"Morning, kiddos," Spencer greeted as the two seventeen year old girls walked downstairs a few mornings later. "Spaghetti tacos?"
"Why do you even cook if we don't eat that stuff," Sam asked, pulling up her boots.
"Is it so wrong to like cooking?" Spencer defended, placing the plate down.
"Sam and I are gonna go catch a real meal," With that, they pulled their hoods over their heads and leaped out the window, running and jumping over all buildings in their way.
…
"Hey," Freddie sat at the table next to Sam again as usual.
An uncontrollable pain lurched in his chest and he winced, trying his hardest to not show it.
That had been happening at random times for a couple of days. It only meant one thing: a vampire was near.
He didn't know how near or in what direction, he just knew.
"You alright?" Freddie nodded and Sam shrugged, speaking again. "So our date was kinda interrupted the other day and I thought it'd be cool if we hung out alone."
"Mmhmm, so what do you suggest we do about that little problem?"
"Tonight. You and Me.8:00. At the Ridgeway Park."
Sam's smile was tender. "Meet you there."
…
Sam met Freddie at the park that night. She was a little late but it would have to do.
As soon as she sat down, Freddie's brown eyes adverted to her.
"What would you do if I told you I wanted to go out with you? You know, boyfriend—girlfriend type thing."
"I wouldn't object."
He nodded, grinning wildly. His smile disappeared when the pain lurched again. Sam didn't notice.
"So, we're boyfriend and girlfriend then?" He asked and she nodded.
"If that's what you want," She pursed her lips.
He intertwined their fingers. "I've only known you for a couple of days but I like you so much already…"
He smirked a little. "So this means that after this date I have the permission to kiss you?"
Sam grimaced. She didn't want to wind up sucking all the blood out of his body.
"No, not yet," She mumbled. "Later, way later."
…
Just a few weeks had passed and Sam still hadn't let her Freddie kiss her.
"Sam, you can't keep this secret from your boyfriend," Carly said.
"Oh please, if you and Gibby started dating, you wouldn't tell him you were a vampire."
"You're right," She said. "I just don't like keeping secrets."
"We're keeping this secret from the rest of the mortals…what's wrong with two more?"
"I just know I've seen him from somewhere," Carly said. "The more time I spend with him, the more it comes back to me."
Then Carly's neck snatched up dangerously fast.
She didn't hesitate to leap out of the window and soon was gone far into the forest.
She stood at her mother's grave as a blonde appeared next to her. "What's wrong?"
"He was there…I remember. Freddie was there when the slayers killed my mom."
"That's impossible," Sam muttered.
"But it's not." Carly looked down at the grave again. "He was there. I just don't remember why."
Sam and Carly turned around as they heard footsteps approaching them.
"Sam? Carly?" It was Gibby. "What're you guys doing here?"
Carly uncomfortably scratched her neck.
"We could ask you the same thing."
"Me and a couple of my friends are staying out here camping for the night," Gibby told them both. "Now back to you two."
"We were just looking for fun,"
"Well you have to go now…this is a dangerous place to be,"
Carly frowned. "How do you know that?" Then she shook her head, turning to Sam when she felt her new phone tracker vibrate. "We have to leave."
She nodded and they walked out of Gibby's sight. As soon as they were out of sight, they ran back to Bushwell in just a matter of seconds.
"I have a feeling that we're not the only ones keeping a secret,"
…
"I'm telling you the truth!" Gibby exclaimed the next night to Freddie. "Sam and Carly were in the forest looking at a vampire's grave—the vampire our parents killed!"
"Why would they be doing that though?"
"Let's go over to Carly's apartment."
Freddie shook his head. "They told us not to go without checking first."
"Exactly," Gibby prodded. "Doesn't that seem a little suspicious to you?"
"They're girls…they probably just want privacy." Freddie defended. "Fine, let's just go see if they're home."
They walked across the hall and knocked on the door. A tall man with dark brown hair opened the door just wide enough for the him to see out of.
Spencer hadn't fed in a while, and the scent from humans should have made him hungry, but surprisingly, it didn't.
"Are Sam and Carly here?" Freddie asked, trying to block out the pain that staggered through his upper body.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Sam's boyfriend—" Freddie pointed to himself. "And this is Gibby."
Spencer was taken aback. "T-they're not here right now. I'll tell them you came by."
Spencer shut the door, locked it, and ran up to Carly's room, facing Sam.
"You're dating a mortal?" His teeth were clenched and he punched the wall, creating a huge hole through it. "Do you not realize how dangerous that is for all of us?"
Sam couldn't speak. You told him?
No, I swear I didn't…I have no idea how he found out.
"So, big deal, I don't feel like he's a threat. I haven't gotten thirsty around him or anything."
"You could be exposed…anything could happen." Spencer yelled. "And if you expose the existence of vampires to mortals, your vampire abilities will be stripped and once your abilities are stripped, you're dead!"
Sam ran a hand through her hair, pressing her tongue against her fangs. "Well what am I supposed to do? This is the first guy I've really liked."
"You can't risk it, Sam. You have to break up with him."
Sam shook her head, appearing next to the window in a matter of milliseconds. "I'm not breaking up with him."
With those last words, she jumped out of the window and climbed to the roof, settling to be in peace for a few hours. She didn't care if she had to keep this secret from him til he died. She wasn't breaking up with him. This secret is ruining my life.
She didn't mean to think it but she did. Carly wasn't that far away, so the thought delivered to her.
I'm sorry.
AN- That's chapter 2 of Secrets. I'm really happy with the reviews I got last chapter. This chapter isn't as good or as long as I hoped, but I still sorta like bits of it. Review :))