sweetener (daltiana)

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A/N: thanks for 100+ reads in 4 days that's insane
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I woke up to the smell of bacon. I walked downstairs to the kitchen to see Dalton eating bacon and pancakes.

"Good morning, Ari. I just cooked bacon, you want some?" He asked.

"Good morning to you too. Um, no I'm vegan." I said and went to the refrigerator.

I grabbed the box of strawberries.

"Since when?" Dalton said.

"Since 2013, I take cheat days sometimes though." I said.

I washed off my strawberries and started eating them.

I looked at my phone to check for when my next show was.

It was tomorrow. Then, I'm guessing I would have to take a flight immediately. I checked and I had a flight to Inglewood.

"Hey, Dalton." I said.

He looked at me.

"I'm on tour. So I'm going to be moving a lot and I don't know where you're going to stay."

"Well I'm not rich, I buy houses everywhere I go." He said.

"Can I just stay here?"

"I don't know, I don't know what you'll do in my house and you're not a child, you're not going to ask me what you can and can't do all the time." I replied.

I sighed.

I didn't wanna do this but it was something nice.

"You can live in my old mansion. I know I didn't sell it because I never sell my houses. And it's clean I pay someone to clean the house." I said.

"Really, I can stay there!?" He said.

"Yes."

"Thank you, Ari!"

"No problem. It's in Westmont, California so I'll get you a plane ticket and you can drive yourself to the airport." I said.

"But, I wanna have fun today. I'm going to the mall." I said.

"Guess who's going with you." Dalton said playfully and pointed at me like a child.

"You're not, you're going to work." I mimicked him.

"No, I'm not because in the area I sell houses, a leak happened and they have to do inspections."

"It's sad but I have work off with pay until they fix the problem. And since I'll live in California, I'm going to quit my job here and get one there." Dalton's voice returned back to normal.

"Oh." I said.

"But, I'm going to mall with you!" He went back to his childish voice.

I laughed a bit.

"Imma get ready." I threw away my mess and placed the box pack in the refrigerator.

I started to walk upstairs and got ready.

Dalton's POV

I walked upstairs, got some clothes, and changed in the closet. I was wearing black ripped jeans and my favorite Nickelodeon hoodie. I could hear Ari curse while trying to get her ponytail or weave on. So, I know I'm fine. I felt weird. Something about today was weird. Hm.

Ariana walked out wearing a ponytail, a yellow oversized sweater and white thigh-high boots.

"So, it's painful putting on your ponytail." I said.

"It does sometimes, how did you know?" She asked.

"I heard say 'fuck' repeatedly." I said.

"You heard me? I guess, I was loud." She said.

"You ready?" I asked.

"Yeah." She replied.

We walked out to my car. I played her album, Thank U, Next and drove to this mall.

"Oh, look there's a whole bunch of celebrities here!" I said.

"I know that's why I love this place, fans and the pappazari can't harass me." She said.

I went around and really I served as Ariana's bodyguard. I don't hate the mall, it's just kinda boring when I don't have something to do. But, I went because well I don't know.

I opened the doors to our room.

"Breakfast at tiffany's, and bottles of bubbles, girls with tattoos who like getting in trouble, lashes and diamonds, atm machines, buy myself all of my favorite things." She sang as she had a whole store of bags on her arms and hands. I placed the ones I was holding down on the floor then I flopped back on the bed.

"Ah, perfume, clothes, accessories. I love being rich." Ariana said.

"Who doesn't." I said.

She grabbed her straight wig and clothes and went to the bathroom to change.

Why does she always switch from a ponytail to a wig all the time. Isn't that tiring? Can't she just wear her natural hair at home?

"Aww!" I groaned and placed my hand on my mouth.

All of a sudden, my teeth are hurting like hell. What's happen-

I gotta go do something to Ari.

Wait, but it'll kill her.

But I need too I just have too.

I was now fighting myself and my urges. I don't wanna hurt her but I gotta do it.

Ariana's POV

I started removing my makeup. Today was a great day. My hands felt weird I don't know why but oh well.

"You make me say oh, oh baby." I sang softly.

Bam!

The door swung open and it was an extremely pale man. He looked sick. He was very muscular.

"Ah! Dalton!" I screamed.

"I am Dalton. Try not to struggle and it'll hurt less." He had huge fangs.

I grabbed my hairdryer as a weapon and tried to hit him with it but as soon I turned around, he flipped me back and held me tight. He was strong as ever. Dalton was never this strong, pale, or anything. And if this is him, I didn't expect him to hurt me. I shouldn't have trusted a traitor.

"Goodnight, baby." He said deeply in my ear.

I felt his sharp fangs against the tissue of my neck and everything went black.