Tason lived in a rundown trailer about twenty minutes away, he lives by himself and with his Irish Wolfhound named Lestat, named after the devious vampire in Interview with a vampire, an incredibly novel written by Anne Rice, the only woman who made vampires bearable and the way they are supposed to be… not cursed with glittery skin.
When I pulled up I could hear Lestat barking at the window, his cute big head sticking out of the blinds, it wasn’t an angry bark, it was more like “oh my god Raya is here sort of bark, I’ve known this pup since he was 2 months old.
I smiled and knocked on the run down, rusted trailer door. Tason didn’t hesitate before throwing the door open and tackling me.
“Oh my god Tay!” I squealed.
He jumped up and yanked me to my feet. “Hey beautiful,”
Tason was absolutely gorgeous, in his own… pin cushion way, he was tall toned with tan skin, kinda short long blonde hair and these pale blue eyes that any girl could fall in love with. And he was like 20 piercings, his bottom lip holding two rings, his nose once, his left eye brow twice and his ears like four times each ear.
“Nice of you to drop by,” he kissed my cheek, he smelt like cigarette smoke and ramen… he smelt like Tason.
“I was kind of pressured,” I followed him inside.
As soon as I got in Lestat began to sniff me, he backed away and began to growl at me, and I looked at him and stared him down.
Till he sat down and pressed head to my stomach.
I smiled and scratched him behind his ears.
“Like that wasn’t weird,” Tason scratched his head.
I shrugged sitting on the couch. His place was a mess, but it was my second home.
“Are you hungry babe?”
Lestat jumped on my lap and began to lick me.
“AH! Lestat down boy!” I squealed and tried to dodge his massive tongue, this dog could fit my whole head in his mouth.
Did I mention this dog was really heavy, I’m sure he weighed more than I did.
“Lestat!” Tason yelled “down boy,”
Obediently he got off, not without stealing a final lick, getting me right across the mouth.
“Jeez thanks,” I wiped my mouth off as he laid at my feet.
I ran my feet across his back.
“So I ask again, babe, are you hungry?” Tason asked, standing in front of me, hands on his hips. He looked so cute in torn jeans.
“Yeah sure, whatever,” I was actually starving, I think I’ve eaten more today than I have ever eaten in a week, dad told me it could be the animal side. If this animal side, gets me fat I’m going to be really pissed.
I brought my legs up onto his couch and stretched.
“What do you want?” he went into the kitchen, which was a whole five steps away.
“Something edible, which in this dump wouldn’t be anything,” I teased.
Tason looked at me giving me a dull look “ha-ha, you’re so funny,”
“Eh,” I shrugged “do you have any meat?”
“EW! Raya I’m a vegetarian!”
“Ew? That’s ew!”
“Ew,” he tossed an apple at me, it hit my chest.
“Ouch thanks,” I pretended to be hurt as I sat up.
“Anytime babe,” he didn’t even pause before getting on all fours above me.
I raised an eyebrow “can I help you?” I bit into the apple, I could tell its been sitting in his fruit basket for a while, it was mushy and not crunchy at all
“Yeah, stay with me, in here forever,” he laid down, burring his face in my breast, like they were that one thing you put your face in at the chiropractor.
If it where some other guy, this would of really bothered me, but for some reason I was use to this… weird thing to be used to, I know.
“Sorry Tason, but his trailer isn’t really my scene,” I took another bite.
He then wrapped his arms around my waist “we’ll get an apartment,” he grinded his hips against me.
“Tason, we are just friends remember,” I said, running my fingers through his hair.
“Maybe I want more,”
Him wanting more! Tason is famous for his one night stands, never once has he ever been in a committed relationship… alright there was this one girl, but it was a long time ago and she had torn his heart out and stomped on it. That was the day I almost went to juvie for beating the shit out someone, I’m not a violent person but Tason is like my older brother and I love him greatly, and the bitch hurt him like no other.
“Maybe I don’t,” my voice came out weak and pathetic, what the heck!
Tason looked up at me “how do you know, we weren’t made for each other,”
“Because Tason, I consider you family,”
“Then soul mates, they say soul mates first become best friends before they fall in love,”
For some odd reason that boy from the hall way at school flashed into my head, the way he looked at me in the hall way.
That made me silent, I then sighed heavily.
“Oh please Tason, since when has this soul mate, relationship thing actually mattered to you? I don’t want to be one of those whores you use then ditch, I’m better than that,”
Hurt covered his face; it was as I had slapped him. It was the same look when he found out about Linda.
I went to say something to fix it but he smiled and flicked my nose.
“Just making sure you weren’t falling for me,” he winked then got off.
Now it was my turn to try to say something, when a violent banging came on the door, I could smell pure rage.
Tason looked out the window “shit,” he breathed, ran a hand through his hair, and slowly opened the door.
“Stacey baby,” he smiled.
I rolled my eyes bracing myself; even I know if a raging girl comes a knocking it’s never good.
“WHERE THE FUCK DID YOU GO!” a tall red head shoved her way in.
I stifled a laugh.
“I went home,” he said so dully, he didn’t give a rat’s ass.
I don’t want to end up like this girl.
“You left pretty damn early, so you think you can fuck me then ditch?” she yelled.
“Hun,” he touched her cheek “I’m sorry, but that’s my motto, fuck a bitch then ditch a bitch,”
“You’re a pig!” she slapped him hard across the face with a loud crack.
Lestat growled and I laughed out really loud.
She looked over at me “who the hell are you,”
“Nobody who doesn’t want to get involved,” I petted Lestat.
“Are you fucking trying to steal my boyfriend?”
I had to do all I could not to bust up laughing just then, I snorted instead “oh yeah,” I rolled my eyes “that was my intention all along,”
That got her, because the next thing she’s screaming like a banshee, pointing at me the whole time.
Life is too much full of drama, sometimes I wish I could go live with eskamos; their lives couldn’t be this dramatic.
With all her screaming I couldn’t help but laugh, Stacy stopped screaming and looked at me “what’s so funny you whore?”
Whore? I looked at her, taking in her outfit, a mini skirt a halter top and six inch snake skin heels.
“Oh just how immature you’re being, I find quite hilarious, Tason I will treat you much better then she,”
Her face went red, matching her hair almost “I’m being immature!”
It made me laugh again.
“Um yeah sounds about right,”
“Come say it to my face, you slut,”
I stood up “slut? Honestly, you shouldn’t be calling someone that, when you look like you just came from a whore house yourself,”
“Ooh,” Tason bit his fist.
Stacy’s face went even redder, then like that she came at me, without planning me, I crouched down and snarled like an angry canine. She stopped and stepped back “what the,”
“Stacy you need to leave,” Tason whirled her to the door and pushed her out locking the door.
He took a deep breath then looks at me “what the hell was that Raya?”
I smiled innocently tangling my fingers in Lestat's fur. “What was what?”
He pointed at me “that! Claws, teeth, eyes they all changed and you snarled at her! what are you?”
My heart raced.
“Leaving that’s what I am” I walked around the massive dog and reached for the door.
Tason slammed his hand on the door.
“You explain now,” he snapped.
“It was spur of the moment thing, I wanted to see how she would react,” I lied, the truth was, I wasn’t even in control of that, I didn’t want to do that.
“Don’t fucking lie to me Raya, who hurt you,” he grabbed me looking for injuries,
“Tason stop,” I shoved him away “I can’t talk to you about it, at least now,” I opened the door and ran out.
Once I was I my car, I sped off.
Chapter three
Her face was constantly appearing in his head, all he could do was think about her, his whole room smelt like her.
She looked good enough to eat.
“pull yourself together,” Nikolai sat up rubbing his head “you can’t be thinking about eating girls,” he was burning up big time, taking off his shirt so he was just in his basketball shorts, he opened his window and climbed out up on top of the roof.
It was pouring rain, and had to be twenty degrees out, but his body burned and the rain felt really good.
The sound of a spurting car engine came shortly after. Nicolai walked over to the other side of the roof, to see a yellow VW bug on the side of the road, there was a girl in the front seat with her face in her hands, she looked like she was crying,
Nikolai jumped off the roof and ran over to the car.
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I knew I was in trouble, I was late getting home, it was raining and more importantly my car was dead, and I was crying like a dumb ass.
I was embarrassed about what had happened at Tason’s I acted like an idiot and he must think I’m crazy, I don’t think he even knows about shifters.
I was dwelling in my sorrow, when a tapping came to my window, causing me to scream and to leap into the passenger seat.
The door opened, and the boy from the hall way poked his head in.
“Hey-“he stopped, his baby blue eyes widened slightly I could hear his heart speed up, I could smell dominance radiate from him,
My eyes widened as well.
“hey are you okay?” he finally asked, did I mention he was shirtless, had nice toned lean, tan body with a sun burst tattoo on his side… he was even more attractive then Tason, with his lankish, layered choppy black hair that had white streaks in it all wet and sticking to his sculpted neck and his handsome face. God he was beautiful. And smelt amazing.
I swallowed “I’m fine, my car just died” I tucked my hair behind my ear.
“Want me to give you a lift home, Im Nikolai, call me Nic,” he extended out a hand.
“Raya,” I shook it “and I would highly appreciate a ride home, I’m probably in deep trouble,”
Having a hold of my hand, he pulled me out with no problem.
“Aren’t you freezing?” I asked, I wasn’t but then again, he was half naked.
“Nah not really,” he dropped next to a black mustang and reached underneath it pulling out a key ring.
“That’s smart, now I can steal your car,” I smiled as he unlocked the car.
Nic flashed me a smile “I doubt you would, well get in new friend,” he got in.
I laughed and ran to the passenger side and slid in.
“I love not being cold anymore,” I said… meaning my coyote side… something he didn’t need to know.
“Your car did seem cold, maybe it’s time to say good bye?” he cocked an eyebrow, grabbing a shirt from his back seat, he pulled it on.
I laughed again. “She’s old,”
“She?” he started the car “you genderized your car?”
“I’ve also named her,”
Both eye brows raised “and what would that be?” he pulled out of the drive way and headed away from my place, I didn’t feel like correcting him.
This is the boy who has been on my mind all day, I wanted to know him.
“Her name is nimbus,”
Nic burst out laughing “I guess only the pure can ride in her right?”
I loved his laugh, it was melodically thick.
“Yeah, guessing you can’t?” I teased.
He looked at me “you’re funny…I think we are going to be good friends,” he stopped at a red light.
“That’s way better then fake friends; do you even want directions to my house?” I asked.
He shook his head “nah, I thought I would drive you far, far away, drop you off and leave,” he smiled widely “just kidding, where do you live?”
I told him how to get to my place.
“Did you just move here?” I asked, as he made his way to my place.
He nodded “yeah, and no… I was home schooled, this is my first year in a public school,”
“Why did you come to a public school?” I’ve never met anyone who was home schooled, I’ve met people who have dropped out.
“Things changed, my mom deiced I need to experience a teenage life, to help ease some recent events,”
That reminded me what has recently happened to me.
“Tell me about it, my life got turned upside down the other day,” I grumbled.
He nodded “same… what happened to you?”
My heart stopped “uh… I can’t really talk about it, you?”
“I’m on the same boat,”
Ten minutes later he pulled into my drive way.
“Do you need a ride to school tomorrow?” he asked.
I nodded “if you don’t mind,”
“I don’t mind at all,” he smiled.
I opened the door “thanks,”
“Anytime,” he waved and waited till I was inside before driving off.
A smile crept onto my face.
“Where were you?” Dad came into the hall way.
“I was at Tason’s,” I took my jacket off and hung it on the coat rack.
“And it took you four hours to get home? Where’s your car? It’s two in the morning Ray,”
I held my hand up “easy there turbo, I had to deal with some crazy slut at Tason’s’ and may I mention I really hate my animal side! I went all territory dogs on her! And second, my car died and a fellow class mate brought me home,”
Dad scrunched up his face “who?”
“His name is Nic, relax daddy I’m going to bed,” I kissed his cheek and ran upstairs.
My dog Toki was laying outside my door, he always slept in my bed.
He looked up at me all lazy like, and slowly got up.