-Title: Violet Eyes
-Author: Kaelyn kaelyn@quik.com
-Rating: 15 for the most part
-Spoilers: Uh, general NW, I guess, nothing specific
-Disclaimers: The Night World and everything in it belong to L.J.
Smith, not to me (although that would be cool if it was) All
characters you don't recognize such as Lei and Avalon belong to me so
if ya want to use them, ask!
-Summary: Avalon and Lei have been friends for a long time. Avalon
has always known that Lei had a secret, but when she walked in on his
brother feeding from a human, her whole view of the world changed.
Will she still be able to be friends with Lei now that she knows
about the Night World? That question depends on whether she is able
to survive first...
-Author's Notes: Hello all, and welcome to the next installment of Violet eyes! And hey! Updated! I plan to keep updating, because I think that ff.net seems to have finally settled down enough that it's worth it. So please review! Love ya all! And now for the chapter.
*~*~*~*
Chapter 10:
"Hello?"
"Hey, whatcha wearing?" came a low, silky voice over the phone.
Avalon giggled softly, put down the book she had been reading, and
propped herself up on one elbow on her bed.
"Well, I'm wearing a pair of pink silk pajama bottoms that feel
wonderful against my legs, and a black sports bra because I'm hot
and I
don't want to turn the heater down," she answered in a sultry voice.
"What're you wearing?" The voice laughed.
"Well, I'm wearing a black shirt, a pair of cargo pants, and a big
frown because I'm sorry I got mad at you," Lei answered. Avalon
plopped back down on her bed, pillowing her head on her arm.
"As well you should be," she said matter of factly. He sighed
audibly over the phone.
"I know, I'm a bloody idiot but what can I say, I was..." she cut
him off.
"Jealous? Egotistical? Pig-headed?" she asked sweetly. He laughed
again.
"Sure, all three. But I'm sorry and I'd love nothing better than to
make it up to you." She thought it over for a moment.
"Come on over. And bring some movies with you. Maybe I'll give you
the chance to make it up."
"Yes ma'am!" he said crisply. She could almost see him saluting the
phone. Laughing, she hung up and got off her bed. She had been
planning on a night alone but this was better. She ran into the
bathroom and quickly brushed through her hair and studied her face in
the mirror. She decided she didn't need any makeup; he liked her
better without it anyways.
Avalon went back into her room to change, but upon glancing in the
full-length mirror, changed her mind. They wouldn't be going anywhere
and she knew she was being stupid. He wouldn't care what she looked
like, he never did. That was one thing she loved about him. Of
course, a nasty voice in her mind quipped, if he had a sister he
wouldn't care what she looked like either.
Avalon resolutely ignored the voice and went downstairs to wait.
*~*~*~*
Lei paused for a moment, hand hovering over the doorbell, before
just pushing the door open. He had never rung the bell before; he
didn't know why he had thought he should this time. He called out her
name and heard her answering call coming from the kitchen. Dropping
the movies in the living room, he sauntered in to see what she was up
to. She was standing up on the counter, searching the upper cabinets.
Lei couldn't help but notice that she was still only wearing a
sports bra, which showed off her body nicely. He had been noticing
more and more lately just how beautiful she was, and upon seeing her
now, he was surprised to find that he was blushing just a bit.
She turned around and smiled sweetly at him. She was holding a
bottle in each hand.
"Hey Lei!" she piped, obviously hyper. "Help me down," she demanded,
holding out her arms in an imperious gesture. Obediently he went over
to her and put his own arms around her bare waist, supporting her as
she jumped down. To his consternation he found he was blushing even
more now and tried to hide it by taking the bottles from her and
studying them.
"I thought we could make margaritas," she explained, taking the
bottles back and setting them down where she already had the blender
out.
"What about your mom?" he asked, a bit surprised. She shook her head
as she took out an ice tray.
"She'll be gone all night. She went out with friends." She dumped
half of the ice cubes into the blender and put some of the margarita
mix in. She looked over her shoulder at him slyly. "You can't say no.
You still have to make up for what you did and I want to see if
vampires can get drunk. I have a sneaking suspicion that you've been
faking all these times."
Lei winced a bit. She was right, it took a lot more for his species
to get drunk and out of all the times they had had margarita fests,
he had only actually been drunk once. She nodded her head decisively.
"I thought so. Well not this time buddy." Lei shrugged, a little
anxious, but didn't say no.
Avalon quickly made up the first batch and handed him a cup, full to
the brim. "Drink, I'm not starting until you've finished three of
those."
"Avvie," he started, but she cut him off.
"If you want my forgiveness then you'll drink that. Come on, it's
fun. Trust me." *Talk about peer pressure* he thought wryly. With a
small sigh, he brought the cup to his lips and downed the contents.
Avalon smiled hugely and clapped her hands before pouring him another.
"And now the fun begins!" she said happily.
*~*~*~*
Lei woke up to the feel of sunshine warming his back and a soft body
warming his stomach. For a moment he was bewildered, wondering where
he was. Which was strange because he never woke up muddled like most
humans did. He looked around, recognizing the room he was in as
Avalon's, and he had a pretty good idea who was next to him. He
looked down and moaned softly. Avalon was curled up next to him, head
resting on his shoulder and her arm draped lazily over his stomach.
He sighed heavily, wishing that this could just go away. Both of
them were still mostly clothed at least, although his shirt had
disappeared, so nothing of that sort had happened. But he had a
sinking feeling that something else had. Carefully, he eased her off
of him and propped himself up beside her on one elbow. With the other
hand he carefully moved the thick inky curls of her hair away from
her cheek and neck, biting his lip hard as he spotted two little red
wounds marring the pale marble of her neck.
He brought his fingers up to his own neck, searching. Finally he
found what he had been looking for, just above his collarbone; a
small cut that still stung slightly as he brushed his thumb over it.
He rubbed at it, cleaning off the blood that had dried around it and
moaned again. Beside him, Avalon stirred and opened her eyes.
She looked at him, looked at the cut he was still fingering, and
then brought her own hand up to the bite on her neck. Silently she
stood up and went to the mirror beside her closet to study her
reflection. Lei sat up on her bed and watched her, guilt gnawing at
his stomach as he waited for her to explode. Finally she turned
around to look at him, face expressionless. They must have exchanged
quite a bit of blood because he could see changes in her. She was
just a tiny bit more graceful, moving fluidly. Her skin was paler,
almost translucent against the thick mass of coal black hair that
curled in little elflocks around a face that had sharpened slightly,
taking on an ethereal glow. Her eyes, normally a dark green flecked
with gold, seemed a bit lighter, more silvery.
"Well," she said at last, breaking the silence, " At least I don't
have a hang over."
*~*~*~*
Please, comments are adored and worshipped, as are their senders. So please tell me what you think!
Kae
Email: Marble_kittyn@hotmail.com
Webpage: www.kaelyn.devili.sh
-Author: Kaelyn kaelyn@quik.com
-Rating: 15 for the most part
-Spoilers: Uh, general NW, I guess, nothing specific
-Disclaimers: The Night World and everything in it belong to L.J.
Smith, not to me (although that would be cool if it was) All
characters you don't recognize such as Lei and Avalon belong to me so
if ya want to use them, ask!
-Summary: Avalon and Lei have been friends for a long time. Avalon
has always known that Lei had a secret, but when she walked in on his
brother feeding from a human, her whole view of the world changed.
Will she still be able to be friends with Lei now that she knows
about the Night World? That question depends on whether she is able
to survive first...
-Author's Notes: Hello all, and welcome to the next installment of Violet eyes! And hey! Updated! I plan to keep updating, because I think that ff.net seems to have finally settled down enough that it's worth it. So please review! Love ya all! And now for the chapter.
*~*~*~*
Chapter 10:
"Hello?"
"Hey, whatcha wearing?" came a low, silky voice over the phone.
Avalon giggled softly, put down the book she had been reading, and
propped herself up on one elbow on her bed.
"Well, I'm wearing a pair of pink silk pajama bottoms that feel
wonderful against my legs, and a black sports bra because I'm hot
and I
don't want to turn the heater down," she answered in a sultry voice.
"What're you wearing?" The voice laughed.
"Well, I'm wearing a black shirt, a pair of cargo pants, and a big
frown because I'm sorry I got mad at you," Lei answered. Avalon
plopped back down on her bed, pillowing her head on her arm.
"As well you should be," she said matter of factly. He sighed
audibly over the phone.
"I know, I'm a bloody idiot but what can I say, I was..." she cut
him off.
"Jealous? Egotistical? Pig-headed?" she asked sweetly. He laughed
again.
"Sure, all three. But I'm sorry and I'd love nothing better than to
make it up to you." She thought it over for a moment.
"Come on over. And bring some movies with you. Maybe I'll give you
the chance to make it up."
"Yes ma'am!" he said crisply. She could almost see him saluting the
phone. Laughing, she hung up and got off her bed. She had been
planning on a night alone but this was better. She ran into the
bathroom and quickly brushed through her hair and studied her face in
the mirror. She decided she didn't need any makeup; he liked her
better without it anyways.
Avalon went back into her room to change, but upon glancing in the
full-length mirror, changed her mind. They wouldn't be going anywhere
and she knew she was being stupid. He wouldn't care what she looked
like, he never did. That was one thing she loved about him. Of
course, a nasty voice in her mind quipped, if he had a sister he
wouldn't care what she looked like either.
Avalon resolutely ignored the voice and went downstairs to wait.
*~*~*~*
Lei paused for a moment, hand hovering over the doorbell, before
just pushing the door open. He had never rung the bell before; he
didn't know why he had thought he should this time. He called out her
name and heard her answering call coming from the kitchen. Dropping
the movies in the living room, he sauntered in to see what she was up
to. She was standing up on the counter, searching the upper cabinets.
Lei couldn't help but notice that she was still only wearing a
sports bra, which showed off her body nicely. He had been noticing
more and more lately just how beautiful she was, and upon seeing her
now, he was surprised to find that he was blushing just a bit.
She turned around and smiled sweetly at him. She was holding a
bottle in each hand.
"Hey Lei!" she piped, obviously hyper. "Help me down," she demanded,
holding out her arms in an imperious gesture. Obediently he went over
to her and put his own arms around her bare waist, supporting her as
she jumped down. To his consternation he found he was blushing even
more now and tried to hide it by taking the bottles from her and
studying them.
"I thought we could make margaritas," she explained, taking the
bottles back and setting them down where she already had the blender
out.
"What about your mom?" he asked, a bit surprised. She shook her head
as she took out an ice tray.
"She'll be gone all night. She went out with friends." She dumped
half of the ice cubes into the blender and put some of the margarita
mix in. She looked over her shoulder at him slyly. "You can't say no.
You still have to make up for what you did and I want to see if
vampires can get drunk. I have a sneaking suspicion that you've been
faking all these times."
Lei winced a bit. She was right, it took a lot more for his species
to get drunk and out of all the times they had had margarita fests,
he had only actually been drunk once. She nodded her head decisively.
"I thought so. Well not this time buddy." Lei shrugged, a little
anxious, but didn't say no.
Avalon quickly made up the first batch and handed him a cup, full to
the brim. "Drink, I'm not starting until you've finished three of
those."
"Avvie," he started, but she cut him off.
"If you want my forgiveness then you'll drink that. Come on, it's
fun. Trust me." *Talk about peer pressure* he thought wryly. With a
small sigh, he brought the cup to his lips and downed the contents.
Avalon smiled hugely and clapped her hands before pouring him another.
"And now the fun begins!" she said happily.
*~*~*~*
Lei woke up to the feel of sunshine warming his back and a soft body
warming his stomach. For a moment he was bewildered, wondering where
he was. Which was strange because he never woke up muddled like most
humans did. He looked around, recognizing the room he was in as
Avalon's, and he had a pretty good idea who was next to him. He
looked down and moaned softly. Avalon was curled up next to him, head
resting on his shoulder and her arm draped lazily over his stomach.
He sighed heavily, wishing that this could just go away. Both of
them were still mostly clothed at least, although his shirt had
disappeared, so nothing of that sort had happened. But he had a
sinking feeling that something else had. Carefully, he eased her off
of him and propped himself up beside her on one elbow. With the other
hand he carefully moved the thick inky curls of her hair away from
her cheek and neck, biting his lip hard as he spotted two little red
wounds marring the pale marble of her neck.
He brought his fingers up to his own neck, searching. Finally he
found what he had been looking for, just above his collarbone; a
small cut that still stung slightly as he brushed his thumb over it.
He rubbed at it, cleaning off the blood that had dried around it and
moaned again. Beside him, Avalon stirred and opened her eyes.
She looked at him, looked at the cut he was still fingering, and
then brought her own hand up to the bite on her neck. Silently she
stood up and went to the mirror beside her closet to study her
reflection. Lei sat up on her bed and watched her, guilt gnawing at
his stomach as he waited for her to explode. Finally she turned
around to look at him, face expressionless. They must have exchanged
quite a bit of blood because he could see changes in her. She was
just a tiny bit more graceful, moving fluidly. Her skin was paler,
almost translucent against the thick mass of coal black hair that
curled in little elflocks around a face that had sharpened slightly,
taking on an ethereal glow. Her eyes, normally a dark green flecked
with gold, seemed a bit lighter, more silvery.
"Well," she said at last, breaking the silence, " At least I don't
have a hang over."
*~*~*~*
Please, comments are adored and worshipped, as are their senders. So please tell me what you think!
Kae
Email: Marble_kittyn@hotmail.com
Webpage: www.kaelyn.devili.sh