Disclaimer: The Night World is the work of L.J Smith. Only the story is mine and a few extra characters. Alexa, the clichéd villain- she's mine.
11
Mary-Lynnette mumbled something about not wanting to get up and shut her eye-lids tight. Mark found it very hard to stop laughing- his same old sister all-right even if she was a vampire.
Ash looked at her desperately. You have to wake up, if you don't get any blood soon you'll die.
Mary-Lynnette kept her eye-lids stubbornly shut. Ash decided he would have to interrupt her in her head.
Eh hum. He coughed audibly, looking around him. They were at the beach. He sighed. "What was it with girls and the beach?" He wondered.
Mary-Lynnette ignored him pointedly, talking to the dream version of him.
"Look, if you don't have any sun tan lotion, you'll burn."
The dream version of Ash looked at her smugly. "Vampires don't need sun screen."
"Humph." She replied.
Yep. Definitely a dream, Ash thought. He called to her rather loudly. HELLOOOO? YOU NEED TO GET UP!
Ash found himself being catapulted out of Mary-Lynnette's mind, and gasped as Mary-Lynnette's foot connected with his shin.
"Ow." There was a big bruise forming where she kicked him.
Mary-Lynnette looked at him dreamily. "Serves you right."
"Can someone please offer to be a blood donor, so this woman over here can act more maturely?" He turned to Mark who was laughing helplessly and dragged him over to his sister. "She's your sister. Hold out your wrist."
Mark stopped laughing. "But…but…"
Ash had to try and stop himself from laughing now. "She needs your blood," he said, remarkably sober.
Mark held out his wrist reluctantly, and turned his head to avoid watching his own sister drinking his blood. He passed out, much to Ash's amusement.
Mary-Lynnette sat up. "Ewww."
Ash turned to her. "Feeling yourself yet?"
Mary-Lynnette grinned mischievously. "Do you want a demonstration?"
Ash pointed at his leg. "You already gave me one."
Mary-Lynnette gasped. "I did that?"
"Hello? Supernatural vampire rings any bells? You have super strength."
"Way to go, making me sound like superwoman. You have super strength."
"Well you do." Ash replied dejectedly.
I can do this too. Mary-Lynnette said mentally.
That was fast.
I can read your mind, remember. Something tells me that you thought that a woman wouldn't be able to master telepathy so quickly. Something also tells me that it's…
Shin kicking time, yeah I know… Ash replied, leaping away from her and dashing up the staircase.
Uh uh uh… Mary-Lynnette tutted, chasing after him with supernatural speed.
Ash fled along the landing, ignoring the laughing coming from downstairs as Mary-Lynnette gained on him. "Damn vampire speed" he muttered, colliding with James and Poppy.
"Ow." They said collectively as they tried to untangle themselves.
Poppy got out first, pinning Ash down. "I've got him for you."
"Hey." Ash gasped.
"Mary-Lynnette told me to hold you down. Telepathically." She added pointedly.
"Um. I had to make her vampire."
"She also told me that." Poppy replied laughing. "She also told me about a certain sexist remark…"
"Is nothing sacred?" Ash groaned. He turned to James. "Women."
James nodded, earning himself a whack from Poppy.
"Hey." He exclaimed.
Alexa cursed, annoyed at the joyful reveling in her crystal ball as her plan had failed. ALL the vampires who had been infected were cured. Even that annoying Thierry.
"And Ash is still that Mary-Lynnette's!" She cursed, making the name sound bad. She threw her crystal ball across the room in a rage. "I want HIM. He belongs to me!"
She clinched her fists in frustration, trying to calm down. It would do her no good to lose control.
"A change of tactics perhaps…" She murmured…
Mary-Lynnette was pleased. She was amazed at how… beautiful she looked. She wasn't exactly the vain type, but she could look at her reflection now with a kind of self-appreciation. Her vision was exceedingly cool. She could see the stars in a way that she had never seen them before- with her naked eye. She no longer needed to use binoculars to see the moon in all its beauty.
And Ash… she saw him now in a way see had never seen him before. She could hear his heartbeat. Be close to his mind. Smell him… and he smelled good. He wasn't able to sneak up on her so easily now. And they could communicate without words without having to exchange blood.
In exchange for this, she had to drink blood- but it wasn't much different than having a hamburger, really.
And she was immortal. She could see the skies change, the world change- and she could watch the entire movie collection in one go without feeling guilty about time. She could be with Ash forever. The idea excited her. Well, she had to avoid wood, but it was no different to avoiding a gun, or a car accident.
Ash came behind her, wrapping his arms around her. "I love you." He said with conviction.
"I know." Mary-Lynnette said smirking. "So…" she said changing the subject quickly "Are you going to stop aging now?"
"Of course… I mean, how would it look if I was like thirty, and going out with you, looking like a teenager?"
Mary-Lynnette sniggered, turning to kiss him on the lips.
I can live with this Ash said seriously, returning the kiss.
In her lair, Alexa started phase one of her plan…
Sorry this was so much later, had a bit of a writer's block going on there. Hopefully it's gone for good. I hope you enjoyed this chapter- and please review, it inspires me to write quicker.
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