Amoureux du Vampire

Eleven

Papillon POV

I start clearing the dishes while Larry wraps up some leftovers. I thought Aria was going to help me but she's preoccupied with him, still flirting. She's staring and shaking her head ...

"You are hot and your ass can cook. Hmph, I don't remember asking the universe for all of this."

"Perhaps you did not, maybe it is I that ask for you."

I toss a plastic fork at them.

Quit flirting, I thought you were going to help me Aria.

"Papillon put that down, the cleaners come in the morning, sit."

In a minute Larry, I need to at least take the glass inside, we're not supposed to have that stuff by the pool anyway.

Laurent comes back out.

"Papi why you clean? Anyway it late, I think we turn in."

"It not even midnight old man, we staying up I want swim. Aria it heated, come on."

My friend looks at the steamy water.

"Sounds good, but I need to give her something out of my bag. Hold little Larry down."

"No go, give to her later Bébé, she need it tonight?"

"Yes she does." 

"Hey, he not little Aria."

These two.

"Larry please put the monster away, I'll be right back. You give us a few Laurent?"

"Ari he not that little."

She laughs at Larry pouting.

Laurent  takes the tray from me and follows us into the house. Aria says something to him, grabs my hand and ushers me upstairs.

"You know I wasn't gonna leave you hanging girl .. come on."

We go into the room Laurent picked. Ari sits on the bed and starts looking through her bag.

Still disorganized I see.

"Shut up HaHaHa. How you feeling?"

It's been a while since I've indulged, I'm OK though.

"Girl you need to let your body do what it wants, your repression can't be good. You should be getting Eros high every weekend."

I know that Ari. You really going to lecture me now?

"I'm sorry I am."

Wow.

"You need tough love. If you fight this you're gonna fuck up your head more than it already is. Plus if, don't get crazy I said if, he is your soulmate how will your rejection affect him? Oh, here it is, drink this."

What is this? Is ... Ari is this that ecstasy stuff from the 90's?

"No, we're vampires ... That mess has no effect on us quit acting brand new, it's just a jumpstart. You trust me right?"

I do.

"Drink it then, open your mind. Go ahead."

I put the glass cylinder to my lips and swallow. It has no immediate taste, it's almost like water. Then it hits me. I feel a rush ... like I'm flying, then a calm. I hear Aria's voice.