The Man In The Mountain (The Vampire Series - Book 1)

Chapter 13 - Around the corner

Persephone was curled up on Kit's chest, feeling content. For a virgin, he was an incredibly fast learner and managed to do everything they'd needed to get off. His chest rose and fell with what they had learned to be more of a habit than a necessity, but it was still a little weird to not hear the thump of a heart. They had no idea how long they'd been laying there with him until they heard the sound of the door unlocking, barely able to sit up before Dillion swung the door open and they walked in.

"What's- Whoop! Shirtless Kit!" She said, blinking a few times. "Dude, you have so many scars," Kit ducked his head, looking uncomfortable, and Persephone passed him his shirt.

"I thought we said five?" They asked. They grabbed their phone and checked the time. 5:07pm. Dillion snorted.

"Doesn't Kit have super hearing? How did you miss us coming up?" She asked. Kit shuffled on the couch, looking embarrassed and mumbling something quietly. "What was that, big boy?" Persephone jumped in.

"Guys, leave him alone," they said sternly, giving his hand a squeeze. "It's alright, Kit. We all zone out sometimes," they said softly. Kit gave them a grateful smile.

"If you'll excuse me for one second," he said. He disappeared in a flash, returning to the couch about thirty seconds later in his hoodie and a pair of socks. He sat back down next to Persephone and smiled at Dillion and Alex nervously. "Good evening, Dillion, good evening, Alex. My apologies for my state of undress, and hope I didn't make either of you uncomfortable.

"I still wanna know about those scars," Dillion said as she plopped down on the second couch. Alex sat next to her.

"I'll order the pizza really quickly, what toppings do we want?"

"Pineapple," Dillion said immediately. Kit made a disgusted face.

"Pineapple is the most vile of the fruits I have discovered in this age, I apologize if it is offensive to you, however simply must give you a hearty decline."

"I mean, you could've just said 'Gross, no' and been done with it, but pop off I guess," Kit gave her a bewildered look.

"What is a pop and why is it off?" He asked. Dillion snorted hard, looking over at Persephone with raised eyebrows. They just kind of smiled and shrugged, looking over at him.

"It's... I'm going to be honest I'm not sure how to explain that phrase, but if I had to try to sum it up, I'd say it's like saying 'do what you want' but in a sarcastic way," that was one of the modern day slangs that wasn't as easy to define in a way he'd understand, too many layers of language evolution to go through. They ordered one pizza with half pineapple and half ham for Alex and Dillion and one that was all pepperoni for themselves and technically Kit, who usually ate a slice or two for the taste. "Pizza will be here in about thirty minutes."

"Thought you were gonna order that a while ago," Dillion said, raising her eyebrows at Persephone again. "What happened?"

"We got sidetracked," Persephone said quickly. "Lotta shit going on today. Alex, what do you have?" They asked, trying to deflect. Dillion's grin grew.

"You fucked Kit, didn't you?" She said, leaning forward.

"Kit fucked me, there's a difference," they said cleaning off the coffee table for Alex. She was starting to fill the electric kettle all the way up to make a round of tea.

"Damn dude, nice," she walked over to Kit who was looking a little embarrassed but also proud as well. She was trying to give him a fist bump. Kit pressed his fist against hers with a look of concentration, smiling.