The Vampire Titan

Beginnings

~Krystalyn's POV~

It didn't take long for the Titans and I to get ready leave. We only packed necessities, and after convincing Beastboy that he didn't need to bring any video games, they started to pack everything into the T-Car. Damien, Claire and I were running, as there wasn't any more room. Starfire, Raven, and Beastboy offered to fly, but my siblings and I refused. 

It had been a while since we had had time to ourselves, and a simple run would be perfect to catch up, and prepare for what was to come. 

"Remember, we'll be behind you lot, throwing off all our scents," I said aloud. "We don't want the Fangs to come searching for us." 

"Hopefully, Jeremy won't notice us not checking in on schedule," Damien sighed. "But we will have to make a pitstop somewhere to call in." 

Claire groaned. "A simple text would suffice, wouldn't it?" 

"You should call to be safe," Robin told her, walking by with a duffel bag. 

Damien nodded. "We'll probably stop somewhere on the way. He's used to us calling from pubs." 

"You take her to pubs?" I asked, pulling my little sister to me. "I'm never leaving her with you again!" 

Damien rolled her eyes, and Claire had to struggle out of my grip. "Cyborg, you know where to go, right?" I then asked, tossing my duffel into the trunk along with the others. 

"I got the location on lock," he said, tapping the robot part of his head. "We'll be fine, stop worrying." 

"I'm not worried," I huffed. "Just... nervous." 

Cyborg smirked, and slammed the trunk down. "That was everything, right?" 

"I believe so. But I'll do a run around the tower, and make sure everything's turned off and stuff," I told him, and without even waiting for a nod, I dashed inside. Everyone was outside, so I collapsed onto the couch, and put my head in my hands. "I'm a terrible person," I muttered to myself. 

How could I ever agree to let my friends put themselves in danger? Why couldn't I just tie them up somewhere, and force them to stay out of it? They had no idea what they were getting into. They just jumped right in, and didn't take into consideration how dangerous and life threatening this really was.

"I know what you're thinking," Robin said from behind me, and I jumped, turning to face him. "And you're wrong." He was standing by the door, which meant he must've just gotten here. 

I sighed, rubbing my eyes. "I just wish you guys would think about it," I told him. "This is so much more dangerous than you could ever imagine, and you just... volunteered." 

"We did think about it," he said, walking over, and sitting next to me. "When we asked you to be a Titan, we knew there would be some risks. You're not just part of the team now, you're part of our family. And we never leave our family to fend for themselves." He stood up, and took my hand, pulling me up next to him. 

I sighed, and looked at the ground. Our hands were still entwined, but neither of us made any move to let go. "Thank you," I finally said, smiling. 

He smiled back, and had a torn look on his face. 

"What's wrong?" I asked, tilting my head. "You've been acting strange lately." 

"Do you remember the day at the beach?" he asked softly. "When we went to see Julius?" 

I tried to hide my blush, but failed, and nodded. 

Before I could say anything, though, he lifted my chin, and gently placed his lips on mine. At first, I was frozen. He started to pull away, but I wrapped my arms around his neck, closed my eyes, and kissed back. He slipped his arms around my waist, and pulled me closer to him. It was a sweet and tender kiss, like nothing I've had before. Certainly nothing like any kisses I had with Jeremy. It was a while before we pulled apart, and when we did, I blushed more, and looked away. We were still holding each other tightly, and I didn't want to let go. 

"Well, well, well," we heard, and jumped apart, turning to see Claire, Damien, Beastboy, and Cyborg.    "I told you," Claire smirked, and held her hand out to Damien, who slapped money into her palm. 
"It's about time," Cyborg snickered, and I blushed even more. "Raven and Star are gonna be sorry they missed this." 

I avoided everyone's eyes, and played with my hair. "Don't you know that spying is rude?" I huffed. 

"Well, maybe if you didn't take so long, we wouldn't have come looking for you," Damien smirked. 

"Well... We should probably head out," Robin rushed. 

Everyone smirked, turning, and Beastboy ran out, yelling for Raven and Starfire. 

"They're not going to let us live this down," Robin muttered almost inaudibly, and I smiled. 

"Probably not," I agreed. I started to follow our friends, but Robin grabbed my hand, and kissed my forehead lightly. 

"I'm willing to live with it though," he smirked, and I looked away, my cheeks going red again. He chuckled before leading me out of the tower. 

"Okay, the tower's all locked up," Cyborg announced. "No one's getting in there while we're gone." 

"Unless Gizmo hacks your systems again," Raven said dryly, and Beastboy 'ooh'ed. 

We all laughed at his spluttering face, as he tried to come up with words. 

"We should get going," Damien finally said, tugging on his jacket. "We don't want to keep the Venántium waiting." 

"You're seriously going to run in those shoes?" Raven asked, staring at my heeled boots. She had brought it up several times, ever since I got them. 

"I'm fine," I insisted. "Vampires are graceful, so I don't have to worry about it. Besides, Claire here usually runs in stilettos." 

Claire giggled, nodding. "It's super easy. Like tennis shoes." 

Raven rolled her eyes, before hopping into the car. 

"We'll see you guys there," I called, before taking my siblings hands, and, together, running in the direction of Canada.

"So," Damien smirked over the roaring wind, "I guess you aren't lying about the boyfriend thing now, huh?" 

"You just read my mind, brother," Claire chuckled, while I blushed, and tried to ignore them. 

"You two are just mean, and need to shut it," I huffed. "Make some noise next time, yeah?" 

"I don't know how you didn't hear us in the first place," Claire laughed. "Especially Cyborg and Beastboy. They don't know how to be quiet to save their lives." 

"She was a bit distracted," Damien reminded her, and they laughed at me. 

"I'm sure Robin's getting as much flack as you are," my brother told me. 

"Whatever," I sighed. "Just shut up, and find somewhere to call Jeremy from." 

We ran for about half an hour, until we came upon an old, worn down bar. Several bikes were placed outside, and a few older looking men were standing outside, talking and smoking. 

We ran behind the building unnoticed, and then casually walked around. 

"You get nothing to drink but water," I told Claire, grabbing her arm, and pulling her close to me. 

She sighed, and rolled her eyes. "Just because I'm frozen at thirteen forever, doesn't mean you can keep treating me like a child," she huffed. "I could easily go off on my own, you know." 

"You wouldn't get very far," Damien snickered. 

"I could compel myself whatever I wanted." She held up her chin, glaring. "I could do anything." 

"We wouldn't let you," I told her, putting my arm around her shoulder. "So, how do you do this now? Julius had a fancy smart phone. What do you two have?" 

"Right now? No signal," Damien scoffed, and pulled some coins out of his pocket. "But we have American currency, and a pay phone, so it's as good as anything, I suppose." 

I nodded, and stepped back. "I'll get us some drinks while you check in," I told them. "The usual I'm guessing?" 

Damien nodded, and Claire started to object, but I shot her a look and she shut her mouth.

I then made my way to the bar, where several bikers were sitting, and sharing stories of the road. Already, I knew this was going to be along trip, even with our super speed.      

~ (A/N)   Hello people! This is mostly a filler chapter, so I'm sorry it's so boring and short :(   This story will end soon, I think, but I'm not sure how many chapter are left exactly. But they kissed, so yay!   School is starting soon, so I'm not sure how that will affect my updates just yet. Some teachers are nice, and won't give any homework for a few weeks, but some are terrible, and will announce tests on the second day -_-   But I hoped you liked this update, and I hope you vote and comment :) Your reviews are what I love!