Flight of the Vampire

Ch. 1
Leech

Today was very different. Today, I wasn???t last. Today, I was first. Now, I have no idea why, but I was chosen first for partners. And by the hottest guy in school. Joey Taylor. Only the cute and lucky girls would be his partners. But he picked me to be his partner. But McKenzie was in this class, and I know that he has a crush on her. Or at least I thought he still did. I shook my head and woke up from my concentration.
???Katie? Are you going to work with Joey or not? Because if you aren???t, he can choose someone else,??? Mrs. Crawford was staring at me, looking confused. I nodded and looked around the room, and I saw a flash. My head snapped back to the spot. It was McKenzie???s bracelets. She was glaring at me and talking to her clones out of the corner of her mouth. Of course, I could hear her. There are certain abilities you have as a vampire. I could hear her thoughts, and I could torture people in their minds. I could make sure they know I can read their mind. That is why everybody in the school is terrified of me. They are all afraid I am going to try to kill them. That I am a leech. A bloodsucking parasite. But I try my hardest to not attack anyone. It has taken me years and years of training, and I finally gotten it down.

McKenzie was talking about how big of a mistake Joey was making by being partners with me. That I was probably gonna kill him, just so my cold lips could touch his warm neck gushing with blood- stop listening to her, Katie, she is tempting you!! Ignore her! I shook my head again, to find myself gripping my chair so hard that a chunk of the chair was breaking off. I released my grip and walked to the front of the class, stand about a foot away from Joey. I tried ignoring his thoughts, but I heard something interesting.
There???s something about Katie that makes me happy. Is it her energy, or is it her glow? Hmm, difficult. Maybe I should start hanging out with her. Then, if we become really good friends, maybe I???ll ask her out..no Joey! Remember, she???s a vampire. She could easily kill you. His thoughts paused for a moment and they began again. But to feel her cold lips against my warm ones, wow! It sounded so magnificent, but I was terrified about something like that. I didn???t want to hurt an innocent. But then I remembered something. He isn???t so innocent. He drinks, he smokes, he???s even killed a pregnant woman while drunk driving. That thought made me want to throw up, but, of course, I can???t. No food in my system. I live off animal blood. I wish my brother Josh was here with me to help me out. My concentration was broken as someone grabbed my hand, and to my surprise, didn???t let go. Everybody freaked out if they touched me. My skin is freezing. I looked up into Joey???s face and he was smiling. He had to know I could read minds, because the next thing he thought was, are you ready to start our paper? I nodded. That whole time, he didn???t let go of my hand.

As I drove home, my brother Josh babbled on about his stupid teacher giving him extra homework since he was so magnificently smart. I just kept smiling and thinking about Joey. I had totally forgot Josh could also read minds, so I started thinking about what it would feel like to kiss someone. A human being. The warmth of his breath in my mouth. ???KATLYN JOSEPHINE DARROW!!?? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT THAT FOR!! YOU KNOW IT SHALL NEVER HAPPEN! STOP THE CAR! NOW!!!!??? The car suddenly stopped as I slammed my foot on the brake. I was no longer smiling. ???Katie? What the hell is wrong with you? You know it will ne-??? I flung myself out of the car and yelled at the top of my voice. ???How can you be so sure of that??? I could be dating a human right now!!!??? ???Katie!??? josh was whispering now. ???Are you dating a human? Please tell me the truth.??? I nodded. ???His name is Joey Taylor. Want me to go get him???? Josh was just staring at me like I had gone physco. All he did was nod. And I ran to Joey???s house, as fast as possible. I can???t believe I just lied to Josh. I just hope that Joey still wants to go out with me...
ch. 2
problems

I bang on joey's door, yelling through it. Finally, after a minute or two, Joey opens the door. I notice that his cheeks start changing to the color red. i try to concentrate on asking him out and not on blood. "oh," splutters joey "what are you doing here?" i smiled at him and asked him, "I was just wondering if u would like to go out with me, you know, like on a date?" His lips curve into a smile and his cheeks are even more red now. he looks really nervous, and, by surprise, he screams no and slams the door in my face. Right at that moment, i swear, i would've cried. just if i had a small amount of water in my body right now, so i could atleast shed one tear.my lips tremble but there are still no tears. I run off towards my home and the second i run through the door, my mother and father are tackling me, trying to get me on the couch. once they get me there, they yell at me, saying i am disobeying their rules by dating a human. i argue back by saying that us vampires are still technically human. if i lose this fight, i want to lose knowing that i tried. And right when i was about to charge at my parents, i hear a boy's thoughts. no, he is not a boy, he is the same age as me. 17 years old. deep voice. he is thinking about how to ask ME out. i gasp. i dart to the door and swing it open. and there was joey, his handsome self, holding a rose. he hands me the rose and i grab it. i look at him with a confused expression. he smiled. "i got cold feet. i was too afraid. i thought you'd ditch me on the first date." i coughed. Sort of what it sounds like when people are crying heavily. Joey takes a step inside the house and he hugs me. his warm cheek against my cold cheek made me shiver. but the thing that really got me was the kiss. he moved his head to a slight angle and we kissed passionately for minutes, or it could have hours, or days, or even years. but all i really cared about right now was that kiss. but i pull back. i haven't told him my answer yet. that kiss made it tempting but, perhaps not tempting enough. i couldn't tell. i told him i would tell him my answer tomorrow in homeroom. i told him to leave before my parents try to kill him. i just said good- bye and i whispered to myself, "love you."

CH. 3
The Picnic

It was officially Monday. The day I had to tell Joey my answer. I knew my answer, but it was very close. I almost chose the other choice. I was sitting in Social studies pretending to memorize The Constitution of Independence. I already memorized it in junior high school. Instead, I was thinking about how to approach Joey at lunch. As I thought of Joey, I finally noticed his thoughts. He was freaking out, one second he thought I was going to say no, the next, he thought I was gonna say yes. I smiled and rolled my eyes. And that was when I heard McKenzie???s thoughts. ???So, bloodsucker. I heard Joey turned you down. That???s so not sad. Now I can get a piece of him.??? I smiled and turned around in my seat. She sat behind me. When she saw me flashing my teeth, she gasped and flung herself out of her seat. Everybody in the room looked at McKenzie then me. Every person gasped as they noticed I was showing her my teeth. Somebody screamed and McKenzie burst into tears. ???Mr. Grey,??? McKenzie yelled. ???She was going to bite me! She was going to turn me into a freak like her! Get her out of here!!!??? That really set me off. I stood up and pounced on her. The next thing I knew, Josh was suddenly in the room and pulling me off of McKenzie. All I remember was McKenzie screaming and blood was everywhere. I felt something warm trickle down my chin and neck. ???Oh no.??? I thought. ???Please tell me I didn???t bite her, Josh.??? He didn???t answer. ???Josh! Answer me!??? he sighed. ???Katie, Katie, Katie. I thought you said you could handle yourself.??? I sighed. ???Josh, did I bite her or NOT?? ANSWER ME!!!??? After a few moments, Josh answered. ???No. But you did leave nail marks in her neck.??? I couldn???t help myself, so I giggled. I took a step towards McKenzie and almost everybody screamed. Only two people didn???t. Josh and a boy named Chris. I stepped back in fear and landed in Josh???s arms. ???What???s the matter???? Josh thought. I started breathing heavy and trying to concentrate on what just happened. ???I- I think that Chris is a vampire, too. He is the guy in the right corner, shaggy hair.??? Josh???s head turn toward Chris right after I thought vampire. He sighed and I smiled. We both heard him. ???Hey, Katie. How are you???????Good??? I thought. But of course he couldn???t have heard me-??? Well that???s good . So, that was a close call. I would???ve done the same thing as you. I hate it when someone calls you a freak. You see, I???m a vampire, but my brother isn???t, so I get it a lot.??? And that???s when I fell for him. He smiled a really adorable smile. It was a crooked smile.
???Oh-My-Gosh. He is so???-???I???m so what? Oh, my smile. It gets a lot of girls to like me.??? And he smiled again. I bet that if I was able to blush, my face would be pitch red. ???So,??? thought Chris, ???going to say yes to Joey or not. Because if you say no, I???m free.???I looked down at my feet and giggled. Then I sighed. ???I???m sorry. But I am planning to tell Joey yes. But maybe if me and Joey don???t work out, you know.??? He nodded. I sat down and the teacher just continued watching us.


???Yes,??? I whispered to Joey as I sat down next to him at lunch. He spit his food out of his mouth and looked up at me. ??? Joey, you look flabbergasted. Why is that???? ???Well, you just said yes to my question!??? I frowned. ???Oh Joey,??? I said this while playing with his hair. ???I???m so sorry you misunderstood me. I was talking about the midterms. The last answer is yes.??? ???Oh,??? was all he said. ???Oh my gosh. You???re so dumb,??? I said playfully. ???Of course I mean yes to going out with you. Let me tell you something.??? Joey was smiling like crazy. I pulled his face towards mine and I turned his head so I could whisper to him. ???Hold my hair and pull my face towards yours when you see Josh looking. Please.??? Right away, Joey took a hold of my hair and pulled my face towards his. ???Katie, what are we-??? ???Shhhh. Does he look petrified???? He moved his head up and down. ???Good.??? And I kissed him. It was different from the first kiss. The first kiss seemed like I was forced to do it, but this one. Ugh. It was perfect. His warm breath in my mouth. I wanted to laugh when I heard Joey???s thoughts. ???Oh my god. I???d never think that a vampire could kiss like this. Ugh, gosh. I wish I asked Katie out sooner.??? Then I heard Josh???s thoughts, which made me remove my mouth from Joey???s and laugh. ???She is dead.??? ???What is it Katie? Do I kiss funny???? This made me laugh louder. ???No, you kiss great,??? I looked at Joey and he was blushing. ???It???s just what my brother had thought. Let me respond to him real quick.??? ???Oh right. Like you???ve never kissed a girl before!??????I haven???t!??? I giggled. ???Wow. You really are lame.??? and I whispered to Joey, ???My brother has never kissed a girl before. That???s sad.??? Joey agreed. ???Katie. Shut up or else.??? I rolled my eyes. ???Or else what? You???ll kiss a girl. Or will it be a boy???? Josh started to breathe heavy. ???Your boyfriend might be bitten by a mysterious brother. Or he might kill your boyfriend.??? I gasped. ???You-you wouldn???t!??? I was suddenly in panic. I felt like I was going to cry, but still no tears came. ???Yes. I would.??? His voice sounded harsh. That threat was stuck in my head all day.


???MOTHER!!! WILL YOU PLEASE GET DOWN HERE!!?? NOW!??? I heard her moan. ???There is no need to yell, Katie. You know you can just talk in a normal tone.??? I rolled my eyes and turned on the spot. Josh was standing right there. ???How dare you threaten to bite or kill Joey?!??? ???WHAT?!??? It was my father this time. ???Oh no.??? I thought with a moan. Josh smiled at me. My father was storming down the stairs. ???Excuse me, but did Josh threaten to bite or kill a human?!??? Josh???s mouth dropped open in horror and I smiled. ???But dad! She kissed him! She???s dating him!??? To my surprise, my father didn???t look towards me. ???I don???t care! And it means more to me now knowing that he means something to my baby! I will not let you! There???s only one way I can do this!??? Both Josh and I gasped. ???Not the crystal, daddy. Please don???t make him lose his fangs. He???ll die of starvation. Just make him stay home! Please, just don???t use the crystal!??? The crystal is a powerful stone. It makes us vampires lose our fangs. That???s how people kill us. Not with those stupid pointy pieces of wood (the word just gives me the chills for some reason.) For one small crumb of crystal can make us lose our fangs for a week. Josh???s whole body was shaking. ???Sweety, I am not making him lose is fangs. I am just giving him The Medallion of Trust.??? I sighed of joy. The Medallion of Trust is a necklace used to control a vampires actions and powers. I???ve had to use it several times in the past. It???s been about five years since I???ve had to use it."Thank you dad. When do I start wearing it???? Josh didn???t look thankful but he looked frightened. ???Now.??? My dad thought. I looked at Josh. He looked even more frightened. His hands were shaking uncontrollably. This was his first time to wear it. ???Josh, it???s okay. It isn???t painful unlike the crystal. Please Josh. Trust me.??? He looked at me and smiled a shaky smile. ???I do.??? I smiled. ???Thank you.??? Josh looked back at our father. He nodded. As I watched them walk up the steps, I remembered my- date, with Joey. ???Tell everybody I left.??? ???Okay.??? thought Josh.

???Okay, Joey! I???ll try it, I???ll try it!??? I laughed as Joey shoved a pastry into my mouth. I swallowed it whole and Joey gaped at me. I shrugged. ???Hey! It???s not like you???ve never done it!??? he smiled and said, ???okay, I have! But you???re a girl- no, a girl who is a vampire!??? I rolled my eyes. ???That just makes me even more tough. So, I am actually tougher than you!??? ???Fine,??? said Joey. ???Bu7t if people ask, I???m- what???s the matter???? my nose started burning. My eyes were wide open. ???Oh no,??? I started breathing heavy. ???Joey, go home. Now!??? I whispered this. ???Katie? What???s going on???? I looked at him and I murmured, ???other vampires. Might try to kill you. Go.??? I kissed him lightly on his lips and I pushed him. Then everything was a big blur. I heard a scream. Next think I knew, I was lying in a bed in a red room. My room. I don???t know why, but my brother, father, and mother were trying to hold me down. ???Katie, clam down! He???s gone! Deal with it!??? my father was communicating to me through his thoughts. ???NO!??? I screamed. ???NO! HE CAN???T BE! NO!??? I was shaking. My face was wet with- tears? ???I???m- I???m crying. Josh, how can this be????

preview for the rest:
'you gained feelings for someone. did you- love, joey?' 'i think i did'.............. "NO! DON'T KILL HIM JOSH! NO!" "joey?" "katie! i'm sorry. i tried stopping josh from killing him, but i bit u instead!" i felt blood on my neck..............."DO YOU KNOW WHAT HIS POWER WAS?DO YOU?" 'no.' "he could sense people. he sensed you going there and killing his father. but he didn't see you killing him."..............'you sent me a valentine, didn;t you?'............................"that we have chemistry" and i kissed him................................................"wat the-?" he cut me off by kissing me. "you'll see."....................................."can you change me into a vampire?" i started laughing hysterically.- "i could be a human in 24 hours for all you know!" i screamed.