18.

I swear I'm gonna kill them one day, I kept thinking as we waited in line for our turn to take a few photos, still feeling kinda weird and stupid after that moment earlier.

Fucking assholes.

I swore under my breath, stealthily turning my gaze to peek at the side of David's face as I couldn't help but wonder what he thought about me, now that he knew my embarrassing secret.

I bet he finds me even less attractive now. I sourly thought, unconsciously squeezing his hand a little bit tighter and thus managing to inadvertently draw his attention.

"Are you okay?" The sound of his voice abruptly pulled me back to reality, blinking a few times as I refocused my gaze on him.

"Hmm? Oh yeah, I'm just..." I lightly shook my head, words failing me as he gave me another heart-warming smile.

"Don't worry. We don't have to talk about it if you don't want to. I'm not here to judge you anyway. It's your body, your choices," He kindly said, however making me feel even more uncomfortable and weirder than before, my cheeks quickly heating up again as I lowered my gaze.

"Yeah, ok. Now can we please stop talking about it?" I quietly said with a grimace.

I really didn't like talking about it. Not to mention that the people around me usually didn't make it any easier as they kept teasing me about it.

"Right. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable," He said with an apologetic tone, making me raise my gaze to look back into his rich brown eyes, noticing that genuinely distressed look in them.

"Please forgive me,"

Wow. He really does care. I thought with a look of wonder, feeling the warmth of his hand gingerly resting on my waist as he pleadingly looked at me.

"It's...okay..." I barely managed to say, disarmed by his genuine sweetness and chivalry, little by little my heart starting to pump faster and faster as his closeness was starting to affect me again.

"Shall we?" He asked with that dimpled smile of his, taking me by surprise as I lastly noticed that the small indoor gazebo where people were taking their pictures was now free, my gaze falling onto his awaiting palm before raising it to meet his again.

"Y-yeah," I quickly nodded, timidly placing my hand in his and letting him guide me inside on the marked spot as the camera worked automatically, his arms wrapping around me from behind as he was positioning himself to pretend that he was biting me for the photo when I suddenly remembered;

"Wait! Where are your fake teeth?"

"Don't need them," He replied as he stepped around to face me with a naughty smirk, stealthily glancing around to make himself sure that no one was looking at us before all his four canines suddenly elongated on command, showing me his wolfy grin.

Eyes wide with freezing horror, my lips escaped the tiniest whimper, instinctually backing away until my bare back met the wall as those terrifying memories of Satan biting me instantly came back to haunt me, temporarily shutting down that reasonable part of my brain.

"No no, wait, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you," He so softly said, worry and guilt painted on his handsome features as he quickly tucked those terrifying fangs away and approached with caution, seemingly hesitating to even try and touch me as he held one open hand in the air, his rich brown eyes silently searching for permission as they roamed over my face for a few short moments before finally daring to complete his oncoming action.

"Please forgive me, I didn't realize that you-" He didn't managed to finish that sentence as as soon as my skin made contact with his a powerful wave of warmth and sense of comfort suddenly hit me full force, pushing me to just step closer and wrap my arms around him exactly the way it did that day at the mall when he saved me from Satan.

And so I did, letting every other thought go as I held him as tight as I could and buried my face in his chest whilst his arms wrapped around me too, blowing out a long and tired sigh as I couldn't help but notice how incredibly soothing it felt for my mind and soul.

How is he doing this? I passingly wondered as that camera kept flashing in the background, neither of us though giving a single flying fuck as he held me for as long as I needed him to without a single word more.

And after only a few seconds longer of peacefully savouring that moment I finally pulled back to look up at him, earning myself another one of those beautiful smiles of his.

"Have I told you how beautiful you look tonight?" He sincerely said, effectively managing to rob me of my breath as I found myself taken completely by surprise and gaping like a fish, my heart starting to pump faster again and my blood rushing to my cheeks as heat prodded at my body, making me feel a certain tension starting to build when Kayla suddenly appeared out of nowhere and grabbed my arm, dragging me off of the gazebo's platform with her.

"Dude, we've been searching for you, where the hell did you run off to?" She asked with a giggle, showing me that clear plastic tiny hose that was sprouting from between her generous breasts.

"Here, let me feed you my little baby," She cooed with a funny voice and pushed it closer to my lips with a wink, making me throw her a flat stare as I definitely already knew exactly what was dripping through that hose.

Way to ruin the mood.

I wrapped my lips around it nevertheless, sucking a few mouthfuls of cranberry vodka as she peered somewhere over my shoulder, expressing a knowing smirk.

"Oh hey David,"

"Havin' some fun with our girl here?"

I rolled my eyes at the sound of her words, preparing to give her a snarky reply when she suddenly pulled me back against her cleavage, coaxing me to drink some more.

"C'mon chug faster, I need to lose these pounds, my feet are killing me already!" She whined as I took a few more sips then let go as it was already too much in one go, even for someone like me who actually liked getting wasted from time to time.

"Want some too? You know, for courage," She asked David with another devilish smirk and a wink, immediately receiving his negative response.

"I'm good. I'm the designated driver for tonight anyway,"

She shrugged and turned away to leave after his polite decline, throwing us another smirk over her shoulder as she yelled,

"Don't have too much fun guys, okay?"

I rolled my eyes at her devious antics, averting my attention back to David.

"Don't mind her. She just likes being an asshole,"

He lightly chuckled at the sound of my words, keeping that smile plastered over his face as he took notice of the song playing in the background.

"Wanna dance?"

I expressed a shy smile as I also noticed that it was actually a slow and romantic tune, letting him take me by the hand and guide me closer to the area where other people were dancing. And with gentle and careful moves he wrapped one arm around my waist whilst the other delicately held my wrist, encasing my hand in his as he stepped closer and slowly placed it over his left pectoral.

Gazing into his molten chocolate eyes, we slowly started to move in sync as the song played in the background at an acceptable volume level, falling into a comfortable and peaceful silence as I let him hold me and guide me, thoroughly enjoying the moment.

Letting my gaze fall to his cherry red lips and that fake blood that trailed towards his chin I couldn't help but let my mind picture those sharp canines that hid beneath them, casually thinking about a fun fact.

"Hey, isn't that kinda ironic?" I suddenly said, earning myself a confused frown.

"You know, the fact that you're actually the opposite and all that-"

"Wait, do vampires even exist? I mean, are they actually real, considering the fact that you guys are-" My eyes widened as I watched him give me a small nod of confirmation before I could even finish my crazy ranting, actually managing to scare me a little.

"Oh my god! They are?"

"Yes but don't worry, as long as we're here, occupying this town there will never be a single one in sight," He rushed to assure me with a calm and quiet voice as he held me close, giving me another small smile as we slowly swayed from side to side.

"I take it you guys don't actually mix then," I quickly concluded with a raised brow.

"There is a mutual agreement we kinda have going on..." He softly said with a wink.

"Oh. That reminds me, you still owe me some answers, remember?"

"I know," He rushed to answer,

"And I will tell you everything you need to know, I promise,"

He slowly dipped me as the song came to an end, effortlessly holding me by the waist as I looked into his eyes for a moment before letting my gaze fall back to those delectable lips.

They did look pretty inviting, I could not deny that.

But before I could even let myself get caught up in the moment and pull him in closer for a kiss a black silhouette moving in the corner of my eye suddenly caught my attention, so I turned my head to the side, just in time to see my sister dancing with Satan.

What the fuck?!?

"I'm so sorry, I'll be right back," I quickly excused myself after straightening back up, watching David nod with understanding right before I turned and made my way straight towards them.

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