The Vampire’s Servant novel Chapter 89

When we arrived at the amusement center, Gray insisted on walking me in. He didn’t want something to happen to me between the parking lot and the restaurant. I was a little embarrassed. I worried he was going to want to stay with us or was going to threaten Sean.

The entertainment center had all sorts of rides inside of it. I stopped to watch some spinny thing. Everyone looked like they were having fun. I wanted to try it.

Gray guided me to the restaurant, promising we would come again and I could ride all of the rides they had. I was giddy with excitement. I had never seen anything like this.

Sean was standing near a wall. He was wearing jeans and a gray t-shirt with a dragon on it. I waved at him and he smiled for a moment before looking a little nervous.

We walked over and Gray put his hand out to shake Sean’s. Sean looked at it and accepted the outstretched hand. They shook hands briefly with smiles.

“I want you to keep a close eye on my girl today. Do you have my cell number?” Gray asked.

“Um… no… no, I don’t.” Sean said.

“Here. I’m going to give it to you and I want you to text me so I have your number.” Gray told him before telling Sean his number.

I watched the people around us and tried to see what games were in the arcade side of the center. When I wandered too far away, Gray would reach out and drag me back. They talked for a bit longer, then Gray gave me a kiss before he left.

Sean guided me into the restaurant. We were seated by the hostess and handed menus. She went to get our waters.

“I was thinking we could either split a pizza, or we could get burgers. It’s mostly just simple comfort food stuff. I wouldn’t trust the fancier stuff on the menu.” He said.

“I don’t think I could eat half a pizza.” I replied.

“Burgers it is.” Sean laughed.

I grinned. We went back to looking at the menu. I picked a cheeseburger with mushrooms on it. I liked mushrooms.

While we were waiting on our food, we talked about school.

“Did you finish your missing work?” He asked.

“Just finished the last of it this morning. I’m all caught up again. Thank goodness.” I said.

“I’m glad. Did Gray help you with it?”

“Yeah. He’s in a higher level of math, like you are, so he was able to help me with the things that were harder.”

“Gray’s actually in my math class. He’s really good. You wouldn’t expect it. He seems like he would be one of those people who would get by on his looks.” Sean chuckled.

“He does tend to go back and forth between being really smart and being a little stupid. I think it’s cute, but I used to think it was annoying.” I admitted.

“You told me before he wasn’t your boyfriend and it didn’t seem like you liked him too much. Like, enough to hang out with him, but I didn’t figure you’d come back from being sick and be dating him.” He said.

I blushed and sipped my water. I didn’t know how I was going to explain that. Victor and Gray had been telling me all week that it was important not to tell humans what we were. Even though they knew, it was like they didn’t want to know.

They warned me more about not knowing who was and wasn’t a hunter. They said that even teens could be hunters. Families of hunters would raise their kids to be hunters as well. I didn’t think Sean could be one, but I was going to be careful until I knew for sure.

“He and I talked a lot. I realized that I wasn’t giving him a chance. When I did, it was like we were meant to be.” I said, toying with the ring on my finger.

“That’s new. Did he give it to you?” Sean asked.

“Yeah. Yesterday, after school.”

“You didn’t have it on when I last saw you.” He said.

“He gave it to me after I got off the bus.” I admitted.

“Why didn’t you just ride home with him? If your boyfriend has a car, you ride to and from school with him. It’s like a rule.” Sean told me.

“I like riding the bus with you. I told him that.”

“No wonder he’s been acting like he doesn’t trust me. You made him think that we might be a thing.” He sighed.

“I didn’t mean to. I don’t always get these things right.” I replied quietly. “I just like having time without classes and other people taking my attention from you. You’re my first school friend who wasn’t related to me and didn’t want something from me.”

“You need to explain that to him. You can even tell him that I’m not interested in you like that. You’re not my type.” Sean said.

Our food was delivered right as he said that. The waitress gave me a pained look, like she was sympathizing with me. I blushed again. I wasn’t interested in Sean like that either, but it looked to her like I just got rejected.

After she left, we picked at our food a little. Sean seemed to be as uncomfortable as I was. He kept starting to say something, then stopped.

“I’m sorry. I hope I didn’t hurt your feelings with that, or something.” He said.

“You didn’t. I’m sorry I put you in a position where you thought you needed to clarify that. I never thought you were interested in me. Gray is just… a little possessive.” I told him.

“I can see that.” Sean sighed.

We ate our food quietly. I really hoped this didn’t taint the whole day. I really wanted to have fun.

Sean started laughing. I looked at him questioningly. That seemed to make him laugh harder. I waited for him to stop laughing.

“Sorry, you wiggle when you eat and it reminded me of my dog and the way he wags his tail when we feed him. It just made it worse when you cocked your head to the side. He does that too.” He snickered.

“Are you calling me a dog?” I asked.

“More like a puppy.” Sean chuckled.

I remembered calling Gray that once. It didn’t really feel like an insult though. It felt like a fun observation. Sean was smiling and that meant we could have fun again.

“You never laughed before.” I said.

“I’ve only sat near you, not next to you or across from you. It’s cute, though, seriously. I never meet people like you. I didn’t even know they existed. You’re my age, but you seem like you’re just discovering the world.”

Harmony told me what to answer if people said something like this. I was prepared.

“I had a very sheltered childhood. I kind of am discovering everything for the first time.” I answered.

“What changed? Why are you suddenly unsheltered?” He asked.

“My parents died. I live with a man who wants me to experience the world. It’s why I’m in public school, why I really choose to ride the bus, and why I don’t know things other kids do.” I admitted.

“I’ll help you.” He picked up the spoon on his napkin. “This is a spoon. It’s for eating with.”

“Haha. You’re so funny.” I rolled my eyes.

“Thank you.” Sean winked.

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