Who Said Vampires Will Never Hurt You?

Chapter Eleven - Missing, Presumed Dead

Who Said Vampires Will Never Hurt You?

Chapter Eleven - Missing, Presumed Dead

"Where are they?" Gerard asked, chewing on his lips and scrubbing his hand through his short, blonde hair. I walked over to him, wrapping my hands around his waist. Lou Taylor hastily looked away, scowling. I frowned but thought nothing of it, as he was tending to Mikey alone while Ray, Elena, Flame and Kit were all messing around with the cardboard boxes, throwing them at each other and chucking candy and chips around the room.

Gerard leaned back into me and I pressed into him.

"They'll be just fine; stop your worrying." I told him as he closed his eyes and smiled dreamily. "Now, what was this thing earlier about you getting angry when I told Lou we're not dating?"

His eyes snapped open.

"Uh..."

"Well?"

Gerard stopped leaning against me and instead took my hand, leading me into the corner of the room and the furthest away from where everyone else was hitting each other with boxes and Lou was muttering and scowling to himself as he tended to Mikey.

"Sit." Gerard instructed me.

I did as he told and he sat next to me, gently taking my hands in his.

"Look, Thorn..."

"What...?" My stomach flipped and butterflies started to dance. Looking at the nervous, panicked look at my face, Gerard chuckled nervously, and then stopped suddenly, scratching at his hair in embarrassment. He didn't know how to word his sentence.

"Just, just spit it out." I urged, feeling my heart begin to drop.

"I-I...I really like you..."

Okay, that was not what I was expecting. From the way Gerard was hesitant to speak I thought he was going to tell me that he didn't like me that way and that we should focus on the task on hand, not eating each other's faces off. Not like I'd ever do that. I'm not a Zombie!

"But..." Oh. And here comes the dreaded 'but'.

"But...?"

"But. I think it would be a good idea if we don't start dating...." Gerard flashed his lips up in a small smirk; winking. "Yet..." I swooned.

"Elaborate." I managed to choke out, just stopping myself from having a full blown heart attack. That smile!

"Well...I feel as if I've been leading you on," My heart shattered a little. Well, I most certainly enjoyed it. "Y'know kissing you and all? I don't want to mess around with you. Elena's rant made me realise something. I realised you're a sensitive girl, you have feelings, deep feelings - and they're not to be messed with. But I messed with them anyway. Because I'm a pompous, idiot, jerk-bag!"

"You're not!" I interjected.

"Oh, I am. I can be," Gerard replied, "Anyway, I messed with you. And I wanna do this properly, Thorn. I do really like you, and when we get out of here, whatdoya say? Would you wanna come on a date with me? You're a really special girl, Thorn."

I was speechless. Gerard waited expectantly, smiling at me. My mouth hung open.

"Really? Like, as in, me?! I would love to!" I cried, hugging him. Gerard hugged me back and planted a kiss on my - now greasy and un-brushed - hair.

When I finally pulled away I wiped tears from my eyes. I am so happy! Then my eyes narrowed,

"Hey...you never answered my actual question!"