Disclaimer: As I said before, this isn't mine, I don't own a single character. They belong to Sarah Nelson. Enjoy.

Chapter 2: Was it a Dream? Or a Nightmare?

Jill woke up between one second and the next. She sat up straight and whipped her head to the side to stare at her curtain-covered window. Somehow she knew that the sun had just gone down. Running her fingers though her slightly mussed hair, Jill had a brief thought of how Vampires are to brush their hair, and put on makeup if the have no reflections… Looking around, Jill noticed everything was the way it always was. Her thick curtains covered her windows, her vanity and the rest of the furniture were in their untouched positions around her room, and her door was closed. Feeling her heart plummet to her toes, Jill just realized that the day's events, were just a dream, a wild, fantastic dream.

"But, how could I have made that all up!" Jill thought in despair, picking at her knee length purple nightshirt with frantic fingers. Was it? Did she make it up? Was she so enamored of Jack, that she would make up such a dreadful tale? It must have been a dream then. Tears poured tracks down Jill's pale cheeks and she didn't bother to whip them away.

"Wait! Why am I cry?" Jill said softly to herself, slowly raising a hand and gingerly touching the tears gliding down her face. "If it was a dream, then he is still the same freak as always! Why…should I care?"

"But? I thought Vampires didn't have dreams? But…what else could…it have been? Why else would Jack…tell me he cares…and kiss me!" Jill placed her hands on her still wet cheeks and felt them grow hot. "Why would I dream that!" Jill got to her feet slowly, her mind racing to come up with any sort of alibi. But the only one that came to mind was that she truly loved Jack, and had a fantastical dream.

Jill felt her heart grow heavy and walked over to her vanity and staring morosely into the unreflective mirror.

Feeling a sudden stab of Déjà vu, Jill shook her head wildly and turned back to her bed. As she was walking to her window to open the curtains, she saw that although her door was closed, it wasn't locked. She locked it every day. She never forgot to, it was a compulsion. Which means…"It wasn't a dream!" Jill whispered, joy spreading warmth to her chilled fingers. Jill placed her hands to her chest, feeling her heart lighten.

Walking to the door slowly, Jill cautiously opened it and peeked into Jacks room, to see that he was changing. Blushing hotly Jill took enough time to register that he had pants on, and was just shirtless before pulling her head back and closing her door. Leaning against the door, Jill placed her hands on either side of her hot cheeks in embarrassment, and thought about what she had seen.

"Wow, Jack is hot…" Jill thought, glad that he hadn't seen her since his back was turned. Think about how well muscled his back was, and his arms were, Jill felt her cheeks grow even warmer. And sudden thoughts about how nice it would be to be held in those arms didn't help matters.

Taking a breath and feeling that her cheeks were normal, she gently opened the door again. Seeing that Jack was fully clothed, with his back still towards her, she walked in quietly. "Jack?" She called softly, whereupon Jack turned around with a light smile on his lips. Jack was wearing black leather pants with a red sheen to it. He was also wearing a black jacket, with his normal silver sheath on is back, across his chest. Jill smiled back, her eyes filling up with tears of joy. "So it wasn't a dream. You do love me." Jill said while Jack walked across the room and wrapped his arms around her.

"I was afraid I was dreaming too." Jack replied softly, raising a hand to her face to gently brush the tears away. Jill smiled up and Jack and laid her head once again against his chest. She felt Jack lean his head down to rest his chin on her head. She then felt Jack wrap his strong arms around her slim waist. Jack then decided to completely ruin the mood. "I think I should give you some weapon and magic training. So get dressed and meet me outside in half an hour." Jack said before letting her go and nudging her towards her room while she moved in a dazed way. Turning back to look at Jack, she saw a glint of mischief in his eyes.

"But, Jack! I-" Before she could continue, Jack had her pinned against the wall, his hands on either side of her small shoulders. Jill stared a Jack in shock, once again having forgotten about his speed. Jack got his face about an inch from her's smirking at how he startled her. Before Jill could slap him, he grabbed her hands and had them pinned to the wall, next to her shoulders.

"I can't have you slapping me now dear Jill." Jack said with a smirk. While Jill glowered, he continued. "Now, if I wanted to kill you just now, you'd be dead. That's why you need training. What if I'm not with you for one crucial moment and an slayer gets you?" Jill saw what he meant and hung her head in shame. Jack was right. She couldn't protect herself worth a damn. And she couldn't force him to guard her every step…that wouldn't be fair to either of them.

Jack placed a hand under Jill's chin and gently raised her face up. He placed his lips on her's and kissed her, deeply and passionately. Jill squirmed in surprise for a moment, then relaxed completely, leaning onto Jack's chest. Jack released her hands, and wrapped one arm around her waist, and placed his other hand in her hair, winding his fingers through it. Jill wrapped both her arms around his neck and enjoyed it. Jack gently prodded her lips apart with his tongue and proceeded to explore her mouth. Jill enjoyed the new sensations she was feeling, and started to absentmindedly play with his hair. After some long moments, Jack pulled back and looked into Jill's eyes.

"Jack? What…will the others say about this?" Jill asked, trying to think what Topaz, Mai, and Vallov would think. "And…Raff…he..." Jill continued with a visible shiver.

She had only known these people for but a few weeks, but already had them in place in her mind. Topaz, was a carefree, almost human boy… All were vampires if course, except for Vallov. But Topaz, he was so nice. He had orangish hair, and green eyes. Maila, or Mai, had long dark brown hair with a thin green strip, and she had pink eyes. Jack and Topaz claimed she was a sweet, quiet girl, but Jill had yet to see that side of her. Mai was nice, but violent, and obsessed with Raff. By listening to Jack's conversations with Topaz…ok, eavesdropping on Jack's conversations with Topaz, she worked out that Raff had most likely brainwashed the poor girl. Vallov? He was huge, at least seven foot tall. Jack had called him a 'drone', whatever that was. And he had green blood! And Raff…he had blue hair, and purple eyes, and he was a monster. He enjoyed killing and rapping; he had almost raped her, and had almost killed her. If it hadn't been for Vallov and Jack….

"Topaz will probably say something along the lines of 'It's about time', or 'I told you so', Maila will most likely think it's cute, and Vallov won't make any mind about it. As for Raff…" Jack said with a scowl, breaking Jill out of her musings. Jack hugged Jill tighter. "I'll be killing him soon. He's disobeyed me, and Orlock, for the last time." Jack gazed down at Jill again, while Jill sighed in relief.

Feeling his strong hand under her chin, Jill looked back up, and felt Jack put his lips back on her's. Jill smiled into Jacks mouth and then returned the kiss, placing her hands back around his neck, while he placed both his hands on her hips. Closing her eyes and leaning against Jack's strong chest, Jill relaxed and felt safe, for the first time in years. She felt Jack pull away slowly. Opening her eyes she saw Jack looking at her seriously.

"But really Jill, you need training. If I had been out to kill you, you would be dead at least ten times over by now." Jack said. Jill couldn't believe him! After slapping him across the face and mumbling "Moment ruined, stupid Jack, I was so getting into it…" under her breath, she stormed into her room and slammed her door. Jack just stood there rubbing his throbbing check and wondering what he had said.