" So, can we get back to the party now?" Derrick asked as Sophie-Ann and the Magister finally left. They'd even stayed after the conversation was over, just talking. What the hell, you know?

" No, it's too early. Dawn's close." Eric said calmly. But he sounded a little distracted to Derrick.

Derrick's mouth dropped. " You can't be serious." he groaned. " Whatever. You owe me." he said.

Eric dismissed him with a wave of the hand. He began to walk towards his office before turning around, " The human-"

" Jessica." Derrick interrupted.

" Jessica," He corrected himself, " has to leave. Having Ginger unattended is enough, we don't need another."

" But-" Derrick stopped talking after looking at Eric and noticing how much he was examining Jessica. " What the hell are you lookin' at her like that for?"

" She looks familiar." Eric said.

" No, I don't think we've met…" Jessica said, but Eric completely ignored her and continued on.

" You're Bill's human aren't you? Aren't you supposed to be one of us already?" Eric asked, his eyes creasing in suspicion.

" Well, Bill hasn't exactly done it yet."

" Why?"

" He hasn't gotten the chance." Jessica said nervously, slightly hiding behind Derrick.

Eric tsked and looked at Derrick, " I suggest you return her to Bill. The Magister may not have recognized her, but they will find out she's not changed. She's owned by Bill, and you need to return her."

Derrick raised an eyebrow. He was used to vampires, especially Eric, talking about humans like property , but he didn't like it when it pertained to Jessica for some reason.

" I'll get to it eventually." He lied.

" Good." Eric said. " Morning." Eric said before heading to his coffin that was located farther into the establishment.

Derrick turned back to Jessica to speak but before he got a word out, she talked.

" You cannot take me back to Bill! He's going to kill me! I won't see day or night ever again!" Jessica said quickly.

" Listen I-"

" Then he'll trap me in the basement in that nasty little hole for God knows how long! And then he's gonna be all like 'Sookehh, is coming over. I would like for you to stay silent until she leaves the premises bleh bleh bleh!' And-!"

" Okay!" He said clamping his hand over Jessica's mouth. " You can stay if you just stop talking." She nodded. "Thank you."

" Where are we gonna stay then?"

" Well, if you don't mind sleeping with me…"

" I'm not that easy."

" Oh, hush, I didn't mean it like that. " Derrick said but he actually kind of did now that she brought it up. " Anyway, we could go back, sleep there. But I doubt that Bill will just let you run wild for a while, so unless you want to go back, we have to leave Fangtasia."

" And go where?"

" I don't know. New Orleans maybe?" Derrick shrugged. He had an apartment there, Eric had bought it out for his first birthday after Derrick had warmed up to him.

Jessica.

" You'd really take me all the way to New Orleans?" Jessica asked. Hell, she'd just met the kid, and he was already being so nice to her. She wondered if he had some ulterior motive, but didn't want to ask or look too much into it. Yeah, he was nice. But he was still a vampire, and she didn't really know exactly how dangerous he was.

" Yeah, sure. Why not?" Derrick asked, as if just taking a girl you just met to New Orleans was normal. But now that she looked at him, maybe he wasn't a stranger. He looked really familiar.

" Hey do I know you?" Jessica asked.

" Uhm…yeah. We met like an hour ago…?" Derrick said, looking at her like she was crazy.

" No, I mean before tonight. I feel like I know you." She insisted. They stood there looking at each other for a long time. Something Jess interpreted as realization came to his face and he nodded.

" Yeah, maybe. Bible study, right?" Derrick said, and rolled his eyes as if that was a bad memory. Which to her it was. She loved the lord, but those classes were terrible. Absolutely terrible. The only good thing about being kidnapped was that she'd never have to go back. At least she was thankful for that.

" Yup! That's it…and you're dad was the pastor." She said. She remembered when Derrick would always get himself into tons of trouble. Mostly when him and Amy would fool around in class.

Amy…

But Amy was dead. She was sure. She went to the funeral. So that meant…

" So when you disappeared you really…"

" Got my life taken away? Yeah, that about sums it up." Derrick said quickly and all the happiness, cockiness and flirty-ness that'd been there before completely vanished. He didn't want to talk about it, that much was obvious. So she wouldn't press him, but she'd want to know more. " Let's not talk 'bout that shit, alright?"

She put her hands up in defense. " Alright, alright."

They walked down a hallway past the bar, heading to what Jessica assumed was the coffins. She thought about what he said about sleeping with him, and just now thought about how cramped it would be. Ohh, he would love that wouldn't he.

She mentally sighed.

But then again, Derrick wasn't bad looking. What with his little stubble around his face, shiny black hair, aqua blue eyes. And that body. Never mind what she just thought.

BRING ON THE COFFIN!

He opened the second to last door on the left, and there were 3 set up. Pam, Eric's and Derrick's. Or that's what she assumed since the last one was the only one open. Then he reached behind the doorknob and locked it. Then shut the door. He looked back at her.

" Just in case." he said and she nodded, they moved to the next door and there was a bedroom. It was nice, and made up. Red velvet sheets, and just a lighter shade of red for the wallpaper. It looked really comfortable but…were those bloodstains she saw?

" It's clean. It just doesn't wash out easily after a while." He said as if he read her exact thoughts. He said shutting the door behind him after she'd completely walked in. He walked to the bed and sat on the edge, and Jessica just stood there.

She didn't even know him and she was going to sleep in a bed with him? She walked very slowly towards the bed, a little hesitant. And as she finally looked at him, he was almost completely naked with the exception of his black boxer shorts.

Looking at her face, Derrick laughed, " Yeah, you're definitely a virgin." he smirked. Distracted by his ridiculously toned abs it took her a minute to answer.

" Shut up. It has nothing to do with being a virgin." Jessica said defensively," I've seen a half naked guy before." she lied. No she hadn't. Maybe once at the pool, but it was quick, and her father being the over protective guy that he was made her leave.

Keeping the same smirk on his face he nodded, " Okay then." he said getting under the covers, " Get on in."

" ..Okay, but I'm not taking my clothes off."

" Whatever." He said and smirked again. She walked to the opposite side and got under, and it wasn't until she rested her head on the pillow that she realized just how tired she was. " Sweet dreams, darlin'."


A/N: Well thanks for reading! I know it's running a little slow right now, but it'll pick up. This chapter was actually longer, but it was running on a little more than 3,000 words and I didn't want to overload you so I split it in two. So, chapter five will be up shortly.
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-Taylor(: