Chapter Eleven
They entered and saw the parents happily eating and talking, Renee's father was back now, and the little kids were sorting the candy they got. They all looked up when the two teenagers entered and gasped at the state they were in. Renee and Gregory were both covered in dirt and Jules still had tears in his eyes and Gregory was little worse for wear.
"What happened?" asked Fredrick rushing over. Renee's mother came as well and collected Jules into her arms.
"It was Rookery. He's back and wants revenge," said Gregory.
"Don't be silly, darling, Rookery is gone," said Freda, everyone listening to what they had to say.
"No, he had amnesia but when he saw us at the hospital during mum's birth, all his memories came back," said Renee slightly worried.
"That can't be good," said Tony.
"Well what are we going to do?" asked Dottie, "clearly he knows where to find us, and it is only a matter of time before he finds out where the Sackville-Baggs live."
"Why don't we call the police, surely they could help," said Dottie.
"And explain what? That this guy is a vampire hunter and use to hunt us when we were vampires but now is after revenge because we pushed him over a cliff, yes that will go quite well," said Renee's father.
"Then what shall we do?" asked Renee's mother looking up from Jules, "I can't have anything happen to my babies."
"No, we will protect them," said Fredrick, "we'll protect everyone. For now pack your bags you are staying at out house tonight."
Everyone quickly moved, packing up food and clothes. The Thompsons quickly went home and made sure every thing was all right at their home and that no one followed them before meeting everyone at the Sackville-Bagg house.
The food from the party was laid out and everyone took a plate and went up to the rooms they were staying in. There was a worried silence over them as they went up to the different rooms and the parents stayed in the kitchen. Renee's father had stayed behind to look out for the cemetery and would return late a night and they were all hopeful he was okay.
They all knew Rookery was a lousy vampire hunter but how about a human hunter? What damage could he do then?
Renee saw on Gregory's bed facing him while they quietly ate a sandwich and some crisps. She had taken her wig and veil off and shoes while he had untied his tie and removed his jacket. Jules was asleep next to his brother Gordon in Anna's room where Renee's parents would be staying while Anna slept in Rudolph's room with Tony.
They finished eating and Renee got up and dug around in her bag for her pyjamas.
"I'll be right back," she said. He nodded in response and she went to the bathroom and washed the make up off her face and changed out of the dress and into her comfortable pyjamas. She walked back to Gregory's room to see him still laying on the bed. She put her costume to the side and sat down next to him.
"Would you like for me to take a look at your cut and bruises?" she asked noticing the dried up blood on his lip.
"Sure," he said and sat up with grunt while gripping his ribs where he had been hit by the tree branch.
"I'll be right back," she said and went down the hall and grabbed a wash cloth and got it damp before heading downstairs and into the kitchen.
"How is everyone?" asked Freda as she watched Renee grab a tea towel.
"Pretty quiet. Just trying to grasp that fact that Rookery is back, I guess," she said opening the freezer.
"Did someone get hurt?" asked Bob worried.
"Just Gregory, but he'll be fine, he's a tough cookie," she said smiling at them and grabbing an ice pack before closing the freezer and leaving the kitchen. She made her way back to Gregory's room where he had removed his shirt and was looking at the bruise on his ribs in the mirror.
"Here lay down," she said walking in and sitting on the bed. He did as she said and she took the wash cloth and gently rubbed at his lip to clean off the blood. He hissed a bit but said nothing on the matter.
"Thank you, by the way, for protecting Jules and me," she said as she placed the wash cloth to the side and wrapped the ice pack in the tea towel.
"Welcome," he said watching her. She placed the pack on his bruise on his ribs and held it there while he stared at her. She tried to ignore the staring but couldn't handle it and looked at him.
"What?" she asked with a small laugh to how her discomfort.
"You really looked nice tonight, even if you were a dead girl," he said still looking at her.
"Oh," she said tucking a loose strand of hair under her ear, "thanks. You looked quite dashing yourself."
"Thanks," he said smiling then wincing as his cheek hurt from the other bruise he had received.
"Oh, do you want me to get ice for you cheek as well?" she asked leaning in to look at it. It was slightly purple and swelling just the tiniest amount.
"No, its okay," he said, "my ribs hurt the most."
"Okay," she said still looking at his cheek and then looking at his lip to make sure it wasn't infected. That's when she locked eyes with him and she became aware of how close she was, for he knew and was interested in how much closer she was going to get. She was having a hard time seeing the wound properly with the light in his room not being very strong.
She did an intake of breath when she locked eyes with him and felt herself being drawn closer. She glanced down at his lips which were only getting closer before she closed her eyes and kissed him. He smirked and happily kissed her back while placing his hands on her lower back.
He groaned when she pressed to hard in his cut lip and she immediately pulled back.
"Sorry," she said looking at the cut then looking up at Gregory who had a smile on his face.
"I didn't expect you to kiss me first," he said.
"You'll find I'm full of surprises," she said smiling as well and sitting up. Gregory sat up as well and rested against the headboard while she kept the ice pack on his ribs.
"Well I can't wait," he said. She laughed before looking at the bruise on his ribs and re-positioning the ice pack.
"So did you ever get this hurt while a vampire?"
"No, but then again vampires have a higher tolerance for pain than humans. But I kind of like it. It reminds me that I am human, at last," he said glancing down at his ribs.
"I guess that is a positive way to think about it. Do you want to change into your pyjamas?" she asked.
"You offering to help?" he asked looking at her. She removed the ice pack and placed it on the side table.
"Well, yes, you are injured and I don't need you hurting yourself," she said. He nodded and gently got off the bed. He went to his drawer and dug out his pyjamas and placed them on the bed. She walked over to him as he stripped his pants and gently pulled on his bottoms. He then grabbed his shirt, which luckily was a button up. Renee carefully brought shirt up over his shoulders and tried not to lift his arms while doing it.
"Leave it unbuttoned so we can keep the ice pack on your ribs," she said stepping away from him.
"Are you sure, or do you just want to stare at me chest?" he joked.
"Oh, darn, you caught me," she said smiling at him while moving over to her bag and laying her costume out so it didn't get crumpled. Gregory folded his costume and placed it down in his wardrobe before going over to their empty plates.
"Are you hungry?" he asked. Renee nodded and together they walked downstairs and into the kitchen where the parents were cleaning up and about to head to bed.
"Oh, how are you two doing?" asked Dottie noticing the bruise on Gregory's ribs.
"All right, just hungry," said Gregory putting their plates away and looking at what food was still out. Renee went grabbed a glass and filled it with some water.
"Well we are about to go to bed. Renee, your father should be coming later if you two are still up tell him to help himself," said Freda standing up from her chair.
"Okay, I don't know how late we will be up though. Kind of tired," she responded before taking a sip of her water.
"I bet, I just hope Rookery looks worse than you Gregory," said Bob taking note of Gregory's injuries as well while Gregory looked in the fridge.
"He always did," said Gregory before closing the door and everyone laughed.
"Good night you two," said Renee's mother.
"Good night," they said in unison as the parents then went upstairs and to their rooms. Gregory grabbed an apple and Renee put her glass down and grabbed a chocolate bar from the candy bucket on the table.
They ate their snacks in silence before heading upstairs. The way to Gregory's room was past Anna's room and Renee's mother called to them before they moved on.
"Yes?" asked Renee stepping into the room.
"Jules won't fall asleep would you guys mind taking him?" she asked, "I don't want him to wake Gordon."
"Sure," said Renee picking Jules up, "good night mother."
"Night darling, and aside from the whole Rookery thing how as your night?" she asked smiling as Jules started playing with Renee's collar on her shirt.
"Pretty good," she said smiling and glancing behind her at Gregory who was in the door way before looking at her mother. She gave a knowing glance to her daughter before nodding.
"Well off you go. Night," she said.
"Night," responded Renee and she left the room and walked with Gregory into his. She placed Jules in the middle of the bed and they sat at the head of it while Jules pulled at his footy pyjamas; he never really seemed to like them.
"So about that kiss," said Gregory turning his head to look at Renee who was making sure Jules didn't fall off the bed.
"What about it?" she asked.
"Well, what does this mean for us, relationship wise? Are we, what's the term, friends with benefits?" he asked. She looked up at him now.
"I had hoped we would be girlfriend and boyfriend I was just waiting for you to ask."
"Oh, right, I knew that." He said before grabbing her hands and pulling her close, "Renee, would you like to be my girlfriend?"
"No," she said simply and got out of his grasp and picked Jules up who started crawling away and placed him in her lap.
"Seriously? But you just said," he said laughing a bit but just unsure about what she was trying to do.
"I'm kidding," she said before leaning up and giving him a peck on the corner of his mouth away from his cut, "I would love to."
"That's what I thought," he said before putting an arm around her shoulder, the arm that he could lift because his ribs weren't bruised on that side. Jules began to clap and smiled and they laughed.
"Do you like that?" asked Renee leaning down and kissing her brother on his nose. He laughed and grabbed onto Gregory's finger as he waved in front of his face.
"Cute kid," he remarked as they continued to play with Jules.
A/n: yes I am updating this story kind of fast aren't I? And my other ones as well. Don't worry I did go to all my classes this week, I even wrote an essay and took a midterm and managed to write a lot of new chapters for my story. I am just that bored.
So a lot happened I the past two chapters, not only did I move the plot along I moved the relationship along and I hope you readers enjoyed that.
Thank you for reading and reviews/comments are welcomed.
-Charlotte