Rikki had an overwhelming sensation of tension constricting her body.
She found herself gritting her teeth tightly, her fangs not fitting the pattern of her natural teeth very well.
Rikki hadn't even noticed Zane's cold hadn't grasping hers, towing her along the shadowed concrete paths, far away from any of her other friends and most of the by passers, heading to the beach, surf boards held high over their heads eagerly.
Nothing caught her attention as she tried to fight off the burning feeling in her throat, the urge to turn around…the thirst for blood…
Rikki shook her head violently, trying desperately to shake the horrible carnivorous instincts from her all-too busy brain.
Zane sighed to himself, studying Rikki's pained expression of confusion and disgust.
Zane kept his thoughts quiet, he had no reason to be angry, Rikki just needed guidance.
Rikki almost carried on into a tree before Zane tugged her arm, pulling her back to where he had halted.
"Rikki, Rikki look at me" Zane coaxed in a silky, irresistible voice.
Rikki reluctantly lifted her gaze to Zane's, her tear stained face hardening into a tough mask.
"Don't try that on me, I know you're upset" Zane smiled crookedly.
Rikki sneered not afraid to show her teeth now.
"What's it too you? You might as well have a stone by now" She hissed bitterly.
Zane chuckled, darkly, Rikki's eyebrows contorting in perplexity at his humour.
"Don't make me try out my fangs on you" Rikki threatened, almost with laughter.
Why am I laughing? I should be burning his shoes off his feet or testing out my vampire 'powers' on him, wouldn't hurt him would it? I shouldn't be humouring him…Rikki thought, appalled at her reactions.
Zane just grinned.
"You still can't be mad at me" He laughed , triumphantly, his hands sliding off Rikki's shoulders.
Rikki's face turned sour. "I would if I was still human, these aren't my emotions".
"Come on Rikki, this won't change now, so you're stuck with me" Zane smiled.
Rikki breathed deeply, trying to restrain from barbecuing the nearest tree.
"I'll deal with it alone, you did this to me so I want nothing to do with you until you figure out where your loyalties lie" Rikki said through her once again gritted teeth.
She spun round to stalk away, finding it a difficulty to turn away from Zane.
Being a vampire made him kind of…irresistible…
Don't give in to him! He's not fighting it so you should! You're better than he is! Rikki opposed her irrational feelings, continuing to stroll away, head held uncaringly high.
Zane laughed silkily.
"But you wont, you wont stay away from me, not now" Zane called to her, irritatingly.
"You think?!" Rikki retorted, not giving the satisfaction of simple eye contact.
"I know, you can't" Zane smirked.
Rikki spun around and grabbed his collar.
"You want to bet? Since when did this vampire thing turn you into a jerk?!" Rikki snapped, letting go of his collar as Zane's eyes bored into hers.
His eyes were dangerous, intriguing, grasping her so she couldn't look away…
But, Rikki wasn't one to let her defence falter that easily.
"You won't be able to handle it without me, that's why I needed you, I couldn't hurt you or be alone" Zane confessed, his eyes softening a touch.
"Pretty selfish if you ask me" Rikki stated, her voice less angry though.
"You won't let this go will you?" Zane crossed his arms and lent against the brick wall behind him.
For the first time, Rikki realised she was behind a building she didn't quite recognise.
Zane's expression was distracting her though. His expression was sullen, as if someone had just emotionally bruised him. Rikki stared at him.
"What?" She questioned, crossing her arms, challengingly.
Zane raised his eyebrows. "You're not going to break up with me?"
"What?" Rikki stared at him, incredulously. "Since when were talking about that?""Well I just thought that, considering what you'd said…" Zane mused, looking innocently at the sky. Rikki shook her head, leering.
"This is some trick right? Your dragging me in" Rikki went to stalk off again.
Why is he being like this? I don't hate him…I just…He is…I can't…AAAH! He's dragging me further and further into his trap…do I give in? Rikki cogitated, confused by her conflicting feelings.
"So you still want to be with me? We're a team on this?" Zane said, strangely seductive.
Rikki exhaled harshly.
"Fine" She half growled, with an exasperated look.
Zane chuckled darkly.
I knew you couldn't resist me for that long…I'll help you. Zane thought, most of his ostentatious thoughts fading into sensitivity.
Rikki bit her lip.
Did she just forgive him now he was showing remorse and sincerity? Did she put the fact behind herself that Zane had ruined her perfectly fine mermaid-human life and morphed her into a monster? How could she not?
Rikki held his hand gingerly, a familiar cold feeling to herself meeting her skin.
Zane went to hug her, a bit to anxious to expect anything more but Rikki went for his lips and kissed him.
There was no other choice, they were both vampires and what better than to fill the whole with a bad romance?
