by Sammie J
Cruz does a double take, “What?! You refused blood! Are you mad?!”
I choose to ignore Cruz and I look at my brother confused, “The answer is yes to all your questions Saul. I stand here and all I see is her, it's not so much Noah but he's there. My mind and body want to go to her, tell her she is mine. I’m apprehensive, I’m confused and I’m fucking sexually frustrated.”
Cruz frowns, “Your right Saul, I haven't felt the Entwining but think about this, we are about to hit it big time, you will have your fill of pussy or dick if that’s your thing. You need to fight it Juan, as Noah is our boss and this situation could fuck everything up.”
Saul stands and gives Cruz a look that could kill and walks over to me, “Don't ignore this Juan, you know what happened between me and Julia and the misery I have suffered because of my choices. Don't make the same mistake I did. I don't understand where Noah fits into this maybe it's your destiny to have two lovers but take my advice please.” He heads for the door but turns back to me before he leaves. “You really need to get some blood in you, if you can't face human blood try animal blood for a while.”
Before Saul leaves Cruz shouts out, “You are forgetting one thing in all this, we are fucking Vampires. How do you think Peppa and Noah will react to that news? They will need to know at some point.”
Saul walks right up to Cruz and gets in his face, “If they are his Entwined, they will accept him for what he is.” And he turns opens the door and slams it behind him. Which leaves Cruz and I to face off with each other.
Cruz runs his hand through his hair, “You are going to have to talk to him about Julia or he's going to be a nightmare for weeks. Juan please, you really need to concentrate on Viper. Do you think you can hold out on your feelings for them both for a while?”
“No Cruz, you are going to have to talk to him about Julia. She was your sister and out of respect for you, he held his feelings back and she was killed before he had his chance. And you are basically asking me to do the same. I don't know if I can do that.”
I grab my T-shirt, pull it over my head and look back at Cruz and say, “Now, if you will excuse me I need to find a pig to bring my iron levels back up.” And I leave Cruz standing alone in my room.
Pig's blood is putrid. It really doesn't have any taste to it but I would prefer the warmth and taste of human blood and decide to try and feed from a human again next time. As the blood of the pig fills my needs I start wondering, could these feelings I’ve been having for Peppa and Noah be the Entwining? Is Saul right when he said they will accept me? I hope so.
As I make my way back to the house I notice a tent pitched on the grass outside and think to myself, that’s weird.
When I open the door I hear raised voices and I stand there and listen. “Saul I'm sorry OK, I made a bad mistake asking you to stay away from Julia.”
“I loved her Cruz.”
“I know and I have to live with what I did, she loved you too and I will never forgive myself for her death, I live with it every day.”
I make my way into the lounge and Saul is inches from Cruz's face, “No, I live with it every day. Do you even realize that I have nightmares about that night? That I sometimes still cry for her? No, because you are a selfish bastard. And if you think I’m going to let you do the same to my brother you can think again.”
That’s when I decide to walk into the room, “Saul back away from Cruz. Look, I know you have your demons Saul and I know you loved Julia more than anything, but blaming each other isn't going to get you anywhere. We set out on this journey as Viper together. We all wanted the big time and to be famous and love the benefits that come with that. Now things have changed. I still want to commit myself to Viper, but Cruz, when things happen and they will between Peppa, Noah and myself, I'm not going to hold back and I will at some point have to tell them what we are. I'm off to play my drums for a bit. I hope I can trust you not to kill each other?”
Before I leave Cruz says, “Noah has called and I have set up a meeting at his office for 6:00 pm tomorrow, we will head out not long after we wake. I hope you can control yourself in a professional manner around him?”
I laugh, “You really have no idea do you? There are three of us involved in this Cruz, and yes, I will be on my best behaviour. Goodnight.”
I awake with a jolt and another hard on, as the image of Peppa riding me hard still plays in my head. A knock comes on the door and a voice shouts, “You have thirty minutes before we leave for Devil Records.” I look down at my dick and mentally say sorry to it and stroll for the shower but I manage to get in a few quick strokes and find my release.
Noah has sent a car over to pick us up and as we get into it. I notice there are four tents now pitched outside our house and as we pull away girls run after the car screaming but no one else pays attention or cares. As we make our way there, Cruz tells us, “Let me do the talking, and be prepared to travel, I think he might have a few venues for us to play at.”
I can't keep my mouth shut and say, “You mean shitty pubs don't you?” he shrugs his shoulders.
We pull up outside Devil Records and as soon as I step out of the car my body jerks with the energy I felt the other night and take a look around for Peppa. I think to myself, surely she can’t be at the meeting.
We make our way up to the fifth floor and I notice the energy has weakened so I know she isn't here. Cruz knocks on the door and I hear Noah say, “Come in.”
His back is turned to us as he is stood looking out the window. “Take a seat lads.”
We make our way over to the three chairs that are set out in front of his desk, Cruz sits in the middle I'm on his left and Saul is on his right. Noah turns and walks over to his desk and takes his seat and looks out over us.
Cruz is the first one to speak, “Wow, nice black eye Noah.”
He lifts his hand and touches his face and looks at me when he says, “Yes, a misunderstanding that could have been avoided, it hurts like a bugger.”
Cruz laughs, “Some misunderstanding.”
Noah takes a file from a pile he has on his desk, he opens it looks down and then back up at us. “Well, it looks like Viper has become an overnight success. The phones haven't stopped ringing with bookings. You could be off on your first tour in about a month if you sign with us. The tour will take you around the whole of the UK and will last for two months and get this, Bruno Mars wants you to be his opening act at the O2 which will end the tour. So what do you think?”
Cruz doesn't waste any time with his answer, “Where do we sign?”
A knock comes to the door and Jacob walks in, “Sorry I'm late, what are we up to?”
I notice the tension between Jacob and Noah which is weird as they were really friendly the other night.
Noah places papers across his desk and holds up a pen. “They are about to sign.”
Jacob walks past me and lays a hand on my shoulder, “That’s great news. Viper will be playing on every radio station by the end of the tour. I hope you guys are ready for the fun to begin.”
Cruz laughs, “I hope by fun you mean all the women I can fuck.” And he looks over at me and winks. “Or men if that’s your thing.”
And with that comment my eyes land on Noah who is looking right back at me and I see a flash of something there. I watch his Adam apple bob as he swallows before he says, “Come on lads, sign your life away and we can go and have a few drinks to celebrate.”
And that’s what we do, all three of us sign the papers. Jacob makes a phone call and it’s not long before we are being ushered into the lift to the waiting car downstairs.
Once I step out into the fresh air I feel the energy once again and it's stronger this time. I notice Noah has stopped walking. Suddenly he looks at me and then he looks across the road and I follow his lead. Peppa is standing outside a shop called Café Net and it looks like she is locking it up. I watch her body stiffen and she slowly turns around and looks our way. I watch her arm move and she puts her hand o
n the wall as if to steady herself. I start to move towards her and from the corner of my eye I see Noah lift his arm and he waves at her. Every part of me wants to go over to her and I take another step towards her but Jacob comes up behind me, “Come on Juan get in the car, you're keeping everyone waiting.”
He walks past me and gets in the back. I look over at Noah who is ducking his head to get in the front. I take one more look at Peppa who is still leaning up against the building and I wave at her but I don't see if she waves back as a honk comes from the car. I get in and we drive away and the feelings weaken yet again.
Chapter 9 (PEPPA)
“Peppa, you're ok to lock up right?” I look over to the clock its two hours before closing but this is nothing new for Lara. And I don't feel like listening to her complaining for the rest of the shift so I say, “I will lock up if you buy us something to eat tonight.”
She grabs her coat and bag and walks past me, “Is pizza all right for you?”
“Yes and a bottle of wine to go with it to would be great.”
“I can do that.” And she exits the door.
I take a look around there's only a few students in so I busy myself cleaning the empty tables. The door opens and a group of five girls enter and order a few hot drinks and some donuts. As I place their order in front of them I hear one of them mention Viper and I can see headphones from an IPod being passed around.
“Have you seen what they look like, they are all sexy as hell but Juan does it for me. That snake Tattoo is hot.” I look at the blonde girl who mentioned Juan and I wonder if she is his type, does he even like blondes or does he prefer brunettes, would I be his type. I walk back to the counter and an image of Juan playing the drums enters my head and now that I know his tattoo is a snake I can see it clearly and my thoughts turn to licking that snake and the one he has in his jeans too.
I'm brought back to the here and now when my body suddenly shivers then heats up from the inside out. I walk to the window to take a look out. I know this feeling has something to do with Juan and hope to get a glimpse of him if he is over at Devil Records.
But as I look out a car pulls up at the curb side and I watch Jacob lean over and kiss the brunette who is driving. I know I should turn away and get back to work and I’m about to when Jacob gets out and notices me looking.
“Oh god.” I say to myself and quickly turn back and walk around the counter.
The group of girls then decide to leave and as they do I hear them giggle and a male voice saying, “Goodnight.” And I then know that Jacob has come into the café. I notice there are still a couple of people at the computers so I relax a bit.
“Can I have a white Coffee with one sugar please Peppa?” And he hands me some money.
“Coming right up, is there anything else I can do for you?” I turn to the coffee machine to sort out his order.
“Have you seen Noah since yesterday?”
“No Jacob I haven't, was I supposed to?” I turn back to hand him his coffee.
“No, he's probably hiding the black eye he has, stay away from him Peppa, he will only hurt you.” And with that he walks out.
I honestly don't know what I saw in Jacob and he is beginning to worry me, even scare me a little. I tell the two remaining people they have fifteen minutes before closing time and I begin to put the chairs on the tables so I can mop the floor before I leave. After I say goodnight to the last person to leave, I mop up, grab my bag turn the lights off, open and close the door and lock it.
Out of nowhere I'm hit when an intense heat and I nearly lose my balance. My body stiffens and I know what will be waiting for me when I turn around. I turn slowly and when I look across the road I see not only Juan but Noah to both standing there looking over at me and my legs weaken, I have to put my hand on the wall to steady myself. Noah waves at me but I can't wave back. I'm experiencing the same feelings I had the night all three of us had the connection and they are getting very intense. I struggle to breathe as the invisible hands start to work their magic between my legs. I watch Juan wave at me and that pushes my body over the edge and I cum standing right there and moan from the pleasure of it. I take a quick look around to make sure no one is watching and blush from embarrassment. The car pulls a way and my feelings leave with it.
I manage to calm down and make it home and surprise surprise, Lara is nowhere to be seen. An hour later she turns up without the pizza but she somehow remembered the wine. Its good thing I decided to make myself a TV dinner. I asked her if she knew why Noah had a black eye. She didn't know. So, she phones him but there is no answer and she leaves him a message. I make my excuses after she goes on and on about the many reasons why Noah could have a black eye and many involve women. I take myself off to bed to try and read. My thoughts turn to Noah and Juan and then the embarrassment of what happened outside the Café slams into me and I let out a groan. Once again my dreams are full of Juan and Noah and they are getting more sexual each time.
The next morning at 9.00am I’m at the café opening up, yet again. I really would love to sleep in one morning and come in late but that’s not going to happen.
Sometimes I wonder to myself why Lara decided to be a co-owner with me as I do most of the work, she shows up and helps for a couple of hours then disappears and today was no different. Luckily, it's a quiet day, not many people come in and I find myself sitting at a table reading. I get a feeling of being watched and I look up, take a look around and stare at the figure standing outside the Café. Jacob is staring right at me he doesn't hold eye contact for long as he turns and I watch a woman walk up and hug him. He turns back to me and sneers as he walks away and his arm goes around the woman's waist.
“WTF.” Comes out of my mouth and then I realize what he is doing, he is trying to make me jealous. He has no idea how stupid he is making himself look, as I don't feel anything for him.
My phone goes off and I answer it, it's Lara, “Do you want that pizza tonight? I will be back about 6:00 pm.”
“OK go on then but Lara I will be there at 6pm on the dot as its quiet here. I will close early so make sure you're there.”
I hear a male voice on the line and she quickly says, “I will be.” And hangs up. I laugh, now I have the answer to where she goes when she is not here she has a man.
The last few hours drag on but at 5:30 pm I am ready to head home. I lock up and take a quick look across the road and a shiver runs through my body as I think of the other night. I walk home to the flat I share with Lara and think she better be home with that pizza because I’m starving.
I make good time and I'm five minutes early. I rummage through my bag to find my keys and that’s when I notice the door is slightly a jar. A part of me hesitates to enter but then I hear a sob, so I push the door open and when I walk in I see Lara sitting on the floor crying. I don't know how I manage to keep upright as I feel like joining her when I see that our home has been ransacked. The sofas have been slashed and the stuffing spills out of them. I can see glass on the floor from pictures which have been smashed along with the TV. Drawers have been opened and the contents are thrown over the floor. Lara lets out another sob and I rush over to her and bend down and touch her shoulder, “Lara are you OK? Are you hurt?
“I'm ok there was no one here when I walked in, look at it Peppa who would do this.”
I take another look around with sadness, “Come on let's get you up in case you are leaning in glass.” I offer her my hand she takes it and I help her to her feet.
“Has anything been taken? I should call the police.”
She points to her phone, “I've already done it and I phoned Noah too. It doesn't look like anything has been taken. I didn't make it to my bedroom to check if my jewelry is still there.”
“Oh god.” And I make a dash for my bedroom.
Lara screams after me, “Peppa the police said not to touch anything.”
As I approach my bedroom, I notice my door is open and when I stand in it the first thing I notice is
the word SLUT in big red letters on the wall my bed is against. Then it's my clothes that have been thrown all over my bed and floor. I walk over to the jewelry box I keep on my chest of drawers, I use a pair of knickers that are hanging from a lamp and lift the box up. The ring my mother gave me is still there and I let out a sigh. I take a quick look at the other pieces and everything seems to be in place. I take another look around and notice my underwear drawer has been turned upside down. I walk over and look and find most of it has been ripped to shreds.
I hear voices and make my way back to Lara, I feel numb, I'm in shock and this all has a sense of disbelief about it. Noah is standing, holding Lara and when he sees me he motions for me to come over. I walk over to him and he brings me in for a hug, that’s when the tears come. I feel him kiss my forehead and then we hear a voice asking if they can come in.
It seems like hours before the police finish questioning us and taking our statements. They ask if we have anywhere to stay tonight. And Noah pipes up with, “Yes officers, they will both be staying with me. And if you need them to come down to the station please ring me.” And he gives them his address and phone number.
I don't even question Noah about that and it's not until we are in his car on the way to his house that I say. “Noah, I can phone Monica. I'm sure she will let me stay for a few days.” Our eyes meet in the rear view mirror.
“Please Peppa, don't argue with me, you're staying with me and that's it.”
I lower my head and close my eyes and mutter, “Ok.” I'm not sure if he hears me but no one talks for the rest of the drive.
