Later that night, Lita was in her room when she heard a knock at the door.
"Come in." she called.
The door opened and her father walked in.
"Hi dad."
"Hey sweetie how was your date?" her father asked, sitting on her bed.
Lita smiled dreamily. "It was wonderful. Merton bought me roses." she said, running a finger across the petals.
Lita's dad smiled. "I'm glad you like him Lita, but you can never-"
"Tell him what I am. I know." Lita finished.
"Exactly." her father said, as he left.
"Trust me, I know." Lita whispered as she hopped out the window.
Meanwhile in the lair, Merton was looking up more information on were snakes. He found the engraving on Lita's necklace on the net, thanks to a friend he was chatting with.
Rei_Cat2000: That the one? Pretty old, dates back to Egyptian times.
Goth Warrior: Thanks. Anything else you can tell me?
Rei_Cat2000: According to legend, the snake goddess bit a human and infected the human with her venom.
Goth Warrior: Sounds like a vampire or werewolf.
Rei_Cat2000: ~nods~ Yeah. Anything else you need Goth Warrior?
Goth Warrior: No, I don't think so. I'll e-mail you if I do.
Rei_Cat2000: All right. See ya later.
Goth Warrior: Bye.
Merton logged off.
"I think it's time I paid Lita a visit." he said, grabbing his coat and shutting the door behind him.
Merton was walking past the cemetery when he saw Lita. Or at least from the back it was Lita.
"Hi Lita." he said from behind her.
Lita spun around. Now that she was facing him, he saw that her eyes were slitted, she had fangs and her skin was becoming snake like.
"Why didn't you tell me? You could've trusted me." he whispered.
"I don't want you to be hurt or killed because of me." Lita replied, the words hissed past a forked tongue.
"I don't understand. What do you mean 'hurt or killed'?"
Lita smiled sadly. "Someone in Salem found out what my family was. They hunted us like animals and killed my mother."
"Oh Lita. I'm so sorry." Merton said hugging her.
Lita smiled and kissed him.
"I've never kissed anyone with a forked tongue before."
"Different isn't it?"
Merton nodded. He tilted Lita's chin so he could look into her eyes.
"Trust me Lita. I won't let anything or anyone hurt you. I love you."
"I love you too and I want to believe you but-" Lita stopped as she tasted the air with her tongue. Her eyes widened. "Oh god! Merton, you gotta get out of here!"
"What? What are you talking about?"
"My dad and bother are coming and they're angry with me. Please go!"
"I'm not leaving you."
"Merton please! If you love me like you say you do, then please go!" Lita pleaded.
"No."
"Yes! If you don't they'll kill you."
Merton gave her a look. "Fine. But I'll be back with help." he said, as he left the cemetery.
Merton ran to a payphone and dialed Tommy's number.
"Please be there, please be there." he mumbled.
Mrs. Dawkins picked up the phone. "Dawkins residence."
"Hi Mrs. Dawkins, is Tommy there? This is Merton."
"Hi Merton. No Tommy's not here. He's at The Hungary Bucket."
Merton spazed. "Great, thanks. Bye!" he ratted off and hung up.
"Come in." she called.
The door opened and her father walked in.
"Hi dad."
"Hey sweetie how was your date?" her father asked, sitting on her bed.
Lita smiled dreamily. "It was wonderful. Merton bought me roses." she said, running a finger across the petals.
Lita's dad smiled. "I'm glad you like him Lita, but you can never-"
"Tell him what I am. I know." Lita finished.
"Exactly." her father said, as he left.
"Trust me, I know." Lita whispered as she hopped out the window.
Meanwhile in the lair, Merton was looking up more information on were snakes. He found the engraving on Lita's necklace on the net, thanks to a friend he was chatting with.
Rei_Cat2000: That the one? Pretty old, dates back to Egyptian times.
Goth Warrior: Thanks. Anything else you can tell me?
Rei_Cat2000: According to legend, the snake goddess bit a human and infected the human with her venom.
Goth Warrior: Sounds like a vampire or werewolf.
Rei_Cat2000: ~nods~ Yeah. Anything else you need Goth Warrior?
Goth Warrior: No, I don't think so. I'll e-mail you if I do.
Rei_Cat2000: All right. See ya later.
Goth Warrior: Bye.
Merton logged off.
"I think it's time I paid Lita a visit." he said, grabbing his coat and shutting the door behind him.
Merton was walking past the cemetery when he saw Lita. Or at least from the back it was Lita.
"Hi Lita." he said from behind her.
Lita spun around. Now that she was facing him, he saw that her eyes were slitted, she had fangs and her skin was becoming snake like.
"Why didn't you tell me? You could've trusted me." he whispered.
"I don't want you to be hurt or killed because of me." Lita replied, the words hissed past a forked tongue.
"I don't understand. What do you mean 'hurt or killed'?"
Lita smiled sadly. "Someone in Salem found out what my family was. They hunted us like animals and killed my mother."
"Oh Lita. I'm so sorry." Merton said hugging her.
Lita smiled and kissed him.
"I've never kissed anyone with a forked tongue before."
"Different isn't it?"
Merton nodded. He tilted Lita's chin so he could look into her eyes.
"Trust me Lita. I won't let anything or anyone hurt you. I love you."
"I love you too and I want to believe you but-" Lita stopped as she tasted the air with her tongue. Her eyes widened. "Oh god! Merton, you gotta get out of here!"
"What? What are you talking about?"
"My dad and bother are coming and they're angry with me. Please go!"
"I'm not leaving you."
"Merton please! If you love me like you say you do, then please go!" Lita pleaded.
"No."
"Yes! If you don't they'll kill you."
Merton gave her a look. "Fine. But I'll be back with help." he said, as he left the cemetery.
Merton ran to a payphone and dialed Tommy's number.
"Please be there, please be there." he mumbled.
Mrs. Dawkins picked up the phone. "Dawkins residence."
"Hi Mrs. Dawkins, is Tommy there? This is Merton."
"Hi Merton. No Tommy's not here. He's at The Hungary Bucket."
Merton spazed. "Great, thanks. Bye!" he ratted off and hung up.