you know my name?" I asked cocking my hip to the side.
"Where's your sister little one?" he asked looking down at me, I hissed and he flinched in surprise.
"Tell me how you know my name first" I snapped, not bothering to retract my fangs.
"Your family on the vampire council told us to look out for you, they said we'd know you right away. They were right, you know you look spitting image of your sister right?" he asked smirking, I rolled my eyes and shrugged.
"It's been said once or twice. What do you want with my sister anyway?" I asked nervously, he shrugged and footsteps appeared behind me.
"Max? Is everything okay?" I turned my head to see Sarah approaching us, I nodded reassuringly.
"Yeah, nothing I can't handle" I replied turning back to the vampires, she nodded and stood next to me. The vampires quickly let their eyes flash yellow, revealing to my sister that they weren't normal people. Sarah hissed in annoyance and shook her head.
"Look, leave my sister alone! Unless you'd enjoy watching your arms grow back!" she exclaimed angrily, they both chuckled.
"See, this is the problem. Vampire on vampire attacks, two more just last night the same night you came back to town. Your brothers and sisters on the council are...concerned" he shrugged.
"What? Just because we have the same teeth we're family? No thanks" she scoffed, she lightly grabbed my arm and we headed down the hall.
"Fine, maybe the one we want's your little vampire-hunter boyfriend" he threatened, we both paused and I turned to Sarah nervously. She was obviously still dealing with the vampire-anger, and it could get her into some serious trouble if she didn't contain it. I sighed as she sped back to the vampires and snarled at them.
"Leave him alone! Leave us alone! Unless you wanna see some vampire on vampire attack right now!" she exclaimed before heading back towards me, she suddenly paused and glanced back at them "And he's not my boyfriend!" she added irritatedly before storming away, I sighed and knew that I'd have to find Ethan...before the vampires did.
A Short While Later...
I walked out of the Math class, mentally screaming in relief. The homework I'd completed last night was completely worth it, my grades were still up and the teacher no longer hated my guts. I walked down the hall and sighed in relief at the sight of Ethan, he was alone and walking in my direction. I hadn't gotten the chance to warn him about the creepy vampires yet, and even though they seemed like they were only after my sister...I wasn't going to risk it.
"Ethan! Dude, we need to talk!" I exclaimed walking towards him, he nodded and we turned the corner.
"So, what's up?" he asked shrugging, I sighed.
"I think some crazy vampire guys are after you" I admitted shaking my head, he narrowed his eyes.
"What? No it's Erica the Duskers are after, she kidnapped Dirk" he replied, now I was confused.
"Dirk? Who the heck is Dirk?" I asked confusedly, he rolled his eyes and I paused. Walking towards us were the two vampires from earlier on, I sighed nervously...I didn't know if I would be able to take them both on. I stepped forward, preventing either one from getting any closer to Ethan.
"Look, I know you guys are mad about Dirk leaving but I had nothing to do with it!" Ethan exclaimed shaking his head, the vampires shifted and hissed in Ethan's direction. He jumped back in surprise and I bit my lip.
"Things are about to get rough, little hunter" The tan-skinned vampire snapped, I narrowed my eyes.
"Woah, you're real?. Look I'm no hunter but some of my best friends are vampires. Erica, Maxine, Rory" Ethan said hoping it would help, which it probably wouldn't.
"Wait Rory's your friend? And you admit it? Dude that's just messed up!" The vampire exclaimed chuckling, I hissed angrily.
"Well I dated Rory, got anything else to say?" I asked crossing my arms, his eyes widened slightly but he nodded.
"Yeah, the council knows you're in on the recent attacks. And they wanna see you suffer, in person" he said turning to Ethan, my geeky best friend dug through his pockets nervously before pulling out a sharpened pencil. I rolled my eyes in disbelief.
"Stay back! I don't hunt vampires but I have staked in self-defence!" he exclaimed aiming the pencil towards them, I glanced back at him and my eyes widened. Floating towards us was a thick, green mist. The mist floated passed Ethan, before heading straight towards me and the other two vampires. It entered the mouth of the tan-skinned vampire and his eyes glowed a dark green colour, he hissed and began attacking his partner.
"Uh...Ethan, that mist is making me really nervous" I admitted shaking my head, he nodded in understanding.
"Go, find Benny. I'll be fine" he reassured, I nodded and both vampires suddenly fell to the floor. The mist headed towards me and my eyes widened.
"Bye Ethan" I squeaked before vampire-speeding away, I had no idea what that thing was...but I wasn't sticking around to find out.
The Next Day...
"Why are they so steamed at Ethan?" Benny asked confusedly, I sighed. I hadn't seen Ethan since yesterday's incident with the green mist, but I assumed he was hiding from more vampires who wanted to attack him. And in all fairness, I didn't blame him.
"Because they think he's after them. First two vamps were attacked in his backyard, then two more try to pick him up and they were taken out too. I'm really worried about him" Sarah said crossing her arms, I nodded in agreement.
"Me too, I promised them I'd hand Ethan over so they wouldn't end me" he admitted guiltily, my eyes widened in disbelief.
"But he didn't do anything!" Sarah exclaimed angrily, Benny took a step back and she sighed.
"Look, the vampires were attacked by this smell green mist" I explained shrugging, the more I repeated that sentence in my head...the stupider it sounded.
"Smelly green mist? Did Ethan's mom make taco's again?" Rory asked walking towards us, I rolled my eyes "By the way is he here? The council wants us to 'bring him to justice' wherever that is" he said, his eyes narrowed in confusion.
"It's true! There was a green mist, I saw it. Even ask Max" Ethan's voice said, I looked around my confusedly.
"That's Ethan, but I don't see him" Sarah said also looking around her.
"I'm in here" he said, I turned my head to face the lockers where his voice appeared to be coming from.
"Do you know what this means? I've perfected the invisibility spell without even trying!" Benny exclaimed excitedly, I tilted my head.
"Or he's in that locker" I said bursting his bubble, he frowned and smacked his hand against the locker.
"Ow!" Ethan exclaimed, I nodded "Yes Benny I'm in the locker. If the vamps come for me at school then at least I've got back up" he said in annoyance.
"You can count on me!" Rory exclaimed before hitting the locker.
"Ow!" Ethan repeated, I smiled in amusement.
"After I bring you to justice. Do you know If that's around here?" Rory asked hopefully.
"I can't help you Rory, I need some time to prove I'm innocent. But the halls are full of fangs" Ethan replied, I sighed and crossed my arms while Rory headed back down the hall.
"Those aren't real vamps, it's Dusk day at W.C High. In honour of America's new pet movie star. Well I gotta go, just sit tight and don't let the vampires bite" Sarah said leaning closer to the locker.
"Same to you, and remember. Bite your tongue not their face" Ethan replied, she smiled in amusement before walking away.
"Okay, so locker boy. I get beat up all day because they blame you, and you blame a green mist. And I bet the mist blames the unicorns and..." I smacked Benny in his shoulder and he winced.
"The mist is real, jackass!" I exclaimed shaking my head in annoyance, he nodded and rubbed his sore arm.
"Yeah, it was almost alive. And it had a smell, kind of like...evil" Ethan added, Benny's eyes narrowed in thought.
"Evil? Okay now I'm intrigued" he said, I rolled my eyes and leaned back against the lockers.
In The Classroom...
"Okay, let me know if any of these smell familiar" Benny said sitting down at the desk, Ethan nodded and sat at the desk on his left. I however chose to sit on top of the desk in front of Benny, while grimacing at the jars.
"Benny, I don't know about this" I sighed hesitatingly, he rolled his eyes and handed Ethan one of the jars.
"Look, we need both your opinions. You both smelt it, so we need you to help too. After all you are the vampire with the super strong sense of smell, it would really help Max" he explained, I nodded in understanding as Ethan unscrewed the jar lid. He quickly sniffed the contents before immediately pulling back disgustedly.
"It smells like bacon and gym socks" he shuddered before handing the jar to me, I stared down at the jar for a moment...I really didn't want to sniff it.
"Come on Max, just get it over with" Benny said, I whined and nodded. I reluctantly leaned down towards the jar, holding the opening underneath my nose. I slowly inhaled and gagged while shoving the jar towards Benny.
"Definitely not it!" I exclaimed shuddering and scrunching my nose, it had to be the worst thing I'd ever smelt in my life.
"Impressive. Okay try this" Benny said putting down the previous jar, he grabbed another that contained some strange yellow substance. Ethan took the jar from him and once again unscrewed the lid before sniffing, he grimaced and pulled back.
"Wow...wait" he paused and sniffed the jar again "It's pretty close, Max have a whiff" he said holding the jar out to me, I sighed and took it from him.
"Fine, but this is the last one" I said firmly, they both nodded and I groaned. I once again held the jar underneath my nose and slowly inhaled, I grimaced and nodded while handing Benny the jar "That does seem close. What is it?" I asked curiously, he smiled.
"Hah! Sulphur. Or to the Necromancer, brimstone. And where there's brimstone there's black magic...or rotten eggs" Benny explained, Ethan tilted his head in thought.
"There were no eggs" he shrugged, Benny nodded.
"Black magic it is!" he exclaimed excitedly before placing the jars back into his bag.
"This mist is about to get de-mystified" Ethan said nodding, I rolled my eyes.
"Can I get a high five?" Benny asked raising his hand, Ethan high fived him before sniffing his hand and grimacing.
"Dude, did you spill some of that on your hand?" he asked curiously, Benny shook his head.
"No I scratched my butt" he shrugged before heading towards the door, Ethan sniffed his hand again and gagged.
"You may wanna wash that" I giggled, he rolled his eyes and I exited the classroom.
After School...
I climbed through the window with Rory, holding Ethan's lower half in my hands. We'd been forced to sneak Ethan into his own house, with all the vampires after him it seemed like the best idea. Rory let go of Ethan's upper half, causing the rest of him to slip from my grasp and 'thud' onto the floor "Rory!" I exclaimed shaking my head, he shrugged innocently.
"Sorry, we should've put a 'this end up' stamp in this blanket" he said apologetically, I rolled my eyes and Ethan pulled off the brown blanket we'd used to hide him in. He sat down on his computer chair and typed away at the key-board, I fell into a sitting position on his bed while Rory sat next to me.
"All clear, I double backed and snuck in. And I marked every spell that includes evil smoke, sulphur and violence" Benny announced entering through the bedroom door, I looked to see he'd bookmarked nearly every page of the magic book.
"Wow, that's a lot of smoky violence" Rory remarked with wide eyes.
"Hence the name 'Black magic' and not 'nice sunny smiley face magic'" Benny replied tilting his head, Rory shot him an annoyed look and I rolled my eyes.
"Woah, guys. There's been over a dozen disappearances in the last month, and on almost all of them. They say no recent picture available" Ethan said staring intently at his computer screen, I stood from the bed and walked towards him.
"So this mist must be attacking people who don't own a camera" Rory said also heading towards the screen, I rolled my eyes.
"Or a mist that attacks people who doesn't show up on camera" Ethan hinted.
"Right! Shy people!" Rory exclaimed as though he'd cracked some kind of code, Ethan rolled his eyes and I giggled at Rory's obliviousness.
"No, vampires" Ethan corrected.
"Okay, here this must be it. Inspira Mortus, the breath of death. Whoever uses this can transform their anger or dark energies into a physical vapour, that seeks out and destroys its intended target" Benny explained reading from his book, I sighed nervously.
"That's why it totally ignored me and tried going for Max. It's only targeting vampires, we have to warn Sarah" Ethan said pulling out his cell-phone, he dialled my sisters number before holding it to his ear. Two arms circled my waist and I giggled as Rory rested his head on my shoulder, I laced my fingers through his and smiled back at him.
"Hi" I greeted leaning back against him, he smirked.
"Hello Maxi" he said cheerfully, I laughed as he nipped at my bare shoulder.
"She won't answer" Ethan sighed pocketing his phone, I bit my lip worriedly.
"Damn, and seriously would you two get a room?" Benny said shaking his head at me and Rory, I narrowed my eyes in confusion as his tone appeared slightly snappish.
"We do have one, but you're in it" I replied shrugging, he rolled his eyes and carried on flipping through the pages of his spell-book. I sat down on the bed with Rory, letting him once again tighten his arms around my waist.
"Dude! I think I found a way to fight the breath of death!" Benny exclaimed looking up from his book, Rory raised his hand eagerly.
"And don't say hold your noses" Ethan said glancing back at Rory, the blonde vampire sighed disappointedly and lowered his hand.
"Ancient tribes used these wish bottles to lure evil spirits away from people, and then trap them" Benny explained, Ethan nodded.
"Cool, but the last time I checked we were out of witch bottles" he shrugged.
"Any container can work, like this" Benny reached over Ethan's desk and grabbed the pencil holder, he tipped the pens and pencils onto the floor before holding up the now-empty container "As long as you put the right symbols on them and I say the right spell over it. The hard part's the bait" Benny said, Ethan narrowed his eyes.
"Bait?" he asked.
"Items from the spirits target" Benny explained shrugging.
"Well this mist is targeting vampires so I guess we put vampire stuff in the jar?" Ethan asked still a little confused, Benny nodded and Rory suddenly jumped up from the bed.
"What vampire stuff? Not our internal organs, we need those" he said gesturing to me, I nodded and crossed my arms.
"Have you gone number one recently?" Benny asked curiously.
"Ew!" Ethan and Rory exclaimed in unison, I smiled in amusement. Rory reluctantly took the jar from Benny before exiting the room, while Ethan held his phone to his ear...again. I rolled my eyes and a vibrating sensation started up in my front pocket, I pulled out my phone and held it to my ear.
"Erica?" I asked slightly surprised, she never called me unless there was an emergency.
"Yeah, Max we have a problem. Your sister is being put on trial and these two goons showed up to drag me to the hearing, they're looking for you too" she said nervously, I sighed.
"Okay, where is it?" I asked biting my lip.
"At the old Mason Lodge, and hurry" she said, I nodded and ended the call.
"Who was it?" Ethan asked curiously, I pocketed my phone and stood from the bed.
"Erica. Sarah's being put on trial at the old Mason Lodge and some vampires are looking for me, I have to go guys" I explained while shaking my head, Ethan nodded.
"Okay, just wait for a few minutes. We'll come with you" he said, I shook my head.
"No, Ethan I have to go now! What happens if the vampires find me? They'll find you too, I won't let that happen. You know where it is, I'm going now. Hopefully I won't see you there, please stay here" I begged walking towards the window, he nodded and I climbed out before shooting up into the sky.
At The Lodge...
I walked into the candle-lit room with my arms crossed in annoyance, the two vampires behind me kept a tight grip on my shoulders. As we got further in I noticed Sarah a few feet ahead, I rolled my eyes and shrugged the vampires away "I can walk by myself!" I snapped, they backed off and I stood next to my sister.
"Who cares who I conspire with? My friends aren't your problem, you're the ones that need their protection!" Sarah exclaimed shaking her head.
"Give her a break!" I glanced back to see Erica walking towards us, with some guy who looked like Jakeward from Dusk "So she doesn't come to meetings, she's never been much of a joiner. She even quit the Dusk fanclub when I was president" she sighed.
"Your best friend did that? No way" The guy with her said shaking his head in disbelief.
"Sorry sweetie but it's true, now pipe down before you get eaten. Look Sarah's always done her own thing, and sometimes she's not any fun. But she's my friend, and she's one of us now. And she's no threat to us" Erica said, I nodded in agreement.
"She might not be a threat, but her little stake wielding friends are" Anastasia said, I rolled my eyes in annoyance. I'd only met her once, and even though she looked about 11...she ran the entire council. I couldn't stand her, but maybe because she seemed like a huge brat. She stood from her seat and walked around until she was stood in front of Sarah and I "Deliver them to us as a sign of loyalty, or if you'd rather side with them you can accept the punishment on their behalf. But we will have blood, yours or theirs" she shrugged.
"So bring it princess cuz I've been itching for a fight all day" Sarah snapped before hissing at the small vampire.
"Wait! I'm the one you want!" I groaned and looked back to see Ethan enter with Benny an' Rory.
"I've got this. Why are you here?" Sarah asked turning back to Anastasia.
"I'm trying to protect you" he replied.
"Well I was trying to protect you" she said irritatedly.
"Well we're protecting you too" Benny shrugged.
"Look I didn't touch your friends. They were attacked by a spell called the breath of death" Ethan sighed.
"Yeah, pretty scary right? But what matters is we can stop it" Benny added.
"True! They made me go in a jar!" Rory exclaimed, I grimaced.
"Quiet! Perhaps we owe these boys a chance to prove their innocence" Anastasia shrugged.
"That's very reasonable, thank you" Ethan said thinking she was letting them go, I however knew better.
"I move the mortals to be devoured now" she announced heading back to her seat.
"What? You can't do that!" Sarah exclaimed shaking her head, I nodded in agreement.
"That doesn't help us prove our innocence at all!" Ethan added.
"If the attacks continue after you're gone, then I guess you were innocent. Seems fair enough" she replied tilting her head.
"I totally disagree with that assessment!" Benny shouted aiming his holy-water gun.
"I guess I got my orientation after all, you taught me when to control myself and when not to" Sarah said about to vamp out again.
"Sarah wait. You call yourself a council? Don't you have to take a vote" Ethan said hopefully, she nodded.
"Alright, show of hands" They all slowly started to raise their hands, and I suddenly noticed that the middle council member had bright green eyes. He turned on Anastasia and tried to attack her.
"Benny, the bottle" Ethan said, Benny handed him the jar and Ethan aimed it towards the possessed vampire. It turned it's head obviously curious about the jar "Here, breathy deathy. Yeah, din dins" Ethan said backing away, the vampire followed and Ethan tripped onto his back. The green mist floated out of the vampire and slowly made it's way up Ethan's body.
"Ew that's bad, and gross" Benny remarked staring down at the mist, I grimaced and nodded.
"Ethan are you okay?" Sarah asked dropping down next to him, he gasped loudly as his eyes turned bright green. He suddenly jumped to his feet and started to attack Sarah, she held his shoulders preventing him from hurting her...or himself "What do we do with him?" she asked fighting off the possessed Ethan, I shrugged.
"Destroy him! We command it!" Anastasia shouted, I turned my head and hissed in her direction.
"Back off" I snapped before turning back to the others, Benny stuffed some random objects back into the jar and turned to Rory.
"It still needs something, do you mind?" he asked, even though Rory nodded Benny still yanked out a few of the vampires hairs before stuffing them into the jar. Benny recite a spell while aiming the jar at Ethan, the mist exited Ethan's mouth and entered the jar. Benny quickly slammed on the lid before smirking at the council "Anti-vampire mist anyone?" he asked smugly while shaking the jar, Anastasia's eyes widened.
"Still mad at me for defending the mortals that just saved your life?" Sarah asked glaring.
"Erica was right, you are no fun. Fine, you're free to go" Anastasia sighed, I smiled and retracted my fangs.
"Thank you, that's more like it" Sarah nodded, we all turned and headed for the exit.
"Stop!" Anastasia shouted, I turned my head to face her "Before you go, I want Dirk's autograph...for a friend" she said, I snickered.
"Vampire awkward" Benny sang, I nodded in agreement and we exited the Lodge.
Later on That Night...
I rang the doorbell and sighed while holding my books to my chest, I glanced around the empty street nervously and hoped the door would open soon. My prayers were soon answered when the door swung open, revealing Benny's Grandma "Hello Maxine, are you here to see Benny?" she asked, I nodded and she opened the door wider "Come in dear" she said, I smiled and entered the house.
"Yeah, we're supposed to be doing homework together. He sucks at English" I explained shrugging, she nodded while rolling her eyes.
"That sounds like Benny" she said walking towards the bottom of the stairs "Benny! Max is here!" she called, I tilted my head and listened to Benny's footsteps approach the stairs. He soon appeared and nodded in greeting.
"Hey Max, c'mon up" he said, I nodded and turned to his Grandma.
"It was nice seeing you" I said, she nodded and I ascended the stairs. Benny stood at the top waiting for me to reach him.
"Thank you so much for this" he said as we walked into his bedroom, I chuckled and nodded.
"Yeah, you owe me big time. Besides I'm helping you, not doing the work for you" I said sitting down on his bed, he rolled his eyes and closed the bedroom door before joining me. I dropped my books down in front of me and took off my heels, placing them underneath Benny's bed.
"I guess that's fair" he muttered, I smiled in amusement and crossed my legs as he pulled out his own books.
A Short While Later...
"Okay, so I think I'm getting it" he shrugged looking down at his work, I rolled my eyes.
"No you're not, you're just copying my work I can see you" I replied, he sighed in annoyance.
"Fine! I have no idea what I'm doing, but come on it's English. I already know how to speak the language, that should be enough!" he exclaimed, I chuckled and nodded.
"I guess you have a point there" I shrugged staring down at my own work.
"Hey, Max?" he asked.
"Hmm?" I asked without tearing my eyes away from my work.
"How are things with you and Rory?" he asked hesitatingly, I raised my head with a curious expression.
"Why?" I asked, he shrugged nervously.
"Just asking, I mean you're my best friends so I'm...concerned" he replied, I smiled in amusement.
"Fair enough, well since you're so concerned I guess I'll tell you" I shrugged putting down my book and pen, I sighed and clasped my hands together in my lap "Rory and I aren't together anymore" I admitted, his eyes widened.
"What? Since when?" he asked in disbelief, I shrugged.
"Since six weeks ago, the day before the dance. I guess the whole biter-bitee thing was the only thing keeping us together, it wore off. We talked about it and it was a mutual decision" I shrugged, he nodded.
"But, today in Ethan's room. You both seemed so...loved up" he squeaked, I chuckled.
"No, we're just friends. And Rory's playful, that's why he nips sometimes. I mean I hug you and we're not going out" I pointed out, he sighed and nodded.
"Yeah, I guess. I just can't believe it, I mean why didn't you tell any of us?" he asked, I shrugged.
"You guys didn't ask, you just assumed we were still together and everything was better that way. Please don't make it a big deal though Ben's, everything's going so well and I don't wanna mess it up by turning it into some dramatic High School scene" I begged, he nodded in understanding.
"I swear on my jedi-honour that I will not make a big deal out of it" he said placing a hand to his chest, I sighed in relief.
"Thank you, you're an awesome guy Benny" I said picking up my book, he nodded.
"Thanks. Uh...Max?" he asked quietly, I nodded as a sign for him to continue "Would you ever...I mean, would you ever consider...what I'm trying to say is..." I rolled my eyes.
"Benny, spit it out" I giggled, he nodded and took a deep breath.
"Would you ever, go on a date...with me" he said nervously while averting his eyes, I froze for a moment in thought. I'd never really thought about Benny that way before, I mean sure we flirted but that was about it. I bit my lip in thought and stared at the bed sheets, he was cute I'll admit that. But could I get involved with a human? More so, could I get involved with Benny?. Halfway through my thoughts I realised he was expecting an answer, and I already had one in mind.
"Actually, yes" I admitted shrugging, he sighed disappointedly and returned his eyes to my face.
"I knew you'd say no I'm sorry I...wait. What?" he squeaked in disbelief, I giggled.
"I said yes, it could be fun" I said, he smiled.
"Really?" he asked, I nodded "So I guess I should ask you" he said in slight confusion.
"Yes Benny, this is the part where you ask me" I said amusedly, he took a deep breath and nodded.
"Okay, will you Maxine go on a date with me?" he asked, I smiled.
"Yes Benny, I'll go on a date with you" I replied, he smiled excitedly.
"Yes!" he exclaimed throwing his hands up triumphantly, I laughed and shook my head.
"You're crazy" I stated as he lowered his hands, he shrugged innocently.
"I try, so I'll text you the deets tomorrow morning?" he asked, I nodded and picked up my pen.
"Sure" I replied, he smiled and looked back down at his books. I bit my lip excitedly and smiled to myself, maybe it wouldn't be so bad.