Vampires At Midnight

9 - What is he doing?

The next day...

***

"Where's Elana?" I ask.

"She had to go to a ritual, same as Kayson," Axton nods slowly.

I couldn't believe it, they were looking for me, I had to hide but my mind was racing and I had no plan.
"I know exactly what to do!" Melia nods.

"What is that?" I ask.

"Change your name, hairstyle, eye colour, appearance and switch countries."

"Ugh, Melia we're being serious," Charlotte rolls her eyes.

"No, she's half right," Says Joanne.

"What!?" I come to my senses, "No! I am known as Danielle Foster!" I argue.

"Danielle, you have to."

I look down at my dark red hair, "I like my hair colour, my name and my appearance."

Charlotte, Melia, Joanne, Axton and Jayden all look at me.
I roll my eyes, "No, dark red is my natural colour, I'm not changing it."

"Would you rather all us vampires get discovered and locked away for experiments?" Asks Axton.

"No," I reply.

Joanne interrupts, "Let's go Danielle, to the hair dressers."

I whine like a 5 year old, "But Joaannneee."

"No buts, lets go!" Joanne pushes me away.

Melia, Charlotte, Jayden and Axton stay together.

"So.. Um, M-Melia.. What are you doing this weekend?" Axton looks at the ground with his hands shoved in his pockets.

"Nothing, why?" She says comfortably.

"Would you wanna do something?"

She hesitantly replies, "sure, like what?"

"I don't know-- a movie?"

"Alright, here's my number," she scribbles on a piece of paper and hands it to him.

Melia nods, "I gotta go, see you later."

They both leave leaving Jayden and Charlotte together.

Charlotte walks over to Jayden, "hey."

He slowly turns his head to Charlotte, "Can I help you?"

"Oh uh-- no--"

"Then this conversation is over," he turns the other way.

"Wait!" She stops him, "I wanna talk to you.. About Danielle."

He stops in his steps, "what about her?"

"Do you like her?" Charlotte blurts out.

"How is that any of your concern?"

"Because..." her eyes glow a light red, "because of this..." She leans in closer to him but he uses speed to quickly run to the opposite side.

"Charlotte, do you have feelings for me?"
He asks in concern.

She bites her lip and her fangs show, vividly, "so what if I do?"

Jayden shakes his head, "No... Charlotte."

She uses speed to quickly run up to him and grab his shirt, "I know something deadly, I am something deadly," she growls.

"Deadly? Please enlighten me," Jayden says in a sarcastic tone.

"Would this change your perspective?"
Charlotte steps back and raises her hand, she morphs into Tayliah.

"Tayliah.. Tayliah," he says more firmly.

"Now, if you want to protect your precious little Danielle, you will fall in love with me, Charlotte."

Jayden's POV:

I cross my arms and think about this.

"Yeah well we may date, but no one told me I couldn't tell Danielle about this," I glare at her.

"Oh she already knows," Tayliah smiles, "Danielle and I are in fact, working together to destroy the other vampires."

I freeze. Was she telling the truth? Was this all a dream? Is Charlotte really Tayliah? If she was then we're in big trouble.

I look down on her in the most silent anger, "Alright then, deal."

Tayliah smirks and morphs back to Charlotte, "great, we're dating," she gives an evil smile.

***

Meanwhile..

I walk into the hair dressers cubical.

"Joanne! Nice to see you again!" The man gives Joanne a high five.

"Jerome! I have a friend here who needs a makeover."

"Makeover huh?"

He looks at me, "hm..."

He grabs black hair dye.

"What is he doing with that stuff!?" I shriek.

"Hair dye, Danielle.. After all, this is a make over."

I let my shoulders drop like a kid who failed asking for candy.