Crimson Lips Chapters 4-7

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Chapter 4- Present2

  For once, I smile while writing this. How I miss Eric. He provoked such irreverent thoughts in me. Lust, sanity, myth, truth, irrationality in a very rational mind.3

 I know my first thought of him was he sounds, acts and looks like a vampire.4

  The memory of Chelsea, it almost breaks my heart, but I'm getting ahead of myself.5

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Chapter 5- Past7

  The day Eric came to school, it was a Friday. My 18th was in three days, a Monday.8

  As I got into my car, I noticed a new Porsche parked next to me. All of a sudden, Eric appeared and I knew I had jumped.9

  "You like to do that, don't you?" He flashed a smile saying "only for you." We got into our cars and headed in separate directions.10

I know the entire weekend had no importance, nothing happened. Monday was the day that I knew would make a difference, but I didn't know it would as big of a difference as it did.11

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Chapter 6- Past13

  I woke up and drove to school Monday morning. At school, my friend of twelve years, Kira, gave me a yellow rose, Chelsea bought me a new CD and I skipped to my locker, to put my CDs away. Nothing was going to ruin my day. I opened my locker and inside, on the door, someone taped a not and a black rose on it. I took the note and read the poem inside.14

"Hair so beautiful and dark15

Eyes so full of life16

If only you knew what I was17

I would spend with you, my entire life."18

  I smiled and put the note in my pocket and picked up the rose.19

  "Who gave you that?" asked Chelsea suddenly. I pierced my finger with a thorn because she had startled me so badly.20

  "I don't know, Chelsea." I said as I looked at her. Then, I looked past her and there was Eric, leaning against the wall, smirking. I smiled at him and walked up to him.21

  "Happy eighteenth..."he said. And then, quietly he added, "Queen."22

  I smiled brightly, hugged him and kissed him on the cheek. He smiled at me and we stared into each other's eyes for what seemed like hours, but was truly only a few moments. His eyes were so deep. It was as if I could see into the universe through them and look at them throughout eternity. Our gaze was broken when the bell rang. He took my hand, and I noticed that his hands were ice cold, but I shrugged it off because it was in the middle of winter. And we headed to our first class, hand in hand.23

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Chapter 7-Past25

  The last bell rang and I got to my car. It had been totally thrashed. Someone had run into it and left. I sat on the trunk; the only part that didn't seem ruined, close to tears. I had been driving that car for three and a half years. My first kiss was in that car, a kiss I had forever thought would be my last, until Eric. His brown spiked hair, his dark honey eyes, his tanned skin, his demeanor... so familiar, like in a past life. I shrugged and looked up again.26

  "Wow, no way home now, huh?" Eric asked.27

  "Yeah, I guess I should call my mom." I got up to get to the pay phone when Eric took my hand and turned me around.28

  "I just called your mom to tell her that I am taking you out tonight."29

  I was slightly shocked but I got up, grabbed my books and my rose, and then walked with him to his car. He opened the passenger door for me, then closed it as soon as he was sure that I was inside the car.30

  We drove off and I looked at him, and as I was about to ask where he and I were going, he answered my unvoiced question.31

  "We're going to my house. No one lives there except me, so you and I shall finally be alone, together."32

  I stared blankly at him. [Alone? Why does he want to be alone with me?] He smiled at me and drove to the "high end" of town. I had never really been there, so I looked at these huge homes, mansions really. How grand and beautiful they were. Then I spotted a huge, magnificent home. It was so beautiful, newly built, too. I was in shock when he stopped in the driveway.33

  "You live here?" I asked excitedly. He nodded and got out. I slowly opened the door and go out of the car. I was totally fascinated by the beautiful Corinthian columns surrounding the outside structure of the home. I shook my head to get myself back to reality and to look at Eric. He smiled and took my hand and led me inside.34

  I half expected all of my friends to be behind the door to yell "Surprise" but it was dark and quiet. The home seemed as mysterious as Eric himself.35

  I followed him into the master bedroom.36

  "Wow, this is amazing. You've got to be kidding that you live here by yourself. There's someone else living here too, right?"37

  "No, it's my room actually, I sleep where I want because, no, no one else lives here except me."38

  "I can't believe you live by yourself! That's so cool!" I smiled at him like a little kid and I went and jumped onto the bed. It was so comfortable. I practically melted into it when I laid back on it.39

  Eric slowly lay down next to me. He took off my glasses and ran his fingers down my face, closing my eyes, and across my lips. He ran a finger down my neck, along an artery, and shivers ran down my spine.40

  I opened my eyes and he was right above me. He lowered his lips to mine. I was shocked but I still let it happen. His hand was holding the back of my neck, and now that I realize it. His thumb was on my artery, I'm sure that he was feeling my heart beat faster. Oh, it was... amazing.41

  The kiss ended and he and I just kind of stared at each other. His lips were fully kissed, full, pouty, and red. His eyes were once a honey color, but right then, they looked purely black. I was transfixed on his eyes. We smiled at each other, and then he laid back down next to me, looking into my eyes. Suddenly, I heard his voice in my head.42

  [Sleep,] and then I passed out.43

  When I woke up, I felt so tired, so emotionally and physically drained. When I could finally focus my eyes, I saw Eric. His lips were crimson red with blood on them. I tried to make a noise but words failed me. He put a finger on my lips, then took a knife out of his pocket.44

  "Queen, drink from me," he said quietly. "I want you to be with me for all time."45

  I turned my head away, and wanted to cry. He had drained me of my blood, I knew this. I think he knew that I would fight him before he drained me, so he put me to sleep in order to do what he had done. I was so upset at him. Why would I want to spend eternity with someone that drained me and almost killed me?46

  "Please, do not fight, Queen. You are close to death and I want to bring you a new life. A life where you can be with me forever." I turned back to him and he placed me gently in his arms and we looked into each other's eyes. His eyes had only one thing to say to me, "I'm sorry." I nodded slowly and he brought the knife to his throat, cutting a small line at the base. I latched onto it like a newborn child latched onto his mother's breast.47

  I could feel my body fighting his blood. I knew what was happening and all I could do was try to find comfort in Eric's arms, in his eyes, in his heart. I fell from consciousness a few moments later.48

  As soon as I woke up as a newly born vampire, I went out and hunted. A coyote cried out when I killed a homeless man on the streets. I hid the body in the waste company and headed back to Eric's, all the time, walking.49

  He caught up to me in his Porsche. "Come, Queen, I must take you home." I got in and he drove me home in silence.50

  I went inside to hear my mother ask me how dinner was and to have me open my birthday presents. She bought me a new car, I got a laptop from my father whom I hadn't seen in almost 3 years, and as I opened all my gifts, I almost laughed because I knew I needed none of these gifts I had received that day. Especially what Eric had given to me.51

I went to my room and fell soundly to sleep for the first time in many, many years.52