OMG you know what I forgot to say? I in no way own Vampire Kisses nor the delicious Jagger Maxwell, fairy girl Luna or xtreme Goth Raven (and Nightmare) but I do give myself credit for Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell. I hope this is long u guys I put some more lovey dovey stuff in it so get ready to be sick lol
Romania is a beautiful country. I mean it, at first I was so nervous when we awoke and got ready to leave. Halfway to the airport I realized that I didn't have my Nightmare. I told Jagger of this, how could I have forgotten her even though I was so stressed and afraid but Luna had burst out and said she had made sure Nightmare was safe. I calmed down and willingly boarded the plane. Luna kept up a full conversation with Jagger and I but we were only halfway listening. I kept thinking of what Jagger had said to me and how he had held me in the coffin. I almost felt safe with him. I noticed every time we caught gazes he had a small smile on his face. When we landed and I saw everyone walking around, talking laughing and just being so normal I almost didn't believe it. No one was staring at us as we made our way out of the huge building. Jagger told Luna and I to wait while he went to get his car from the parking garage. The hearse was identical to the one I knew but the license plate said U SUCK and deep red paint was spattered across the sides, as if someone had been killed brutally. I found the image to be satisfying.
I call it a castle the place Jagger pulled up to. The driveway was about a gazillion miles long and the castle loomed over the whole of Romania. It looked ghastly, twin towers and huge windows. The door was stone like the rest of this beautiful gothic queen. I bit my lip as he parked and got out. Slowly my door creaked open and Jagger's corpse white hand appeared out of the fog.
"My lady" I was impressed fractionally. After accepting his hand he walked me up the cracked stone stairs and pulled a skeleton key out of his back pocket.
"Is this your family's home?" he chuckled as Luna bounced around
"No, no dear Raven, this is our home." I couldn't believe it, the mansion wasn't even half as big as this place and wasn't nearly as beautiful. He opened the door and made a motion. Two macabre dressed people, one man the other woman floated from the darkness and went straight for the car to grab the bags. "I thought we should be settled first before going to see my parents." He continued but before I could step through the door Jagger stopped me "now that's not how it goes"
"what do you mean?" the words weren't even out of my mouth before Jagger scooped me up bridal style and carried me across the threshold, his monster boots clunking against the floor. I gave a little scream and also giggled at how warm his skin was. When we stepped through he kept me in his arms as we walked around many corners and down long halls. Then he set me down in what looked like a parlor. It was already furnished with vintage couches and thrift store finds, like the awesome candelabras and rickety tables. I loved it. As soon as my feet touched the ground I twirled around "this is amazing Jagger! I love it."
"Do you really Raven" I turned to face him.
"Of course" his pale face was full of nervousness; I could tell he wanted me to be happy no matter what I was happy about. He probably wouldn't be able to live with himself if I was never happy. Even though he took me away from Alexander against my will I had to except the facts. Alexander was gone and Jagger was here and that was all that mattered at the time. Slowly I touched his face. He flinched but eventually calmed and let me stroke his cheek "Jagger I thank you, for being kind about this. I expected you to be horrible and force me at first glance into sex and all sorts of other things I didn't want to do now." He frowned
"I wasn't going to have sex with you with my sister there; I'll wait till we're alone." My hand dropped from his face. He smirked and started walking around the room, trailing his nails against the dusty table, his boots making that adorable sound. I found myself smiling as well and couldn't stop myself "you can be the official interior decorator, once we're settled this" he waved a hand around "was just to start with." As he made his third round by me I took hold of his hand. He seemed surprised but held on.
"So I guess I'll unpack and take a look around." He stared at me. I took a deep breath "I'll need your help locating the bedroom." He started to say something but Luna interrupted
"I'll take you to the bedroom Raven I don't want Jag getting any ideas. Five seconds out of ear shot and you will no longer be a virgin." She smirked as she made her way over to us and I felt my cheeks getting warm, not hot but could tell I was supposedly blushing. Then Luna quipped "assuming you're still one."
"Oh I am" I muttered. Luna giggled
"Don't worry Raven its okay. Later on after our meeting with mom and dad we can go shopping, if you want" I looked up. I'd never been so excited to go shopping before. Becky and I always had problems seeing as we didn't have the same tastes and my mom never approved. But Luna who was just as Goth as I was even if she was a little pink would be the perfect shopping partner "and we can meet my friends. They'll love you I just know it!" she was so preppy though. Oh well better get used to her, though when she and Jagger weren't scheming she was a sweetheart. Oh god did I just say that? Focusing on Luna I noticed her removing her hands from behind her back. Nightmare!
"Nightmare, oh hey sweetie" Luna handed me my black kitten and I held her close. I hadn't heard her hissing and now that she was in my arms she purred. Jagger began to frown again and I poked his cheek "Oh if you're nice she'll love you too." He backed away when Nightmare turned her lime green gaze on him
"Oh trust me I don't want her to" Luna rolled her eyes
"All because of a little incident with Aunt Melody's cat when we were six…" she trailed off as he gave her a menacing stare. I chuckled and allowed Luna to pull me off. The hall was dark but I could see, it was amazing. Luna chattered away in her fairytale like voice as she floated beside me. She led me up the stairs and down passed a few rooms whose doors were closed. Finally we came to the room with the biggest door. Luna turned to me her hands on the knob
"are you Ready Raven, I hope you love it we made many calls, mom and dad have many friends and some of them decided that for our eighteenth they were gonna design our master beds for when we find our mates." Luna allowed a sad smile to cross her features before it was gone and I felt my heart squeeze. Poor Luna all she wanted was to be happy. I touched her shoulder silently telling her that she would find that special someone. Luna shrugged and turned the knob.
The room was just beautiful and huge. When I saw huge I mean huge I don't know how they fit everything in this castle but they managed it. The bed was as long and as wide as Europe itself the make up table with no mirror stood at least a mile across from the bed. Luna went straight to the walk in closet and threw the door open.
"Um do we have time to do this Luna?" I asked still taking in the bedroom then something struck me "why is there a bed, does the coffin go in the closet or something." Luna turned around slowly and her blue eyes stared into my brown ones with a look that suggested my stupidity was winning over that smart part of my brain. She didn't drop the dress she was holding instead walked a little closer and said quietly
"Which would be more comfy Raven, a coffin or a bed? No hey don't get me wrong I love coffins but sometimes you need to stretch out right. Your joints get all stiff and ugh! I have a bed and a coffin, alternate you don't need dirt. As for your first question, yes mom and dad won't rush we'll eat later. You and Jag need to be settled in, they'll understand now help." We spent a little while putting my clothes away; I noticed some of Jagger's things were already there, on the left side along with many pairs of combat boots and work boots. When we were done I turned to find Jagger standing in the doorway arms crossed.
"Hey Luna could you give us a few minutes alone, I want to talk…"
"Say no more bro I'm as good as gone" Luna exclaimed and beat it out of the room, Jagger thumped her on the head as she passed. He made his way into the room to where I stood by the bed. He sat down and I sat beside him
"How do you like it?" I scoffed
"It's beautiful, like nothing I've ever seen before."
"Yeah bet Sterling didn't give you the grand tour of the mansion, made you stay in that attic he called a room and watch him paint." I looked at him sharply, my eyes already burning. "I'm sorry" I shook my head and turned away. Because he was right, all right about what he had said. Alexander and I had stayed in the attic almost every night and I had watched him paint. Jagger thought he had something wrong but no, it was right. He took my chin and turned my face back to him "I didn't mean to upset you"
"You didn't not at all, you were right it was just…I've never been confronted about Alexander like that. And now I see everything that was wrong with us." Now the tears came, but not from hopelessness and despair, but for the truth of Jagger's words, for everything that had happened. He held me in his arms as I cried and when my tears stopped I managed a shaky laugh "oh I'm so sorry Jagger." He shook his head and I felt his heart through his shirt
"No, Raven don't apologize never apologize to me you hear me, this is my fault I shouldn't have I just wanted you."
"Don't blame yourself for making me see the truth." I sat up and wiped my face blinking. Then I looked at the clock it was about seven thirty at night. I stood up and pulled him with me "we have to meet the parents tonight." He pulled me close and closed his eyes when I gasped at the closeness. Jagger sighed then opened his eyes
"Yes we do, you'll love my parents don't worry. They won't judge because I had to turn you."
"There are prejudices in the vampire world like that?" he shrugged and hugged me tight
"Sometimes, but my family is not like that, and if they were then they'd just have to deal with us." I liked how he said us for some reason a reason I liked. I put my head against his chest and snuggled into him, taking in his scent. Woodsy, earthy, and sweet his skin was intoxicating, it was his natural scent. And it was strong, like he was. I looked up at him and he looked down at me, his mismatched eyes never looked so beautiful before. I was in heaven or hell, with the one man who I actually believed would make my dreams come true. He took my face in his hands asking with his eyes, with my own I told him of course no force of nature could stop him from taking me to bliss and never returning me, nothing could stop this ride, take me from my high couldn't force me back into Dullsville with a stake or a highly powered stage light for that matter nothing…
Except for Luna. She walked right in between us, squishing past Jagger and blocking his lips from coming into contact with mine. I heard him growl! He actually tightened his teeth and growled like an animal, Nightmare freaked and skirted under the bed to hide. Luna got in my face
"Sorry to interrupt this session but we really need to get going. Are you two going to change or what?" Jagger grunted as he pushed Luna away and I giggled when she turned to him with her hands on her hips, she looked like a frustrated little pixie very cute though. "I'm trying to help out you know how mom gets when she's delayed." Jagger went paler than before and he turned to me
"We should get ready." Wow, his mom was in charge. That only made me very nervous.
After a quick shower I searched through my clothes and with Luna's help found something that she said her parents would find appropriate for dinner, A black mini skirt, leather corset(A/N: are they all leather? Oh well) purple tights layered with fishnets and my signature combat boots. Here was the real test. I had no reflection, so it was gonna be real hard to see what I was doing. Then Luna told me something very interesting
"You know we do have reflections." I looked at her quickly and moved my lipstick away from my lips
"What?" she nodded
"You just have to will it to be there, it takes a little work but if you really want to see yourself you can. Just try it." I was impressed, yet it reminded me of what Alexander never told me. I turned back to the mirror and concentrated in my mind I said
'I need to see myself I need to see myself just for this task' I was staring back at myself. I felt such a rush of affection for Luna my new sister and pleasure at being able to see my face again. I assessed, I was paler than a human and my lips were cherry red. My face looked different beyond that though, so much more defined almost beautiful. My hair appeared longer as well. I hadn't noticed but now as I combed my fingers through the silky locks I knew it. It was down my back now. I seemed slimmer as well not skinny for I wasn't born a vampire as Luna explained, but smaller. Jagger knocked on the wall outside the room
"Are you two beauty queens ready to go?" I made the finishing touches on my make up and fluffed my hair before turning away and walking toward Jagger, Luna right behind me. She thumped him on his head for earlier and with that the three of us made our way out of the castle (I refuse to call it a mansion). I felt bats in my stomach as we got in the car and drove away from my safe haven, Jagger took my hand and squeezed it tight, telling me everything would be fine. I hoped
The little boy who opened the door was Jagger in miniature. He had long ghost white hair pale skin and amazing green eyes. He was wearing a dark red silk button up and tight black jeans. His green eyes narrowed and his black painted nails tapped against the door
"Hello" he said softly and Luna huffed
"Valentine don't even play." He opened the door wider a grin starting to blossom across his face, and we walked past him. Jagger clapped a hand on his shoulder and I smiled politely at him. He followed after shutting the door. Luna skipped out of view, no doubt to tell her parents that we had arrived.
"I like your house" I commented. Jagger shrugged
"It's okay I guess, but I don't see it."
"Of course not you've lived here your whole life I on the other hand am very impressed." Again he shrugged and led me into a parlor that was just as grand as the castles. Two adult vampires stood with their backs to us. I clamped up and wouldn't move. Jagger didn't seem to mind our stopping and cleared his throat. I almost hit him, I needed time I thought maybe I could do this but it was so scary. I was meeting adult vampires but not just any adult vamps, but Jagger's parents, my new husbands' parents. How were we going to explain us meeting and him turning me. Oh how I wished we had talked about this before the door was opened. The adults turned around and I stifled a gasp. Luna stood with her parents smiling an encouraging smile at me. Their mother was beautiful! She had long sweeping white hair that fell in waves around her face and down her back and shoulders, she and Luna had matching ocean blue eyes and the same build. She was clothed in a tight strapless black dress that shaped her chest like a heart and monster boots that laced all the way up. Their father was a tall drink of blood alright. He had a powerful aura; I could see where Jagger got all his cockiness from, but at the moment that was alright. He had short white hair and those hypnotic green eyes. He was wearing a suit with a deep black half cape. He was beautiful. Mrs. Maxwell smiled and held a hand out to me
"Raven, my dear hello it is very nice to meet you." She had a soft Romanian accent, barely noticeable on certain words but there on others. She walked closer and kissed my cheeks
"Hello Mrs. Maxwell you have a lovely home" she laughed and patted my cheek lovingly before she turned her gaze upon her son and gave a long look.
"Hello mom" if possible her smile got bigger and he permitted her to kiss his cheeks as well
"I have missed you Jagger, I am very happy you are home and that you are happily mated to such a beautiful girl, your descriptions did her no justice my love" Oh My Goth my cheeks did a warm number again and all I could do was duck my head
"Come sit down, dinner will be ready soon" Mr. Maxwell spoke up and I was surprised at just how deep his voice was. It sent shivers up and down my spine. It was like his sons'. We made our way to the plush couches and sat. Jagger didn't let go of my hand this whole time and his mother and father sat across from us.
"So" Mrs. Maxwell said putting her hands delicately on her knees "how did you two lovers meet?" Jagger and I shared a quick nervous look before he answered
"Well, Raven was dating Alexander Sterling but…"
"Oh Alexander yes and what happened with him Jagger did you exact your revenge." Mr. Maxwell asked and it sounded almost sarcastic. Jagger glared at his father
"As a matter of fact…" I took over, if Jagger told his parents what he did they might be angry with him, I didn't want that no matter how wrong he was.
"oh of course he did, when he told me what Alexander did to your family I was upset about that, I realized that Alexander had been hiding many important things from me and that we just weren't compatible and so I ended up falling for Jagger instead." I finished brightly His parents were royally shocked especially his father. Jagger snuck a glance at my smiling face and pulled me close and kissed my hair. Mrs. Maxwell grinned as well and looked haughtily at her husband
"Well Michael what to you think of those apples?" she said then turned back to us. Jagger laughed right out loud at his fathers' thunderstruck face. I leaned closer to Jagger and took in his scent again Mrs. Maxwell chuckled then addressed me "So Raven you and Alexander dated before Jagger came and stole your heart? And of course you know about Luna." I moved away from Jagger and nodded
"Yes it was a shock, but I excepted it." She nodded slowly
"And when and where did my son turn you, it should have been big and wonderful. You should have had spectators."
"Oh believe me mom, we did Ravens' best friend was there as well." Jagger said saving me and I smiled thankfully up at him. "It was big a party."
"What about your sister, was she there?" Jagger nodded
"I would never leave Luna out of anything." His mother seemed satisfied
"That's good, very good…oh Valentine darling come here." I looked away from Jagger to see his miniature standing by the door and staring. Slowly he walked in and over to his mother. She gave him a look and he smiled. It was pure evil that smile. Jagger sensed something as well because he sat up straight and cleared his throat. Valentine ignored him and very gently put his hand against his mothers neck and closed his eyes. Jagger scoffed
"Really Val in front of Raven." Valentine let out a little laugh before letting go of his mother
"What did he do" I whispered. Jagger shook his head
"I'll tell you later." I noticed Valentine started moving closer to us but stopped when Jagger narrowed his eyes at him. Valentine sighed and flipped his white bangs out of his face before he turned and walked out of the room. Mrs. Maxwell passed a hand through her beautiful hair and took a deep breath. A bell rang and a man as old as Jameson walked in
"Dinner is served."
The end ! (of the chapter not the story oh no) I have more coming I wanted this to be good so I can get some other stuff in the next chapter…perhaps some smut not sure, depends on my mood lol but read and review and have a nice day I love you all! (: