"Evil's Playmate"

It was a little over two weeks since Damian came through Alex’s window and whispered for her to remember who she was. Ever since then she’s been acting very unlike herself. I t was almost as if she didn’t remember or care about Damian and what he was planning. Xander was worried about her, but Alex paid him no mind.

“I’m worried about her. The last time she got like this it didn’t turn out good for anyone. It’s only going to get worse since she’s decided to date John. They’re almost inseparable. This whole thing with Damian is getting out of hand. Something needs to happen fast before someone gets hurt, or even worse, killed. Plus she skipped class today.” Xander said worried as he patted the top of Alaska’s head as he was leaving Alex’s room. Xander looked at Alex as she stirred in bed.

“You know I can feel you looking at me and it’s getting very irritating. I can’t sleep with your eyes boring a hole in my head. And FYI all my morning classes were cancelled today.” Alex said groggily. She was grumpier than usual. Xander made a mental note of this and walked away. Alex pulled the blanket over her head and growled. Why was it that she felt like crap? Her vision was blurred and her head throbbed. She felt hung-over, but she hadn’t been drinking. Alex pulled herself out of bed and shuffled over to her mini fridge in the corner of her room. She opened it and pulled out a pouch of blood. She heated it up in her microwave and took it out after it dinged. Instead of grabbing a crazy straw she took the tab in between her teeth and ripped the pouch open, tilted her head back, and downed it all in one gulp. Blood overflowed her mouth and started to drip from her lips, the corners of her mouth, and her chin. She then let out a refreshed “Ahh” and looked in the mirror. She watched the blood drip onto her blue pajama tank top drop by drop, dazed as she watched the fabric suck in each drop as if it were one big straw. An evil smile crossed her blood soaked mouth and she saw it. It was only a glimmer but she saw it in her eyes. She saw Alexandria, the blood thirsty monster that once took over her life. Alex worked so hard to keep her at bay and she’d been doing a good job for over 120 years. What had changed now? Startled she grabbed a towel and cleaned off her mouth. She looked in the mirror again and saw herself this time in the reflection. Was she losing control? No she couldn’t be. She kept Alexandria locked away never to be released again. Alex started to feel dizzy. She walked over to the bed and lay down. Alex closed her eyes and allowed herself to spin into a realm of unconsciousness. It was then that she let the effect of the blood take over. Her mind was in a frenzy. Thoughts of Damian, Jacques, John, Alexandria, and the past all spun around in her head. Her eyes shot open and she stared at the ceiling. She looked around confused. Where was she? Her mind registered that she was home.

“What the hell is happening to me?” she asked herself frightfully. She walked over to the bathroom and got into the shower. When she was finished she dried herself off and looked inside her massive closet. What to wear? What to wear? She thought. She looked at all her shirts and jeans. “This will just not do. I need something sexier.” Alex said. That’s when she saw it. A black and red corset with leather and lace trim. “Yummy.” She said to herself with a smile. She slid on her very well fitting black jeans, and her thigh high black stiletto studded boots that had three dangling chains hanging from them. She then slithered herself and laced herself into her corset. She looked in the top drawer of her night table and took out the necklace Damian gave her. She slid it around her neck and clasped it. Alex made her way back into the close and grabbed her chain belt and made sure that they draped just right around her booty. She looked in the mirror and applied her “Killer” lip gloss. It was her favorite shade and flavor. Alex gave herself one more look over. “Damn I’m good.” She said with a sexy smile and went downstairs car keys and leather jacket in hand. When she passed Xander she felt his eyes on her.

“Lex? Are you feeling ok?” he asked with a raised eyebrow. Alex turned to her brother and smiled an evil smile.

“I’m fine. Why wouldn’t I be? I feel great!” she opened the door and left. She loved the fact that she had nothing but her 2 afternoon classes. As she was going to school Alex put on her sunglasses and looked out her window. The sun was out, but that didn’t bother her. The whole drive she didn’t think about Damian or any other drama in her life. She smiled to herself.

“I’m not going to let him rain on my parade. He’ll be dealt with accordingly at my own convenience. Let him know who’s running this show.” She said to herself. Alex looked up and saw that she was in the city now. The buildings looked sharper and more beautiful today. What was it? Alex shrugged it off and pulled into the school parking lot. All eyes were on the car. No one’s really seen her drive it, but they knew who it belonged to. When she parked she sexily exited like she was a celebrity. She flipped her hair and looked around. All eyes were on her. It was like she was a rock star or something. People were mesmerized. She felt the air around her and decided to leave the jacket in the car. She started walking towards her building to go to class, even though she did have time to hang out if she felt she needed to. Alex looked around the yard and saw John and walked towards him. As soon as Alex came into eye range John’s jaw dropped and his group of friends took notice. They all turned to see what had John so shocked. Their eyes widened when they saw Alex walking towards them.

“Yo man is that Alex? Ha-ha baby is lookin’ good!” his one friend exclaimed. John shot his friend a stern look.

“Look man that’s my girl you droolin’ over and talkin’ ‘bout like that!”John said threateningly with a small smile. Alex made her way up to John and grabbed him and gave him a deep kiss. When they were finished John looked at her with a face of shock and satisfaction. If only Alex knew what he was thinking of doing to her right then and there, and it wasn’t sharing notes about class.

“What’s gotten into you?” he asked surprised. Alex pulled him closer to her and semi-whispered in his ear loud enough for his friends to hear.

“You could be if you play your cards right.” She teased. Then Alex bit his earlobe and tugged it seductively. She kissed his neck lightly. “I’ll see you in class lover boy. I’ve got business to attend to before class.” She said. She kissed John again and smiled. “Bye boys.” She waved and walked off.

“Damn John! What’s gotten into Alex? She’s-She’s-“

“HOT!” another one of John’s friends interrupted. John shot them both a side eye.

“First off both of ya’ll pick your jaws up off the floor. Second I don’t know. This isn’t like her. She’s been acting this way since a week ago and it’s been on and off. It’s like she’s two different people.” With that he got a bad feeling in the pit of his stomach. John reached into his pocket and grabbed his cell phone and made a call. The phone rang and a man answered.

“Xander? It’s John we need to talk. It’s about Alex.”