Someone New to Love
Chapter 3
Disclaimer: I do not own Ellen Schreiber's characters and am in no way affiliated with her books.
"How does this look?" I asked Trevor who was sitting on the bed reading some sports magazine. I had on a black vest, a gray long t-shirt, black leggings and black leather studded ankle boots. I spun around once in front of the mirror then turned around so he could see.
"It looks fine just like all the other clothes you had on. I really don't see why your obsessing over your outfit for tomorrow, it's just school." He said while rolling his eyes at me. "Besides I'm not sure I feel comfortable you trying on a bunch of clothes in front of me. I am not a girl you know."
He made a good point there, he definitely wasn't a girl and it wasn't like he dressed anything like me. So why was I asking my overly masculine cousin about my outfit? "Well I've never been to school before, I've always had a private tutor, and I have no idea what to wear to it. I also never had a friend who was a girl either. All my friends have been guys and they never complained like a baby over helping find an outfit. Hasn't your girlfriend ever done this to you?"
He looked at me with his eyebrow raised "Alright first it doesn't matter what you wear to school cause the only person you'll be fitting in with is Raven Madison. Secondly either your guy friends are gay or they have a crush you and lastly I don't keep a girlfriend long enough for her to torture me."
I know Raven Madison was one of the Goths at the party but Trevor never specified which and to be honest Trevor had avoided talking about her since I got here. I knew immediately that Trevor had a crush on her, so I decided I'd let that slide. As for my friends it was totally impossible for them to have a crush on me but it was the last comment that got me. "You, Trevor Mitchell are a Pig." I said out loud.
He chuckled, "You just figuring this out Kat?" He rolled off my bed, landed on the floor very gracefully and headed for the door. "I'm going to go hit the sack. Try not to be so loud tonight, alright? I barely got any sleep for the last few nights." He said while shutting my door.
I had Insomnia to the extreme; I got an average of two hours of sleep a night. When I was little my great grandparents took me to the doctor because I kept telling them I wasn't tired. My doctor asked a lot of questions and finally decided that it was normal for my body, so this is how I ended up getting my vampire tutor, Damian. Gramps decided that if I did my schooling at night that he and Grams could get some sleep while I learn.
I pulled out my sketch pad and started to draw jewelry designs. It's what my family used to do. We designed, made and sold jewelry. I have been hoping to get a shop here in town although I'm not sure I can convince my Aunt and Uncle to let me rent a space for it.
After putting the finishing touches on a ruby and silver necklace I yawned. Glancing back at my clock I saw that it was 3:30a.m. I groaned and put down the pad on the desk, turned out the light and jumped on my bed. It felt like forever before my eyes finally closed and I drifted into a light but welcoming slumber.
I woke up about an hour and a half later to a tapping sound at my window. It was still pretty dark outside but I could see the little bit of light the sun gives off just before it spills over the horizon. I cautiously walked towards the window. At the top of the window sill I saw a dark object hitting the window pane. I pressed my hand against the glass and the object suddenly got very still. When I moved my hand I knew exactly what it was…a bat.
I was very quiet as I unlatched the window, careful not to scar the small creature. I slowly opened the window and stuck my hand out to grab the bat. It furiously started to flap its wings again. I could see that it was hung on top of the window. I wrapped my hand around it and with my index finger and thumb reached up to gently remove its nail out of the crack it was in and pulled it inside.
I turned on my dim desk lamp to see if the bat was injured, that's when I noticed his eyes. One eye was a bright green the other an icy blue, just like the kid at the party. He must have been a vampire. I felt a glimmer of hope stir in my chest, maybe this town wouldn't be such a drag after all.
"Well it looks like your foot will be just fine." I said out loud at I walked towards the window to let him go. "But next time could you knock on the door instead of my window, Dracula?" I added as I carefully tossed him out the second floor window hoping that he wouldn't be so stunned that he couldn't fly. After watching him take flight I shut the window and turned to start getting ready for my first day of school.