Red Haze

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Eleven

Right before Lucian could wrap his arms around her in return, she pulled away with a...... box of cereals in her hand?

"FOOD. I need this! God, I'm starving," she exclaimed, tearing the cereal box open as if the past 10 seconds didn't happen.

Realizing what she meant, he wiped off his confused look and broke into a grin. "Of course, what a tease,"

Amelia had a goofy smile on her as well. Something that doesn't happen quite often but after all the roller coaster emotions from that afternoon, she couldn't be happier to come back home.

Home?

"Oh god, keep yourself together!" she silently cursed in her mind as she literally facepalmed herself.

"What's wrong? Is the cereal that good or bad?" he asked as he tried to take the box of cereals off her hands but failed as she quickly dodged his arm.

"Hey! Hands off my food! Dig up your own buried nuts, squirrel! '' she puffed out her cheeks in defense.

"Buried nuts and squirrel?" he mimicked after her, smiling at her ridiculous choice of words. He finally snatched the prized box of cereals off her after a couple of struggles with her.

"Hey!!!!!'' she shrilled, trying to snatch it back.

"Calm down, squirrel. Cereals ain't real food,"

"Better than nothing! Unless I get to order in a pizza delivery!'' Her eyes light up like a child.

"Pizza is not considered as a real food as well. I'll make you dinner,'' he said as he started to taking out a frying pan from the shelf.

"You cook?'' She repeated in disbelief as she continued to stare at him over the kitchen counter as he slightly loosened his buttons.

"Oh god, snap out of it!,'' she reprimanded herself silently again and yet, another inner voice in her said, " Can you blame yourself? I mean come onnnn,"

"Are you crazy?? He is a friggin vampire!" she screamed to her darker inner self.

"Definitely worth it,'' her inner self-drooled.

"Oh god, I'm going crazy,"

"You are talking to yourself,'' her inner self-added

"Oh god,'' she groaned out loud.

"Are you going crazy just by staring at my sexy back?'' he teased as he easily flipped the egg.

"Yes, I'm going crazy,'' she agreed as she rubbed her forehead.

Stunned, he asked, "Come again?''

"I mean NO! I'm going crazy but not because of your sexy back! I mean I'm not agreeing to the fact that you have a sexy back!" she rambled on.

"Wow, hunger definitely drives you crazy,'' he laughed it off as he carefully placed the slices of bacon and eggs onto a plate. "I know it's simple but that is pretty much the only think that I could cook but I can get the maids to cook you a meal but it might take some time for them to come to the main house,''

"Yes,'' she agreed in defeat. "And it's alright, eggs and bacon are perfect,''

"Okay,'' he said, strangely satisfied by just staring at her stuffing bacon into her mouth. Usually, he would find it disgraceful but somehow it was amusing watching Amelia struggle to fit 2 slices of bacon into her mouth.

"Stoap shtarinnng," Her voice barely audible with her stuffed mouth but her hands were still busy cutting up the egg on her plate.

"Trust me, you would stare too if you are seeing what I'm seeing,"

"Cause I'm that good looking?" she joked, stuffing the last bacon into her mouth.

"Funny," he paused as he handed her a box of tissues and continued, "The bacon's oil literally dripping down from your lips. And maybe you just barely crossed the line between disgusting and cute. You do remind me of Theodore from Alvin and the Chipmunks," He smiled at the thought of the chubby, fluffy chipmunk in the infamous green sweater.

Totally caught off guard, Amelia choked on her bacon, "You watch Alvin and the Chipmunks??" "The great and almighty vampire watches cartoon," she laughed it off after a couple of good gulps of water.

"Oh, shut up," he mumbled, embarrassed of himself as well. "I accidentally saw it on Jayden's laptop,"

"Nice try comrade. I think Jayden prefers his porn over fluffy squirrels,"

"They are chipmunks," Lucian mumbled under his breath.

"What?"

"Nothing! Let's wash up and get some rest. You are really in need of them," Lucian quickly switched the topic, getting off his chair.

"Aye, aye. Chipmunk!" she teased once again as she fled the scene, leaving embarrassed Lucian in the kitchen all alone.

"Chipmunks, huh? I never pegged you for a geek," an all too familiar voice sounded as he emerged from the shadows of the room.

"Oh shut up. It definitely does not make me a geek. It's all Sayae fault with all her weird obsession with fluffy animals," he blurted. "Sayae..,'' he let her name rolled off his tongue again, feeling the sadness welling deep in his heart.

"My apologies, my lord," Jayden knew he had brought up something that he should not.

"This is a good change. You being so polite as you should be," Lucian said, hiding his sadness behind of a smile even though he knew Jayden knew better.

"Ha Ha, You wish. Come, I have someone to cheer you up," Jayden said, returning to his happy go lucky demeanor.

"Amelia?"

"Oh, look at yourself, you lovesick puppy. You are helpless without our lil hunter aren't you? And, no. I believe you have some unresolved issues with this guy,"

"I can see your jealousy seeping out from your pores, Jay,'' Lucian said. Guy? Oh dear, I'm feeling down already,"

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