Chapter Four: Otis Otis
It was Monday after school, I clutched my backpack and swung it over my shoulders. Vlad told me to meet by the middle school since he promised me that he was going to take me to his uncle.
I watched as the middle school kids walked and gave me looks as they came over to cars that drove around the loop by the marble staircase. I stood by the pillar as I saw people come and go.
" Sorry" Vlas answered out of breath as I saw him dart around the corner and up the stairs. He brushed the bangs out of his eyes as he panted. I looked at him as I placed my backpack on my bag fully now.
" What's with you?" I asked while stifling a laugh, was he running a marathon or something?
" No I was worried I wouldn't be able to make it in time, Otis leaves the latest but he leaves soon, and I don't want Nelly to know about you"
I looked over at him and cocked an eyebrow.
" What do you mean by you don't want Nelly knowing about me?" I was a little confused, I haven't met Nelly yet, but why would Vlad not want me to or have her not know about me?
" Once we get certain things straightened out I'll let her know but for now" He turned towards the branised oak doors and turned to me with a smirk.
" Let's pay Otis a visit"
The doors opened with a creek and led us into the main corrider. Columns of lockers dotted us left and right with their rusted, off orange colors and copper number labels. We walked in silence for a minute as I grew familarized with the first level. I saw the oak door with glass trim around it and it was labeled office. I stopped as I noticed the door was open a tiny creek, I turned and walked towards it and peeped through.
I saw a secretaries desk with a desktop and a metal double tray filled with papers. I peered as I saw the glass window with the hospital beige curtian signiling the prinicipal's office. I watched as I saw a black shilloute appear from behind the curtain and walk towards the door which led to the room, my heart raced as I swore whoever it was, was staring at me through the curtain.
A hand swooped down and landed on my shoulder.
I jumped and nearly schrieked if it wasn't for Vlad who stopped me, I swear one look in those eyes and I felt safe, almost like Markus' eyes. I bit my lip hoping tears wouldn't show instead I watched as Vlad stared at me with stern, serious eyes.
" Your going to have to be quiet, were not suppossed to really be in here" I nodded as I wiped the sweat off my forehead and rubbed my neck feeling the pool that was there as well. Vlad walked ahead and towards a set of stairs leading upstairs, I felt uneasy I felt someone was still watching me, I turned around and this time saw the office door was closed.
Shouldn't it have made a sound? Oak doors are sometimes creeky but not any sound at all? Things were strange around here, not to mention creepy.
Vlad waited for me before we climbed the stairs together. I turned to him and saw one amber eye was staring at me, when I found him staring I watched his face flush a little and he turned away. I clutched my handles and smiled a little.
" So about Otis, you thought he was some physco guy who killed your teacher and your parents?" I asked as we tapped our feet against the glossy tiles of the second floor.
The lights flickered vigriously up here making it seem like it was a horror film scene. This made my heart immedaltly race up again.
Vlad lead me into a door hidden by lockers, on the door was paper cut out letters that read "'s English Class" colored in all different colors, also there were print out coloring pages of vampires, werewolves and witches. Vlad peeked in the small rectangler glass window on the door and turned to me with a smile.
" He's still here, correcting weekly quizzes it looks like"
Vlad grasped the metal doorknob and opened the door, like the main door it creeked and the man at the desk looked towards the sound. When he saw it was Vlad he returned to his paper work.
" Hey Otis" Vlad greeted as he walked towards him. I followed behind Vlad, swiftly and nervously.
Otis looked tall and thin man with a little musclar build, as he looked towards Vlad I noticed he had blue eyes. He smiled at Vlad but looked questionigly at me, he clucked his tongue and looked at Vlad.
" Who is this?" Vlad turned to me and then back again.
" This is Hayley and she's the reason I came over today you see she saw me and D'Ablo fighting and then she beat him up"
Otis looked in awe at me before he stood up and walked over to me. He peered at Vlad and groaned,
" She know's our secret right?"
Vlad nodded.
He nodded and smiled as he turned back to me. His eyes scanned me before coming in contact with my heart key necklace. With curiousity and a bit of angust in his eyes, he picked the silver up in his hands and twiddled it between his fingers.
" The Alexus Amulet..." He whispered.
" What?" Vlad asked as he started flipping through the pages of tests he was correcting.
Otis then leaned closer and bared his fangs, I watched them elongate as I felt my fear take over, I began to back towards the door when I saw Vlad step in between us.
" Otis what the heck man?" Vlad put a hand on Otis' torso and watched as Otis' fangs sank back into his gums and then closed his mouth.
" Vlad, stay away from her she is nothing but pure evil"
I myself bared my teeth and glared my eyes, once again the surge of energy pumped through me and I watched as both Vlad and Otis stared at me.
Otis hissed through his teeth as he spoke.
" A witch"
As if he said the magic password, I stopped. The energy paused and I looked at him questiongly, even Vlad mirrored my look as he turned to face his uncle.
" Did you just call Hayley a witch?" Vlad squinted and cocked an eyebrow in confusion.
" Ya did you just call me a witch?"
Otis then looked surprised, and then calm.
" What do you mean you act suprissed as if you don't understand" Otis snorted and smirked at me.
" Otis listen, Friday night D'Ablo was stopped by Hayley we were near her house and she fell on him and he backed away, I'm confused how come D'Ablo didn't kill her?"
I felt my stomach twist when he said the word kill.
Vlad started to explain and I watched as Otis looked more undertstanding, after all was exchanged Otis walked over, this time I stood my ground. Instead of baring his fangs he simply bowed.
" I see, your not aware of your skills and powers" Otis mumbled as he stared at my necklace, once again he grabbed it.
" Did you recieve this as a family heirloom?" Otis' sharp eyes stared at me, making me whince.
" No I got it as a gift from my boyfriend back home, Markus Fair is his name" I answered, Vlad walked closer keeping an eye on Otis incase he want crazy again I presume.
" You have no Wikan blood in you but recieved the Alexus Amulet as a gift? I thought the Blaze War took care of this centuries ago"
Vlad looked questioning as he cocked his head and curved his mouth.
" Blaze war what was that?"
Vampires begin civilazation many centuries ago, building towns for others and themsleves, making history and the world what it is today. However many years after having success with building and creating a group of young woman had become reckless and wanted control themselves.
Back then these group of ruthless and back breaking woman had no name, only known because of their escentiol knowledge of herbs and plants, these woman were later called sirens as some of their beauty was striking and they knew it was a fact. The ladies had a queen her name was Alexus. She made a plan to send one of her ladies down and seducte one of the vampires.
The youngest woman went into the secret city desguised as a beggar from a mile away town. The vampies fell for her beauty and she picked a vampire named Frais, one of the main consils members of the time.
After sharing a couple drinks with him the woman invited him into the woods for what he believed was sex with this woman, instead the other ladies deversized a trap and captured Frais and held him hostage.
When the word reached the town that Frais was captured the other Vampires began an assult on these mysterious ladies when they met them, Queen Alexus ordered them to call off the army and sign a treaty with them.
Since these woman weren't as well known as the Vampires, Queen Alexus made her ladies become servents of these men and help them in any problems they may overcome. She made each of the ladies a stone which protected them from other vampires and made them immune to any bites, it also enhanced their magic powers, the stone was named rightfully after her which became the Alexus Amulet.
The vampires thought having the beautiful woman to help them was great, the ladies were useful for many things such as affairs for the man himself. Instead Queen Alexus ordered her servents back and told them how to kill the men.
One after another the woman killed the vampires secretly until word got out that the woman were behind the result. Queen Alexus with her jealously planned to kill off the entire vampire race so that they would become the almightly.
War between the two colonies collied giving the title "Blaze War" the witches (as they were now called) were hard to kill due to the amulet but one weakness was apparent. Without the Amulet they had little to no strength. They waited til the girls slept for the night and killed them all, burning the Amulets to a crisp.
I sat in silence as Otis had offered to drive me home. Vlad learned of this new thing in vampire history and didn't bother to say a word to neither me or Otis. Instead we listened to the car engine as it lugged over the hill and to my house. Otis coughed as I got out and bid me ado. I simply nodded to Vlad as he never once glanced at me. I stepped on the porch and opened the door.
I threw my backpack in the kitchen and grabbed a can of pepsi, I walked in the living room and clicked on the tv flicking through channels as nothing caught me, I grabbed my cell from my pocket and looked at my text list.
Zero texts.
I frowned, where was Markus? Why wasn't he texting me back anymore? I sighed as I started telling him about my school day and sent it, always clutching it to my heart, I waited.
And yet no text came.
Afternoon fell silent to night and still no word of Markus. Mom had came home and brought us a ham her boss gave her. She added pineapple to it to give a bit of flavor, it was tangy but tasted good. I moved the food around my plate for a while before my Mom noticed and addressed me about it.
" Hayley honey you haven't eaten much"
I shrugged and contuined.
" Not that hungry I guess" I grumbled as I hoped Markus would text me soon.
Mom never said much after that, she put Navin to bed and cleaned up the house. I went up to my room and closed the door.
I flopped on my bed and pulled out my phone, still no texts so I decided to give it one more shot.
" I miss u" I texted to him with the heart beside it and put it on my bedside table. I peered out my window at the broken limb on the tree and sighed, no vibration noise, I should forget it Markus wasn't texting me, maybe never again.
The pain through my heart ached like fire, I grabbed a pillow and clutched it as I watched it's fabric darken in pools from my tears. Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder and a soft steady breathing pattern humming through my ears.
" Why are you crying? Your too beautiful to cry" I turned around and saw Vlad, his bangs covering one eye while the other seemed to have caring and calmness through it. I watched as he took a finger and took the tear away, slowly he brushed the bangs out of my eyes.
" Though, even when you cry you still have a beautiful complexion" He smiled kindly and pulled me into a hug. His arms wrapped tight around me and his cheek nuzzling my head.
" This is a bad time to break it to you but, I'm leaving"
My eyes flickered open and I stared up at Vlad, and the tears flowed again. I could see his eyes start to drop a little at my face.
" I have training in Russia with a vampire named Vikas, Winter break is upon us and I won't see you but promise me you'll be alright?"
My voice broke. I couldn't speak, I scrambled for words but couldn't put them together instead all I could do was cry out his name softly.
He held me in his arms and he slowly pulled me back up. He wiped away my tears and his eyes glazed over. He leaned closer to me, closer and closer until finally his lip brushed against mine.
Without thought I grabbed the back of his head and pulled him closer, making us both fall onto the bed. We contuned clashing our lips together and entwining our fingers into each others hair. Vlad pulled back and gently smiled and blushed, as did I.
" So uhhh you cool with that?" He asked awkwardly as he rubbed the back of his head and climbed off and sat beside me. I giggled a little but stopped.
" Too bad I couldn't go..." I pratically pouted.
Vlad shook his head.
" If word got out you were a witch in a group full of vampires well it may not be pretty, after all you saw how Otis reacted to the Amulet and he's a well mannered guy you wouldn't believe how many times he appoligized to me about it as soon as we got home" Vlad rolled his eyes and ran a hand through his hair.
" I know" I said as I began to turn over and crawl under the sheets for the night. Before I could Vlad stopped me by placing a hand on my back.
" If you want I'll talk to Otis about it, but I can't guarantee that he will allow ok?"
I nodded as he smiled.
" Good, now get some rest you have class in the morning" He ruffed my hair and kissed my forehead. He then went to the window sill and leaped away.
I closed my eyes when I heard the familar buzzing ringtone. I picked up the phone and found Markus had texted me back. However to my surprise I wasn't all that happy about it, instead my
mind was swimming with the kiss I had with Vlad.
Oh oh, I hope I'm not going to fast for those who live love and stuff to come slow, but I promise it'll all work out in the end.
In the meantime R&R.