Since some of my friends can't reach a computer, or want to read the story while they are away from one, I decided to post the playlists separately so they can read it from their phones. The music will be the post before the installment it inspired. I also think that adding the playlist before the story will allow you guys to see ahead of time the feel of the upcoming installment.I hope you guys enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it.
Alex looked out her window. It was very cloudy outside. It looked as if someone threw a grey down feather comforter across the sky. The sun tried it’s hardest to shine, but to no avail. This weather was perfect for vampires that had to go out during the daytime. The sun didn’t bother Alex as much as it did others, and she didn’t know why. All she knew was other vamps tried to avoid the sun and would get sores that resemble sunburns and get sick, some would burst into flames. It was a change thing and she really didn’t understand it. What she did understand was that she was different, the sun just hurt her eyes a little and made her a little dizzy, but it was tolerable. She was thinking about her life and everything happening now, and started to feel anxious. Alex started breathing heavily and with a whoosh was out the window. Xander, worried that his sister had run away jumped out the window and landed feet first on the soft ground below. He landed so gracefully, it was almost as if he floated down. Alex had always been faster than he was, so he couldn’t just run after her. Xander sniffed the air and then moved back away from the house and looked up. There was Alex, walking on the roof of the house, treating the line where the two sides connected as a tightrope with stiletto heels on. She looked so carefree and happy.
“Lex, get down! You’re just showin’ off!” Xander yelled with a smile.
“Oh stop! You’re just mad I beat you up here.” She yelled back laughing.
“Now Lex!”Xander commanded. There he was using that “older brother” voice. Alex then jumped down from the roof and with a flip and landed on her feet in front of her brother. She moved the hair out her face and smiled.
“There you happy you party pooper?” Alex said as she made her best spoiled little girl pout.
“Very.” Xander smiled. “So what’s with this John guy?” he asked seriously. Alex’s body stiffened. She looked at her brother intensely and muttered “Nothing. He’s just a guy who’s a friend.”
“Didn’t seem like that to me. Lex, are you sure you can have a human boyfriend again?” he asked seriously. She hated when he’d pop her little bubble of fantasy. In a perfect world she could be with John without worrying that she was going to rip his throat out, but this wasn’t a perfect world, and she was still dangerous to everyone living and undead.
“No one’s saying that I want to be with John, and neither is John. We’re just friends and that’s it. Yeah he’s cute, but I’ve learned my lesson from Jacques. I’m not going back there. I’m uncontrollable, and that makes me dangerous. I get that.” She said sullenly. Can’t blame a girl for dreaming. She thought to herself.
“Hey, I’m just lookin’ out for you. I don’t want you to turn back into who you were before either. I know things are hard for you, but I’m proud of you. No one said life was easy.” Xander said. He then grabbed Alex and hugged her. She hated that he was right, but it was for the best.
Alex heard something from afar and jumped. She was back on the roof in an instant. She looked out towards the road that was far from her house. She didn’t see anything, she grew tired of looking over her shoulder to see if Damian had shown up to ruin her life some more. Feeling drained again she laid down and looked towards the cloudy sky. She lay perfectly still, as if she was a fixture of the roof, and let her thoughts consume her.
“You’re in the middle of a huge mess.” She said aloud to herself. “How are you going to sort all this out AND deal with Damian?” Her life was upside down and was bound to get crazier. She was scared to close her eyes, afraid of the images and memories her sub conscious decided to bring up now. She was still a little shaken from the Jacques dream. Laying on the roof was the only thing that made her feel sane and in control. It was the only thing that made sense right now.
As she thought to herself she felt the time pass. When 6:30 pm rolled around, she shot up and jumped down from the roof. She was lucky she landed so softly, because Gucci boots weren’t cheap. Alex walked through the door to see Xander watching TV in the living room. She looked over at him and noticed Alaska was lying next to him on the couch with his head in his lap. Alaska never got along easily with anyone. Guess she senses something about Xander. Alex thought as she headed upstairs. When she reached her room she hopped in the shower and changed. She was wearing dark blue jeans, thigh high black stiletto boots. She loved theses boots they had studs on the buckles and the trim. She had on her favorite red shirt. She loved it because it showed enough cleavage to get attention without looking like a slut. She grabbed her leather jacket and headed downstairs. Xander took one look at her and blocked the door before she could reach it.
“And where do you think you’re goin’ dressed liked that?!” he asked wide eyed. Alex looked herself and up and down and laughed.
“This is nothing. I’m goin’ out to see a friend.” She made sure she emphasized the word “friend” .
“Umm I don’t know about you, but I’ve been around for a while and I’ve never seen any girl go out in her ‘freak me now’ now boots and her ‘look but can’t touch’ shirt!” Alex laughed at her brother. She loved seeing his reaction and also the fact that he said “freak me now boots” made her giggle.
“You forgot my ‘look at my apple bottom booty’ jeans.” Alex laughed then looked at Xander. He looked so serious but Alex could tell he was holding back from laughing. “Move from in front of the door.” She requested sweetly.
“No.” Xander said sternly. A sly smile appeared on Alex’s face and she crouched in an attack position. She didn’t like being told no.
“Move, Xander.” Alex demanded as she let out a growl.
“No, and don’t think you scare me. I’m not scared of you.” He smiled a slick smile and crossed his arms.
“You don’t have to be scared. I’m stronger and faster. Do you really want to test me?” Alex threatened.
“Ugh! Fine! Just be careful will ya?” he said as he moved from the door.
“Of course. Always. See ya later.” Alex smiled as she put on her jacket and headed out the door, car keys in hand. She climbed into her car and drove off while Xander stood in the doorway. He worried about his sister; he had no choice but to. Xander closed the door and looked at Alaska, who was looking at him confused. He sat down next to him and Alaska put his head on his leg and looked up at him. Xander petted his head. “I’m worried about her too. This is how she acted the last time. I just hope this time she can control herself. Damian here isn’t going to help either.” He told Alaska. They both looked at each other, and as if Alaska could comprehend what Xander just told him, let out a whimper.
Alex looked around the food court and saw John standing and waving at her. If she could blush she would have. She walked over to him trying to seem normal with a little dash of sexy. As soon as she was in eye range she felt heads turn to her she might as well have been walking in slow motion. She looked at John and saw his eyes widen he quickly tried to shake it off b4 she reached the table. Alex smiled a smile to herself and walked over to him.
“Hey John.” She greeted confidently.
“Umm hey Alex.” John stumbled. He tried to look and sound cool but he couldn’t keep his eyes from examining every inch of her body. Alex looked around as if she didn’t feel John’s eyes traveling her body. She smiled at him.
“John, are you feeling ok?” she asked with a smile.
“Huh? Yeah, I’m good. You look nice today. You don’t look too sick to me.” He said coolly. If she didn’t know better, she’d think he was flirting.
“Thanks.” She said as she sat down. She looked down on the table and saw a whole pizza and a notebook.
“I bought some pizza. Hope you don’t mind. I’d just figure you’d want to eat and I heard Pizza Hut was your favorite.” How did he know you liked Pizza Hut? Hmm maybe you told him before. She thought.
“Thanks. I could eat a little. That was nice of you.” She smiled and grabbed a slice of pizza. She looked down and saw that the pizza was pepperoni and pineapple stuffed crust, her favorite. How the heel did he know this? I never told him this. She thought to herself. She didn’t know that she was holding the slice of pizza and looking very confused. John smiled at her and spoke.
“Before you get too creped out, I saw you scribble it in your notebook one time when I had to borrow your notes. I like reading what you write in your margins. Some of it’s funny and some are really thought provoking. I look forward to them whenever I borrow your notebook. Speaking of notebooks…” He smiled nervously and passed her his. “I already bookmarked the page where today’s notes start.
“Thanks. You didn’t have to.” She smiled. They talked and ate pizza for hours. This isn’t so hard. This is actually pretty easy. This might be able to work. Alex thought. She was deep in her thoughts of what could be and then John grabbed her hand across the table. She could feel John’s pulse, slow and steady. He was relaxed around her. She could feel the blood flowing through his body. She could smell him and he smelled delicious. Like chocolate covered strawberries. Alex’s body stiffened and her eyes widened as she got flashbacks of her past, about Jacques, and about Damian. She was then shot back into reality and quickly moved her hand. She looked up and across the cafeteria she saw Damian. He was smiling at her and waved. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath and looked again. He was gone. Had he really been there watching her? If he was, how long had he been there? Alex looked at John in the eyes and saw that he looked hurt. Alex quickly gathered her things and his notebook and stood up suddenly.
“Alex, are you ok? Was it something I did?” John asked concerned. Alex wanted to tell him that she was ok and he was ok, but she couldn’t she had to leave, especially if Damian was watching her.
“No. It’s not you. I’m fine, promise. I have to go. I’m not feeling too good. Thanks for the notes and the pizza. I’ll see you tomorrow in class.” Alex told him hastily. She sounded afraid. She left quickly out of the food court with John looking confusedly after her.
“What the hell just happened?!” Alex said aloud to herself in the car as she drove home. She tried to collect herself as best as she could, but it just wasn’t working. Her thoughts raced through her just as the scenery around her had. Before she knew it she was home and in her driveway. She turned off her car and just sat there. As much as she tried to push what happened out of her mind, she couldn’t. She saw Damian. She knows she did. Alex gathered herself and went straight upstairs to her room, Alaska trotted close behind her with Xander. Xander knocked on her door and let Alaska in.
“Lex, are you okay?” he asked concerned. He worried a lot about his sister.
“Yeah I’m fine. What makes you think anything is wrong?” she asked sounding a little frazzled.
“Lex, I’m your twin. I can feel when you’re happy or stressed, or anything. Was it that John guy?”
“No! I’m just a little stressed out from school right now. I missed a lot today, so I’m behind.” She lied.
“Oh ok. If you need me I’m downstairs. Ok?”
“Yeah, thanks Xander.”She hated lying to her brother, but she couldn’t tell him yet. She didn’t even know what was going on herself. She couldn’t tell Xander what she knew, not until she figured out what was going on. She looked down on her bed and looked at John’s notebook. She felt a small tug on what was supposed to be her heart and picked up her phone. John called three times and left a voicemail. She called her voicemail and listened to his message.
“Hey, Alex it’s John. I don’t know what happened, but I was just calling to see if you were ok. So when you get this can you call me back please so I can know you’re ok. Thanks. Bye.” Alex smiled. He didn’t think she was weird, he was just worried. She sent John a text saying: I’m ok. Thanx 4 caring. I’m gonna to get sum rest. See u 2morrow. Alex the n grabbed his notebook and copied the notes until she fell asleep. Xander stopped by her room and covered his sister with a blanket and laid her in her bed the way she usually slept, turned off the light, and left.
It was around 2am when Alex felt a breeze on her sleeping body from her open bedroom window. Her mind awakened slightly to register that she closed the window earlier. She mentally shrugged it off and pulled the covers closer to her. The room had gotten colder, and there was a slight feeling of something dark in the room. A dark shadowy figure with crimson eyes stood at the foot of her bed. He smiled and his fangs glowed in the moonlight. He laughed to himself about the fact that she was unaware of his presence. Damian walked over to the side of her bed. He climbed stealthily into her bed and lay next to her and watched her sleep. She looks so peaceful. Damian thought as he looked down at his long lost love. He got up and walked to the other side of the bed. He looked at her bedside table and found the necklace he had given her long ago in the top drawer. Damian smiled an evil smile and bent over her. He whispered into the ear of the sleeping Alex, a whisper so cold that it sent a chill up Alex’s spine; one word that would stir her in her sleep.
“Remember.” Then he left and closed the window behind him and disappeared into the night.
Remember.
The air was warm and muggy. It was a warm summer night and the sky was clear. The smell of fire thickened the air. For any normal person it would’ve almost seemed difficult to breathe. Alex stood in the middle of a road in Paris, France dressed in a black skirt and a red and black leather bustier. The streets were lined with people screaming and running for their lives. Something was after them, and it was gaining ground quick.
Alex looked up at the stars and then over at the illuminated Eiffel Tower. She closed her eyes and sniffed the air. The smell of fear and desperation were in the air. Just then something within Alex clicked and she swept her head down and looked to the side with an evil smile. Her fangs gleamed in the pale light of the night combined with the soft glow of streetlights. Something caught her scent and made her mouth water. She craved this, need the blood that was calling her name. Alex took a step forward and continued to walk past the crowd of screaming people on the cobbled street. Alex swayed slightly as she walked, high off the scent that was drawing her. It seemed as if she had no control, she was like a zombie as she walked. Just then she stopped. Alex looked around puzzled. She had lost the scent. She sniffed the air again to see if it was possible to find it again, and found it. Her eyes turned a bright crimson and she spun quickly to her right, towards a dimly lit alleyway. Alex stealthily walked to the opening to the alley. When she reached the alley she saw a man trembling in the corner in the very back. It was a dead end. What was he doing here? If he was hiding, this was the stupidest place to hide. “Trapped like a rat.” Alex said devilishly. He looked up at the sound of Alex’s voice.
“Alexandria?” he asked terrified. “What happened to you?” he asked as his voice trembled. Alex looked her love in his piercing blue eyes and smiled a hellish smile. “I’m just being who I’ve always been Jacques.” Alex said as she licked her fangs. “Now sit still this is only going to hurt for a second.” She said calmly and then laughed. Jacques stood up and looked Alex deep into her eyes as she walked towards him slowly. What happened to his love? What was she doing? As Alex got closer Jacques found the courage to say what would be his last words. He looked Alex dead into her eyes with so much love and warmth and uttered just three words. “I love you.” He said in a whisper that only they both could hear. Alex cocked her head n smiled then she lunged towards Jacques.
“NO!” Alex screamed as she shot up from her bed with her eyes still closed. Xander was across the room watching TV and rushed to his sister’s side and grabbed her into his arms. She was shaking almost violently.
“Lex it’s ok. It’s ok.” Xander kept whispering to her as he rocked her to calm her down. Alex was on the verge of tears and looked up at her twin brother. Xander looked down at Alex wit h a serious face of concern.
“Another bad dream?” he asked. Alex nodded slowly. “The same one?” he asked again. Alex shook her head and pointed to his pouch of blood. He handed it to her and she took a long sip. She swallowed and let out a small “Ahhh”.
“Then what dream was it, Lex?” he asked sternly. Alex looked up at Xander with fear and regret in her eyes. She shivered and let out one single word.
“Jacques.” She said in a low whisper as she hung her head down low. Xander’s eyes became very wide and let out a small sigh.
“You’ve never had that one before had you?” he asked. Alex really didn’t feel like answering any questions right now so she shook her head slightly. She put her face in her hands and breathed deeply. She needed to get it together. She knew taking a nap after telling Xander everything about Damian would have some effect on her. She looked at the clock on her night table and looked at the time. It was only 1pm. That makes sense since she got back home at 7am. She looked at the clock in a trance for a little bit trying to recollect the events between the time she talked to Xander to now. Just as she was remembering her cell phone rang. Xander looked at her curiously. “What do you need that for?” he asked. Alex shushed him and answered.
“Hello.” She answered casually.
“Hey Alex it’s John.” The male voice replied. John. He was the really cute guy in her music engineering class; they both majored in Recorded music. He was tall, around 6’4” and had really nice milk chocolate caramel skin. He also had an accent that was country that every girl thought was cute.
“Hey John what’s up?” Alex asked. She and John had become friends when he forgot his notes in his dorm room and Alex helped him out. Since then they’d been study partners, project partners, etc.
“I was just calling to see if you were ok. You weren’t in class today.” He said concerned. John was a sweet country boy. Momma raised him right. Alex thought to. “No, I’m fine. My brother came to town and I wasn’t feeling too good today so I didn’t come to class. Did I miss anything?” she asked him casually. Their friendship was simple and safe. To Alex that was very comforting in more ways than one.
“Yeah a lot, but don’t worry I took really good notes so you won’t be behind. This time you’re gonna need my notes instead of the other way around. That is if you can read my handwriting.” John laughed.
“I’m sure I’ll be able to figure ‘em out. Nothing’s too illegible for me.” She laughed.
“Ok. Well if you’re feeling up to it, do you want to stop by later and pick ‘em up so you’re not behind if you come to class tomorrow?” John asked. Alex wanted to say no and skip classes for the rest of the semester while Damian was around, but school, writing, and music were the only things keeping her sane, aside from Alaska.
“Sure. I’ll meet you at the food court at 8.”
“Great. See ya then.” They both hung up. Xander looked at her with a sly smile.
“So who’s that, your boyfriend?” He asked teasingly.
“No. He’s my friend and that’s it.” Alex knew she was lying. She had some kind of feelings for john, but that was dangerous and she couldn’t act on them even if she wanted to. She wasn’t stable, she wasn’t safe, hell she wasn’t human. She figured if they stayed friends no one would get hurt. Her last boyfriend was now stalking her, and the last human she’d loved she ripped his throat out just for kicks and giggles. She was a heartless monster and she’d promise she’d never go back. She refused to put John or anyone in that situation ever again. She swore to never have any human, lover or friend, end up like Jacques. She couldn’t have anyone else’s blood on her hands. She couldn’t deal with another Jacques, not now, not ever.
Alex drove for what seemed forever. She had a lot to think about. Damian was back and she didn’t know why. She didn’t know anything, but she did know was that it wasn’t anything good. Damian wasn’t anything good and neither was anything he brought with him. She knew how Damian was and she never wanted to relive that ever again. “You cannot escape who you are” echoed throughout her mind. Alex didn’t want to remember who she was. Escaping is what she was trying to do. She knew that she had to stay away from Damian and stop whatever he was trying to do. “Stupid vampire exes!” she said aloud to herself as she kept driving. She didn’t have the luxury of looking out the window to watch the transformation of her surroundings change. Actually, everything was a blur. It looked like picture was taken as the car was speeding to the destination. This is why she knew springing for the R8 would come in handy.
Alex finally reached her driveway and parked her car in front of the house. She just wanted to get inside so she could think and sort things out. She needed a nice warm pouch of B+ and a crazy straw. Alex smiled a small smile at the thought of drinking B+ in a very negative situation. With that thought in her head she went in the house. Alaska wasn’t there to greet her as he always had been. “Hmm guess he didn’t hear me pull up.” She thought aloud. Alex called for her furry companion but he didn’t come. “Alaska, here boy.” she called again. Now she was worried. He always came when called. He was always at the door. Just then Alex got a very unsettling feeling in her stomach. She sniffed the air and smelled a scent that was familiar. Was it Damian? No he wouldn’t be that stupid to show up here at her home. Or would he? There’s never any way to tell with a crazy vampire in love, especially when that vampire was Damian. Alex sniffed the air again. No it wasn’t Damian, but she knew this scent. She carefully went up the stairs to her bedroom to look for Alaska. As she went up the stairs the scent got stronger. When she reached her room her stomach clenched. She slowly placed her hand on the doorknob and turned it just as slow. She slowly and carefully opened the door. When she had the door open far enough to see inside she gasped as she saw someone on her bed petting Alaska.
“Hey Alexandria.” He greeted with a smile. Alex let out a low growl and rolled her eyes. She didn’t have time for this. What was this? “Get on Alex’s Nerves Day”? Why did everyone decide to pop up today? Alex collected her thoughts and spoke.
“Hello Xander.” She greeted flatly as she watched Xander pet and play with Alaska. Xander was the last person besides Damian she wanted to deal with.
“Aww come on Lex, that’s no way to greet your brother.” Xander smiled mischievously. Any normal person would’ve been glad to see their twin brother after so long, but this was Alex, and this was Xander. They were both far from normal, and so were the circumstances. She hadn’t seen him in just as long as she’d seen Damian, what did he want now?
“It is when I haven’t seen my “brother” in almost 120 years!” she yelled angrily. Alaska jumped off the bed and trotted to her side. She was sick of her past popping up and ruining the peace that she’s managed to gain, the sanity, and humanity she’d gain during their absence.
“Calm down sis. And the air quotes around ‘brother’ hurts my feelings Lex. I’m your twin, I come in peace.” He stated calmly with a smile. Xander’s smile always was comforting. This wasn’t the case this time.
Xander was taller that Alex standing at 6’2” with a build like a basketball player, lean but muscular. His skin was the same milk chocolate brown color as Alex’s. His hair was cut into a low fade. She took in the whole look of Xander. He like Damian hadn’t changed since the last time she saw him.
“So you came and found me with him huh?” Alex asked with her arms crossed.
“What are you talkin’ ‘bout Lex? With who?” Xander asked. This time the smile was gone and was replaced with a look of genuine confusion. She didn’t buy it.
“Don’t give me that lost puppy look!”Now she was angry. “You know who I’m talking about!” she yelled.
“No I don’t! Who are you talking about?”Xander asked looking concerned.
“Damian!” she finally brought herself to say his name out loud. She figured if she didn’t say it out loud, then the scene between them never happened. He never came and turned her world upside down. Alex fell to her knees when the realization of everything that was happening caught up with her. Reality sucks. She thought to herself. In one swift motion Xander was holding her as she kneeled on the floor trembling.
“Wait, Lex, Damian’s here? Where?” He really sounded afraid now. He sounded like such the big brother, even though he was only five minutes older. She looked up at her twin. This was a different Xander than the one she left in Paris over 120 years ago. That Xander was something that she didn’t want to associate herself with.
“You mean you really didn’t know he was here?” she asked as she looked at him in the eyes.
“No. I didn’t. I haven’t seen or spoken to Damian in an entire century. I didn’t like who he became after you left. He became enraged and obsessed finding you.” He explained.
“How did you find me?” she now shifted so she was facing him. They both sat on the floor like kindergarteners looking at each other eye to eye. Just then Xander smiled.
“You’re my twin sister Lex. No matter where you go, I’m always going to find you, even when you don’t want me to.” Xander’s eyes softened and he kissed his sister’s forehead. She missed her brother dearly, and never stopped thinking about him, but she didn’t like his timing. Then again another side of her thought his timing was just right, as always.
“What took you so long to find me?” Alex asked. She was almost hurt that it took him 120 years.
“You didn’t want to be found. I picked that much up from you. You gave this illusion that you were running from anything from your past, so I listened.” Xander explained.
“So what made you want to come now?”
“Easy, you’d been having that dream again haven’t you?” Alex nodded. She hated that he could get into her head. “Well I noticed one day that it was worse than usual. Then earlier today I got a feeling that you needed me so here I am. I’ve never been too far away, just far enough away so you wouldn’t know, but close enough that I can be there at a moment’s notice.” Xander smiled and nudged her shoulder. They booth stood up and Alex hugged him.
“Thanks for coming. I really needed you.”
“No problem. You’re the only family I’ve got. Now where do you keep the blood in this place?” he asked casually. Alex looked at him confused.
“You don’t hunt anymore? Don’t tell me you’ve went vegetarian.”
“Nope, no veggies form me.” He laughed. “After you left I thought about the way things were and I stick to getting my supply from blood banks.”
“Well my brother, you’ve come to the right place. Follow me.” Alex led Xander downstairs to the kitchen while Alaska followed. She opened the refrigerator and looked at Xander. His eyes were wide with amazement.
“Now I’ve got everything from O+ to AB-. Take your pick.” Alex offered.
“I’ll take some O+ please.” Xander requested politely with a smile. “How did you get all this blood?” Now he was curious. Alex knew she couldn’t ignore him now.
“Easy, if you volunteer at the blood bank and have vampire mind control powers.” She smiled and laughed. That poor lab tech never knew what hit him. While he was dazzled by Alex’s smile and beauty she continues to stock up as he helps load it all into her car week after week. It was a pretty sweet arrangement if she didn’t say so herself, he never would remember it, and she got away with it.
“Wow I’m impressed Lex.” Xander said. Then his face turned serious. Alex took the pouches and placed them into the microwave pressed START and walked away to get them both their own crazy straw.
“Crazy straws, cute.” Xander laughed. The timer went off and she placed his pouch in front of him. She sat down and started to drink, and that same effect of her body recharging took place. She didn’t notice how all this stress was draining her until the blood hit her tongue and bounced all its sweetness around her mouth. Xander looked up at her and took a sip. He looked serious now.
“So Damian saw you today?” Alex nodded looking up from her pouch. “When? Where were you? Was he here? Does he know where you live?” She really didn’t want to answer his questions right now, but he looked serious.
“He was at my school. I thought I was being watched when I got out of my car, but I shrugged it off. I guess he was waiting for me. I’m not sure if he knows where I live since he was at my school, because I didn’t feel weird until I got there.” Alex explained. She looked deep into her twin brother’s eyes. She was looking to see if he really didn’t know about Damian. She looked harder. She didn’t find deceit, she found sincerity, and genuine concern, and then she found it. She saw a glimmer of pure terror in his eyes. He quickly tried to cover it up but it was there, she’d seen it, although brief it was there. He really didn’t know about Damian, and he was scared, like she was, about what he was capable of and what he was planning. Xander looked deep into Alex’s eyes and saw the same thing that she’d seen in his. Xander’s face hardened and became very serious.
“Lex I want you to tell me everything that you know, and I want you to tell me right now.” Alex finished her sip and started to explain to Xander everything she knew, although it wasn’t much she knew every bit helped. And at this point Damian had the upper hand, and that scared her. They needed a plan and the needed it quick before it was too late.
The air was cool and crisp; it was filled with the scent of night and freshly fallen snow. It was December 23rd, 1632. There in the middle of a field in London, England stood a girl, no younger than 21. Her hair was long and jet black, her skin was brown as the tree bark around her. The full moon gleamed onto the snow creating a dreamy scene. The wind blew her hair as she turned quickly. She was out of breath and panting, trying to bring some air into her already burning lungs. Something was chasing her, something terrible and unseen. She heard a twig break in the quiet of her surroundings. She turned and looked into the deep darkness of the forest that surrounded her. She saw nothing. What was this? Where had she run to? She was far from her home and her family; far from the warmth of her fireplace and her safe and familiar surroundings. Another twig broke, and she looked into the night once more to see crimson red eyes staring back at her in the darkness. The hairs on the back of her neck stood up. She wanted to let out a scream but nothing came. She stood there, frozen in total and complete fear. Before she could blink the creature was on top of her and sunk its teeth deep into her neck. Her blood flowed from her neck, tainting the purity of the freshly fallen snow. She didn’t resist. She gave up fighting and laid there limp as she slipped into unconsciousness and the field around her grew darker and darker as she fell into the darkness. She kept falling, unsure if she’d ever get up again.
It was an early fall morning just outside New York City when Alexandria woke up in a cold sweat. She’s had that same dream over a hundred times and it still scared the crap out of her. She reached for her neck and rubbed over where she was bitten. “You’d think after all this time you’d be used to it.” She mumbled aloud to herself. She climbed out of bed and looked in the mirror. She looked for the bite marks that were there once there. The markings left behind by the vampire that attacked her so many years ago on that fateful night. As she rubbed her neck she wanted to cry. She never saw the face of the creature that attacked her and took her from the life that she had once known. She lost everything; her family, her friends, her home, and sometimes she felt as if her humanity was slipping away from her along with her sanity.
Alexandria was in a whole different world now. She lived in a world where vampires didn’t exist outside of books, TV shoes, and movies. Her kind was reduced to being nothing but fictional creatures. If only the humans knew just how fictional they were. Back in her century vampires were very much known and taken care of accordingly. She shook the thought of the past and looked in the mirror. She looked like she’d been dragged through hell and slapped in the face. “Ugh. If I keep having this dream I’m going to be the only vampire to look as if they aged.” She said to herself as she brushed her hair. She made her way back to her bed and glanced at the clock on her bedside table. The time blinked 4:35am on the LCD display. She shrugged and then threw herself onto her pillow and let out a groan. She hated her sleep being interrupted by stupid dreams recollecting the past. She rolled over and pulled the covers over her head as she heard nails tapping on the hardwood floor. Alex’s body stiffened as the tapping grew closer. Her door creaked open and the tapping was now in her room. She felt her bed shift due to additional weight on one side. She felt a tugging on her blanket and then it was thrown from her body.
“Very funny Alaska!” she giggled as she took her pillow and hit the Siberian husky in the face with it. If she loved anything in this world it was Alaska. Alaska was Alex’s dog. He was a purebred Siberian husky. His fur was black on top and white on the bottom, which perfectly contrasted his piercing sky blue eyes. “Guess it’s time for me to get up, huh boy?” she asked. Alaska answered with a slight nudge with his wet nose on her forehead. Alex groaned and Alaska answered with a barrage of dog kisses all over her face. “Eww! I’m up! I’m up! Now stop!” she commanded with a smile. Alaska jumped off the bed and headed out of the room. Alex then turned on her iPod and headed to the shower. Her day started now whether she liked it or not.
Alex went through her normal routine grabbed her car keys and her back pack and headed down the stairs into the kitchen. She never understood why she had this big house in the middle of nowhere and it was just her and Alaska. Then she remembered that it was safer for her to be here than in the city. Here there was no temptation to be the monster that she was forcefully turned into. The mailman left her mail in the mailbox up the road so there was only human contact when she was at school or out in the city. Here she was free to be herself and didn’t have to hide it. If she wanted to sleep in a tree she could sleep in a tree without questions being asked. Not that she would but if she wanted to she could.
She opened the refrigerator and grabbed a pouch of AB+ and made her way to the microwave. She’d been doing this for so long that she knew how long that it took get it exactly at 98.6. She punched 3:33 onto the display, placed the pouch in the microwave, pressed START and walked away to feed Alaska. When the timer dinged she went to her silverware drawer and grabbed a crazy straw. Yes, a crazy straw. She thought it made it less morbid that she was drinking blood if it was through a crazy straw. She grabbed the pouch and poked a hole in it with the straw and began to drink. Alex found it very odd to even herself that she treated a pouch of human blood like a Capri-Sun, but she shrugged the thought off and continued to drink. Donated blood wasn’t as good as fresh, but it did the trick. The warm sweet liquid slid down her throat and recharged her body like coffee does for humans. It warmed her insides like hot chocolate with a hint of latex. Alex learned to ignore that taste and figured a little latex is better than becoming a monster and preying on those that didn’t deserve to die at her hand because she was hungry. That just wasn’t in her personality. She sucked the last drop left and grabbed her keys. Alaska escorted Alex to the door. She petted his head and gave him a quick hug and head out the door towards her red 2010 Audi R8. She liked to keep to herself that doesn’t mean she had to be a hermit and drive a Taurus. She had the money and dammit she was gonna spend it. She got in, hooked up her iPod and embarked on the 45 minute trip to NYU where she majored in Music and Creative Writing and minored in Recorded Music.
Alex drove down the road and saw the familiar scenery that she passed on a daily basis. She looked out the window from time to time to see her surroundings morph from the woods where she lived, to the suburbs, to the city. It all seemed to morph gradually into one fluid motion as me she made her way to school. She took this way every day, but the beauty and serenity still amazed her to this day. It was peaceful and familiar. It was like peace morphing into the chaos that lingered within the city. Although chaotic, she loved the city; there was something about it that drew her to it like a moth to a flame. The pull of the allure was unimaginably strong and she had no idea why.
She finally made it onto campus and parked her car. When she got out it was still dark as she made her way to the Student Union. This is why she left so early. That way the sun wouldn’t bother her as she made her way to school. She never had to worry about the transition between classes because she was only exposed for no more than five minutes. She’d feel a little sick, as if she had heat stroke, than burst into flames. As she entered the building to go wait for the start of her first class she felt as if someone had been watching her. She turned to see that no one was there. Alex shrugged the feeling off. What was wrong with me? There usually wasn’t anyone here this early, so why was today any different? She asked herself in her head.
Alex shook her head to shake this creepy feeling that she had and started to walk down the long dark hallway. It smelled just like any college hallway. It smelled of paper, textbooks, fresh coffee and pen ink. Her highly sensitive sense of smell allowed her to have a different view of what school was, but she wasn’t going to dig. She didn’t want to taint this pure scent of innocence and higher learning. Just as she allowed herself to be swept away by the scent of the hallway she heard a whoosh behind her. She turned around again to see that there was nothing there. “Get it together Alex!” She whispered to herself. She kept walking until she reached the indoor bridge way between the two buildings. It was usually used by horny college students that wanted to get a little something before class. It was windowless and secluded and that gave her a bad feeling. Alex kept walking down the long hallway and then heard the automatic door open behind her. Alex didn’t bother turning this time; she figured that it was nothing just like the rest even though her gut told her something else. Suddenly the hallway went cold. She heard footsteps and they were coming up right behind her. They were just light enough that humans would’ve never heard them. She froze, scared of who was behind her. She could take whoever it was, but she didn’t like her time to herself interrupted. The footsteps were getting closer, the room got colder. In what seemed like no time at all she felt a cold breath on the back of her neck. The scent of the breath was familiar to her but the cold froze her and she couldn’t move. “Hello Alexandria.” a deep male voice hinted with a British accent, whispered into her ear from behind her. Who was this that called her by a name that she left behind so long ago? She turned around and gasped as she saw the face of the voice that had spoken to her. Now she was truly terrified.
As you know I'm a very creative person. I do Graphic Design, I draw and I'm currently working on a book. Well I got stuck on my book and really don't want to force any ideas out that would bring down the quality of the story. So with the push and bullying by my BFF and fellow blogger/writer/graphic designer Sabrina (@thinkin_ONPAPER) AKA Optimus Prime, BKA My Twin, I decided to start my own short story series named "Timeless." I figure taking a step back from the book will allow me to come up with some more fresh and original ideas. The first installment is called "Forever Is Too Long" will be posted shortly(after this post actually). I hope you guys like it. I will also post a list of songs that each installment was inspired by in hopes that you can get the feel of the story and can fully immerse yourselves in it to enhance your enjoyment. If you like it please feel free to comment here or on twitter. Thanks.
