Blood Brothers

Chapter 2: Supernatural

Vlad

I woke up with a big grin on my face the next day, which was something that never happened with me, considering recent events. But as soon as my eyes popped open, I knew why: I would see Cassy today.

I jogged down the stairs to find Nelly making breakfast in the kitchen. "Hey, Nells." I kissed the top of her head, grabbing a blood bag from the freezer and popping it into the microwave.

She raised an eyebrow at me. "Why are you so peppy this morning?"

I snorted. "Me? Peppy? Real funny, Nelly." I took out my blood and sucked it dry, then throwing it under the sink.

Nelly sighed, crossing her arms. "Alright. Who is she?"

I froze up, staring at Nelly with wide eyes. "What?"

"Who's the girl you're pining for?" Nelly asked, leaning against the stove, her soft brown eyes bright.

"Uh…No one, Nells. There's no girl I'm…'pining' for." I smirked at the term and met her eyes.

"Vladimir, you know you can't lie to me." Nelly cocked an eyebrow. "So…who is she?"

I sighed. "Alright, you win. Henry's cousin, Abi, brought her best friend, Cassy along…It's her, Cassy." I looked down, picturing her beautiful face in my mind. "She's…unbelievable, Nelly.

Nelly smiled. "Aw, Vlad! That's so sweet! When will I get to me this young lady?"

I just stared at her like she was nuts.

"Oh, come on, Vladimir. I want to meet her." Nelly shook her head, chuckling.

Finally, I shrugged, rubbing the back of my head. "Today, I guess. Henry's supposed to pick me up for a movie tonight and she'll be there. Then you can meet her."

"Deal. But I'll have to work as soon as you leave so what time will you--?" She was cut off by the sound of the door being knocked on. She walked over to it and opened it.

"Otis!" She cried, throwing her arms around him, hugging him tightly.

He chuckled, patting down her hair as he held her tightly. "Hello, Nelly. Glad to see you're well." He looked up from her eyes, grinning at me. "Vladimir!"

I smiled and hugged my uncle tightly. "Hey, Otis. How've ya been?"

"Well, actually. I've been in Siberia with Vikas." Otis replied, prying a blushing Nelly from his chest and smiling at us. "How about you two? All has been well?"

I shrugged. "So far so good. Nothing from Elysia."

There was an awkward silence as I mentioned the vampire society that was taking my life in a matter of weeks. I looked down, sighing and biting my lip, thinking about all I'd be leaving behind.

"Well, what brings you here, Otis?" Nelly asked, trying to change the subject-and succeeding.

"I've, um, actually found someone I think young Vladimir here should meet." Otis opened the door more and gestured from someone to come in.

I met Nelly's confused gaze with one of my own before I looked back at the door and saw a guy about my age…who looked exactly like me.

Nelly gasped a little bit. "Victor?" Otis put his arm around her shoulders, nodding. She ran to the boy and hugged him tightly, sobbing softly.

I stood there, my mouth gaping open like an idiot. "Um, can someone explain to me what exactly is going on here?"

Otis looked down at me, placing a hand on my shoulder. "Vladimir...I want you to meet your younger brother, Victor Samuel Tod."

I gasped and snapped my head in the direction of the kid. "What?!" I hissed quietly.

Otis sighed and squeezed my shoulder with his hand. "Vladimir, Victor was born 8 minutes after you were. Your parents had no idea that they were to have twins and your father knew that it would be too dangerous to keep the two of you together. So your father gave young Vic to me and I took him to Siberia, where Vikas has taken care of him among the other vampires for the past 16 years…"

I kept flashing my gaze between Nelly, Otis, and Vic, the kid that they said was the only blood relative I had to my family. My eyes finally settled on Nelly. "You-you knew all along?"

She looked down at her feet, then at Otis. "Yes, Vladimir…I'm so sorry we never told you…"

I sputtered, trying to find words to say. But nothing came.

"Uh, Vlad?" Vic caused me to turn and look at him. "I'm sorry no one ever told you…but if Elysia had known that there were 2 Tod kids instead of just one…The bloodshed of the ones you love the most would be so much worse…"

I stood there, gaping at my…little brother. Who knew that the kid had already thought out the best way to say the most suckish thing? Well, he did live with Vikas for his whole life.

"I just don't want you to hate me or anything…I've lived my whole life thinking that my entire family's been dead. When Otis and Vikas sat me down, telling me that I had an aunt and an older brother over in America…" He looked down, shaking his head. "Vlad, I'm so sorry that I've ruined your day…But Otis wanted you to meet me before D'Ablo or anyone from Elysia came after you…"

I was dumbfounded. My little brother, who I had just met, thought I hated his guts because he thought it was his fault I was being sentenced to death? He was just about as crazy and psychotic as I was. "Uh…I don't know what to say…" I looked at Otis for help and a thought struck me. "Wait, are you a vampire too?"

Vic nodded. "Yes…I've been living off the blood of humans my entire life."

Okay, that was a little creepy for me to take in. "Whoa, whoa, whoa. You drink straight from the source?"

"Yeah…Vikas told me that that was how most vampires did. Don't you drink from humans?" Vic murmured, looking at Nelly and Otis in confusion.

"No, I don't. Nelly works at the local hospital and she brings blood bags home every night for me…I would never drink from a human…" I cringed, knowing I was lying. I thought of Snow, the goth girl I had met at The Crypt. I thought of Henry, who was my drudge, after I had drank from him when we were 8.

"Hmm…Haven't you ever been tempted to?" Vic asked, leaning against the doorframe. "I've tried to resist drinking from humans but it's…just too hard."

"Yes…I've been, uh, tempted to." I replied, swallowing the bile that rose from my stomach as I thought of Snow. "And…" I looked at Nelly, who had no idea that had drunk from a human on more than one occasion. "I've given into it more than once…But it scared me to death so I stopped."

Nelly had a scared look in her eye but Otis patted her shoulder, telling her through his eyes that it was nothing she needed to worry about.

"Hmm…Well, I'm glad that I'm not the only vampire who freaks out about it." Vic smiled sheepishly, trying to lighten to mood.

All of us let out small chuckles. "Well, uh, Vic?" I looked at him.

"Yeah?"

"My friends and I are going to the movies tonight…You wanna come?" I asked, smiling gently.

His eyes-the same color as mine-went wide. "Seriously?"

I punched his shoulder in the same way I did to Henry, but a whole lot gentler. "Yeah, man. It'll be like your introduction into Bathory. And plus…it'll give me time to hang out with my 'lil bro, even if I just found out about him." I smirked, laughing.

He grinned, relaxing. "Yeah, man. That sounds great!"

Otis smiled at us, his two and only nephews. "I'm glad you boys are getting along. Well, I must be off. I can't stay in Bathory for long." He stooped, kissing Nelly's cheek, then hugging Vic and I. "Until next time…" He nodded before walking out the door, leaving us behind.

Nelly looked at the clock. "I'm sorry to say this, boys, but I have to go to work now." She hugged me then Vic. "Have fun at the movies!"

"We will!" We called at the same time, meeting each other's eyes as she closed the door.

"You wanna come up to my room? I gotta call Henry and tell him that you're coming." I asked Vic, jerking my thumb over my shoulder.

"Yeah, sure." Vic stuck his hands in his pockets and followed me up the stairs to my room, where he took a seat on my bed as I plopped down at my desk chair, picking up my cell.

"Yeah?" Henry picked up on the second ring.

"Hey, you'll never guess what happened to me today!" I smiled over my shoulder at Vic, who was looking through my bookcase. "Otis told me I had a little brother. Well, younger twin brother."

"Hey, only by 8 minutes!" Vic grinned.

I laughed. "That's him."

"Whoa, back up. I thought you were an only child." Henry sputtered.

I chuckled. "I thought so too, man. Look, I'll explain later but I was calling to tell you that I want him to come, too. Is that cool?"

Henry laughed a little. "Yeah, man. It's fine! I can't wait to meet him."

"Alright. See you in ten." I hung up and grabbed my hoodie. "Do you have any clothes beside the ones you're wearing?"

"Yes. Otis left my trunk downstairs, if that's alright…" Vic stood, following me downstairs.

"Yeah, it's fine. Nelly and I will help you move into the spare room tomorrow." I said as we walked outside to wait for Henry, whose car was already swerving around the corner.

Cassy

Henry pulled into Vlad's driveway, shutting off the car. "Now, remember, these two just met like an hour ago…So don't start bombarding his 'lil brother with questions, alright?" He said, opening the door to meet Vlad and his brother.

Abi and I got out of the back, walking up behind Henry. Vlad smiled at me and I blushed softly, mouthing "Hi" at him. Abi elbowed me softly, grinning.

"Guys, I want you to meet Vic, my little brother." Vlad grinned at the guy who looked just like Vlad, but obviously was the younger one. He waved a little, his eyes finding Abi's, before he grinned.

Abi gasped a little and she did something I never thought I'd see her do-she blushed. I had to stifle a laugh before she whacked my arm, causing me to cry "Ow!" and rub my arm.

Vlad shook his head and walked over to me, opening the door to Henry's Charger, allowing me to slide in, with him in the middle of the backseat, then Abi on the end. Vic got in next to Henry as he zoomed down the road towards Stokerton.

I stared out the window until I felt a hand touch mine and I looked around to see Vlad smiling at me. I blushed and he took my hand in his, twining our fingers together.

"How're you feeling?" He murmured, so low that only I could be able to hear over the thumping of Green Day blaring from Henry's surround sound.

"Fine." I tilted my head back, resting it against the headrest of the seat. "You?"

He shrugged, smirking softly. "Better, now that I know you're alright."

I blushed-again-and he chuckled softly. He leaned closer until his lips were touching my ear.

"Cass," He reached up, pushing back hair away from my ear and his breath caused me to shiver. "I'm not the kind of guy you should be involved with…"

I giggled softly, looking down at our hands. "What? Are you telling me that you're dangerous?"

He chuckled, pursing his lips so that he was kissing my ear. "Maybe…" He whispered, pulling back and squeezing my hand once.

I blushed, looking down at my feet and feeling Abi's gaze on me. I knew she was going to make fun of me but I hoped-and prayed-that maybe this once she would ease up.

Henry pulled into the parking lot of the movie theater in Stokerton, the nearest city to Bathory that actually had more than 1000 people living in the area. The parking lot was packed and I saw a view kids that had been at the party Henry had dragged me to the night before. Vlad kept a firm grip of my hand as we walked inside and I noticed Abi smiling and laughing with Vic.

"Henry!" A high-pitched voice made me cringe and we all looked in the direction of a sickly sweet looking blonde girl who was wearing a short skirt and a low-cut top; definitely the popular girl. "I was so hoping I'd see you here…" She cooed at him, resting her hand on his chest.

Vlad silently mimicked that he was throwing up and I stifled a giggle, only to receive a death glare from the girl trying too hard with Henry. But the poor boy was falling for whatever game she thought she was winning; his eyes were ridiculously wide and round like saucers, staring down at her like she was the angel sent to take him to Heaven.

"Hey, guys? I think I'm gonna go hang with Melissa and the others tonight…See ya around." Henry muttered before taking off after the girl-who I assumed was Melissa-into Theater 7, where Valentine's Day was playing.

"I should've seen this coming." Vlad grumbled, leading us into Theater 4, which was playing Nightmare On Elm Street, the movie we had all agreed to see. He lead us up to the back row, where he sat down in the middle, then me, then Abi, and finally Vic. I was glad to see that the two of them had really hit it off and that they hadn't found it awkward that Vlad and I were practically a couple.

He seemed to sense that he was still holding my hand and he let it go, realizing how awkward it was. I sighed quietly and crossed my arms across my stomach, preparing for 2 ½ hours of gore and high-pitched screams.

Within the first ten minutes, I had already hid my face in Vlad's shoulder seven times and he had his arm around my shoulders, cringing whenever someone screamed. Once, I peeked through my hands at the screen to see Freddy Kruger and I gasped, always being freaked out by his face.

Vlad felt me cringe and he wrapped both his arms around me, kissing the top of my head, and obviously forgetting about the awkward hand-holding situation. When the movie was over, we all walked out of the theater, seeing Henry's car gone from the parking lot.

"You have got to freakin' kidding me!" Abi cried, throwing her hands in the air.

Vlad took his arms from my face and ran his hands over his face in frustration. "I cannot believe him."

I laid my hand on his arm, trying to calm him. "Abi, should I call Melinda?"

Abi nodded, furious. "I hope she grounds his sorry rear end." I nodded in agreement, taking out my cell and dialing my aunt's number.

Vlad

Cassy called Melinda, Henry's mom, and she came to pick us up in the minivan, completely peeved at her son. I sat in there very back with Cassy, who was tucked under my arm and had her head resting on my shoulder.

"I swear, I will ground that boy for the rest of his life when we get home. So help me God…" I pulled out my iPod and handed Cassy an ear bud to help drown out Melinda's ranting. I didn't look at the song before I hit play and I could feel my face heating up when I realized it was Vermillion Pt. 2, my favorite song that had anything to do with love.

Cassy smiled. "I love this song."

I looked down at her. "I didn't know you like Slipknot…"

"I don't usually…Mostly Flyleaf and Paramore…But I like this Slipknot song the best." She giggled shyly before nestling herself closer to me.

"Hmm…Flyleaf…They're pretty good…Not one of my favorites but they're still pretty cool. Hayley Williams is hot." I smirked a little.

She snorted. "That would be a guy's reason to love Paramore." She shook her head, grinning. She nuzzled her head against my neck and I kissed the top of her head.

"Vlad, should I drop you, Vic, and Cassy off at your house?" Melinda asked, looking back at us.

I nodded. "Yeah, that sounds good." She pulled up in front of my house and I helped Cass out, closing the door behind us, waving goodnight to Abi as her aunt drove her off.

"How're you supposed to get home?" Vic asked, looking down at Cassy.

"I'll walk her after she meets Nelly." I answered, taking her hand and following him up on the porch. I opened the door, calling my aunt's name and hearing her rummage around in the kitchen.

"Hi, boys. Oh, who's this?" She smiled at Cassy, who smiled back, waving shyly.

"Nelly, this is Cassy, the girl I told you about." I grinned down at her and Nelly's smile brightened.

"Oh, hello, Cassy! It's nice to meet you." Nelly shook her hand. "Well, Vladimir, how is she supposed to get home? I saw that Melinda already left…" My aunt bit her lip in confusion.

"I'm gonna walk her home, alright? I'll be back in fifteen." I called over my shoulder as I pulled Cass out the door and onto the sidewalk, walking towards her house.

She giggled as I pulled her along. "Jeez, Vlad. Quit walking so fast…Maybe I don't wanna go home just yet…" She smiled shyly, her eyes finding the old playground on the corner.

I grinned and led her over to the swings where, motioning for her to sit down and I stood behind her, pushing her gently. She laughed softly-music to my ears-and I leaned down, kissing her cheek.

"Did you have fun tonight?" I whispered in her ear, enjoying how she tilted her head almost like I was tickling her.

"I had a great time, Vlad." She looked up at me, smiling.

I looked down at her and for a moment, I didn't even feel like I was a vampire getting ready to be put to death…

Cassy

Vlad suddenly held out his hand to me and I hesitated before taking it, letting him pull me to my feet and leading me over to the sandbox, where he turned to face me, almost like he was thinking about his next step.

Suddenly, he took my face in his hands and leaned down till his lips were a breath from mine. "Tell me if you want me to stop," He whispered and I felt my eyelids flutter close, the only intelligible answer I could give him.

His lips pressed against mine and I kissed him back, with all my heart and pouring out the pain I had felt for the past 11 years of my life, since my parents died…

His arms wound tightly around my waist and mine went around his shoulders, hugging each other as we continued to kiss. For that moment in time, I was happy and content with how my life turned out…

A/N: Sorry to cut it so short…But how was it? You like it? Please do tell me!

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters created by the genius that is Heather Brewer. I also don't own Supernatural by Flyleaf…Those amazing lyrics belong to them!!!