Romance Fan Fiction ❯ Finding Love ❯ Living together ( Chapter 2 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

I woke just before the sun started to rise. The sky was light and birds were starting to wake. Soon the sun would rise and shine onto the Earth.
 
The thing people say about vampires not being able to be in the sunlight is a myth. We can walk out into the light just like mortals. Humans don't know about vampires all that well, but they have one thing correct, we are cold-blooded killers. However, I am not. I refuse to kill mercilessly for pleasure. I would rather starve or survive off of small animals. Even that, I hate doing.
 
I stood, sliding my feet towards the window and gazed out the window, leaning my shoulder against it slightly. I press my forehead against the window, feeling the cool glass. What I see is the morning dew on grass, making it shine like tiny crystals lying upon each blade. There are few birds resting in the trees, some are out floating through the morning airs. The trees branches sway slightly as the wind gently blows through. Two birds take flight, when the branch moves, and they head across the yard and out of my sight.
 
I hear a groan and turn, looking at James as he shifts from one side to the other. I stare at him until he is still. When he doesn't move again, I turn my attention back to the outside. I can see the sun has risen just a little, but enough to see orange rays peeking through the trees beyond the hills. I feel alive somehow watching this. Sadly, my fantasy comes to an end, when I hear a commotion outside my door. I sigh, fogging the window slightly, and turn towards the door.
 
I feel more irritated the closer I get to the door, dreading having to make contact with any of the `loons' that live under the same roof as I. My slender fingers reach for the door knob, grasping it, and turn it clockwise opening it. I step out, seeing no one. I hear some voices coming from down the stairs and I let out an irritated sigh. `There is no way I am leaving James in here along' I say to myself. With that, I step backwards and shut the door.
 
Once again, I turn, heading back to my window. Wanting to see my beautiful picture that I gaze at every morning, I stride towards it. Once I have passed the bed, I stop. I move my head, looking at James and wonder if I should wake him. I stand there a moment, wondering. He does need the sleep, but I want to get him out of here as soon as I can.
 
I shift my feet and decide I should wake him from his sleep. I stand next to him by the bed and sit on the edge. He is facing the other way. I reach out, touching his arm lightly and shake. “James?” He doesn't respond. I shake a little harder, repeating his name. He lets out a groan and pulls him arm away from me. I roll my eyes. Figures, he is going to try to ignore me.
 
I stand, grab his blankets and pull them off of him. I expose most him, the blanket still covering his legs. He groans louder, “I'm not hungry…..” he trails off. `What?' I laugh in my head. He wraps his arms around his body and hides his face in between the pillows.
 
I speak up, almost yelling at him, “James, get up.” He lifts his head, squinting at me, and sits up. “Morning already?” he says rubbing his eyes. He sits there with his eyes closed, looking as if he might fall back asleep. `Poor guy is probably exhausted.' I say to myself.
 
“Yes and it's time for you to get up and get around,” I say this and he opens his eyes, “I wish to leave soon.” He gets right out of bed and stretches out his body. As he raises his arms, his shirt lifts and I see his creamy skin just barely. I quickly look away.
 
He walks across the room to his shoes and puts them on. My eyes follow him around as he walks to the bathroom, brushing his hair and teeth (I had a new tooth brush in there I hadn't used yet), he walks over to me, just a foot from where I was standing.
 
He smiles, sending a cool wave through my body, “Where are we going?”
 
“Not sure yet.” I answer. He raises an eyebrow at me, confused. “Come on.” I bet that sounds weird. I had made him rush out of bed and get ready to go somewhere I wasn't sure yet. He follows me to the door and I open it. Letting him step out first, I shut and lock the door behind me. I take my place in front of him again and head down the stairs.
 
When we reach the bottom of the stairs, I see Vincent with four other vampires. They smile and watch us head for the door. I open the door and as James walks ahead of me, Vincent speaks to me. “Heading out somewhere?” I ignore him and shut the door behind me. I hear them laugh as I walk down the front steps and stand next to James.
 
There is no snow on the ground, but there will be later. You can feel it in the air and see it in the sky that we will be expecting snow. It's not as cold as last night, but still chilly. It's probably in the 50's. It always drops low once the sun leaves the sky. I can see now that the sun has popped up over the trees and is shining down on us and the light touches everything. Having the sun shining warms my skin just a little.
 
We start walking down the road and keep walking until we reach town. There are more people out walking around the streets, since it is warmer than it has been; buying things they need to make it through the winter.
 
We walk, not speaking to one another, down the streets until I see a building with a sign saying `RENT NOW'. “You want to stay in an apartment? I will pay for it.” I look at him when he asks, “Are you going to stay with me?” I stare at him, confused, not knowing what to say. Why would he want me to stay with him? I'm not sure that would be the best idea, seeing as I am a vampire and he a human. On the other hand, I would love to leave the place I call `home'.
 
“Do you want me to?” I question. He smiles, “Would you?” My guts tighten when he flashes his teeth at me again. I hate this feeling. I'm not so sure I should be feeling like this. I can't expose to him what I am. Yet, I want to tell him. Something tells me that he would be fine with it, but I won't risk it.
 
“Yes.” I answer, simply. We walk into the building and to the front desk. I talk to the manager about renting one of his apartments. He tells me it's 300 a month and I pay him. He hands me a key with the number 8 on it and I thank him. We walk up the stairs to our apartment. Hmm….our apartment? It sounds weird. Ours is on the 3rd floor.
 
We step in front of the door and I insert the key into the hole. Turning it, it unlocks. I open it and we both step in looking at surroundings. There is already furniture and appliances in the rooms. What we're in is the living room, ahead is the kitchen. To our left is two separate rooms (thank god) and on our right, there is a bathroom and laundry room.
 
“Well, this isn't too bad. All we need to do now is get you some clothes and I go get my things.” I turn my head and he is smiling at me. What did I say? “Thank you, for everything.” His eyes are shining and they look like tears are going to form.
 
“Your welcome.” I feel awkward with the way he is looking at me. I go to look away, but my eyes don't leave his. He reaches out, wrapping his arms around me, pulling me in for a hug. My breath catches in my throat and I stiffen. He squeezes me tightly and I hear him sniff, holding back crying. I feel like an idiot standing there so I bring up an arm and place my hand on his back.
 
With his body pressed up against mine, I can feel his heat radiating from his skin. I feel warm inside and outside. He pulls away and that warmth is gone. He smiles and tears escape his eyes. One tear rolls down each of his cheeks and I reach up and wipe them away. When my fingers touch his skin, he closes his eyes. I remove my hand and say, “You are exhausted. Get some sleep, tomorrow we will go get you some clothing.” He opens his eyes and nods, looking into my eyes. “I'll wake you when I return.”
 
“Where are you going?” He panics.
 
“I'm going to get my stuff, I won't take long. I promise.” I smile wanting him to calm.
 
“Alright.” He walks over to the couch and lies down. I cover him with a throw blanket that is on the arm of the couch. “When I wake you up, there will be food for you to eat.”
 
He yawns, already falling asleep. “Okay.”
 
“Sleep well.” I walk to the door and leave him there to sleep. I lock the door behind me and start walking down the stairs. I would find a cab and have them drive me to the house to retrieve my belongings. Hopefully, Vincent would just let me go, without even speaking to me. I laugh to myself, that is wishful thinking.
 
This should be interesting.
 
Yaoi-Freak1990 - Hello again! Sorry it took so long for the second chapter. I just kept putting it off and putting it off. I've also been kind of busy, with school starting and band and family crap. It is midnight and I just decided, `what the heck? I feel like writing'. I guess that is all for now, I have school in the morning and I need sleep.
 
Also, I will write more on my other stories soon, I hope. I'm working on the next chapter for Unnatural Love, so look for it. It will be posted in less than 2 weeks, I promise!!! Review and tell me how I did! THANK U TO ALL OF MY READERS!!