I fell asleep on my bed, staring at the ceiling. I was in a awkward position and it probably made me look ridiculous. Normally, I would have been embarrassed to be seen the way I was in front of two vampire guys.
Alexander's voice woke me up, "Sebastian, maybe this was a bad idea." then there was a pause and a snap noise that sounded like one of them hit the other, "Don't wake her, goofball!"
I opened my eyes and stretched a bit.
He came.
"Now look what you did!" Alexander whined, he took his hand and with a rapid movement his wrist flew at Sebastian and hit him in the chest.
I couldn't help but laugh.
We must have been quite the sight. A Goth girl stretched out on her bed looking up at two handsome vampires. One that was playing with my kitten and the other one, which had sat down near my feet and gave me his sexy smile.
"You came!" I sat up and had my arms around his neck in a instant. I didn't want to let go of him, or tell him that we were getting more and more like Romeo and Juliet.
"Yeah… I promised. Hey, let's go somewhere so we can talk in private." he said, he looked at Sebastian.
Sebastian now had my kitten on his head. My cat actually looked happy about it. Sebastian danced around my room singing, "Good kitty, kitty."
I giggled at the sight of it.
"Where to?" I asked,
"Anywhere." Alexander was in a trance, looking at his best friend dancing with a cat. He shook his head and blinked, his eyes now focusing on me.
I grabbed his shirt collar and looked into his deep eyes.
"I'm under your spell…" I said,
He smiled and picked me up. Almost by magic he held me near the window in a split second. He turned back to Sebastian.
"Hey, Sebastian! We're leaving so stay here and make a fool of yourself or go back to the mansion. Luna should be there by now."
Sebastian nodded and appeared next to us, cat -less, this time. He disappeared out the window and then Alexander and I followed behind him.
I closed my eyes and clung to Alexander. This was horrifying, it was like flying through the sky, but there was no wind. It was romantic, and beautiful to see Dullsville in such vivid shapes just flying by us.
"Raven. You can open your eyes now." Alexander told me.
I opened my eyes and Alexander set me on my feet.
"Where are we?" I asked,
I looked around me. Trees, bushes, paths, the lake, benches? This was all unfamiliar.
"We're off the county road on the outside of town." he replied,
I looked up at the sky, a full moon and I looked where two trees parted to see the lake. It was beautiful, even though the city lights weren't far away and we could hear the murmur of cars speeding on the highway.
"It's beautiful."
"I know…" he said, he led me to the small bench that looked out over the lake. The moon reflected perfectly so it looked like a mirror.
I snuggled into him and he put his arms around me.
"You know, I'm supposed to be in Romania right now." he said, his eyes focused deeply on the moon's reflection.
I looked at him. His eyes were the deep lonely brown that made me feel so sorry for him. His past haunted him, and I couldn't do anything about it. Instead, I was just making his life worst and harder. I was endangering his life right now.
"Right now, the Bleeding Grace clan is meeting up and claiming a sacrifice. The festival of the Stars is going on right now, too." he said,
I focused on the moon's reflection as well. I wanted to hear more of his life in Romania, but I don't think he was going to share more. I then noticed my reflection near the shore.
It looked like I was alone, but I had the love of my life with me. Then I noticed something in my reflection… I could see Alexander's reflection.
I could see him as clearly as I could see myself.
I looked at him and he smiled at me. His eyes sparkling a bit.
"Alexander?" I turned back to the reflections.
"Hmm?"
"How can I see your reflection?" I asked,
He let go of me and pulled me closer to the shore. His grip was tighter on my arms and he kept me close to him, like I was going to leave him.
"Alexander?" I asked again,
His eyes were still on the reflection of us.
"Raven… would you still be able to be a vampire hunter… if you were a vampire?" he asked, he ignored my question.
"I don't know." A smile crept on my on my face.
There was a sound of bushes being moved or something.
Alexander turned around.
"Raven… leave. Right out of the woods, you'll find a Ferrari parked near a sign, here are the keys, get yourself home." Alexander said, he now focused on a area of bushes.
I looked at him. Then at the bushes. I grabbed the keys from his cool fingertips and walked off through the path.
I turned around to try to find him and he was gone without another word.
Now I was angry. He ignores my questions, he pushes me off so he can go play with some forest animal that made noises in the bushes, he can't even say I love you, instead he just leaves without another word. What if I actually wanted to be a vampire hunter? Then what would he do?
Raven, Raven, Raven! What are you thinking. You love him. With all of your heart and all of your soul. He's your dream come true, without him, you're nothing. You've fantasized about him ever since you saw him. You should just grow up and take this head on. Go face to face with Gloria Beth tomorrow and tell her about this. She'll understand… won't she?
I got to the car and opened the front door.
Wait a minute… why would Alexander have the keys to a Ferrari? He drove Jameson's car all the time… why would he have a Ferrari? Was this even his?
I looked around, looking for a driver's license, or papers, or something to show about this car. Who's was it? Why did Alexander have it?
I checked the visor and a small card fell from it. I picked it up off the seat and turned it over so I could see it better.
It was a driver's license. I looked for the name and found the signature… Alexander's loopy cursive gave it away instantly. There was no photo, which was weird.
I grabbed a piece of paper and a pen from the glove compartment and wrote down some interesting things.
So, your birthday is 4-22-92? Interesting! And your handwriting is really hard to read, just FYI. And how the heck did you get a Ferrari? AND WHY DID I SEE YOUR REFLECTION?
I put the piece of paper and pen on the passenger seat and I started the car. I pulled out and started to drive to the Mansion.
I honked the horn, trying to get anyone's attention from the inside.
Sebastian and Luna came out of the front door. Sebastian motioned for me to roll down the window. I hit the button and the window slid down.
"Where's Alexander?" Luna asked,
"He left. He told me to take the keys and drive here." I said,
"How the heck did he let you drive the Ferrari? Dude's so weird he won't even let me drive it." Sebastian whined. He rolled his eyes.
"I don't know. But I saw his reflection. Am I missing something? Since when do vampires reflect!" I asked, I looked at Luna and Sebastian, and they looked at each other.
Sebastian opened the car door and I unlocked the seatbelt. I got out of the car and closed the door. Luna grabbed my hand and she pulled me inside the Mansion. The door closed behind me and she pulled me into the parlor room.
"Okay. Now, spill every little detail." Luna said,
"Alexander took me to the forest, just outside of town and he led me over near the lake. He held me close enough to the lake I thought I could only see my reflection… but I saw his too." I said,
Luna looked worried and looked at Sebastian. He looked at her with the same worried look on each of their pale faces. Their eyes holding the gaze.
"Hello? What am I missing here?" I yelled,
Luna snapped out of it before Sebastian did, "Raven. We have to go help out Alexander." she said, she pushed me on the couch so I was sitting down. She stood in front of me next to Sebastian.
"What? Tell me what the hell is going on!" I demanded. I got to my feet and had my hands in fists.
"Raven, it's strictly vampires only. I'm sorry." Luna said,
"I don't fricking care about vampires only! Your going to tell me or I'm going with you to find out for myself!" I yelled,
Sebastian looked at me and then at Luna. "Shouldn't we just tell her?" he asked,
Luna shook her head. "I can't explain that well. The only way we can get her to understand is if Jagger tells her."
Luna took out a small phone and dialed a number. She walked out of the room and Sebastian sat down on the couch.
"What's going on?" I sat down next to him and looked into his eyes. They were a golden color now.
"Just wait for, Jagger." he said,
I rolled my eyes and stood up, I felt like kicking something. Kicking it so dang hard!
We all waited in silence as I paced the room back and forth until there was a knock on the front door. Luna answered it and I could hear her combat boots making a hard thump noise against the aged wood. When she was returning, there were two different clunks on the wood.
Jagger stood in the doorway next to Luna. They both walked in and Jagger took a seat near Sebastian.
"Okay, now SOMEONE explain to me what the hell is happening!" I yelled,
Jagger looked at Luna and Luna returned the glance.
There was some Romanian being tossed around and Sebastian got involved in the conversation too. Then they stopped and Jagger turned to me.
"Raven, do you know what the Festival of the Stars is?" he asked,
"Alexander said something about it. That some clan got together and claimed a sacrafice…" I said, I tried to remember.
Jagger nodded, "Yes, and since Alexander is the one of the leaders of the Clan, he was supposed to be there so he could benefit from the ceremony. Since he's here, and not there, they're trying to sort of call his spirit. It's very very dangerous for any humans to be near him. He could go off on a killing spree at any moment." Jagger said,
My eyes widened and it felt really cold all of a sudden.
"The town isn't that far away." I said,
"I know. That's why we're going out after him." Luna said,
"I'm going with." I said,
"No your not!" Sebastian and Jagger said,
"Why not? He's my boyfriend!" I said,
"Raven, it's so dangerous!" Luna said,
"I'm a vampire hunter. I shouldn't even be here. It's just more rules to break! Now your letting me go with you, or I'll throw the biggest hissy fit known to man kind!" I yelled,
"Raven!" Jagger said,
"C'mon, Raven! Seriously?" Luna sounded saddened.
"Think of what Alexander would say!" Sebastian said,
"I don't care what he would say! I'm going after him and you can't do anything about it!" I yelled,
"It's pointless you guys," Luna said,
Jagger and Sebastian both sighed.
"Fine, if your going with you have to promise us you'll do something." Jagger said,
"What?" I asked,
"You have to wear a necklace. It has a small compartment full of original blood from Dracula. It'll make you a vampire as long as you wear it." Jagger said,
"Okay." I said,
Normally I would have been psyched to touch and wear a necklace that Dracula himself had put his own blood into, but right now, I had to save Alexander. This was a matter of Life… and Death.
Jagger left and then returned with a small box with a black ribbon tied around it. He untied the ribbon and took out the necklace.
It looked like a silver jewel in the center, but it was blood. It swirled around and looked like smoke, or glittery water. I put it around my neck and felt the energy surge through my body.
Through my eyes I could see better than anything. I could pick out any object in the whole room and I could see from behind me, which really scared me at first. I could hear the other's thoughts if I tried to and I could hear the sound of the birds outside and I could hear the soft noise of the refrigerator.
"Whoa." was all I could say.
"I know, right?" Sebastian nodded.
"Okay, guys! Let's go." Jagger said, he sounded a little too eager.
We got in Sebastian's car and he drove us to the small forest in no time at all. The moon was still being mirror in the lake and I could sense something lurking in the woods. There were two things actually. One was a much bigger feeling of energy. It seemed overwhelming just to try to figure out where it was. The other one was stronger than us, and it was a dark sort of energy. It wasn't as hard to find.
"Should we split up?" Luna asked,
"No way. Can you feel those things? It'll take all of us to take one down." Sebastian said,
I nodded in a agreement.
"Let's go." Jagger took off and we took off after them.
This running thing was amazing. It felt like I was just walking, but really it was like the flying sort of thing Alexander had done. I could easily catch up with Luna and Jagger, then Sebastian.
All that entered my mind was these thoughts:
Alexander, you better be okay. If you aren't, I'm going to hunt you down and give you a few pieces of my mind. Your scaring me, and I need you, more than ever. No matter what happens, even if I'm a vampire hunter, your still going to be mine… right?
I stopped thinking about the stupid stuff and rushed off next to Jagger to find Alexander. We stopped and looked around. If we were all sensing stuff right, the weaker energy would be right in front of us.
Jagger looked at me with a worried look and then at his sister and then at Sebastian. He turned to look forwards again and looked back at me. His worried glance startled me the first time, I didn't need to see it yet, again.
"Luna! Watch Raven, Sebastian…" Jagger whispered, he pointed forward.
Luna grabbed my wrist and held it tightly like her own small hand was a handcuff. She looked at me with deep sad eyes and pulled me back from where the boys were now entering through the bushes.
"Luna, you understand don't you?" I asked, I looked at the boys disappearing.
Luna nodded and stepped back again, pulling me with her every step.
"Luna, please! I need to go help, Alexander. I need to! Wouldn't you do anything if it was Sebastian?" I asked,
She didn't look into my eyes. She knew what I was trying to do. Luna was smarter than she seemed, "Raven, your in danger! Alexander is on a blood thirsty rampage, if he saw you he'd kill you without a second thought!" she said,
Tears weld in my eyes. I knew he couldn't do it. Something would make him wake up from this frenzy, and that would be me.
"Luna, I'm so sorry…" a few tears let loose.
"Why are you-"
Before she could finish I was already gone. I slipped out of her grip and ran through the bushes. I almost tumbled straight into a brawl.
Sebastian and Jagger both were trying to pull back my boyfriend.
Alexander wasn't his normal self. This was not the same person I fell in love with. This demon's eyes were a bright glowing red and he looked like a mess. His hair was wildly thrown in his face and his clothes were full of dirt and parts were shredded.
I was now scared. I took a step back and felt a twig snap beneath my feet.
Even being a vampire temporarily, I was still a klutz. Instead of catching myself on my hands, or forcing everything to my knees, I fell on my butt.
That was just enough noise for Alexander to go off.
He snarled and hissed and fought with Jagger and Sebastian. He tried to pull towards me. I couldn't see his face, it was covered by his long hair.
Tears started falling down my face even more. I wiped my eyes and stood, I had to find strength to get through this… somehow.
I held myself against one of the trees, my eyes fixated on my boyfriend's fierceness.
He screamed and his fist flew and hit Jagger in the chest.
Jagger slid back and fell. He laid on his back for a while, taking it all in and then he got to his feet and ran at Alexander.
Alexander took the blow and didn't move, much. He just threw his fist out again and Jagger dodged it easily. Then Alexander yelled again and tried to make his way forwards.
"How can I help?" I asked,
Sebastian closed his eyes tightly and opened one, looking at me. "Go to Luna!" he yelled,
"No! Not when your dealing with my boyfriend." I said,
"RAVEN! GO TO LUNA!" Jagger and Sebastian both yelled,
"NO!" I screamed back.
Jagger and Sebastian both loosened up and Alexander took advantage. Alexander took off at me and I moved out of the way.
He stopped just as I moved. His eyes glowed and he looked at me, he was breathing hard and his fangs were wickedly long. He took a step towards me and I took a step back.
He took off and disappeared into thin air.
My heart was going to explode. When he toke the step closer to me, I swear I was about to erupt into tears. I couldn't stand watching him like this. It was too much. His dark energy mixing with the darkest emotions ever imagined. He didn't even know what was going on, it was like the real him was captured in a cage and this demon beast monster had came out and destroyed everything.
"Raven!" Jagger broke my trance.
"What?" I asked,
"GO TO LUNA, NOW." his voice was dark and angry.
I backed away and ran off past the trees to where Luna and I had stood. She was still there, sitting on a log that she found playing with the fringe on her dress.
"I was wondering when they were going to send you back here." she said, she didn't even look up.
"Luna…" I broke out in sobs. I couldn't even see Luna come up and hug me. She squeezed everything out of me. Like she was ringing a dishcloth.
"Get it all out, Raven… It's okay now… shh shh shh…" she held me into her and rubbed my back.
I hoped this was a bad dream. Or maybe I was being Prank'd.
My cell phone went off, playing the normal ring tone (Pain by Three Days Grace).
I answered it,
"Ello?" I asked, I sniffled a bit and dried my tears.
"Raven, dear?" It was Gloria Beth.
"Oh, hi Gloria Beth."
"Hey, hun. How are you?" she asked,
"Gloria Beth… could I get out of being a vampire hunter?" I asked,
There was a long pause on the other end of the line. "Honey… you see, there's a reason that you're a vampire huntress." she sighed, "No, hun, you can't get out of this. You're a witch that's why. It's in your blood. You have to do it. Why do you want out?" she asked,
"You see… well… I sorta found the love of my life… and I can't just stop loving him." I said,
"Oh, honey… is this the vampire boy?" she asked,
"Yeah." I said,
"Honey. I'll have to talk to the High Council about it. They might let you keep him… if his files look good and clear. Does this young man have a name?" she sounded like my mom.
"Yeah. His name is Alexander Sterling." I said,
"Okay. That name sounds very familiar… Let me look him up in my database." she said, there was a couple clicking noises and then she said a, "Ah ha" and then a sigh.
"Is that good?" I asked,
"Honey… I think your okay. You can keep your boyfriend, it's okay with us." she said,
"Oh, Thank you so much! Thank you!" I was so relieved.