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"Four mates." Vanessa said as she pulled out a glass bottle of soda from the fridge. She popped it open with a bottle opener and sat on top of the kitchen counter.
"Four mates." She repeated herself and took a drink, "I can't believe it."
For the first time that night, Vanessa took off her black shades, revealing her eyes. Her left one was a baby blue while her right was a light brown. Her heterochromia was a genetic condition that Vanessa wasn't completely proud of. Too many times was she judged for it. She only took off her shades to those she trusted and well, sometimes it added a little "wow" factor to their performances.
Danielle smiled at her as she removed mugs from one of the many cardboard boxes that were scattered around their new home. She placed the mugs in the cabinet, "Believe it. You know, it's not unheard of Ness."
Vanessa set down her bottle and took out her fourth cigarette of the night which Danielle gave her a look for. Vanessa shrugged innocently, "What? It helps me destress. And I know it's not unheard of, it's just rare! It's not normal."
Luis poked his head into the kitchen when he heard Vanessa, "Normal? We're dhampirs. Even to regular vampires we aren't normal."
He walked into the kitchen with another cardboard box that was labeled 'dishes' and set it down at their large dinner table. He was no longer wearing his shawl, leaving his chest bare except for the few necklaces that dangled around his neck. Seeing Luis's bare chest didn't faze either of the girls.
Luis walked over to Vanessa, leaning back against the counter next to her and taking a sip of her drink as she smoked, "But think of it this way. You've been forever young since the 1600's and finally, you found your mates. For over two hundred years you had a coven, but you didn't have love."
Vanessa scoffed, "What? You guys don't love me?" She teased, nudging Luis. Danielle chuckled, smacking Vanessa's arm lightly.
Luis nudged her back with a chuckle, "You know what I mean. Romantic love. It's high time that you have it. And plus, they're hot so…" He trailed off, laughing as both Vanessa and Danielle whacked him.
"You're not wrong there." Vanessa reluctantly agreed with him. They were very attractive. Each in their own special way.
"I think it was good you invited them." Danielle said as she floated up from the ground, placing mugs on the highest shelf. "Get to know them better."
Vanessa hummed in agreement, tapping the ashes off in the sink beside her, "No doubt they'll distract me tomorrow… in more ways than one."
Danielle raised a brow, "Would you want them to?"
The whited haired woman blew out smoke, "I wouldn't complain but the shop is important. We put a good portion of our money into it and we wanted this for a long time. It would have to take some serious convincing to tear me away tomorrow night."
At her words, Danielle and Luis caught each other's eye and looked back at Vanessa who was snuffing out her cigarette in a random ashtray they placed around the house. She hopped off the counter, "I'm gonna head up. Unpack some shit and get to bed. See you at dawn."
Danielle and Luis bid her goodnight and watched as she walked up the stairs. They waited until they heard her bedroom door close so she wouldn't hear their conversation. When they heard the door close, Sarah and Timothy entered the kitchen, "We're all thinking the same thing, right?" Timothy asked.
Danielle floated back down to the ground and nodded, "They're her mates, she's gonna need to spend time with them before we reveal ourselves."
Sarah sat down at the table, "So we just make sure she takes a break when they come by and get her out for a bit."
Luis took the rest of Vanessa's drink, cradling it to his chest, "Let's hope it works."
Upstairs, oblivious to the conversation, Vanessa changed out of her clothing from the day, settling into her king bed with a white long sleeves button-up dress. In a way it looked like an oversized mens dress shirt.
Vanessa stared up at her ceiling in the darkness, sighing. She didn't even touch her boxes like she said she would. All she wanted to do was sleep, calm down and start fresh tomorrow.
She rolled onto her side, hugging her pillow close to her. Tomorrow would be a new day, and she had hours to prepare herself before the night came. She smiled a little into her pillow. A bit of excitement blooming in her chest. Four mates… who would've thought?
Meanwhile, in the cave of a sunken hotel, David, Dwayne, Paul and Marko were having their own celebration. Hoots and hollers echoed through the cave, their laughter bouncing off of the walls and traveling down the maze of tunnels.
Star watched on from her spot in the main cave while Laddie was playing with whatever stuffed toys he had laying around. Star has never seen them so happy before. Even David wore a grin so big that it almost terrified her to know the reason for it.
The brunette female slipped behind her makeshift curtains that separated the cave from her area, giving her the privacy she needed. She didn't want to know what the cause of their celebration was, so she distracted herself and played with Laddie.
"Vanessa." Marko said aloud while running around the cave, following Dwayne. Marko thought it was a pretty name, it suited his mate very well.
"Vanessa." Paul said it as well. Smoke from his joint flowed out of his mouth when he said the name. He could practically still feel her touch and it made him burst at the seams. He grinned, sitting on the fountain as he continued thinking about it.
Dwayne smiled, riding his skateboard and lightly pressed his hand to his chest. His skin still tingled from when Vanessa backed up into him. He skated past Paul, stealing away his joint which earned a "Hey!" from Paul. Dwayne just laughed, taking a hit.
David soon sat down in his wheelchair, leaning back with a grin, watching the boys enjoy themselves. He looked down at his hand; the hand that Vanessa kissed and traced his fingers over the spot.
She was cheeky, that was for sure. She didn't easily give into David's advances and gave him a challenge. A challenge that he was positive he was going to win.
Vanessa's invitation repeated in his head over and over. Her and her friends were going to be in Santa Carla for a long time because of their shop and it gave them plenty of time to win her over.
"How long do you think we'll have to wait?" Marko asked aloud, mostly to David as he hung from a stuck out piece of the ceiling above. Paul even stopped chasing Dwayne around to hear what David had to say.
"A few days, maybe a week. We'll have to turn her friends too." David said. It was obvious that they were close. All five of them moved together away from their home to open a store together. Vanessa wasn't going to agree unless her friends joined too.
Paul jumped onto the fountain, somehow getting his joint back from Dwayne, "They seem cool." He simply stated. The whole group were interesting characters and it would certainly add some more excitement into their lives.
His statement struck up a whole new conversation. Having their mate move into their home was no problem. It was just one more person. But having four more live with them as well would be a bit of a challenge. In a way, they welcomed the idea, but at the same time, how would they hide it from their sire?
"We don't tell him." David said, lighting his cigarette.
"David." Dwayne warned. They couldn't just not tell him about the group. Keeping something that big from him would more than likely end badly.
David looked over at Dwayne and sighed, blowing out some smoke. Dwayne was right. "We'll let him know when Vanessa's fully turned, but we don't tell him about the others… at least for awhile."
"But what if-" Marko tried to speak up, thinking the worst.
"He won't do anything to her." David interrupted him, knowing exactly what he was thinking. "You don't mess with a vampires mate. No matter what."
At least, that's what David hoped.