My Mystic Romance

Shopping Trips (Connors POV)

Connor and his friends had walked into town that day when it started raining and they had taken refuge in a small coffee shop just off the bustling market, A waitress came over after a minute to see what they wanted. After ordering they sat and chatted about random things such as test scores, teachers, the upcoming party, people seemed to forget it was almost a month to the party, it was the 8th of October for crying out loud. "So Connor, you going as a werewolf?" Adam asked him making a mock howl sound, "actually I'm going as a turtle so i can boast that I'm doing something about climate change!" He said this using the queens England and they all laughed.

The waitress came back with their drinks and set them out, Connor looked at his coffee wondering whether vampires could drink the stuff. He banished that thought, it unsettled him how much Kit had worked his way into his mind, he couldn't banish the thoughts of him, he didn't know why or how this was but it had happened. If Kit saw just how much Connor thought of him and how often, why he sure Kit would find it creepy and never speak to him again.

He found it weird how Kit didn't seem to notice he wasnt human. All the other vampires knew, why not Kit? When he had asked Sam about it the answer had just been that he was unobservant. Again he marvelled at the new level of involvement Sam had in their lives, he wasnt exactly a friend, but nor was he a foe, he never put on the fabled white hat which made him despise the leeches. But, he was still a leech and having Mike that close to Sam made him more weary by the second.

Once they had finished their coffee's they prepared to go home but Kai said he had to swing by asda on the way back to get something for his Dorothy costume.

They arrived at asda and walked through the automatic doors and headed for the Halloween aisle and turned down it, they walked down occasionally stopping to look at the merchandise adorning the shelves. They stopped at an array of fake blood and started looking at all the different colour bloods and glitter blood, who would buy that?

He felt a small gust of wind behind him and turned to see Kit reaching for some fake blood, "Kit. Ive been meaning to speak with you, follow me." He then turned and walked away a confused Kit on his heels and his friends bewildered stares watching after him, truthfully, he felt rude he hadn't even said hi, or how are you, but that was against the point, it had only crossed his mind once since their encounter in the bathroom, but at this point he wanted to talk to Kit and any excuse would do, he did acknowledge that what he wanted to say was a sensitive topic however, therefore he set his sights on the disabled toilets, eh, what could he say, they were private. "um where are we going?" Kit asked sounding very confused, "I'll tell you when we get there, be patient, i dont want to be overheard," Only in that second did he realise that he didn't sound friendly, oh well, he was going to make up for it.

Kit swallowed behind him and he couldn't help but smile as soon as they arrived at the disabled toilets he locked them inside and turned to face Kit and spoke, "Im aware i might not of handled the situation the other day very well."

"I think you did," Kit responded thoughtfully.

"Oh well im glad you feel that way and um, i just want to say that if you ever need to talk to someone i promise im always here." He smiled at Kit tentatively.

"Thankyou, and i would do the same for you should you ever need anything." Kit returned his smile, he felt shocked seeing this smile, it seemed that not even the sun could match its perfection or radiance.

Kit broke eye contact with him and glanced at his watch, started at the time and ran out the bathroom hurriedly explaining that his bus was leaving, he wondered whether he had done something wrong, surely with that smile that had been on Kit's face there couldn't have been anything that he did wrong.

He walked back to his friends who watched him curiously throughout the rest of the day, all except Mike who acted like nothing had happened, sometimes it was so easy to like him they all knew a day Might come when the Demonic ones came for him, but today was not that day.

He found that for the rest of the day he couldn't help but think about Kit, he couldn't focus on anything, he had a growing need to see him, he wanted to badly, he felt awful for the months of stony silence he had put kit through and now all he wanted to do was see him, been in the same room...

He fought it though... he sat there, almost craving Kits presence. He didn't understand how absolutely things had changed for him, he acknowledged in some part of his mind that he liked Kit, on a whole new level, he had only been friendly too the vampire once, and Kit had rooted himself into his head, his smile, his small 'um' and his hair, his eyes, the way he seemed almost shy, which didn't seem normal vampire behaviour.

The next day he found that strange craving for Kits presence was ever present, and half way through the day he found himself heading out to Kits flat, Sam and Michael were sat on the leather sofa just 20 minutes from ending Spiderman into the spider verse. It still worried him to see Mike so close to a Vampire, but he knew that these vampires at least tried their hardest too be not evil, if that made sense, they survived by feeding only every year or so and starved the rest of the time, they took pills, Sam had told him that when he asked if he had ever seen Kit taking any thing and Sam had laughed and said most pills dont work on vampires if thats what he was worried about and had explained it to him.

He arrived at Kits place and knocked on the door feeling like weights were falling off him as door opened and he saw Kit looking confused then an emotion close to delight. "Hi Connor!" Kit sounded happy and Connor replied in the same tone, "Hi Kit! I was wondering whether you knew where my flat was? It would suck if you got lost on campus and where late to the party!" He sounded over enthusiastic, he cursed himself silently, "Yeah, i should probably know where your place is." Kit smiled at him and his heart stuttered slightly, "Also does Sam know where you live?" Kit looked blasé and Connor replied feeling slightly bitter and worried, "Yeah Sam knows. Hes at my place now with Mike." He sounded bitter and he instantly regretted it, he looked up to see Kits reaction, and he saw that there was none.

They set of across campus walking side by side, Connor enjoyed the company Kit provided immensely and again he kicked himself for not talking to kit before now. He felt awful about himself when he thought of that bitter, totally undeserved look he had often given kit and internally winced.

Once they arrived at his and Mikes flat, they walked inside and he could almost hear the word 'impressed' coming from Kits thoughts.

He looked at the TV screen and saw what was playing, his face lit up, iron man 2, one of his favourite movies, "Nice place!" Kit commented

"The movie has only just started, watch it with us!" Connor said his mind still completely focused on the film.

"Oh yeah i love that film!" Kit enthused, Connor seriously considered proposing then and there.