Shopping!
"Oh! We totally have to go here!" Nikki exclaimed, pointing at the mall map near the entrance.
"Spencer's? Ok. Let's go to Hot Topic after!" Hermione said, excitement dancing in her eyes.
"Do we have to? Let's try something different today! Let's go to a CD store and check out the new releases!" Benji complained.
Hermione turned around and said, " I need to go clothes shopping for school! Come on, Benji! I'll buy you something…A My Chemical Romance hoodie? I know you spent major cash on my gift so I wanna get you something! You too, Nikki."
"Woo Hoo!" Nikki jumped up and down as Benji picked Hermione up and put her over his shoulder and ran to the store.
"Benji put me down! I can walk you know!" Benji put her down, grabbed her hand and pulled her in making her nearly fall over into a rack of clothes.
"Benji! Unhand my favorite customer!" A lady behind the cash register said, laughing. It was Joli; she was the manager of the store.
"Hi, Joli! I came to shop, got any new merchandise?" Hermione asked with a mischievous grin on her face.
"In fact, we do actually." She led Hermione, Nikki, and Benji to the back of the store.
Ten minutes later, Hermione, Benji, and Nikki were digging through the boxes looking at jeans and cute tops. They were there for an hour and a half before Hermione finally decided on ten pairs of pants, two skirts and just as much tops. Her favorite pants were black leather pants with a skull as a button on the crotch. 'They would be good for hunting,' she mused.
"Ok, got the stuff you want? Nikki, Benji?" Hermione asked as she piled all of their clothes onto the counter for Joli to ring up.
"I always loved your sense of style, Hermione!" Joli said as she went through the clothes.
"Corsets? Wow. Getting ready for this year aren't you Nikki?" Benji asked.
"No, getting Hermione ready. You know she needs to be a little more sexy, Benji!"
"Hey! I am fine just the way I am!" Hermione exclaimed.
"Honey, it's true," Benji said.
"Oh! I just had the greatest epiphany ever!" Nikki said as they made their way to Spencer's.
"Oh, no. What?" Hermione whined. She knew what was coming.
"I wanna take you to a tattoo store! We gotta get you a phoenix! Also, when we get there…we'll get you little flamed jewels for your piercings," Nikki rattled on.
"Hold on! I draw the line at new rings. I don't wanna wear all this at school…wait, why should I care? You know what? Let's go all out!" Hermione exclaimed.
"Yay!" Both Nikki and Benji exclaimed.
"I'm choosing the jewels!" Benji yelled running to a different store.
"Ok…well, we're here. Let's shop!" Nikki said, immediately bounding off toward the counter to speak to the man behind it.
"Ok. All you gotta do is pick out whatever you want and he'll do it for you," Nikki said, "when you get home you can find a spell to make it move."
"Good idea!"
After careful consideration, Hermione finally found the tattoo she wanted. It was a red phoenix with flames for it's wings and tails, it's eyes were completely black.
"Oy. I love it but where do I put it?" Hermione asked.
"Put it here!" Nikki said, pointing to a spot, just below Hermione's ear, "The body can go across your neck as its wings fan down your shoulder!"
"Good idea! Ok. Let's do it!" Hermione said to the man behind the counter.
About two hours later, Hermione and Nikki walked out of the shop.
"Oy! That was kind of painful," Hermione winced when she touched her neck.
"Don't touch it dork! Oh, look there's Benji," Nikki said, " Benji! BENJI!" He turned around.
"Nikki! Hermione! Look what I found!" He put down several bags and handed two bags to Hermione and Nikki.
"Oh! These are awesome! I love them! You guys know me…so…well!" Hermione started crying. She was going to miss her friends during school. She wouldn't feel whole without them.
"Oh! Hermione, don't cry. We're going to miss you too!" Nikki cried.
"Quit with the water works already! Hermione, your tears aren't exactly heeded at a mall! Wipe them up," Benji handed her a tissue.
"My tears…" Hermione wiped her eyes and saw what he was talking about. "Blood tears," she whispered.
"I guess Benji didn't fill you in on the kicks of being a bloodsucker!" Nikki laughed.
"I forgot about it! Don't shoot the vampire! I was instructed to watch not teach! How was I supposed to know she'd cry the tears full-bred vampires cry?" Benji said with anger in his tone.
"Don't worry Benji, it's alright," Hermione sniffed.
"Aw, group hug!" Nikki cried. Nikki and Benji hugged Hermione tightly.
"Ok. Enough tearjerkers! Where do we go to next? I would like to buy some shoes, how about you guys?" Hermione said.
"Shoes are needed!" Benji smiled.
"Yes! We can check out the new chucks!" Nikki said.
"Well, let's go," Hermione turned around with her head down and before she could stop she walked straight into someone well built.
"Oh, sorry," she said and looked up. As soon as she saw the face, her mouth dropped.
"My lord," Benji bowed as low as he could for his master.
"Halthor," the man said.
Hermione immediately knew who it was. Long black hair, pale skin, red eyes, and a Romanian accent, of course it was! Dracula.
"Dracula," Hermione whispered excitedly, " It's so cool to meet you sir!"
"And I you," he replied simply. Hermione stood awestruck.
"My lord, I mean no disrespect, but what are you doing here?" Benji asked, fear in his voice.
"If you must know, Voldemort has come to visit me. He wants me in his ranks along with my followers. I told him no. Now, I must know, has she been through the change? Has she killed yet?" Dracula asked hurriedly.
"Yes master. She has been through the change. There is something you must know though. An odd combination of blood it is, master. You knew she was triple mixed, but as you see her appearance she is not just a witch and vampire, she is also the last daughter of the royal Phoenix. She is next to hold the title of Queen!" Benji whispered.
"Very odd, indeed. Keep an eye on her. Don't let her flee your sight until she reaches the train to her school. From there and through the school year she will be watched over by one of my favorites in Hogwarts." Dracula said.
"Hello? We're right here! We heard everything you just said! Duh!" Nikki said, laughing. Hermione laughed too.
"What a beautiful laugh." Dracula said behind Hermione. His hand was on her neck, his fingers tracing her blood vessels. Hermione whipped around to find nothing there. "Over here," Dracula said with a smile.
"I must be going now." He disappeared faster than Hermione could blink.
"Whoa, that was really freaky," Nikki said quietly.
"I just hope we don't get anymore visitors," Hermione said.
"Lets go get our shoes and we'll drop you off at home. Is that ok?" Benji said.
"Yeah, sure. I just wanna thank you guys for coming with me," Hermione said, gratefully.
The three of them went back towards Hot Topic, but past it to a shoe store that sold chucks and boots. Hermione picked out a pair of heeled boots that went up to her knees and had black ribbons for shoelaces. She also picked out a pair of black converses and a pair of black steel-toed boots.
"We've been at the mall for four hours! I'm ready to go home and crash," Benji complained.
"Me too," Nikki said.
"Me, three. My body hurts so bad," Hermione whined.
"Here we are, Hermione. Herm-," Nikki turned around to find Hermione dead asleep in her seat. "Hermione? Wake up! We're home!" Nikki yelled.
"It must be the vampire in her. She was so tired that it took over and wore her out." Benji said.
"Well, you carry her in, Halthor, and I'll grab her things," Nikki said.
"Got it." Benji grabbed Hermione around the waist and pulled her out of the car. He held her in his arms as she slept on his shoulder. Nikki ran to the door to let him in.
"Benji, what happened?" Hermione's mother said as she saw him come through the door with Hermione in his arms.
"She's merely sleeping ma'am," Benji said.
"You scared me!" Mrs. Granger said.
"Got her bags!" Nikki said as she barged through the door with about twenty bags on her arms.
"Well, thank you both, but I believe we should get Hermione to bed," Mrs. Granger said.
"Ok." Benji took Hermione upstairs and laid her in her bed and tucked her in. he kissed her forehead and left.
Ok. It took me forever but I have the third chapter up. Ive got more chapters but I'm pretty sure I wont type them all tonight. I'll try though! R&R
Amanda