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If You Only Knew- Chapter Nine: We Found Love

A vampire could never stay in one place forever. Being a member of the undead meant that you never aged, which would be suspicious to those that did. And, the more suspicious some got, the more dangerous it was for the vampires to stick around. Jamie Fleming had dealt with this for about five years now. Though she should have been twenty-one, she still had the appearance of a sixteen-year-old. If she hadn't moved away from Palm City when she did, others would probably have started asking questions. The brunette vampire still couldn't bring herself to think that this was a good idea, however. No matter how any times this speech repeated in her mind.

When Jamie left Palm City, she was able to take a deep breath, albeit a short one. They were safe, but there was no way that they could stop there. Would the vampire hunters follow them, or leave them be? Vince had told the other cops at the PCPD that he and his girlfriend were moving to get a fresh start, luckily before the vampire hunter decided to pick a fight with him. Said hunter obviously had some tricks up his sleeve. How the others just ignored them as they were fighting was just beyond him.

Chicago was far enough, for now. A new story, a new home, a new everything. You would think that that would be exhilarating, but the fact that this would happen every few years was a killjoy. Vince would come to realize how just a pain in the ass it was, soon enough. Until then, Jamie would just do her best to teach him everything that she knew about being a vampire and hope to God that he didn't do anything stupid.

o—o—o

"Fighting the urge to feed is hard, Vince, especially when you're a newborn," Jamie told her boyfriend after he shut the main door to yet another No Tell Motel they were staying in. When nightfall hit, they would be on their last part of the journey to Chicago. The brunette probably would end up getting them an apartment to rent out. (Hey, just because a vampire was trying to stay low profile, didn't mean that they had to live in a crypt for the rest of their undead life.) The key to hiding well was to stay blended in with the crowd. Which was yet another thing that she had to teach her newborn vamp.

"I think I remember that pretty clearly when we first met," Vince gave her a look and let out a hearty chuckle as she just glared at him. "Alright, alright, I'm listening."

Jamie waited for him to plop down on the bed next to her before continuing, "there are some alternatives. You don't have to kill a human just to get human blood. That's what blood banks are for after all. And then there's also butcher shops where we can get animal blood."

"What would you prefer we do?" the blonde vamp wrapped an arm around his girlfriend and took her into his arms.

"Well, I tried being a vegan for a little while," the brunette smiled as her boyfriend just stared at her for a moment, "drinking pigs' blood." She made a disgusted face, which was actually really adorable, "don't even bother. It made me gag."

"So that means that we rely on blood banks, huh?" Vince kissed her hair, a smile easing onto his face.

"Yeah. It's easy for me to erase our steps, so no one would ever suspect anything. Just, you know… Don't let our neighbors try to raid our fridge," Jamie rested her head on her boyfriend's chest and took in a deep, useless, breath. He smelt nice, even if he was a vampire now.

"So, we have our source of food. Where are we going to live at and what the hell are we going to do for money?" the newborn asked, gently running his fingers through his sire's hair.

"Don't worry about the money, Vince. Not right now, wait for everything to calm down. If we have to move again, then your new job will be for nothing," the brunette told her boyfriend, her eyes drooping shut as his fingers kept up a rhythmic pattern.

"Jamie, baby, I think we're safe here," Vince told his girlfriend gently. "No one knows us here. We're just a couple starting out, right?"

The older vampire nodded, though she really wasn't ready to agree with him just yet. She had so much running through her mind. "I guess so, but I'm still not so sure."

"Not so sure about what? Remember when Sarah and the others were talking about how it's important to blend in with the crowd? Well, isn't that what we're trying to do?" the blonde asked, finally just swooping her hair off of her neck.

"Trying is the key word here, honey. I'll never let my guard down. How can I? I—I almost lost you, Vince," Jamie sat up, her hair cascading back over her shoulders. "Do you know how afraid I was? I had no idea if you would come back or not!"

"Jamie, stop," Vince told her, grasping her by the shoulders, "I'm here with you now. We've got forever together, so you have nothing to worry about."

The brunette sent her boyfriend a tiny glare, her lower lip quivering slightly. "If you think that vampires are invincible, then you don't even know a damn thing about us." As her creation opened his mouth to respond, she just held a hand up to silence him, "we were being hunted. There are people out there who think that their only existence is to rid the world of us. Sunlight can kill us. Crosses and other holy objects can kill us. Wood… Vince, the list is endless. Keeping you safe is my number one priority, but if you think that we're invincible, then I can't help you."

"Baby, of all of the things I learned over the years as a cop, the most important thing is to not be afraid of your enemies. You're afraid that something's going to happen to me, I get that. I pulled a stupid, stupid, move that literally killed me. But worrying over this is only going to make it worse," the newborn vampire bored his blue eyes into her brown ones. She really worried him some days…

"I just want this to work out. We're starting a new life together, but that doesn't mean that our past connections won't come back to haunt us," his sire nuzzled against her boyfriend's chin as she tucked herself underneath it.

"Then we'll think of another scenario. I'm not going to agree to kill a human being, just like I know you won't either," Vince gave his girlfriend a gentle kiss, "everything will work out for the best. I promise."

If only it was really that simple…

o—o—o

For a moment, Jamie Fleming actually thought she could relax. She and Vince had been settled into this apartment for about a week now, and nothing bad had come of it. The couple actually had decent neighbors, and no one had tried to kill them as of late. Hell, the guy on the lower floor actually had a side business doing window and door replacements. If they friended him, maybe he could tint their windows for them…

The undead couple lived in a safe little apartment complex. With an elementary, middle, and high school all within walking distance from there, they could easily blend in as a young couple wanting to start out right with a family. Just, you know, move before they realize that there would never be any children.

Dana and Dominic Raoul were their most interesting neighbors by far. They had welcomed them into the complex with freshly baked goods and warm smiles to match. (Well, the woman did, the man looked kind of uncomfortable at first.) The Raouls had lived here for quite a few years. One of the many things that attracted them to this apartment complex was the fact that the schools were close-by. They had two children, and loved both of them with every fiber of their beings. It was actually really cute, both vampires had to admit.

As time went by, the four adults had actually become close friends. (What that really meant was that Jamie and Dana got along excellently, and the men just had to go along for the ride, whether they liked it or not. At least Dominic got some fun out of it. Poor Vince never stood a chance, vampire or not.)

It never really occurred to the humans that Jamie and Vince never came out in the sunlight. Mostly just because they were all too busy to hang out during the day, anyways. The vampires wouldn't dare to tell them about their undead status; that was practically asking for trouble. Still, though, eventually Dana and Dominic would suspect something.

Of course, that was only if they were around for that much longer. Jamie had kept on telling her boyfriend that her instincts were telling her to run, run as fast as they could. Vince, on the other hand, didn't really see the need. Some days, the elder vampire thought that it would just be easier if she struck her boyfriend in the back of the head and just dragged him along.

Something was about to go down. What, though, was just a mystery waiting to happen.

Last cliffhanger, I promise! Well, here's the last chapter posted. Everything will be resolved in the epilogue, which could be up at any time.