The sculpture was an exact replica of the statue of david. Jk I dunno, use your imagination! It was thor and the hulk fighting. That's my guess. You know, with Charley and I being super nerds n all. Wutevz! Ahem...aaaAaanyways!
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Onwards!
The Truce 23
As the boy collapsed, the vampire managed to catch him before he hit the ground. A little awkwardly though.
His fingers caught onto the teens belt and the other hand reached down and around his shoulders. Charley's head fell back with a grace only he could display. Jerry needed to get him inside quickly. It was a good thing they were close to his residence.
Jerry breathed the boy's scent in quickly as he hooked the limp legs over his arm. Cradling Charley as he looked around carefully. The teen reeked like a vampire, he could hardly smell the human in him. Which wasn't good. Letting out an involuntary growl he turned and moved towards his home with a quick sprint. Disappearing from beneath the street lights.
Opening the front door roughly, adjusting the teen in his arms and kicked it shut once he was enveloped inside the darkness. Waltzing over to the counter to lay the teen down, hoping to determine why he suddenly passed out.
He opened one of the boy's eyes and saw it was completely black. The kid's skin was growing hot against his fingers, he smelled him again carefully. The pendant he wore around his neck dropped against the counter top. Creating the only real noise in the house.
No change in the kid. But then again it's only been a few minutes. He stepped back and tilted his head a little frustrated. He wasn't sure what this was. It could be the back draft fever, or he had simply burned himself out.
If it was the first option, then the vampire side of him was slowly eating away at the human till there was nothing left and he would simply die. If he were actually turning, then it could be the sweats as well.
The change sometimes made the being faint and fall into a death like state for hours. And if it was the second one, then there was nothing to worry about.
He pushed the teens head to the side slowly and saw the faint blue veins pulsing quickly, almost as bright as his. Narrowing his eyes and leaned a little closer to the boys throat. He stopped himself as he wanted to have him again.
He touched Charley's skin again. It was still hot. Jerry turned his head to the side for a moment and did a double take at the reflection in the glass doors. He could hardly see Charley. He looked back at the unconscious figure and blinked slowly.
It was beginning to look like the back draft fever.
He knew how to ease it in a full vampire, so he wondered if it would work with Charley. But it was worth a try.
Scooping him up carefully and brought him to the basement through the trap door. Dropping through the hole with a little difficulty from the room he didn't use and landed without really disturbing the boy. Within the complete darkness, Jerry glanced around and hissed darkly to the four vampires who were creeping closer excitedly. They scattered away making freakish whines as he stepped forwards.
He lay the boy down carefully against the dirt for a moment before he sat down and waited. His eyes studied the boy in the semi darkness. The only light was from the lights flooding through the trap door above. He reached his hand out slowly and grabbed hold of Charley's. The heat in his skin was fading slowly.
That was good. Turns out the dumb kid burn himself out. Jerry knew he couldn't trust the others around him. So he would wait till the teen woke up on his own. Hoping it was soon, he didn't like having to play babysitter.
The minutes ticked by slowly and became an hour and he frequently had to growl at his small flock, they constantly snuck forward trying to see who Charley was. The vampire was becoming angry with annoyance. They wouldn't stay away and the boy was beginning to wake slowly.
Jerry gave a final and extremely threatening growl as Charley slowly opened his eyes and groaned at the loud noise. The vampires crept away silently as the boy sat up and looked around, blinking quickly.
"You alright now?" The vampire asked as he looked around then down at him. Charley looked towards him, smelling nothing but the scent of cool earth, and something else. He knew the smell. But couldn't place it right away.
"Yeah...what happened?" He asked as he slowly realized where he was. In the vampire's basement.
"Well this brings new meaning to 'having a dirt nap.' Didn't fix the basement like you said you did either." He added. Jerry smirked and pulled the teen to his feet.
"Don't change the subject Charley. It's my house. I like my basement the way it is. You over worked your body, so it shut down on you. You're lucky it wasn't anything else. How do you feel now?" He asked slowly, looking him over and then around the room. Charley looked over his shoulder slowly feeling eyes on him.
"Uh..feels ok..I guess." He said getting distracted, the feeling came from behind him. It felt like a bunch of eyes. "Is it just us here..?"
Jerry watched him and narrowed his eyes briefly, not answering his question. Charley was going to find out about his little family. Not knowing if he should stop him or let him find out. He blinked and didn't know why he even cared. The truce was over so he could have them now anyways.
Charley turned slowly and looked around. Jumping lightly when he heard something move ahead of him. He swallowed and moved further towards the noise, his ears hearing faint breaths. The teen frowned and turned to look at Jerry, who stood with his arms crossed. A sheepish look on his face. He was suddenly suspicious of the creature.
"We should probably get going. If I am to teach you anything useful tonight then we should go." He said and turned away, looking up to the trap door.
Charley didn't move right away, looking back to the spot he heard the noise then towards the vampire. Wondering what the noise was caused by and why he looked like he was hiding something. Brushing it off for now, he turned towards Jerry.
"This is the only way in and out now. I made sure of that after you and Peter." He said with distaste then suddenly leapt up, disappearing through the hole.
"Well?"
"I hope you know that I can't jump that high. And I'm pretty sure I can't do that creepy spider thing you do either." He said as he looked up at the face peeking from above.
"Well, I guess your my prisoner then. Delightful." He replied with a dark laugh.
"Fuck off! Don't even joke around man." He said sounding frighten, the look on the vampire's face went from dark to amused.
"Help me out of here Jerry. Your basement freaks me out..." He said uneasily, looking around hearing shuffles start all around him.
"Your no fun at all, Charley Brewster." The vampire said standing on the ceiling looking down at him. Parts of his dark hair hung down as he smirked at the teen. The look he received from the kid was a mixture of awe and shock. The vampire couldn't suppress a laugh, the teen's look was so priceless.
"God, you are so freaky.." Charley said looking at him, blinking slowly. "Can you please get me out of here now?"
"Give me your hand and grow a pair." Jerry retorted.
Charley rolled his eyes and took a breath. Jumping as hard as he could, reaching out and grabbed hold of the vampires hand. Being pulled towards the ceiling quickly.
Jerry wrapped an arm around the teen's back suddenly and pulled him close, making him turn his upside down. As soon as his hand was let go, Charley wrapped his arms around Jerry's middle and clung to him tightly. His feet were against the ceiling, but it made his stomach turn with massive butterflies.
"Oh god! Dude! I'm going to fall!" Charley cried out in a panicked voice as he buried his face into the vampires shoulder, his eyes stared at the ground below fearfully.
Jerry had one arm around his back with a hand on his right shoulder and the other around his waist. Holding him so his feet didn't leave what they touched. Jerry's head turned slowly and his chin grazed the side of Charley's face.
"Not if I'm holding you. Relax or I am going to drop you." He replied, smirking as Charley's fingers gripped his shirt tightly. He grinned, the teen trembled within his tight embrace.
"I'm getting dizzy...all the blood is rushing to my head." He stated as he shut his eyes. Jerry shook his head slowly and chuckled. "I can't do thing much longer."
"Your thinking like a human Charley. Think like me." The vampire purred against his ear. Getting chills, he pressed against the vampire even more.
"Think...'gravity holds no law over me'. And believe in it." Jerry stated in a haunting tone. Rolling his eyes when the boy shook his head frantically. That tone unnerved him.
"Screw this. Let me stand right!" He pleaded, having enough of this. Trying not to hold his breath as his head started to throb and feeling his face turning red.
"Fine. Spoil sport. Walk when I do." He said and started a slow turn. He took a step forward, Charley hugged him tighter as he exhaled, moving backwards till the vampire stopped after a few steps and chuckled.
"You're not going to like this part." He purred.
Charley didn't know what the hell that meant but suddenly they had moved so fast and oddly that he cried out. Jerry was laughing silently, making the teen's head bob lightly. As soon as the teen realized they stopped moving, he turned away and groaned in relief and annoyance.
All the blood rushing away from his head hurt suddenly, he winced and leaned against the wall. His head throbbed with a vengeance and the world shifted.
"Ohhhh...I hate you sooooo much." He said with a breath. Blinking till the pain in his head stopped and he was able to stand right. A mild headache remained sending small waves of irritation around his brain.
"Liar." Was all the vampire said with a smooth tone. "Are you going to faint again?"
"No. Just a head rush." He said as he moved to the small hallway. "You don't use these still...right?"
Jerry reached down and pulled the trap door shut, smirking at the faces that looked up at him. He turned his attention back to Charley and wondered if he smelt the old blood. It's been two weeks since he last had someone in here. He stood up slowly and watched him.
"No. Not for a long while." Jerry answered and smirked at him hungrily, stepping towards the teen slowly. "Why? Want to try it out?"
"Nope."
Charley turned his eyes to him and frowned. Not moving from the spot as he got closer, unsure if it was because he wanted to stand his ground or if it was because he seemed scary at the moment. Instantly seeing the highly skilled predator come out.
He started backing away slowly, then was suddenly pinned against the wall. Jerry giving him a quiet look as the teen tried to stay calm.
"Just know if you bite me, I'm just going to bite you back.." Charley cautioned as the vampires lips parted.
"No. You won't." He purred, quickly dropping his face close to Charley's ear. Sending hot breaths along the pale skin before he moved away just as quick as it happened.
"Come on Charley."
The teen stood there, letting out a breath as his heart suddenly pounded and his cheeks flushed. Trapped between relief and disappointment. Swallowing it as he moved away from the wall and followed after Jerry.
The vampire smirked to himself, sensing the teens hesitation.
"Where are we going?" He asked finally.
"To the one place the pulse never stops once it starts until it has too." The vampire replied in a riddle.
Leaving the teen to think about it. As he followed the vampire down the stairs absently, his mind trying to figure it out. He huffed to himself for a minute. Then he stopped.
"A club?" He asked stupidly then cleared his throat.
"What place better to teach you to ignore then you're somewhere where the temptation surrounds you?" Jerry replied and opened the front door.
The teen went outside hesitantly. Unsure if he was really ready for what was coming. But he had to do it. Charley took a breath and set out for his first real lesson on how not to be a vampire.
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TBC!