A.N. Thank you so so much for the reviews! They're my very first. I must warn you that this chapter will be horrible. It took me a freakin month to write this and I still failed. I had to re-write this 4 times to get to a version I sort of liked. I had some bad writer's block! In the last chapter I wrote that I was going to explain why Rudolph is a vampire now, but I didn't. Why? Because I'm a horrible loser. I just couldn't fit it in. This chapter in my opinion is pointless, but I got so frustrated that I gave up. I have errors in here, I just know it. I've raked through this for errors and I just miss them sometimes. I'm so sorry. This might be OOC. So I'm going to watch the movie atleast three times to get the characters personalities down just right. I just wanted to get over with this chapter so I can move on to the rest. So here you go and don't be mad. Please REVIEW! I don't care if you want to flame just please review! Reviews= Smiles.
Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with the movie! I do not own it. I use to watch multiple times as a kid, but that's it. Sorry you couldn't sue me, but we're penniless. XD
Soon the ride became silent and no one spoke. Tony felt like the silence was stuffing up the car with humidity and uncomfortableness. He punched the button that would release all the heat out with his finger. He relaxed when the mild air hit his face and blew his hair around. Tony hated the heat. He preferred the coolness that the night usually provided for him and Rudolph. He stared out at the Scotland greenery and only vaguely noticed the drizzle that started. When his memories of nights with Rudolph stopped he noticed how amazing it felt against his heated skin.
"Where are we going?" Tony asked his parents
"You'll see." His mom said turning around and stared disapprovingly at his open window.
"Yeah I'll see, but I won't know." Tony muttered.
"Ah. What did I say about your attitude?" He could see her smile turn into a frown. He wanted to be a smart-aleck so bad, but knew he would end up ruining his day as well.
"Sorry." He said and crossed his arms.
"Is he in a bad mood?" His dad whispered to Dottie.
"Nope. I forbade it this morning!" She said loudly
Tony rolled his eyes and looked out the window turning away from the rest of their conversation. At least the silence was gone.
Tony tried his best to calm down, but anger bubbled inside for no apparent reason. He wanted to take deep breaths, but knew his mom would annoyingly comment on it. So he was left to simmer in his own pot of irritation. He knew he had woken up annoyed, but if his mom just left him alone then maybe he could loosen up, but she wouldn't relent. Her bright cheerful tone just ate away at his frayed nerves. A couple of more seconds and he swore he was going to burst.
"Tony are you listening?" He caught her looking at him through the rearview mirror.
"Yeah" No.
"Well, like I was saying. You know Cynthia from down the road?" He nodded only catching half of that.
"She said that she could make you a five layered cake! Any flavor you want!" Tony started to wonder if his mom was more excited about the party than he was. He rather eat cheap sandwiches than iced bread.
"That's great!" His dad said keeping his eyes locked in the road, but Tony could tell he meant what he said.
"Uh huh." Tony pretended the tiny drops of water that lightly sprayed his face were soldiers on a mission to stop Mount Tony from erupting. He smiled at the idea of liquidy men trying to help him out to save their village.
"It is great! And she said she would do it for free as long as you do one little thing for her!" She said getting even more excited. Tony sat up in his seat, because somehow he knew what the "little" favor was.
"All you have to do is ask her niece out to a movie and then to her homecoming dance. Isn't it wonderful! Two fantastic things in one!" She squealed
Tony imagined the water drops frantically pouring more water onto his face, because he was about to explode.
"It's not wonderful at all. I'm not going to ask her niece out anywhere and if that means I don't get any fancy cake then oh well." He waited for her.
"But, why?" She whimpered
"I don't know the girl and…. I just can't"
"Why not?" She demanded
I'm in love with Rudolph. It'd be like cheating on him, though nothing would ever happen between him and Cynthia's niece. I'm pretty sure Rudolph would simply laugh it off, but there's always a chance he'd be hurting under all those smiles.
So why? Because I'm gay and I already have some one, but what am I suppose to tell her?
"Because I already lo..like someone else."
"What! You do? Who?" His mom was asking questions a mile a second for more than ten minutes. At first he was annoyed, but in the end he smiled about how much his mother cared about his relationships. If she'd cared so much about his happiness then maybe she'd let him be with whoever he wanted. And the one person he wanted more than air happened to be the one person she hates.
His smiled ceased immediately when he remembered his mother's face when she met Rudolph. It was a look of disapproval and pure anger. When she met him Rudolph was human again, but she never got over him being a vampire. She acted like he had been a drug seller not a kind- hearted blood sucker. Supposedly nothing was too good for Tony. Since that meeting she had been determined to end their friendship, but she failed miserably more than she will, hopefully, ever know.
Dottie couldn't wipe away the grime she saw on Rudolph. To her, being once a vampire was like a person who just came out of the asylum. All she knew about vampires is that they drink blood; the one thing that kept her baby boy alive. Rudolph and his family were obviously a threat to her family. There pasts could never be forgotten. So she kept them apart and out of reach for as long as she could, but the two boys never really noticed what Dottie was doing. They never complained about how short their visits were. As long they saw each other for more than a minute they were happy and that was exactly were Dottie had failed.
She never noticed that Tony and Rudolph had a special bond that couldn't brake. She pulled at the bond, but it never snapped or even looked like it wasn't invincible. The two boy's bond turned into a stronger one that harbored much stronger feelings. These emotions were unavoidable for both felt it gnawing at their thoughts every second they were together and every three minutes they were apart.
Tony fought them off for as long as he could. He had to struggle for two years keeping himself in check, because he knew very well that two boys could never be together. It's not the way it's meant to be and his parents and all of Scotland would burst into flames from hell if he ever admitted he liked another male. But it was so hard when girls didn't give him goosebumps or cause innocent fantasies of love. Luckily he wasn't suffering alone, although he wouldn't find out till after the torment.
Rudolph couldn't stand that he had to hide and pretend. He wanted to tell and show his feelings for Tony, but he knew he would loose him. He had to remind himself to keep his touches light and friendly and to only stare for three seconds if he absolutely had to. It wasn't that hard as long as he just stayed calm and started thinking about girls, which turned him off almost instantly.
The difference between the two was that Tony constantly had to keep his thoughts under lock and key, because being gay was "oh, so obviously wrong". Rudolph on the other hand had an easier time. He only hid his feelings, because he didn't want to scare away his best friend, but he had no problem about being gay. His parents and all vampires accepted it with loving and understanding arms. Something humans should adapt.
Vampires can't reproduce in the sexual way and neither can gay people. To them a gay vampire was just another part of life. As normal as turning into a bat. Poor Tony didn't have the same way of thinking. His thoughts only changed after their first kiss.
First kiss:
"Hello Tony. Nice to see you again!" Rudolph's mother greeted him at the front door.
"You know where he is." She said as he hurriedly kicked his shoes off and nodded.
He raced upstairs and she watched him run up the stairs with loving eyes.
Tony easily ran through his old house and maneuvered his way towards Rudolph/Tony's room.
"Hey! Tony." Anna said from her room as he raced past it.
"Hey An…" He yelled behind him, but ended up smacking into Greg's chest. Greg held Tony out by his shoulders and looked him up and down.
"You're growing." He growled out.
"You think your tough now, don't you! Being a thirteen year old isn't as easy as I made it seem." He grumbled and then he let go of Tony and walked away. Tony turned around and stuck out his plump tongue at his back. Luckily for him Greg didn't turn around and he successfully escaped some painful punches.
He continued down the halls and ran past once unfamiliar pictures of other ex-vampires and saw his awaiting goal. He stopped and knocked on the door.
"Hold on" A voice came from the other side of the door.
Tony heard some shuffling of feet and the footsteps coming towards the door. Rudolph opened the door and his mouth stretched into a smile.
"Tony!" He opened the door wider to let his friend into the room.
"My mom let me come over for an hour, today." He said stepping in and headed for the bed. Rudolph shut the door and followed suit. Tony planted himself closest to the pillows and Rudolph sat towards the foot of the bed and it still seemed like there was no distance between them. They sat in silence for a handful of seconds as Tony stared out the window while Rudolph took care not to stare at him.
"I missed you." Rudolph eventually forced out after fighting with himself.
"Me too. My mom's been keeping me busy around the house and she takes me out, a lot. By the end of the day either I'm tired as hell or I have to go to sleep. That's why I haven't been able to come over. Sorry about that, dude." Rudolph smiled at his last choice of words.
"It's no problem, but I wish it was a little more often than once a week and not just for an hour."
"I know." Tony said looking at Rudolph with concern eyes. He wondered if Rudolph knew how much his mom hated him. If he ever found out he'd be hurt.
"What do you want to do today?" Rudolph asked.
"Um… I was thinking we could sit here and stare at each other." Tony said sarcastically
Rudolph was still not use to sarcasm yet and looked at him with surprise. Does that mean he likes me too?
"I was kidding." Tony said when he caught the sight of Rudolph's eyes
"Oh."
"What? You actually wanted to stare at me all day?
"I wouldn't mind. You're not hard to look at." Tony involuntarily blushed.
"Neither are you." He mumbled. It was true both boys had already gone through the early stages of puberty and were already developing the greater benefits of it.
"Really?" Rudolph asked leaning closer
"I guess. I mean you have a lot of girls with crushes on you. I think that means you're hot."
"I've seen girls confess their love to you. I think that qualifies you as the same."
"Only one girl has ever told me she had the hots for me and she was blind! It doesn't count."
"A girl is a girl. You made the top 10 cute boys list in the class that the girls posted last week. That counts."
"That's because there are only 10 boys in our class!" Tony cried out looking at Rudolph in disbelief.
"Tony. You were number 4."
"Yeah, but you were 2nd. You're so much hotter than I am! I mean you have your hair and that smile and your just so youish." Rudolph's eyes widened at the other boy's words then he smiled. "And you have those eyes and your lips. You are the farthest thing from unattractive." Rudolph
"But you're the definition of sexy." Tony said looking down at his right shoe as it hovered above the wooden floor.
"That's idiotic! You're just as handsome as me." Rudolph said trying to catch Tony's gaze.
"That's not true." Tony tried to hide his blushing, but it was getting harder with Rudolph trying to look at his eyes.
"It is true! Tony you are handsome inside and out. That's why I li…" Tony looked up at Rudolph in surprise. He stared wide eyed and watched as a shade of red passed over the brunette's cheeks.
"Like me? Do you like me?" Tony said staring into the other's eyes.
At first it looked like Rudolph wasn't going to answer, but then he leaned closer and placed his lips to Tony's. He moved them slowly as the other pair didn't move out of shock.
The kissed lasted for three long seconds before Rudolph pulled away. Tony stared at him then looked down at his folded left leg. Once again he could feel heat rise to his cheeks and he felt his mind race to think of what to say or to do next.
Tony raised his fingers to where his first kiss had occurred. He felt them and realized that he had been kissed by another male, by Rudolph.
Tony covered his mouth to hide his blush and ran out of the room not ever looking at the worried teen.
He ran down the halls, jumped the stairs, and slammed open the front door. His face had to be hidden from sight, for questions would then be asked and either lies or answers would then follow. He had no escape. He wasn't allowed to lie, but the truth could be so much worse. So he had to keep running to keep his face concealed or someone would see and realize he had sinned, and loved it.
"We're here!" His mother's cheery voice woke him from his memories.
His curiosity flooded his annoyance and his head turned to look at the view outside the parked car. His eyes moved across the building they had parked directly in front of and picked up every detail with his vision. They swept quickly over the large sign that hung over the formal entrance and he could feel fear, hurt, and anger rush through his heart and mind.
'Dr. Wilkerson.' Under the sign it read 'Recommended Psychiatrist '
"What is this?" He said looking down.
"Oh. You must be so confused." Dottie said turning around in her seat to look at him better.
"I told you we should've just told him where we were going." Bob said looking at his son as well.
"Not now, Bob. Look at me Tony." Seconds ticked by, but Tony got himself to look at his mother.
"We aren't here because we think you're crazy. In fact you're perfectly normal, but Linda who lives across the street suggested him for you."
"Why? Why would she need to suggest a psychiatrist in the first place?" Tony said hoping he wasn't letting his fear show.
"Well, I've noticed that you still believe in vampires and that's just unhealthy at this age, honey." What. The. Hell?
"That's because my bo…best friend was a vampire! What is wrong with you guys? You were there when he became a human again and you both met a bunch of vampires who were going to eat you if Rudolph's parents hadn't had stopped them. You know they're real! When's the last time I've mentioned vampires, anyways?"
"It's been years, Dottie." Bob said looking pretty unsure of his decision. "Maybe we should just go to IHOP and I'll cancel the appointment and we'll forget about everything."
Tony's eyes washed over with relief and gratitude unlike his mother's. Her eyebrows scrunched and her death glare came out from behind her loving eyes.
"We are going to this doctor and we're going to figure out how to deal with our son together." She said in a cold, chilling voice. Bob nodded and looked away trying to casually escape the glare. Her eyes softened and her motherly face came back.
"Tony do you believe in Vampires?" She said softly smiling at him in an encouraging voice.
"Yes! Because they're real!"
"You see my point Bob."
"Of course, Sweetie." Her husband replied getting out of the car.
"Come on. Let's go." His mom said following his dad.
Tony gripped his seat and bended over and screamed in frustration before anyone noticed. He unclipped his seatbelt and stepped out of the car. The only thing that gave him comfort in this unnerving moment was the image of Rudolph yelling at his parent's for ever thinking of taking Tony to a psychiatrist. He smiled.
A.N. I'm so sorry about this long and pointless chapter. Next Chapter should be better and if not I'm going to shoot my fingers off. Just kiddin. I hope you guys do review and if you don't then thank you so much for your earlier reviews. Thank You!
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