Carolyn
Chapter Four
The first thing Carolyn saw when she woke up was just white. She had feared that she had died in her sleep and then began to panic. It took a few moments for her to realise that she was just looking at the ceiling and of course she felt like a slight idiot when she had managed to calm herself down. She had shook her head slightly and then flung her legs over the side of her bed. When she stood up memories of last night came flooding back, Carolyn could feel a small tear rolling down her cheek. It was so cold that it almost froze on her cheek and would stay there forever and constantly remind her of her vampire troubles. Carolyn tried to shake off the bother that Andy was causing her and walk out the room but she was stopped at the door when she saw Andy sitting beside it. He looked up at her and smiled.
"Hey Carolyn" He greeted. Carolyn smiled back sweetly but secretly she was wondering what could be so important that Andy would be sitting outside her door at six in the morning but then she realised that Andy didn't have to sleep so it wouldn't really affect him that much.
"What are you doing here Andy?" Carolyn asked. By now Andy had stood up and was walking into Carolyn's room now.
"I wanted to protect you from Jake" Andy admitted. He could feel a blush rising to his cheeks and was beginning to regret that he ever said that. Carolyn gave him a slight smile and playfully hit him on the chest. She was still slightly freaked out by this whole vampire thing but she didn't want Andy to feel like she hated him because she honestly didn't. They were beginning to have a moment but it was interrupted when a man came onto the landing.
"Hello Carolyn" He said sweetly. His eyeliner was thickly applied and his hair was even bigger than it was yesterday.
"Hello Jake" Carolyn said stiffly. She had no idea how she was supposed to act with him so she decided that civil would be the best way to go about it. She smiled at Andy and Jake one last time and pushed her way past them. When she played that whole scene back in her head she was quite shocked, she had just pushed her way through two vampires. She mentally shook her head and walked down the stairs and went straight to the kitchen. When she turned round again she saw Jake following her but no Andy. He dodged all rays of sunlight whilst laughing as though his whole life was just one complete joke. He walked into the kitchen and sat down at the small wooden table. He drummed his fingers on it as though he was thinking of an appropriate way to start a conversation.
"So why do you hate me?" He finally said. Carolyn let out the breath that she didn't realise she was holding and turned to face him.
"Let me think. It might have something to do with the fact that you turned my best friend into a vampire" Carolyn said. She rolled her eyes and glared hard again. Jake laughed at her and walked over to her.
"I'm a very likeable person you know" Jake laughed. Carolyn looked into his eyes and tried to search for a weakness. In all of the films they all seem to be slightly sensitive about their human life so she decided to bring that up.
"What were you like as a human?" She asked. The look in Jake's eyes told her that she had struck a chord and quite frankly Carolyn was pleased at managing that. She hadn't made Jake mad like she had hoped but instead he took her hand and led her to the table.
"I'll tell you what I was like" Jake sighed. It looked as though Carolyn was finally getting somewhere with him. "I was a quiet person and very respectable. I played guitar and was finally starting to get on with my life. I was even getting married but some asshole bit me and tore it all away from me."
Carolyn was beginning to regret saying anything ow because the further he got into his speech the more angry he seemed to be getting. Carolyn put her hand on top of his and tried to comfort him.
"I'm sorry" She whispered. Jake looked up at her and Carolyn could have sworn that she saw a flash of his human self in there but too soon it was gone and that trademark grin was planted back on his face. Carolyn tried to ignore it so she gave him a sympathetic smile and got up again. She left the room but before she stepped through the door frame she had made it her personal goal to get through to Jake. Andy was standing outside of the kitchen and had obviously been listening in to the conversation between Jake and Carolyn. He gave Carolyn a slight smile but it was soon wiped off when Carolyn glared at him. Jake came out of the kitchen just then to join with the group talk.
"We should do something together" Jake suggested. Andy gave him a shocked look and continued to stare at him until Carolyn stood on his foot.
"Oh yeah like what?" Carolyn laughed. She couldn't believe that Jake was even suggesting this after he had just turned Andy into a vampire.
"To the woods where you hurt yourself" Jake said whilst pointing a finger at Carolyn. Carolyn gasped. She had no idea how Jake could even know about that.
"How do you know about Carolyn hurting herself?" Andy asked.
"Oh please, I could smell the blood" Jake laughed. He was by Carolyn's side now and was staring at her neck. He gave her a sweet smile and then laughed again.
"Jake, stop it" Andy growled but his attempts were useless. Jake just stayed exactly where he was and continued to stare at Carolyn's neck.
"Please you don't think I'd harm a pretty girl like you?" Jake said laughing. His laughter stopped abruptly and he turned serious for the second time today. He leaned and kissed Carolyn's cheek, this time he gave her a chance to pull away but she didn't. He smiled at her and surprisingly it was genuine and disappeared up the stairs. Andy was fuming with Carolyn. He couldn't stop thinking about how careless she had been she had just let Jake Pitts kiss her.
"What are you doing?" Andy whispered frantically. He was pacing around the room with his fingers pressed into his temples and was beginning to get incredibly frustrated.
"I'm sorry but he was being nice" Carolyn whispered back. Andy stopped moving and looked at her intently.
"Don't be so naive" Andy laughed. Carolyn took a step back as though she was physically hurt and blinked twice before glaring again. Andy gave her an apologetic smile and went back to the point he was making. "Stay away from him"
"I'm trying but that's a bit hard when he's living in my house" Carolyn shouted.
"Ssh" Andy whispered.
"Oh he's a vampire he hears everything" Carolyn scoffed. Andy seemed to want to stop the argument so he raised his hands in surrender.
"I'm sorry" Andy sighed. Carolyn gave him one nod and hugged him slightly. Andy hugged back harder and smoothed her hair down.
"I've been meaning to ask why aren't you cold?" Carolyn asked. Andy looked down at her and answered with complete seriousness.
"Vampires are very hot" Andy said. When he figured out what he had just said he burst out in fits of laughter.
"Yes you are" Carolyn laughed but she instantly shut up when she replayed in her head what she had just said. Andy's facial expression changed and then turned stupid again. He bent down and kissed her cheek lightly. It was just a light kiss but it made Carolyn's breathing hitch and want to kiss back but of course she restricted herself.
"Bye Carolyn" Andy whispered in her ear before running up the stairs and leaving her standing in the doorway grinning to herself like an idiot.
When the day was almost finished the vampires in the house seemed to be getting a little livelier. Jake was in the kitchen, looking for something in the cupboards.
"Can I help you?" Carolyn asked. The cupboard door slammed and Jake turned round with a kind smile planted on his face. It was a nice changed and Carolyn was just glad that it wasn't his usual smirk.
"No I'm done now" Jake said. Carolyn looked down to see what Jake had in his hand and was surprised to see a small wooden basket.
"Where are we going?" Carolyn asked. Jake smiled at her again and took her hand. He led her out to the front room.
"We're going for a picnic" Jake said. When Andy next came in Jake grabbed his wrist and then they were outside.
"What is he doing?" Andy asked Carolyn.
"We're going for a picnic in the woods" Carolyn answered. Andy grinned and then laughed but only to receive a hard glare from Jake.
"It will be a good way to bond with each other" Jake stated. He had said in complete seriousness and was already starting to lead them to the small forest.
"This is pointless" Carolyn sighed. Jake gave her a sweet smile and the look in his eyes showed them that he had an idea.
"I know what would be more fun" Jake said. He took Carolyn's hand and before she could stop him she was on his back in a piggy-back. "You can keep up can't you?" He asked Andy. Andy rolled his eyes but nodded anyway.
"Jake, what are you doing?" Carolyn asked. She tried to ignore the shake in her voice and focus only on confidence.
"Just hold on tight" Jake laughed. He turned around when he felt her shake and gave her a sweet smile as they shared a look of complete understanding. He took a deep breath and they shot away. They were moving at an unimaginable speed but some part of Carolyn knew that she was never going to fall off. She knew that Jake cared enough to keep a tight grip of her. The wind smashed into her face and made her hair blow in all directions. She was vaguely aware that Andy was running next to her because through the entire run she could see a permanent blur of black as he ran alongside Jake. When they stopped Jake let Carolyn slide off his back, she was stumbling so Jake held her by the shoulders to steady her. When Carolyn's head was back to normal she thanked Jake and sat down. And gave her a small smile before laying the small blanket down on the small patch of grass. When it had been put down he sat down and pulled Carolyn to his side. She gave him one sweet smile and snuggled in slightly closer.
"What food did you bring?" Carolyn asked. She was attempting to peer into the basket but Jake's body was well in the way so she gave up trying to be nosy.
"Bread and crisps for you and something else for Andy and me" Jake explained. He handed her a bag of crisps and pulled out two little glass bottles. You could barely see through them due to the colour of them but Carolyn could see a fair amount of redness sloshing about in there. She had to suppress a gasp when she had figured out what it was.
"I'm sorry" Andy whispered into Carolyn's ear. She turned to look at him and suddenly felt awful for ever acting as though his lifestyle was awful. She gave him a small nod and another weak smile.
"Let's dig in" Jake laughed. He ripped the cork out of his bottle and took a swig of it. His eyes went wide and a grin spread across his face, but it was different to any of his other grins, it looked more as though he was drunk. The night went on like that, Carolyn would take a bite from her food and Jake and Andy would have some of the blood until finally Carolyn grew cold.
"Are you ok?" Andy asked Carolyn. He hated to see her in any discomfort but she nodded anyways.
"Hey Andy why don't you try and find some sticks and try and start a fire" Jake suggested. Andy rolled his eyes but left to find something anyways. Carolyn was alone with Jake now and was beginning to get nervous. He shuffled along next to her and put his arm around her shoulder. Surprisingly he was very warm so Carolyn found herself snuggling in closer until she finally had her arms wrapped around his waist and her head in his chest. He gave a small sigh and seemed to be out of his drunken mood.
"Do you and Andy ever get on?" Carolyn asked. As soon as she said that a small chuckle escaped Jake and he sighed again.
"Believe it or not we do" Jake finally said. He sat up again and Carolyn moved away slightly. She was looking into his eyes and found herself beginning to get lost in them. He had a quality in him that never failed to make him mesmerising. He smiled naturally for once at her and leaned in slightly. She gulped slightly but leaned anyway. His lips touched hers lightly and sparks flew. He wrapped his arm around her and smiled into her; Carolyn couldn't help but smile back. He pulled back slightly and looked into her eyes. He was giving her a chance to say no if she wanted to. She knew that she should but when she opened her mouth the words wouldn't form so Jake took that as a go for it. He leaned in again and yet again his lips were on hers. They moved in sync with each other but they were interrupted too soon.
"I'm so sorry" Andy gasped. He was standing with some sticks in his hand and his mouth was hanging open. He tried to act as though he was cool with it but Carolyn could easily see the hurt in his eyes and his hands were trembling. Jake was grinning sheepishly at the interruption but Carolyn was so upset. She stood up and went over to Andy, she laid her hand on his shoulder and tried to explain but she was stumped.
"Andy I'm sorry" Carolyn whispered. Andy nodded at her and acted as though he understood but he really didn't.
"Let's go back" He sighed finally. Jake had all the stuff packed away and was walking back to the house already. He had gone ahead of Carolyn to leave her so she could talk with Andy.
"Andy I don't believe you just saw that" Carolyn finally said. Andy took her hand and she was surprised to see that it was shaking.
"Are you guys going out now?" Andy asked. Carolyn stopped walking and looked at him carefully.
"No" She finally said and they began walking again. Andy was silent for almost the rest of the walk but as they started to pull up to the house he spoke again.
"I'm still going to spend the night outside your room" Andy said. Carolyn looked at her watch to see how much of the night was left and was surprised to see that it was only one in the morning.
"Why?" She asked.
"I still don't trust Jake" Andy admitted. Carolyn thought about this for a while and realised that Andy would be sitting outside of her room again.
"You can come in my room" She said. Andy was the one to stop walking this time and looked at her carefully. A smile spread across his face and he finally nodded. When they got into the house Jake was already in his room. Carolyn and Andy went upstairs and into Carolyn's room. She sat down on the bed and offered the other side to Andy. He wrapped the covers around her and out his arm over her. She wanted to stay and talk to him for hours on end like she used to but sleep was beginning to overpower her and soon she felt her eyelids getting heavier.
"Goodnight Carolyn" Andy whispered in her ear. It sent tingles through her but they soon stopped. He bent down a little more and kissed her cheek. When the contact had broken his lips lingered there for a little longer. She turned slightly and kissed his lips. It was so light that she was surprised that he could even feel it.
"Goodnight" She whispered back. She thumped her head down and drifted off to sleep.