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Vampires were supposed to be fearful creatures.
They were either beings moved by desire and instinct that would do only what they wanted and trick stupid humans into their trap to satisfy their thirst for blood or ones with constant conflicted feelings, few to none facial expressions, cheesy lines and that could glow in the sunlight.
Yes, both were very fearful.
But never in her life would Crystal think that could they be your usual annoying teenage boy.
More specifically, an annoying teenage boy who wants her blood.
A warm breath sent shivers down her spine as soon as she felt it caressing her neck. Her hand reached for her book and she heard the sound of a nose bopping on its cover.
“… Ouch.”
“Get away from my neck.” She said calmly, still holding the book at the same position. A small huff was heard next as well as the sound of someone sitting on the chair next to hers.
“Just a small bite wouldn’t hurt you, y’know.”
She gave him a look. Gold shrugged.
“Ok, it would, but just a bit.”
“Still not convinced.”
“Crys, c’mon.”
“No.”
“I’m hungryyyy!” He whined.
“Go drink tomato juice.”
“Ew, no.”
“Then I can’t help you.”
The boy’s forehead met the desk while a long sigh was released by him. “You are so mean.”
Crystal put down her book and rested her cheek on her palm, glancing at him again. “Said the guy who is a vampire.”
“Hey, that’s foul play! Not all vampires are evil and heartless creatures!”
“Then you glow in the sunlight.”
He flinched, disgust showing all over his face. The pigtailed girl resisted the urge to smile.
“No. Man, I hate that movie so much.”
“Speaking of it, I still don’t understand why the sunlight doesn’t affect you at all.” To be completely honest, it was strange and a bit frustrating to see everything she knew about them being crashed down. Crystal was the type of girl who liked true information, being it about fantasy creatures or not.
“You, humans, were the ones that started this.” Gold tilted his head. “I don’t have a single clue to why the heck would you think that we’d be weak to something like sunlight. Wooo, how terrifying!”
“Yeah, that’s a good question.” Her crystal eyes lit up a bit, curiosity invading her mind.
“We are just like humans, actually. The only difference is that we heal ourselves faster, we are stronger and, well…” A cheeky smile came across his face as his vivid golden eyes met hers. “We’re more handsome, too.”
“You forgot more cocky.” She told him after almost a minute of locking gazes and then turned to her book again. Gold’s smile broke and he stared at her, one eyebrow lifted. “And you also don’t have hypnosis.”
“Nah, we do. You’re just an exception.” Golden eyes narrowed and he pouted. “That’s frustrating.”
She shrugged, a genuine apologetic look on her crystal clear eyes. “Sorry, I guess.”
“I can live with that.” The vampire leaned on the back of the chair while crossing his arms. Suddenly, a loud growl could be heard coming right from his stomach. “…Kinda.”
The girl looked at him and how he did seem hungry. Being a vampire in modern days shouldn’t be easier that in the medieval ones. You can’t ask for blood out of the blue, after all; she still wondered how he managed to eat before meeting her. In fact, after their first meeting, Crystal never forgot how he looked so relieved and happy. It wasn’t her fault – nor his – for having such an irresistible smell to him, after all.
Her fingertips touched the two familiar little wounds on her neck and she sighed.
“Fine.” His head snapped up, looking at her with wide eyes. Crystal frowned. “But if you drink more than we agreed, I’m going to kick you for good.”
Golden eyes sparkled happily and the boy smiled, showing off his sharp canines. A smile she was getting really used to.
“It’s a promise!” Gold rose from the chair and came closer to her. When his face was inches away from hers, he continued. “I’ll try to not make it hurt, ‘kay?”
“You better.” She replied, closing her eyes while feeling his warm breath on her neck again.