At this point, I really don't know what to think of this boy. I've seen him act shy, cocky, vulnerable, confident, and I've personally known him for a day. I have no answer for him, I don't know him well enough to tell him the general answer to his question
When I don't answer he releases my hand but still looks at me expecting an answer. I fiddle with my hands in my lap
"I don't exactly hate you, I hate your kind" That's as much as I can tell him for now. I mean, at least I answered him and didn't just run off
"But why? This is not some type of bullshit book where vampires are against werewolves or something. I'm asking why do you hate me, even if it's my kind you take that anger out on everyone that fits into your description to hate, and that includes me doesn't it?"
He's got a point. Since I was a kid I've hated all werewolves and lycans, but I don't really have an excuse for it. I can have a grudge against the people who directly hurt me and my family, that doesn't mean the whole world is involved. Since I never took the chance to even talk to anyone about this I just thought that my hate was justified. I'm really starting to doubt myself.
"Why? Has my family or I done anything to you? Because if so just tell me and I will leave you alone, even if it literally kills me to be away from you because I don't want to cause you pain, I'll do it, just say it"
"No, they haven't and neither have you" I'm about to leave it at that but I remember something
"But back at the party, you proved to me that you are all the same" At this point I'm just finding excuses. I've just lived this way for so long I don't want to admit I was wrong, petty I know but the anger is still there and it's not leaving any time soon
"Does this have to do with the bet? About me saying you can't leave?"
"Yes" Ugh my eyes are starting to sting, I can't cry right now goddamn it, "It's about how you think you can control me and the fact that you want to"
He opens his mouth to speak but I don't let him, "Don't try to defend yourself, you literally said I accepted the bet or you wouldn't let me leave, sound pretty controlling to me"
I finally feel his gaze leave my face, "I'm sorry"
We stay like this. Sitting in his car in front of my house in heavy silence
"I'll call my father and tell him to grant your family the leave if that's what you really want. I won't make you do anything you don't want to, I'm not like that. I may act like it around other people because of reputation and what is expected of me but I want you to know me for me. Even if you don't want to try this whole thing out"
How is it possible that in a matter of minutes a stupid little lycan has made me question my whole life?
"No, I don't want that" The words leave my mouth before I even register what I said
"I said I'd do the bet and I'm doing it. I promise to give you a fair chance but so do you. I'm not comfortable enough around you to tell you my reasons as to my grudge but I hope you can understand that" It's my turn to look at him
In the dim light he looks like a little boy. Good little boy…good…goo…God he's good looking. Wait, no, I'm becoming Samantha
He turns to look at me and gives me a lazy smile which doesn't help with the mess going on in my head
"Yeah I do, and I'm glad that you'll be doing this. I won't push you to anything" He's saying the truth and it's so obvious. I feel like I can read him like a book sometimes. At least when we are alone like this
"Good. I do want to get one thing straight" I raise a finger
"Sure, what's up?"
"I'm old fashioned, so I'm not your girlfriend. We are dating not a couple"
He doesn't look shocked at all
"That's fine by me, I can wait. As long as dating means you won't see anyone else I'm ok with it. I'll try my best to win you over and make you mine" He winks
Ok, it's getting kind of creepy how well he's acting. Like he's saying all the right things? I still have to tease him a little of course
"I don't belong to anyone darling" His eyes widen a little bit and the slightest bit of blush makes an appearance on his cheeks
"I didn't mean- I never meant for it-" He starts fumbling over his words
A chuckle escapes my mouth, he's cute. Fun to play around with
"I'm kidding, I know you didn't mean that. Anyways, It's getting kind of late I should head inside"
This confuses him. Right, as far as he knows I'm a vampire and vampires don't sleep
"I'm half-human, half-vampire but from time to time I like to act human, meaning I try to sleep, keyword being try"
"Oh, so you're one of those rare half and half, when I thought you couldn't be more different"
What is that supposed to mean?
"But yes if it's like that you should head inside, I don't want your parents getting mad at me" I roll my eyes
Such a gentleman
I send him a smile and exit the car. While I'm walking towards my door, I hear the windows of his car roll down
"Alexandra, wait!" He raises his voice slightly. Finally someone who understand they don't need to scream for me to hear them!
I turn around
"Hmm?"
"I didn't get your number, if we are dating now I need to be able to contact you somehow"
"Right, give me your phone" I walk the few steps back towards his car and grab his phone
"There, text me later so I can save your number"
"Will do. Also, is it ok if I pick you up for school tomorrow?" Huh? What a weird request
Is it? I mean, I told him I would give him a fair chance after all
"Sure, why not"
A smile appears on his face, I was right about his dimples, they make his smile look childish and adorable, "Great, I'll see you tomorrow then. Sleep well"
"Bye" I step back and wave him goodbye as he leaves my driveway
I walk up to my door and open it to see the lights of the kitchen still on and my dad on the counter on his computer
Shit, I forgot my whole family was hell-bent on getting us out of here all day
"Hey, sunshine who was that?" My dad closes his computer and turns to look at me
"Oh....ha ha....about that" He raises his eyebrow questioningly and I scratch the back of my neck
"ThatwasJacksondrivingmebackfromtheparty" (That was Jackson driving me back from the party) I say quickly trying to avoid eye contact
Both of my dad's eyebrows shoot up to his hairline
"Not that it's exactly my problem, but may I know why?" He's not judging me or mad, he's just curious
"Well, something happened at the party" Why am I evading it so much, it's not that big a deal. Right? People make bets everyday to date someone they don't like. Right?
"And?"
"Ok, so Sammy's friend, Cole, offered to do a bet to solve the little dilemma between me and Jackson but he didn't tell us what the bet was until after we accepted. Me being me I said yes. Jackson and I have to date for 6 months, starting today. If I accept to be his erasthai well we just stay here and yeah. If after 6 months I still don't want to be with him he will let us out of the city. I don't know if you knew but he's the son of the Lord and they weren't letting us out on purpose"
I could see my dad's cogs turning in his head
"Ok?..."
I just stand there before I decide to go around and get a glass of water
"So you and this Jackson, I take it Hunter, are dating now?"
I shrug and try to act nonchalant, "Pretty much"
"I mean if you're sure about this I say go for it. I'm not exactly too happy about it but you're old enough to make these types of decision. It would also make things easier for the whole family"
I go around the counter and give him a hug, "Thank you dad, YA lyublyu vas" (I love you)
My dad and I have this thing where we tell each other I love you in different languages
"YA tozhe tebya lyublyu solnyshko" (I love you too sunshine)
I start walking towards the stairs, "You need to practice your Russian dad, it's rusty"
A giggle escapes me when I hear his deep laughter downstairs. I head to my room and faceplant on my very comfy bed
"So, how was the party" I jump off my bed when I hear someone next to me
"God! Mom, you scared the bejesus out of me!" Besides from me, my mom is the youngest vampire in the family but she is already very skilled at concealing her presence
She starts laughing, "I'm sorry honey, I didn't mean to"
I get back on my bed and sit in front of my mom, "It was ok I guess"
"So you tell your dad everything about this guy and not your dear mother?"
She's clearly joking but I still feel a little embarrassed
"Ha, um, well I didn't tell dad everything that happened. For Jackson's sake, of course"
"Of course," She says, leaning in closer as if she was hearing some juicy gossip. She's such a teenager sometimes
I started talking in a very hushed voice that only someone in my room could hear, "When we got to the party everything was fine but I sensed him so I ran out"
"Sensed him? How does that work"
I like talking to my mom because she listens to me and gives me advice as a friend, not a parent
"Well, so far I know that I definitely smell him because to me he has a very unique scent but since there was so much going on I didn't smell him right away, but when I got closer I felt some type of buzzing in the air, I don't know how to explain it. At first, I thought it was just the music because it was very loud but later I confirmed it and it's because he was around"
She thinks about it and nods, "Makes sense. Right so, you ran out..."
"Yeah, but he's a lycan so caught up fast" I roll my eyes
"He didn't touch you right?" Now the mother side is coming out
"Not necessarily, he gently pushed me against a tree but not even 5 seconds after I turned us around and had him against the tree" I grin at my mom proudly as if I'd done something very important
She chuckles, "Of course you did, just like your mom, we don't like to get controlled"
"Nope" I pop out the p
"After that, he just brought me back home and yeah" I don't feel like telling her about our conversation in the car yet. I think she catches onto that because she doesn't question me further
"So now you guys are dating. If I'm being honest, I didn't expect that but I'm glad for you honey, I want to meet him"
I shake my head and I bet it looks like it's going to snap off because my mom starts dying of laughter
"Everything comes at its own time. You have six months don't you?" She sends me a wink and walks out my door closing it
Huh?
Whatever. My tiredness faded and I don't feel like sleeping tonight anymore so I'm going to keep watching my show from last night
Next thing I know my phone is ringing indicating it's probably 6 AM already. Last night I cried a total of 4 times while watching TV. To say I'm a very emotional person when it comes to fiction would be an understatement
"Do you want breakfast today sunshine?" I can hear my dad from downstairs asking
"No thank you dad, I'm fine today"
He is the also the other person I know that understands that we are vampires and don't need to scream to talk to each other
I hear my phone ping so I roll over and grab it
Unknown: Hey I forgot to text you last night, it's Jackson
Me: Oh right. Hi :)
Jackie: Just wanted to let you know that I'll be there in like 15 minutes, is that fine?
Me: Yes, more than enough.
Jackie: Ok I'll see you then. Have you had breakfast yet though?
I find myself smiling at the simple question on my phone
Me: I don't need to eat so no. Have you?
Jackie: Right, and no I didn't have time but it's fine I'm used to it
He should eat, unlike me and my family his body is still human
I take a quick shower and put on jeans with my usual black tank top and a purple hoodie, literally the only things I like to wear and I'm not using my sweats just because they are dirty
I shove my homework inside my bag and head downstairs
"Hey dad, could you whip up something very fast?" I notice everyone downstairs
"Morning" I smile and give them all a hug
"Yeah sure sunshine, got hungry?" Right, this is not for me
"Oh, yeah no, this isn't for me"
I could see all the woman smirking and the men giving me a questioning look, I just ignore it
I grab my phone to text Sammy that she doesn't have to pick me up today, I forgot to tell her last night. I instantly put my phone in my backpack because I know she is going to bombard me with questions and It's too early for that
After like 5 minutes my dad puts a plastic container in front of me, "Here you go, I hope he likes it"
"I- How-" I can feel myself blushing but just brush off his comment
"Bye everyone" I wave at them as I exit my house. Jackson wasn't here yet but I did hear a car coming this direction so I started walking down my driveway
As the car comes into view I open my mouth in awe
He gets out and walks over to me
He's wearing a pair of black jeans and a simple navy blue shirt, he looks good
"Morning" He flashes me a smile with dimples and I pretty much melt
"Hey. I got this for you" I shove the plastic container in his direction before by passing him and extending my hands towards the hood of the beauty
He raises his eyebrow in confusion
"You said you didn't eat anything so I asked my dad to make you something" I wave my hand dismissively not really caring for the food anymore
"Well thank you for being so considerate." He turns around and notices me gawking at the car, "I'll take it you like it?"
I rub my eyes to make sure I'm staring at what I think I am. I've wanted this car for so long but since I almost never drive I told my parents to not get me something that was just going to collect dust
"I love it! It's a 1969 Boss Mustang," I walk towards the car, "I've wanted one but I don't drive a lot so I just appreciate it from afar. I just know it's beautiful and would love to fix one up one day"
I turn around to look at his shocked expression, "What?" Did I say something?
"Nothing, I just never met a girl that knew what type of car it was"
"Well I live with three men that don't waste money on anything that isn't cars so I know my way around them"
"Nice" he starts walking towards his side of the car when he suddenly stops and looks at me
"Do you want to drive?" He puts out the car keys towards me
My face immediately lights up as I grab the keys and get in the car. The leather is black with red streaks, the steering wheel is fully red as well as the gearshift, it's truly beautiful
I hear someone clear their throat next to me, I forgot I wasn't alone. "So do you want me to get you a room or…"
"Sorry" I mutter under my breath and turn the ignition on
He chuckles, "It's fine, but unless we leave now we'll be late"
"Do you forget that I'm part vampire? Cause if you think I'm going to the speed limit you have something else coming for you buddy" I rev the engine and start backing out
"Then we are fine," I see him open the container and start eating
I'm not in a rush or anything but listening to the sweet noise of the engine while I go 90 MPH just makes me feel some type of way
"Your dad made this?" I turn to look at him briefly and nod
"Is he a cook or something? Because I've never tasted scrambled eggs quite this good. Not even from the chef at home"
I smile, "No he isn't but when my mom was human he learned how to cook for her and developed a passion for it. My mom can't really eat food anymore so he cooks for me"
We are almost at the school when I hear him talk again, "I've never really heard the story about your family"
I'm shocked at first but then remember that he only got back yesterday and he hasn't lived here for a while
"Well, to cut it short, do you know Twilight?" I hate that it's the closest and easiest analogy I can use
He shudders and nods. I'll ask him later why he shuddered
"Well pretty much that, but without the Jacob" I make a gagging noise
I realize what I just did and turn to look at him to apologize but he sends me a smile as if telling me it's fine
I turn back around and head to the vampire parking lot when I remember I'm with Jackson and don't have to worry about shinning so I do a U-turn and head to the normal one. It's closer anyway
"Don't you need to park in that building so humans don't see you?" I don't blame him, barely anyone knows the difference between normal vampires and me, considering there's only a handful of my kind around
"No, I shine under the sun but it looks like a normal body shine so I don't have to worry"
"Oh ok, good to know" Huh?
I park the car and get out. We meet halfway and hand him the keys. We lean against the hood as we still have time before the bell rings
"Did you enjoy that?"
Duh
"Very much so, the last time I drove one of these was like 20 years ago"
He looks at me confused, "How old are you?"
I playfully slap his arm, "Were you not taught to never ask a lady's age?"
He starts apologizing and telling me I don't have to tell him, he's shy again, cute.
"Don't worry about it I was joking, I'm 1,800 years old, you?"
I turn to look at him to see his eyes wide open
"You're older than me, like way older. I'm only 800 years old"
"Wow, so you're into older woman" I joke
"Looks like it" I roll my eyes and start walking towards the school as I hear the bell ring
I head for my locker to put my stuff away when I feel someone jump on my back and wrap their arms and legs around me
I'm startled at first. Only one person does that and she's halfway across the globe. Wait, what day is it today?
"Dari?!?!" I let her go and turn around
Red glowing eyes greet me with a blinding smile.
"Did you miss me mamá?"