"Looking for you," she said.
He smiled.
"C'mon, I want to show you my room," Bliss said.
Dylan looked strange in the confines of her bedroom. It was as if he were too male, too dirty... too real. He smirked at her white princess bed with the fluffy floral comforter, at the pale green rug, the pink wallpaper, the white wicker armoire, the four-story dollhouse, the theater lights on her vanity table.
"Okay, I know. It's a little girlie," she conceded.
"A little?" he teased.
"It's not me. It's my stepmother. She thinks I'm still like, twelve or something."
Dylan grinned. He shut the door softly and dimmed the lights.
Bliss suddenly felt nervous. "Excuse me for a sec," she said, slipping into the bathroom to catch her breath.
It was going to be her first time, and she was a little scared about it. She was going to do it - IT - the Caerimonia Osculor - that would bind him to her in blood she was going to give him the Sacred Kiss - but he didn't know it yet.
Apparently, you just started doing it - and they - the humans - they would begin to writhe in ecstasy and it would all be hot and sweaty and - and afterward she would feel better than she'd ever felt before.
When she walked out, Dylan was already lying on the bed, his back against the fluffy down pillows. He looked skinny and sexy in his ripped Ben Folds T-shirt. He kicked off his Nike Dunks and patted the empty space next to him.
Bliss found his scarf and leather jacket hanging on the bedpost, and it gave her an idea. She slipped a duplicate of her keys in the pocket.
"What are you doing?" Dylan asked.
"Nothing - just giving you something that will maybe make it easier for us to get together next time," Bliss said coyly.
"Well, get over here now."
"I'm cold," she said, slipping under the covers.
After a second, Dylan pulled aside the covers and slid in beside her.
They lay there for a while, listening to the sound of gangsta rap thumping from the second floor.
"You are really cold," he marveled.
"But your skin's warm," she said.
He wrapped his arms around her. They started kissing and Bliss was thankful she didn't black out this time, as she felt his hand explore underneath her dress, reaching for her bra. She smiled, thinking boys were all alike. He would get what he wanted, but not before she got what she wanted.
She closed her eyes, feeling his warm hands unclasp the hook of her bra. He pulled her dress off, over her head. She raised herself a little off the bed to help him, and then she was lying there, in only her Cosabella thong, before him.
She opened her eyes to see him hovering over her. She pulled him closer.
He made a cross of his arms and pulled his T-shirt over his chest. He was so skinny she could feel the ribs underneath his skin. They were both breathing quickly, and in a moment, he was lying on top of her, pushing his body against hers.
She caressed his neck and felt the hard bump underneath his jeans pressing against her thigh. She rolled over him, so that she was on top of his chest. He held her close, his hands caressing her back, slipping off her underwear. She began kissing his mouth, the line of his jaw, licking her way down.
She felt her back teeth extend; she was going to do it - Now! She could almost smell his thick, rich blood - she raised her jaw, and suddenly, the room was ablaze with light.
"What the hell?" Dylan poked his head out of the comforter.
Two giggly sophomores were standing in the hallway, watching them.
"Oops!"