A Fresh Face Chapter 6

My mother wraps on the door, "Girl's, I made pancakes with blueberries!"

I feel for my cell phone on the nightstand. 10:34. We've only been asleep for like two hours! Ugh! Kylie grumbles from under the sheets. My mom was really saying, "I made breakfast and if you guys don't come out and eat some I'm gonna bother you until you do!" They do smell delicious though. Kylie will enjoy them. I'm good on "food" for another day or so. Allister was a pretty filling. Eyes still closed, I throw the sheets and comforter off me as I stretch and yawn.

"You guys coming?" My mom yells through the door.

"Ya, mom. Give us a minute, will you?" I hear her footsteps go back down the hall and into the dining room. Barely having to listen harder, I hear my dad sipping his coffee and praising my mom on her blueberry pancakes. He tells her how much he loves her and takes another bite. I smile.

"What time is it?" Kylie mumbles, head still under the sheets.

"10:40. Did you hear what my mom said?"

"No, not really." Kylie pulls down the sheets, her locks tangled around her face.

"Blueberry pancakes." With those two words Kylie's sleepy eyes turned into huge blue spheres.

"Yes!" She scrambles out of bed and onto her feet. A head rush causes her to lose balance and tumble forward. I grab the back of her shirt, her face a foot or so away from the tile, and pull her back to her feet.

"Think you coulda been a little quicker on that one?"

"Don't be fresh, young lady! I'm sleep deprived too!" We look like hell and giggle at each other. I sniff the air. "Pew! I gotta get out of these clothes and into the shower!"

"Even I can smell that!" Kylie pinches her nose. "Hey where's you cat?"

"Oh, That was Madeline. I meant it when I said she was our guardian angel. Apparently she's a little more than a vampire." Kylie stares at me for a moment then sighs, shaking her head with a grin emerging.

"Go eat breakfast. I'm getting in the shower. I need some serious apricot scrub! Tell my mom I'm not hungry for me, will you?"

Kylie nods and fixes her hair, then heads to the dining room where my mom has everything set up. In the bathroom I stare at myself in the mirror. At least I don't get dark circles any more. One perk of being a vampire is perfect skin. I haven't had a zit since this happened! I turn my shower water all the way to hot since my skin is so cold. It feels wonderful! My hair barely lathers with the first application of my coconut scented shampoo so I wash it a second time. Yeah, that's better. Who knows what else is in that pond. I'm not about to find out, that's for sure! I wonder what surprise Madeline has for me today. She didn't even give me a hint or anything.

"Apricot scrub, please scrub away all my stress." I say to the bottle in my hand. I feel like I need antibacterial everything. My mom comes up to the bathroom door.

"You sure you're not hungry, sweetie?" She yells.

"Ya mom, I'll get something later. Don't worry." I reasure, as I rinse a cooling face wash off.

"I do worry though! I hardly ever see you eat. You don't think you're fat, do you?" She still yells.

"Mom, I'm 5'3" and 120 pounds. I'm not nowhere near fat..."

"Okay, just askin'. Sorry." She walks away.

Sorry, Mom. I wish I could eat your award winning breakfasts, but I can't. Will I ever get used to this? Shower's done and like clockwork my cell phone jingles with a text message. Oh look, it's from my human boyfriend! I almost forgot about him with all this crazy vampire shit going on. I need to get back to some normalcy and go see him.

I text Jesse back, "Is anyone home at your house?" As I wait for a text I towel dry and comb my hair.

"Nope ;)" He texts back.

"Cool. Cya soon." I text.

Kylie waltzes into the bathroom, closes the door and reaches for her special toothbrush like I'm not standing here naked or anything.

"Damn, you really did get pale." She says, toothbrush in mouth.

"Thanks for noticing, dork." I wrap my towel back around me and head to my room for some clothes. A black with white pinstripe, pleated mini skirt paired with a green Mossimo tank. My black Keno's will work well for shoes. Hair up or down, up or down? I play with it in my floor length mirror. Kylie suggests up, so I go with it. Whenever I wear my hair up I put earrings in. My choice is a pair of large silver star-shaped hoops. I'm all set.

"Going to see Jesse?" Kylie asks.

"Yep, and I'll try a little harder not to eat him this time." My mouth waters at the very thought of his scent, salty and manly, but sweet. Mmmm.

"Ya okay, drive me home?"

"Sure, babe!' I smile.

"Thanks, babe!" She smiles back. Two peas in a pod, we are.

We make it past my mom and out the door we go. Kylie doesn't live but 2 minutes away from my house so dropping her off is fast. She waves goodbye to me and I'm off to Jesse's. Today's a pretty dismal and overcast day out, like many. It'll likely rain soon. I love the rain. After my turning I've loved it even more. The different smells that come with it like how it smells on grass versus the pavement, or how it smells just before it starts as opposed to once it has stopped. I love all the scents of the rain. I feel especially energized during thunderstorms also. Jesse is patiently waiting for me on the steps with that big goofy smile on his face. It doesn't matter if I'm having the worst day of my life, that smile makes everything better. I run into his arms and squeeze him hard.

"Miss me?" He chuckles.

"Yeah, I did. I had a rough night last night."

"Oh? What happened?" He questions as he closes the door behind us.

"Uh, just bad dreams. I kept waking up and tossing and turning all night. Scary dreams about vampires." Why did I say that? I swear I was dropped on my head as a baby.

"Vampires, huh? I've always loved those. I've got tons of vampire movies. Bet you didn't know that." I shake my head, trying not to open my big stupid mouth again. "I guess you could say I'm infatuated with them. Kate is seriously hot in Underworld!"

"Hotter than me?" I kid.

Jesse pushes me onto the arm of the tiny blue couch in their tiny living room. I allow myself to fall on my back and push myself to fit the whole length of the couch. Jesse straddles me and stares into my eyes.

"I guess you're pretty hot, for a human..." I laugh a little louder at that than I should have but he doesn't seem to notice.

Jesse swiftly, but gently bites into my neck sending me to the heavens. I lose my breath for a moment. I picture myself grabbing the back of his hair, pulling his head back and latching onto his supple neck. I close my eyes.

"You okay?" I open them and Jesse's staring at me, puzzled.

"Yeah, that just felt really good. You caught me off guard, that's all. Keep going." I pull him in for a taste of those succulent lips. I grasp his bony hips and a wandering hand makes it to my bra clasp. A few tries and their loose. Jesse leaves a trail of kisses as he slowly lifts my tank further up my torso, finally revealing my perky full C-cups. His eyes can't help but stare. It takes me no time at all to, quite literally, rip off his beater. His perfect body glimmers in my eyes. He leans down and gives my right nipple a flick of the tongue and they both poke up, hard enough to cut diamonds. With one quick movement I flip us over, putting myself on top, straddling him. His smile widens from ear to ear as I take in his 8-pack for a moment. I run the very tip of my tongue up the center of his body, making him arch his back and take a deep breath. When I trace it to his neck he lets out a little sigh and I feel him harden on my panties. Jesse gropes me roughly, pushing his hard-on into me. Curiously, I reach down and sweep my hand over it, giving him a little rub. I look up at him and he devilishly grins at me, as if saying, "Yeah, I know it's big." I return the look and give him a squeeze. He reaches down and slides his soft hand up my thigh, lightly touching my panties and I lose it. That old familiar sting. I can't hold it in anymore. I try to shield my face by burying it next to his neck, but his scent fills my nostrils, driving me more insane. Just a taste. That's all I want. Jesse senses my arousal and moves my panties aside, feeling my wetness. I can't take it. The blood lust takes over and my fangs sink in right above his collar bone. His coppery blood flowing over my taste buds brings me to ecstasy and I cry out. Jesse screams out, trying to free himself. I come back to reality and pull myself off him, covering my breasts up. Jesse's hand flies to his neck.

"I'm so sorry." The only thing I could do was grab my purse and disappear down the street, leaving my car behind. I ran straight to Kylie's house. Knowing her parents would be home and she'd be in her room playing video games, I went straight to her bedroom window and knocked. Kylie lifts the blinds up to see who it is and her jaw drops at the site of my bloody mouth. She opens her window, allowing me to crawl in.

"What happened?" she whispers, handing me a towel from the hamper.

"Is this clean?" I worry.

"What's it matter? Just breathe for a moment and calm down." She puts her hand on my shoulder.

"I lost control. We were goin' at it and things started to get really hot and I lost it!"

My cell phone buzzes. "You bit me!" Jesse texts. "And you left your car here."

"Oh no! What do I do? Should I text him back?"

"Shouldn't he need to go to the hospital, Twyla?"

"No, I didn't bite deep or on a vein. He'll be okay."

"We have to go back over there and explain." Kylie points out.

"We do?"

"Yes, meet me at my car." She commands.

I crawl back out of her window and wait by her yellow Bug. "Gotta go Mom, love ya!" She yells just before she runs out the front door.

Jesse texts again, "Where are you?"

We jump in the Bug and race back to Jesse's. His front door is still open. Kylie and I slowly enter his house and peek around the corner. Jesse is sitting on the couch with a wash cloth on his bite. He looks over at us, pale faced.

"He's in shock." Kylie says.

"What happened, Twyla? I'm bleeding." He looks at me blankly.

"I'll explain in a moment." I walk towards him and he jumps back, terrified of me. Tears explode from my eyes. "Please don't be afraid. I can make it better."

"Stay away from me!" He pushes deeper into the cushions.

"Let her help you, Jesse." Kylie pleads.

"Please, Jesse." I beg.

Jesse watches me closely. He stays still as I bite into my wrist. I pry his hand off my bite and drip some blood into the wound. It closes up and Jesse feels it. I back away from him.

"See? That's better right?" Kylie tries to lighten the mood.

"What's going on?" Jesse continues to ask. "Are you a.. vampire?"

"Don't be si-"

Kylie cuts me off, "Yes, she's a fuckin' vampire!"

"Kylie!" I yell at her.

"You can't not tell him!" She yells back.

"You're a vampire?"

"Yes, Jesse. I'm a.. a vampire."

"You're a vampire..." He can't seem to wrap his mind around it.

"Just sit down and breathe. Big deep breaths, in and out." Kylie tries to direct him. He pushes her out of the way and walks up to me. He towers over me at 6'1". I sort of cower as he approaches me. He looks deeply into my watery green eyes.

"So my girlfriend's a vampire, something I thought only existed in Hollywood." I nod my head as he stares down at me. He looks deeper at me. "You won't kill me."

"No, I can't. I could never."

"She's mostly a good vampire." Kylie adds.

"Kylie, zip it." I sneer.

"Sorry." She looks at the ground.

"Are you okay, Jesse?" I delicately touch his arm.

"I'm not sure yet. My neck still hurts. I need some water." Jesse walks into the kitchen. "Kylie can you step outside for a moment please."

"Ya sure." She steps out and closes the door behind her.

I sit uncomfortably on the couch, picturing the intense scene from earlier. Jesse pours himself a glass of water and sits next to me. I shyly look up at him.

"Could you ever forgive me?" I ask quietly.

"Yes." He folds his arms around me.

"I thought you would freak out." I say into his chest.

"I was freaking out for a few minutes there, but then I saw how serious the situation was and I needed a moment to take it all in. I knew you two weren't joking so had to stop and think clearly about it, say it a couple times to myself. My girlfriend's a vampire."