Heartstopper vampire

Kiss

Nick had risen quite rapidly in the schools social hierarchy, mainly thanks to being the star player of the rugby team. Nick had mixed feelings about his popularity, he had to hang out with other vampires all the time and that meant Charlie often had to be there with him.

But worst of all as a popular kid suddenly everything he did mattered. People watched him, gossiped about him. The current topic of conversation was how nick hadn't killed yet.

Killing was a semi taboo subject. Murder of humans was regular and widespread in vampire society. However it was kept behind closed doors. It was bad manners to kill a human without reason in a public place. Murder was a personal and private activity for vampires, kind of like sex.

Most students got through an average of one blood bag per month. Sometimes they accidently took too much blood, or killed in a rage, or they just did it for fun.

Nick had Charlie for three months, not unprecedented but enough to be talked about. Sooner or later Charlie was going to hear the whispers. Nick tried to protect him, taking Charlie out as little as possible and always keeping him by his side.

But during rugby practice nick had to go onto the pitch, leaving Charlie with the other blood bags in a safe zone. When the game finished nick came back to Charlie and he could tell Charlie knew about the gossip.

He looked resigned to his fate rather than afraid. But as they made their way back to the room Charlie got more and more agitated, like he wanted to say something. Then the second the door closed Charlie kissed him.

For a second everything went blank as their lips touched. Nick reached for Charlie, wanting to pull him in close. But then he drew his arms back.

"Charlie you don't have to do this." Nick gently eased Charlie off him. It broke nicks heart that their first kiss was a desperate self preservation move by Charlie.

"I just wanted to kiss you, at least once before......" Charlie trailed off looking sad. "Can you do it while I'm sleeping in your arms. I just want to drift off one last time while your holding me."

"I'm not going to kill you." Nick insisted.

Charlie looked confused, not quite able to believe it. Ever since Dracula had kidnapped him he had know he would die at the hands of a vampire. He had learned to accept that fact, even welcome it. Knowing that the torment would end was what got him through Ben. But now nick was telling him that he had a future.

"But you have to."

"There's no rule saying I have to kill you, and if there was I would break it."

"So what happens?"

"I wont let anyone hurt you." Nick promised, holding Charlies face in his hands and looking into his eyes. "I don't know how but I'm going to find a way for us to escape this secret society."

Nick suddenly realised how close they were to each other.

"Do you want to kiss again?" Charlie asked, tracing a finger across nicks chin.

"Oh god yes."