Heartbreaker
Michael followed me on his bike trying to find out what was wrong. "I have to.." what did I have to say to get rid of him? "see my boyfriend." nothing hinders a guy better then having a boyfriend to make him back off. I really didn't like lying I saw the hurt in his eyes. I should have told him I was taken in the beginning so that I didn't lead him on but I really did like spending time with his family and regretfully I had to stay away from them.
"Which guy?" he wasn't mad enough to leave I had to get him away from me .. away from them. "David." I should have said Darren. The guilt came again as my slips kept leading to David. "I'm sorry Michael we started going out last night and I didn't want to break our plan for today. I can't see you anymore I'm sorry."
He stopped only to swing his bike around and sped off toward his house. It was three o'clock and I didn't feel like going back to the cave so I sat at the same picnic table for three hours void of any thoughts or emotions I couldn't bare the choice I would have to make of what was right and what was wrong when it comes to changing destiny. I had already changed destiny by coming here. The sun started going down. I went to where the boys ditched their bikes and sat on the ground under the bar with my feet dangling, I folded my arms on the bar. I covered my face I felt sick my head still throbbed as the images replayed in my now active mind.
A Message and a Barrier
David POV
The sun was down and my eyes opened in a flash I released the beam and somersaulted in the air to land on my feet, my boys did the same thing as we put on our boots "I hope she didn't run off." Paul little hope was my worst fear. I didn't know what to expect but not hearing a heartbeat was a bad sign. Instead of finding Claire a golden sphere floated on the wall near the entrance. "What the hell is that?" Marko seemed captivated by the golden sphere. Suddenly the sphere curved in a flowing letters scrolling down as we read:
I wanted to do something fun my own way of saying thank you and
Don't worry I am fine I can take care of myself.
You must follow these directions before you can leave
Read the last task first
First Task - Stand in a line oldest to youngest
Second Task - Name your favorite band
Third Task - Find One object in the room you couldn't live without
Forth Task - Touch the Ceiling
Fifth Task - Name something about your self that you like.
Sixth Task - State One thing you like about me and one thing you don't
Seventh Task - Say this line "I can't believe I did all that just to see Claire."
Eight Task - Ignore all task above and next time read directions carefully
Don't you love a Psychologist's Test
Later Boys
the passwords Chocolate
"I don't think so." Paul moved to the entrance carrying his bike but bounced back from some unseen force. "That little conniving witch." We laughed at Paul, there was no way around it we had to do as it said I stood in front of Paul because I was the oldest as Dwayne got behind him and Marko shrugged the youngest of the group stood behind Dwayne. Whitesnake came from Paul, as the rest of us spoke ours Paul grabbed his boom box off the fountain. I sat in my wheelchair, as Dwayne and Marko sat on the couch strange how we claimed these certain items. We floated down from the ceiling "I'm great with the ladies." Paul seemed to be bragging to himself. We looked at Marko waiting for him to answer "I'm a great artist." Marko finally said as we nodded. "She's a babe but she's leaning more towards David that's what I hate" "She's makes me laugh and I hate how she might leave." Marko confessed "Expect for this she makes things interesting." "I think I'm in love with her and I don't like her having a boyfriend." We said I can't believe I did all that just to see Claire in unison.
"What the hell we did all that shit for nothing." Paul was annoyed at first then broke down into laughter "that girl just made fools of us." We smiled what a little witch ran thorough our minds but we seemed to enjoy the hoax.
"We'll get her back." Marko was already scheming
"Time to serve your punishment Paul. "I said offhandedly I looked up to the writing to get the password "Chocolate." The invisible barrier disappeared.
My Black Eyed Angel
We raced to the boardwalk and Dwayne was the winner, Not on the way back he won't Markoclaimed. I didn't really care because I saw Claire and as soon as I saw her I knew something was wrong. Hands covered her face as disordered thoughts filled my head; her mind was scattered. Her eyes weren't bright blue anymore when she peered at us.
"Where's Paul?" her panic was obvious.
"He's stuck in the cave." Marko answered trying to calm her.
"So he's ok.." her eyes stayed the same dark blue.
"Why the sudden worry." I needed to touch her and make her better. I laid my hand on her leg trying to soothe her so that she could tell us why she was freaking out.
"I'm not feeling well.. I will just go back to the cave."
Something was wrong and I was helpless because I didn't know what it was so that I could fix it. "I'll bring you back." She slipped through my hand as she moved to go down the stairs where she fell back in a mixture of fear and rage I rushed to stop her fall. She crumbled into my arms I felt a surge of magic flow into my body and before she hid her face I saw that her eyes were completely black. Stay here I'm going to send Paul back with instructions. I set eyes on the three guys that had passed by.. they would be dead soon.. they were why Claire was hurting. I managed to get us both on my bike; I considered flying but with her shaking I could have dropped her. Her erratic trembling made me go the slowest speed I have ever gone on my bike. I let my bike drop to the ground as I cradled Claire in my arms up to the cave.
"I'm sorry." her soft voice almost broke me. "You have nothing to be sorry about." I kept her in my arms as I sat down on her bed. One hand was flat against my chest under my coat the other was on her lap as her warm breaths on my neck made me juvenile with desire. I heard Paul's loud thrash band music turn off. Confusion filled his eyes She saw the rest of the group that tried to hurt her. Her eyes went black. I explained and Paul being Paul replied I missed all that fun Dam. PAUL! Claire was in pain and he was being an ass. My tone made him jump surprised at my anger then he seemed to realize the situation and became worried. Is she okay? I'm not sure.. She had at least stopped shaking but I couldn't see her eyes because her head was against my shoulder.
"You okay Claire?" Paul stood by the fountain unsure of what to do.
"Yeah I'm fine now." her thoughts were still chaotic.
"Your off your punishment Paul, you can go." I needed him to handle some problems because I wasn't leaving Claire alone.
"What did he do?" Claire asked puzzled at my words. I looked at Paul to make him read my thoughts he still would learn from his disobedience. Didn't follow my orders to watch you yesterday and you disappeared.. Paul nodded I was going to say this to Claire in a nicer way but then she spoke up "It wasn't his fault, sorry Paul, I'll make it up to you." She read my mind could she do that before "How.."
She had a stunned look on her face "I must be reading your thoughts.. I didn't mean to.. It only happens with Darren because.." Shocked at what she was going to reveal she stopped talking and bit her bottom lip. Darren was her boyfriend I didn't understand what happened, could this be a power she had or was it just me and this Darren. She was apprehensive of me as she pulled away mumbling "thanks but I need some rest."
Go Paul. I thought he just gave me the okay sign kill those guys, Marko and Dwayne will know who they are. He was malicious pleased when he departed.
Confirmed Love
Claire was two feet from me but it might as well been hundred miles. "You can go I don't want you to be stuck inside because of me." I couldn't abandon her "I'll be fine." I would just drink from the bottle tonight I sat on the conch. I didn't think she'd want to talk to me anymore tonight, she would probably just want to sleep.
"How old are you." I sensed her curiosity outweighing her sleepiness. She moved to sit beside me. She was strange; black eyed one minute than all sweet blue eyed the next.
"I heard that." she shoved me playfully.
"Then you should stay out of my head."
"I can't help but be in your head."
"Why is that?" She blushed so this will be good. "I'll answer anything you ask if you just answer my question." After a couple minutes of silence "I will just make things more complicated."
"They.." she cut me off. "Already are I know. Okay Ill tell you but it doesn't change anything." But it will.. her voice was hesitant but shrugged I just ask some entertaining questions to make it worth it. She pulled her legs to her chin and relaxed her hands over her feet. "A witch has a mental bond with their.. true loves and while a non-magic people have the capability only those who can control magic ever experiences this mental bond. The mental bond is the ability to see into the private thoughts of the other. Which is how Darren and I talked during class without passing notes.."
"So your saying we are true loves."
"Yes." it doesn't make sense.. Her delicate voice floated into my head as she looked at me knowing I had heard her.
Forever 18
Claire POV
Claire continued to think. Our bond would only get stronger the more time we are together. It took seventeen years of constant being with Darren for the bond to be activated and almost five months to be able to control our power of reading the each others mind. The bond between David and I formed basically over night. She was trying to find a logically rational.
Good thing I can already read and control minds. David didn't comprehend the difference behind be able to control and having none at all. He looked at me stunned No control over hearing what your thinking, that's nothing.
This is different.. it's going to get personal. I divulged this information from personal experience
"I had no idea you thought that." His voice was uncomfortable. "Of course I do Darren, we are soul mates so why do we have to wait." I was acting a little cross but I had a reason. "I want you to be ready we have the rest of our lives.." he was trying to appease me with his waiting speech. "Don't you even think about it at all?" getting distressed by him not wanting me. "I do want you and of course I think about it." consoling my fear "then why wait?" I didn't understand his reasoning. "Not until your ready." "How would you know if I am ready or not." slightly annoyed. "Soon Claire… but we shouldn't rush into anything."
I don't mind. David answered as he saw the scene between me and Darren play out in his mind as well. A sly grin spread across his lips. Are you still ready?
Perverted. I scoffed, he was the total opposite of Darren. Darren was a gentleman but his hands off policy was agonizing I wanted him to be my first. Why is he celibate.. Amused at my private thoughts I wouldn't mind.. "Not one more word." I warned him breaking the silence.
I can't help but be in your head as he used my own words against me. I tried not to think but it lasted only half and hour because David was taunting me with his numerous thoughts. "How was the test I left you." I gave in finally bringing up something non sexual to talk about. I knew you couldn't remain silent for too long, and it was hilarious. So you want to be a psychiatrist huh?
"Yeah.. So Marko is plotting against me.." I saw the scene of the boys standing in line and Marko making his vow to make vengeance. I began laughing at my own practical joke I did on the boys. "So you wound up doing all the tasks…"
"Yes we did them all and the best part was Paul did them all and I told him he had to stay in." his soft chuckle made me smile "I still have to make that up to Paul." I was thinking about it for a few minutes I ruled out a lot and in the end David broke through my thoughts Alcohol.
I can't get him alcohol I'm only eighteen and I can't even prove that since I should be oh negative 2 years old.
Just steal it David said simply besides your the one clogging my thoughts with clothes and music I just though I'd help out since I knew him better then you. I gave in True you do.. I paused what kind? he snickered as he told me Paul's favorite brand.
I wanted to ask about his past and of course I couldn't hide the fact that I wanted to know. He was going to answer my question because that was the agreement. "I was born in 1913 in Fresno, California and I ran away from home when I was seventeen. A year later I hitchhiked to San Diego where Max found me dying in the street…" I knew what happened next, David has been in existence for 74 years yet.. he would be forever eighteen.
We talked for hours since we couldn't keep anything private anyway and hell we were curious to why we were true loves even thought we were so wrong for each other. I told him my biggest fear that my mother would be alone. He thought that I was sweet thinking of someone else but my mother would find someone new. I talked about my skepticism about her still being in love with my father. He gave me something I hadn't thought about. That my mother would always love my father because he was her first love, and that you could never get over caring for someone. It made sense "what a philosopher" I grinned at him I really wasn't kidding, he was intellectual. "I've lived along time.." was his only explanation as he heard me praise him up.
I told him everything my chocolate obsession to the details about the college I was going to and my best friend who would be rooming with me. I was the one talking most of the time David seemed intent just listening. He was the one asking the questions and I had the habit of saying things without thinking like when he asked about Darren. I told him he was the love of my life. He smiled at that I could feel the love he had for me but his thoughts confirmed it Maybe we can be together.
I laid my head down on my knees. I noticed that I was barefoot I never went barefoot, my feet looked horrible.
"Your feet are fine, Claire."
"Hey." hiding them under me so that he couldn't see them.
"You don't like feet?" Amused
"I don't like my feet." I corrected.
"They look better than mine."
"Let me judge that."
"Okay but I did warn you." he bent down to take both boots off. His feet were distorted like bat feet. "is that how you can hang upside down?"
"Yes, I told you, yours were better."
"I don't know." I pulled one of my legs out from under me to compare it to David's foot. "It might be a tie." I really did hate my feet. I couldn't have prepared as he snatched my foot in the blink of an eye. "They don't seem so bad." his hand, now without his glove rubbed my sensitive skin, I started laughing as I tried to pull my foot away from him. "Give that back." I tugged at my foot but he wasn't giving it up. It looked like he was finally letting go but instead he maneuvered me so that he could yank me onto his lap again. His arms went around my torso holding me in place.
"You shouldn't pick a fight with a girl who can turn you into a toad."
"Thought that was to over done?"
"Still got to love a classic stereotype." God we were to close to each other it was getting dangerous for me. I like danger.. His sexual tempting voice whispered in my head. "How do you turn into a vampire?" I tried to steer away from the lustful though I almost had about him, not that it was a great topic.
All one needs to do is drink vampire blood then they would become a half vampire. To become a full vampire you must make your first kill. As he said this I leaned into him, vampires really didn't have a heart beat at least the movies got something right. His hand wandered up my shirt to gently caress my skin with his bare hand. That's how I was falling asleep in a vampire's arms, it should have made me afraid, sickened, but all I could feel was love as his hand brushed up my vulnerable torso. He held me closer to him, a shiver went down my spine as he stopped his hand on my ribs. I mumbled something, I think, I was to far into sleep to remember.
Temptation
David POV
I don't know.. was the last thing she said as she fall asleep. I knew she was sound asleep because her thoughts were gone. Strange how earlier her mind was completely scrambled to me and now her mind was an open book. As to Claire hearing my thoughts it wasn't a problem she knew I loved her and that I was a vampire their wasn't anymore big secrets to keep from her. I had taken my gloves off earlier so that I could finally feel her skin. I toyed with her emotions as her lust escalated as my hand went up her shirt to feel her virgin skin. My hand stopped not wanting to push it. My hand was on her ribs, I could feel the bones jutting through her silky skin. How did this girl eat so much and be so tiny? This girl I held I wanted her more than anything but I knew that she wanted to go home. She had a life where she had a home, friends, family, she was going to college for a career that she would be great at. Could I let her go… and if not how could I make her stay?
I watched her sleep as I held her to me I breathed in her delicious scent, she smelled like flowers. I wonder.. I morphed into my vampire face as my senses heightened I brought her neck closer to my lips her magic filled blood made me thirsty. I played with the idea just to take a little nibble.. but the risk of scaring her and her turning me into a toad made me shift back to my human face.
I heard their wild shouts way before they came into view, they stood in front of us scrutinizing Claire. "She's better." I whispered. Marko smiled relieved. "Are they-" I started to say but Dwayne replied yes as his eyes rested on Claire's sleeping form. We all adored her.. Claire shifted as her thoughts returned.
True Ecstasy
Claire POV
Chocolate chips pancakes would be so nice I thought as my stomach growled. I heard David's plan on sending Marko out to get me food. "No. I have food." I unfolded David's hold on me and stood up turning my neck. Maybe not my chocolate chip pancakes but I grabbed all my food from my cubby as my arms felt the weight of the goods. "That's better." I tossed my heavy load on my bed. Ready to start pigging out, I turned to see them gaping at me. "What?"
"Girl you just whipped that stuff from out of nowhere." Paul was astounded.
"You're a vampire and this freaks you out." I pointed to my stolen merchandise. "We don't come from thin air." witty vampire I thought then I saw the corners of David's mouth pull up into a slight grin. "Where did you come from?" I remarked looking at his now blank expression. At least I knew where my stuff came from. "My things came from a black hole that I created to store things." more blank expressions this was going to take awhile. "Let me show you."
"More magic nice." Marko stood waiting at my magic show and tell. I picked up a Heresy's bar and it disappeared I moved next to Marko and right in front of him I made my candy reappear in my hand, I opened it to take a bite chocolate makes things better.. most of the time.
"How did you do that." Paul was beyond curious now. I wonder what else she hides in her black hole. David's thoughts turned X-rated. "David I'm trying to enjoy my candy." disgusted "So am I." We glared ay each other as Marko, Dwayne, and Paul looked back and froth between us, out of the loop. "She can read my mind." David explained hearing my thoughts. "Long story." I finished for him not wanting to further this conversation.
"We're in.." I yelled his name making him discontinue the sentence as he was about to declare love. He just smirked so I threw my candy bar at him and it hit his chest, he swooped it up to put it into his mouth to take a bite Chocolate does make some things better. "Your thoughts are driving me crazy." I didn't know that Darren's thoughts of cooking would be more alluring." I was cranky about the whole situation plus I was hungry and that never made me happy. I glided my way to my bed to sit with one leg under me.
The others hadn't moved; they didn't know the full story. I opened a water trying to ignore David. "Suns coming up." I stated, sleeping would make his thoughts disappear. Awe… Claire.. his blue eyes took a hold of mine. As he now stood up to be closer to the tunnel. "I forgive you but please control your inclination to be perverted that's all I ask." They all grinned elated about my request. "Deal?" I glanced at David for a reply. "I'll try." then I heard bet your great in bed.. I was going to punch him. "Kidding Claire." David wasn't kidding. Nope. grinning as he started sauntering down the tunnel. See you later I thought Good night didn't fit the circumstances.
Paul gave me a bear hug as I gave in and hugged him back. "Be safe my little damsel." he chuckled when I gave me a dirty look. I wasn't a damsel except David did save me twice but still I could save myself, usually.
"Need to see how you did that." Dwayne confirmed it, he saw me as a friend they all did, expect David. "I will." He nodded I knew he was grinning when he had turned around. Marko and his smile I signed "So your planning something Marko.. think you can pull it off." I was teasing him but I knew I would have to watch my back.
"I guess we will see." matching my tone. I pushed him toward the tunnel "go get some sleep Marko, you'll be needing it."
I ate so much I could have exploded candy, chips, crackers, and soda were now swirling in my belly. Since I was wide awake I changed into fresh cloths I tore the tags off as I put on shorts and a sleeveless t-shirt. I sun bathed outside for a couple hours soaking up the vitamins. I decided to get some exercise by running by the edge off the ocean. I loved to run it made me feel unrestricted like when I was doing magic, freedom was the true ecstasy.
I decided to stay near the cave, with my track record every time I went to the boardwalk it turned out badly. I levitated to the cave entrance so I could wash up and change into something less stinky. I also gave myself two hours to set up my next prank.