Chapter II- In Which Alanna Meets a Vampire and Aaron Saves Her
After school, Usagi, Minako, and Makoto cornered Alanna and begged her to come to the arcade with them. Alanna didn't like hanging with the girls because she got odd sensations from their auras, but it would have been rude to decline, so she found herself trudging along after the three girls to the arcade.
They only thing they could talk about was the new boy, Aaron. Alanna stayed completely silent. Aaron frightened her. She had tried to look into his mind but he had blocked her. When he looked her in the eyes, she had felt so much power in him. She had to use all her control not to scream. She had never, in her entire life, felt that much power in a living being. It just wasn't possible. A human couldn't possess that much energy. They just couldn't. But this Aaron fellow did. How, Alanna didn't know. She wasn't even sure she wanted to know.
"Alanna-chan?" Usagi looked at the young girl curiously. She had been totally mute the entire walk. She was pretty quiet to begin with, but she was unusually silent, even for her.
Alanna looked up, sprung from her thoughts. "Nani?"
"We were wondering what you thought of Aaron-san."
"Oh, um…he's ok I guess. Why do you ask?"
"Alanna-chan!" Usagi bonked her over the head. "Weren't you paying any attention? Tamahome told Mako-chan that Aaron had been asking questions about you."
Alanna's eyes grew wide. " W-w-why would he do that?" She didn't like the idea of Aaron snooping around. Not after this morning.
"Isn't it obvious? He likes you!" Minako smirked. "It's probably cause of your eyes."
Alanna shook her head. She wanted nothing to do with the American boy. He was trouble.
They walked into the arcade and the girls immediately headed to the Sailor V. game. Alanna hung back. She sensed something strange and she didn't like it. Looking around, she saw what or more rather who, had caused her discomfort. Aubrey. That damn boy had finally found her. She scowled. It had been his fault when she had gotten stuck in France. The was the last time she went dimension hopping on stormy days.
The lightning had screwed her up. She ended up coming out of the dimension in the French countryside. How she got there, she didn't know, but Aubrey was delighted to have a little British redhead land on top of him. Aubrey could hop dimensions too. But Aubrey was even more different than she. Aubrey was a vampire. Alanna didn't find that one out until he had sunk his fangs into her neck. It had taken her two days to find her way back home. A lot of back tracking in a bunch of different dimensions. And no one at home noticed she was even gone. Go figure.
Now Aubrey had found her, as he said he would when she had escaped into another dimension, blood seeping from her neck.
Aubrey turned and smiled at her, showing off his fangs. He sauntered over to her and slung an arm over her shoulder. "How are you, ma petite?"
Alanna glared at him and wiggled out from under his arm. "What do you want Aubrey?"
He smiled. "Just wanted a taste of my favorite snack." He grabbed her arm rather roughly. "Now come along like a good little girl and I'll only have a nibble this time." She tried to get out of his grip, but he held fast, squeezing hard enough to send shooting pains up her arm. She bit her lip to keep from crying out as her eyes began to water.
"Let her go……now."
The pair turned to see Aaron standing there, arms crossed over his chest. Alanna scowled. He was the last person she wanted to be rescued by. Not that she needed rescuing. Aubrey may have superhuman strength, but he was weak to mind attacks. She could of handled him.
But no. Wonderboy had to get involved. Aubrey glared at Aaron. The stupid mortal had no idea what he was getting into. His grip tightened around Alanna's arm and she let out a whimper. The other arcade goers stopped playing their games and stared at the trio. Aubrey sighed. He didn't want to deal with a crowd. He'd have to get the little psychic's blood later. He gave Alanna's arm one final squeeze, leaving a nice bruise so she would remember and shoved her into Aaron and left.
Aaron was slightly startled at having Alanna shoved into him, but he caught and steadied her all the same. He didn't know who the boy was, but he did know what. And he knew Alanna had been in trouble. He had been so intrigued with her that morning, he followed her and her friends to the arcade so he could speak to her. That was when he sensed the vampire. He had been surprised. Most vampires, though sunlight didn't kill them, preferred to be nocturnal and to hunt and night. He had been even more surprised to see him grab Alanna. He didn't know why, but he grew immediately angry and protective. So, against his better judgement, he came to Alanna's aid. Now she was in his arms. He tilted her chin up to make sure she was ok. Her eyes were glassy. A stray tear drifted down her cheek. He gently wiped it away.
"Alanna-chan! Are you all right?!"" Usagi came running over with the others in tow. "We saw what happened! Who was that boy?"
Alanna quickly untangled herself from Aaron's arms, her face red. "It was no one. Look, I have to go. My mum is expecting me for tea." And with that, she made a hasty escape.
*****
And the plot thickens…..R&R!
After school, Usagi, Minako, and Makoto cornered Alanna and begged her to come to the arcade with them. Alanna didn't like hanging with the girls because she got odd sensations from their auras, but it would have been rude to decline, so she found herself trudging along after the three girls to the arcade.
They only thing they could talk about was the new boy, Aaron. Alanna stayed completely silent. Aaron frightened her. She had tried to look into his mind but he had blocked her. When he looked her in the eyes, she had felt so much power in him. She had to use all her control not to scream. She had never, in her entire life, felt that much power in a living being. It just wasn't possible. A human couldn't possess that much energy. They just couldn't. But this Aaron fellow did. How, Alanna didn't know. She wasn't even sure she wanted to know.
"Alanna-chan?" Usagi looked at the young girl curiously. She had been totally mute the entire walk. She was pretty quiet to begin with, but she was unusually silent, even for her.
Alanna looked up, sprung from her thoughts. "Nani?"
"We were wondering what you thought of Aaron-san."
"Oh, um…he's ok I guess. Why do you ask?"
"Alanna-chan!" Usagi bonked her over the head. "Weren't you paying any attention? Tamahome told Mako-chan that Aaron had been asking questions about you."
Alanna's eyes grew wide. " W-w-why would he do that?" She didn't like the idea of Aaron snooping around. Not after this morning.
"Isn't it obvious? He likes you!" Minako smirked. "It's probably cause of your eyes."
Alanna shook her head. She wanted nothing to do with the American boy. He was trouble.
They walked into the arcade and the girls immediately headed to the Sailor V. game. Alanna hung back. She sensed something strange and she didn't like it. Looking around, she saw what or more rather who, had caused her discomfort. Aubrey. That damn boy had finally found her. She scowled. It had been his fault when she had gotten stuck in France. The was the last time she went dimension hopping on stormy days.
The lightning had screwed her up. She ended up coming out of the dimension in the French countryside. How she got there, she didn't know, but Aubrey was delighted to have a little British redhead land on top of him. Aubrey could hop dimensions too. But Aubrey was even more different than she. Aubrey was a vampire. Alanna didn't find that one out until he had sunk his fangs into her neck. It had taken her two days to find her way back home. A lot of back tracking in a bunch of different dimensions. And no one at home noticed she was even gone. Go figure.
Now Aubrey had found her, as he said he would when she had escaped into another dimension, blood seeping from her neck.
Aubrey turned and smiled at her, showing off his fangs. He sauntered over to her and slung an arm over her shoulder. "How are you, ma petite?"
Alanna glared at him and wiggled out from under his arm. "What do you want Aubrey?"
He smiled. "Just wanted a taste of my favorite snack." He grabbed her arm rather roughly. "Now come along like a good little girl and I'll only have a nibble this time." She tried to get out of his grip, but he held fast, squeezing hard enough to send shooting pains up her arm. She bit her lip to keep from crying out as her eyes began to water.
"Let her go……now."
The pair turned to see Aaron standing there, arms crossed over his chest. Alanna scowled. He was the last person she wanted to be rescued by. Not that she needed rescuing. Aubrey may have superhuman strength, but he was weak to mind attacks. She could of handled him.
But no. Wonderboy had to get involved. Aubrey glared at Aaron. The stupid mortal had no idea what he was getting into. His grip tightened around Alanna's arm and she let out a whimper. The other arcade goers stopped playing their games and stared at the trio. Aubrey sighed. He didn't want to deal with a crowd. He'd have to get the little psychic's blood later. He gave Alanna's arm one final squeeze, leaving a nice bruise so she would remember and shoved her into Aaron and left.
Aaron was slightly startled at having Alanna shoved into him, but he caught and steadied her all the same. He didn't know who the boy was, but he did know what. And he knew Alanna had been in trouble. He had been so intrigued with her that morning, he followed her and her friends to the arcade so he could speak to her. That was when he sensed the vampire. He had been surprised. Most vampires, though sunlight didn't kill them, preferred to be nocturnal and to hunt and night. He had been even more surprised to see him grab Alanna. He didn't know why, but he grew immediately angry and protective. So, against his better judgement, he came to Alanna's aid. Now she was in his arms. He tilted her chin up to make sure she was ok. Her eyes were glassy. A stray tear drifted down her cheek. He gently wiped it away.
"Alanna-chan! Are you all right?!"" Usagi came running over with the others in tow. "We saw what happened! Who was that boy?"
Alanna quickly untangled herself from Aaron's arms, her face red. "It was no one. Look, I have to go. My mum is expecting me for tea." And with that, she made a hasty escape.
*****
And the plot thickens…..R&R!
