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Chapter four: The life of the party

§Anetka's POV§

"Hello to you too, Rafe!" Anetka responded back. She noticed his blackness, as usual. Tonight, he had on a tight black shirt that showed off his perfect form, black pants, and black boots to match. His hair came down to his shoulders and was wavy. 'Why does it seem like he is always around me now?' Anetka thought to herself. 'Why did he have to be here? Wait! This is his house and party! Stupid Anetka, stupid!' She told herself.

"May I ask why you are here? I have no objection to it, but I would like to know why." Rafael curiously asked, showing off his perfect fangs in a huge grin.

"Let me make this clear. I didn't come here for you. I only came to see what your parties are like. Let's just say, I am in the mood for fun!" Anetka said with a playful grin.

"I hope you enjoy yourself Anetka. I'll talk to you later." Rafael demanded before he disappeared somewhere in the crowd.

"When are you ever going to let this anger for him stop? Are you ever going to figure out that he really has loved you for however many years now?" Angel asked impatiently, almost.

"How can you believe him on this?" Anetka practically shouted.

"Easy, it's the truth." Angel whispered, not getting overly excited like Anetka.

"You two seriously need to get over it!" Anetka cried out before stalking angrily out the door. She was going walking, hoping to walk out some steam. If she was lucky, she would be able to go back to the party later.

§Rafael's POV§

Rafael was still in shock at seeing Anetka at one of his bashes. He never thought he would see her here. His plan for tonight was to try and stop thinking about her and see how many humans he could play with. Then SHE comes along. So far, his "undead" life wasn't going the way he wanted it too. 'Why is this thing called Love so hard to grasp?' Rafael thought to himself. It's been three hundred years and he still loves Anetka more than anything. How is that possible?

"Rafael! Hey, what's been going on?" Vincent asked him while walking up with Jade. Vincent has been his best friend for what seemed like eternity. He just recently found his lover, Jade. She was a Vida witch but he changed her a few months ago. She was with Vincent's sister, Dawn, for about a month, but came back two months ago. Jade has become a pretty good friend, although he hasn't talked to her for awhile.

"Hey guys! You haven't missed a lot yet. You are never going to guess who is here!" Rafael exclaimed.

"Who? It can't be Anetka. So who?" Vincent replied.

"Anetka is here. I'm still in shock. I don't know why she would want to come anyway. She like despises me!" Rafael answered.

"Rafael, there is a witch at your bash!" Someone Rafael didn't recognize shouted.

"How did a witch get into my bash? Angel is supposed to only let in vampires and humans! Where is Angel? And where is the witch?" Rafael shouted back at the vampire.

"The witch is on the second floor in the living room and I think Angel is with her." The vampire said. Rafael ran upstairs. He still couldn't believe Angel let a witch in. What was he thinking? When he got to the living room upstairs, he could see the witch and Angel. Then he saw that Ash, Vincent's brother, was there too. I wonder why I haven't seen him tonight. I usually do see him by now! The bash started at midnight. Oh well, that is something I shouldn't worry about right now. This is going to be fun, fighting a Vida witch. Vincent and Jade had followed him upstairs.

"Jade, do you know her?" Rafael asked. He wanted to know who she was and how strong she was before he made a decision. He was hoping that since he didn't recognize this witch that she wasn't that strong.

"Her name is Jessica. She and I practiced fighting a few times before I was changed. I beat her all the time. She was never that strong." Jade answered Rafael. His decision was finally made.

Aloud he said, "Angel, keep hold of her." Telepathically to Anetka, 'I think I found some fun for you tonight. Get you ass back to my house, quick!'

§Anetka's POV§

Anetka was up in her favorite tree. She had been there for about 30 minutes now. She had just jumped down when she heard him in her head. 'I think I found some fun for you tonight. Get your ass back to my house, quick!' What kind of fun could he find in 30 minutes? Since he wanted her there quickly, she just willed herself to his house. She was upstairs where everyone else seemed to be. She recognized Vincent, Jade, and Ash right off the bat. She saw Angel holding someone she didn't know. Rafael was by her side when she appeared but didn't realize it until now.

"Ok, where is the fun you were telling me about Rafael?" Anetka asked, almost sounding bored.

"Right here." Rafael said pointing to the one Angel was holding. "She is a Vida that Angel accidentally let in. I want you to deal with her." Rafael finished, stepping back to let Anetka really deal with her. 'Maybe now you won't hate me as much!' Anetka heard in her mind from Rafael. She didn't respond to that.

"Just the kind of fun I was looking for!" Anetka said to no one in particular with an evil laugh. Then she turned to Angel. "Let her go." Anetka directed toward Angel. Angel let her go and before the witch had time to even reach for one of her knives, Anetka was upon her. Anetka first shoot a bolt of power toward the witch, which sent the witch flying straight against the opposite wall. Anetka heard something crack, and she smiled. Good, she was getting her fun in for the night! Anetka sent another bolt of power and now the witch was lying on the ground unconscious. The good part was next. She pulled the witch up and supported her by putting her arm around the witch's waist and the other arm behind her neck. Then she fed. The Vida blood was stronger than just plain human blood. That's why she liked it so much. Vida blood was her chocolate now. Only when Anetka had drained every drop of blood in the witch's body, did she let her go. The witch fell to the floor dead. She took care of that! She then turned to Rafael and asked, "Do I get a thank you?"

"Well, of course!" Rafael responded playfully. He disappeared and then reappeared right in front of Anetka. She didn't know what he was up to. Before she could think of anything else, Rafael's lips had descended upon her own. She didn't know what was happening. She realized that this was her first kiss. Without knowing what she was doing, Anetka responded to Rafael's kiss. Rafael was the one that pulled back first. She took and step back to ponder about what had just happened. Then she realized what she had just experienced.

"What the hell was that for Rafe!?" Anetka shouted at him.

"That was my way of saying thank you!" Rafael answered in his normal tone with the biggest smile on his face. She turned, walked down the stairs, and out the door. She hated him!

§Rafael's POV§

Rafael was right to let Anetka kill the witch. He was hoping that because of this, he would be on her good side! He stood back and watched Anetka terminate the witch called Jessica. He loved to watch his "future lover" in action.

"Do I get a thank you?" He heard Anetka ask. At first he was just going to say "thank you" but then he looked at her with blood on her lips. Her hair looked a little wind blown and her eyes had turned a reddish-black. She never looked more beautiful. All he wanted to do was to go up and kiss her just like in his dream.

He finally responded, "Well, of course." He couldn't make his legs move it seemed like, so he decided to will himself right in front of her. Then he kissed her. Finally, after three hundred years of waiting, he got to at least kiss the girl he loved most in his life! After a few seconds, he felt her respond back to his kiss. He knew that if he went too far with his kiss, his chances with her would be down to zero. So, he pulled back reluctantly.

"What the hell was that for Rafe?" Anetka had asked him after a few minutes of wondering about what had happened.

"That was my way of saying thank you." He answered, with a big smile on his face which he could hide even if he tried. He saw her turn; walk down the stairs, and out the door. He knew she would be back. Everyone that was upstairs, gradually went back down and continued where they had left off before the witch was discovered.

"Well, that was wonderful!" Ash said, sarcastically, while walking up to him. "Take my advice, move on! She is never going to love you in the same way you have always loved her. You just blew it dude!" Ash finished as he started to walk downstairs.

"You know if I was just another, regular vampire, I would actually take your advice, but I'm not a regular vampire. So fuck off!" Rafael angrily declared, not following him down the stairs.

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