Chapter 2
I walked into the lunchroom and sat down at my usual table. I waited on the rest of my family. I looked around at everyone and wondered where Eric was. As soon as the thought left my head, I saw him enter the room. I jerked my head in a gesture of hello. He noticed me and returned the gesture as he walked towards me. I was mesmerized by his gracefulness.
"Hey, Selena." he said.
"It's Lena. We are friends now. Are we not?" I asked as eloquently as ever.
"Yes. We are indeed friends." he said mocking me.
"Ok. Enough with the mocking." I said laughing.
"Hey, Lena, Are you alright?" Talon asked coming to sit with me.
"Yes, Talon. I'm fine." I said.
"Alright." he said turning back to his writing.
"So, is he your boyfriend?" Eric asked.
"No! God, no!" Talon said flabbergasted.
I sat there laughing at the look on his face. He looked like a deer in the headlights. It was hilarious.
"Hey, Elvi." I said as she came towards us.
"Hey, Lena. You're looking awful chipper." she replied.
"Am I?" I asked.
"Yes. You look very smitten." she said with an ear-to-ear grin.
"I can assure you that I do not know what you're implying." I said.
"Alright, Lena. You win this time. I'll weasel it out of you some how." she said.
"Ok, Elvi, Believe what you will." I said laughing.
"So, Lena. Do you want to go out tonight?" Eric asked me getting snickers from my family.
"Yes. I would enjoy that." I said smiling.
"Hey, Squirt." Ronan said walking over with Grace.
"Hey, Ronan." I said.
"Wow. Is he related to you? He's huge. Well, not as big as that Talon guy." Eric said looking a little scared.
"Yes. He is related. That is my oldest sibling." I said.
"Oldest?" he squeaked.
"Yes. I am in the middle. You know in our years." I said.
"Oh. So who's the oldest?" he asked.
"Ronan." I replied.
"Ok." he said.
I understood why Eric was scared. Ronan was massive. Standing at a frightening six-foot-seven. He was very broad shouldered with honey blonde cropped hair and blue eyes. He was very domineering. Ronan was the type of person you were very aware of all the time. Talon was much the same standing a few inches taller at six-foot-nine. He had dyed his dark hair shocking shades of blue and white that complimented his emerald green eyes. He was rivaling Victor in the height department.
"Why? Are you scared?" I asked joking with him.
"Honestly? Yes I am." he said with a shudder.
"Dude, you have no reason to be scared of us. We won't hurt you. Your Selena's eye candy." Ronan said laughing.
"Yea, Eric. We wouldn't want our heads ripped off. Selena here would definitely do it, too." Talon chimed in.
"So, Eric do you want to come over and play video games before you go out with Selena?" Ronan asked.
"Sure that sounds cool." Eric said.
"We live in an old house part of the way down Goldmine road. You can't miss it. You can always ride with Selena and one of us can drive your car there." Elvi said.
"What kind of cars to you guys drive" Eric asked.
"Well, I drive a red and white 2008 Mustang Shelby Cobra GT500KR. It's got 450 horsepower I think." I said.
"I drive a grey 2008 Porsche 997. It has 530 horsepower and goes over 200 miles-per-hour." Elvi said.
"I drive the red and black 2009 Concept Camaro. It has 400 horsepower." Talon said.
"I drive the black Dodge Ram 3500. It has a 5.7L Hemi V-8 engine. Diesel all-the-way." Ronan said laughing.
"I drive an old black Dodge Charger. It's got 550 horsepower after Selena did work on it." Grace said.
"Wow. Selena can you work on mine?" Eric asked with a laugh.
"If you want me to." I said seriously.
"Cool. So what do you do to them." he asked.
"Well what do you drive?" I asked
"I drive a 1987 four-cylinder Mustang." he said.
"Ok. I would have to convert it to an eight-cylinder and add a camshaft and a catback system maybe a dual-pump carburetor and maybe a multipoint fuel injector." I said.
"Wow. You really know your stuff." he said.
"Yes. I suppose I do. I've been working on cars for about 15 years." I said.
"Cool. So how old are ya'll?" Eric asked.
"We are all sophomores. You figure it out, genius." Elvi said sarcastically.
"No. I know how old you look. How old are you." Eric said slowly.
I looked at my siblings and saw harsh looks of fury spread across their faces. I was suddenly very scared for Eric's life. Eric looked at me and raised his eyebrow.
"You told him what we are!?" Elvi and Grace hissed angrily.
"No I didn't. I swear." I said panicking.
"She didn't. I'm a Breed. I knew what you guys were the minute you pulled into the school." Eric said.
"You're a what!?" Talon squeaked.
"A Breed. Half human and half-vampire. My dad was a vampire and my mom wasn't. My dad was celibate in his human life and when him and my mom…you know. There was enough human sperm to get her pregnant." Eric said mater-of-factly.
"Wow, Victor is so going to want to meet you." Ronan said laughing.
"Well, He will. This afternoon. If that invitation is still open that is." Eric said uncertainly.
"Yea. It is. Definitely." I said quickly getting menacing looks from Elvi.
"Yea, Dude. We want you to play Guitar Hero and Halo." Talon said.
"So are you going to follow or ride?" Ronan asked.
"I guess I'll follow. Unless Ronan want's to drive my car. It's got more leg room so you can adjust the seat as far back as you need it." Eric said.
"Oh, I was hoping you'd still ride with me." I said quietly.
"Well, I can. Do you really want me to?" he asked.
"Yea. I do." I said smiling.
Just as Eric was about to say something more, the bell rang signaling the end of lunch period. Now it was time for Biology. Luckily, I had it with Eric so we could continue our conversation from earlier. It was weird telling Eric about my past but around him it came out easily.
"So what was your daughter's name?" he asked me.
"Katrina Marie Duncan." I replied.
"How many children did she have?" he asked.
"Seven." I said sadly.
I had wanted many children and now I could never have them. I was cursed and I still hadn't come to terms with the fact that I would never be a mother again. I had loved my daughter and husband dearly. Thomas was a wonderful man. Always so kind and forgiving. He had loved his animals and his daughter. I was happy with being a homemaker, I was made for it. I had wanted to give him a son. I had always pictured growing old with Thomas. I shook my head trying to rid myself of the images I had running through my head before the tears spilled over, but I couldn't get rid of them in time. I felt the first of many tears trickle down my cheeks.
"Lena?" Eric asked concerned.
"I…I…I have to go." I said turning on my heel and running towards my car.
I stopped briefly at my locker to grab my keys and throw my books into my bag. I walked out the front door of the school, ran to my car and pulled the cover off. I was inside getting ready to start my car when I heard a tap on my window. I looked up to see Eric and pointed to the passenger side seat of my car. He nodded briefly, ran around to the passenger side, and climbed in. I started the engine taking peace and solace in the roar of the engine. I pushed in the break and threw it in to reverse. I backed out of my space and left the school.
"Selena?" he asked after about five minutes.
"Yes?" I asked choking on the small phrase.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
"Disturbing thoughts. Upsetting thoughts." I said monotonously.
"What about?" he pried.
"Nothing" I snapped.
I saw him reaching over to touch my shoulder but I put a hand up to still his movements. I didn't want to be touched right now. I looked in my rearview mirror and say Talon's Camaro following behind me. I could only assume that Ronan was driving Eric's car. I looked out the side view mirror and saw a whole line up of my family's cars. I saw that the silver Miata was last and knew that Grace was probably driving it because it was Victor's favorite car.
Before I knew it, I was turning onto Lewis Chapel Road. I looked over at Eric and sighed. He was looking out the side window and his thoughts were churning, I could tell by the look on his face. I turned my thoughts to my daughter. I saw an image of her at 21, platinum blonde hair like her father and my violet eyes. She was tall and lean. She had married Indian Chief Running Wolf. He was the only Indian with green eyes that I had ever seen. All of her children were told stories about me. The same stories that Thomas has told Katrina when she was old enough. I was starting to cry again. I snapped out of my thoughts and wiped my eyes now concentrating on the road. I was at the end of Lewis Chapel and ready to turn onto Goldmine. It was now only a few minutes to my house.
"Lena?" I heard Eric ask.
"Yea?" I asked in a steely tone.
"Are you ok?" he asked concerned.
"Yea." I whispered just barely loud enough for him to hear.
I looked for the turn into my driveway. It was unmarked and I had to be cautious or I would miss it. Five minutes later, I saw the gap in the trees that lined my driveway. I flicked on my signals alerting my family that we were near the turn. I slowed and made the left hand turn into my driveway and slowly made my way down to the garage. I pulled into the garage beside Victor's Corvette. I saw Eric's Mustang pull in beside mine with Ronan in the front seat.
"Pop the hood when you get out, Ro." I said.
"Alright, Lee." he said.
"Did you try to rebuild your four-cylinder?" I asked as I examined his valves.
"My dad did. Why?" he asked.
"Because I have to replace the entire engine. I have an old '89 Mustang V8 out back I can work on." I said walking towards the house to get my mechanics overalls.
"Really. You have the parts to fix my car." he said excitedly.
"Yea. It's all out back." I said.
"Sweet." he said.
"I am going to go upstairs. You want to come?" I asked laughing at his victory dance.
"Umm. Yea sure." he said nervously.
"It's alright I'm just going to grab my overalls so that I can start working on your car." I said.
"What am I going to drive while you do the work on my car?" he asked.
"You get to drive one of my cars." I said smiling.
"Wait which cars are yours?" he asked.
"Well I have another Mustang that's black with red racing stripes. Just like the one, I drive now. You can drive the one I'm driving now. There's my black Camaro Concept with red racing stripes that I keep in my shop in the back yard. Or the new silver Dodge Charger that I bought last week." I said as I mounted the stairs.
"You are going to let me take my pick of your cars. You're expensive American Muscle." he said incredulously.
"Yea. I'm even going to add you to my insurance so that you can drive them when ever you want to." I said opening my bedroom door.
"Wow. I can't believe you're serious." he said with a little laugh.
"So. Which car do you want to use?" I asked pulling on my overalls.
"The Concept Camaro." he said.
"Ok." I said zipping up the overalls and flipping open my cell phone.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"Calling the insurance company." I said.
I looked back down at the keypad of my phone and dialed the number for my insurance company. It range several times and I got my agent.
"Hello, this is Bob McGuire. How may I help you?" he asked.
"Hello, Bob. This is Selena Donovan." I said politely.
"Selena! What can I do for you today?" he asked obviously happy to talk to me.
"I need to add someone to out insurance." I said.
"Ok. Name and license number." he said and I heard the computer keys clicking away.
"Eric Stag. The license number is 0381724695." I said.
"Ok. He is added. Is there a specific car he will be driving?" he asked.
"Yes. All the cars that are under my name. Both Mustangs, the Camaro Concept, and the Dodge Charger." I said.
"Ok. Anything else?" he asked.
"Yes. I want to add his car to the insurance too." I said laughing.
"Ok. I'll need the license plate number, make, model, year, and color." he said laughing with me.
"Umm. The license plate is YXT-364. Make is Ford; model is Mustang GT. Year 1987 and color Black with red racing stripes." I said.
I heard the computer keys click at rapid fire and he came back on the phone.
"Ok. His car is added and so is he. I'll fax you the new cards and information." he said.
"Alright. Thank you, Bob." I said.
"You're Welcome, Selena. Goodbye." he said.
"Bye Bye." I said.
I turned and looked at Eric and he was looking through my wall of CD's. He had picked up my Cradle of Filth cd and was examining the album art.
"You're added and ready to go." I said heading towards the door.
"Cool. So can I take the Camaro out for a spin?" he asked raising and eyebrow.
"Yea. I guess. I don't see why not." I said laughing at his expression.
"Alright!" he yelled running down the stairs.
I laughed following close behind. I got out to the garage and saw Ronan pulling the catalytic converter apart and cleaning it. I went over to Eric's car and saw that the engine had been pulled out along with the transmission. I looked at Ronan on the floor with his tongue sticking out in concentration and sitting with his legs apart in a wide V. I had to stifle my laughter. I went to the wall opposite the garage door and looked for the keys to my Camaro. I looked over at Eric sitting behind the wheel of my black Mustang.
He was playing with the clutch and laughing. I walked over to the passenger side door and climbed in. I looked at him and handed him the keys to the Camaro and a spare key to my Mustang. He looked at me with an intense curiosity,
"What's this key for?" he asked holding up the Mustang key.
"It's for the Mustang." I stated calmly.
"Why did you give me a key to the Mustang?" he asked putting it in the ignition.
"It's not for this Mustang. It's for the one with the racing stripes." I said.
"Why do I need a key for it?" he asked getting out of my car.
"Because it's yours." I said.
"Wait. What!?" he asked his voice rising an octave.
"It's your car now." I said trying not to laugh.
"Seriously?" he asked still an octave higher than his normal tenor.
"Yea. So if you still want me to I can work on your '87 and you can just leave it here." I said.
"No. Don't do the work just put the car back together and I'll leave it here for you. Since it is a classic." he said.
"Sweet. I love classic cars. Can I at least restore it to its original luster?" I asked.
"Yea, it's yours isn't it?" he said laughing.
"Yea. It is." I said laughing.
I clamored out of the car and walked out to the back yard with Eric following close behind. I walked into the woods and shifted some bushes around. I pulled open the garage door and flicked the lights on. I heard Eric gasp and could tell that his eyes were bugging out of his head. I couldn't help but laugh.
"What's the matter?" I said between hysterics.
"What's the matter!? You have a whole damn car show in your backyard!" he said waving his hands around dramatically.
"Yea I know. These are everyone's cars. Mine are over there on the left." I said pointing to a roped off area with my three cars in it.
"Ok, so the Mustang is yours. I don't need two 2008 Mustangs, especially not identical ones, and there is the Camaro." I said pointing them out.
"Can I take the Mustang instead?" he asked as if I hadn't just given him the car.
"It's yours isn't it?" I asked.
"Yea!" he yelled causing me to cover my ears.
"My ears!" I yelled.
"Sorry." he said quietly "I forgot about the whole vampire hearing thing."
"It's alright." I said laughing.
It took three seconds for him to pull me into a deep hug. I shoved him off and ran at vampire speed to the other end of the garage. I was panting and trying to keep the monster in me at bay. I could feel my eyes go entirely black and my face contorted under the strain.
"Selena?" I hear him ask.
"Just stay where you are for a second." I said darkly.
"What's the matter?" I heard Talon say.
"Just stay back!" I yelled trying to keep from attacking Eric and the rest of my family.
"Eric, you need to stay away from her for a minute. She is trying to keep control of herself." Talon said holding him back.
"What's wrong with her?" Eric asked urgently.
"She's fighting the vampire within her." Talon said calmly.
"But why. All I did was hug her and she took off like a bat out of hell." he said.
"Did she tell you the effect your scent had on her?" Talon questioned.
"My scent?" Eric asked.
"Don't you dare tell him, Talon!? I will kill you." I yelled across the room.
"He needs to know, Lena. He deserves to know. Grace has seen this." he yelled back at me.
"What in the hell are you talking about?" Eric yelled.
"You scent has an effect on Selena. She can't keep control of herself when you're around. It's the way it is with true lifemates." Talon said.
"Lifemates?" Eric asked.
"A lifemate is a person human or vampire--in your case both--that we can't use our powers on." Talon explained "They are essentially the perfect mate to spend eternity with."
"Wait, so you're saying I might be Lena's lifemate?" Eric asked incredulously.
"Maybe. Selena hasn't been able to concentrate on her powers enough to see if they work. She has been trying not to kill you." Talon replied.
"I swear I'm going to kill you, Talon." I thought menacingly.
"No you won't, Selena. You're going to thank me for telling him. You know your falling in love with Eric. He may even be falling in love with you. You have to cone to terms with that, Selena." Talon thought back.
"Who's said that?" Eric asked.
"Who said what?" Talon asked.
"Who said that Lena was falling in love with me?" Eric replied.
"You can hear us?" Talon asked.
"I heard you. Not, Lena." Eric stated.
"Lena, he can't hear your thoughts?" Talon said to me "Try to read him and manipulate him."
"Alright. Sorry, Eric, I need to know if it's true." I said.
"It's alright, Lena. Do what you have to do." he replied.
I tried as hard as I could to read him. I couldn't do it. It was as if he had steel walls around his mind.
"I can't." I said defeated.
"You can't do it." Talon said disbelievingly.
"So, what. Am I your lifemate?" Eric asked me.
"I don't know?" I said.
"I have to go." Eric said.
"Take the Mustang. It is yours after all." I said walking toward the back door.
"I'll see you later." Eric said.
As Eric walked towards the Mustang, I fought off the urge to cry. I left the backyard garage and went into the house. I heard the car peal out of the garage and up the driveway. I left the window that I had been watching from and went over to my cd collection. I pulled out a HIM cd and put it into my cd player. I flipped to a song on the album called Vampire Heart. I pulled a book off my shelf. The authors name was Jodi Thomas. She was a historical romance writer and a damn good one at that. I lost myself in Texas and watched the characters fall in love despite the hardships. As soon as I finished the book, I heard a car pull down the driveway. I scanned the house with my thoughts and knew that my whole family was here. As soon as I realized that, an unknown person was at my home I heard a knock on the front door. I assumed that it was a friend of Victor's. Then I heard a conversation.
"Is Selena here?" I heard the voice ask.
"Yes. She is up in her room. It's up the stairs, last door on the right." Victor replied.
"Thank You, Mr. Donovan." he replied.
A few seconds later, I heard a knock on my door.
"Selena." I heard someone say from the other side of my door.
"Who is it?" I asked.
"It's Eric." he replied.
"Come in." I said.
"Hello." he said.
"Hey." I replied not looking up from my book.
"What's up?" he asked.
"Nothing." I replied.
"I was wondering if we are still going to go out." he said.
"I thought that was cancelled." I said monotonously.
"No. It wasn't." he said.
"Well, you could have fooled me." I said finally looking up.
"Why so you say that?" he asked.
"Do you remember how fast you left earlier?" I asked scathingly.
"Can you blame me?!" he yelled "You think I'm your lifemate."
"There is no thinking about it?!" I screamed "Once you find the one person that you can't read it's final."
"You really are positive about this, aren't you?" he asked.
"Yea, I am. It's fate. It's final." I said sadly.
"Lena, I'm not saying that I don't want to be your lifemate." he said grabbing my chin between his thumb and index finger "I'm saying just not right now. I would be more than happy to spend eternity with you, but not right now. I am only 17. You are over two centuries old. But eventually, once I am a full vampire, I will be with you."
I winced at him mentioning my age. I never meant to imply that he had to be my lifemate; it was completely up to him if he wanted to spend eternity with me, and so far, he did.
"I'm sorry." I said casting my eyes downward.
"Lena, Lena, Lena." he chided, "What do you have to be sorry for?"
"That I made you think that you had to be my lifemate." I said lowly.
"Lena, honey, I assumed the worst the minute Talon mentioned lifemates. It scared the hell out of me." he said.
"So, you still want to go out with me?" I asked.
"Of course I do. Would I be here if I didn't?" he asked chuckling.
"No, I suppose not." I said smiling.
"I going to let you get showered and dressed. Then we can go." he said walking toward the door.
"Ok. Anything specific you want me to wear?" I asked grinning.
"Wear anything or nothing." he said laughing.
"You pervert!" I shouted and chased him out of my room laughing.
"I know!" he shouted up the stairs.
"What is going on in here and why are you running in the house, Selena?" Victor asked.
"Oh, I was just talking to Eric and I chased him out of my room because we kind of have a date tonight." I said quickly.
"Who is Eric?" Victor asked.
"He is the guy I was telling you about and you're standing right next to him." I murmured.
"Oh, Eric it is very nice to meet you!" Victor said enthusiastically.
"You too, Mr. Donovan." Eric said politely.
"It's you may call me Victor." he corrected.
"What is all the ruckus about?" Marguerite asked.
"Nothing, Darling." Victor said.
"Alright. Selena, no more running in the house." she said as she spun on her heel and walked away.
"Victor." I said "There's something you need to know about Eric."
"What might that be?" he questioned.
"He's a Breed." I said.
"What!?" Victor gaped.
"It's true. I am half human and half vampire." Eric said.
"Amazing. Absolutely amazing. May I look at you teeth?" Victor asked him.
"Yea. I guess." Eric said casting a quick glance at me and opening his mouth for Victor.
"Wow. I have never in all my almost seven hundred years seen a Breed as distinctive as you. How are your senses?" he asked.
"All enhanced. I can see up to a mile away and smell twice that far. I can eat human food but need animal blood to keep the burning pain away, sunlight has no effect and I don't burn or glitter. I can run faster than my father and I have amazing reflexes." Eric replied.
"Simply amazing." Victor said again.
"Yea, so I've heard." Eric said laughing.
"Sorry." Victor said with a chuckle.
"It's alright. I know you're honestly curious. I would be too in your position." Eric said with a laugh.
"Do you have fangs and venom?" Victor asked him.
"Yes, I do and no I've never turned anyone." Eric said answering Victor's unspoken question.
I cleared my throat to catch their attention. "I'm going upstairs to shower and get dressed and then we can go out, Eric." I said "Oh and you can drive the Camaro." I added laughing at his bewildered expression.
I turned on my heel and headed up the stairs. I opened my bedroom and walked to my closet. I searched through my clothes for about fifteen minutes before finally deciding on a pair of dark faded Abercrombie and Fitch Low-Rise Jeans, a red Aéropostale baby tee, a Hollister light denim jacket that matched my jeans and Skecher heeled boots. I walked into my bathroom, showered and dressed at vampire speed. I walked down stairs and looked for Eric. I found him and Victor in my study looking at pictures of my daughter that I had drawn.
"What are you doing in here, Victor?" I asked angrily.
"Oh, Selena, I didn't know you would be back so soon." Victor said looking down from my furious gaze.
"I can't believe you came into my study without my permission." I said.
"Selena, I can explain." Victor started.
"No don't. I'll deal with you when I get home." I said menacingly.
"Are you sure you want to go out still?" Eric asked me.
"Yes, I am." I said.
"Alright, are we still taking the Camaro." he asked with a dazzling smile.
"Yep." I said popping the 'p'.
"Cool. Shall we?" he asked holding his hand out to me.
"Yes we shall." I said smiling back.
As we walked out the door, I was excited for once about the outcome of something. He went out the backdoor and walked into the woods to the garage hidden in the shrubbery. He flashed me a smile and opened my door. As soon as I was in, he jogged around to the driver side and hopped inside. He started the car and pulled out.
As we got onto the interstate, I started to hum a lullaby. It was a song that I had heard many times over the years.
"What's that you're singing?" Eric asked.
"A lullaby." I said unfazed by his question.
"Oh. Who did you hear sing it." he asked.
"My mum." I said in my native accent.
"Your mom" he asked.
"Oui." I said my French coming back
"Are you French?" he asked.
"Oui. I am." I said
"So that explains the French lullaby." he said.
"You know the lullaby?" I asked disbelievingly.
"Yes. I do my mom was half French." he said.
"My mother was, also. That is how I know the lullaby. It has been passed down through out my family for years." I said.
We lapsed back into silence. I looked out the window and noticed that we were leaving the state. I wondered how long we drove before we finally stopped on the Blue Ridge Parkway overlooking dense forestery. As I got out of the car, I noticed that it was fast approaching sunrise. We were standing on the Parkway facing towards the east and he looked at me beaming. I looked out over the horizon as the sun began to rise. It was absolutely gorgeous; the sky, painted with various shades of lilac, red, and orange. I was in awe. The whole time I was wondering how he could possibly know that, I loved to watch the sunrise. I was aware of a flash out of the corner of my eye and looked over to see Eric smiling at the picture that he caught of me smiling. I loved that smile that lit up his face, as if he was totally and completely happy in that moment.
"Selena, I have a question." Eric said breaking the comfortable silence that had lapsed between us.
"Ask away." I replied.
"I was wondering if maybe you wanted to be my girlfriend." he said so quickly that I almost didn't understand it.
"I would love that, Eric." I said.
"Great. Then there is one more surprise I have for you." he said walking back to the car.
"What might that be?" I asked as he backed up out of the car.
"This." he said holding out a beautiful gold class ring.
"Wow. It's gorgeous." I said carefully taking the ring from him.
"It was my dads, he used to go to some high school in Pennsylvania." he said "He gave it to my mom."
"I love it, Eric." I said hugging him.
"I'm glad you do." he said smiling again.
"I could stay here forever." I said looking back out at the fading sunrise.
"Well, I wouldn't want to anger Victor by keeping you out all day." he responded laughing and walking me back around to my side of the car.
We pulled into my driveway a little after three that afternoon. It was an uneventful car ride. I fell asleep shortly after getting back on the interstate. That was the thing about my family none of us could be hurt by sunlight but the Dark Sleep still took us. Victor and I can fight the Dark Sleep and that's just what I did once Eric told me that we would be at my house soon I knew I would have to deal with Victor and Talon would just try to calm me down, damn him and his manipulative powers. As wee pulled into my driveway I was hit immediately by a wave of anger followed by a loud crash. I heard metal being crushed and knew that they were in the garage.
"Damn it, Talon." I said as Eric pulled the Camaro around to the garage.
"Hey, Selena." Talon said with a nervous laugh.
"Hello, Talon." letting my eyes turn fully black, irises and all.
"Oh, shit. She's pissed, Ronan." Talon said quivering.
"Yea, I can see that genius." Ronan said shaking slightly.
"You damn skippy I'm pissed." I said my voice a menacing growl.
"Lena, we're sorry about you room." Ronan said stupidly.
"What about my room." I said.
"Oh, shit. That's not why you're pissed?" Ronan questioned.
"No, it's not, but thank you for getting me angrier. I'm pissed about my Mustang." I said.
"There's nothing wrong with your Mustang." Ronan replied.
"Yes, There is." I said laughing darkly.
"What!" Ronan screeched as the shelf holding paint finally gave way.
"That." I growled.
"I didn't do that." Ronan said.
"No, Talon helped. How many times have I told you not to wrestle in the garage or around the cars, you meathead. I've told you and Talon both countless times and now look at what it's caused, one of my prized possessions covered in silver, yellow, green, and red paint." I yelled.
"What is going on out here?" Victor yelled at the garage door.
"Don't you even get me started on you, Victor Julian Donovan." I said glaring daggers at him.
"Sorry, Selena. I'll wait in side for you." Victor said turning and walking back into the house.
"Damn, Lena, what did he do to you." Talon said earning a glare from Eric.
"What are you looking at, Probie?" Ronan asked.
"You, Meathead." Eric said growling and crouching into a fighting position
"What did you just call me?" Ronan asked.
"Enough!" I growled at Ronan bearing my teeth.
"Alright." Ronan whimpered.
"Selena, Let's go talk to Victor." Eric said wrapping his arm around my waist.
"Yes, lets." I said turning toward the house.
I got inside to see Victor sitting on the loveseat awaiting my punishment.
"Victor." I said.
"Yes, Selena?" he asked looking a little bit scared.
"Why did you go into my Study, when I have told you repeatedly to stay out. You can come in when I invite you but for you to show Eric pictures of my daughter. Victor I honestly don't know if I can trust you after this. I love you but you broke my trust last night." I said my voice growing thick.
"I am so very sorry, Selena." Victor said "I should have never gone into your study. It was very wrong of me."
"Yes, It was. I am very disappointed in you, Victor." I said and walked out of the room.
I walked up the stairs to my bedroom with Eric following closely behind. I wrenched open the door and walked through the room to the bathroom, grabbing my pajamas off the bed on the way. I changed in the bathroom and washed up before I walked back out and saw Eric sitting on the couch listening to my iPod. I smiled and curled up beside him. He looked over at me and patted his lap. I stretched out on my back and lay my head in his lap. I looked up at him and he leaned down and kissed me. His lips were so full, warm, and soft. I couldn't help but grin like an idiot.
"What are you so happy about?" he mumbled.
"Nothing." I replied sleepily.
"Tired?" he questioned.
"A little bit." I murmured.
"Didn't you face the Dark Sleep earlier?" he asked.
"Only for a little while." I said.
"You need to sleep." he said smiling and picking me up.
"If you insist." I said through a haze.
"I do." he said pulling back my covers.
"Do you have to succumb to the Dark Sleep?" I asked.
"Yes." he said.
As he put my into the bed I could feel his breathing shorten and knew that, he too, would succumb to the Dark Sleep with me. I shifted and got comfortable. I felt the bed shift and knew that Eric was there in the bed with me. I moved over and found a comfortable spot on his chest. As I felt my breath leave my body I looked up at Eric. That night we fell into the Dark Sleep at the same time.
