"I still can't believe I let you drag me to this place" I complained to my best friend, not that I would ever admit that out loud, before finishing my blood shot in one go. We were in a salsa club in Barcelona. It allowed mundanes but the majority of the presents were downworlders "I should be in Idris, helping out Magnus and Alexander with their idea of legalizing the marriage between downworlders and shadow hunters".
"You are, Raphael" Lily told me with a sly grin "You had been trying to get those stupid Nephilim to understand that legalizing marriage would make relationship between us better. However, they don't want to comprehend it. So we will relax and have some fun, before we get to the point when we would start ripping some shadow hunters's head off" my face stayed neutral at her blunt reply, but I could feel the corner of my lips tilt upside a bit "Now get on the dance floor and get a girl or boy, I am not picky, to get laid".
Then she pushed me towards the multitude, making me collide with some people. And almost causing a mundane girl to fall on her ass, but my vampire reflexes allowed me to catch her in time.
"I am sorry señorita*, my friend pushed me" I apologized.
"It is fine, don't worry. It happens all the time when the club is so full" she said. When the mundane looked up and locked gazes with me, I gasped. Even though I don't need to breath. Ber eyes were so beautiful, a green emerald eyes I had ever seen that shinned with sincerity but sparkled in curiosity "I should thank you for saving me" she flashed me a bright amused smile.
You're a troublemaker
You're a troublemaker...
You ain't nothing but a troublemaker girl
You had me hooked again from the minute you sat down
The way you bite your lip
Got my head spinnin' around
After a drink or two
I was putty in your hands
I don't know if I have the strength to stand
"My name is Raphael" I presented myself, not being able to stop looking at the gorgeous girl in front of me.
"Like the archangel" she pointed out.
"No, you are the angel here" I commented without thinking. When I noticed what I had just said, I wanted the ground to swallow me. But when I saw the pink blush on her delicate cheeks, under the dim light of the club, I got encouraged "What is your name?" I asked her.
"I don't give my name to total strangers" she said after recovering her composure. She didn't smirk or flirt, she just spoke honestly and kept on smiling gently at me. (I like this girl more and more, every passing minute) I thought to myself "You could be a killer, waiting for me in the dark before eating me" she joked, not noticing my wince.
"Then let's get to know each other" I told her.
"First thing you need to know" she began "I love to dance and sing, but I'll never do it with someone who isn't my partner".
"Your boyfriend?" I asked with a frown, trying to get my anger under control. Of course she would have a boyfriend, she is the most breathtaking girl I had ever seen.
"No, my brother" she replied with a knowing look "Let's sit down at the bar, we will talk more comfortable over there".
"Sure" I said, not being able to stop looking at her eyes.
Oh oh oh...
Trouble troublemaker. yeah
That's your middlename
Oh oh oh...
I know you're no good but you're stuck in my brain
And I wanna know
Why does it feel so good but hurt so bad
Oh oh oh...
My mind keeps saying
Run as fast as you can
I say I'm done but then you pull me back
Oh oh oh...
I swear you're giving me a heart attack
Troublemaker!
"So Rapahel..." she began speaking once we got to the bar and made our orders "Where are you from? Your accent isn't from here".
"I am from New York, I'm here because my friend thought that it was a good idea to come here and unwind ourselves a bit" I answered.
"A lot of stress?" she inquired.
"It comes with the job of working with idiots" I replied, taking a sip from my drink "Sometimes it's like they...".
"... don't want to hear" she cut me off "That they can only see hostility in you and not that you are trying to make things better".
"Exactly" I looked at her surprised. Not only because she said what I was thinking with so much conviction, but for the rage behind her words "Who made you so angry?" I asked her.
"Don't get me wrong Raphael, but I don't know you. I would really prefer not to share my private life with a complete stranger" she told me with an annoyed tone, which I could sense was not directed to me, but also with an apologizing look "Let's change the topic, what do you like to do?".
"Don't get me wrong, but I don't know you. I would really prefer not to share my private life with a complete stranger" I mocked her.
"Very funny Raphael" she taunted me "Really mature, throwing my words back at me. I love to sing, dance, listen to music, read, write... practically everything that is related to art. Except painting. I am horrible at doing that, but I like to visit galleries" she smirked challengingly at me "Now, it's your turn".
"I... there is nothing I like to do" I said, after thinking it a while.
I tried to think of activities I enjoyed doing, but the only thing that got close was directing the other vampires of New York. However, I consider that an obligation rather than a leisure activity.
"What?!" she exclaimed surprised "There must be something you like to do. What brings you a smile to your face? What do you yearn to do when you feel confused or tired?".
At her insist something occurred to me "I always liked to play with my little siblings, but I stopped when they died".
"I am... I shouldn't have bring it up" was the only thing she said, surprising me once more "I know that it wasn't the response you were expecting. But I know what it feels to have people you don't know telling you how sorry they are, even if they don't mean it".
"Do you read minds?" I asked her, cause the only thing she has been doing since I met her was to tell me what I was thinking.
"No" she chuckled "I am just a girl that lost her mother when she was six and knows the feeling" a dark look passed her face. But before I could say something to make her feel better, it disappeared and she spoke again "Let's get out of here" she stood up "I can see that you are not enjoying being here. I know a place that you might like".
She offered me her hand and I took it without a second thought. At that moment I knew that she had me wrapped around her finger.
It's like you're always there in the corners of my mind
I see a silhouette every time I close my eyes
There must be poison in those finger tips of yours
Cause I keep comin' back again for more
Oh oh oh...
Trouble troublemaker, yeah
That's your middlename
Oh oh oh...
I know you're no good but you're stuck in my brain
And I wanna know
"A fair?" I asked her confused "What are we doing in a fair? This is a place for children".
"Now I can see why you don't enjoy more things" she commented "You are an old man in a teenage body who forgot how to live" she dragged me towards the car of cotton candy "It doesn't matter how old you are, if you like doing something keep on doing it. Never give up the things you love just because society things it is wrong. Only you get to decide what is right and what is not".
She flashed me one of her sweet smiles before ordering one cotton candy to the man. She might act childlike but she is very wise. I better not make the mistake of underestimating her again, I thought to myself.
"Then let's go to the haunted house" I said and dragged her towards the place. I ignored her protests and smirked, knowing that she will spend the whole ride clinging to me. And that was what happened "Afraid of fake monsters señorita?".
"Stop mocking me!" she yelled at me with glittery eyes. I was out of line "I told you I didn't like that place and you still force me to go there. The least you can do is not mock me" with that said she walked away.
"Damn it!" I cursed under my breath "What will I do now?" I asked myself.
Why does it feel so good but hurt so bad
Oh oh oh...
My mind keeps saying
Run as fast as you can
I say I'm done but then you pull me back
Oh oh oh...
I swear you're giving me a heart attack
Troublemaker
Why does it feel so good but hurt so bad
Oh oh oh...
My mind keeps saying
Run as fast as you can
Troublemaker
I say I'm done but then you pull me back
Oh oh oh...
I swear you're giving me a heart attack
Troublemaker
"You could win her a teddy bear" a man's voice replied. I didn't notice that I was standing by the hammer game "The girls love when their boyfriend wins them one, especially in a strength game".
"I'll play" I told the man a d paid for a turn.
I knew that the man thought it would be impossible for me to win and was trying to gain easy money. That's why I will enjoy making him pay. Of course with my vampiric powers I won easily and got a huge pink teddy bear.
However, when I turned around I found a a little girl looking at the bear longingly. This was my chance to make señorita stop hating me, but this little girl reminded me to my little sister so much that I couldn't stop the next words leaving my mouth "Take it" she did as I ordered her and left giggling, but before she gave me a huge hug. I can always win another, I thought to myself and smiled at the retreating back of the little girl.
"You know, you should smile more. It makes you look more handsome" señorita's voice told me from behind. I turned around and found her smiling at me. Well, it looks like she isn't angry at me anymore "I didn't like pink anyways and I am sure that that little girl will enjoy the teddy bear more than me" she wrapped her arms around one of mine and said "My name is Katherine, it's a pleasure to meet you Raphael".
"The pleasure is all mine, Katherine" I told her and let her drag me around the place.
I never had so much fun... not since I got turned into a vampire. So I kept on visiting her every night that I was in Idris, trying to get those stupid nephilimes to listen to us. And each night I feel more in love with Katherine, and I was almost sure that it wasn't possible to love someone as much as I loved her.
Although I was having so much fun, I knew that one day I would have to tell her goodbye. If it wasn't the long distance, it will be her death. And that saddened me, a lot.
Maybe I'm insane
Cause I keep doing the same damn thing
Thinking one day we gon' change
But you know just how to work that back
And make me forget my name
What the hell you do I won't remember
I'll be gone until November
And you'll show up again next summer, yeah!
Typical middle name is Prada
Fit you like a glove girl
I'm sick of the drama
You're a troublemaker
But damn girl it's like I love the trouble
And I can't even explain why
"Raphael!" she jumped on me and cried on my chest, one night that I came to visit her "I hate her! I hate her so much!".
"Katherine calm down" I told her softly kissing her temple. When she had finally calmed down, I asked her "What is wrong?".
"Do you remember the first night we met?" she asked me. Of course I do! I will never forget any of the moments we lived together I thought but only nodded my head "You asked me who made me so angry, the answer is my father and step-mother. Since mom died, dad ignored me completely. He just gave me money and then spent all the time in business travels. One day he met a hot young and horrible bitch and married her. That is when all the trouble really began. Whenever I tried to talk with my father and tell him how sad I was, she enters and makes me look as the bad girl. She even got my father to accede to move here, making me leave behind the only friend and family I had".
"Your brother".
"Yes" she began crying in my chest again.
"Come with me" I offered her without thinking. She looked at me mirroring my surprise. No reason to go back now "You can stay in New York with me, I have enough free space for you and a lot of more people. There is where your brother is, doesn't he?".
"I can't do that Raphael. What about school? Or money? I can't let your family support me" she replied.
"My family is dead and don't worry about money, I'm rich" I told her "Katherine... I am a vampire. Supernatural creatures exist and they are everywhere" she looked at me as if I was crazy. So I showed her my fangs and noticed in shock that she didn't retreat in fear, but gaze at me in curiosity "I will explain you everything but right now I just need to know if you want to come with me. If you want to be like me. Because I am in love with you, Katherine. And I don't want to live without you in my life".
"Yes" she said softly "Yes! Of course I accept!" this time she spoke louder and hugged me tighter "I love you too Raphael. And I want to be a vampire, so I can stay with you forever" I spun her around in happiness "Just let me get my things and write my dad a goodbye letter" she told me when I put her down.
When she was ready I took her to the place where a warlock was waiting for me to open a portal "What is a mundane doing here?" he questioned me.
"She won't be a mundane for much longer" I told him and leaned down to kiss her neck "Draw a portal to New York" the warlock just nodded and got to work "Are you ready?" I asked my lover.
"More than I'll ever be" she replied and kissed me for the first time.
I really have to thank Lily. Cause she was the one that brought Katherine to me. And she is the best thing that ever happened to me in my immortal life.
Why does it feel so good but hurt so bad
Oh oh oh...
My mind keeps saying
Run as fast as you can
Troublemaker
I say I'm done but then you pull me back
Oh oh oh...
I swear you're giving me a heart attack
Troublemaker
Why does it feel so good but hurt so bad
Oh oh oh...
My mind keeps saying
Run as fast as you can
Troublemaker
I say I'm done but then you pull me back
Oh oh oh...
I swear you're giving me a heart attack
Troublemaker
*señorita (Spanish) = lady (English)