Giovanni watched from the window as his love showed such incredible anger. He didn't think the delicate human capable of such an ugly emotion. His mother was a lucky woman to have him looking out for her wellbeing. "But," there was one thing that was bothering him, "why did your eyes glow red?"
And then that phony doctor had the audacity to sedate Delano. Anger coursed through his veins, but there was little he could do. The drug was already coursing through the boy's body and he was not ashamed to admit that the doctor was too powerful.
But why had Delano hissed? First the glowing eyes then the hissing like a pissed off kitty cat. It didn't make sense. The only creature Giovanni knew of that hissed like that was the female vampire. And Delano obviously was not a vampire, or female. No, Geo mused, thinking back to that night in the bathroom, definitely not female.
Once more the fact that the boy was sick meant that his body was fighting the usually harmless effects of the mark. The process was okay, unless the person's body rejected the venom. Usually humans were not strong enough for this to happen. This kid was interesting.
Giovanni kept thinking of the strange boy all the way back to his house. He squeaked into the house right before dawn.
And , oh joy, none other than Chloe was waiting for him when he entered his home. She wasted no time in completely obliterating his personal space.
"For god's sake Chlo, can you at least wait until I have my coat off before you start breathing down my throat?" He griped irritably.
"You're not wearing a coat, dear brother," she replied snidely, crossing her arms.
"So I'm not," Geo said as if just realizing he, in fact, didn't have a coat on.
Chloe gave him a disbelieving look, "What has you so out of sorts, Geo?"
"My human, Chloe," Geo breathed raking a hand through his hair. "I'm reasonably sure he might not be… well, human."
"He's not? Then what the hell is he?" She asked, as if daring him to prove this as fact.
"I have absolutely no idea. But whatever he is, he's strong. He's fighting my mark." Giovanni said, worry evident in his voice.
His sister practically purred, "Oh my, that is rather impressive."
"Chlo, what if he isn't marked? What if… what if he fights this and wins?" he cried, fear making his voice waver.
"We'll make sure that doesn't happen," she said trying her best to be reassuring.
"Thanks Chlo," Giovanni smiled in relief.
~FoM~
"Mrs. Marlo, there appears to be absolutely nothing wrong with your son," the doctor said curtly to Delano's mother.
"But… what about that nasty bruise?" How could there be nothing wrong with her son? She knew there was something wrong. He was acting so strange… and that bruise. There was no way she just imagined it.
"There was no bruise there. Your son is a fantastic faker, must have put it on with some makeup. Washed right off. Good day Ma'am." With that the doctor strode out of the house and drove off.
Dawn was swiftly approaching and Mrs. Marlo decided her child could stay in bed. He was sick, doctor opinion or not, her child was going to stay in bed until this weird affliction blew over. She just hoped that it didn't get much worse, it pained her so to see the pain he tried to conceal when she was around him. She knew he did it so she didn't worry, but it only made her worry about him more.
~FoM~
I awoke feeling like a ton of bricks was dropped on my head then picked up and dropped again for good measure. I tried to remember what had happened but couldn't recall much after the doctor asked if my mom hit me. Just thinking that made anger swell up inside me again.
I looked down to my abdomen to see that vampire's mark. It was more intricate now. Almost looked like a wing was coming out of the center and a spiral around that. A bit unsettling was how I felt. It was as if a void was forming inside me. I wanted the vampire. I didn't even know the guy's name and I wanted him. Stalker tendencies be damned. God knows he's easy on the eyes. And I'm sure underneath the creepy exterior he's a great guy.
My stomach still ached terribly, but I also found that I felt more powerful, full of energy, than ever. It was like the mark had awakened some hidden part of me that had been buried deep inside. I know it sounds silly, but that's the only way I can think of to explain it.
And Jesus, my back hurt. Upper back. The pain had started so slowly that I hadn't even realized it and over the course of a few days the pain just kept getting worse. I just tried ignoring it. Not really working too well. I reached a hand back and rubbed the sore areas a few seconds then tried again to push the pain to the back of my mind. Might have been a good thing to let the doctor know. Then again, judging by how helpful he had been about the mark, it probably didn't matter all too much.
My mom came up to my room with food. "Delano, you're awake!" she cried happily.
"Yeah. How long was I out?" I asked, rubbing the sleep from my eyes.
There was a dark look on her face and I knew I wasn't going to like her answer. "Three days."
Holy crap. I nodded my head. Didn't want her to know how much it bothered me that three days of my life were missing. She handed me the food and I began eating the delectable chicken noodle soup and buttered bread that she had lovingly made for me.
I laid and relaxed the whole day getting visits from my friends after school. There was only minor irritation from the mark and I found myself able to convince my friends that there was nothing serious wrong with me. I'd be coming back to school in no time. They left around nine. I went straight to bed. For some reason I have been exceedingly tired since getting the mark. It was almost as if it drained my energy.
~FoM~
Giovanni was getting restless. His love was still fighting the mark he'd given him. It wasn't healthy and he was starting to fear that the boy would be hurt. He remembered saying something to the boy, about Delano coming to him, but he didn't think the stubborn child would ever do that. He needed to see his precious flower. He'd have to go to the kid's room tonight and beg him to give him a chance. If he was lucky the boy would agree. If not, well, Geo had always been relatively charming, perhaps a wooing game would be in order. He certainly hoped not, he didn't know how long the boy had before he began to get too sick for trivial things like that.
~FoM~
It was a weird dream. I'm sure it's a dream. The vampire was there. He looked stricken with grief almost like he wanted to say something to whoever he was talking to. He was so worried that he didn't see the fiery red head standing directly inside the door he had just walked through. She wasted absolutely no time in popping the guy's space bubble.
"For god's sake Chlo, can you at least wait until I have my coat off before you start breathing down my throat?" He griped irritably. Clearly upset, but what was he upset about. I just didn't get it. And wait…
"You're not wearing a coat, dear brother," yeah she noticed it too. Ahh, so she's his sister. They looked nothing alike. Wonder where she got that red hair.
"So I'm not," the vampire said as if just realizing he, in fact, did not have a coat on. What could possibly have him so out of it that he'd not even realize that he had not coat?
Chlo gave him a disbelieving look, "What has you so out of sorts, Geo?"
"My human, Chloe," the vampire breathed raking a hand through his hair. He seemed to force all of the emotion he was feeling out on those simple words. Fear, grief, caring, adoration. Whoever this person was, they were obviously very special to him. I'd venture to say he loved this person. Lucky bastard, to be in love like that, well it's just beautiful, I guess. Yeah I know, my mushy side is showing, guess I've always been a bit hopeless in the romance department. "I'm reasonably sure he might not be… well, human."
"He's not? Then what the hell is he?" She asked, as if daring him to prove this as fact. I'd actually like to hear this too. I mean, I already know he's a little bit… out there you know with the drinking blood and all, but to admit it to a family member and have them not think him nuts… Maybe they're all crazy.
"I have absolutely no idea. But whatever he is, he's strong. He's fighting my mark," the vampire, said, worry evident in his voice. Wait, mark? Shit… unless he went along doing that to everyone… No way. Jesus H. Christ is he really talking about me? No… I'm human. It must be someone else. Someone just as crazy as him? But if it wasn't…. if it really was me… he likes me. Quite a lot. I feel like I should be more upset about this, you know, having a crazy vampire wannabe pining on me, but... It's just the way that he looked when he talked about this person… if I had someone that could talk about me with such an honest expression on their face, well they'd be worth any... oddities they might have.
I think I need to find this vampire. "Geo," I needed to find Geo.
~FoM~
Giovanni was perched outside his love's window waiting for the perfect time to make an entrance. He almost felt like giving up and going home, the child needed to sleep and he would feel horrible waking him up for his own selfish reasons. The kid was tossing and turning in his sleep, not from a nightmare, just seemed to be a restless sleeper. Giovanni was just about to turn around when he heard a breathy voice mutter his name.
The boy had said his name. How did he even know his name, unless... Oh the kid was dreaming about him. How cute. If that's what was going on inside that cutie's head he didn't feel quite as bad about waking him up. He silently opened the window, thank the heavens it was unlocked, and slipped into the kid's room.
Perching himself on top of the kid's work desk he got into his best cool stoic vampire pose and said lowly, "You called?"
The reaction was instantaneous. He shot out of bed, startled, ended up getting tangled in the sheets and landed with a heavy thunk on the floor. Geo dropped his stoic-ness and let out a booming laugh. Which was cut off abruptly by two hands plastered over his mouth. Delano was standing very close, blue eyes meeting the other's unblinking.
"Shut up," he hissed, "Do you want my mom to come up here?"
Giovanni shook his head. And the boy slid his hands off of his mouth. "Good. Now why are you here?"
Ah, straight to the chase… Why wasn't he afraid anymore? Geo wondered if he had missed something. He looked at the boy and felt his heart clench painfully in his chest, the kid was beautiful, and he wasn't talking about outward appearance.
Delano had no doubt in his mind that the vampire had been talking about him in that dream, if the look on his face was anything to go by. But, he needed to hear it from the guy's lips. Needed this strange man to admit he had some feelings for him before he decided t dive headlong into something with this man.
The guy took in a deep breath, "I came here to apologize. For marking you the way I did. It was uncalled for and, and I was a bit too hasty." He looked away, pain clearly evident in his features. Delano realized the guy was here to practically bear his soul. Great…
When Delano didn't explode the way Geo thought he would he quickly shot off more to his apology, "It's just that I lost control in that bathroom. So close to you. You're amazing and I've been dreaming about you for months, I feel like I know you so well. I couldn't let you go… I think I might lov- care for you a great deal," and wanted to shove his foot in his mouth. He almost told the boy he loved him. And he was sure that the kid wasn't ready to hear something like that yet. But hopefully… eventually he would be ready.
Delano rolled his eyes. This guy was stupid. He figured that was as close as the vampire was going to get to admitting he loved him. "Did you mean it?" he asked quietly.
The vampires face snapped to meet his so fast he probably got whiplash. "What?"
"What you said to your sister," the boy continued. At the confused look on Geo's face he explained further. "When you got back from somewhere she was in your house… and you had a conversation. About me. Did you mean what you said?"
So the boy had dreamed about him. He looked straight into the boy's eyes and said probably the most honest two words he's ever spoken in all his years alive. "Every word," his mouth suddenly felt dry. As he waited for the boy to say something. After all it's not every day you find out you're probably not human.
Delano just shook his head. Yes, the vampire had been very honest to his sister. He didn't think the vampire was right about him not being human, hell he didn't really believe the guy was actually a vampire, but he knew now that the guy did love him. And in time, maybe he'd be able to honestly say those words back to the man. Only time would tell.
He gently put his hands on the sides of Geo's face with a calculating expression. Standing on his toes, he closed the distance between them, locking their lips in a sweet kiss. The vampire groaned into the kiss and hesitated before wrapping his arms around Delano and pulling him closer, deepening the kiss into something more desperate. The boy pulled back, breathing heavy. "I'm willing to give this fucked up relationship a try, if you are." He said with the damnedest smirk Giovanni had ever seen.
The vampire was overcome with joy at hearing Delano say that. He had a chance. He wasn't going to cut off his head and stuff it with garlic. The kid was still close to him and he could feel his breath on his face when next he spoke. "I think you should leave for tonight. I'm going to convince my mom to let me go to school tomorrow. I need sleep."
Ah yes, Geo could see that his love needed sleep. He gave a quick nod and pecked the kid on the lips before making his way over to the windowsill. "I'll come back tomorrow," he promised and jumped out the window, more content than he had been in months.
Delano watched as the vampire walked away with a bounce in his step. "Idiot," he whispered fondly. He climbed into bed and went to sleep. Tomorrow would come and everything would go back to how it should be. Except now he had a vampire boyfriend to deal with… oh well, stranger things have happened.
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