Authoress' note: Ten chapters. Wow. That's a lot. I'm proud. I only write this much in my novels. Here's the next chapter. I wanted to do something really emotional in the previous chapter and now in this one I'm aiming my efforts into some humour. Enjoy! Oh, and about my spelling of certain words, if you think I'm making a lot of spelling mistakes, I'm actually writing it the way it's spelt here in Australia. Yes, I'm Australian. Anyway, here you go!
Chapter 10
Irvine's POV
"They're doing it again Irvine!" Squall whines at me over the animalistic groans and yells that penetrate through our door from the hallway. This makes the third night that Laguna and Kiros have been at it despite our warnings to be quieter. Don't they ever learn?
"Make them stop!"
"Okay! Okay! Does this house have a fire sprinkler system?" I ask.
"Yeah. There's one just below the stairs to the basement. Why?" he stares at me and I smirk evilly. "Just stay put even if the fire alarm goes off. Actually, I'd hide somewhere where you can stay dry. Go and deliver that order to everyone but Laguna and Kiros. I don't think they'd hear and if they know well then that defeats the purpose."
Getting up, I head into the kitchen with Squall and grab a box of matches.
"You have three minutes. Ready? GO!"
Squall races down the hall to Quistis and Seifer's room and bangs on the door while I run down the downstairs stairs to the sprinkler system control point. Striking the match, I hold it near the sensor and the sprinkler system shoots into action jetting water everywhere. I can hear Laguna and Kiros shouting and I look up in time to see them shoot out of the house in nothing but towels.
"Shut the exits!" I bellow and Squall appears with Quistis in a black lace nightgown and Seifer in boxers. We quickly lock the doors and Quistis heads down stairs and deactivates the alarm. Realizing that they'd been duped, Laguna and Kiros jam their faces flat against the glass and glare at us.
"You're too noisy!" I yell at them and smirk when Squall appears with some blankets and Laguna's car keys.
"Go fuck in the car if you're going to be that loud!" he shouts and opening one of the top windows, slides the keys and the blankets out. Seifer hands him some lube that he must have retrieved from Laguna's room and Squall adds that as well.
"Anyone else?" he asks and I think for a moment before whispering in Quistis' ear and she nods.
"One moment please" she smiles and strides off to her room and returns with three condoms. I note that one's scented, one's already lubed and the last one is ribbed. I don't think I'll ask. We peg these out the window and shut it. Scowling, they grab the stuff and walk off swearing their revenge. Breathing a sigh of relief we all head back to our rooms. Finally! Some peace and quiet! The moment I lie down, he starts nuzzling my neck and he wraps one leg around my waist and gets himself comfortable.
"I'm so tired I'm on the verge of killing them!" he remarks. He has the right to be cross of course with all due reason.
"But killing them wouldn't help them at all. Anyway, I'd rather leave them be… for the moment at least."
He snorts and runs one hand down my spine.
"Cut that out Squall! You're giving me ideas!"
"That's the idea!"
"We'll be joining Laguna and Kiros in the car if we start…"
"Good point. But I just have complaint. WHY ME!"
Poor thing, left all horny and I can't do anything about it without us being thrown out of the house.
"I'm bored."
"Get a job" I retort, dodging the swat to my head.
"Well you will need to in the end."
"Why don't we move in together?"
I like that idea but… how will I control myself around him?
"We'll need money to survive you realize. So either way, you can't scam off me and you'll need to get a job."
"Where the hell will I get one anyway?"
"Well, look one up here in temp work until the wedding at least."
He nudges me a little to close than I would like to my groin and I scowl.
"I know you brought your laptop."
"Guilty as charged. Fine then…" he coincides and rolling over, he sits up and pulls his bag over to himself and digs around in it until he pulls his laptop out. Pulling a small chip and connects it into one of the ports and the computer connects to the Internet. I move away from him and head out to the kitchen to find Seifer eating a bowl of chocolate ice cream with whipped cream on the top. Raising an eyebrow at him, he gestures to the empty seat next to him and I sit down.
"Chocolate ice cream?" I question.
"I'm hungry. So what's Squall up to anyway?"
"Looking for a job. I made him. He wants to move in with me so he can get a job."
He grins and takes another spoonful of the rich, icy substance. "About time too. Do you have any idea how bored he gets when you aren't around? He mainly mopes around the house with a massive black thundercloud following him. I swear that if he doesn't occupy himself, I'm going to go nuts!"
"He's just that way when he's bored. Shouldn't be too much longer now. As soon as he has a job he'll be busy so I don't have to worry about him when I can't come out and you don't have to put up with Cyclone Squall anymore."
"I hope so. You want some?" I offers the bowl but I shake my head gently.
"No thanks. I've eaten already."
My jaw drops in response to his sudden mock imitation of me feeding from Squall who's behaving like a woman. The cocky bastard!
"Oh just die already! I killed a few rabbits if you must know! Hyne you're such a dramatist!" I shrug my shoulders and look out the window. Giving it up, he returns to his precious bowl of ice cream and turns the topic to what job Squall will be getting.
"I'll find out. Be right back!"
Hopping off the stool I waltz out of the room and head over to Squall on the bed as he stares entranced at the screen. I look over his shoulder and smirk.
"Is there any minute legitimate reason that you find cause to stare at what I'm reading on my laptop Irvine?"
"Yep. I'm not letting you get that kind of job. Try doing something adventurous. Look, how about you take a break and I'll keep looking for you. Go occupy Seifer in the kitchen or something already!"
Grumbling he pulls himself away from his laptop and walks out to the kitchen. Right! Time to get him a rather... interesting job! He has no idea what I'll do to him…
Squall's POV
The next evening…
"You didn't…"
"I did!"
"YOU DIDN'T!"
"I DID!"
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU! YOU SON OF A-"
"Don't you dare finish that sentence Squall!" Quistis hollers from the kitchen and he breathes in and out deeply before wrapping his hands around my neck and we tumble into the kitchen, trying to strangle each other.
"I can't believe you did that!" he roars and I grin.
"Break it up! Break it up!" Quistis orders as she pulls Squall off me. He snorts and straightens his jacket.
"Now… What did he do?" she asks calmly.
"I got him a job." I say and she stares at Squall.
"So what's the problem?"
"It's not the job…"
"Well what then?"
"It's what the job is…" he blushes and I laugh. He's so cute when he does that!
"Which is what?"
He hesitates briefly before swallowing twice and squeaking out, "A graphic designer for a porn company…"
Oh shit! Quistis rolls up her sleeves and glares at me. I have a second's notice before she's trying to strangle the undead life out of me.
"You son of a perverted ruby dragon! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU!"
Nothing really.
"Mercy!" I holler and deciding that I'm beyond hope, she lets go of me and returns to cooking the dinner. At that moment, Seifer walks in yawning and catching the two sets of strangle marks on my throat and Squall and Quistis' angry faces, he looks at me and rolls his eyes.
"Alright vampy. What did you do this time?"
"I got Squall a job as a graphic designer in a porn company."
"Good idea!" he exclaims and Quistis stares at him in shock.
"Seifer! You can't be serious!"
"I am. A little taste of reality for him. It'd do him good to do it. Behind you all the way Squall!"
Squall growls at Seifer who retrieves a can of beer from the fridge which Quistis confiscates.
"You're just behind me for the free porn aren't you?"
"Yep!"
"… Pervert"
I laugh and get Squall in a headlock. "Lighten up! It's nothing personal!"
"You are so dead!"
"I already am!"
"… Why can't I argue with you?"
"Because you can't kill the dead."
I release him from the headlock and he pouts. Poor thing! Guess I'll need to be punished!
"By the way, how's your hand?" he asks and I glance down at the bandages. In everything that's happened I fully forgot about it. I sit down on the edge of the kitchen bench and peel off the bandages. Once I'm down to the final layer, I smile. "Here we go!" and I pull off the final layer. The skin underneath is fully healed without so much as a blemish. Quistis goes white and Squall hugs me.
"How?" she gasps and Seifer quickly guides her to a seat before she can faint.
"I'm a vampire. We heal quickly" I shrug and take a glance at Seifer who's now raiding the fridge for food.
"Anyone up for rabbit?" I ask and Seifer stares at me like I'm mad.
"No thanks! I prefer to keep my stomach contents thanks"
"Hey! Just a thought!"
"Anyway, I'm going out to hunt. I'm starved and if I put it off any longer, you'll all start looking like pork chops to me so see ya!" I flick a piece of hair out of my eyes and I stride to the door. The sound of someone behind me stops me short and I turn around to find myself face to face with Squall.
"I'm coming with you. I want to see why you had to feed in secret."
"It's not a pleasant sight Squall. I'm telling you that you don't want to be around when I'm feeding."
"I want to."
"You're mad!"
"Maybe but at least I can eat without coming home without blood down my shirt!"
"Fine! You can come! But if you throw up, it's your own fault!"
"Fine!"
I stalk out the door with Squall at my heels with a flashlight and we make our way up to the rabbit infested area of the rocks. Leaving Squall behind a rock, I catch my first kill of the night but before I can break its neck, I find myself lit up by the torch beam.
"Do you mind?"
"Not at all. I want to watch this."
"I'm not a reality show Squall."
"I know. So I want to get to know everything you do."
"I certainly hope that doesn't involve you following me to the toilet."
"No Daddy! I know how to pee without a visual lesson!"
"Good Junior. Now scat!"
"I'm not going anywhere!"
Shaking my head, I turn around and face him. He prepares himself for the gruesome sight to come and with no further resistance, I snap it's neck with a sickening crack and maintaining eye contact, I use my fangs to rip its neck open and I sink them over the bleeding wound and feed. Squall is reeling from the sickening carnal nature to my feeding and I smirk. You asked for it Squall.
Finishing the rabbit, I dig a hole and bury it quickly and then turn back to him.
"I'll eat more later. You got your wish so let's go back."
"No. I'm fine. Finish feeding."
Hyne what the hell is this guy trying to prove?
"Very well."
He watches on in morbid fascination as I feed from four more rabbits and bury the bodies quickly.
"What does it taste like?"
The hell!
"What kind of question is that?"
"I want to know. What does blood taste like?" he repeats, ignoring my sigh.
"You really want to know what blood tastes like?"
"Yes."
In three strides I cover the distance between us and slitting my tongue on one of my fangs, I pull him into a kiss and gently slide my tongue into his mouth and let some of my blood drip into his mouth. I'm surprised when he moans and I separate our lips as I feel my tongue heal.
"Got your answer?"
"I think I just did. Delicious!"
"My blood will always be that way. But if you want to know what the rabbit blood tastes like, give me a sec!"
I run into the shadows and return in a moment with a struggling hare.
"I've still got room for more. I hate to overfeed though. You interested?"
"Show me why you love blood so much. Why you crave it…"
"As my master demands."
"Bite into the rabbit after snapping the neck again and I store a small bit of the blood on my tongue. Quickly, I kiss him and transfer the blood and he breaks away coughing.
"Oh gross!"
"Told you that nothing can compare to my blood"
"Guess you were right. Heh."
"So shall we head back and find some mouthwash for you?"
"PLEASE!"
As we walk away from the rocks, I can't help but feel a wave of disorientation overwhelm me. We're not alone… There's someone here… someone like… me.
Authoress' notes: I may not be able to get a chapter up tomorrow. I have dinner with my community's mayor with the youth council so I'll be busy. Will try for one on Friday. Sorry everyone! Hope you got what you were after and Jewels21, I'm going to go with your idea. Keep an eye out for it okay? Until later!