Lily turned to face Oliver's parents. She already knew what Dr. Robbie looked like but this would be the first time she had seen his mother. Sure enough she was beautiful, almost as beautiful as Sarah was. Her hair was jet black and her eyes were a unique shade of jade that no human could possess. She looked so delicate, like a porcelin doll, much like Miley.
"You know Robbie, but this is Rachel, my mother."
Rachel took a step closer to Lily and gave her a motherly hug. Even though she was a vampire, and her skin was ice cold, the hug she gave Lily was warm and loving, just as if she were a human.
"It's wonderful to meet you Lily, Oliver has told us all about you."
Oliver grabbed Lily's hand and gently held it in his hand sending a chill through Lily's body; she loved it.
Lily loved Oliver's family of vampires. They were all classified as "monsters" but in actuality, they were the sweetest people she had ever met. All of them, she could see, loved each other very much and would do anything to protect one another. They were a true family, even though they were not mortal.
After spending a couple of hours at the Oken house Oliver knew he had to get Lily home. Lily feared she was going to be late, it was eight o clock and she said she'd be home by eight thirty and it was a long hike back to the car.
"Are we going to make it in time?" asked Lily
"If we run."
Lily chuckled at the thought of that "I'm not much of a runner."
Oliver held out his arms to her "I'll carry you"
Lily looked at Oliver's open arms then back at him. Was he serious? Something told her that he was. Lily jumped into Oliver's arms and he held her as if she weighed nothing. "Are you ready?"
Before Lily could answer Oliver was off like a jet. Lily could see the trees zooming past her like she was flying at an abnormal speed. She could hear the gentle "Woosh, woosh" of the branches flying by. Within 4 minutes they were there next to the car. Why on earth did Oliver make her hike when he could just have carried her?
"Was that fun?"
Lily was dizzy and when Oliver put her down she nearly collapsed. "A little to much fun." Lily leaned against the car for support and tried to catch her breath.
"Are you ok?" asked Oliver.
Lily caught her breath and was no longer dizzy. "I'm fine. Next time I think I'll shut my eyes."
Oliver laughed "That's probably a good idea."
Lily looked at Oliver and realized how close they were to one another. Lily could feel the cold radiating off Oliver's body, and if he had one, she would be able to feel his heartbeat. Oliver put one hand on the small of Lily's back and gently pulled her closer to him. Then with the other hand he pulled Lily's face closer to his and gently kissed her lips. Lily felt the kiss through her entire body, from her head to her toes. She wrapped her arms around Oliver's neck and pulled herself even closer to him. Oliver gently pushed Lily off of him and began to breath hard. If Lily was dizzy before, now she was seeing stars.
"I can't" he said
"What?"
"Lily, you smell really good, too good."
Lily looked at him confused then it finally clicked, "Oh, I'm so sorry!"
Oliver shook his head "Don't be, I loved kissing you, a little to much though. I just need to learn to control myself before I kiss you again."
"Will that take a long time?" Lily prayed it wouldn't.
"I hope not." Oliver said laughing. "Come on, let's get you home."
When Monday rolled around Lily was expecting to walk to school in the pouring rain again, until she could see something out her window. It was Oliver's car and there was Oliver standing there leaning against it.
Lily walked outside to Oliver's car. "Hey, what are you doing here?"
"I thought you might need a ride to school."
Lily smiled "And I thought you said you couldn't read my mind." Lily hoped into the passenger side as Oliver opened it for her.
After first period with Oliver and him walking her to second period, it was time for third period with Amber and Ashley. Lily knew her disappearance at the party would be questioned and she had no idea what to say. "Oh I was attacked by a group of drunk Dunn boys and Oliver, who is a vampire, rescued me. How was the rest of the party?" was not exactly what she wanted to say. Luckily, Oliver could read minds and told her what they were going to ask her.
"Amber wants to know what happened to you. Then Ashley is going to ask why I was driving you to school and walking you to class. Then finally Amber will ask 'So, do you have a thing for Oliver Oken?'" Oliver said in a mocking "Amber tone which made Lily laugh.
"And what will I saw about that?"
Oliver smiled and got closer to Lily sending that chill sensation throughout her body. "I'll be listening for that myself." then he walked away to his next class.
Lily walked into the room and sure enough the questions began to pour in.
"What the hell happened to you Lily? We looked everywhere for you at the party!" Amber was anxious.
Lily struggled to think up a convincing lie. "I left early, I wasn't feeling well."
One question down.
"Why were you driving to school with Oliver? And walking to class with him?" asked Ashley.
"We're sort of friends, so he was just giving me a ride so I wouldn't have to walk in the rain again."
Two questions down. One more to go.
"So, do you have a thing for Oliver Oken?" asked Amber listening intently.
Lily didn't want to say yes because she knew it wasn't just a thing she had for Oliver, it was many things. It was the way he smiled, protected her, held her, smelled, she could go on and on. Lily knew what had happened to her, she had fallen in love with a vampire.
After class Oliver was standing there waiting for Lily.
"Did you listen to all of it?"
Oliver nodded. "But you didn't answer Amber's question."
Lily smiled, "I was more then a yes or no answer because it's more than just a 'thing', it's so much more."
Oliver smiled a big smile and wrapped his arms around Lily holding her tightly. "It's so much more for me too." he whispered.
Lily could feel her heart skip a beat as she felt she and Oliver were the only two people in the world at that moment.
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He was tall and insanely big, psycho killer big. A sense of fear ran through Lily's body and her heart began to pound. He raised his nose into the air and inhaled the smell, that intoxicating smell. He exhaled.
"I see you brought a snack Okens." he looked at Lily and smiled a devilish smile.
Lily trembled and Oliver wrapped his arm tighter around her waist. This was a true monster, the type of vampire that was seen as evil in all the movies. The one that was always hungry.
"What was your name again?" asked Robbie
"My name is Marrow."
