[A/N: Yes, I know this is a way shorter than usual, but I've been busier than usual :P I'm working on a new Harry Potter fanfic, and then I have to finish all my Christmas Break homework (poem journal, etc...) and Christmas is in two days! :D I hope everyone have a good Christmas! And hopefully, I'll get my own laptop, which is unlikely as Voldemort taking over the world . Anyways, enjoy! (:]


::Chapter 06: Trapped::

I busily catalogued the new books that just came in. Subconsciously, my mind wandered to Alec. Where is he? I thought. What's he doing? I can only wonder. The ring of the bell pulled me from my thoughts. A customer! I walked to the counter, straightening my hair as I went along.

"Hi! How may I..." I faltered as I saw Todd standing there with a smirk on his face. Don't just stand there like a fool! I scolded myself. Ask him if he needs help! "Um, how may I help you?"

"I'm looking for a book," he said. "Something about Vlad the Impaler, but I don't know where it is."

"Oh, um, I think I have the book you're looking for," I said, going through the different books in my mind. "Er, follow me please." I led him through many shelves before we reached the "Notorious People" shelf. "Vlad the Impaler, right?" I asked. He nodded.

I bent down on my knees and skimmed through the books. "Vlad the Impaler..." I muttered. "Aha!" I stood up to hand him the book when he suddenly pinned me against the shelf, blocking all the exits. I blinked in surprise. I could feel the books covers digging into my back. Todd leaned down so that I could smell his breath. Minty, with a hint of... metal?

"You've been a bad girl," he whispered into my right ear. I couldn't do anything. My mind was riddled with fear. I was literally frozen in spot. "Tsk, tsk. Having your ass of a boyfriend killing my brothers. And all for what? A puny, weak, little human?" I was shocked. What...? Then, one word registered into my mind. Killing. He knows Alec's a vampire?

"G-g-get off of me," I whispered weakly. "...P-please."

"G-g-get off of me. P-please," he mimicked in a high pitched voice, but then he laughed as if the very idea was ridiculous. I looked into his eyes, and instantly regretted it. His pupils were no longer the strange brown anymore. They were a blood color—and they were dilated, as if in hunger.

"You're a..." I faltered, unable to finish the sentence.

"Vampire?" he finished for me, then laughed again. "Of course, you stupid, stupid girl. What else would be as hot like this?" And he has an ego to go with it. Great. I sucked in a huge breath. "Of course, I'm not going to kill you." Then I exhaled. "...Yet." Crud.

I couldn't help it; I began to whimper in fear. "Let's see," he said with a fake, thoughtful, expression. Then, his face lit up, making him begrudgingly more handsome, but scary. "First, I'll turn you into a vampire, yes. Let you feel unimaginable pain like no other. Shall I describe it? I'll bite you, and then let the venom course through you, letting it burn your humanity. Trust me, it won't hurt at all... it'll hurt a lot. Hm..." He shot me an amused grin as I stared at him in horror.

"Shall I describe what it feels like too? Oh yes. Imagine being boxed over and over, dipped in highly nucleic acids more than once, and then ran over by a sixteen-wheeler and then repeating the process over and over and over again. Now multiply the pain by five hundred." Hot tears filled my sight. "Then I'll kill you. Right in front of your stupid boyfriend. Let him feel the agony I feel."

"P-p-please," I begged. "No..." He repeated my words in a mocking way. "G-g-g-get off m-me."

"Poor little weak thing. Oh let me think... no." He lowered his head with his mouth open. And under the fluorescent light, they were as white as pure snow. Oh Alec, I thought, how could I be so stupid?