Chapter 2

"I never meant to hurt you"

Benny POV

I snapped out of my train of thought when I herd a knock at my window. Please don't be Rory I can't handle him today! I think as I go over to the window and open the curtains. A tear stained face that looked like Erica appeared. "Erica I am so sorry" I say as I pull her in through the window.

"I should be the one apologising Benny, If I'd known what today was I would have left you alone" Erica sniffed and looked at her feet. Erica is apologising to me and is stood in my bedroom Fanboying! I lift her chin with my hand and make her look me in the eyes. "I wouldn't have liked that either" I whisper as I get lost in her blue eyes. I shake my head quickly and let go of her chin. This is just going to be for today and then she will be back to her old horrible vampire goddess of herself tomorrow. Don't fall for her Benny.

I sighed and sat down on the edge of my bed. Why couldn't this day be easy? Why would nobody leave me alone? "Benny what are you thinking about, I think there's smoke coming out of your" ears" Erica said sitting down next to me. I let out a breathy laugh and kept looking at the floor.

Don't look up, you look up and you'll do something stupid! Erica sat on the floor were I was looking making me look at her. "Benny talk to me. Please!" Her voice was so sweet.

"I don't wanna talk about it" I said and got up and went to my computer. I needed a distraction. I didn't want to think about or talk about what happened this exact day 4 years ago. And I didn't want to look weak in front of Erica.

"Benny please. You haven't even tried to flirt with me today and it's really worrying me" Eric pulled my chair back. Damn wheely chairs!

"So I guess you miss my flirting then" I said while wiggling my eyebrows. This made Erica laugh. I only just realised she wasn't wearing any make up and her hair was wavy rather then straight. She noticed me looking and turned away. "Your staring Benny" Her voice was shaky. But I couldn't help it. This side of Erica is what I lo... wait was I about to say love.

Yeah I was about to say love...

Awkward...

Sighing again I started swinging on my chair. Then the flashback came.

Flashback

"Benny stop fighting with your sister" Mom called from the front. Everyone said I looked more like my Mom. I had her light brown hair and hazel green eyes. Dad was driving. He had black hair and light blue eyes. My sister Bridget looked more like my Dad. "But she started it!" 12 year old me whined. "I don't care Benjamin just stop fighting" Mom looked behind and gave me a stern glare. "Fine" I grumbled. "Maggot boy" Bridget whispered at me. I glared at her. She was only 9.

"Fart breath" I whispered back

"Nerd boy"

"Snot clot!"

"You wet your bed!"

We ended up fighting again and this time we both got a smack round the head. "OW!" I yelled. Bridget started crying. "Cry baby" I said and looked out the window. "No! I missed the turn" Dad yelled while trying to turn back around. "Jerry. Jerry there's a truck coming" Mom yelled. " Calm down Jane! I can turn before it gets here" Dad yelled and continued to turn. The truck beeped it's horn. Before we knew it the truck hit us and we spiralled off the bridge and into the ice cold water below . I was on the the swim team so I managed to grab Bridget and drag her to the edge and black out.

I woke in a hospital bed with a number of wires and tubes connecting to my body. "MOM!" I yelled out scared. A doctor walked in with my Grandma by her side. She looked like she had been crying. "Benjamin your going to come live with me now" My Grandma said walking over to me and wrapping me in her arms. "But I live with Mom and Dad" My voice came out shaky and I mentally kicked myself for it. "I'm sorry son but your Mom and Dad died in a car crash that you were also in" The doctor said. Tears flooded my eyes. They can't be dead! "Where's Bridget?" I ask and The doctor shakes his head. "She died of hypothermia at the side of the river bank". I couldn't stop the yell that left my lips as I tried to rip Grandma off me and the wires and tubes in my arms. "Your lying! Your LYING!" I yell. Grandma grabs me and pulls me to her were I break down in sobs.

Present

Erica POV

Benny zoned out for a long time. I could see tears streaming down his cheeks. "Benny?" My voice comes out rather soft. He seems to far in thought to notice me. I walk over and place both hands on either side of his face and lift him up to look at me. The pained expression on his face kills me. Which is kind of hard since I am already dead. Why am I so worried about the dork? But before I could answer myself a pair of warm lips touch mine. Benny was kissing me. KISSING ME!

I could taste the salt from his tears and mint in his breath. He pulled me onto his lap and I could feel that he needed me. My hands made there way into his hair and down his back. A shiver went down my spine when he licked my lips and I granted him access to the inside of my mouth. I know this will sound cliché but my skin wherever he touched tingled and my heart felt like it was actually beating again. He pulled away for breath and rested his forehead against mine.

His breaths were short and fast. I kept my eyes close trying to savour this moment. I am in love with Benny Weir. I said it well in my head but it still counts!

I snap out of my thoughts when he brushes some of my hair out of my face. "Erica?" He said my name and another shiver went up my spine. "Yes Benny" I reply and his lips graze my ear. "I love you" He whispers and my heart just melts. "I love you too" I whisper back.

He presses his lips to mine again and we fall back onto his bed. "I never meant to hurt you today Erica, I'm so sorry" He whispers and I kiss him to tell him it was okay. "I forgive you" I bite his bottom lip and everything becomes rather heated.

Next morning

I wake up with a heart beat in my right ear. I look up to see a sleeping Benny naked under the sheets. We were tangled together. Thank god his Grandma was at the winter solstice gathering or we would both be dead.

I untangle myself from him and pull on one of his striped polos and head down stairs. I found some blood substitute in the fridge and began raiding the cupboards for a cup or mug. I finally found one on the top shelf and reached up to grab it. As I did so a pair of arms wrapped around my waist. I grabbed the mug and came back down. "Morning Beautiful" Benny said and kissed me on the cheek. I giggled as he turned me around and kissed me on the lips. I nuzzled into his neck and breathed in his scent. He smelt of old spice, herbs and something else that was just Benny. I looked up into his hazel eyes and smiled.

He may be the king of Nerds but...

HE is my king of the nerds x