Midnight Crusade

Chapter 7

The moon sat high in the sky, sheltered by clouds. Vivian sat in her home, body curled up with a book in her lap. It was Friday night, and that would usually mean her and her friends would go out to the bar and get some drinks after a long work week, but Vivian wasn't feeling up for it. She decided to stay back while Ophelia and Elias went out. It took some convincing, but she managed to send her friends out and stay behind.

Only, she hadn't been reading much of her book and instead took to watching the clouds move slowly over the moon, a crescent in the sky. Her mind kept going back to one thing, one person. Kit. How quickly the man came into her life and changed everything she once thought she knew. He had brought so much to the light that Vivian would have never known about on her own. And were there others? Other creatures besides just vampires? Vivian wasn't sure if she wanted to know the answer to that.

She shook the thoughts from her head and tried to refocus on her book, but the more she read, the more the words melted together and nothing made sense. She found herself reading the same paragraph over and over, and finally gave up on reading entirely. With no distraction her mind swiftly flowed back to Kit.

He was an interesting person to say the least, reliable as far as she could tell, and very kind. Not to mention he was also very attractive. And he was a vampire, a vampire. Kit was a vampire, and that one thought rattled her every time she thought about it. A vampire. Living in Lake Ashton. And there were more of them? She wondered how long he had been a vampire, if he was born a vampire or if he was turned like in all those movies and books. How accurate even were the movies and books? Could she find out?

Grabbing a blanket, Vivian wrapped herself up and headed for the back door. Sliding it open, she stood on their back patio and looked up into the sky. "Kit?" She called out into the darkness, feeling a little ridiculous. How could he possibly hear her? Kit was probably on the other side of town fighting rabids. He would be way too busy to come pay her a visit. "Kit?" She called a little louder, but only the silence of the night greeted her.

Feeling defeated, Vivian pulled the blanket tighter around her and began making her way inside.

"Everything okay?"

Vivian whipped around, almost slipping as she came face to face with Kit. "You came." She whispered, not fully aware that her mouth was moving. He looked just as beautiful as he always did, black hair piled into a bun atop his head. Gods, Vivian could not be attracted to a vampire.

"Of course I did." He stated, matter of fact. Kit even looked a little confused. "You called for me."

Vivian was stunned silent. Never in her life had she ever experienced something like this. It wasn't like Vivian really relied on anyone, she had learned from a young age that the only person she could rely on was herself. She had never called out for anyone's help, and she never expected anyone to respond. Yet here Kit was, standing in front of her, hands in pockets as his crimson eyes watched her. All because she called his name.

"Is everything okay?" He asked again, standing still.

Vivian nodded, still unsure of what to say. Why did she bring him here? Why did she ask for this? "I'm sorry, I wasn't actually expecting you to show up."

"Why would I not?" His head tilted to the side with the question. Gods, could he not look so cute?

The woman couldn't come up with an answer. So she shook her head, mouth parted slightly. "I thought you would be too busy."

"If you need me Vivian, I am here." Kit said, his tone so soft. "I cannot promise I will always be, but I will try."

Vivian nodded, feeling breathless. She could feel the way red crawled up her neck and over her face, hoping that the darkness of the night would hide her embarrassment. A hand moved to her necklace, playing with it. "I... I just wanted to talk. If you're too busy-."