To Nurse The Dead

Vampiric Relatioship?

Morning had come blissfully slow as sunlight filtered through the gauzy curtains. Anthony stretched and rolled over but stopped when he felt something warm on his left side. Glancing over his shoulder he was surprised to still see Shadow asleep. The dark circles beneath his eyes had lightened and his cheeks still had a dusting of lilac.
   The human quietly crept out of bed pausing to slide on his slippers before he made his way to the kitchen. Suddenly stopping in front of a small mirror ,Anthony carefully stretched his neck to the right. Two neat fang holes near his neck stood out half healed. Letting his fingers ghost over the puncture marks a soft shiver coursed through his body. And upon further inspection, there was indeed a faint hicky. Shaking his head he continued his trek to the kitchen. He poured himself a glass of orange juice and made a mental note to buy more as he gulped half its contents. Placing the glass in the sink he commenced the search of collecting pancake ingredients. Just as he was about to drop a pad of butter onto the skillet someone barged through the front door. His mother and sister...damn.
The butter missed the pan making a comical splat on the tiled floor. "Mom,Penny!" Anthony went to meet his mom for a hug but froze when he heard the shower turn off. Risking a glance his mother had a hand plopped on her hip with a expression that meant he needed to explain. Without missing a beat she pulled him in for a tight hug. "When were you going to tell me you had a special someone?" Pulling away from the hug he felt like a rabbit caught in a trap.
  "It's not like that! He's a friend who just stopped in." Shit! Yea, he was open about his sexuality but he didn't have to add pronouns. Now she would never believe him! She gave him a knowing smirk "Tell me everything! Is he a wild child or an artist? Is he being sweet to you?" Chuckling she grabbed his face and kissed his forehead. "Mom,I promise we're just friends." Anthony tried to play the situation light and laugh it off but he was having as much luck as the butter on the floor.   His mother wasn't buying it...he was screwed. Instead of trying to plead his case again he began to clean buttered tiles and cook breakfast. Karmen laughed at her son's behavior. "You might as well fess up,Annie. Mom is probably making wedding arrangements at this very moment ."     Anthony glared at Penny and was about to throw a retort back until he felt slender bandaged arms snake around his waist. "Morning." A sleepy voice hummed as he buried his face  into Anthony's back. Shadow stood on the tip of his toes just enough to kiss the corner of Anthony's mouth. "Just friends,hm?" That did it. There was not a word in the entire world that could describe the bolt of heat that coursed inside of his being.    His mom  smiled and giggled at Anthony's obvious embarrassment. Shadow settled himself against his back once more as he began to hum a sleepy tune. Any more of this treatment  and his heart may jump out of his throat. The vampire knew it too because he placed a hand over his thumping chest and gave it a few soft pats. "Need help with breakfast,Beloved?" Shadow was content pressing butterfly kisses to Anthony's tanned skin as he listened for an answer. After a couple seconds his brain decide to participate so words were somewhat rushed, Coffee. Please make coffee. Can you make coffee?" The body behind him vibrated slightly when a melodious chuckle passed his lips. The vampire removed himself from Anthony's shoulder as he rolled up his sleeves of his black shirt. He gazed at the human with a mischievous mirth in his eyes. "Oh,sweet blood, how do you think I survive Chicago?"
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