Copyright – 'Trust Me' belongs to Undercover Blonde (this is my alias on ). This is an entirely original story and has not been based on any previous published novels.
Chapter 11
Friday morning, after a warm-up I started dancing. When I heard my phone ring. I ran to the kitchen, it wasn't there. The lounge, under the couch, not there. It stopped ringing, damn! I went to the bedroom, not on the bedside table. I crawled under the bed and I found it. One missed call, Logan. I called him back,
"Hey Logan, sorry I couldn't find my phone." All I could hear from the other side was a long sigh,
"Cat I think we need to tie that phone around your neck! Anyway the reason I called was that for once the contracting company for once has got all its actors before time, so practice will be on Monday at the theatre, okay?" Brilliant I thought, after telling him I would be there at eight on Monday I hung up. Thinking of dates I remembered what Con had said about the ritual only being done on full moon, so I got my calendar and saw when full moon was, tomorrow. I felt my stomach knot as I stared at the calendar. I wasn't concentrating so when my phone rang again I nearly dropped it. I looked at the number- Maria.
"Hey Cat, you picked up your phone fast!"
"Yeah, Logan just called me so I had it in my hand." Maria told me that Logan had just called her too and something about Annie and Max, but I wasn't really listening I was staring at the calendar block marked Saturday.
"Cat are you listening?''
"Huh? Sorry I've been having bad nights, what were you saying?"
"Really! I said Annie, Max, you and I must get together on Sunday before hectic work starts." Sunday I thought, why not.
"That sounds great, why don't you all come over to my house at eleven, in the morning mind!" After a few giggles and finalising the details we hung up and I decided that I needed to go shopping.
At the shops I got the usual bread, milk etc. Then I thought Max is bringing her usual sweet stuff, Annie the wine, Maria the savoury that leaves me the salad and juice. I walked down the salad isle and got a cucumber, lettuce, olives, feta cheese, carrots, sugar snap peas, baby tomatoes (the only kind I eat) and my secret ingredient- a home made salad dressing! Balsamic vinegar, olive oil, exotic Thai spice and a little mild mustard power! As for juice I got orange and passion fruit. After I had all this I went to the herb section to see if they had Wolfsbane. I am an idiot! Wolfsbane is poisonous and not to mention illegal! Why would they have it in the food store! I paid and left hurriedly. I got home and shoved all the stuff in the fridge, I'll leave it for tomorrow. It was pretty late so I decided to make a list of where I thought I could get Wolfsbane. Flea markets? Then I remembered some people at the agency complaining about a market down at Conway, a few kilometres away from Serendipity, a dodgy market. Hopefully I could get there. After a long bath and dinner I went to bed.
Oh I didn't know how fabulous a good nights sleep felt! Saturday, today, full moon, I lay in bed musing over all these things. Finally I got up with Con in my thoughts. I got dressed in jeans, a baggy top and takkies. My hair I let loose to cover my face, I got a cap, just plain black and sunglasses. I finished off my look with a light weight scarf around my neck and covering my lower face. I smiled into the mirror, no one would recognise me! I jumped into my car and drove to Conway Market. As I got there I felt thankful for the self defence course I took. Winding my way through the rows of stalls my eyes lit upon a herb store. I saw morning glory and other herbs and plants that were illegal. I even saw plants that I didn't even know. I was so immersed in the plants that I jumped when I heard a sly yet cold voice behind me,
"Can I help you ma'am?" Quickly regaining my composure I smiled,
"Yes I'm looking for Wolfsbane.'' I saw slight shock skip over his features then nothing.
"I don't have anymore now, but I can get some more for a price."
"Yes I can pay, but when can you get it by?" He seemed to be counting,
"Wednesday." Wednesday! That's four days from now! Could it wait that long?
"I need it latest by Tuesday, preferably sooner." He took out a phone and made a call. He spoke in what sounded like an Arabic language. He hung up,
"Tuesday, I'll have it then, four sprigs is what I can get you at this notice."
"Thanks, here is R250 for now, you'll get the rest when I get my Wolfsbane." With that I left and drove home. On the way home I passed the turn off to Serendipity, I thought of Con and tonight.
I stripped to my jeans and top and went to make my salad dressing. I was listening to the radio when a crazy thought came into my head; what if I invite Con tomorrow and introduce him as my boyfriend. Crazy, not to mention scary! I can't believe what I'm doing, I'm falling for a vampire!
It's three hours after I made salad dressing and I can't get Con out of my mind, I mean it's not like he is one of my friends that I've suddenly found attractive! Get a grip Cat! I fell into a fitful sleep dreaming of vampires and Wolfsbane. When I woke it was dark, I went to brush my hair and fix my lipstick. When I came back to the lounge I saw him sitting in my chair. I walked around and stood in front of him. I was wearing a spaghetti strap black full length dress with my hair loose. His head moved up until he looked until he was looking at me. He wore the same as he always did, black pants and a silky black top.
"You look very nice, but you're not going to like what I have to do." He looked sad, I sat next to him. He had in his hand a turquoise bracelet. He turned to me, he held out the bracelet, "This will make sure that you aren't- turned." Turned- that was what he called his transformation into a vampire.
"Con, are you going to, are you going to bite me?'' I needed him to laugh it off and tell me no, but he just looked at me,
"Yes Cat, I need to bite you. I'll then be able to give you abilities that will help you." I got up and walked to the window, I stared at the stars. Get bitten by a vampire. Most would scream and chase him out the house, actually everyone I know would do that; but I couldn't, he was my Con and truthfully I had fallen for him. Infatuation is a powerful thing, or so I'm told by Max, but not until now do I realise how powerful and not to mention dangerous it is. Infatuation, it sounds so shallow, but isn't this what every relationship is built on? Is it not how every happily ever after starts off with? Well as we can all see I'm no philosopher but whatever role infatuation plays I had fallen for it. So with that thought in my mind I turned around and walked back to him. My hand was outstretched for the bracelet, as I saw it up close I saw it was made up of turquoise stone and quartz crystal. My favourite colour, turquoise. Con put it around my wrist and fastened the catch. He stood up and took me in his arms, he pushed my hair out of my face and I saw his teeth grow to half way down his chin. I closed my eyes and braced myself. My head was tilted back and with the sting of a bee sting I felt him bite me. I opened my eyes and saw him lift his head and I saw my blood dripping from his lips. My blood. I watched him rip his lips with his teeth and pressed his mouth back into my wound. My legs buckled under me and I felt Con just pull me closer, I then passed out.