A/N: I'm flying away for a couple days tomorrow, going to visit my bro in
Goose Creek South Carolina. (Goose Creek is near Charleston and yeah he's
where I got the idea for Taber to live in Charleston. Goose Creek Naval
base I might add is I the middle of a bloody swamp.) I might be back Friday
though that's not likely more like Saturday. I guarantee I'll be back
Saturday. I'm so happy to see Jared and warm weather I'm giddy and I have
that stupid 'I'm leaving on a jet plane' song stuck in my head except I
know when I'll be back again pretty much.
Disclaimer: I own Jamie, Taber, Angel, TECC, all previously mentioned characters, and the plot. If you steal it I will find out and I will find out where you live and I will murder you in your sleep. The rest belongs to AAR and various others such as Apple Computers and Reebok.
I got up and rubbed my eyes tiredly until the world stopped blurring. I ran my fingers through my tangled tresses wincing when I tugged to hard on a bad knot. I pulled my shirt down from where it had hiked up. I heard my gut rumble and remember painfully my skipped dinner.
"Well you'll just have to deal with it for a minute there are more pressing things at the moment." I told myself out loud simply because the house seemed far, far too quiet. "Yeah, like going pee." I muttered. I went to the bathroom and turned the mirror to face the wall because the reflection that looked back at me was a far cry from the innocent girl I'd been just four short weeks ago. "Memo to self beat Taber to a bloody pulp. Nah, I take that back, get Taber to beat Lord Carlo into a bloody smear on the wall." I went pee, flushed the toilet and washed my hands. Well I didn't actually wash them because there was no soap but it was close enough. I wandered out of the room I'd slept in and down the hall. I found a set of stairs and went down them. All but one room in the down stairs was derelict and in need of cleaning. The one room was the living room I'd been in on my previous visit. The kitchen was no exception to the simple rule that everything was dusty and unused. Annoyed I stomped back upstairs to Risika's room. I checked the doorknob but it was locked. I knocked tentatively wondering if Risika was up as yet. No answer. I tried the door again and it was unlocked so I went in. Risika lay perfectly still in her bed. Her bedclothes were exactly as they'd probably been the night before. There was a mirror in the corner. I walked over to it and turned it around. I studied the bed in fascination that Risika did not appear at all though one could see the bulge where she was under the bedclothes. I noticed her closet was open and couldn't help but peek in. She had pretty simple array of clothing and seemed to favor somber pant while her tops were brilliantly colored with the exception of a few. None of the clothing had pictures or phrases on them. Wow, how dull can you get? I wondered.
"Naughty, naughty, little pet. Not only are you in my room you're snooping through my things too." Risika's voice said from behind me surprising me. I spun around to find Risika with a superior smile on her face and her hands on hips as though scolding a small child.
"I'm sorry Risika. I was hungry and I went downstairs to get breakfast but of course you didn't have any food. So I came back up to see if you had any money or something so I could buy some."
"That gives you no excuse to break into my room."
"It was unlocked I swear!"
"Fine, you're telling the truth." She skirted around me and opened the closet door. She felt on the top shelf until she found something. She tossed it to me and I caught it reflexively, it was a wallet. "I think it has a few hundred dollars in it. You may go into Concord and buy whatever you need. If you try to run away little pet when I catch up with you you'll wish you'd been killed by whichever Vamp. dragged you into our world."
"I understand."
"Good, now get out of my sight."
"Umm, Risika I'm um I need some clothes to wear, shoes too they don't let you go into stores without them." She looked at me critically.
"Fine. You may borrow some of my stuff. I'll get some more money tonight so you can buy your own. I swear if seeing how Taber reacts wasn't so much fun I'd never keep you. Too much effort." She disappeared leaving me on my own. I picked out a pair of black jeans and a bright red shirt. I changed and had to search for a belt because Risika's pants were a little big on me. I found a pair of black & white Reebok sneakers that were about the right size. I walked to a café on the corner and sat down, wondering briefly if I'd be looked at funny for ordering breakfast for dinner. I noticed a man finishing off his toast as he read the news paper and decided bacon an eggs wouldn't be all that odd.
"Coffee?" The waitress asked.
"That would be wonderful." She poured me a cup of coffee and gave me a menu. I checked and saw that they served breakfast all day. She came back and I still hadn't decided.
"Would you mind terribly if I sat down? We're never busy this time of night my feet are killing me and I am bored out of my mind." I motioned for her to sit across from me. "Are you new in town?"
"You could say that." I said smiling at what her reaction would be if I told her the events leading up to now from that first horrifying night with Lord Carlo.
"Where are you staying?"
"Down the road a piece."
"You mean with Elizabeth she's the only one here who isn't a snooty rich ass crazy?"
"Umm..." Did Risika call herself Elizabeth here?
"Long blond hair kinda golden and pretty gold eyes, fair skin?"
"Oh, yes that's Bethy. Sorry I kinda spaced on you for a minute."
"That's ok. Are you a friend of hers?"
"We met a while back a mutual friend introduced us and we've been great friends since. I'm Angel by the way."
"Jamie. Are you ready to order?"
"Umm, yes. I'll have eggs over easy an order of French toast and some bacon on the side." Jamie scribbled down my order and disappeared into the kitchen. I watched an elderly lady totter in and sit down. Ah, to have lived my life as hers innocent of reality. Jamie set a plate down in front of me and walked over to the old lady's table, presumably to take her order. I peeked in the wallet as I ate finding that the 'couple hundred dollars' was a little over a thousand. Bloody Hell! I wonder if all Vampires are this rich? Probably, I atoned; they do live forever and don't really have to spend money on much. I paid the bill left Jamie a tip and wandered out of the café. I went to the store and purchased some necessities and cursing the long walk carried them back to Risika's house.
A/N: We apologize for the short chap! I luv you all and I hope I get lots of reviews to read when I get back! Cough hint cough Review or Flame! (- -)
Disclaimer: I own Jamie, Taber, Angel, TECC, all previously mentioned characters, and the plot. If you steal it I will find out and I will find out where you live and I will murder you in your sleep. The rest belongs to AAR and various others such as Apple Computers and Reebok.
I got up and rubbed my eyes tiredly until the world stopped blurring. I ran my fingers through my tangled tresses wincing when I tugged to hard on a bad knot. I pulled my shirt down from where it had hiked up. I heard my gut rumble and remember painfully my skipped dinner.
"Well you'll just have to deal with it for a minute there are more pressing things at the moment." I told myself out loud simply because the house seemed far, far too quiet. "Yeah, like going pee." I muttered. I went to the bathroom and turned the mirror to face the wall because the reflection that looked back at me was a far cry from the innocent girl I'd been just four short weeks ago. "Memo to self beat Taber to a bloody pulp. Nah, I take that back, get Taber to beat Lord Carlo into a bloody smear on the wall." I went pee, flushed the toilet and washed my hands. Well I didn't actually wash them because there was no soap but it was close enough. I wandered out of the room I'd slept in and down the hall. I found a set of stairs and went down them. All but one room in the down stairs was derelict and in need of cleaning. The one room was the living room I'd been in on my previous visit. The kitchen was no exception to the simple rule that everything was dusty and unused. Annoyed I stomped back upstairs to Risika's room. I checked the doorknob but it was locked. I knocked tentatively wondering if Risika was up as yet. No answer. I tried the door again and it was unlocked so I went in. Risika lay perfectly still in her bed. Her bedclothes were exactly as they'd probably been the night before. There was a mirror in the corner. I walked over to it and turned it around. I studied the bed in fascination that Risika did not appear at all though one could see the bulge where she was under the bedclothes. I noticed her closet was open and couldn't help but peek in. She had pretty simple array of clothing and seemed to favor somber pant while her tops were brilliantly colored with the exception of a few. None of the clothing had pictures or phrases on them. Wow, how dull can you get? I wondered.
"Naughty, naughty, little pet. Not only are you in my room you're snooping through my things too." Risika's voice said from behind me surprising me. I spun around to find Risika with a superior smile on her face and her hands on hips as though scolding a small child.
"I'm sorry Risika. I was hungry and I went downstairs to get breakfast but of course you didn't have any food. So I came back up to see if you had any money or something so I could buy some."
"That gives you no excuse to break into my room."
"It was unlocked I swear!"
"Fine, you're telling the truth." She skirted around me and opened the closet door. She felt on the top shelf until she found something. She tossed it to me and I caught it reflexively, it was a wallet. "I think it has a few hundred dollars in it. You may go into Concord and buy whatever you need. If you try to run away little pet when I catch up with you you'll wish you'd been killed by whichever Vamp. dragged you into our world."
"I understand."
"Good, now get out of my sight."
"Umm, Risika I'm um I need some clothes to wear, shoes too they don't let you go into stores without them." She looked at me critically.
"Fine. You may borrow some of my stuff. I'll get some more money tonight so you can buy your own. I swear if seeing how Taber reacts wasn't so much fun I'd never keep you. Too much effort." She disappeared leaving me on my own. I picked out a pair of black jeans and a bright red shirt. I changed and had to search for a belt because Risika's pants were a little big on me. I found a pair of black & white Reebok sneakers that were about the right size. I walked to a café on the corner and sat down, wondering briefly if I'd be looked at funny for ordering breakfast for dinner. I noticed a man finishing off his toast as he read the news paper and decided bacon an eggs wouldn't be all that odd.
"Coffee?" The waitress asked.
"That would be wonderful." She poured me a cup of coffee and gave me a menu. I checked and saw that they served breakfast all day. She came back and I still hadn't decided.
"Would you mind terribly if I sat down? We're never busy this time of night my feet are killing me and I am bored out of my mind." I motioned for her to sit across from me. "Are you new in town?"
"You could say that." I said smiling at what her reaction would be if I told her the events leading up to now from that first horrifying night with Lord Carlo.
"Where are you staying?"
"Down the road a piece."
"You mean with Elizabeth she's the only one here who isn't a snooty rich ass crazy?"
"Umm..." Did Risika call herself Elizabeth here?
"Long blond hair kinda golden and pretty gold eyes, fair skin?"
"Oh, yes that's Bethy. Sorry I kinda spaced on you for a minute."
"That's ok. Are you a friend of hers?"
"We met a while back a mutual friend introduced us and we've been great friends since. I'm Angel by the way."
"Jamie. Are you ready to order?"
"Umm, yes. I'll have eggs over easy an order of French toast and some bacon on the side." Jamie scribbled down my order and disappeared into the kitchen. I watched an elderly lady totter in and sit down. Ah, to have lived my life as hers innocent of reality. Jamie set a plate down in front of me and walked over to the old lady's table, presumably to take her order. I peeked in the wallet as I ate finding that the 'couple hundred dollars' was a little over a thousand. Bloody Hell! I wonder if all Vampires are this rich? Probably, I atoned; they do live forever and don't really have to spend money on much. I paid the bill left Jamie a tip and wandered out of the café. I went to the store and purchased some necessities and cursing the long walk carried them back to Risika's house.
A/N: We apologize for the short chap! I luv you all and I hope I get lots of reviews to read when I get back! Cough hint cough Review or Flame! (- -)