A/N: I'm very sorry for the delays on chapters. I've been working on other stories, and I travel often, too, so that plays a role in the delays. Heh…sorry…xD

I yawned, and said to myself, "I have to get home."

I walked over to my house. Once I walked inside to my living room, I spot my mom watching 'Jay Leno' on the TV. She turned to me and grinned.

"Hi, hon." She sang. She sat up, her clean brown hair sweeping from side to side as she walked towards me. "Anyone new at the Crypt?"

Without thinking much, I answered, "Yep."

She looked absolutely ecstatic. She quickened her step and exclaimed, "Who? Boy? Girl? Nice? Mean?"

"His name is Vladimir." I replied.

She smiled. "Have a crush on him?"

I looked at her as if I were a deer caught in headlights. I did like him. He was absolutely stunning. He was everything I wanted – a morbid, vampiric individual - However, I didn't want her to know. My mom doesn't need to know – and I don't want her to.

"No. We're just good friends." I fibbed. "He's new to the Crypt. October knows him from Bathory High."

"Oh," she nodded. She looked at her watch and exclaimed, "You should get to bed! It's late."

"Ugh, fine." I whined. "Goodnight, Mom."

I walked upstairs and looked through my pajamas. They were all heavy winter pajamas, so I substituted a pair of purple shorts and a Jack Skellington shirt.

I got into my bed – it was a cheap little twin bed with soft green sheets and a black comforter. I buried my face deep in the pillow and shut my eyes. I quickly fell asleep.

I woke up in the Crypt alleyway, Vlad holding me tight and close. To my surprise, he was kissing me softly, lightly biting then sucking on my bottom lip. I recoiled, put my index finger on my lip piercing. I felt bad interrupting, but I warned, "Try not to get the piercing."

He smiled, and we continued kissing.

I woke up, and found myself softly sucking on my pillow. I opened my left eye to find this, and once the realization hit me, I hopped up and exclaimed, "What the hell?!"

I was sitting up in shock. My ultimate fantasy was bullshit. It was freaking amazing while it happened – well, while it was imagined – and now its' nothing but a stupid little lie.

My room was dark when I woke. I opened the curtains – maybe they were so opaque, there was no light – but the sky outside was dark as well. I rushed to my cell phone, and quickly hit the side "Volume Up" Button so the front screen lit up, including the time. Three in the morning.

I sighed, and fell back on my bed. I pointed to my forehead, and said, "No more bullshit, brain."

I buried my face in my pillow. The sweet aroma of Tide overran my nostrils. I couldn't sleep. To help ease my senses – and hopefully forget Vlad for an hour or so – I began listening to Slipknot. Not the calmest genre, I know – but mild music just doesn't appeal to me.

After a song or two, I shut off my music and sighed. I started sleeping after ten minutes.

The sun rays peered through the space between my curtains and into my eyes. I shut my eyes tighter, until I relaxed. My eyes slowly opened and I sat up. The bones that stiffened during the night loosened up with a snap.

Actually, I didn't wake up to the light. I woke up to my "The Guillotine" ringtone as somebody called. I checked my Caller I.D. – it was Vlad! My heart pounded so hard, I thought it was going to crack my ribs.

I quickly answered it and asked, "Hello?"

"Hi, Snow…it's Vlad."

"Vlad! Hi! What's up with you?" I asked, sounding like an exuberant hostess at a Christmas party.

"Nothing much. I just wanted to ask you something."

"Mm-hm?"

"...do you want to go to the movies with Henry and me? You can invite October, too, if you want."

I widened my eyes, surprised by his proposition. Henry wasn't Goth. He wasn't morbid. He acted so silly and so juvenile, I couldn't stand or listen to him for fifteen minutes without having the urge to punch him in his fat nose.

Regardless, I exclaimed, "Sure! I'll ask October and call you back."

"Cool. We're seeing 'Halloween II'. Meet you at the cinema at one o'clock, okay?"

"Totally."

I hung up, grinned, and threw on a plain, white V-Neck shirt with black skinny jeans, a studded belt, Converse sneakers, a plastic checkerboard ring, checkerboard earrings, and applied heavy black eye makeup. I checked myself in my mirror. My hair looked shitty, so I applied some foundation and brushed my hair so it looked shinier and neater. To spruce it up, I added a cute little white-and-black striped bow.

I looked at my clock. It was noon. Dammit. I quickly called October.

"October!" I exclaimed as soon as she asked the usual, "Hello?"

"Ah! What?"

"Can you come to the movies with me? Vlad and Henry are going there."

She laughed. "Henry?! Are you serious?"

"I'm sorry, I just want to go see that movie…it's 'Halloween II'. Come on. It'll be fun."

"Well…okay. What time?"

"One o'clock."

"God…now I have to get ready. Damn. Whatever, I'll be there."

"Yes! Rawr, October!"

I could almost hear her tilt her head. "What?"

I huffed. "Excuse me! 'Rawr' means 'I love you' in dinosaur, silly!"

"Oh, God, Snow. Well, I rawr you, too. See you soon!"

I hung up, and eagerly told my mother. She offered me a ride – a ride I accepted – and sat on the couch. I didn't even turn the television on – I just excitedly sat there with a smile tattooed on my face.