Immortals

The Vampire Baker

Selena:

I jerk awake and find myself in my bed next to Phil. Speaking of Phil, he's sitting up, looking at me worriedly. I nod, but at the same time I'm unable to form words and I'm about to cry. It was only a dream, I tell myself over and over in my head like that'll stop the fear that's still making my heart pound. What if it was something more than a dream, like a vision? What if it's an omen, predicting the future? I try to tell myself I'm being silly, but it's hard. Phil pulls me into a hug and I hug him back tightly, clinging to him like my life depends on it. Right then, he's the only thing keeping me grounded.

"Do you want to talk about it?" he asks, stroking my hair. "Oh, Phil, it was horrible. I was all alone. A monster got me. No one was there to save me," I whisper, starting to cry a little. I wipe my eyes on his shirt and sigh, leaning against him. He hugs me tighter. "I will never leave you," he whispers, "and it's time to get up anyways. Let's get up. I'll go make you breakfast." I shake my head. "Phil, I need to take a shower. Take one with me. I can't be alone, not right now." He smiles slightly, kissing my forehead. "Of course," he whispers warmly, "of course."

Lola:

I lay in Dan's arms, feeling safe with him. I'm filled with this gladness that we get to share immortality together. I don't know what I would do without him. "Dan, thank you for loving me," I murmur, randomly, as we lay together, our limbs tangled. He turns to me, a smile on his face. "You don't have to thank me for something that's natural," he says, "it's me that should be thanking you, in fact. Thank you for sharing your heart and soul with me. I cherish every moment we spend together." My eyes fill with tears. I didn't think vampires could cry, but apparently they can. "Please don't cry," he whispers, wiping at my face.

He wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me closer to him. I bury my face in his neck. "They're happy tears," I explain, "I'm glad we get to spend forever together. Literally." He smiles, kissing the top of my head. Dan's so much more romantic than most people would think, and I'm the only one he lets see that side of him. I couldn't stand it if we were ever separated for a long amount of time. I love him so much. Our vampire connection has only brought us closer together.

"Lola, I'm sorry I had to make you a vampire," he whispers, his thumb stroking up and down my arm. "I know we literally have forever now, but I can't stop thinking about the life we would have had. We could have had children, and grown old together as they grew up to be anything they wanted to be. We'd be so proud of them. I'd have loved to be a father, and you'd make a wonderful mother." I press my lips against his in a quick kiss, silencing his desperate ramble. "Dan, it's okay. We'll...adopt. And Selena and Phil are having a baby, and probably at least one more. We'll be the best aunt and uncle ever," I tell him. He just smiles sadly at him, and I know he desperately wishes we could have children. I feel the same way. Children would have made eternity seem like it wasn't as long.

I will never be a mother, but I will be the best aunt there ever was to Selena's child. I glance at the clock and notice it's starting to get late. "Issac will be here soon to check on us, like the good father he is," I joke. "Well, vampires do call their fledglings children, my beautiful daughter," he smirks. I smack his arm. "Don't call me that!" I protest. He laughs, and I just roll my eyes and get up out of the bed, grabbing my favorite underwear set, a shirt, and jeans before going to the bathroom and getting dressed. Once there, I decide to take a short shower.

My short shower takes forty minutes. The warm water just feels so good against my always cold skin. When I step back into the bedroom, fully dressed, Dan's nowhere in sight. I guess he got tired of waiting. I make my way into the kitchen and he's at the table, eating toast covered in what looks like strawberry jelly. "How are you eating that?" I ask. Wordlessly, he hands me a note covered in an untidy scrawl. "Isaac left a gift box," he says, motioning towards it as I pick up the letter. I nod, and begin to read.

Dear Lola and Dan,

I have recently found out from a vampire clan in America that vampires can consume human food as long as there's blood involved somehow. I don't know the exact science of this, but of course I've tested it, and it works. In this basket, I've included some of the products I've test. There's blood jelly, blood sauce(it's kind of like steak sauce), and some packets of blood to put on food or bake with. You still have to drink blood regularly. I'm sorry I am unable to visit today, I have other business to attend to. Enjoy the basket, I'll miss you both.

Isaac.

Interesting. I'll be able to eat human food again. Well, mostly human food. "Dan, I get to bake again," I say excitedly. I have to try this out. I grab the basket and look through it, grabbing a couple of blood packets. What to make, what to make? I decide on red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese icing. I go around the counter and gather all the ingredients I'll need and all the bowls and containers I'll need. Dan stands up and walks over to me, wrapping his arms around my waist from behind. "Would you like some help?" he asks, leaning his chin on my shoulder. "That would be lovely," I say.

I give him instructions, replacing water with blood packets. After mixing everything, Dan lined the tray with cupcake wrappers and we filled them with batter, putting them in the oven. Rather than waiting to make the icing, we go ahead and do it, once again substituting blood for water. Once we finish that, we set it to the side and Dan leans down to kiss me, picking me up and setting me on the counter. Just as I lean forward to kiss him back, the cupcake timer goes off. He groans and I laugh, pushing him back and jumping down from the counter, turning the oven off and getting the cupcakes out, setting them aside to cool.

Once they've cooled, Dan and I ice them. Once done with that, we each take one, looking into each other's eyes as we each take a bite. Just as we bite in, the doorbell rings, and then Selena and Phil walk in.

Selena:

Phil was a perfect gentleman during our shower together, soothing my by washing my hair and rubbing my back. Part of me did want to do something as a distraction, but I really wasn't in the mood because I was so freaked out. He understood, because of his mind thing, and he didn't try to do anything. I may not be ready to raise a child, but I am protective of it.

When we get out of the shower, we dress and Phil makes me a cup of tea, just the way I like it. I sit curled up on the corner of the couch, Phil sitting next to me with his own cup. I'm leaning against his side, and one of his arms is around me holding me against him. i cock my head to look up at him. "Hey, Phil, I want to go see Lola," I say. "Finish your tea and we'll go," he responds. I roll my eyes but drink the rest of my tea in a couple of gulps.

I really need to talk to Lola. Maybe she can put my mind at rest. After I slip on my shoes and tug on a jacket, Phil takes my hand and leads me out the door to Lola's apartment. We're silent on the way, opting for walking this time. My senses are on high alert and I'm a little jumpy, but nothing happens.

Upon entering Lola's flat, I see both her and Dan biting into cupcakes. They look like red velvet. "I thought you couldn't eat food," I say before I can stop myself, "how are you doing that?"