Chapter 4: Little White Lies

I bit my lip anxiously as I awaited for the arrival of Aaron, however he was running 15 minutes late. I wracked my brain trying to figure out what could possibly be taking him so long when I felt arms wrap around my waist and pull me into somebody from behind. I smirked thinking it was Aaron, but upon turning around I saw someone completely different.

"Eric?" I asked thinking, Well, this is completely out of left field.

"Hey, Mel. What's up?" He grinned down at me. His teeth perfectly straight and white. His dark hair was shaggy, curling at his ears. His piercing blue eyes struck me dumb.

"Uhh… No- nothing… Just waiting on someone." I replied shrugging nonchalantly. My eyes scanned up his figure as he did the same. He was wearing the standard low-slung jeans, and a Northface sweatshirt, black seemed to make him tanner.

"Oh yeah? Who?" He asked an eyebrow quirked at me.

"My- my- friend." I recovered, stumbling over the word friend. What exactly is Aaron? I thought to myself. Eric looked around taking notice that there as no one around he then said, "Where's your friend? Doesn't seem like he's coming."

"He'll be here, don't you worry." I replied crisply as I turned to face the other direction.

"Oh, so you are waiting on a guy…" He trailed off. I didn't answer him, not wanting to admit it, especially not to him. "C'mon Mel, don't be like that…" I heard him whisper to me. His mouth was at my ear. I'd never dated, been with, or hooked up with Eric. Even when I was drunk enough for him to convince me too. He never has, but there's always been a tension between him and I. Not as much as it had been like with Aaron –that's an entirely different matter, considering Aaron is nothing like Eric in any way shape, or form.

"Be like what? Eric Revere?" I asked him as I turned to face him crossing my arms.

"Ignore me. I don't want you to ignore me. I just came over to see if you needed a ride home or something." He trailed off leaving the sentence hanging over our heads.

"Thank you, but no thanks. I'm fine." I finished as I turned back to look out over the parking lot. Suddenly arms spun me around and I was left facing Eric, our eyes locked, and he leaned in. I reacted instinctively, my hands freezing him where he stood. I gulped nervously as I glanced around me. Turning to my left I saw Aaron coming around the corner, however, I'd managed to freeze him before he actually made it around the actual corner. Shit. I though angrily. Thinking quickly I backed up a couple steps. Then unfroze everyone. Eric was still leaning in until he managed to stop himself before falling forwards. Aaron came around the corner.

"Aaron." I greeted as I quickly made my way over to him. His arm went around me as I did the same tossing an arm around his back and pulling us closely together. He glanced from me to Eric with a weird expression on his face.

"Uh… Ev- everything alright, here?" He asked slowly, sounding unsure.

"Yeah. Now that you're here. Er- Eric was just keeping me company, that's all." I responded as I looked from Aaron to Eric. Eric nodded slowly in agreement as he took a step back. He waved half-heartedly to me before turning and walking off into the parking lot to hunt down his car. I sighed relieved.

"You okay?" I heard Aaron asked me as he moved so he was in front of me, holding me by my arms. I nodded quickly I let my head fall against his chest. I felt that pull again, the thing that just pulls me to Aaron. I have no idea what it is, or where it comes from, but it makes me want to cling to him, and never let him go. It sounds a little psychotic, I know. Whatever, I'm still just going with it.

"You sure?" He asked again. I nodded saying, "Yeah, just tired." Then a thought hit me, "Hey! What happened to you this weekend!" I cried out as I hit him in the chest not thinking. Then looking around and seeing no one, I moved closer and said lowly, "After you vanished you just… well, vanished. I haven't heard from you since."

He chuckled as he held up his hands as if to fend me off. "I'll explain it, I promise. I'll take you to my house, and we'll talk there, okay?" I hesitated at that. "We can go to your house if that's what makes you feel better…" He added afterwards.

"No, just let me text my mom and let her know I'll be home late." I said as I struggled to pull my phone out of my jean pocket. Aaron quickly took my bag and hefted it over his left shoulder, he was holding his bag with his right one.

"C'mon, let's head to my car…" He said as he nodded his head in the direction of the parking lot.

"You have a car?" I asked him. My eyes widened a little. He stopped looking to me wearing a funny expression, he opened his mouth saying, "Of course. You didn't actually think I lived in that cave and got around simply by glimmering, did you?"

A pause passed between us and I said, "Nooooo…" As I followed him towards a sleek, and shiny Porsche. My jaw dropped. I swear I thought my tongue was going to roll out and spread over the pavement. "Don't look so shocked Melinda, you'll hurt my feelings." He joked as he tossed both of our bags in his backseat.

After composing myself, I quickly sent my mom the text and got into his car. He started it up, and I heard the car practically purr. The seats were so comfortable I leaned back with a slight groan, resting my head on the headrest. "If you react like that, I might have to take you in the car more often." I heard him chuckle.

I sent him a playful glare, but felt my face heat up as I stumbled to find words, luckily my phone ringing interrupted whatever conversation was going to happen between us. I hit the talk button on the phone and put it to my ear, "Hello?" I asked.

"Where are you going to be?" It was my mother. I rolled my eyes at that particular greeting.

"Hi to you too, mom. How was your day?" I asked sarcastically.

"Oh… Hi, honey. I'm sorry. How was your day?" She asked her voice sounding a little embarrassed by her frankness.

"Good, yours?" I asked as I looked over to Aaron as we pulled on to the main road. He smiled at me as he rolled down his window.

"Good. Now, where are you going to be? You'll be home for dinner, right?" She asked her voice almost hopeful.

"I'm with a friend, we're working on a project." Okay, so I lied through my teeth, but come on. Who hasn't lied to their mother's at one point in their lives.

"You have a project this early on in school? I don't believe this, you just started last week." My mother argued.

I quickly realized my mother would probably talk to the school and complain if she felt that I was getting too much work for my senior year of high school. "Well, it's- it's a project for the community service club." Another lie. This was just great, I'll have to write all of these things down.

"So you won't be home for dinner?" She asked her voice changing to disappointed.

"Sorry, but I don't think so…" I trailed off. Knowing that this was probably the first time in months that everyone would have been eating together as a family, and I ruined it. She sighed but bounced back, "Okay, well. Just be careful." She said. I replied with the appropriate response then we said our goodbyes and hung up.

"So… Where to?" Aaron asked.

"Your place." I shrugged a slight tension broke out between my shoulders. I'm going to a vampires place… What? Am I crazy? I think I might have a death wish. I thought. Screw it. He's hot, and you'll be at his house with him. My brain was fighting again. This was gonna be a long drive. I decided as I let my head fall back again.


Pulling into the driveway I looked out the front window and saw a really old house. The date on the front read 1736. "Wow… is your house that old?" I asked as we stopped and turned the car off.

"I'm older." He shrugged. My eyebrows rose slightly, but I realized I was kind of expecting that.

"Where're you from?" I asked him after we got out of the car. He grabbed his bag, but I left mine in his car.

"Massachusetts. You might not want to leave that in there. It could get stolen." He told me changing the subject but his tone was serious.

My expression went blank, "Really? You own a Porsche. I leave my school bag in there, and you're worried about that getting stolen?" My tone was incredulous.

He smiled at me. His teeth white and straight. Looking at him now I noticed that he was practically glowing in the setting sun. "Just get your bag, and follow me in." He told me exasperated at my defiance. I chuckled as I grabbed it then raced to meet him at the door. He unlocked the door, and pushed it open, upon walking in I was left surprised. We walked into a big hallway-room thing there was a doorway to my left, and a L-shaped stairway to my right. There was a chandelier up on the high ceiling, and a doorway right across from the front door. "Wow…" I said quietly as I looked around. "You live here?" He shrugged nonchalantly in a no big deal kind of way.

"Jeez, I wish I could play this off with a simple shrug." I muttered under my breath, but of course. Him being vampire heard it and chuckled. "You can, if you want." He said softly. He was at my ear, jumping I turned to face him. My eyes met his and it was all over then as our mouth clashed together. My fingers slid through his hair easily, then I felt his hands at my waist, lifting me off the ground then to him. My legs went around his waist and suddenly we were upstairs. In his bedroom I presumed seeing as how I was being laid back onto a rather big bed. "You sleep on beds?" I asked against his mouth suddenly. He just chuckled in response to that ignoring the comment all together as he focused back on me. His mouth moving down to my neck.

"Aaron…" I mumbled at his ear my right hand gripping his hair tightly, as my left trailed down his back. I was in a trance, and I'd let him do whatever he wanted at that moment, it didn't even occur to me that he was a vampire then my thoughts were… elsewhere. His hands roamed down the rest of my body, only to come back up and grip my hips tightly. His mouth was at my neck again, only this time I felt his fangs against my skin. We both froze. Him in a more literal sense then me.

"Jesus Christ. What am I doing?" I asked myself as I ran my hands stressfully through my hair. "I shouldn't be doing this with him. If anything, I should've done it with Eric. The human." I groaned as I let my head fall back against the pillow. "Why is this so hard?" I groaned. I let my hands trail over his body slowly. I was trying to make sure I wouldn't get caught up 'til I was past the point of no return. I didn't think he'd intentionally turn me, but vampires are ruled by very strong emotions.

I unfroze him as my hands slid down his chest. He looked confused at first but realized what I'd done. "Melinda… That's not very fair." He pointed out at me. I just smirked at him. His eyebrow rose in response, "I thought we came here to talk?" He asked as I pulled him down to me.

"No." I groaned against his skin as I tried to block out everything except him. "Let me act like the rebellious, hormonal, out of control teenager that I'm supposed to be." I finished as my mouth moved up from his neck to his lips. He allowed himself to kiss back, but then he pulled back slightly. "No…" I groaned. I heard him chuckle above me.

"You want to know what happened this weekend, or do you wanna do this?" He asked.

"We can't do both?" I asked hopefully.

"I can't kiss you and talk at the same time, besides you'll be too distracted to pay attention." He laughed. I sighed in defeat, and sat up slowly pushing him off of me playfully. He sat next to me on his bed. "Okay." I began what happened after you were summoned?" I asked him.


"Aaron. Is it true?" An ominous voice asked from above. "Did you really attack one of your own?" The guy on the far left asked. His tone was shocked, and upset. Not a good start. Aaron thought.

"Yes sir. It is. But for our benefit." Aaron explained quickly his eyes moving from one man to the other. Aaron was in the same cave he'd brought Melinda to earlier. Only this time he was in a bigger, and much darker area. The three superiors were before him, on their respected stone stands.

"How so?" The middle one, Joseph asked. His eyebrow raised.

"Think about it sir." Aaron began his hands clasped behind his back now gesturing wildly before him. "Getting close to the youngest, and only daughter of the eldest sister's family. Convincing her to trust me. That will get us a closer in the charmed family then any demon, or warlock ever before." Aaron said his eyes alight with excitement.

Are you certain it will work?" The one on the far left, the newly appointed superior, Michael asked. He slid his sleeves up to the crook of his elbow. The superiors were wearing formal dressings for this. Which Aaron found to be odd, but didn't question it, he knew better than that. They were all in their slick, black robes, as if someone were on trial. Yeah, me. Aaron thought briefly.

"Well, no sir. I'm not 100% sure it will. These are the charmed ones we're talking about. The whole charmed family actually." Aaron corrected himself.

"Well then, I'm not 100% sure you should do this." He shot back his eyes glaring down at Aaron.

"I think he should." Came the raspy old voice of the eldest one on the right, William said. At least I have him behind me. Aaron thought as his eyes scanned the three again, then looked around at the other vampires watching this, much like himself stuck here. Maybe not as miserable, but still stuck here.

"Thank you, your majesty." Aaron replied obediently, like he's supposed to.

"Don't thank me yet, Mr. Milford. You are a valuable asset to our clan; however you are not a necessity to us. If this doesn't work out, and it's either you, or us. You do know what we'd all vote on."

"Yes, Majesty." He replied somberly.

"Dismissed, then." William said as he and the other two looked towards the opening of the room. Two vampires were dragging in a girl. Aaron saw the struggling girl in between the two bigger men. She looked as if she was a twig in comparison. The girl had long brown hair, her blue eyes were the only different feature from the girl Aaron wanted. That explains the formal wear. Aaron thought dazedly as he heard the distant sound of fabric tearing, and the girl crying out.

"Mr. Milford, would you like to join us?" William rasped. "It would not be the first time, would it?" He laughed out the ending as the new superior looked to him with shock set on his face. Aaron looked to the now naked girl. Shivering in the middle of the cold room made of rock. Her scared blue eyes found Aaron. She was sitting with her knees to her chin, her shins crossed, and her arms wrapped around her knees tightly. "Please, please…" She begged when Aaron didn't look away. "Help me." She implored. The guards that previously held her, and tore off her clothes began forwards again. "Please!" She shrieked to Aaron. "Please! Help me!" She pleaded at him.

"No thank you, Majesty." Aaron shook his head solemnly. He began to walk out, but stopped and turned to see the three elderly vampires floating slowly down towards the nude, and screaming girl being held down to the ground. Aaron closed his eyes, almost painfully so and flinched slightly at the sounds of flesh tearing and bones breaking. The screaming didn't bother him anymore.

Now he was off to win over a girl he'd never met before. A girl he'd seen only once, by chance. A girl that lived in a different world. The world of light, the world of the living, the world he would never know. She was beautiful – at least to Aaron, anyway. Prudence Melinda Halliwell. Can I do this without actually falling for her? Aaron asked himself as he walked through the opening and out towards a rock chamber. No, probably not. But he knew that already.


"Aaron… What happened after you were summoned?" I asked him snapping him out of his spacey state.

"I- uh- I had to face a possible trial." He shrugged out his face had that mask on again. He stood up from the bed and walked to the other side of the room. Where a mirror was hanging, he passed by it and I was shocked to find that there was no reflection.

"What?" I asked trying to focus on the matter at hand. I shouldn't be so surprised. He's a freaking

vampire. I scolded myself. "A trial? For what?" I asked as I moved up onto my knees more alert now.

"For what I did at your house the other day." Aaron replied as if I'd know precisely what he did at my house. At the blank stare I gave him, he continued on, "I saved your life." He huffed out.

"Are- Are you okay?" I asked him. My voice holding some worry.

"Yeah, I have some say in how everything works… I've been around long enough to earn it." He shrugged an answer. Then he opened his dresser and began to search through it until he picked up a rather nice polo shirt. It was long-sleeved and had bold blue and white stripes on the whole thing. He slid his shirt off and tossed it away he was facing me now. I couldn't help but let my eyes wander over him.

"How old are you?" I asked him as I tried to stealthily slide off the rather high bed.

"I was born in 1592." He said shortly.

"Jesus…" I said softly right by him now. He was facing me now smiling, "Sorry, sweetheart. I'm not that old." He finished grinning. I moved closer to him still, sliding the shirt he had out of his hand, and I leaned up clashing my mouth to his as my hands traveled his body. I felt a change in his smooth skin when I passed my hands over his bare back. I gasped slightly, of course Aaron deepened the kiss at that but I pulled back quickly, "What?" He asked looking at me. I began to circle him slowly, and had to cover my mouth to trap in a shocked gasp once I saw.