Exploding Heart Disorder (Fearless Vampire Killers Fanfic)

Chapter Seventeen

"We could be in Rocksound or Kerrang!, eventually!" Kier says it as though he really believes our little project will really get us that far. "We could play Download! We could even release EPs, and an album, and-"

"Kier! Don't get overexcited!" Laurence shoots the man a pointed look that tells him, quite bluntly, to dream on, and Kier goes silent almost instantly.

"I still think you guys should seriously write some more songs and do some free gigs, though." Alyx says quietly, leaning her head subconsciously against my shoulder. Kier smirks, but the others look between me and her in confusion. "I mean, you guys've got great talent. Usually it would take a band days to write a song. You've done a Sabbath and wrote a song in a few hours! Just by jamming! Which is just pretty much incredible!"

"I guess. But still, it'll take some time to get better at it."

"But it might all be worth it." Luke says. "You know. Even though we're comfortable living the way we are now, imagine living life like Green Day do, or Iron Maiden. How amazing would that be?"

I smile just at the thought. "Pretty cool, yeah."

We talk for a while about new songs, venues we could play, and stuff like that, until Shane falls asleep on the sofa, and Laurence, Luke and Kier proclaim that they're off to bed. When everyone is out of the room, I look down at Alyx, smiling slightly.

"Your aunt thinks you're staying at Mitch's, right?" She nods. "Fancy crashing here? Would save you the bother of waking Mitch up, right?"

She seems to think about it for a second, and then nods. I pull her to her feet, pointing her in the direction of the bathroom so that she can clean herself of face paint. I clean my face with a cloth from the kitchen, quickly going into the bedroom and changing into a random worn t-shirt and pair of pyjama bottoms before Alyx returns. When she comes back into the room I'm already slipping under my own quilts, and she bites her lip nervously, tugging at the costume she wore for the party earlier.

"Uhm...this is kind of awkward, asking this, but uh...do you have, like, a t-shirt or something I could borrow, uhm...just for tonight...?" She looks so nervous just asking such a simple question, and I smile, pulling a hand through my sandy-brown hair as I push back the covers, padding across the room and opening my drawer to look for a t-shirt for her to borrow. The first one I see is a red Iron Man t-shirt, and I pull it out of the drawer, tossing it towards her and pushing the drawer closed. I slip back into the bed nearest the window, and she disappears into the bathroom to get changed. A minute or two pass, and Alyx slips into the room and under the quilts of the other twin bed.

"Sure you don't want to share a bed?" I wink, grinning. "You won't feel lonely over there?"

She shakes her head, smiling, saying goodnight and closing her eyes, still facing me. I watch her in silence for a short moment, and then close my eyes, sighing deeply. I turn under the covers so that I'm facing the wall, and a few minutes later I hear a soft thump. I ignore the sound, and hear soft footsteps padding across the wooden floor. A few seconds pass, and then I feel someone pull up the covers. I feel a small figure slip into bed behind me, and then the covers are pulled back over me. I feel a small arm wind around my waist, and I smile slightly, taking her hand in mine as I feel Alyx snuggle in behind me. I turn in bed slowly, turning to face her, and see her wide, glaring turquoise eyes shining in the dark light. I kiss her lips gently, smiling.

"I knew you couldn't resist jumping into bed with me."

She rolls her eyes at me, and I grin, before winding my arm around her waist and pulling her close, burying my face in her thick black hair. My hand rests gently against her dreadfully scarred wrist, and her sigh is loud in the otherwise silent room.

"Drew, I've...done something terrible tonight...you...you might hate me for it..."

I cock an eyebrow. "What is it?" My voice is a soft mutter, muffled in her thick hair, but I'm loud enough for her to hear me. She doesn't reply at all, and I push up to rest on my arm, looking down at her. Her eyes are closed, lips slightly parted as she sleeps. I sigh, resting a hand against her cheek gently, my curiosity causing me to contemplate waking her for a moment. I shrug to myself, leaning down and pressing my lips gently against hers, before burying my face in her hair again, settling down and falling into a blissful unconsciousness, my first peaceful sleep in only-God-knows how long.

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[Author's Message]

Aww. This is adorable, I'm bubbling here just writing it! *sobs continuously*

Well, guess what, from this chapter: Alyx has done something terrible; another secret!! Gosh she's such a secretive dear. But yeah. Leave feedback, and I'll upload the next chapter soon!

Keep the peace, stay awesome and faith always...Bevers x