I woke up to the sun shining and my door closed. I had to have it closed because when the sun hit a vampires skin it stung and most of them are never in good moods. I looked at my brand new clock that I persuaded Alex to buy me. Crap it was 9:30 I had an hour to get ready for shopping. I quickly had a shower and put on the outfit Terry gave me just a cute tank top and shorts and thongs not my style but I had no choice. After getting changed I made my way downstairs for a quick breakfast.
"Hey guys" I greeted Rowena and Theo.
Rowena smiled and waved "hey Elle" Theo said but muffled he was eating raw steak.
I wrinkled my nose at the sight blood was trickling down his chin. Rowena noticed and laughed she seemed nice but I haven't had a full conversation with her yet.
I couldn't really cook scratch that I havent cooked except for toast. I got out some eggs and bacon and eyed the stove carefully. I put two eggs on the fry pan and flicked the switch to the highest number. It looked like I did it right so I put 3 pieces of bacon on it with the eggs. Theo and Rowena were watching me so I felt extra pressure to do it right. When it looked like they cooked I put them on a plate and turned the stove off. I sat next to Theo and tentatively took a bite of my bacon hoping I wouldn't die from food poisoning. THANK THE LORDS! I did it right. I happily finished it and just on time Terry walked into the kitchen.
"You set Elle?" Terry asked as I put the dishes in the dishwasher.
My nickname had been passed around and everyone currently uses it. I nodded and quickly ran out of the castle and into Terrys car. I was giddy about this trip because I hadnt left the castle since I got here.
"You psyched?" Terry chuckled.
"Yes I haven't been outside the castle since I got here" I said nodding excitedly.
The drive there wasn't very eventful but I didnt care. Then Terry pulled up at the biggest mall I had ever seen it looked like it had everything. I jumped out of the car and bounced on the spot impatiently waiting for Terry.
"Come on clothes are waiting" Terry laughed at my bossy tone.
We headed inside and it was packed I could barely go three steps without hitting someone it was a tad scary I clung to her side.
"What do you want?" terry asked looking at me.
"Pretty dresses" I nodded decisively.
"I know a great place I get all my dresses from" she beamed pulling me to a shop.
"Sassy Princess" I read on the front and laughed at the corny name.
We went in and I could tell straight away I would find a dress I liked in the first ten minutes. Terry looked at my face and body and instantly started shuffling through the racks I let her pick dresses she had good taste. I ran my fingers through my hair and looked at all the fancy dresses I had never worn anything like them. I didnt like anything bright I was to pale and light colors didnt suit my complexion. Then I spied some red and black material that caught my eye instantly. I pulled the dress off the rack it was the last one there. Before I could look at it Terry handed me a bunch of dresses and shoved me in a dressing room. I tried on every dress all a perfect fit but some just werent me. I showed Terry every dress and she gave me honest answers. I had just tried on a not so good brown dress when I reached the black dress. Now I am certainly not a fashion expert but I could tell this dress was something special. It was floor length and strapless the bodice was like a corset and the bottom of the dress flared out nicely. It was all black except for the blood red stitching on the corset. I slipped the dress on carefully knowing full well a rip in it would be a crime against fashion. The dress fit perfectly from what I could tell. I wanted Terry to see it before I saw myself in it. I stepped out of the dressing room with baited breath. Terry wasnt looking at me but at her phone she quickly glanced up then looked back down. Then she did a double take and slowly looked back up her eyes widened and her jaw dropped as she took in my appearance.
"Oh my god!" she blinked and rubbed her eyes "you are Chelsea right?" she joked.
I smiled "so what do you think?" I asked nervously.
"You look" she grinned "sexy!" That wasnt quite the look I was going for but the dress screamed sexy.
"Have you seen yourself?" Terrys eyes sparkled proudly.
I shook my head and she dragged me over to 3 mirrors so you could see all of you at once and oh my god she was right. The dress suited my little figure perfectly pushing up my chest making it look bigger and then curving out at the waist perfectly and then the bottom of the dress flared out nicely making it seem slightly more innocent. The black contrasted with my skin perfectly making me look paler but it suited me. I looked like a naughty vampire princess and I loved it.
"Babe seriously you have to wear that to Alexs ball!" Terry grinned hyperly.
I smiled personally agreeing I mean I looked great. I picked my five dresses including the black one of course. All of them made me look so different but in a good way more normal it made me look not like me. Thats when we got to the real shopping I ran into the first clothes shop I saw and groaned. Everything was pink, purple and red my worst nightmare except I liked the red.
"Oh my god you know your clothes" Terry squealed looking at all the pink and instantly started picking things up off the racks.
I followed looking at all the preppy shirts and Terry occasionally handed me a shirt and Id smile and nod then put it back on the rack. I picked up a few good shirts that Terry hadnt given me that I had picked myself but not many. By the end Terry had gotten 10 shirts I only got 3 that were awesome. This time I didnt run straight into the next store I checked what kind of stores they were first. Then I found it. The perfect shop. I could tell this would be my favorite clothes shop by the name and how it was displayed. Vampyress: Death has never looked so good. The o's were spider webs and the words had fake blood hanging off them it was dark. I stepped into the shop and it was awesome it was pretty much pitch black except for the eerie red lights shining over every rack and counter. Evil music was playing and you would occasionally hear hissing and a screeching cry.
"This shop is kind of" Terry trailed off.
"Dark and evil" I finished for her grinning.
Then the music cut off and heavy breathing and sobbing replaced it then silence. Then leaves crunching and sticks snapping a small sob than the most horrific screech I had ever heard.
I felt Terry shiver "I do that when im blood lusting when I lose control" she whispered.
I wasnt freaked out by that I actually thought it was pretty cool. Yep weird right? I could tell Terry was a little freaked by the store so she obviously hadnt been here before but I liked it. I instantly started shuffling through the racks and I loved everything. I had at least 10 shirts and 6 bottoms by the third rack. I spent like an hour in that shop and by the end I had 16 shirts and 11 bottoms. A bonus was everything was really cheap like major cheap. The dearest shirt was $10 and cheapest $3.50. I went to the counter and the check out lady was awesome looking. Her hair was black with a crazy white stripe she was decked out in leather pants and tight black shirt. She had fangs I didnt know if they were real or not but they looked real. She had a wine glass with red liquid she took a swig this time I didnt get queasy.
"Having fun?" she smirked looking at the clothes I had chosen.
"They real?" I whispered leaning forward.
"Do you believe in life after death?" she also leaned forward.
I smirked this time "I do".
"So do I" she breathed leaning back "im living it" she put all my stuff in black bags then handed them over.
Terry was waiting outside for me she winced when she saw all the bags.
"That place was so creepy and im the vampire!" she whispered.
I had officially spent all my money I had just enough to get lunch. I just got a hamburger and while I waited for them to finish making it I ducked into one of my new outfits. I decided to keep it simple so I just put on black skinnies and a slightly low cut red shirt it had a picture of a cartoon cute vampire. I looked in the mirror it was cute and I looked surprisingly normal actually I looked really good id even be daring and say hot.
Terry smiled when she saw the clothes I picked "cute".
I shrugged I didnt care clothes were just something to go on my skin. I already wanted to go back I was sick of hanging round the mall they were so crowded. I watched people as I ate and wondered just how many of them werent human. I saw a woman that was pale to pale for a human and she was sniffing a lot.
"Vampire" Terry whispered nodding at her.
"How can you tell?" I asked Terry still looking at the woman.
"She has no scent" Terry said as the woman gazed at us.
Then she got a wicked look on her face and I could see her nostrils flare she quickly ran off.
"She caught a scent" Terry shrugged going back to her food.
"So shes gunna go...kill?" I wrinkled my nose.
"Most likely unless the person whos scent she found is with someone else" Terry said as if this was everyday stuff.
"How can you be so normal about this I think its disgusting" I cried drawing attention to us.
"I am a vampire Ive met other vampires and there not like us they blood lust for real blood, blood that still flows through peoples veins not the cold, old blood we drink" Terry looked at me she had already finished her food but now I didnt feel like finishing mine ⌠come on lets go I'll tell you more on the way home".
I got up my head was yearning to talk more about this I quickly got to the car and waited impatiently for Terry to unlock the door so I could get in. Slow as day she finally unlocked it and we climbed in. Then we got moving.
"So fill me in" I turned to Terry eagerly.
"What do you want to know?" she asked eyes glued to the road.
"Is there clans?" I had always wanted to know this ever since I found out vampires were real.
"Yes there is many but none really that big ours would possibly be the biggest"
"What are the main ones?" I asked eagerly.
"Well ours obviously and the night dwellers"
"What are they?" I asked cutting her off.
"They are vampires that dont think they just do, they believe in the old days. That they have rights to attack humans to live off them like leeches and theres the blood lust clan and I know that sounds stupid because all vampires have blood lust but these vampires crave it every second of there life it never stops and they dont care how they get it and they usually do they are the most dangerous they do what they see fit and the last main clan they dont live in this country there the foreigners" Terry said dramatically then laughed "who comes up with these names" she gave another little chuckle then became serious "most vampires usually keep on there own because its to hard to share prey with another they crave blood to much and eventually end up killing each other in competition".
"Sounds harsh and weird" I laughed "how many vampires are there like in the world" I waited.
Terry laughed "Sweetie you are asking the wrong question you should ask Layton or something".
"Hey whos Derek?" I asked remembering Theos warning.
Her eyes widened "stay away from him Elle" she warned.
I sighed "everyone keeps telling me that and I want to know why" I demanded.
"Okay he used to be in the blood lust clan but he turned up one day at our doors covered in blood and saying they turned on him we didnt know what to do so Layton allowed him to stay obviously giving some kind of proof that he was on our side. After that he never really spoke to anyone and hes always going to be treading on a thin line a very thin line" we pulled into the castle driveway.
"Have you ever spoken to him" I asked quietly already knowing the answer.
"I tried once everyone has they all want to know what happened but he never speaks back were still waiting for someone to crack him" Terry finished.
"Oh" I unbuckled my seatbelt stepping out of the car.
"Back to hell" I muttered under my breath.
"Hey its your home now so get used to it" Terry reprimanded.
"Yes mum" I laughed "Terry whats going to happen to me?" I asked turning towards her.
She sighed "the truth?" I nodded "most likely they'll change you into one of us" she bit her lip watching my reaction.
"Why are they doing this? Whyd they take me away from home" I yelled pissed.
"Do you miss home" Terry whispered.
"Not really I hated Mum and my dad died when I was young" I sighed.
"I miss my Mum I wish I could see her" Terry started to get teary.
"Then see her" I smiled encouragingly.
"I cant let her see me like this" she motioned to her body "and my teeth are pointed" she showed me her teeth "and if she knows im married shell want to meet him and his family" she yelled frustrated "and then they would know what we are what I became" she started crying and sat on the ground in the driveway.
"I could see her if you want?" I suggested anything to get her to stop crying.
She looked up eyes glistening hopefully "youd do that for me".
I shrugged smiling "sure I want to meet her and im the only person not a vampire" I nodded decisively.
Terry jumped up wrapping me in hugs excitedly "thank you thank you thank you" she squealed.
I laughed and rolled my eyes "you go home and Ill see you later" I gave her a light shove towards her car.
I grabbed my bags and went inside quickly dropping them in my room and heading back down to the main floor. I heard noise coming from the music room and hoping it was Alex▓s band practicing I ran to the door and listened. They were brilliant.
"Your warm blood gives off a scent
So sweet so pure so true
Veins pulsing
Heart pounding
Feel this demonic kiss
Dive into the afterlife
Dance with me get high
My hands on your waist
Oh what I would give to taste
Tantalizing me, my torture" I could hear Alex sing and it gave me chills.
It was so dark and heavy his voice was perfect for the song. They stopped playing and I heard shuffling and a sigh.
"Guys that was great Daniel play a bit slower and Max go to a lower note" Alex was actually being nice.
I stepped into the doorway "now that was awesome" I applauded as they all turned to me shocked.
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