Just a bite

ALEXIS

I was sleeping peacefully , mumbling mindlessly through my slumber when I felt the warm sun rays giving me the energy to finally open my eyes .

Vampires should be afraid of sun rays shouldn't they ?

Yet we're not  . We get around , out and about into the world .. pretending to be completely normal , controlling our thirst with efficiency .. at least enough to stay hidden . Any unexplained unfortunate animal attacks however .. bring mild inconvenience to our secrecy . The real question is .. the ancient 'monsters of the shadows ' could now pass off as your friendly neighbour with a cute dog and you would have no idea .. how did that come to be ?

Witches .

We do them a favour , eliminate who needs to be eliminated amongst other things and they , in return , provide charms that keep us safe during the daylight . It is very important to stay on good terms with the witches that make your charms because they could just as easily remove it if they wanted to .. provided that they come in contact with it first though .

However , I don't need a charm yet because I am not a vampire. At least not for now . We get our fangs and become true vampires when we turn 18 , and that's when the thirst for blood starts. As for this moment I am a weak human being who can't do shit.

You will be surprised at how modernized us vampires have become. We are no longer the 1700 bloodsuckers who don't know even the basics about human technology. The credit , of course , goes to the early vampires that realised witches could help us walk in the daylight . We could blend in and learn things that we couldn't before .

My mom isn't here, actually I really don't know where she is now that I think about it. My dad never talks about her. All I know , is that she wasn't a vampire. Which must mean that she was a human , right ? Perhaps human - vampire hybrids are different from pure bred because dad is always worrying about me . Or maybe that's just an overprotective dad thing ?

Did I tell you about us? My father and I aren't exactly best friends. It's the overprotectiveness . It drives me crazy , I could almost kill him .. except he can't die . Hah! I was meant to suffer at the hands of dracula forever . Yes THE Dracula. He has these really big fangs, I am surprised he is space to retract them because his gums are so tiny and I really don't know where the fangs end up going. It's just a weird concept overall .

A concept that I'm all too familiar with because .. well .. I'm homeschooled and all I get to read about is boring vampire shit like how to bring out or retract teeth that I don't even have . Why study it if I can't do it anyway ? Sounds like a waste of time to me . I could be going out , living my life and enjoying but instead I have to sit in that ugly disgusting room that reeks of bad blood and memorise my incisors . Listen carefully .. you might just hear the sound of my heart crying for freedom and my soul shattering from boredom .

I am tired of wearing this long puffy dress , I just want to wear jeans and a shirt and go to a damn human school and be normal.

My name is Alexis Grave , I am 17 years old and this is my hell hole .. You are welcome to witness for your own entertainment but .. laugh too much and I'll bite .

I heard a knock on the door.

"If you tell me it's Cray I am never talking to you ever again" I told him annoyed.

He has been trying to set an arranged marriage since I turned 17, which was last month. Apparently Cray is very powerful, he is the ruler of god knows what and many cities around the world (although my dad rules Transylvania), he forgot to mention the part where he was a dick. Once he dropped a drink on my gown and failed to apologize for it. I may or may not have accidentally slapped him and walked away. OOPS. My bad. But he very much deserved every single bit of it.

"Honeybee come on give him a chance, he is a sweet guy, and he can protect you very well" He said trying to sound sweet, yeah right he just reminds me of the devil when he is trying to be sweet.

" Dad . He's literally the kind of dude I need protection from . What the hell are you talking about ? "

You'd think the count would have some common sense and basic wisdom considering how many years he has lived (don't ask me , even I don't know .. it's a touchy subject for him ) .

But despite all that.. I really don't want to upset him. He scares the shit out of me when he is upset about something. Like this one time when I was 7 and he found a hybrid near our castle who killed many of our men.. Whoah .. you should have seen him, he was so pissed that I literally pissed my pants after looking at him . Not my brightest moment but hey , I was a kid so cut me and my wet pants some slack . Wet with piss , not something else .. don't get the wrong idea . That sounds incredibly wrong . Why would it be something other than pis-

You know what .. I'll stop thinking now .

Let's just say that it didn't end well for the hybrid in the end. Poor thing .. it was the last one anyone had seen in well over a hundred years. My dad must really hate werewolves to torture him to that extent . Usually he just kills those who trespass , but with that hybrid .. he took his sweet time . It was sickening to watch . Good thing I only got a glimpse before I was escorted out of the dungeon , because that glimpse alone was enough to give me nightmares for weeks .

"Maybe he is a little rough on the edges but he is not evil, and sweetie you will just get engaged, you will be married when you turn 18 so you'll have time to get to know him." He tried to explain but failed to make his point.

A little rough? No he was plain evil, I could see it in his eyes. Yup not capable of redemption at all. Hell he had a chance lower than Klaus. Now you see what I mean?

"A little rough?? Are you serious? I hate him ! This is the last time I meet with him and that is it, if he does something wrong tell him to go kiss his ex's ass, he seemed to like doing that last night." I commented harshly but not out of jealousy ... only to prove my point .

"What makes you say that? " He eyes me suspiciously . Does he not believe me ? He thinks I'm lying to get out of this engagement ? Well it does sound like something I would do but who the fuck wouldn't ? It's the 21st century .. He can't force me to get married to just anyone . 

That's besides the point though , the point is that I am not lying because my best friend Aeron , saw it with his own 2 functional eyes . Well .. mostly functional considering I recently kicked him in the eye . By accident , might I add . See , this is why you don't tickle ticklish people .

Aeron is .. well .. gorgeous if I'm going to be honest. Though I have never thought of him as anything  more than a friend , we have made out a couple of times. Will you believe me if I told you it was an accident ? Fine .. I might be lying this time .

We had decided that if we never met the right person we would marry each other , and we will definitely stick to our promise. I am not sure if I will ever meet the right guy . It's not like vampires have mates or anything. My dad may hate werewolves but this is something I've always admired about them .. They love one person with all their heart from the moment they see them till their last breath.

I've never seen people other than werewolves having mates . Guess I'm stuck with douchebags like Cray for the rest of my life ?

" See that just proves you don't know for sure since you have no answer ! Now come on , he is downstairs , go meet him"

It's not my fault I zoned out ! I groan in protest but dad walks out the door with nil sympathy .

Now all I need to do .. is mess this meeting up bad enough that he'll hate me and leave as soon as he walks in .

I sit on the cold floor and think for a few minutes ..

Royal vampires .. are really into materialism aren't they ? Dresses and accessories .. that sort of thing ?

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I clasp my hand against my mouth to prevent myself from laughing to death.

"I'm trash . Lovely " I smile at the mirror . This plan will work , without a doubt. I think I took self humiliation to a whole different level . I'm not entirely sure if I should be proud of this or not.

I walked downstairs with pride in my eyes . As soon as my dad saw me his eyes not only popped out of his sockets , but they rolled on the floor towards the furnace and jumped in the fire committing suicide .

"Father , please close your mouth, a fly will get in." I remind him. He instantly shut his mouth and glared at me with murderous intention .

"Hey Cray, like what you see?" I asked him.

I look down at my trash bag . It didn't take long to make .. I just needed to make a hole for the head and 2 small ones for the arms and the rest came down nicely to mid thighs.

However .. all I could see in his eyes was .. lust ? And not the gentle kind. He kept staring at the skin exposed. Uhh.. That was definitely NOT the reaction I was expecting. I mean I knew he was creepy but not this creepy . I'm literally wearing a trash bag . A TRASH BAG FOR FUCK'S SAKE .

He whistled.

" I wouldn't mind getting some of that. Giving me a peek before our honeymoon I see ? I'll set you straight in the bedroom next time " He said in a voice so disgustingly sexual that I would rather carve out my eardrums than hear it again .

" How can you set me straight if I'm a lesbian ? " I offer .

" I am sure you will be tamed soon enough when we are married." That's it . I'm going to kill him .

" You fucking basta- " Before I could finish my sentence I hear a snap and he drops to the ground . It was too fast for me to see since my senses are as slow as a human's .. but from what I gather , Mr. Dracula just snapped the douche's neck .

" Should've kept his gaze down and his mouth shut " Dad spits .

Vampires don't die from getting their neck snapped . They can only die from being burned alive or through a wooden stake to the heart . Perhaps I shouldn't have told you that .. Oops.

Cray's minions don't dare make a scene and simple carry him away back to whatever tomb he came out of . Seems like someone needs some balls . Not spilling a single drop of blood for your master ? Seems kind of rude but well deserved considering it's Cray .

I give Dad a ' I told you so ' look and rush up to my room before he tries to stop me . I shut the door and jump into bed , turning the TV on .. At some point I drift off , not even hearing the mindless chatter on television , neither do I hear the door opening and Aeron sneaking in .

"Hey " I faintly hear someone say but I assume it's part of my dream and continue sleeping .

I feel a familiar prescence settling down beside me bringing me more comfort than I'd like to admit . It was the only time I felt understood and perhaps the only time I truly felt like things were okay .

" Wake up , sleepy head " Aeron's deep calm voice snapped me from my slumber .

" I heard what happened from your dad . I'm glad that disgusting creep is finally gone for good , but considering his level is that of an insect .. he might come around like the infective pest he is . If that happens , you'll let me know instantly . Got it ? " He says seriously .

" Aeron . I just woke up . At least let me regain my senses before you bombard me with an essay " I yawn in his face . He frowns which makes me chuckle . Annoying him is just way too much fun .

" Why do you smell like chocolate ? " I ask , sniffing the air . I definitely smell something sweet . Perhaps not exactly chocolate but definitely something similar . Is the cook making dessert at dinner time .

" Don't try to change the topic . You know how much I hated that creepy bastard . " He groaned and laid his head on my shoulder  . We just laid there side by side , in comfortable silence .

I absolutely adore chocolate, though if vampires have too much of it, they get sick. But it is really addicting, kind of like drugs. Since I am not a vampire yet I can have all the chocolate I want. Maybe I should go check in the kitchen and see if there's a chocolate based dessert in the making .. I can't help but drool at the thought of it .

Aeron lifts his head from the pillow slowly and cinematically almost . He moves closer to me , bringing his face in front of mine , our foreheads touching.

"Aeron.." I warned him . "Aeron stop, you know I don't like you like that." I told him and looked to the side to avoid getting lost in his deep green eyes .

"I was going to peck your forehead though "  He pouted.

" Lies . My forehead is this big and yet you still missed it and were aiming elsewhere . You must be either blind or a liar " I scoffed gaining a shrug from him in response . He just gave me a small smile and a soft peck on my forehead.

I smile . At least I have him , everything will be fine .. is what I thought ..

That's when I heard a loud growl outside my door. I swear I could hear bones cracking.

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