The Mortal & The Immortal

Apart from the little awkward friction between me and Lloyd, the night is as amazing as how I have pictured in my head. Having light snacks with Good Charlotte and snapping photos with them, watching them performing the final set for the night and dancing with my friends the whole night. The food is amazing and I could feel myself adding more pounds by the minute.

At the end of the party when everyone had went back home, my friends stay back to hang out with Good Charlotte. We chat, snap photos, eat the left overs and have a great time together without the noisy atmosphere.

Cameras and phone cameras are busy the whole time being with the band members of Good Charlotte. I could feel my night complete but somehow there is one piece of the night that seems to be missing. Not because I did not have the opportunity to show off my new car to the guests, but it's because I have not seen Barnabas the whole night. I could feel myself worrying a bit. Where has he gone off to?

"Thank you so much for inviting us, Carolyn," Kiyoko says as she hugs me.

"Thanks for coming," I say with a smile.

"Your party is the bomb," Olivia says.

"No, yours was better than mine," I say.

She hugs me and says, "Have fun opening up the presents!"

"Thanks," I say as we release each other.

"Thanks for the awesome party," Caleb says with a smile.

"Good Charlotte is great! Thanks for inviting them!" Chace says.

In respond to Chace's statement, I quickly reply, "You're welcome."

Lloyd smiles at me and I nod at him.

"Well, thank you for coming over here to have fun with me tonight. I'll see you all on Monday," I say as they exit the entrance of my house and walk to Chace and Caleb's limousine.

I watch the vehicle leave until it is out of my sight.

Willie and Mrs Johnson close the door and I head back to the dining hall to meet up with everyone, including Barnabas!

Our family thank and have a short conversation with Good Charlotte and their manager.

"Do you want to open up your presents tonight?" mother asks as she sips the fruit punch from the wine glass, strangely.

"I think I'm going to open them up tomorrow. I'm quite exhausted and I should lead them to their rooms," I say.

The band manager smiles and says, "That is a great suggestion, young lady."

"I should get going too," David says as he looks at his father.

We leave the dining hall and head up the stairs. David and I assist the band manager and the band members with their things in their respective guestrooms and we leave them.

"You look very beautiful, Carolyn," David says as we walk at the hallway.

"Thank you," I say, feeling surprised at David's reaction.

"I'll head off to my room first. Good night, Carolyn," he says.

"Good night," I say as I watch him walk away from me.

I quickly head to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face before heading back to my room.

Walking up the stairs that lead to my chamber, I stare at the 'Keep Out' sign on my door and I smile. I could finally get out of this dress and have my beauty sleep.

I place a hand on the doorknob and turn it, hoping that it was locked but to my surprise, it wasn't. I thought my mother had actually locked the door!

I push the door open and my mouth open with shock at the sight of Barnabas holding a wrapped up gift with full of awe.

I close the door slowly behind me and lock it.

"I don't need to take the spare key from your mother. I have my own spare key to this room," he says as he stares at the gift in his hand with full of curiosity.

Sighing, I cross my arms to my chest and lean against the door.

"I suppose so," I say casually as I eye his every movement.

"So many presents and gifts. I've almost forgotten what it feels like to celebrate birthdays," the vampire says as he places the gift on my study desk.

"At least you don't grow old," I say sarcastically as I walk over to my closet.

"If you please, I need some privacy to change," I say as I pull out a purple silk nightdress from my closet.

With a blink of an eye, I could feel him standing behind me.

"Dance with me," he breathes down my neck.

"While you are still dolled up," he adds as he presses his lips gently on my neck, sending me shivers down my spine.

"Alright," I say as I close the door of my closet and head over to my bed to leave the nightdress on top of it.

I walk back to him and throw my arms around his neck as he places his hands firmly around my waist and we slowly waltz.

"Where were you?" I ask as I look into his eyes.

"I was down there all the time," he says.

"I didn't see you,"

"I was in a tuxedo,"

"And yet I couldn't see you,"

"I tried not to mingle too much with the crowd,"

"Why not?"

"I would not want to embarrass you, would I?"

"You could pretend to be my mother's estranged brother,"

"I would not. I kept my word. I would not dance with you on the dance floor. It would have been an awkward moment, would not it?"

"Of course,"

"So, I stood in the shadows as I watched you and that handsome gentleman dance with you."

I stay silent as I stare at him.

"He does look like a fine gentleman, I must say," he says in a serious tone.

I shake my head, denying the fact.

"No, we're just friends. I told him that we should just be friends. I lied to him that I wanted to be single for the time being," I quickly say.

"Why would you do that?" he asks.

"I don't want things to be complicated," I say.

"Is it because you love me?" he asks, staring directly into my eyes.

I look away from him and I could feel my cheeks reddening.

I can't answer that question. It's too complicated. I don't even know what I actually feel for him.

"I'm exhausted," I say as I lean my head on his chest as we dance.

"It is lucid that you are," he says understandingly.

"Thanks. Anyway, I need to get out of this dress and you should get out of this room," I say.

We break away from each other.

"You're still shy of me?" he asks.

"It's awkward. I've never shown much of my body to anybody but myself as I grew up," I say.

The vampire wraps an arm around my waists from the back and he whispers against my neck, "You are sixteen now. You are no longer than little girl I used to know."

"But you're my-" I say but he cuts me off by saying, "I know, Carolyn. But we're generations apart and it does not seem too valid of what we are by blood."

Fearfully, I say, "Alright, then."

The vampire slowly unzips the back of my dress. I stay still, facing the closet. The undead man slowly pulls off the dress off of my body as he breathes slowly down my flesh.

I am close to being naked, only dressed in my lingerie. I could feel my pulse rising.

I couldn't dare to turn around to look at him.

The vampire slides his hands down my hips as he says, "You're so beautiful, sweetheart."

I could feel myself shaking with fear and confusion.

He turns my body around so that my eyes meet his gaze.

My cheeks are burning with embarrassment as I face him in my current state.

I could feel his eyes trailing up and down my body and they finally rest at my chest, lowering down a bit to gaze at the flesh of my breasts that aren't fully covered by my strapless bra.

"I should get my nightdress," I say but he presses his lips on mine as he pulls my hands and forces them on his button up shirt.

My lustful desires kick into my system. I couldn't help it any longer. I feel so powerless and helpless like this.

I quickly unbutton his shirt blindly as we kiss.

The vampire throws the shirt aside as he deepens the kiss. I allow my hands to explore his bare top half of his body as his tongue penetrates my mouth and licks every part of my teeth he could land his tongue on.

I pull my head away from him and stare at him fearfully.

"What if they hear us?" I ask fearfully.

"We shall not be too noisy, then," he whispers against my neck.

Unexpectedly, he lifts up my body and as an automatic response; I coil my legs around his waists as we continue kissing each other.

I could feel my throat producing soft growling sounds as his hands squeeze my buttocks. I pull away my head backwards so that he could nibble my neck instead but he still insists on kissing my lips.

He places me gently on the bed and his hands caress my bare stomach.

"Barnabas," I mutter in between in his kisses.

He pulls away from my lips and kisses the jawline and the neck. As he reaches my ear, he crawls on top of the bed and lowers himself down to my body but leaving a few inches of gap between us.

The vampire's hands press my hands down firmly to the bed as our fingers entwine around each other. His icy cold fingers brush against my typical warm blooded fingers.

Barnabas licks my earlobe repeatedly like a child licking a lollipop. My ear gets wet eventually and I could feel my body getting hotter by the minute.

Mustering my courage, I free my hands from his grip and wrap them around his neck. My fingers grasp the strands of hair behind his head, exploring his hair.

I moan as he nibbles my ear until it becomes wet.

"Sweetheart," he murmurs as he kisses my neck and sucks it repeatedly, giving me an impression that he might be giving me a love bite.

"Oh, wow," I moan as I shut my eyes.

He trails off to my chest, pass my bra and goes down to my bare stomach. I groan as he is about to reach my panty. My fingers, which are behind his neck, press themselves forcefully into his scalp and he meets my eyes.

"Have I done something to make you feel uncomfortable?" he asks as he stares at me curiously.

I look into his eyes and the dark circles around them. The darkness makes me feel curious about his past life as a human.

"Nothing," I lie as my eyes trail down to his chest.

My hands slide down from the back of his neck to his chest and land there.

The vampire bends his knees onto the bed, side by side my legs. He holds my hands and guides them down to his black pants. He places my hands on top of the belt buckle secured around his waist.

I look up at him curiously and he nods at me.

I could feel myself hesitating as his hands leave mine and they rest on my thighs; his fingers brush my flesh gently around that area, which makes me tingle at his every touch.

Trying to ignore his distractions, my shaky hands unbuckle the belt to reveal the button of his pants. I unbutton the button and I unzip his pants in a clumsy manner, accidentally brushing his manhood. The vampire gives out an inhuman growl when my fingers brush them by accident.

I quickly pull my hands away from him and stare at him with fear and curiosity.

"Carolyn," he moans as his hands work their way up to my boobs.

"Barnabas," I mutter his name with full of lust as his hands gently squeeze my boobs.

The feel of excitement runs through my body as his hands work around my chests. I have never felt anything like this before!

The vampire leans down to kiss me and this time he presses his body against mine, closing any gap between us. I could feel his manhood brushing against my body as his body moves vigorously against mine.

"Carolyn, do you feel it?" the vampire asks with full of lust.

"I don't know," I lie.

He pulls himself up, pulls my hand and presses them against his crotch. I could feel something hard covered by the pants in my hands.

I look up at him as he guides my hands to pull down his pants to reveal almost everything of his. He kicks off his pants to the floor and stares back at me. I look away from him and study his greyish white legs instead. Such colour that I've never seen in my life!

He guides my hands to his waists and gently forces my hands to pull his briefs down but I couldn't do it! I stop and stare into his eyes with full of fear.

"What is the matter, my dear?" he asks me lovingly.

I could feel my eyes watering. This is just not right. I am sixteen but I'm still afraid of this. I can't do it. I know I won't be pregnant but still, I just feel like something's not right!

"Darling, what is wrong?" he asks me as he cups my cheek.

"I don't know," I say as a tear trickle down my cheek.

In an instant, he forces his finger down on the tear and wipes it away.

Another tear trickles down my cheek and before I know it, I am crying.

"Darling," he coos.

I pull myself up and bring my legs to my chest. I am embarrassed, clueless and afraid at the same time. I have deceived myself again and succumb to my lustful desire for the vampire. Why do things have to be so complicated? Why can't I just be a normal rich teenage girl like Kiyoko and Olivia? Why do things have to mock me and make me the victim of my dirty lustful desires? And why does he allow it to happen? And why does he have to entice me like this to begin with? Or is it me who enticed him in the beginning? Am I the young, sinful siren of this manor?

The vampire leans forward and hugs me.

"Hush, my darling," he whispers lovingly into my ear.

"Tell me what is in your mind that is bothering you right now," he adds.

I sob into his shoulder as more tears flow from my eyes.

I mutter into his shoulder, "I'm scared."

"I could not exactly hear you, sweetheart," he says.

I pull away from his shoulder and whisper, "I'm scared."

I swear I feel like a complete idiot right now with my crying face and dressed up like that. I feel like a weak child feeling so much fear.

"There is nothing to be afraid of. It is only me," he says reassuringly as he wipes off the tears from my face.

I shake my head.

"I'm still scared," I say.

"I am terribly sorry. I should not have done that," he says in an apologetic tone.

I stare at him and say, "I'm scared that you might leave me."

I'm very certain that he could hear me clearly and understand what I mean but I still couldn't understand what I need to say to him.

"You have my word, Carolyn," he says lovingly as he cups my cheek.

"Barnabas," I mutter.

"You do love me, don't you?" he asks in a straightforward manner.

I reply, "You know that I'm sixteen and I will be seventeen next year and I will keep celebrating birthdays until I'm old like any other human in this world."

He looks at me with full of silence.

"You don't get it, do you?" I say as I glare at him.

I could never imagine how ugly I look like right now.

"I'm growing older every year and you're going to look like this forever! Does that make sense to you?" I say with anger and sadness fighting against each other in my tone.

"I doubt that," he says with full of confidence.

"Why? You can't love me forever! I will look old someday. I will look as old as Mrs Johnson. Do you still want to kiss me at that age?" I say angrily.

Barnabas looks at me cautiously and says, "I will still love you."

"Lies! You'll go for younger ladies! I'm certain of that. You're still that hopeless heartbreaking playboy!" I say with full of anger.

"I can make you be mine forever," he says confidently.

"How can you?"

"You've forgotten something."

I look at him as I cry.

He leans forward into my ear and says, "If you truly love me, I'll turn you into a vampire. We can have our eternity until the end of time."

My eyes widen at his statement. It is true but am I ready to give up my current life that I have right now?

The vampire kisses my neck and says, "Do you love me, Carolyn?"

A simple direct question and yet I find difficulty answering it.

I mutter, "What about our family?"

"We'll prove to them how strong our love is," he says.

"My mother and Uncle Roger would freak out," I say worriedly.

"We could at least keep the business running until the end of time. They might consider that. I'll take you to Europe to expand our business and we'll live a new life there," he says.

I continue crying and I bury my head into his bare chest.

"I don't know," I sob.

"Do you love me?" he asks again.

"Why?" I ask stupidly.

Barnabas sighs and wraps his arms around my body as his fingers caress my hair.

"I'll wait for your answer," he says in a tone which indicates that he has given up asking me that question.

I shut my eyes and ignore him.

We stay like that for roughly five minutes before breaking away from each other to meet each other's gaze.

"I'm tired," I mutter.

Barnabas picks up my nightdress and slides the fabric down to my body to cover me up. The vampire picks up his pants and wears them back properly. I lay down on my bed and he follows suit. I turn to face the posters on the wall and he does the same while sliding an arm around my waist.

I shut my eyes and drift off to sleep.

^%^%^%^%^

Brightness. My body could actually detect the sun shining into my bedroom although my eyes are shut.

I open my eyes slowly and my lips curl into a small grin at the sight of Barnabas sleeping next to me with his face facing mine. I stretch out a hand and caress his jet black hair. His arm is still around my waist.

I hold his hand gently as I look at his beautiful face.

Not being able to tear away my gaze from his face, I mutter something that any English speaking person could understand but for some reason, I am the only person who seems to beg to differ because I have no idea whether it's just a cover up of my fear and anger or it could be the actual thing.

I mutter, "I love you, Barnabas Collins."

The figure still remains silent.

Slowly and silently, I get off of my bed and head to my closet to get my clothes.

As I rummage my closet, I could hear a faint voice saying, "I love you too, Carolyn."

I turn to look back at the vampire sleeping in my bed. Is it my imagination or did he actually reply to my statement?

A smile decorates my face as I stay rooted to my spot, gazing at the sleeping vampire in my bed. I have never felt anything like this before and I could bravely bet that I will never ever feel anything like this for the rest of my life. Despite the ups and downs we've been through recently, I'll just let them slide and see where these all lead us to.

The End

A/N: Finally it's done! Thank you for reading this and being patient with my slow updates! It sounds weird that the make love scene doesn't actually work but it's my first time writing stuff like that and I'm not used to writing the whole 'all the way' stuff. I guess I'm quite shy, I suppose? At the same time, I purposely wanted to show a more realistic side of Carolyn from the movie. I'm trying my best to imagine how she would actually react in that situation and to show that although she's the tough cold girl in the movie but deep inside, she is still a normal teenager who's fearful about these things and what not. I'm sorry if you were thinking that they were going to go all the way. So, reviews? ^^