Chapter 3- You Oughta Know

It had been a few weeks since I had met Josef. I haven't be able to look at Katie the same way since...did she or didn't she know? It would make sense that she knew, I mean, Katie's a smart girl, she notices things...

But as old as I could tell Josef was, I'm sure humans only know he's a vampire unless he wants them too. You don't survive that many years by telling everyone what you are.

It was midnight, and I was awake, nothing unusual. I loved the city after dark, I live near a park and I normally go there and watch people. You'd be shocked how many people are up at this time of night.

It's mostly college students, wondering around, groping each other, you know, the normal stuff.

This place was like my own little 'Fresh Market'. But tonight was different, I wasn't hungry. Tonight I was lonely.

I sometimes come out here when I'm lonely, I like to pretend that I'm just a normal girl, maybe waiting for her boyfriend to show up, so we can go and fool around in the woods, or I'm taking a break from studying from midterms. I don't care about the situation...as long as I'm normal...

I have my moments where I wish I could go back to that stupid girl I was five years ago, then I have moments where I'm happy that I am what I am. Then, sometimes, I just don't give fuck and want to set myself on fire.

I got a mental image of me running around in flames and couldn't help but laugh. Seriously, it's a funny image.

I laid out on the bench that I was occupying and looked at the stars. The trees framed the sky like the perfect picture frame. The air was cool, I closed my eyes, I could go to sleep right here.

That was, until I felt someone poke me. I opened one eye and saw a cop standing over me.

"This isn't a rest home, you need to move it or I'll make you move."

I sat up, and looked him up at down.

"So...what are you gonna do if I don't move? Hit me with your uh..." I stared rather obviously at his crotch, then back up at him. "Night stick?"

He stared at me in shock for a moment, when he regained his composer he glared at me. "Either move it or I'll bring you to the jail for the night."

I smiled. "I was just wondering if it was as big as the one on your belt that's all."

He grabbed my arm and twisted me around, I felt the familiar feel of cold steal on my wrist.

"Oh, no dinner first?"

"You are under arrest for Harassing an Officer, you have the right to..."

"Remain silent, I know the drill."

He shoved me out in front of him, we started walking towards the tree covered walkway, back to his car.

"So...officer...got any kids?"

"Not that it's any of your business but no..."

I nodded. "A wife?"

"No..."

I nodded again. "Good."

And that's when I turned on him, I broke the handcuffs and drug him into the woods.

Okay, so maybe I wasn't hungry, but I was defiantly not going to jail...again...

I didn't kill him, I just took enough so he'd pass out. Then I made sure the bite looked like it could be a dog bite. Then I hauled ass out of there.

Halfway out of the woods I ran smack into a hard chest. The impact made me fall on my ass.

I looked up to see Josef standing there, he was looking down at me as if I had three heads.

"Do you always run after you feed? Please don't tell me you're one of those girls who worry about their weight." He was smirking at me.

He didn't offer to help me up. I guess he was smarter than he looks.

"No, but when it's a cop, yes."

He laughed. "Ah, young vampires, how cute."

I glared at him. "Ah, assholes, how annoying."

He smirked. "So you find me annoying?"

I walked past him, he turned and started following me out.

"Let me guess, you're one of those girls who strive to annoy people, you love to smell their anger, you live for it, it's almost as good as fresh blood..."

"Mmmm..." He was right, I lived to piss others off. "Why do you say that?"

We reached the pavement of the walkway, I turned to face him. He smirked down at me.

"Because, instead of just killing the poor bastard, you take enough so that when he wakes up he's going to have the worst headache imaginable."

I smirked, yea, that was one of the benefits of not killing him, killing him would have been quick and easy, atleast this way he would still be hurting tomorrow.

"What's your point?"

He smiled. "It's just interesting, I've don't think I've ever met someone as annoying as you."

I glared at him. "You don't even know me...how do you know I'm annoying."

He smirked. "Please...Angel, I thought you were smarter than that. Katie told me a lot about you."

I nodded. "Katie told you about me? Why would she do that?"

He laughed. "Cause I asked."

"Don't be a dick."

He smirked and sniffed the air. "You might wanna go, smells like your little cop friend is moving around. We'll finish this conversation later."

"Oh, really? Don't get my hopes up then flake out on me!" I said with a sarcastic grin.

He leaned down so that he could make sure and see my eyes. "I would never do a thing like that."

I smirked. "Yea, I'm sure..."

He gave me one last smile before I turned and walked away.

That Josef Konstantin...He's an interesting vampire...