So, I'm sorry I haven't updated this. Truth was I was going to give up on this, despite the fact I'm still not quite over my Demons obsession. Even though it's been cancelled. And wasn't really anything to get obsessed by in the first place. It's probably because I'm a little bit in love with Mina Harker, and possibly Zoë Tapper.
Anyway, sorry for the massive delay (and another short chapter). Thank you for all your reviews. ^_^
Love Hallow.
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"Shouldn't you be hiding under a pile of bed covers and moaning incoherent curses at the sun?"
"And shouldn't you be wearing something more…appropriate than that?" Ruby snipped, pushing past Mina's skimpily clad form and into the house, trying to keep her eyes averted.
Which failed. Miserably.
Ruby had after a night of ignoring all of Luke's attempts a contact – god, that boy was persistent, decided that since Mina had unknowingly done such a good job of keep her mind off said boy; she would schedule her next lesson early. 9 am on a Tuesday morning.
Which was why she found herself tracing the smooth creamy skin of the redundant vampire's ankles, carves, knees, thighs - "What are you doing here, Ruby?"
The teenager snapped her gaze back up to the other woman's face. "Uh…"
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"Ruby…Just stop."
"But you said to-"
"I know." Mina shook her head softly and smiled; Ruby's hands stilled to silence on the keys. "I just want to know why you're doing this."
Ruby frowned. Huh?
"Huh?"
"I'm not stupid Ruby. You've never shown any interest in the piano before. I just wanted to know what's prompted this…change."
Well shit. Now your gonna have to tell her about the whole substitute plan, which will hurt her feelings and then she'll end up crying like Angela Coudby last summer when she wet herself from laughing to hard at-
"Ruby?"
The teenager sighed. She had never been a particularly good liar. She'd never found any reason to hone the skill, instead preferring to tell the truth and, inevitably, get in trouble. "Its complicated…"
Mina clasped her hands in her lap, head cast downwards. "Galvin hasn't said anything?"
"Galvin? No." Ruby's forehead crinkled with confusion. "Why would he?"
"It seems he's worried about my…health." Mina's sardonic grin didn't completely hide the apprehension in her voice.
Ruby frowned and wondered if it would be weird if she hugged her piano teacher. To try to bring her some comfort. And beside maybe she could see if her theory about Mina's hair smelling like vanilla held any weight, or if her fingers would simply skim over the surface of the reluctant vampire's skin – surely something that perfect couldn't exist?
But the other woman was frowning expectantly in her general direction again, so Ruby settled with sliding her hand into Mina's.
"So remind me what a chord is again?"