Alliance between enemies
Davion was still there the next morning. He was hovering above me, his face just inches from mine. He scared the living crap out of me! I screamed and fell out of bed. I got a pretty nasty bump. He said he was sorry but I didn't believe him. His face was a stone mask. I saw no emotion whatsoever there. His green eyes that always brought comfort to me burned me with their icy gaze.
He drifted down, landing lightly on his feet. " Good morning." He greeted me his tone still unhappy. I glared at him in anger. "What's wrong with you! Why did you do that? You know that kind of stuff freaks me out!" His eyes narrowed, "What kind of stuff? Vampire stuff?" He phased out and I turned around to head for the bathroom but his rock hard body stopped me in my tracks.
His eyes were burning red now, and he was wearing a psychotic expression. I gasped and took a step back. But as I did so he took a step forward, making sure the distance between us was short. "What's wrong Dawn? Do I frighten you?" he leered. Losing my temper, I punched him in the face, making his head jerk to the side. When he looked back at me his eyes were green again and full of remorse. "I-I'm sorry. Sometimes when I'm angry enough I lose control. I-I better go." He moved towards the terrace but I grabbed his arm to keep him there. "Wait I have a question for you. You said you were going to ask me to marry you, now your acting like a first-class jerk. I don't understand. Do you want me or do you just want to be rid of me?" He chuckled bitterly, "When we were apart, you were all I thought about. I was in so much pain I thought I was dying. When I got back I never wanted to let you go again. But apparently you were ready to let go. His eyes hardened as he jerked his arm away and stalked to the terrace.
I was so angry I turned my back on him and stamped to the bathroom without looking back.
When I got to PE that morning I plopped down beside Kat on the grass, still sulking after my argument with Davion. "Men" I grumbled in irritation.
"What's wrong? Already have a fight with Ian?" Kat giggled. I sighed, "No, it's not him, it's Davion. You remember him don't you?" "Oh yea." replied Kat with a grin. "You had a fight with him?" I nodded. "What about?" asked Kat probingly. I pulled my knees up to my chest, resting my chin on them, "He's mad at me for agreeing to go out with Ian." Kat's brown eyes sparked with interest, "Why would that bother him? You guys are just friends right?" My cheeks began to burn, "Well, we …tried the romantic thing but…it didn't work out so…now we're just friends." Kat's usual smile disappeared, "Oh." I shot a questioning glance her way, "What do you mean oh?" She bit her lip, "Dawn how serious were you and Davion?" My cheeks burned hotter, "Uh…we kissed a few times." Kat's eyes narrowed, "Did either one of you ever say I love you?" "We both said it actually." She let out a groan, "This isn't good, Dawn. After a guy says he loves you, there's no way you can stay friends. As long as those feelings are there, they won't be satisfied with just your friendship."
My brow crumpled in despair. "You still love him don't you?" My eyes shot back to her. She was grinning from ear to ear. I couldn't find the words to answer her. It was true I did love him, more than anything else I wanted to be with him, but I was even more afraid of what that meant for me. Once I had wanted to be a vampire, just so I could be with him, but now I was afraid of becoming what he was and the fate that would await me once I was turned.
Just then, John kicked a soccer ball our way and we had to duck to keep it from hitting us. "Hey Dawn, kick it back!" shouted John. I smirked, placing the ball down in front of me. I kicked the ball and it went sailing across the field, leaving the team speechless in shock.
Later that day when I went to my bike for the ride home, I found Ian already waiting for me. He was smiling cheerfully, the sunlight shining in his deep green eyes. "Hi Ian." I said smiling. "Can I give you a ride home? My dad just bought me a brand new Ferrari." I shook my head, no thank you. I live just a few blocks away. I'll be fine." My rejection of his fancy new sports car still didn't deter him, "We still on for tonight?" I nodded, I didn't want to hurt his feelings. "I guess so." His grin broadened, "Great, I'll pick you up around eight o'clock."
When I got home, Maria was sitting in the kitchen, she wore a worried expression and her hands were balled into fists in her lap. "What's the matter, Maria?" I asked, pouring a glass of tea. She blinked her golden eyes as if she were awakening from a long sleep. "It's nothing." She stated coldly, leaping to her feet. She moved stiffly towards the basement, leaving a frigid chill in her wake.
8:00 IT'S TIME FOR THE DATE:
Ian Harker pulled up in his silver Ferrari. He put into park, leaving the engine running. He honked his horn for his date then sat back in his leather seat to listen to the steady hum of car's powerful engine. He was about to honk the horn again when he noticed movement on the terrace. Grabbing his high-powered binoculars out of the glove department he aimed them towards the dark shadow moving on the terrace landing.
It was the vampire Helsing had warned him about. It was crouched on the terrace railing, its open black shirt billowing about in the breeze. Even from his vantage point he could see the vampire's luminescent green eyes, blazing out of its skull. He watched as the bloodsucker stepped down from its crouched position to enter Dawn's room. Ian felt a twinge of raw hatred surge through his body when the lovely Dawn appeared to welcome the monster to her bedroom. No longer able to see them he threw the binoculars onto the back seat and climbed out of the car.
Dawn's room:
"Your new lover's waiting for you." Said Davion sourly gazing at the sports car parked in the driveway. I gave him a pleading look, "Please Davion, try to be civil. He's not my lover. It's just one date. I'm not interested in him in the slightest." Davion crossed his arms and leaned against the window pane. "Then why are you going out with him?" I pulled on my jacket over the pink dress I was wearing, "I'm trying to be nice to the guy." I put my hands to my hips defiantly, "Now you had better stop acting so jealous or I'm going to hand my dad the key to your crypt. He started to laugh wickedly, "I'd like to see you try." He said darkly between his teeth, "Remember our little agreement? If you betray me, I get to kill you and turn you into a ghoul." He flashed me his fangs, "you'd make a very pretty ghoul."
Despite that bit of unsettling information his dark sense of humor had me smiling. Then a nock at the door brought us out of our little oasis of happiness. Instead of disappearing as he usually did, Davion stood still where he was. I opened the door and there was Ian, with a bright white smile on his face, and a bouquet of flowers in his hands. He handed them to me, "For you mademoiselle." I laughed uncomfortably, "Um thank you these are lovely. How did you know tulips were my favorite flowers. "Yes why did you give her the flowers of death, Ian?" asked Davion rudely. Had his jealously actually driven him to show himself to another human? What in the world was he doing? Had he lost it completely?
"Who's your…friend?" asked Ian, his warm smile turning into a scowl. "Uh this is my friend Davion. He just dropped by for a visit but he's leaving now." I glared up at Davion, over my shoulder. "Aren't you Davion?" Silence. I need to make sure you'll be okay with him. Said his strong voice in my head.
I stepped out the way and the vampire man and the human boy stood at opposite ends of the room glaring at one another. "What are your intentions with Dawn?" asked Davion. "What's it to you?" Davion's eyes began to burn. "Answer the question." He hissed. At this point Davion looked homicidal so I stepped in to save Ian from his doom. I linked arms with Ian and led him to the door. "We'll be back before eleven. See ya!" I said as I exited.
We climbed into Ian's Ferrari. "Protective isn't he?" I rubbed at my temples trying to soothe the throbbing of my head, "You have no idea."
We went to see a new romance. It was pretty good, though not at all realistic. Who would you chose the brooding mysterious artist who loves you so much he makes you his muse or the pretty-boy who brought you to a crappy movie on your first date?
After the movie, we went to a Chinese restaurant for dinner. I got some shrimp and rice and Ian got about a hundred egg roles.
At almost eleven we pulled up in my yard and I climbed out. Much to my disappointment, Ian followed. He walked me up to the door. "I had a really good time. How bout you?" I nodded. It was kind of fun, especially when he started checking on that last egg role. "Yea I had I good time." He smiled that hundred-watt smile of his and leaned down. Before I could stop him, he kissed me on the lips. I was paralyzed for half a second, I was ready to hit him upside the head when a roar made him jerk away. "What the hell was that?" he yelled in horror. "Uh, don't know. Bye." I closed the door in his horror stricken face. Then promptly went to my bathroom to brush my teeth. My mouth felt dirty.
When I came out, Davion was lying on my bed, "Welcome home." He greeted, "Have fun?" Judging by the look on his face, he'd apparently seen Ian kiss me. "Don't start. I'm not going out with him again. He's not my type." I sat down on the edge of the bed. "What is your type?" he asked, turning over on his side. "I'm not sure what my brand of human is yet, but I'll let you know." I lay down beside him and curled into his body. He rested his cheek on my forehead, beginning to hum my lullaby as he played with my long curls.
Ian wasn't at school the next day. And when I got home that afternoon I found out why.
When I entered the house, I found it bustling with Helsing personnel. "What the hell's going on? I asked my dad, throwing my book bag on the floor. He was holding Maria close at his side, her golden eyes looked frantic. When she saw me she rushed over to me, grabbing my hands. I nearly cried out at her burning touch. "Dawn, oh thank god you're here. Anna's gone. We need your help to get her back." My eyes widened, "What do you mean, she's gone?" Her eyes narrowed. "Anna's been showing signs of werewolfism. My family's taken her into the pack. If we don't get her back soon, we'll never get her back." Tears began to well up in her eyes, "They'll make her into a monster." I squeezed Maria's hands reassuringly, "What do you need me to do?"
"We…need you to persuade your vampire to help us." I blinked stupidly unsure of what I'd just heard. "The pack is unstoppable when they're all together. If we can lure the younger, stronger ones away from the elders we'll have a better chance. Divide and conquer so to speak." I took a breath, "And you think Davion can lure them away." She nodded, "Once they catch the vampire's scent they'll follow him clear out of England." I shook my head, "Davion's my friend. I don't want to put him in danger." She clasped her hand on my shoulder, "He'll be okay. He's dealt with our kind before, a few pups will be a snap for him." She sighed, "I don't like having to attack my own pack, but I have little choice. I will not let them have Anna. Please I beg you, convince him to help us. It's the only way." I agreed in defeat.
I went up the stairs to my room and nearly jumped out my skin when I saw Ian standing their wearing battle gear and gripping a helsing gun in his hand. When he noticed my entrance he turned to smile at me. "Hello Dawn. It's good to see you again. Say where do you stash Davion's coffin? He added with a chuckle. "Ian, you're …a member of Helsing?" He smirked smugly, "Of course, the Harkers are one of the founding families. We've been hunting his kind ever since that whole Dracula incident." I frowned at him, "Get out." Ian put away his gun, that awful smug smile still there. "What? You and the Vampire need some privacy or something?" "I said get out, Ian!" I shouted, angrily.
"You know, I hate people like you. Vampire wannabes; you make me sick." Said Ian hatefully. My glare sharpened, "I do not want to be a vampire." I responded. He shook his head, "right."He pushed me up against the wall, "I'm warning you. You don't know what you're messing with. Bloodsuckers thrive on this kind of stuff. It's what they do. They seduce pretty young girls like you then when they get what they wanted they suck em dry." He pressed me harder against the wall, " and don't think for one second that he's any different." He stepped away, letting me fall to my knees. As he turned back to the terrace, Davion's fist slammed into his face, sending him sprawling to the floor.
Davion stepped over Ian's unconscious body. He helped me up to my feet. "Are you okay?" he asked. Without warning, I flung my arms around his neck and buried my face in his chest. His arms wrapped around me and held me gently against his body. After a few minutes of comforting embrace, I pulled away. "Davion, we need your help to get Anna back from Maria's pack." He kissed my forehead, "No problem." He whispered, his lips moving against my skin.
The sound of movement at my door made me jump away from Davion's touch. Maria stood their trying to make sense of the scene before her, a vampire and a human girl standing very close to one another, and Ian lying on the floor. "What the?" "Long story." I stated, stepping away from Davion a little, out of embarrassment. Her eyes darted to Davion, "You in?" He smiled cunningly, "If I get to beat the crap out of a bunch of dogs I am." She nodded with a smirk, "Let's get going then." She started to leave but turned back, "drag him downstairs would you." Both Davion and me laughed as we took hold of Ian's boots.