Eternal Obsession, Chapter 2
Chapter 2: Heart Failure XD
~I'm not the one who's so far away
When I feel the snake bite enter my veins.
Never did I wanna be here again,
And I don't remember why I came.~
Adam and Tommy both shivered as daybreak came on swift bat wings. They had made it through one night in this strange house with its stranger inhabitants. Adam and Tommy still weren’t sure what to believe. About the only thing that gave them comfort was the knowledge that they were going to have a place to stay… and a way through higher education.
Tommy had talked with Adam at length through the night into the early morning hours about what kinds of classes there might be, and both had themselves giggling much later with the joking terms that maybe there’d be a How to Suck Your Human Slave’s Blood 101 class or something like that. Making up class topics and names had them feel much better staying in the strange house with an uncertain future.
At least they were together still, and though stepbrothers, they were still best friends. Comrades in arms, as their mother used to say. In truth, their parents had met ten years ago in a club and had fallen in love. So, even though it was Adam’s true relatives that they were staying with now, Tommy treated them as his own as well. Adam’s mother had married Tommy’s father. Both Tommy and Adam had never met their missing counterpart father and mother and really didn’t care.
Obviously, if one parent or the other took notice of Tommy or Adam, then they’d be split apart. And that was just unacceptable. Tommy had slept on the floor of Adam’s room that night, not wanting to be alone for the first night. Adam didn’t mind. He usually woke up with Tommy in his room in the morning even while they had been living with their parents. Adam had just gotten used to it, having years of experience with Tommy’s bad dreams and strange day visions.
Adam yawned and stretched, feeling as if he’d had the best night’s sleep in years. However… he had had a strange dream. Trying to recall it, he ended up causing himself a migraine and he moaned. Tommy blinked and snorted, fully waking up and looking like a haystack kitten with his hair going every direction. He sleepily yawned and looked up at his bro, who was trying hard to rub his temples through the bed.
“You ok, bro?” Tommy asked, yawning loudly again.
Adam nodded and instantly regretted the decision. “Yea… just bad headache caused by trying to remember a weird dream I had.”
“Honey, I’m just surprised that I haven’t had one of those being in a creepy new place like this.” Tommy said with a silly smirk.
There was a soft knock at the door and both blinked at each other with confusion. Did they have like, room service or something? Finally Adam asked, “Who is it?” Wincing as his own voice sent sharp needles into his aching skull.
“It’s Gallagher, sirs. May I come in and serve you?” The voice of the valet was light and cheery, though a bit irritatingly snobby.
Adam sighed and plopped back down on his white pillows. Damn… that’s right. Aunt Julie had told them that they’d have an early morning, going over to the college to get registered so they could start on Monday. Crap… what time was it anyway?
Tommy owlishly looked at the alarm clock on the bedstand. “Shit, it’s only fuckin’ six in the morning! On a friggin’ Friday morning too. I hope we don’t have to go to the university for school this early every morning!”
Adam coughed slightly and said, “Yes, please enter.” Before turning to Tommy and saying, “Well we are up anyways. And I can’t sleep after being woken up once.”
“You and your friggin’ weird internal clock.” Tommy mumbled before both of their attentions were drawn to the door being opened.
Gallagher was a prim and proper thin valet dressed sharply in a black suit. He was complete with a neatly trimmed mustache and slicked black hair. Adam thought he looked artistic. Tommy just thought he looked like a masochist that got his jollies off of stretching his skin over his skull and wearing too small of shoes.
A penguin… that’s what the dude looked like. Tommy sighed and got up to stretch. He caught the strange valet staring at his back and he wondered if he should put a shirt on or something. Adam swatted his ass and said, “Go to your own room, bud. There’s probably another valet waiting for you. Hopefully that one doesn’t want to eat your ass.”
Gallagher sniffed and tilted his nose upward in an indignant manner. “I was just curious that you both are so tanned. Most of us here cannot deal with the radiation levels of the sun.”
“Oh, so that’s why you guys are so pale. I wondered if that whole burn to a crisp under the sun’s rays was true.” Tommy grinned wryly before scampering off to his own room.
Adam got up and proceeded to LET the valet help him choose what to wear. To tell the truth, Gallagher had an awesome sense of taste and style… just on other people, not himself.
~Candles raise my desire,
Why I'm so far away.
No more meaning to my life,
No more reason to stay.
Freezing, feeling,
Breathe in, breathe in...
I'm coming back again..~
After breakfast, which was a somber affair with pancakes, eggs, and bacon… along with orange juice, they met with their aunt. Before they could ask where Amir had ‘flown’ off to, Julie had said with her stunning smile, “He’s already at the school, talking with some of your teachers.”
“So… do we have a choice as to what to learn there?” Tommy asked, a bit more awake after a stiff cup of coffee.
Julie nodded, “You have to take at least some basic courses at first, but the electives you may choose.”
“Sounds like fuckin’ highschool.” Tommy muttered under his breath.
Adam viciously kicked Tommy under the table as he smiled at his aunt, “So, what kinds of courses are there?”
Julie ignored the exchange, even though Tommy yelped and glowered at his brother. She said softly, “Vampire and Human History is one that you will be taking… along with Defense and Offense. As for the rest, they change every year and it depends on the actual teachers to decide what to name their courses. I do know that there is a fencing course, along with a horseback riding one. There are many electives to choose from, but some things might be a little… out of your reach… so to speak.”
“Yea, like a flight lesson, am I right?” Adam smiled slightly.
“There is a flight lesson yes, but it deals with actual flying using an airplane. But… there are some other classes like shapeshifting and mind manipulation that you two would be at a disadvantage where you to try and get into those classes. But we will explain more once we get to the school and get you both registered. Shall we go?” Julie suggested.
Once they arrived at the school, both Adam and Tommy were amazed at how modern looking it was. The size of it was immense, and the place had more windows than the teens had ever seen. They didn’t see too many people milling around, and Julie had explained that all the students were on Mid Summer Break. The college went all year around, so they would be starting a new semester Monday.
That was nice. At least Adam and Tommy wouldn’t be the only new students around. It still felt a bit eerie going into the place. Tommy couldn’t help but touch the walls and gape at the huge buildings. Adam was more concerned about the people they were passing.
“Um… Aunt Julie… are we taking day or night classes?” Adam asked curiously, noting that every person they had seen so far had thick sunglasses on and suntan lotion pasted on their faces… even though it was a cloudy day.
“Night of course. It’s easier for the students and the teachers to go about by night. However, each building is equipped with wonderful lighting, so you should have no trouble in your classes. Most of the students sleep in the hours around dawn, but get up early enough to do their homework or get to school early. There are dorms on site, but it would be beneficial to you both if you commuted every day.” Julie didn’t have to mention as to WHY it would be beneficial.
Both Tommy and Adam had a knowing guess alright. And the further they walked into each building, the more the whole story about living with vampires and going to a vampire college was becoming all too real. They finally reached the main Student Registration area and waited while Julie got some pamphlets for them to look over.
While they were waiting, Adam looked around the large office area and down the hall, taking in the sterileness of the place. It looked way too much like a hospital waiting room. He suddenly heard Amir talking down the hall coming towards them.
Adam looked around and spotted his uncle accompanied by a tall attractive black haired vampire. The vampire was talking in soft hushed tones, and yet it was pleasing to Adam… almost… sensuous even though they were too far away for him to understand what they were saying.
The man was ultra hot in the extreme. And Adam felt a jolt of electricity as he vaguely remembered the vampire’s face. The vampire turned slowly, as if knowing that he was being watched and caught Adam’s gaze. All motions stopped, and all thoughts ran away screaming as Adam regarded the vampire.
Ryan slowly smiled, making the dimples on his cheeks stand out while his eyes raked over Adam’s form. And then the moment was over as Tommy jarred Adam slightly. “Hey bud, stop ogling our Professor.”
Adam’s eyebrows shot up as he looked over at Tommy. “Pr…Professor?”
“Yep. Seems he’s one of Uncle Amir’s best buds and teaches four class subjects here.” Tommy smiled slightly.
~I'm not the one who's so far away
When I feel the snake bite enter my veins.
Never did I wanna be here again,
And I don't remember why I came.
Hazing clouds rain on my head,
Empty thoughts fill my ears.
Find my shade by the moonlight,
Why my thoughts aren't so clear.~
Oh my God…. Adam thought as he turned to look at the advancing duo. He caught the vampire’s intense smokey black eyes and felt his heart almost stop in his chest. The guy wasn’t just hot, he was fuckin’ sex on a stick! Adam tried to focus, trying to look over at his uncle, but it was so hard… oh so hard to keep his brain from crawling in the gutter.
Ryan sighed softly as they reached the human duo. He noted absently that the boy with blonde hair was watching him curiously. The boy who caught the most of his attention was the redhead next to him, blushing to the roots of his hair and probably thinking naughty, dirty thoughts. He smirked slightly, finding that the boy thought him attractive amusing. He could totally smell the WANT… the desire on the boy.
It was coming off of him in waves. Finally Amir introduced them, “This is my nephews Adam and Tommy. Boys, this is Professor Ryan Shuck. He will be teaching Defense and Offense along with some of your history courses.”
Tommy reached out and shook Ryan’s hand with a small shy smile, but it was Adam’s actions that caught everyone’s attention. The boy licked his lips and reached out slowly to shake Ryan’s hand. As soon as their hands touched, both let out soft hisses.
Adam withdrew his hand and rubbed the tingling appendage on his jeans. Ryan looked at his own hand with wonder before he slowly mischievously smiled. First he looked at Tommy, and then as his eyes rested on Adam, he said softly in a sexy sensual voice, “I am looking forward to seeing you both on Monday.”
Adam blushed and waited until the Professor disappeared around the corner of the hallway before collapsing onto his knees. Amir and Tommy both crouched down to see if Adam was ok. But the boy was just staring at the ground with a bemused expression on his face.
“What is it, Adam?” Tommy asked, reaching up to ruffle Adam’s red hair.
Adam trembled slightly and said with wonder, “That… man… was in my dream last night.”
At that soft phrase, Amir’s eyes narrowed suspiciously.
They were all broken apart by Julie arriving with her arms laden with pamphlets and class objectives. “Oh my, are you ok, Adam?” She looked at him worriedly.
Amir helped Adam stand and gave his wife a reassuring smile. “He’ll be ok. He just met with one of his professors and got a bit… overwhelmed I think.”
Julie arched an eyebrow and then she giggled. “Let me guess, it was Ryan?”
At Tommy’s nod, she started giggling even more. “Not surprising, really. One of his powers is total erotic submission. No matter how dominant a person can be, they will fall to his will. He was born that way. But you will learn all about that in your Vampire Powers course.”
Adam shared a look with Tommy and blushed deeply.
~Demons dreaming,
Breathe in, breathe in...
I'm coming back again...
I'm not the one who's so far away
When I feel the snake bite enter my veins.
Never did I wanna be here again,
And I don't remember why I came.~
Chapter 3
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