Six Second Stare

A Partnership

"Lamia, is that.." Allison's jaw dropped.
"Who the fuck are you?" Amor folded her arms infront if her chest.
"I'm Allison, Lamia's roomate." She stumbled through her sentence. "You're Amor.. The vampire."
"I guess she talks about me a lot?" Amor sounded almost proud.
"Oh, hun, you have no clue." Allison shot right back.
"Well, nice to meet you, Ally." She waved at Allison. She pat my back, just below my wounds. "I'll see you tomorrow, Lamb."
"Okay then, bye." I said. She smiled at me, fangs sticking out a little. I smiled back. I smiled back?! I didn't even think twice about it. I watched her walk away, look back, and turn into a bat. She flew away, dread flying away with her.
"Are you insane?!" Allison grabbed ahold of me and shook me around.
"Making friends with the chick who's drinking your blood?! What the fuck are you thinking?!"
"It's more like... a partnership.." I responded. "She protects me, I let her drink my blood."
"Idiot! She'd drink your blood anyway!"
"Then she's the only one losing." I smiled.
"Dumbass.. You're such a dumbass!" She led me inside. She bandaged my back and told me how stupid I was.
"These bangages can come off now." Allison said and rubbed the bandages on my neck. She quickly peeled one off, a sickening ripping sound.
"Ouch! Careful!" I yelled.
"Oh, shut up, ya' big baby." Allison ripped off the other bandages. She suddenly started to laugh. No, not just laugh, cackle.
"Look at your neck!" She gasped. I looked in the mirror. There were bruises on my neck that were painfully obvious. Everyone who saw them would know that I had been bitten. But they were light enough to not look like serious injuries.
When I went to work, Flo immediately noticed the bite marks.
"Seriously? You say you're straight, then you have a hot babe bite your neck." Flo looked at me incredulously.
"It wasn't her..." I said, covering the bite marks.
"Mhm.." She wiped down the countertop.
"Whatever.." I put on my cat hat.
Flo and I worked the counter.
Amor walked by and came in again.
"Hey, Lamb, can I get a medium mocha frappe? To go." She said, confidently.
"Okie dokie." I said, and then froze. Amor chuckled quietly, eyes shut.
"You dork.." She looked into my eyes. Her gray eyes looked softer than usual. I felt my smile grow.
"$3.95 please." I said. She nodded and grabbed the money out of her pocket. She paid and I started making her drink.
"Are you serious?" Flo looked actually insane. She totally lost it. "You might as well be making out!"
"It's not like that, really." I insisted.
"If you're not dating already, which I seriously doubt, you should ask her out."
"I'm straight." I sighed and poured the drink into a cup. I wrote "Amor" on the cup, then drew a quick heart.
"Shit!" I muttered. Flo looked over my shoulder.
"Oh yeah, real straight." She rolled her eyes. I handed the drink to Amor.
"Hm." She smiled subtly, face soft. The usual dread fluttered around my stomach, but this time something else was there. Her eyes met mine again, and I felt my face get hot. Was I sick? She took a slow sip.
"Thanks, Lamb." She winked and walked away. I found myself staring at her as she walked away.
"Jesus Christ!" Flo pushed my arm.
"What-"
"You two are more in love than me and my previous girlfriend, and you're not even together!" She folded her arms infront of her chest.
"Stop! I don't like her!" My face got even hotter. "She's drinking my fucking blood, for God's sake!" I blurted. My hand clapped over my mouth.
"What?" Flo looked dazed. She chuckled awkwardly. "What did you say?" I knew I was pale. My stomach was in knots.
"Amor.. is a vampire..." I muttered. She suddenly started laughing. Loudly laughing, and she was doubled over. When she stopped, she looked up at me.
"I thought you were serious.." She giggled.
"I..was.. I am." I muttered.
"You can't get me with that again." She chuckled. "I'm not that stupid."
"Why do you think she bit me? She's drinking my blood, I'm letting her." I said quietly.
She suddenly frowned. "Wait, you're serious?" She looked concerned. I nodded.
After a long, exhausting chat with Flo, she undertood everything.
"Wait, so why are you so friendly?" She asked finally.
"I'm not sure.." I answered. "That's just how we are, I guess."
"Maybe, you've fallen for her sexy vampire charm." She smirked.
"Again, I'm straight." I rolled my eyes.
"Sure, Lamb~" She sung back.
"Shut up. Only Amor can call me that." I bit my lip with regret.
"Oho? Only Amor?" Flo laughed. "Only your gf can use your cute nickname?"
"Shut up.." I cleaned up the counter. I headed out the door, and my jaw dropped. Amor was waiting for me, just sitting on a bench outside of Coffee and Cats.
"Hey, Lamb." She grinned.