Chapter 3

"Henry...what are you doing here?"

"October texted me," Henry said, walking up to lean against the wall beside Vlad. "Wouldn't be a party with me."

"Right," Vlad agreed half-heartedly.

He glanced sideways at Henry, looking into his clear blue eyes and seeing shame. The longing to confess that the actually wanted Henry was grabbing at the back of his throat. He coughed.

"What are you doing out here?" Henry asked. "Shouldn't you be dancing with Snow or something?"

"I needed air," Vlad mumbled.

"Why's that?"

Before Vlad could stop himself, he blurted out, "I can't stop thinking about you."

Henry raised an eyebrow and looked at Vlad. "What did you say?"

"I didn't stutter."

Henry smiled smugly. He knew it; Vlad felt something from that kiss. Henry wanted to laugh giddily and kiss Vlad until his lips were raw.

"Henry?" Vlad spoke up.

The jock snapped to attention at the sound of his name, angling his body toward Vlad and watching him expectantly.

Vlad turned also, seeing Henry smiling and returning it, bringing a hand up to gently caress Henry's neck. He played with Henry's hair in his fingertips.

"I like you, Henry," Vlad whispered.

Henry smiled wider. "Then let's try this," Henry said. "Us, I mean. I want to give us a try."

"You can't cheat on me, though," Vlad said as he rubbed his forehead against Henry's cheek. "No girls."

"There's my jealous bitch," Henry chuckled. "I promise I'll be yours. Only yours."

"I promise I'll be only yours, too," Vlad said.

Henry kissed Vlad's forehead, cheeks, nose, and finally lips. Slowly and gently, the boys kissed each other, sealing their promise. Vlad wrapped his arms around Henry's neck. The jock, in return, wrapped his arms around the vampire's waist and pressed him into the wall. Vlad opened his mouth to gasp when Henry's hips met his, and Henry's dove in.

They kiss each other feverishly; hands gripped hair, shirts, arms, anything within reach. Henry's teeth tugged teasingly on Vlad's lower lip, and Vlad let out a squeak. Henry smirked into the vampire's neck, and ghosted his lips across the skin. Vlad was extremely aware of their erections grinding together, and his pants tightened even more. Seeking relief, Vlad bucked his hips into Henry's. Both boys groaned, and Henry put his hands on Vlad's hips to keep him still.

"Unh unh, babe," Henry whispered huskily into Vlad's ear, causing the latter to shudder. "No teasing. I might just have to fuck you up against this wall."

Henry grinned mischievously when Vlad's eyes went wide. The vampire planted a lingering kiss on the jock's lips, and said, "Then let's take this back to my house."

Henry lifted Vlad's hand, and placed a tender kiss on his knuckles. "Let's."

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Vlad and Henry came through Vlad's door. Both were soaked from the rain that had begun to fall on the way from the Crypt. Henry grabbed Vlad, about to kiss him, when Vlad craned his head toward the kitchen.

"That light shouldn't be on..." Vlad whispered.

The light in the kitchen room was on, even though Vlad was sure he'd turned it off before he left. Followed closely by Henry, he crept into the kitchen.

"Hey Vlad! What's new?"

Both boys released the breath they'd been holding when Snow's cheery voice echoed in the empty house.

"And hey Henry!" she continued. "What are you doing here? And what happened to you, Vlad? You just left. We were all worried about you."

Henry grinned at Vlad. He was sure Vlad was gonna show their newfound love, and reached for the vampire's hand. As soon as Henry's hand brushed his, Vlad's hang sprang up to brush his hair back. Henry took a step back, rejected.

"I just wasn't feeling the scene," Vlad said, trying to sound normal even though he sensed he'd just hurt Henry's feelings. "Henry's here because my house is closer and I didn't want to send him all the way home in the rain."

"How thoughtful of you Vlad!" Snow cooed. "Now that I know you're okay, I'll just call my mom to come get me."

"Cool, Snow," Henry said, stepping forward to lay a hand on Snow's shoulder. "You just wait here. Vlad and I will be in his room. We're both pretty beat; just gonna hit the hay. Right, Vlad?" He gave Vlad a look that told him he needed to play along.

"Y-yeah," Vlad reluctantly agreed. "Goodnight, Snow."

"Goodnight, Vlad, Henry," she said, eying the two suspiciously as she walked into the living room.

Henry grabbed Vlad's wrist and dragged him up the stairs to his room, shutting the door behind them. "What the hell, Vlad? Why didn't you tell her?"

"I-I don't know," Vlad said nervously. "I wussed out."

"Babe..." Henry began. "I don't want to have to hide us. I want to be able to freely hold your hand and announce you as mine."

"At school, in a few days," Vlad clarified, taking Henry's hand. "We'll come out to the whole school. I won't wuss out. I promise."

Henry smiled. He couldn't stay mad at Vlad. The two got in the bed and Henry wrapped his arms around Vlad. Though the two planned to have some fun, they decided to just sleep. Henry couldn't help but smile. He really loved Vlad, and now Vlad was his. He nuzzled his nose in Vlad's neck, and drifted off to sleep with him.