From here on out, the story shall take place about two months in the future. Raven's settled in Bathory, with a few friends and more than a few enemies. Her and Vlad have been talking a lot, but so far they're still in the "friend zone".
I walked into art beside Vlad, hand in hand. Lately things have been going well between us. I think he likes me back. I mean, I've caught him checking me out more than once. Who knows? If he keeps up his current behavior, I might have my first boyfriend.
I sat down next to him and glanced at Meredith. She seemed to be glaring at me a lot more lately, especially since she broke up with Henry. It's been going around the school that she intended to date Vlad again, but I was dead bent on making sure that didn't happen.
"Hey Vlad." She smiled sweetly before looking at me. "Raven," She said flatly.
"Hello Meredith." I said. Bored. There were two viable options when it came to dealing with Meredith: anger, or distant. I turned to Vlad. "Hey, what should I draw?"
"Um…" He thought for a moment. I smiled softly to myself. Vlad had this "thinking face", and it was extremely adorable, he turns down the corners of his mouth just a bit, and stares off into the distance. "How about a potato?" He said blankly.
I snorted. "Really Vlad, a potato? You want me to draw a potato?"
"Yes." He said with a smirk. "You better draw a damn good potato too."
I glared at him for a second. "Fine. I will draw you the best potato you've ever fucking seen."
"Really?"
"Oh hell yeah." I said as I pulled out my sketch book and drew a circle with spots on it. I proudly presented my third grade quality masterpiece to him.
His eyes widened and his jaw dropped. "Oh my god that's amazing!" He said in mock-awe.
Meredith sniffed. "It doesn't even look like a potato."
I glared at her. "Learn to take a joke."
She rolled her eyes "Learn to get a normal sense of humor." She snapped. "Freak…" She muttered.
I stood up abruptly, slamming my hand on the table and giving her the glare to end all glared. "What'd you just call me?"
"Oh, I know you heard me Freak." She smirked, standing up so that she was eye to eye with me.
"Now Ladies, " The art teacher said in a warning tone. Like I gave a shit about what he had to say.
"You wanna take this outside Aberzombie?" I growled threateningly.
Rip her apart!
Make her beg for mercy!
Come on! Just hit her!
My temper was starting to take over now. The outer fields of my vision were literally shrouded in red. This bitch brought out the worst in me.
"You know what Birdbrain, I do." Meredith said bluntly as she sat down. "After class." She smirked.
"Guys…" Vlad said apprehensively. "You shouldn't fight."
"Oh no." I smirked. "This bitch has been working my last nerve for the past month, and I'm sick of this shit."
Vlad sighed; he looked like he was a man expecting death row. I wish I could do what he wanted, but I had to set Meredith straight, I just couldn't take it anymore.
It was all just a matter of waiting.
-After class-
I stormed into the hallway, already there was a small crowd gathering behind Meredith. Oh, the joys of cell phones. I waited until we were in the middle of the circle, then turned to face Meredith.
She just smiled at me and put her hands on her hips. "You sure you want to do this, Freak?"
I smirked. "Oh yeah, I'm sure." I said as I handed Vlad my backpack.
"Bring it on."
"Okay." I smiled pleasantly for a second, then when she rolled her eyes I took my opportunity and socked her in the mouth.
She squealed in pain and stumbled back. "Bitch!" She screamed as she clawed at my face with perfectly manicured nails. I sidestepped, but not quick enough, her talons grazed my cheek, drawing blood. I sucked in a breath through my teeth, and grabbed her by her hair, whipping her around and slamming her face into a locker.
The crowd was starting to get loud. I could hear the classic chant of "Fight! Fight! Fight!" I could also hear the sound of the goth kids cheering me on.
The main two sounds I was focused on though were the sounds of a camera, and the sounds of incoming walkie talkie transmissions.
I slammed Meredith's face into the locker one last time, just for satisfaction and grabbed my bag from Vlad. I don't know why the hell I did it, but I took his wrist and dragged him behind me as I ran. We burst through the door of Bathory high and ran down the street.
After I judged that we were a safe enough distance from the school, I turned and leaned against the wall of a building. "Oh my god." I panted. "I'm really sorry about dragging you into this. But…I just…Ehhh." I groaned, looking down.
"Raven, you're bleeding…" He said warily.
I looked up at him, he looked like he was going to be sick, and he was holding his breath. "Yeah..She scratched me."
He nervously gnawed on his lip, and took my wrists, holding them above my head. "You're bleeding." He said again, smirking slightly. My eyes widened as I looked at him. His eyes were purple, and he had fangs.
"Vlad?" I asked warily, trying to pull away a little. He was being kinda weird.
"I'm not going to hurt you, I just...want to taste it." He purred, leaning in and slowly running the tip of his tongue up my cheek.
My eyes widened to the size of dinner plates and I whimpered softly. I had no idea if he even meant for that act to be seductive, but damn…It turned me on. A lot.
He seemed to moan softly and left a trail of kisses as he made his way down to my neck. "Your blood is so sweet…" He whispered.
"Vlad." I said again, more firmly this time. This was seriously starting to creep me out just a little. "Are you okay?"
His eyes widened and went back to their usual amber color and he looked at me, looking mortified. "I'm sorry." He said quickly, slapping a hand over his mouth. "I…"
"What are you?" I asked stupidly, pulling his hand away from his mouth so that I could examine the fangs. "A vampire or something?"
He smiled sheepishly. "I'm half vampire." He explained softly. "Can you..keep that a secret though. Only Henry and Snow know that…"
"Why Henry and Snow?"
"Because, they're my drudges."
"Your what?
"Drudges, kinda like my servants."
"Hmm…Does that make me a drudge, since I know and all?"
"No, you're not a drudge unless I bite you."
"Oh?" I raised an eyebrow. "Should I start wearing turtlenecks then? You seemed pretty close to biting me."
He blushed a deep red. "Shut up. I wasn't going to bite you…" He muttered.
I giggled and put a hand on his cheek, kissing him gently. "Relax, I was just joking."
He smiled a little, "So…What was the fight with Meredith about?" He asked, obviously trying to change the subject.
"You." I said bluntly.
"Me?" He asked, confusion taking over his facial featured. "What about me?"
"I like you, and she wants you back." I explained. On the outside I appeared all calm and nonchalant about it, but on the inside I was shaking like a leaf. This was me basically confessing my love for the kid after all.
Vlad's eyebrow shot up, "You like me?"
"Isn't it obvious?" I glanced up at him bashfully.
He smiled and pulled me close, kissing me gently. "You know me well enough by now to know that I'm just a little dense when it comes to that. But, I like you too."
I grinned, knowing my face lit up. "So…"
He chuckled and looked me in the eye. "Raven, will you do me the honor of being my girlfriend?"
I laughed out loud. "That was so fucking cheesy! But yes, I'll be your girlfriend."
