A/N: Sorry I hadn't uploaded for a while, but school started, so I have way less time to write, but I do intend to finish this story, so I'll be uploading weekly or so. :) Anyways, enjoy!
Disclaimer: Not mine. The songs belong to Aqua, Dima Bilan, Rednex and Sinplus :3
Ethan P.O.V.
Three months and nine days.
Three months and nine days since Adry left.
Since the weird silence fell upon our group.
Since the last time we had an honest laugh.
Since the last time I enjoyed hanging with Benny.
Still, I tend to wonder, how can a single person, or rather, it's absence, effect a group of close people so strongly.
Because, no matter how many times some of us denied it, the day Adry left, all has changed. So not until now we noticed how close she grew on us. All of us kinda pretended that everything was still the same, but we could recognize each others fake smiles and laughs, it was just that obvious. And yet, nobody stopped.
But, the person who took her absence the hardest is, well, Benny.
He acted most of us all, trying to seem like his normal self, that sometimes it was even creepy or dumb. But I couldn't blame him.
After all, the two of them made a bond so strong, even during that short period of time since she was with us, that it was more than obvious it was 'love at first sight'.
But now, as I usually told myself before others, we'll survive. All we have to do is stay strong and hope.
There isn't really anything else we could do, which is really frustrating.
I sighed and leaned away from the drawing I was making instead of finishing my homework.
I thought for another moment.
Yup, it's pretty hard, knowing that right now, at the other end of this world, a brutal war was raging and loads of people, their families and friends were sacrificing their lives for us, the rest of the world, most of who don't even know they exist.
I frowned when a loud knock came from my window.
I sighed and pushed the unfinished papers away.
"Come in, Rory."
Through the window jumped in an always excited blond, but I was surprised to see his usual grin after so long time.
"Hey Ethan! Guess what! I've got some great news!", he was shouting energetically.
"What's up?", I asked, „And, could you keep it down? My parent's don't really know you come in through windows.", I hushed him.
"Oh, sorry. Right.", he lowered his voice just a small bit.
I sighed and gave in.
"So, guess what!..", he started all over again.
"Yes, Rory! What?", I asked impatiently.
"My friend from the States that I met when I was at computer camp a few years ago came here now, and he's gonna stay for a while, he might even start school here, and he's a vampire too, but way older than us, I don't know exactly how much, but that's not important, the thing is he's coming tomorrow, so I thought we could show him around and hand out like old times and stuff!", it took him exactly five seconds to blab everything out.
I barely understood half of what he just said, but I thought I got the point.
I nodded a little confused, „Okay, so we'll show him around."
"Yeah, so could you tell Benny and the others to meet me at the park in noon tomorrow?", Rory asked.
I smiled nervously, „Sure, sound's great.."
Where will this lead on I only wonder...
"Awesome, so see you guys tomorrow!"
I barely had time to wave a goodbye before he vanished through the window and into the night.
So I turned around on my chair and facing the desk again, stared at the scribbled drawing I did earlier.
Well, this should be interesting..
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"We're following the leader, the leader, the leader! We're following the leader, where ever he may go!", Rory sang loudly as he marched through the park, the rest of us dragging behind him slowly.
Sarah groaned, „Will he ever stop?"
"If anyone asks, we don't know him.", Benny said.
"If anyone asks, I don't know any of you.", Erica stated and I shrugged.
"Where ever he may goooo!", Rory finally finished to everyone's relief.
"Yo!", came a sudden call from somewhere above us.
We lifted our gazes only to see a young boy hanging from a tree branch above our heads.
„"Jack! Wha'suup!", Rory yelled back as the boy as he jumped down and they bro-fisted each other.
"Rory, my main man, how's it going?"
I looked at the boy more closely, he seemed to be around thirteen or fourteen years old, he was short, and had light brown hair, with his bangs lifted upwards, a blue short-sleeved t-shirt, a pair of jeans and black shoes. And he had a small eagle drawn on the up right corner of his shirt.
Rory turned to face us as he slapped the boy's shoulder, „Everyone, this is Jack, the guy I was telling you about!"
Jack looked over at him and grimaced, „Don't go spreading words about me before I even meet anyone!", he punched Rory's shoulder back.
They laughed and I thought how there is actually someone as close to Rory as can be. No wonder they're good friends.
They're practically the same.
"Anyways!", Rory went on as he now turned to his friend, „These are my friends, Ethan,-"
I smiled and gave a little wave.
„-Benny,-"
He grinned back while he swayed back and forth on his heels.
„-Erica,-"
She smiled slightly, looking bored and annoyed as usual.
„-And Sarah."
She smiled, „Hey."
Jack nodded his head, „Got it, Ian, Barry, Carrie and Sora."
I thought if he was really being serious or just messing around.
I couldn't tell.
Erica, groaned slightly, „It's Erica."
"Nice to meet you two, Carrie.", Jack bowed down to her.
I laughed a tiny bit.
"So, Rory tell's me you guys are vampires too?", Jack asked loudly.
"Shhh!", we hurried to hush him.
"You can't say stuff like that in public!", I said.
"Why not? Who cares what are we talking about?", Jack seemed confused.
"We'll maybe in the States they don't, but you have to be carefull here.", Sarah added.
"And correction,", Erica said, „We are vampires,", she gestured to Sarah and herself, „Not those wimps."
Benny grunted and turned to Jack, „So, you're really older than us? 'Cause, you look like you're only fourteen or so..", he crossed his arms.
Jack grinned and nodded, „Yeah, I'm actually a hundred and twenty years old. Well, twenty one this year!"
"Wow", we all stated.
Was he really that old?
"So, you got bitten when you were younger and now you'll forever stay like that?", Sarah asked.
"Yup.", he smiled, „Awesome way to get a bunch of free stuff! Feels good being a kid.", he winked.
Erica sighed, „Great. Another kindergartener is just what we needed."
But, as much as childish Jack seemed like, it was true that with him here, it will be easier for us to, maybe, review the old days.
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Benny P.O.V.
"Karaoke night, karaoke night! Boys karaoke night!", Rory and Jack kept chanting while we waited for Ethan to bring some snacks.
I was sitting in a chair, wondering why the hell did I agree to this.
It was all Jack's idea, obviously. He thought how it could be fun to have a 'boys only' karaoke night at Ethan's. How thoughtful.
I sighed.
I really wasn't in a mood for singing or anything at that least.
Let's just get it over with, I thought as Ethan walked in, carrying a bowl of popcorn and chips.
"Okay, guys,", he said while he put it on the table, „Who's up first?"
"Oh oh, I'll go!", Rory yelled excitedly.
We all sat down on the carpet, while he tuned the microphone and the lyrics on the TV screen.
"Hey, dude, I have an idea!", Jack jumped all of a sudden.
What now?
"Let's all sing randomly picked songs! It'll be more interesting!"
"Okay!", Rory grinned and adjusted the screen.
A few moments later, the song began.
I couldn't help but burst out laughing as the lyrics started appearing on the screen. Ethan and Jack joined in laughing while Rory sang the song that he got.
"I'm a Barbie girl, in the Barbie wooorld! Life in plastic, it's fantastic! You can touch my hair, undress me everywheeereee, imagination, life is your creation!", he jumped around, his voice high and girly.
By the time he finished, we were already on our backs, laughing like crazy!
Next up was Ethan.
The moment the song got picked by the program, the music started.
„"If it hadn't been for Cotton-Eye Joe, I'd been married long time ago, where did you come from, where did you go, where did you come from Cotton-Eye Joe! if it hadn't been...", he hurried to catch up to the lyrics, half mumbling them and half laughing himself, as we rolled around, clutching our stomachs.
After him, Jack stood up and took the mic.
"Believeeee in! There's something else I'm dreeeeaming, there is not a limit to what, I can dreeeaaam! 'Cause I get something to believeee in! Mishion to keep cliiimbing! Nothing else can stop me if I, just believeeee, and I believe in meeee!" Jack was sliding around the room, pretending to be in an actual music video.
I could hardly breathe by the time it was my turn.
I was both excited and nervous to see what will my song be.
Hah, that rhymed..
For a few moments, there was compleat silence, and that the music started.
I laughed as I recognized the song, but got myself into it as best as I could.
"You can give me more! Swim against the stream, following your wildest dream, your wildest dream! Swim against the stream, following your wildest dream, your wildest dream! You can give me more! Unbreakable, unbreakableee, unbreakablee, unbreakableeee!", I almost yelled, trying to imitate the singer's voice as the guys laughed their asses off.
It was already was past midnight, and only because Ethan's parents weren't home, that we were allowed to sing and dance way into the night. It was really a blast, I couldn't remember the last time I grinned so much.
"I have to hand it to you, Jack.", I said, leaning tiredly against the couch cushions, „The idea was really cool."
He grinned proudly from the sofa he was spread over, „Hey, wha'da'ya thought, I'd recommend something lame?"
Ethan and Rory both nodded in agreement from the floor where they sat. We were all tired out, but too lazy to go upstairs to the guest rooms. So we stayed in the positions we found ourselves in for a while, until almost all of us were fast asleep.
There were only left Rory and myself awake, and he was barely keeping his eyes open.
Drunk with sleepiness and tiredness, he kept mumbling something half to himself, half to me.
„D'ya thin' it'll snow so'n?"
As for me, I was tired myself, but I could still keep my thoughts together, so I nodded and „m-hm'd" here and there as he was talking.
He sighed, „Mm, I don'thin' it'd be th'ss much f'n if the gir'ss wer'here.."
It took me a second to understand what he said and I was about to answer, when he continued on.
"They'd be all tha'stup'd, don' do'tha... It cou'd hav'bin fun ifAdr' was her'thou'...", he finally drifted off.
I kept silent.
Great, I just remembered why I wasn't in a mood for fun or anything lately...
I felt angry and frustrated for Rory, but I soon realised that, thanks to him or not, it would somehow again come back to how it was just the day before.
And the day before that.
And the day before that.
I sighed and stood up. I couldn't sleep now, I might as well take a little walk. It was around the middle of October but it felt like it was April. The night was worm and starry, so as I walked outside, I came over to the old tree in Ethan's back yard and sat beneath it.
I looked up to the sky sprinkled with little bright stars and thought how the remind me of Adry's eyes. I couldn't believe it has been months already, it both felt like only days and years.
The day I last saw her seemed like a life long..
I closed my eyes, my head still facing the infinity of the heavens.
I remembered her face, her eyes, smile, hair, everything I could, I thought about them, trying to imagine her whole being, like putting the puzzle pieces together. But, for some reason, I couldn't.
It was like, the longer and harder I concentrated on her face and expression, it became more blurry.
I finally gave up and opened my eyes.
I was still under the tree, in Ethan's yard.
It was still night time.
The rest of them were still soundly sleeping.
She still wasn't here.
I stood up and went back inside, wiping my face with my sleeve as I went.