Vampires Will Never Hurt You

Aside from the night we met, I had never hung out with Gerard outside of school hours. Of course, this was all about to change as I stood in my bedroom, glancing at myself in my mirror. I had chosen a grey turtleneck, for more than one reason. I knew how Gerard liked grey, and I also knew that a turtleneck would leave less of me exposed to a group of vampires. I pulled my hair back into a loose ponytail just in time to see headlights flash across my window. I went over to look through the blinds and saw Gerard stepping out from a sleek looking black sports car. I raced out of my room and down the stairs, but still didn't beat my parents to the front door. My mother was welcoming him in and offering him fresh baked brownies while my father crossed his arms and scowled.I rolled my eyes and tried to tell them they were going to make us late.
"Oh come on now dear, let us meet your first little date."
My face must have look horrified because I was almost certain I saw Gerard stifle a laugh with a cough. That was the final straw and I was forced to use physical force to pry them away from Gerard. My father looked at my turtleneck suspiciously, probably wondering if I was hiding hickies underneath it. I waved goodbye and promised to be back early as we walked to his car, my parents looking after us from the doorway. Once we were in his car and off of my street, I groaned.
"I'm so sorry you had to witness that."
He just smiled and leaned over to kiss the corner of my mouth. We had done some here-and-there kissing over our two weeks of hookie playing, but no matter how often he did it I couldn't help but get a rush everytime. I was still trying to get over the fact that I could call this greek god my boyfriend. I had always felt so plain. However, he insisted that I was everything he wanted, so I let him compliment me without argument. It really was a nice feeling.
As we wound through street after street, I found myself lost in thought. I had blown off Mary and Sam almost everyday, saying that I was tutoring Gerard. They asked why I needed to tutor him in an alley and I chose to ignore them. They could think I was a prostitute if they wanted. What they thought didn't matter to me anymore. Only what Gerard thought. I looked over at him and felt my heart skip a beat. I couldn't understand how anyone could be so beautiful. I reached up and touched his cheek. It was cold and soft. I had never really touched him, except lip to lip. He turned his head and kissed the palm of my hand, grinning as we pulled into the driveway of what looked like a small hotel. This house was just too massively huge to be occupied by anyone.
"You like it?" he asked, reaching over and unhooking my seatbelt.
"It's so.... big." I said, getting out of the car and staring up at it.
"Yeah, the whole coven lives here. I told them you were coming, so they should be on their best behavior."
Even as he said these words, I couldn't help but feel the way he was standing almost over me was a bit on the protective side. He opened the door and we entered.
The front hall was beyond anything I had ever seen. The ceiling was high and a spiral staircase twisted off to one side. The walls were hung with paintings and mirrors. I looked at myself in one and pursed my lips at my appearance. Suddenly I heard Gerard chuckle right above my shoulder. I jumped around. I hadn't seen him standing behind me in the... I did a double take. Gerard did not reflect in the mirror. I groaned and rested my forehead against his shoulder. I wasn't sure how much more of this stress I could take. Suddenly I felt Gerard stiffen.
I looked up and saw a group of four other boys, all of whom I recognized from the courtyard. I hadn't heard them approach, big suprise. One with blond hair stepped forward and held out his hand to me. I stepped back from Gerard a bit and looked at him to make sure it was okay. Gerard nodded and I took the boy's icy hand a shook it.
"Hello. I'm Bob." His voice was pleasant enough and he wasn't glaring daggers at me like some of the others, so I smiled politely.
"Pleasure to meet you."
Next the boy with the ridiculously large hair introduced himself. He apparently was Ray, and actually was very friendly. He smiled wide and I found myself grinning back, making a mental note of liking him immediately. Frank came next.
I held out my hand to be shook, but instead he got down on one knee and kissed it. My eyebrows shot up and I turned to look at Gerard. Before I could even blink, Frank had be wrapped up in his arms and was spinning. "My my my, you are a pretty one. No wonder our little Gerard has taken such a liking to you. You really should hear him at night. 'Oh Annalise, Annalise!'" I was now doing an impromptu sort of waltz with him around the entrance hall. As I danced around with him I saw Gerard, who was laughing. After Frank set me down I looked to the final boy remaining. He was the one with the death glare. He also happened to be Gerard's little brother, who he had already told me was named Mikey.
He stepped forward, but didn't shake my hand. Instead he came incredibly close to me and stared down at me, one of his lips raising in distaste. I heard a snarl from over my shoulder and felt Gerard's arms snake around my waist. He pulled me back away from Mikey, but I couldn't look away from his eyes. They were the same green as Gerard's and something locked my gaze into place. I finally blinked a few times and looked back to the other boys. They were all shaking their heads like they were embarrassed. Mikey growled and turned on his heel. In a matter of seconds he disappeared through a doorway.
Once he was gone the mood lightened. Frank came and placed an arm around my shoulder, steering me away from Gerard. "Sorry you had to see that. He gets a little moody this time of the month." I laughed, but was still pale from the encounter.