A Bittersweet Memory
I'm surprised at the reviews I'm getting! You guys rock! Please, keep reviewing! A few shout-outs:
starshetland- Reading DannyxSam romances all the time gets a little boring for me. I'm glad I'm not the only one who enjoys Ember's song. Not that I really do know how she died, I'm just using my own ideas. I'm happy you're enjoying my fanfic.
Just Plain Insane- I'm happy you like the story as well. Not too many fanfics in here are dealing with Ember and Vlad, are there? I decided to do a little something different.
Alucard Hemlock- I'm happy you like the story! As I said before, I wanted to do a little something different, and this is what it turned out to be!
And now, introducing...
Chapter 4
Ember smiled brightly as she walked back into her house, her thoughts were focused on the prom the following night. "Oh, honey, how was it?" her mother asked as she watched her daughter grab a bottle of water from the refrigerator.
"Oh, mom! Vlad's perfect for me! He kissed me, mother!"
Her mother glanced over at her, worriedly. "I take it Vlad's going to be your date for the Senior Prom, then?"
Ember nodded, slowly, wondering why her mother sounded so worried. "I already have my dress picked out, mom. We don't have to worry about going shopping."
"If you say so, honey. As long as he makes you happy, that's all that matters."
"Thank you, momma," Ember smiled brightly and dashed up the stairs to her room, leaving her water untouched.
She opened her closet doors and picked out a long, silky black dress with silver sequins down the front and back of the dress. She layed out two black gloves and a choker necklace to go with the dress.
She then lay her dress on the dresser and got dressed for bed.
Casper High-Next Day-Chem Lab
"Ya know, V-Man, that was nice when you asked Ember to go to the prom with you," Jack smiled.
"It was really sweet of you," Maddie agreed.
Vlad only nodded and watched the two work on their project. He was only there to help out when needed. Nora was watching them from the corner of her eyes while she studied Robotics. Her eyes widened when Jack was about to add an unneeded chemical.
"Jack, wait!" She cried.
KABOOM!
Too late. The experiment blew up and green globs flew everywhere. Some of the goo had landed on Vlad's shirt. "Great," he muttered.
"Some hot water will clean that out real good!" Nora called out as he took his leave.
"Yeah, thanks," he muttered, exiting the room.
Up ahead, he saw Ember getting a few things out of her locker and smiled brightly. His smile faded when he saw Peter walking towards her, a determined look on his face.
"Hey, Ember," he greeted, tapping her on the shoulder.
Ember sighed and turned to face him. "What?"
"I just wanted to know something. Why on earth would you go with some loser like Masters when you know you can go with me?"
Vlad glared at Peter and stalked over to them, hands clenched into fists.
"Because, I–"
SMACK!
Ember winced as Vlad hit Peter hard upside the head. "Ouch!" he hissed.
"No one calls Vlad Masters a loser and gets away with it," Vlad snarled.
He picked Peter up by the collar of his shirt and slammed him against the locker. "How many times do I have to tell you to leave Ember alone?"
Peter said nothing as he glared back at Vlad. "Vlad, stop it!" Ember cried out.
Vlad blinked a few times and looked over at her, instantly dropping Peter to the ground. "Sorry...are you okay, Embs?"
Ember nodded, faintly blushing. "That was sweet of you, though..."
As she turned back to get a few more books out of her locker, Vlad grabbed Peter by the arm and whispered in his ear, "If I see you talking, or trying to make a move on Ember again, I'll KILL you! Do you understand me?"
Peter nodded and walked away, quickly. Ember shut her locker door and turned back to Vlad. "Where did Peter go?" she asked, glancing over Vlad's shoulder.
"Oh, he had to get to his next class," Vlad replied, smiling sweetly at her. "Don't forget about tonight. I'll pick you up at seven o'clock, sharp."
"I'll be ready," Ember replied, smiling brightly.
Vlad grinned and kissed her cheek before heading off to the boys restroom to wash off the goo on his shirt.
To be continued...
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