The sun sets through the window, I start to look up for any hope that it might be night time again. Ugh I think about last night and how I let myself get so caught up in that man. Well, so much for love lesson number one.
"Knock Knock" I can hear Kiaya's irritating cheerful morning voice. "Go away and wake me up when it's noon" Kiaya laughs. " Come on Faith get up, it is beautiful day outside and you have go to to do some more training" Why was I chosen to be this? A vampire slayer. If I thought it meant I had to get up so early I would have said sorry Faith is not here right now but maybe you can choose another contender. "Kiaya you know I have weapons, right?" there was a silence in the room I look up and she is standing there with her hand on her hip. "Faith, you know I don't care right?" she laughs out loud. She is always such a smart mouth. I get up out of bed heading to the bathroom, all I want to do is lock the bathroom door and sleep on the floor. I am so exahusted. "So, did any creepy crawlies come out last night?" I go to the sink and start washing my face thinking about how she always has to make it seem like we are teenagers watching a monster movie. "Kiaya, you know they are called vampires" "Another name is the undead, not creepy crawlies" Kiaya sighs and is quiet for a moment "Have you ever thought about just not killing vampires and maybe trying to establish a life for yourself?" What an excellent question. I had been known for years as Faith the vampire slayer, it would be so nice to be known as Faith the happy homemaker or Faith the carpool mom. We all know the end of that story. You know one girl in all the world will be chosen to fight the vampires, the evil, the forces of darkness she is the slayer. Blah. Blah. Blah. My life as I knew it was set for me.
"I have thought about it but I have kind of came to the conclusion that this is my life" Kiaya looks at me with a little grief in her face. "You mean to tell me you don't want to fall in love, have a family, maybe be a rock star?" I sit there drying off my face thinking, yes, I would love to be all those things but I know my destiny it was decided for me years ago.
"RING RING!" Kiaya's cell phone starts to ring. My heart pounces, could it be him calling. Wait. Why am I getting so worked up over this? It is just a stupid guy. "Faith, it's for you" Kiaya says trying to hand me the phone as she reads her latest Cosmo magazine. I grab the phone but take just a deep breathe, ok faith do not sound desperate. Let him know it isnt a big deal if you hang out or ever see him again. Who am I kidding? That man is a dream boat I want to see him again but I still cant seem desperate. "Hello?" I say with a confused voice just to throw him off. "Hey there" oh my gosh that voice it is so good to hear that voice. "Frank?" he laughs almost as if he can read my mind, he knew that I suspected it was him, somehow he just knew. "Yah it's me, listen I thought maybe we could hang out today. Sunnydale is kind of new for me, you could show me around." Oh come on think of an excuse you don't want to say yes at the beginning you will definitely look desperate, however if you say no you might not ever see him again. "Yeah sure maybe you could meet me at the room I stay in, I will have Kiaya text you the address". "Sounds great when is good for you?" As quick as humanly possible. "30 mins sound good?" it pauses for a second. "Frank?" "Oh yeah I am sorry, yes that sounds perfect" I smile really big, what am I doing? "Ok see ya then."
I hand the phone back to Kiaya, and turn to go to the bathroom. "Well well, I see you are going to see this guy again, ok what gives?" I turn around with a fake smile, "Whatever do you mean?" What am I doing? I have known this girl for 8 years she can read me like a book. If anyone knows my lying face it is her. "Come on Faith" I sigh putting my head down in my hands, oh my goodness this guy has got me all wound up. "Ok, I like him!" "I just don't want to get too involved with anyone." I think now is the time to give you rule number two. Dont get your hopes up cause most men well we know what most men want. I mean come on, men are sexual beings right? You could probably read their mind and it would be sex, sex, sex. "Why not?" Kiaya says with a confused look while I stand there like an idiot staring. "You know why" "For god sakes I'm a vampire slayer" "Great dinner conversation, oh hey Faith I'm a car salesman what do you do oh not much I just kill vampires" I roll my eyes. "You make it sound complicated" Kiaya looks at me with her hands on her hips. I wish i thought like her. When I look at the world I see darkness. I see demons, vampires, witches. She looks at the world and everything seems so easy. "Knock knock" I look at my watch oh my he is here already, I've been sitting here yakking with Ms. Rogers the whole time.
"Come in" The world stops he walks in with army pants, boots, and a black shirt tucked into his pants. The shirt is so tight it shows his rock hard stomach and his biceps. I stare for a minute at that smile. Dang that smile could bring me to the floor. "Faith?" I shake out of my trance. "Yea sorry a little tired." He looks around the room, "Nice place" I smile at him "Yea well it keeps me off the streets" There is a stillness in the room we are staring at each other almost as if we are waiting for the other one to say something. "Shall we go?" I said in a shaky voice.
We walk outside to see a motorcycle sitting in the driveway, "Wait, is that yours?" He looks at me with a smile that tells me it is. "Pretty great huh?" I love motorcycles, I have always wanted one but hey being broke isn't exactly the way to get one. "Now this is my kind of ride" he hands me a helmet. "Now are you ready for adventure?" "Because I have got some awesome things for us to do today" he hops on the bike I follow behind and we drive off on the road. The wind is blowing, the air is crisp and smells like the fresh green grass.
I grab around his waist holding him right while we ride off. He smells so good. There is this stillness as we pass all the cars, I just want to be here forever and never get off the motorcycle.
To Be Continued........
