A/N: alright chapter 2 is up finally.
The doctor smiled at Alice warmly before sighing and looking at Vivian. Her eyes were black and she had a pained look on her face. She averted her gaze and stared at the floor before he would have time to notice. She stepped over to him and whispered something to him before grabbing Alices bag and leaving the room. Dr. Clark smiled once again at everyone and then scooped up the papers on his desk, before handing them to Alices mother.
" I'm going to need you all too read through these forms carefully and then sign in the appropriate spaces in the back. She took the papers hastily. Mr. Brandon began skimming over the paragraphs nervously while his wife simply turned to the back without even glancing at the paper and signed her name.
Vivian slipped back into the room quietly, her eyes now a milky gold color again and took her place back by Dr. Clarks desk. Mr. Brandon fumbled with the papers in his hands and did as his wife did when she glared at him. The sadness and reluctance in his tired eyes was evident as he scribbled his name onto the paper, his hands shaking terribly. Vivian could feel a low growl building and threatening to come out as she watched the disgusted expression forming on Mrs. Brandons face. She suppressed it however. Although she would have liked nothing more than to scare the living hell out of that woman for being so selfish, she didn't want to scare Alice, or give Dr. Clark any reason to suspect her true nature and fire her, or worse, try to admit her to his hospital for growling at people like an animal.
It was easy to see who was pushing for Alice to be put here when she watched the couple.
" Here. Sign." the woman said with a hiss as she held the papers in front of Alice, never once looking at her daughter. Vivian had seen that look many times before...It was painfully clear that she was ashamed to have Alice as a daughter. Vivian clasped her hands behind her and couldn't help but feel resentment towards the woman. She didn't understand how people could be this way, and towards their own daughter no less. It sickened her. You'd think that she would be able to ignore such actions after having witnessed it in so many other patients guardians. But something about Alice made her feel very protective of her, despite her earlier difficulties.
Alice smiled up at Vivian for a short moment as if she could feel her tension, before taking the pen and paper in her small hands and signing with swift, flowing movements. Vivian couldn't help but smile slightly in response to Alices gesture. Alice was in a very difficult situation, and she was only going to make it harder on her if she got all worked up over how her parents were acting. She sighed lightly and walked over to Alice -- careful not to breathe yet again for fear of losing her composure, again -- and took the papers from her. Alice looked down at the floor immediately after and pulled at a strand of her black hair. Vivian furrowed her brow in confusion as she watched this sudden display of humility. She handed the papers to Dr. Clark and he chuckled at the look she had on her face. Now she looked even more confused.
After a brief silence while Dr. Clark looked over the papers to make sure they were signed properly, he told Alices parents that everything was ready and they could say their goodbyes if they were ready. Mrs. Brandon stood and turned towards the door. " Adam." she said snootily, clearly expecting him to follow, and waited for him to move. When he stood but made no attempt to leave she just huffed and walked out the door. He watched her go and when he was sure she was out, he stepped over to his daughter and they hugged quietly. "Alice, sweetheart..." he said and hesitantly.
"It's okay daddy. I'll be fine. you-...you should go. Mama will be angry."
"I-..."
"Go daddy, it's okay."
He took a deep breath before kissing Alice's forehead, and then he was gone. Vivian couldn't bear to look as he turned away. The look on Alices face was heartbreaking. If she were capable of crying, she was sure this would have been one of those moments.
The doctor broke her out of her thoughts and she gratefully turned to look at him. " I'm sorry Mary for not properly introducing myself. I'm Doctor Evan Clark." he said as he rose from his seat.
" That's okay. Could you call me Alice though?" she said sweetly as she stood as well, no trace of lingering sadness on her face.
" Of course. Alice, I'm going to be placing you in the care of Vivian Here. If you need anything at all, you just let her know. Do you have any objections to that?"
She turned her gaze to Vivian who was already watching her. She looked hesitant, but Vivian got the feeling she was more worried that Vivian didn't want to be the one to take care of her, rather than her not wanting it to be Vivian. She smiled reassuringly at her to let her know she was fine with it, and Alice seemed relieved because she instantly brightened up and smiled real big. "That's fine with me." she grinned cutely and her dark colored eyes seemed to sparkle as she did. Vivian couldn't help but laugh softly to herself as she watched the pixy-like girl in front of her.
" That's good, because you would have been stuck with me regardless." she grinned and Dr. Clark just laughed at her response.
"Vivian, please." he said still smiling and shaking his head.
" What? She knows I'm teasing her." The light glinted across her golden colored eyes as she looked at Alice once more. Alice's smile widened and she looked down at the floor. she closed her eyes, still smiling, and just listened to the velvety sound of Vivians voice. pretty soon she was lost in it. Something about Vivian made her forget her troubles and made her want to smile like she used to when she was younger, before her parents knew about her visions. When she opened her eyes Vivian was gone, her voice still ringing in her ears, calming every nerve even after it was gone. She looked around the room, her eyes finally falling on a chuckling Dr. Clark.
"You'll get used to that, I promise." he said with an amused look on his face.
"I'm sorry?" She really had no idea what he was talking about.
"Vivian, she has a way of going about unnoticed when your not really paying attention." he chuckled again as he straightened a stack of papers on his desk.
"sorry, I must have spaced out. I got too relaxed I guess." she laughed softly feeling slightly embarrassed.
"Don't worry about it. She has that effect on people as well. Theres no need to apologize. That girl has always been like that, for as long as I can remember," he laughed again, still shaking his head. He looked like he was remembering fond memories to Alice. " Yep, always sneaky that girl. But not in a bad way. She's just really, how to put it...inconspicuous, i guess. She dosn't stand out."
" I don't know about that." Alice said as she thought about Vivian being 'unnoticable' in a crowd of people. She couldn't imagine it.
" What do you mean?" Dr. Clark asked curiously.
"Well, she's beautiful. I mean, not just pretty, but really beautiful. I don't think there's a single thing about her that wouldn't stand out."
"Not talking about me are you?" Vivian asked casually, though a smile creeped across her face when she passed Alice silently.
"See what I mean?" Dr. Clark said when he saw the surprised look on Alices face. Vivian smirked at him.
"So you were. Well, as long as it was nothing bad I guess I don't mind." She looked at Alice who was still a little stunned but soon recovered.
" It wasn't, I promise." she said and smiled sweetly a Dr. Clark, who just smiled at her knowingly.
" Okay, well I set your suitcase outside in the hall so we should go get that and then I'll show you to your room. Sound good?" she walked past Alice who nodded and followed. She didn't even have to hold her breath this time. While she was away she managed to hunt down a large deer to quench her thirst. It had been several days since she hunted last, so she was sure that being near Alice wouldn't be a problem now. She felt bad for leaving them so suddenly, but she thought they would probably be less enthusiastic if she had lost control in that short time and attacked Alice. She shivered at the thought and quickly pushed it out of her mind. She picked up the suitcase and flung it over her shoulder. She realized that was probably a mistake when she saw that look Alice was giving her.
"It's not as heavy as it looks, honest." she smiled lightly and shifted her weight to make it look like the suitcase was requiring at least a little effort from her. Her strength as a vampire made lifting it entirely to easy, but she couldn't let Alice know that. " Well, let's go." she said as cheerfully as her almost-slip-up would allow. "scheisse..." she muttered under her breath as she turned around, cursing herself for being so stupid.
They made their way down the long corridor and made several turns until they came to a sitting room with two large white doors on the far end. The doors connected to what the sign said was the East Ward. As they made their way through the doors and down another hallway, Alice watched Vivian, almost entranced at how gracefully she moved. She walked, or danced rather, unfaltering, across the floor, even with such a large suitcase hanging across her back. She wavered not once the entire time. Alice continued contemplating how it was she could do that. It didn't make sense to her. And yet, she still managed to glide across the floor with ease, her steps as light as her skin was pale.
"Okay here it is. Go ahead and go inside and get your things unpacked and settled in, and when your ready just go over to that office there. That's where i'll be."
"Okay, thank you for carrying my bag for me." she said as she took it from Vivian. She was right. It was heavy. She immediately dropped it down to the floor as the weight of it overcame her tiny arms.
"Oh, here I'll help you take it in." Vivian lifted the bag once more and Alice held onto the side strap, though she doubted that Vivian needed any help with it at all. They carried it together over to the White twin sized bed that was positioned on the opposite wall facing the large curtained window.
"Alright, well I'll let you get settled in and I'll be right down the hall if you need anything." Vivian said, and before Alice could reply, she was gone.
"Okay then." she said to herself and started unpacking.
A/N: well that's it for chapter 2 hope it wasn't too boring or anything.
thanks for reading ;)
