I was amazed by the amount of students that visited me the next day. I wasn't as surprised to see Willow, who was feeling rather guilty for letting me walk home alone, and the rest of our usual gang pile through the door, although I hardly knew the names of other students who had decided to visit me. In fact, after the twentieth unknown student, I reckoned that people were visiting me to get out of school. The only members of the school who didn't visit me were the O'Conner's, even though I predicted that anyway.
I looked out of my window and groaned as the sun assaulted my face. One of the few sunny days I had yet witnessed in Sunnydale and I was imprisoned in this hospital room with nurses badgering me about how I felt every two seconds. I was never the type of girl who liked people fussing over me, I found it rather irritating mostly, which was why the nurses only returned every few hours after I had shared this information.
I spent my day thinking about Angel and the rest of his family. I knew that there was something not ordinary about them, besides the dream that I had about them being vampires, and I questioned my insanity as I grew deeper into the mystery. I knew their skin was ice cold and pale white, they never went out in sunlight, Angel moved almost like a blur, never eats or drinks. I knew this evidence but I couldn't understand why I hadn't questioned him with it yesterday! I guess I was slightly worried about how my sanity would look, especially after I've banged my head and injured it, if I started accusing people of being vampires.
There was a knock on the door and I looked up to see the smiling face of Parker.
'Hey,' he greeted, shuffling inside. 'How are you?'
I returned his smile and gestured for him to take a seat besides my bed. 'I'm good thanks, you?'
'Alright, s'pose. I thought I would visit you as the most of the school already have!' Parker chuckled, getting comfier in his seat.
I nodded at that statement. I wondered if anyone had actually returned to school after they visited me, or had everyone simply visited then gone home? I shrugged this thought off my mind, realising that I wasn't interested in the answer, and turned back to Parker who was eyeing my head wound.
'How did you get away from them?' he asked, trying to sound as gentle as possible so he wouldn't offend me.
'Angel O'Conner found me and shooed them off,' I said, noting the look of disgust appear over Parker's face as I said Angel's name. 'But I can hardly remember, I blacked out you see.'
Parker nodded gently, his brow still furrowed from the mention of Angel's name. The gesture boiled the curiosity that was already stewing within me and I couldn't help the fact that my foot lived in my mouth.
'Have you got a problem with Angel?' I asked, trying not to sound rude.
Parker seemed taken back by my question and his brow straightened out as he stood up. For a moment I thought I had offended him and he was leaving, although he merely poked his head out of the door, looking both ways, before shutting it. He returned to his seat and looked at me, his eyes melting into mine.
'The Cold One's,' he mumbled.
I stared at him. 'The what?'
Parker took a deep breath before continuing. 'We call them the 'Cold One's'. You see, and nod your head if you think I'm insane, but there is a legend that beneath the city is a huge ball of supernatural energy.'
He paused and looked at me, like he almost expected me to question his sanity. I nodded my head, becoming very interested, and he offered me a small thankful smile.
'It is known that we live on the 'Hell Mouth',' said Parker, his eyes glanced at the closed door before flickering back to my eyes. 'Legends tell us that witches, werewolves, demons, vampires and all sort of supernatural things are attracted to Sunnydale, in fact Sunnydale is the home of the Supernatural.'
I watched him closely, waiting for him to burst into a fit of laughter or even smirk, but his face remained neutral as he waited for my signal to go on. I registered everything into my head – the witches, werewolves, demons and vampires – and forced myself not to shout 'I KNEW IT!' I blinked a few times before turning back to Parker, who was still watching me with his dark orbs, and nodded.
'I'm not hurting you head, am I?' he asked, frowning slightly. 'I mean your head is already stitched up and –'
'I'm fine!' I interrupted, offering him a gentle smile. 'Thanks though. You can continue.'
Parker nodded. 'Well, the O'Conner's are the cold ones.'
I don't know why my eyes widened at this piece of information, after my dream I should have been well prepared for this. But I guess I was that shocked because it was being spoken out loud, the theory wasn't burning away in my mind – someone else thought the same as me!
'Vampires?' I asked.
Parker nodded again. 'Well, obviously that is my family's theory.'
Parker looked down for a moment before looking up at the clock on the opposite wall. He rose to his feet and offered me a small smile, muttering something about how late it had gotten. I looked at the clock and was surprised when I realised it was five o'clock at night already; my Mother would be arriving in less than half an hour.
'See you soon!' smiled Parker, opening the door.
'Yeah,' I mumbled, deep in my own thoughts by now. 'See you soon.'
Parker closed the door behind him and wandered off down the hall. I sat in my bed, staring blankly at the opposite wall, and let Parker's words wash over me.
The Hell Mouth?
The thought of the town being built upon a big ball of supernatural energy didn't surprise me. I was surprised at how calm I was being, after all it had just been confirmed that the boy who I felt deeply for was a vampire and that supernatural creatures lived in the town where I lived. I broke out into a fit of laughter.
My life wasn't so average anymore.
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Authors Note: Wow, thank you so much for all your kind reviews. I hoped you liked this chapter – I decided to add in some of the Buffy universe that we love so much! We are also going to be seeing a lot of Parker, though I am giving you no reason to like him – but he is needed. And, my own plotline shall begin worming its way into the story! Thanks again everyone! x
