Erasure and Affirmation (Hypernaturals 11)

Welcome to Vampiredom

I set Vera down by the door to the shower. Angel started stripping and folding things on the counter to join.

Vera paused, said "Anyone that wants to come in, feel free. I'm going to wait to screw Angel's lights out until a little later."

"You are going to screw my lights out..." Angel said.

"Yep. Get used to it." Vera said.

"Oh. I'm ready. I am not sure who is going to be screwing who harder...." Angel told her.

I exchanged looks with Jessica and Denise. We shrugged and decided to join.

Once set up, and water flowing over Vera's hair, she sighed. "Oh, damn, this is nice. I feel like I have not had a bath in days."

"Welcome to Vampiredom." Denise said. "The only time I don't want a bath is when I am in one."

"Glad I live here then." Vera said.

I noticed something. Got a closer look. "This tat is fading already. Jessica? Could that massive amount of serum speed up all aspects of a turn?"

Vera looked around. "I never could see that thing back there. Is it?" She asked Angel

Angel looked. "It seems less vivid." Angel said.

"Unreal." Vera said. "Angel: Come kiss me."

"OK..." Angel said.

"I want to taste you." Vera explained.

"Oh. OK." Angel wrapped Vera in her arms and gave her a 'are you sure you want to wait, or maybe do it now?' kind of kiss.

"Yumm. Fucking delicious." Vera said.

"You woke up horny." Angel told her, happily.

"In some weird way, I feel like I just woke up." Vera said. It's so... Weird. I see so much stuff differently. I see you, I see pure unadulterated love on a stick. Two sticks, actually. I look at them and I see...' Vera trailed off. "I didn't think you two were together already." She said to Denise.

"We aren't." Denise denied. Rightfully so. We aren't.

"Oh." Vera said, confused. Whatever it was she saw clearly went sideways.

Vera sniffed. Cocked her head. Pointed. "You grew that out. For him."

"I did not." Denise denied.

"You did too." Angel supported.

"I did not. Looking like a twelve-year-old is not attractive."

"To him." Angel said.

"What did your last human lover say about it?" Vera asked.

"Nothing. It's not that weird. Look around this shower. Look at YOU."

"I like her this way." Angel said.

"Whatever." Denise said, exasperated.

Jessica touched Denise's shoulder. "I like you better this way too."

Denise looked at me for my vote. "Me too. Screw Vera. She woke up in Horny Vampire land. I know how that feels. Next, she'll be saying you went natural for her and be diving between your legs. I don't care why you did it. I like the 'not a twelve-year-old' look. Let's change the subject while we are showering. I'll do you and Jessica. You two do me. Ignore those two over there: They will be on the lounge chair in two minutes tops. My nose does not lie."

"I kinda don't want to wait." Vera said to Angel. "Lay down?"

"OK." Angel agreed. Everything Angel has said since Vera woke up sounds like it is colored with the joy of Heaven.