Chapter 10

I finally dragged myself out of bed at about 11am, Vlad laying fast asleep beside me. Careful not to wake him I quickly grabbed a pair of ripped jeans and a black t-shirt with the logo for one of my favourite bands.

Pulling on a pair of converse I quickly checked the weather on my phone and ran out the door to the elevator. When I reached the lobby I tried to look respectable as I all but ran out the door, smiling at the warmth and sunlight I had been craving for so long.

I looked at my phone again and saw I was running 10 minutes early to meet Lexi so I found a nearby bench to lie on and close my eyes, a smile on my face as I let the sun warm me.

I sudden shadow fell over me and I sat up quickly, reaching for the stake in my pocket when I realised it was only Lexi standing over me with a big grin on her face.

"I thought it was supposed to be impossible to creep up on slayers?"

"Well this slayer didn't have a lot of sleep last night and hasn't seen the sun in a week so I got a bit distracted."

I looked over at the road and saw a beautiful classic mustang waiting for us with our own personal driver. I squealed and ran over to the car, admiring the stunning shape of the body and the leather seats.

I heard giggling behind me and looked back to see Lexi walking over to me.

"You remind me of a 6 year old who has just been given her favourite candy."

I rolled my eyes and climbed into the back seat as Lexi got in through the other side.

"Sorry, but this is one of the most iconic cars of the 90's and has been driven in some of the best racing films of all times including the fast and furious films!"

Lexi was watching me with shock all over her face as I spoke.

"You know cars?! You are the first girl I have ever met who knows exactly how amazing this car is! Even guys don't understand it sometimes!"

I was shocked by her knowledge of classic and modern day cars and we spent the rest of the journey listing our favourite cars from films, TV shows and just in general our all-time favourite cars.

When we arrived at the shopping centre I was shocked at the size of it, and by the shops it contained. Lexi grabbed my arm with a mischievous wink and dragged me straight into Abercrombie & Fitch, telling me I could get whatever I wanted courtesy of her father.

I looked around me with big eyes at all the almost hideously colourful clothes until I saw the jeans section and right at the front a pair of gorgeous studded and ripped jeans with chains on. Almost right next to it was a leather jacket that had almost been designed specifically for me.

I walked over and grabbed both in my size, quickly followed by a black fitted velvet dress and three new t-shirts. I turned round and saw Lexi on the other side of the shop her arms full of clothes. I went over, picking up a few hoodies I liked and a skater skirt.

"I don't know about you but I'm not sure I can hold any more, why don't we go pay for this lot and get our driver to take the bags back to the car while we head over to Ann summers, I need your help picking out something sexy to surprise Vlad with later."

"Great idea!"

We carried on like this all afternoon, stopping to get lunch from Bella Italia and the best milkshakes I had ever had at a small place called Shakie Jakes. We went to Schuh, Ann summers, Chanel, Tiffany, Gucci, Prada and more.

Eventually we realised it was getting quite late and we decided to head back home. I had successfully managed to sneak in Lexi's birthday present while we were in Pandora and she had helped me pick out some very daring new underwear for this evening.

When we got back to the vampire headquarters we decided to go back to her rooms to sort out our shopping and so I could change into a long cape I bought and the new underwear.

30 minutes later I was standing outside my rooms, Lexi giving me a mischievous wink as she disappeared round the corner. I took a few deep breaths then walked into the room, dumping my shopping in the wardrobe then standing at the end of the bed watching Vlad sleeping. He looked so peaceful, but as I watched he slowly started to wake up…