I OWN NOTHING EXCEPT VANESSA ARRA VUR ANNE CREPSLEY!
I clutched to Mr. Crepsley's arm as Mr. Tiny and the Little People edged closer. Strangely, he put his arm around me and rubbed my shoulder. I looked up at him. He smiled encouragingly. Then Mr. Tiny came before us. He was a short, squat man who wore rain boots. He had this clock watch thing that he used to tell the time…like, era. His name is Desmond Tiny. He likes to be called Des, though. So, put his nickname and his last name together and what do you get? Destiny. Coincidence? Heck no.
Mr. Tall gave him as small bow as he greeted his father. "Hello, Desmond. It's a pleasure to see you, as always." He said. "It's good to see you too, Hibernius." He replied curtly. He waddled over to me and Mr. Crepsley. "Hello, Mr. Tiny, I hope you have been well?" he said, giving him a small bow as well. He smiled. "Very well, Larten. I would ask the same of you, but I already know." He said giving him a wink.
Then he turned to me and extended his arms. "Ah, Vanessa Arra Vur Anne Crepsley." He said. I froze and felt Mr. Crepsley stiffen next to me. I cleared my throat and curtsied. "Hello, Desmond. It's an unexpected pleasure to see you, as always." I said. He smiled. "I know you have been rather well, now haven't you?" he asked, poking my thumb with the ring that Steve gave me. I flushed. I looked up at my mentor, who was scratching his scar, deep in thought.
"Maybe we should speak of this matter elsewhere?" he suggested. Mr. Tiny smiled. "What a grand idea." He said, walking towards Mr. Tall's tent. Mr. Crepsley gave me a 'what is he talking about? 'look. I sighed. "You'll see." I muttered. He frowned. We walked in and took our hoods off in unison. Mr. Tiny seemed to get a kick out of that. He smiled.
"I never knew how much slack you cut your apprentice, Larten." He began. I cringed on the inside. "I do not, I let her skip her lesson today, but she will complete both tomorrow." He said, staring at me. Mr. Tiny laughed. "That's not what I'm speaking of." He said. Mr. Crepsley seemed puzzled. "Do enlighten me." he said. Mr. Tiny smiled at me. "Your apprentice, vampire princess, whatever you would like to call her, has fallen in love with a human." He said. Mr. Crepsley's eyes widened some and looked at me, bewildered.
"Oh really?" he said in a parental tone. I flushed and gave him the thumbs up. He furrowed his eyebrows when he noticed the ring. "Yes, really. In fact, he will be the one responsible her downfall." He said. I froze. "What?" I cried. He smiled and nodded. Mr. Crepsley frowned. "Who is this human boy exactly?" He asked. I thought of how Steve looked and morphed into him. I looked at Mr. Crepsley. "Steve Leonard." I said quietly. He scratched his scar as I morphed back into myself.
"Vanessa, go start your studies, Larten will join you momentarily." Mr. Tiny ordered. I nodded and left. A great wind arose as I strode purposefully through the camp. Evra ran to my side, wearing my other cloak. "Vanessa, what's up?" he asked. I stopped and looked at him. "I'm going to be killed by a human." I muttered. I screamed out of frustration. "Do you know how bad this is? I've been a full blooded vampire since birth, growing stronger each day. I'm the one and only, the very first vampire princess and my life will be cut short by a human! A human I've fallen in love with!" I cried. His eyes widened.
I flitted to my tent and grabbed my iPod and my dagger. I put it on and listened to my favorite song as I walked to the front of camp. Mr. Tiny, Mr. Crepsley, and Mr. Tall all walked out of Mr. Tall's tent as I left. I knew they saw me, but they let me go. I was walking through the streets and before I knew it, I was walking down Steve's street. I was so conflicted. I knew I should break it off, to protect myself, but my heart wouldn't allow it. I screamed and picked up a rock and threw it as hard as I could down the street. I kept doing so, cursing myself when I heard my name.
"Vanessa? Is that you?" a guy's voice called out. I dropped the rock I was holding and looked towards the voice. Steve. I hesitated. Just before I could run, he started walking towards me. Crap, too late to flit… I thought as he came closer. He was wearing nothing but boxers. He looked me up and down. "Someone looks fancy." He yawned. I smiled. "Um, yeah." I said. He stretched. "What are you doing out here so late?" he asked. I frowned. Late? I looked at my iPod and saw that it was nearly midnight. I sighed.
"I don't know. My grandpa ticked me off so I just left." I muttered. He frowned. "What happened?" he asked me. I hesitated. He shrugged. "You don't have to tell me, its okay." He said. I smiled weakly. "Thanks." I mumbled. Then it started raining. "Shit! Come on Vanessa, you might as well come in." he said with a wink. I smiled and took his hand as we ran to his front porch. He frowned when he saw that I was barefoot. I shrugged as he rolled his eyes. He held the door open for me. I walked in and saw an angry looking woman. I froze.
"Who the hell is this?" she cried. He frowned. "Mom, this is my girlfriend, Vanessa Crepsley." He said warily. That didn't ease her anger. "And? What makes you think you can have young girls come over in the middle of the night? Look at her, she's a little tramp!" she yelled. Now my blood was boiling, I didn't say anything though. Steve did. "Shut up, mom! She's not a tramp and she just happened to be outside when it started raining so I let her in, and she's not a freaking tramp!" he yelled back, fuming, obviously stressing the point that I wasn't a tramp.
I took a deep breath in and let it out. "It's okay Steve, I should probably go anyways." I said quietly, backing away. He grabbed my arm. "Vanessa, no. you don't have to leave because my mom's drunk. Stay here, I'll make my bed for you." He said. I felt a little uncomfortable, but I complied. I looked back to his mother. She did look a little drunk. "Get out." She said. I frowned.
"Mrs. Leonard, not meaning to be disrespectful, but no. My family is fighting right now so my dad had me leave." I lied. She snorted. "Like I care, just get the hell out of my house and stay away from my son you little slut." She said. That's it.
The temperature began to rise with my temper. She started to look horrified as her body came closer to me against her will. "Don't call me a slut. If anything, I'm your worst nightmare." I whispered. I let go of the control of her body and she passed out just as Steve came down. He looked confused. "I guess she was drunk." He laughed. I helped him pick her up and set her on the couch.
He then picked me up bridal style and carried me to his room. I frowned. "You mind if I take a shower? I feel…bleh." I said. He laughed and led me to the bathroom. He showed me where everything was and then left me alone. I quickly took a hot shower, eager to be with Steve once more, and dried myself off. Then I noticed that my clothes were missing. I wrapped the towel around me and walked over into Steve's room and frowned. He was lying in his bed, playing with my dress. I sighed.
"Give me my dress, Steve." I said, approaching him. He sat up and pulled me onto his lap. "What do I get in return?" he asked. I wrapped my arms around him. "A happy girlfriend?" I suggested. He laughed and gave it to me. I pushed him out of his room and dropped my towel. I hesitated before pulling my dress on. I went to his closet and grabbed a t-shirt and took the hanger and hung up my dress. Then, warm arms wrapped themselves around me.
"You're wearing my shirt." He murmured into my ear. I turned around and wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling his face closer to mine. "Mmhmm." I said. He smiled. "You look adorable." He said, wrapping my legs around his waist. I giggled. He sat down on his bed and kissed me, which I participated in.
The doorbell rang then. We froze. "Were you expecting anyone?" I whispered. He shook his head. He unwrapped my legs and sat me on the bed and pulled on some pants. I went to his drawers and took out a pair of plaid boxers and pulled them on. He rolled his eyes playfully and we went to answer the door. We opened it and there on the steps was a happy Darren.
"Steve! The Cirque Du Freak is having an exclusive show tonight! Only, like, twenty people got tickets, including us!" he said. My mouth dropped. "Crap!" I cried. They looked at me, confused as I ran as fast as a normal human would to Steve's room. I quickly stripped and threw on my dress and cloak and raced back downstairs. They gave me a wtf look.
"Vanessa, where you going?" Steve asked. I looked at him and sighed, knowing my relationship with him was probably about to end. "Home…I'll see you soon." I said, giving him a quick peck on the cheek. Then I raced out the door, pulled on my hood, and flitted to the abandoned theatre where everyone was rushing around for the show. I ran into Mr. Crepsley. "Why are we having a show?" I cried. He looked surprised. "How did you know?" he asked. I grounded my teeth. "Because my boyfriend's best friend just came by his house with tickets for the show tonight for the two of them." I shouted. He sighed. "Vanessa, just go get ready for the show, he would have found out sooner or later." He said. I sighed but did as I was told.