Gallons of the Stuff
Mina watched Henry and Vlad from a distance as she stood, getting the tickets. The line was relatively long for the new movie that just came out. Psycho Slasher Chain-saw Guy from Hell just screamed bloody gore. Do you really think the friends would miss it?
Joss stayed home, she was not totally sure why. But to be honest with herself, she didn't mind. Joss seemed to be different when she was with Vlad. Like, he also sensed the danger that she has ignored for her adoration of the cause. When she asked him about it, he didn't have a clue and he wasn't lying. He honestly told her he didn't realize he acted any different. She guessed she was just going crazy, not that hard to expect of herself.
Henry stood next to Vlad as they spoke. Henry would occasionally talk, Vlad in response, and they seemed to be talking about every single pretty girl who passed by. Mina was shaking for the fact that it wasn't just Henry like normal, but Vlad too!
Stephanie called Henry over, Carrie waved him over too. Henry slapped Vlad on the back and went over to the group of people.
Carrie Anderson. The girl who had taken to role of escorting Vlad to the Snow Ball last year. Who, later after his victory over Tom and Bill, kissed him on the lips. Even then, after kissing a girl who was basically a stranger, he didn't have the nerve to kiss her. Why not? How could he not pull away from a stranger but he easily could from her?
Henry better hurry or they would be late for the movie. And as if on que, something happened which led to Henry leading Vlad over to Mina. Mina had just finished paying for the tickets and led the way. They got in line and the boys ordered snacks, Mina just got a soda.
"Is it totally necessary to get two popcorns, Milk Duds, Sour Skittles, chocolate-covered raisins, gummy worms, and those giant cokes?" Mina asked as they somehow got everything off the counter.
"Yes!" Both boys shouted as they walked into theater nine. The theater was dark and Mina stood and tried to focus ahead of herself. She found she was just passing by Vlad with Henry up ahead. Vlad, on the other hand, had just resisted biting the leg of the woman ahead of him. In his attempt to force his fangs away he turned his head the other way.
The strong scent of sweet blood, delectable blood, and rare blood came to his thoughts. Mina passed by and stopped before going into the row like Henry did. Vlad tightened his jaw and met them. Henry went in first, Vlad followed. Mina took the seat next to Vlad.
Henry's eyes were glued to the screen as the movie started. Vlad honestly tried to watch the movie yet every time he saw the blood his stomach rumbled loudly. Once, it was so loud Mina spun around with a look of shock.
"What?" He whispered.
"After all that food you're still hungry?" She leaned in, so as not to bother anyone. That was a mistake. Her blood filled his mind rather than the fake blood on the screen. It took all the self control he had to resist cupping her neck and biting into her.
Not that Henry would mind. To be honest if he were to see that he would think Mina and Vlad were making out. Then he would have been glad.
Never will the two be free of Henry's nagging about kissing. He would have been bouncing for joy if he saw Mina and Vlad turned toward each other, leaning forward, during a movie in a dark theater. What he would take as a make out fest could be a drain out fest, Vlad knew.
Mina on the other hand also found it hard to resist Vlad. The pull, strong for the fact that they were sitting mere inches away, edged her mind.
Vlad didn't look at the screen, knowing he would be too hungry if he did. Yet if he didn't concentrate of that blood he would think only of the blood flowing through the crystal-eyed girl next to him.
"That was awesome! For once, the ads were right-that was the goriest film ever made."
"Hell yeah, it was!" Mina agreed after Henry as they left the movie.
"Just remember that if Nelly asks, we saw SpyGuy 009: Die Again Tomorrow Forever."
"Yeah, yeah." Mina nodded as they walked into the cool night. Both boys turn to her, expecting the usual routine after every bloody movie. She smiled and did as they thought she would. She sucked in a breath of air.
"So give them blood, blood, gallons of the stuff. Give them all that they can drink and it'll never be enough. So give them blood, blood, blood!" She held out the note and spun around. Henry smiled at his wacky cousin. Vlad laughed full out, like he always did when she sang this song. "Grab a glass cuz there's gonna be a flood!"
Mina blushed and Vlad turned away, fangs protruding out.
Every time the trio exited a bloody two hours worth of gore Mina left with that same song. She always sang it. The song always made Vlad laugh when he needed it, especially when Mina sang it. Something about her singing about giving him a flooding cup of blood when her blood is the object of his avoidance.
She blushed darker as he started to stare at her red cheeks. She twisted back and forth in her spot and decided to spin around again, toward the parking lot. Greg leaned against the car waiting for them.
"About time. I thought SpyGuy 009 got out over a half hour ago."
"It did. We saw Psycho Slasher Chain-saw Guy from Hell."
"I saw that last Friday. That scene with the hedge clippers? Brutal."
"Brutally, blood awesome!" Mina cheered. Vlad smiled widely at her, she stopped and went red again. He got hungrier.
"I thought Mom was picking us up." Henry stated after Mina's outburst.
"You thought wrong." The four Bathory High students got into the car and drove off. Mina was still humming the song 'Blood' as they drove home. Vlad imagined her singing the song once again and smiled. But then the part where she always blushed when she saw him watching her came into his memory. He shook his head and thought about other things until he was away from Mina.
Only away from her could he think of her at all. For if he thought of her, her blood always came into mind. With his hunger growing, he needed to stay safely away from Mina. Yet they have both past the point of no return. Mina and Vlad were attached, they could never stop being around each other.
Past the point of no return, they didn't know what was in store for each other. But only one of them knew for sure it would defiantly involve gallons of blood.
