“Turns out it’s exactly like I remembered. Better even.” I wanted to kiss him, audience or not. I contented myself with rubbing my hand on his back.
“And does he—”
“Yeah. He knows everything. And that’s why we’re here.”
* * * *
It was fun to watch Noah and PC together. I’d never seen him with a friend other than me and they obviously had a totally different relationship than we did. They joked and flipped each other shit but I could tell that underneath it they were close. Not romantic in any way. Just close. I was glad that Noah had someone that he could talk to.
PC pulled us into his apartment, checking both directions in the hallway before shutting the door.
“You think you guys were followed?”
“No. Zack knocked my grandfather out before we left. He wouldn’t know which way we headed. Even if he knows I’m in the city, it’ll be hard to find me.”
“You knocked his grandfather out?” PC grinned at me. “I gotta hear this one.”
I smiled back at the kid (who was actually older than us but seemed so young) and nodded. “Yeah, he was after Noah with some wicked looking knife. I clocked him over the head with a hockey stick.”
“Niiiiccceee. Hey you want a soda or beer or anything? I got coffee too. I know blood sucker here isn’t interested.”
“Uh, sure. Are you okay with coffee, Noh, will the smell make you sick?” He shook his head so I told PC that I would actually love some coffee. I felt fairly certain that we had a long-ass night ahead of us.
While waiting for PC to return, I was surprised to learn that we weren’t the only visitors in his apartment. A few minutes after we got there, a loudly arguing couple burst from one of the back rooms. The girl was very pale underneath what would have been honey colored skin, with long black waves and a tiny but voluptuous body. She reminded me of a real life version of the princess from Aladdin. I could tell right away, though, that she was a vampire. I guess I was getting good at reading the signs. The guy, as far as I could tell, was human, like me. He was quite a bit taller than her and despite their arguing I could see that they totally adored each other.
“That’s Leila and Jason,” Noah whispered to me. “She’s a vampire, obviously, and he’s human but a witch.”
What the hell? Now there were witches too? I was starting to feel very ordinary.
“Aren’t there any other regular old boring humans like me?”
“You could never be boring. And, no, not really. Most humans tend not to react to us very well.” He smirked at me and raised his eyebrows. I felt a little guilty since I had been one of those who reacted pretty badly at first. I could see the other two were looking at me curiously.
Noah rose and gave the tiny little vampire girl a long hug. She kissed him on the cheek, her almond shaped eyes flashing merrily.
“Hey, Noah love. We’ve missed you. You been holed up with the cutie on the couch?” Noah flushed a little but smiled and nodded.
“Yeah. Leila, Jason, this is Zack.”
I saw another significant look pass between Noah and the pretty girl. She was quite a bit more subtle than PC, but I could tell she knew about me too. It made my heart warm in my chest. I stood up to shake her hand but was enveloped in a surprisingly strong hug.
“It’s about time you two found each other,” she whispered. “He’s missed you so much.”
I smiled at her. “I missed him too. He’s my best friend.”
She grinned at me, teeth shining in the night. I turned and shook hands with Jason as well. His greeting was more masculine and subdued but his smile was warm and friendly. I could tell Jason was happy for Noah as well. I was glad he’d had such good friends to help him through the last few years. They had to have been hard for him.
Noah took my hand and led me to the couch. Leila and Jason took the couch across from us and PC sprawled his lanky body into the overstuffed easy chair. I took my first
“And does he—”
“Yeah. He knows everything. And that’s why we’re here.”
* * * *
It was fun to watch Noah and PC together. I’d never seen him with a friend other than me and they obviously had a totally different relationship than we did. They joked and flipped each other shit but I could tell that underneath it they were close. Not romantic in any way. Just close. I was glad that Noah had someone that he could talk to.
PC pulled us into his apartment, checking both directions in the hallway before shutting the door.
“You think you guys were followed?”
“No. Zack knocked my grandfather out before we left. He wouldn’t know which way we headed. Even if he knows I’m in the city, it’ll be hard to find me.”
“You knocked his grandfather out?” PC grinned at me. “I gotta hear this one.”
I smiled back at the kid (who was actually older than us but seemed so young) and nodded. “Yeah, he was after Noah with some wicked looking knife. I clocked him over the head with a hockey stick.”
“Niiiiccceee. Hey you want a soda or beer or anything? I got coffee too. I know blood sucker here isn’t interested.”
“Uh, sure. Are you okay with coffee, Noh, will the smell make you sick?” He shook his head so I told PC that I would actually love some coffee. I felt fairly certain that we had a long-ass night ahead of us.
While waiting for PC to return, I was surprised to learn that we weren’t the only visitors in his apartment. A few minutes after we got there, a loudly arguing couple burst from one of the back rooms. The girl was very pale underneath what would have been honey colored skin, with long black waves and a tiny but voluptuous body. She reminded me of a real life version of the princess from Aladdin. I could tell right away, though, that she was a vampire. I guess I was getting good at reading the signs. The guy, as far as I could tell, was human, like me. He was quite a bit taller than her and despite their arguing I could see that they totally adored each other.
“That’s Leila and Jason,” Noah whispered to me. “She’s a vampire, obviously, and he’s human but a witch.”
What the hell? Now there were witches too? I was starting to feel very ordinary.
“Aren’t there any other regular old boring humans like me?”
“You could never be boring. And, no, not really. Most humans tend not to react to us very well.” He smirked at me and raised his eyebrows. I felt a little guilty since I had been one of those who reacted pretty badly at first. I could see the other two were looking at me curiously.
Noah rose and gave the tiny little vampire girl a long hug. She kissed him on the cheek, her almond shaped eyes flashing merrily.
“Hey, Noah love. We’ve missed you. You been holed up with the cutie on the couch?” Noah flushed a little but smiled and nodded.
“Yeah. Leila, Jason, this is Zack.”
I saw another significant look pass between Noah and the pretty girl. She was quite a bit more subtle than PC, but I could tell she knew about me too. It made my heart warm in my chest. I stood up to shake her hand but was enveloped in a surprisingly strong hug.
“It’s about time you two found each other,” she whispered. “He’s missed you so much.”
I smiled at her. “I missed him too. He’s my best friend.”
She grinned at me, teeth shining in the night. I turned and shook hands with Jason as well. His greeting was more masculine and subdued but his smile was warm and friendly. I could tell Jason was happy for Noah as well. I was glad he’d had such good friends to help him through the last few years. They had to have been hard for him.
Noah took my hand and led me to the couch. Leila and Jason took the couch across from us and PC sprawled his lanky body into the overstuffed easy chair. I took my first
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