CHAPTER 4: NEW FRIENDS, NEW BITES.
Jessica walks into the Kitchen with a bag of snacks, and a bottle of Vodka, ooh yea baby. But she says I can only drink a little because Logan will kill her, so we watch movies , eating popcorn and chocolate, laughing and crying just being girls. Jessica reminds me a lot of Amanda, fun, funny, crazy I miss her.
"so how long have you and Logan been married?" I sit legs crossed on the floor in front of her.
"a few months, but we more like friends then husband and wife" she smiles.
"really?" she nods.
"to tell you the truth, Danny and I are actually in love, we've been dating since 11th grade and Logan knows, he's okay with it, he supports us, we are the best of friends so we stick up for each other. Our fathers arranged our marriage, so we couldn't go against our parents' wishes, oh my you have to promise not to tell please" she gets on her knees, looking scared.
" I promise I won't tell" she smiles.
"so how do you feel? After the other night?" I look at my hands, fiddling with my grandfather's single band ring.
"I feel sick, and dirty, but if I want to go home and see my parents, I will fight" she engulfs me in a bear hug.
"I know, it's hard, I'll will help you and I'll do anything to protect you, I already see you as a friend" I laugh.
"I do too, so tell me about yourself? About everything?" she lets go of me and lays down on her stomach.
"okay, well I tell you about us. Logan and Danny were born in 1886 and I was born in 1889, so we are old as hell. We go to human schools to learn, for fun or to pass time but we have stopped because well, the elders asked us too. We stopped aging at whatever age we choose, I choose 21, Danny and Logan choose 25, not too young not too old they say" she laughs.
"so why aren't your parents pressuring you to have a child" I ask.
"because Danny told them I can't, you see Danny,Logan and I have a plan. I can't have Logan's children because I don't have the gene and because I love Danny, so Logan told Danny to tell our parents after I was examined that I can't have children at all, a queen with the gene and so a new queen will be needed, I will be acting-queen, they agreed but the queen must be the one who has the gene" I groan, with irritation.
Jessica tells me everything, from how the 12 covens are ruled by Logan whose father,Lucian McShane ruled for 4hundred years, the way the building we are in is divided, the laws, her family. Everything.
"Nikky can be queen, I want to go home , finish school and live my life like it's golden" she leans forward, looking at my neck, I draw back a bit.
"it healed good, no scare even" she smiles.
" what healed?" I touch my neck.
"Logan's bite, he bite you when you guys were…" I bet you I went as pale as Jessica at that moment.
"HE BITE ME! What the fuck!" I get up and grab my grown.
"where are you going?" I turn around smiling mischievously.
"Jessica, I've run out of ice cream…can we go get some?" she smirks.
"sure, and I need a blood bag anyway" she leads the way to the main Kitchen.
Third person.
The Kitchen is full of laughter, Nikky is sitting on Logan's lap, while Ryan, Jessica's younger brother and Danny are arm wrestling, the Kitchen door opens and everyone turns to see who is coming in. Jessica walks in wearing a black tank top and pink pj pants, she smiles running to her brother at super speed. Jade walks in wearing black tank top and pj shorts.
"RYAN! When did you get here" Jessica jumps on her brother, he laughs catching her.
"an hour or two ago, Logan said you were busy so I decide to kick Nerd face's ass" he winks at Danny, who laughs.
"yea as if mama's boy can ever beat me, I'm older and stronger than you" Danny snitches Jessica away from Ryan planting a kiss on her cheek.
"and this must be Jade" Ryan walks towards Jade, who looks uninterested.
"Ryan Richards" he sticks his hand out, Jade looks at it, the back at Ryan.
"Jessica where is the blood free ice cream" she walks around Ryan.
" second door on your right" she walks to the door opens it and disappears inside, Ryan stands there shocked.
"ooh looks like Ryan can't charm every girl" Danny laughes, Logan stares at the fridge door.
"FOUND IT!" Jade runs out the fridge, kicking the door closed, in her hands a tube of vanilla ice cream and a O-positive blood bag, she toss it to Jessica.
"Thanks Jade" Jessica kiss Danny's forehead and walks to Jade linking their arms.
"Logan, did you bite me the other night?" Logan smiles, Ryan looks confused while Nikky looks pissed.
"Yes" he pushes Nikky off his lap, and walks slowly to Jade.
"next time, keep your hooker fangs to yourself, especially if they were in other girls' necks" Logan stands still, his eyes going black, Jessica pulls Jade out of the Kitchen back to her room, while Ryan smiles impressed.
"I think I like Jade Winters"
NORMAL POV
If time could go any faster, I wish that it would. 3 weeks of Fitness, eating right, and Danny time is enough to last me a life time, but sadly I'm still here for the next 10 months. Nikky is happy to be here, the other day I heard her say she doesn't want to leave, she wants to stay with Logan, which I think is bull!. I've avoided them, the whole gangrene gang for the past three weeks, just chilling in my apartment watching movies and the news, my parents were on the news once begging that the people who have me, please let me go, which will not happen.
After Fitness yesterday, Danny told me to rest today because well…Logan was coming again and he told me drink some pills that are in my bathroom cabinet. So right now I'm waiting for him to come do his thing and leave me to scrub him off my body. The door opens and I can see Logan come in from my couch. So I get up and walk to my room, he follows me, studying me, I can feel his eyes on me.
He stands at one side of the bed, and I on the other.
" please switch off the lights" he walks to the light switch and turns of the lights while I take off my shirt, track pants, my underwear and get into the bed.
The bed moves, I lay down staring at the ceiling, when Logan comes into view. I can feel him in between my legs, he keeps himself up on his hands. We stare at each other for a few minutes before he enters me, thrusting hard, I muffle a cry of pain.
I don't remember anything else after that, I don't remember him biting me again, I don't remember him leaving, I don't remember the help coming in and taking the sheets to wash the blood out, lifting me to take the sheets and put fresh ones on the bed. All I remember is getting out of bed, taking a shower and dressing and sitting on the couch eating ice cream until I fall asleep.
I'm startled awake by someone calling me, then I hear the knock and the person call my name again, I get up, painfully walking to the door opening it. Jessica looks anxious, she embraces me, speaking in French. I wait for her to let go of me, and shut the door.
"two days, no one has seen you for two days!" she walks in pacing in front of the TV.
"yes and?" she stops, her eyes as big as tennis balls.
"yes and? Jade I thought you were dead or sick or something!" I laugh at her melodrama.
"well I'm here, and I'm fine" I sit on the couch, she sits next to me.
"and you left me with Nikky which by the way is mean as fuck, and my love struck brother who couldn't stop asking questions about you until Logan threatened to I quote "Cut his worthless noodle off"" I laugh, loudly and hard , my stomach starts hurting. When I final stop Jessica is grinning like that cat from Alice in Wonderland.
"she laughs" I smirk, punching her lightly on the arm.
"yes I do laugh, I'm not all doom and gloom" she raises her eyebrow.
"when was the last time you did?" I look out the large, building window.
"the last time I saw my friend, Adam" the last time I was free.
For weeks the same thing happens, Logan comes does his thing while I lay on the bed like a rag doll, Jessica and I hang out, going crazy, eating ice cream, watching movies, getting to know each other. I got to know Ryan, his…unique, he brings fun and youth to this hell, like his sister , we're close you can say if I'm not with Jessica, I'm with Ryan. Fitness is fun now cause Mr. Canon appreciates my enthusiasm and earliness.
Danny keeps asking me questions, Jessica had to tell Logan and him that if I am pregnant it would show and the signs would be there so he stopped. Running my last lap now ,I wonder how my mother is and my father, I miss them, I try to push this longing feeling out of me but I can't.
After saying Bye to Mr. Canon, I got the Danny for a check-up. As I walk in , I see Logan sitting in one of the chair, so I stop. Danny sees me and smiles, motioning for me to sit in the chair next to Logan, so I do.
"Jade, looks like you are excellent. Just need extra Vitamins and also need to take it slow on the swimming because it is the cold season" I nod, smiling.
"so today is the 29th of October, feel anything different?" wait a second…my Birthday has passed? Okay so I'm 21 now.
"I slept through my birthday" I smile.
"yes you did, that day you slept in and the next two days after that" Logan is quietly reading through my flie.
"so may I leave?" I stand up slowly, when a big pale hand lands on my thigh stopping me half way up.
" no,Danny tell her" I sit down and turn facing Logan.
"no, you tell me. you're right here" Logan stops reading my file and faces me.
"I'm increasing the days, I'll come to you twice in the five days… you understand what I mean right?' I nod, getting up faster this time.
"oh and Jade?" I turn slightly when I reach the door.
"this week, I'm sleeping in your apartment" I open the door, feeling sick as fuck and stumble out the room.
" Make yourelf at home" I open the door wider, Logan walks in with a young girl following him in holding a bag.
"I mean it is yours" he stops and whispers to the girl, who nods and runs out the room.
I grab my jacket and water bottle, before heading for the door.
"where are you going?" I stop and face him.
"somewhere. You hungry, there are blood bags in the fridge" I open the door and walk out.
Ryan's room is only a floor above mine so it doesn't take long to get there, I knock and wait a few seconds before the door opens.
"oh my, this must be heaven…or am I dreaming?" I blush, hugging him before run and throwing myself on his bed.
"ooh I wish, I need to get some sun and fresh air" he sits next to me, smiling. I shove my face into a pillow and scream.
"Hey, drama queen that's a silk pillow" he grabs the pillow away from me, sighing I turn over and stare at the ceiling.
" can we run away? Just you and me?" he lays down next to me.
"you know the answer to that question already Jade, we can't. Logan will send a hunting party after us, with Brandon as the top dog" I turn, looking at his baby face, smooth skin.
"I'm really going to die here aren't I?" his head suddenly turns, his eyes wide with fear. He pulls me closer to him, I lay my head on his chest, his arm around my waist.
"don't say that, you will leave this place Jade now that I can promise you" I don't know when I fell asleep, I just remember waking up the following morning still in Ryan's arms and tip-toeing back to my apartment.
I close the door quietly, leaning against it taking a deep breath in with my eyes close and a smile on my face. When I open them, Logan is suddenly in front of me. I scream with wide eyes, my heart racing, he walks towards me, I push back against the door wishing it would just swing open and I could run back to Ryan but it doesn't happen. His hands on both side of my face against the wall, he leans into my neck, I turn my head slightly away .
"Strawberries and Sunshine" he whisper, before he bites my neck.
The pain is so intense, I scream in agonizing pain, pushing him away but he presses his body against mine, grabbing my hands and pining them down above my head. I start feeling weak, drained. I realize that no matter how much I fight he will always win, no matter what I am defenseless, vulnerable and exposed. I can his fangs pull out of my neck, before his face comes into view again, he licks his lips and lets me go, dropping to the floor.
"sleep in Ryan's room again, I'll do much worst then just bite you…okay love?" I nod weakly on the floor.
"Good girl, now go get cleaned up, you smell like shit" He walks into the Kitchen.