Where was I? Ah, yes, I remember. Blah, blah, blah. Atticus ran with me on his back. Blah, blah, blah. One very long car drive later, we were at a hotel. Or a motel. One of them; it was a place in Raven, Zonaari that wasn't my home that I left when I decided to live in Spoonz. So, not my old home. Because that would be stupid. But going to the area of which I once lived, that was…just as stupid, actually. Oh, well.
Who cares what the room looked like; it was a normal hotel-motel room. Unrememberable. Not outstanding at all, honestly.
I rubbed my eyes; I'd just awakened from my slumber, considering I'd passed out in the vehicle. I stood up and looked out the open curtains; it was pitch black out there, so it was still nighttime, or very early morning. One of the two. I hummed to myself, rubbing my eyes again.
I was just finishing changing my clothes (I was still wearing Clover May's attire beforehand; at least, I think it was her clothes) to something emo-ish when Briar-Fleur walked in.
"You look like you slept a week," she bluntly stated with a smile.
I snorted. "Well, I did rest my head on the shoulder of a very pretty vampire."
She smiled wider. "And that didn't hurt your neck, or your head, laying against skin that's like marble?"
I shook my head. "Nah, I've slept against worse things in the past, just because. So, your marble shoulder was nothing. A walk in the park, really."
"Speaking of parks, you won't be seeing one for a while. We're sitting ducks until this whole mess is over," she informed me. "Or until Enzo realizes what we did and we have to switch locations again." I sighed and nodded my head reluctantly, understanding the situation. "You should eat something." I nodded again and followed her out of my mini room, into what looked like a spacious living room. It reminded me of the Suite Life of Zack and Cody. Which may or may not have existed at this time, maybe.
That's right; I will continue to confuse you and make you wonder what year exactly it is. Maybe it's the 2000s. Maybe it's further ahead than that. You don't know, bitch. I'm that confusing.
Anyway, Atticus was watching TV; some old sitcom. Briar-Fleur joined him immediately. I don't think they were actually watching it, though; they were sitting too still, like statues.
"You two are kind of freaking me out," I told them. "Has something happened? Or has something…not happened? Like, uh, did they not call you yet or something?"
"Not yet but they will," Briar-Fleur assured me.
"You have nothing to worry about," Atticus stated. "Everything's going well, all things considered."
"Uh huh," I answered, eyeing them. I felt like they were hiding something, since Briar-Fleur should've seen something to explain why they were taking so long to call. Also, again, how was Atticus the one always on the verge of attacking a human? He was literally completely fine.
A lot of awkward silence later… Because these vampires didn't know me well enough then to actually truly give a shit about me; they were just protecting me for their brother, who they did care about. So, no random "we will risk our lives for you any day, Iris" speeches. And no "I couldn't stand any of you dying" speeches from me because all I truly cared about, then, was also just Maverick. So, there was silence. Just silence. No dramatic, unnecessary, unusual, random speeches.
Right, so, a lot of awkward silence later, we were still in awkward silence. It was a very, very long goddamn day. Especially since I couldn't fucking leave. And neither could they. So, I just stared at shit; the TV mostly but also at the furniture. I would look at something else when I'd start feeling like I was having a "I See You" moment outta The Lord of the Rings.
By the afternoon, I was exhausted, even though I really didn't do anything at all that day but also because duh, a whole day went by of boredom, of course I'd get tired/sleepy. But that was when Briar-Fleur decided to tell me what everyone's plan was; they were gonna attempt to ambush Enzo and Veronica. You know, instead of just attacking them since they clearly outnumbered them but whatever. Keep me at risk, why don't you, assholes. And I don't know why she didn't actually know what was happening; she can fucking see the future, goddamn it. She should've known exactly what they've chosen to do and the like. Her superpower is fucking broken.
Yeah, I used past and present tense. Fuck you.
I tried to sleep but Briar-Fleur and Atticus hovered in my room. It was kind of nice but also very annoying. Like, I wanted to sleep, not get creepily stared at by two hot people that were protecting me.
Unable to sleep, I asked Briar-Fleur about how vampires are made and she went on this very long rant about the theory of becoming one because she didn't actually know, apparently; she had no memory of it being done to her and she hadn't seen it happen to others, so, she just didn't know what it meant. My theory was a simple one: getting bitten because clearly, they had no blood of their own to give for a transformation. Anyway, her rant was just…so goddamn long, I didn't really listen to her; I just tried to fucking sleep.
At one point, I think she mentioned venom and them having that but like, it didn't really make sense to me; the paralyzing the prey with pain part made sense because of poisonous spiders and snakes (and other things), everything after, like it turning people to vampires, theoretically since she didn't actually know, was not making sense. At all.
I guess I did kind of listen to her rant, huh? Well, I couldn't fucking sleep, so.
I wish they'd tell me how venom made all of them so fucking magical. Marble skin, super fast, needs to drink blood of some sort; how does venom equal any of that? They probably don't know either, honestly.
She mentioned the change happened within a few days, the person being in pain the entire time, and then, when the heart stopped, vampire. Again, how did venom magically get them moving again after their hearts fucking stopped? Are they actually zombie vampires?
What is life anymore? I wish Enzo would just fucking kill me already so I can stop trying to recall everything else that happened to me before now.
It got quiet. I thought I'd finally get some sleep, despite the two stalker vampires watching me with their hotness. But then, Briar-Fleur jolted; she'd seen something. And by the look on her face, it wasn't anything remotely good.
She ended up describing a dance studio; we didn't know that then but I certainly know that now. And that he was…gonna watch something maybe because there was a TV and VCR there, and a camera. A video camera, I should say. It was like he was planning something…that Briar-Fleur couldn't see for some reason. Thanks a lot, bitch. Useless fucking power, if you ask me. Maybe she was purposely trying to get me killed; that would be interesting.
Also, fuck dialogue. I'm getting fucking tired. Probably from blood loss in current times.
Then, Ansel called, just to say that they failed to kill Enzo and Veronica, even though they totally could've if they'd actually tried or had a brain cell that worked.
Maverick and I briefly talked on the phone. He basically just explained the same shit that Briar-Fleur explained; Enzo and Veronica got away from them, blah blah blah, I fear for your life, Iris, blah blah. You know the drill. Who cares about the love-lust shit now; I'm in danger. I was in danger; I'm dying now. I should've been smarter.
We ended our chat with a declaration of love, even though we hardly knew each other and actually just wanted to bump uglies together, because we were horny virgins.
After that, Briar-Fleur suddenly had a drawing of the room she'd seen in her head and that was when I recognized it as a dance studio. I never actually went to one, a.k.a. I never took lessons but Mother Dahlia did try once when I was little to make me, but in my heart of hearts, I just knew that it was a dance studio. Conveniently. With what little description the drawing had.
Besides, I'm clumsy as hell; how the fuck would I be capable of taking dance lessons without breaking bones in my body by simply tripping?
Anyway, Atticus and Briar-Fleur were immediately all "Enzo's coming to Raven" and I was all "you sure? There are dance studios everywhere. He couldn't possibly be heading to the one that my mother tried to get me to go to as a child. No way." But then I was all "I'll call my mother's house, just in case, because she's conveniently heading back to Raven soon and I gotta make sure she doesn't panic or whatever and also she can't go back home right now so I gotta make her not come back right away."
So, yeah, I left Dahlia a message. Biggest mistake of my goddamn life.
Unable to sleep after learning all that shit, I ate some food and watched a movie on TV. Atticus and Briar-Fleur watched with me, though I was certain they mainly just watched me instead.
I ended up passing out on the couch. As humans do. This was boring, huh?