Victorian Hush

The Backstory

They put my food on their coffee table and pulled sat down at the opposite side of the table.  I began eating and was weirded out by the silence. I hated eating in silent places. Background noise is a must.

"So how did you two meet?" I began devouring my breakfast.

Zeke let out a dashing heart warming smile. "I met my beautiful wife at a mutual friend's balcony party. I actually wasn't planning on going and was kinda looking for any excuse to leave. Afterall, one of my favorite books was supposed to come in the mail that night. I told them to leave it on the doorstep but like what if it rained or someone stole it you know. I already had the book in my kindle but I was just starting to make a collection at home.  So I decided to go look for my friend,Chris. The person that actually threw the party and our mutual friend. She was nowhere around so I guessed she would be on the balcony since that's where most of the partying was going down."

" It was a balcony party,Zeke. Obviously thats where they would be." Jezebel shook her head and held a soft smile.

"I knowww." Zeke dragged out the word smiling. " I ended up out there and Jezebel was dancing with her friends. It was like I could only see her ya know. The room dimmed and she just shone brightly. That I was just taken aback. I had to talk to her but I didn't want to be the asshole that chats up a group of girls when they were having fun. "

"Which I appreciated. I would've shot you down hard if you did." Jezebel tapped his knee.

"We both ended up staying after the party . I did ask a neighbour to rescue my book from my doorstep. Since Chris asked me to stay and I ended up helping them clean up their house alittle. Jezebel decided to stay and help them clean as well as a few of their friends. That's how we ended up talking and well here we are." He kissed her on her cheek.

"Chris still says to this day that her apartment is the reason we're married." Jezebel chuckled.

(Author note: Chris is Non Binary😌 she/they pronouns. If you don't know what it is look it up. Saying this to avoid confusion)

"They're not wrong. It is a magical place." Zeke
bellowed.

"This Chris person should hook me up. I'm not ready for marriage but I do need some help with the bills."  I wiped my mouth and let out a soft burp. My stomach was full and I was ready to leave. Vampire or not. I wanted to shower in the comfort of my own home with my jasmine soap. 

"We could always give them a call." Jezebel smiled at zeke who after returning her smile turned to me and the atmosphere of the room changed. I took off my lent bonnet. Shit was about to go down.

"Have yahll ever wondered about how your eyes are always like looking even when you're asleep. Like the only thing  keeping ur eyes from staring at the wall is a bit of flesh. Like some people even sleep with their eyes open. That's wild. " I tend to word vomit when I feel nervous.  This is how I cope. Don't judge me.

"It is in fact wild. I know you're prolonging the inevitable but here's the truth. You can't deny it. Jezebel bit you. It probably felt great and your thigh has already healed up with no scarring by now. I know you find that impossible but-"

"What?!" I yanked my dress up and sprawled in-front of them. I lifted the bandage to reveal some dried up blood but no bruise no marks. It was like nothing ever happened.

"Yes. And we could've probably let this go and you would've probably written this off as just a dream or whatever would've made you sleep at night. But that didn't sit well with neither me nor Jezebel. I feel like us meeting was fate. Just like how I met my wife."

" First of all...you're vampires. Like actually, vampires and I'm not tripping off of drugs and or alcohol."  My heart was beating so hard it felt like I was about to die.

"Yes. But we're basically just humans that drink blood. I mean we are stronger and faster and we need less sleep but otherwise....we're normal. We can have kids and turn people if they consent. Our bites don't leave marks. We do have special powers if we're lucky enough to develop them but we're just people. You don't have to be afraid of us. We won't hurt you. We don't kill humans.Its kinda against the law to anyway. Not that we would if it wasnt against the law. Ahhh she looks pale. I'm word vomiting and freaking you out!" I stared at her eyes which seemed to glow the more she stumbled over her words.

"You're eyes are glowing." I said awestruck.

"That happens when we're feeling a strong emotion. Jazzy, ill take it from here."

Okay so. Vampires. Check. Non human eating errrrm drinking vampires. Check. Lightheaded. Check.

I slumped back into the couch. This was absolutely too much for me.  I looked at them and noticed that they were intentionally keeping a good distance from me at all times. I guess they didn't want to spook me. I was shook but I wasn't a fragile piece of glass that was crack and about to shatter everywhere.

" I'm shocked. This is a whole revelation like what's next....is god real?" I gasped at the sudden realization. Maybe they were real. I held a hand to my mouth. I once tripped a blind man cause he told me I smelt bad when I was six. I'm literally the worst. If I go to the same place as hitler then something was wrong. I deserve atleast purgatory.

"Ummm we don't know about that but-" Zeke started.

"Listen...." I interjected. "I'm actually really just a little shaken. My entire world isn't gonna crumble more than the time I discovered that strawberries aren't actually berries."

"BUT ITS IN THE NAME!" Jezebel sprung forward and clutched the table between us.

"I KNOW." I matched her stance before flopping back into the couch again."But seriously though, I may need a couple of days to have an existential crisis and then I'll be okay. Yahll are fun to have sex with too. Even the biting.....just warn me next time though. I'll be back if you let me that is. Let me just shower and change and dip." I stood. "Where's your bathroom and my clothes ?"

They both looked at me in disbelief.

"Okayyyyyy." They both drew out. Jezebel still awestruck led me to the guest room and showed me how to use their bathroom. I stripped quickly, dressed and left as fast and my ass could take me. 

HERE I COME HOME! TO MY JASMINE SOAP I GO!

Narrator voice: She looked excited but she actually went home and freaked the fuck out.