F-Taste of Fresh Blood-N
Revisited-III
Charley rushed into the school the next day running up and down the halls looking like a crazy person. It was apparent to others watching while being entertained by him, like he was a complete psycho, that he was looking for someone or something.
He also looked like he had lost a lot of sleep. There was no way he had any, looking like he did. He was wearing the same clothes he wore the previous day. Something was obviously up.
Mark and Ben had noticed but only shook there heads judgmentally thinking of him the same way they thought of Ed. "Brewster is such a freak."
Ben agreed. "He's the freak of the freaks."
"Yea, freak king." Mark watched Charley. "What is he up to?"
Unlike them, Charley didn't care about the reactions; he just wanted to make sure that Ed was okay. It was startling to him self that he still had a heart. He had assumed it was blood that he saw on Jerry last night and the only other person who he could have got his number from was Amy or Ed because hopefully that's all Jerry knew of, besides his mother who he made sure made it home okay while staying up all night just for that reason.
Ed, in his normal way, usually showed up before their courses even started, whether he had to study in the library or cry in the bathrooms because he was sick of being bullied. Charley tried his house before arriving but he wasn't there and his mom had told him that Ed took off to school earlier. Earlier than usual? That wasn't like Ed at all.
Since Ed hadn't answered his phone and since all this odd shit with the neighbor, he was becoming paranoid. It had gotten bad enough that he was putting Amy aside. And by the end of the month he was sure she would still be angry at him.
Charley went into the boy's restroom and looked under the closed stalls after checking everywhere else and sighed in relief when he saw the old converse shoes of Evil.
He definitely had assumed the worst. He figured he was hurt or Jerry might have attacked him if he indeed was that vampire he was almost confident about now.
He tapped the stall lightly. "Hey Ed. You and I need to talk."
Ed scoffed on the other side of the door and packed his book away in his bag the same time he was struggling to open the door. "Go away Brewster. You and I have nothing to talk about. ReMEMber we aren't buddies anymore. Isn't that what you told me?" he shoved Charley as he swiped by him.
Ed was stopped by Charley's light grasp. "Ed I'm sorry, look what we need to talk about is important." He said remorsefully. "Look you don't have to forgive me or anything I just need to tell you something important."
Ed eyed him challengingly. "About what Brewster. What sex position Amy was best in last night?"
Charley rolled his eyes. "No Ed, just, it's about Jerry." His expression was far from exciting.
Ed's eyes widened ecstatically and Charley knew he was going to rub it in his face. "No way, you fucking believe me don't you?"
"Yea. Kind of." Charley spoke low eyes averted to the floor. 'I'm still not sure yet."
"What do you mean kind of? You either believe or you don't." Ed responded antagonistically.
"Look Ed I don't know what I believe yet…" Charley bit at him irate not being able to think clearly enough about it but sighed right after, understandably confused at what he was feeling and wanted to say. "Hold on." He checked around and scanned every part of the bathroom making sure it was just those two alone. This was more than he could handle admitting that Ed was right and he was wrong even though he was praying this was all a mistake and that Jerry was just a psycho who needed help. "Okay I had his dream where Jerry attacked me. He was a vampire and now ever since that he's just been approaching me really strangely and talking weird stuff about vampires, like he knew about my dream. He asked me if I thought he was one."
"What did you say?"
"I told him I didn't believe in that shit. What do you think?"
"I told you, he's a fucking vampire!" Ed looked like he wanted to strangle Charley.
Charley sighed and rubbed his face stressfully. It was too unreal to be real. "What if we are just making assumptions? Maybe he's just possessed. He could be a devil worshipper for all we know. I don't know it just seems more likely to me than being a 'vampire'. Man I'm sick of that word." he growled getting sick of himself just mentioning it and Jerry.
"Charley you clearly know nothing about vampires. They are possessed by a demon. They are the devil!" Ed might as well have spelt it out for him.
"He had my phone number, I don't know how he got it but he called me last night and said he left something on my porch." Charley began digging through his backpack. "I found this." He held up a small wood aged cross. "Jerry said that I dropped it. I don't know where I got it but I don't carry these things around. Here."
"Oh cool." Ed said taking it, his nerdy expression basic and to the point. "I gave this to you. I snuck it in your pocket yesterday."
"Why?" Charley blinked.
"Because I think you need Christ in your life, no you moron because you're living next to a psycho vampire. If you come by my house today I can show you and explain everything. That cross isn't going to last you. Trust me, you need something much bigger. I can hook it up."
"Today Ed? For real, I told my mom I have plans to stay home tonight. Apparently I act like I don't even know her, because I'm always out with Amy."
"No way, you and Amy? Out? Always? So unlike you." Ed replied sarcastically only making Charley feel even worse.
"Whatever Ed. How about you come over mine then. We can order pizza or something." Charley offered with a sympathetic smile.
Ed agreed immediately. "Thanks Brewster, now those photos of us jerking off together won't go anywhere."
"OKAY! Ed, don't push it. You don't want this to end quickly do you?" Charley really looked worried that Ed would post those photos and videos to the public.
"It's all good Charley. Let's just worry about Jerry."
"I can't believe you still kept those videos of us."
They were at Charley's house just hanging around the living room and kitchen. Charley and Ed weren't expecting her but Amy had stopped by and expressed in ongoing anger that Charley dismissed her because of something about 'keeping her safe', so like any girl, she wanted to talk about it. "Sorry about last night. Uhm do you think you could go?"
"What did you just say to me Charley?"
"I, I just wasn't expecting you Amy that's it. What is so wrong it's not like I'm blowing you off." Charley spoke as he headed into the kitchen, cleaning the dishes before his mom got home.
Amy folded her arms and stared angrily somewhere else. "Excuse me Charley, you are blowing me off! What do you call this now? Why are you acting like this lately?"
Charley groaned in frustration. "Amy please, I'm sorry its just that a lot of things are going on in my head and I need to think it out, okay babe? It has nothing to do with you."
"Ugh you're such a jerk." Amy walked over to the couch isolating herself from her boyfriend while glaring at Evil who was separating a pile of different colored jelly beans that was supposedly useful for one of their finals coming up. "I can't believe I came down here Charley, I mean what was the point." She complained not understanding where Charley was coming from. "I really want to know what the problem is. I think you should tell me."
"I didn't ask you to come." Charley replied but after seeing the hurt in her eyes he regretted saying it. "Look, about everything I'm sorry." He walked slowly over to her like he waited to be invited over. "I know it sounds crazy but everything that has been happening lately I just want you to be safe. That's why you shouldn't have come."
She stared confused. "Keep me safe from what?"
"It's a long story Amy, just, it's long okay." He smiled sweetly at her.
Before she spoke up they both turned towards the TV, it was on the news channel and the reporter was going off about recent deaths and missing people a rare issue happening in Las Vegas.
She laughed and shook her hair out of her face. "Charley I am not going to be one of those people who go missing. You need to relax."
"Everything bad happens all the time. You never know." He said in pure honesty after squeezing Amy's hand in his caringly and her smile died seeing his concerned expression. Only seconds later they heard Ed scatter up from the couch and hop over to the window. "Dude Ed my mom is going to kill you for wearing shoes on the couch."
"Other than you two arguing like little bitches, your mom is talking to Jerry right now!" Ed exclaimed. "Hurry go check it out."
Charley leaped up. "Uh stay here Amy." He gestured her to stay on the couch.
Amy looked even more confused. "Why?"
"Uh just because," he couldn't think of a reason but left the front door anyway.
Amy looked at Ed wanting things to be explained right away.
"What don't look at me." Ed said to her.
"Oh my god" she sneered mockingly. "You and Charley think Jerry is some bat don't you?"
Ed shrugged. "We don't think. We know."
"There is nothing wrong with him; you two are just being judgmental. It's not funny either. I mean my boy friend blows me off to hang with you, thinks I need protection and is delusional about vampires. Anything else to make this day worst?" she stood and headed to the door.
Charley ran outside and held back his footsteps when he saw Jerry leer with seductive blood thirsting eyes up at him and away from his mother. "Hey there Charley." He smiled.
Jane stopped her flirting once again and looked over at her son. "Hey Charley. I'm surprised youre home." She teased trying to cover up her blush. He usually stayed over at Amy's.
"Uh yea." He kissed his mom on the cheek but light green eyes stayed on the goodlooking neighbor "Hey mom."
Amy came out too just to see what was going on. It was stupid to wait in the house. She liked Charley's mom too. "Hello Miss Brewster." She greeted as the two hugged.
"Hi Amy. What is everyone doing today?" she thought she'd ask.
"I just thought I'd stop by and check up on Charley." Amy answered.
The whole time the discussion was going on between the girls, Charley and Jerry had eyes on each other, both being suspicious of the other and both wanting something.
"Jane you don't mind if I take Charley here to come help me with something. It's my car." Jerry asked innocently but his hazardous smile said otherwise. "I could use an extra hand."
"Sure thing Jerry. Amy, I went grocery shopping, you can help me put the stuff away."
"Sure." Amy responded and the two girls unloaded the car and went inside after wishing the two men luck with the black pickup.
Jerry's smile left. "Isn't it great that chicks don't even bother to ask what just might be the problem?" he then turned and walked over to his car and opened the drivers door.
Charley only stared; he was too tense and didn't know what to do. He was shaking inside but remembered what Jerry had told him about being scared before a vampire. It made them hungry and Jerry was definitely a man he didn't want to be eaten by. He cleared his throat and put his hands deep in his pant pockets slowly making his way to Jerry's side of the property which was even more terrifying than him coming onto his. This is if he was an actual vampire.
"Uh so what do you need my help with?" The kid tried to play it calm.
Jerry smiled to himself before turning around back at the boy. "No reason. I figured you needed to get out of the house while the girls have girl time. You know? Guys can't be around for that. Anyways, you and I can call this guy time." Jerry purred.
Charley just nodded mumbling 'sure' under his breath. When all he wanted to do was turn back towards his home. His mom pretty much tossed him in an ocean full of sharks.
"Your house. I can tell it's nice. Your mother, she's never offered to let me in." Jerry started to conversate. "No hard feelings. You can come in mine. Can I get you something to drink for helping me?"
"Uh, no, I. I, I think I'm good." The boy stuttered. "Thanks though. Not really thirsty. I just had water inside."
"Yea."
Jerry watched the boys eyes get wider but just shrugged and turned back towards his car. He knew the boy couldn't see him in the reflection of the windows. "So Charley did you ever get that cross on your front porch."
The boy snapped out of it trying his hardest to look away from it. "Oh yea, I did thanks for leaving it." The boy was turning pale.
"You religious?"
"I can be."
Charley watched Jerry cleaning something out of his car and when he saw that he was using a rag to clean up expired blood all over the passenger seat Charley started to cough and back away. "What the fuck is that? Is that blood, what is that?" the boy was sure to hyperventilate. "What are you? Whose blood is that?"
The blood was everywhere.
Jerry tossed the rag in the back of the car and placed a hand on his hip while licking the blood up from his middle finger. He smirked."Calm down guy, it's only Amy's blood." He laughed with less immorality than a devil.
Charley was shocked himself to see that he made the first move at the comment. He grew angry and tried hitting Jerry but Jerry was faster and caught Charley's angry tiny fist and slammed him harshly up against his car. "I said calm down guy. If I were you I would save your energy."
The boy spit in his face. Jerry didn't mind. He looked around making sure no one was out spying on him about to kill the boy…or instead of that, he threw the kicking and whining fragile boy into his car and crawled inside climbing on top of him. Charley felt the blood wetting his back as the man pushed him deeper where the body used to be at. "Let's talk about something Charley. And don't yell. Yelling is like a trigger. Like the scream of a girl getting decapitated only gives pleasure to the one doing the hunting. It makes our senses clearer. But you are better than that aren't you Charley. You won't scream, I know you won't because somewhere deep down in you wants something like this." The vampire showed his fangs and his eyes went devil black. "You want immortality as much as anyone. So let me give it to you."
Charley's eyes were starting to water as the cold hand of his neighbor slid up his heaving throat. "I don't want it, please let me go." Charley cried.
"I want your blood Charley. I have wanted to touch you for so long. And I thank you for letting me, for even just this minute." He smiled darkly but with no emotion expressing that he actually cared. "Now I can really hear your blood boiling within your skin. I want it Charley." He said aggresively forcing Charley harder against the seats pushing his own weight into the smaller body. Charley couldn't think straight. The pressure, the voice, the touch was all a mindfuck. This is a situation where his mind would just shut off. He didn't know if he was going to die right now. So many possibilities of it happening. Or what about rape. It felt like both the more intimate the vampire made it feel. The coldness of the vampire told him that he was going to slice his throat and let him bleed to death but the warmness of the vampire told him that he was going to make love to him as his wet hungry tongue met his neck. He didn't know what kind of shit went on in vampire's heads but Jerry, his neighbor wetting his neck, was the most fucking scariest thing he has ever felt.
Jerry wasn't fucking Edward, all romantic, emo and shit, and he wasn't Lestat either, beautiful, slim, rock starish or with feelings. This was just Jerry. No romanticism, no emotions, no fashion, no classy style and completely bad. Just pure bad. The man of his nightmares. Jerry was strong it didn't go unnoticed. He was hard yet comfortable and he just happened to be of sensual form.
He played just a handy construction worker to others and he fooled them good.
Charley just wanted none of it, he had himself believe. He struggled as he attempted to shove the heavier man from him. Jerry snatched the boy and tossed him aside onto the lawn hissing and growling spitefully at the cross Charley had in his hand. Jerry looked down at his chest and saw a cross mark burning into his skin. He twitched blowing away the burning sensation and it went away healing perfectly. "That was smart kid." He said furiously but giving a sign that he wasn't that mad. "Why do you deny me?" As much as he enjoyed the scared and vulnerable Charley, as he was backing away further from him, he found it in his black heart to stop playing around and cut him some slack. "You don't believe Charley," the vampire hovered corrupting in height above the frightened boy. "But think about what I said. It's you that I want. You give up yourself to me and your friends and family and… well…everyone else will live." He assured. "Your blood in my veins. My mouth on your neck. My teeth at your throat. You become mine. Then everyone moves on." He smiled then looked up at Charley's home making sure no one saw their little moment. "Alright guy?" He patted Charley's leg playing back into the friendly neighbor idea again. "Tell your friends goodnight for me. Also nice shoes."
Charley looked at his purple shoes. Jerry was gone. He wiped at his neck where Jerry had molested him and gathered himself rushing back into his home shutting and locking the front door. He then ran around the rest of the house locking and shutting every single window, not giving any explanation as to why and Amy and Jane frowned at the inconvenience.
"He's been like this lately." Amy told Jane as they finished with the last of the groceries.
Charley came back downstairs. "Ed I need you now and mom, Amy don't allow anyone to come into the house tonight, especially Jerry okay if he asks for anything don't, don't just don't …don't let him in! Ignore him, he's a bad man. Trust me I know you want to know why but he just is, you have to believe me. And Amy can stay the night same with Ed, okay mom. Thanks." It was all in one breath and he stormed up the stairs.
Next thing Ed and Charley were in Charley's room looking out the window spying on Jerry who was out watering his lawn.
"It's nice that you believe me now." Ed said in accomplishment. "Who the fuck waters there lawn this late?"
"A fucking vampire Ed, that's what! How do we kill him? We need to get rid of him. Like now. Right now." Charley couldn't calm down even for a second and it was making Ed feel uneasy.
"Calm down Brewster. I know who can help us." He watched Charley looking for possible objects that could kill a vampire and frowned.
"Really who. I need to know who, tell me Ed."
"My god did you get raped by him or something. You're acting kind of spazzy dude."
"Sorry." He calmed down. "I just need to kill him before he ruins my life."
"Peter Vincent knows everything about vampires. He's a vampire slayer. We will give him a call and make an appointment with him tomorrow."
Charley sat on the edge of his bed and let out a heavy sigh. He rubbed the back of his head. "Ed I'm screwed. Literally."
"Why what did he tell you?" Ed squinted trying to see better and watched Jerry eyeing two girls walking down the sidewalk.
"He wants my blood."
"Why yours?"
Jerry smiled and placed down the water hoes. He ran slender fingers through his hair and pulled out his cell phone pressing each key with one finger.
Ed hurried and closed the curtains. "Shit" he interrupted Charley before he got to speak. "I think he is about to eat those two girls. I saw him watching them."
Charley took out his phone immediately about to dial the police. "I have to do it." He decided. "Someone has to do something."
"Charley not the police, they can't do anything, they won't believe you!"
"What are we supposed to do? Sit here and wait to see what happens. I think we are both clear on what happens." Charley rose his voice. He began to shake anxiously. Later he felt his phone vibrate in his hand. "Oh shit dude. I'm not reading it. It's him. Here."
"What is it?"
"It's a fucking text message. From Jerry." Charley then shook the phone towards Ed again for him to do the honors. "I'm not fucking reading it."
"Fine." Ed took it and sat on the bed. Charley came up behind him somewhat interested while looking over his shoulder at the message.
Charley: I see you and your friend. You've been watching me, so I have been watching you. If it is of any interest to you, I saw two very ripe and very hot pieces of ass walk down the street just now. They were eye fucking the shit out of me. You are probably wondering what I am going to do to them…I'm going to eat them. lmfao. Unless you invite me in your room and we can talk about it. I know you hate my guts right now, because I hate yours too, thinking you can call the police on me. That was stupid and I've hope you learned from that. The police are food to me. You can't show this message either to the authorities or even tell them about me. Because I will rip out your mothers fucking spinal cord and strangle her dead body with it. Lol. Then I will fuck Amy in front of you, slit her throat and then run her over with my car like the rag doll that she is. Thanks for helping me clean it btw. It meant a lot. The blood was no one familiar to you unless you haven't seen Doris lately. But mind that it wasn't Doris because I already got Doris. Did you notice that the pizza man never made it to your house. He cut me off on the freeway. Yea I drank his blood and ate the whole pizza. It was good. Now get with the fucking program. You are going to be mine one day. You have no choice really. Accept it now or wait till later. But later means more screams, more tears and a lot of hearts broken. Ttyl.
Charley dropped lazing on the bed feeling as much as looking hopeless. "I am literally fucked." He wondered what he had gotten himself into. "What am I supposed to do?"
He had no idea his week would turn out this way.
"Text him back." Ed added.
"And say what?"
"Tell him to fuck off."
"What, are you crazy?"
"No, tell him to fuck off or I will do it for you."
Charley snatched it.
"I'm just trying to help out." Ed said.
Charley stared at the phone and reread the text again before taking his friends advice and finally texting the vampire to fuck off.
