Bloodstream

Chapter 5

Kitty did a beautiful job of making my emotionally drained body and face look perfect once again. She gives me long lashes and a little eyeliner and coats my lips in a pale pink. She hands me a dress, it's a black and tight, hugging my curves perfectly.

My security and katlyne show up to drive me to Taylor's mansion. It's beautiful and huge, much like my one in England, where I'm returning after my movies filming has finished. The paparazzi are taking photos of everyone who is anyone walking into the party. It's New Year's Eve eve and everyone's getting ready to party tonight, tomorrow night and on news years day.

"Are you sure you want to do this? The media know you were at the accident this morning. There's a lot of them here Skyler." Katlyne says.
"I'm fine, honestly" I reply.
"Okay well you know the drill. Smile and don't answer their questions"

I step out of the limo and my head security guard, Joe, shakes hands with another tall, well built man who I recognise as Taylor's guard.
"Look after her." Joe says, nodding in my direction.
The cameras are in my face in seconds. I smile like katlyne said and continue walking up to the door, multiple security guards escorting me.

When I get inside, the smell of alcohol fills my senses. I quickly find Taylor, sitting at a bar talking to a very hot guy.
"Skyler! You made it!" She gets up and hugs me tightly.
"Wouldn't miss it for the world"
"Ah, there she is!" I turn around to find Ed Sheeran standing directly behind me, his masculine figure inches away from my slim body.
"I was just talking about you." He says.
"Oh you were, were you?" I say as I flip my loose curls back. I'm a bit of a flirt. He chuckles.
"I'm about to get a drink, Let me buy you one too?" he says. I nod and he places his hand on the small of my back as I turn to the bar.
He orders my drink and hands it to me, walking me over to a couch. We sit and he introduces me to his friends. By the time we are both on our third drink, we are having a great laugh together, talking about ourselves, getting to know each other. It's been a while since I sat down and talked to new people. After 3 drinks, Ed is still very sober and of course so am I but as a vampire, my systems are stronger and more immune to alcohol anyway. It sucks (no pun intended). If only I hadn't fed earlier...then my immunity to getting drunk wouldn't be so strong and then-
"You alright love?" Ed says, clearly noticing my mind drifting away. I giggle at the nickname.
"I'm fine love." I say as I take another swig of my drink. Ed stands up with ease and reaches for my hand.
"I want to show you something" he says. I take his hand hesitantly then he leads me out the back door to the massive gardens. He keeps walking till we reach the tennis courts, with a huge trampoline in the middle. Typical Taylor!
"Take your silly heels off and bounce on this trampoline with me" He says smirking. Without another word I kick off my heels and climb up the little ladder, struggling slightly in my tight dress. Ed, who's already on the trampoline, takes my hand and helps me up. We stand there awkwardly for a few seconds, my small hand still in his. I laugh slightly, to break the silence and take a few bouncy steps back. Giggling I start jumping a little higher. Ed stands back and watches me have the time of my life, jumping around like a little kid. I jump towards him and grab his wrist.
"C'mon Eddie, it's fun!" I say. He laughs and takes a few uncertain bounces to the middle. Then moments later we are both jumping as high as we can, laughing our heads off. I eventually end up landing on my back. Giggling hysterically, I just lay down looking at the stars above us. Ed lays beside me.
"How did you know this was here?" I say, once my giggling fit dies down.
"Me and Taylor wrote a song out here."
"I see. How'd that go for you?"
"We made money off it and started touring together. So pretty good if I'm honest."
"You guys would be cute together"
"That's what everyone says, but I'm not her type."
"She's your type though isn't she"
"I don't really have a type" he pauses and looks at me "if I like someone, I like someone. That's it"
We stay silent for a while then I sit up.
"Why did you want to be a singer?" I ask him. And that's when it started. The conversation that went on for hours. He told me about his life and I told him about mine. I told him about the accident with James and Cameron (missing out the part where Cameron turned me into a bloodsucking monster) and he listened. He just listened. It was blissful to say the least. Just me and this perfect stranger sharing our life stories. I felt bad because he was telling me all this truth about his human life while I sit there missing the majority of who I am. But it's not like I can tell him that I, Skyler Harrison, the award winning actress, am a vampire.