WIP: Forbidden Love (Second chapter)

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Title: Forbidden Love (2/??) Work In Progress
Rating: R/NC17
Summary:  They were your every day normal human beings... until their parents told them about the family business.
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“Do I have your promise, Son?” “Do I have your promise, Sunshine?”

There was a long silence from both children. The parents didn’t have to say “well?”, because the two nodded. “I promise, dad.” They both told their father. The next moment they were swept up in a loving hug. “Goodnight, Son.” “Goodnight, Sunshine.”

The two children walked upstairs, only one of them feeling the promise of tears, but that person willed them away. Jan walked over to the bathroom and took a shower, while Laura did the same. Jan’s shower time was a short one though. So it is her, Jan thought as the water rained down on his body. But this wasn’t like the TV Show Medium, where Allison Dubois told their closest ones about the dreams that she dreamed. “I can’t just walk up to Laura and say: “Hey, I dreamed about us in the future. Our future selves being very successful and we are living together.” It can’t get any crazier than this. Me a Slayer and Laura a Vampire?” Jan shook his head while he dried himself off with a towel.

He wasn’t tired yet, even though it was very well near midnight. To say that Laura didn’t worry during her shower, that would be lying. Jan was supposed to become a Slayer? She had been living her whole life next to a house of Slayers? She had always been a Vampire?!

Both opted for a change of underwear and after having done so, they took a seat behind their computer. They clicked on their identical messenger icon and waited until they logged in. Nobody was online on Jan’s messenger, but one of Laura’s friends was online on hers.

Jan sighed and was about to log out again, when someone prompted a request to be added to his list. It was Erica. Jan had thought it was Laura at first. He accepted the request and immediately got the notification that Erica had logged on.

Erica: I don’t know what Laura was thinking with her “I could have handled him myself”, but I am glad you jumped in between them, Jan. Say, how did you get so tough all of a sudden?

Jan read her IM and instantly typed up a reply.

Jan: You’re welcome, Erica. As for my getting tough, I have not a single clue. I just wanted to help her and suddenly I got such a desire to do so. Where were you if I may ask?

Erica read Jan’s reply as she also chatted with Laura, who didn’t have Laura as her username, but femmefatale.

Erica: Do you want to talk to Jan?

She typed to Laura and hit enter, then focused on replying to Jan’s question.

Erica: Still, I am thankful you did. I know it sounds like a lame excuse and it probably sounds stupid, but I wanted to smoke a cigarette. Those stupid rules of smoking outside nowadays!

She added an emoticon of embarrassment between her second and third sentence.

Laura read Erica’s reply and blushed while she remembered her promise to her father. He said nothing about not talking to him on her chat messenger… Laura grinned as she typed her reply.

Femmefatale: I’d love to! Wait a minute, how did you get his address?

Erica grinned as she read her friend’s reply.

Erica: I got it from Cassidy, who in turn had gotten it from his friend Callum. Alright, sending you his address. BTW, don’t you think Cassidy and Callum would look cute together?

Laura snickered while she typed her reply.

FemmeFatale: Oh yes, and do you know who I think you would look cute with? Tom. :P

Then she got Jan’s address. Immediately she added it to her buddy list.

At that moment, a message popped up on Jan’s screen. FemmeFatale (Laura) would like to add you to her buddy list. There was also the option to accept her request and add her to his list.

Jan’s heart skipped a beat… and in an instant he accepted her request along with adding her to his buddy list.

Funny how Erica’s is just Erica and Laura’s is FemmeFatale, Jan thought. Then there was an added thought. Does Laura also have Cody’s address?

Before Jan could type to Erica that Laura had added him to her list, did Laura’s box pop up on his screen.

FemmeFatale: Hi there Jan J

That same moment Erica typed up a message, intended for both friends. She copied it and pasted it into Jan’s chat box.

Erica: *Yawns* Guess I’ll hit the hay. See you tomorrow.

Another moment that Jan’s heart skipped a beat.

Jan: Hi there Laura.

Jan: Goodnight Erica. Sweet dreams!

FemmeFatale: Goodnight ‘Rica. See you tomorrow!

FemmeFatale: Were you getting ready for bed just like I was? J

Jan: Not really. Apparently someone told my dad about what had happened at the Ace of Clubs, so I had to deal with him first, then I took a shower and just before I was getting ready for bed I decided to check who was online.

FemmeFatale: Do you think our fathers knew each other from their high school days? My dad had heard about what had happened too! Then I took a shower and got behind my computer to see who was online… I hope you don’t mind me asking for your address. I got it from Erica, who got it from Cassidy who had originally gotten it from Callum.

Jan: I don’t mind at all. I don’t know, Laura. There was also something said that I think you should know…

FemmeFatale: Oohhh… what was that? Something was said to me too by my dad that I think you should know too.

He’s probably going to say that I am a Vampire, Laura thought sadly. She’s probably going to say that I am a Slayer, Jan thought sadly.

Jan: Well, I’m not allowed to see you anymore. Apparently something is going to happen on our 18^th birthday and we shouldn’t be together then.

FemmeFatale: That’s the same thing I wanted you to know! But it’s all a bunch of superstition, right? Why don’t we hold a party to celebrate it together?

Jan hesitated before replying. A bunch of superstition, huh Laura? He thought.

Jan: Let’s not put anything definite yet, Laura. But that would be nice to hold a birthday party together. It’s not very common that your next door neighbor is of the same age and has the same birthday.

FemmeFatale: *Yawns* I think ‘Rica has infected me. I got a case of the bedbugs too.

Jan: Don’t let them bite, okay? :P

She snickered. Funny you should say that, Jan.

 FemmeFatale: Well, this is it, right? Will I see you tomorrow at the Talon? We could have some ice-cream together? Sound good?

Jan: Sure does, Laura. I’ll just make up some excuse to my dad that I am looking to update my iPod collection with say Tom’s music collection.

Laura almost jumped up and down. Ever since he had stepped in to rescue her, she had wanted to get to know him a bit better. Maybe waaaayyy better.

They both started typing…

Jan: Well, this is really goodnight Laura. :*

Laura stopped typing and blinked. He had sent her a virtual kiss! Then before she could reply, he sent her a Virtual Kiss Audible!

How would it be to feel his lips on hers? She grinned darkly. Or her fangs in his neck.

FemmeFatale: That sounds really great. Maybe we can compare our music collection on our iPods sometime. Goodnight Jan. :-h

Instead of a kiss, she had given him a waving bye emoticon.

Jan was typing up a reply to her suggestion, when the message “FemmeFatale has logged out” flashed across his screen.

Oh well. He too logged out and finally the two children went to bed.

 

 

The next morning, Jan was up earlier than Laura. He showered, thoughts straying to how Laura would have slept. Would she have the courage to tell him that she was a Vampire? Would he have the courage to tell her that he was a Slayer? He sighed. Apparently only time would tell.

 

He got dressed and decided to skip breakfast. It was close to afternoon. He always tended to sleep in until close to the afternoon in the weekend. He was about to leave, when a voice rang out.

“Where do you think you are going, Son?” Simon asked him.

“Oh, I’m off to check on Laura, dad.” Jan said with a smirk.

“Son, we talked about…” he started, but Jan cut him off.

“Relax, Dad! I’m kidding! I am going to the Free Record Shop to look for an album. Then maybe drop by Tom’s to put up that album on our iPods. Geez, I know I promised you and I will keep to your promise!” Jan joked.

His dad stared at him, trying to see if his only son was being sincere, and decided to let him pass. “Very well. Have fun today.”

~

As Jan left, Laura woke up and walked toward her window. There she saw Jan already leaving his house. She smiled as she watched him walk out of the street. Funny that his dad wasn’t there to ask him for a ride. She walked out of her room and took a shower, while she remembered blushing about Jan’s virtual kiss and Audible and about her thought what it would be like to feel his lips against hers. She emerged from the shower and dried herself off, then returned to her room and selected some new clothes to wear.

She too skipped breakfast and was about to leave the house, when her father spoke to her. “Where are we going, Sunshine?” She turned around and smiled sweetly, showing her perfect white teeth. “Oh, I’m just going next door to visit Jan and…” Laura said, but was cut off by her father. “LAURA! What did I…?” he started, but Laura figured two could play that game so she cut him off. “Kidding, geez, dad, I always keep my promises. I’m just going out with Cassidy and Erica to look for some makeup. Take a chill pill.”   

“Okay, Sunshine. I’m sorry I got upset. Why don’t you give your old father a hug before you go off to meet your friends?” He asked as he held his arms out in front of her. “Sure thing, daddy.” Laura gave him a hug.

After the hug, she left the house and went into the same direction as Jan had. It didn’t take long or she had caught up with him.

“Good morning, Jan.” Laura said as she came to walk right next to him. “Morning, Laura.” Jan said with a smile as he looked at her, the thought of hugging her on his mind, but that wasn’t what happened. Actually, nothing happened.

He smiled at her, and then a loud crack could be heard. Rain fell from the sky and engulfed both Jan and Laura. Laura’s hair got wet and stuck to her face. They just stood there grinning at one another, a part of Laura’s face got obscured by the wet hair. Jan got closer to Laura and brushed the wet strand of Laura’s hair away, when Laura wrapped her arms around him and before Jan knew what was happening, her lips were against his! And here he had been thinking she would vamp out and bite his neck!

Laura pulled back, which Jan took as an opportunity to kiss her. He pulled her closer and kissed her deeply, with the thought of his tongue against her lips, going on the journey to touch Laura’s, when they both pulled back.

“Wow, a great kisser, a Slayer in waiting AND a conjurer of rain! You never cease to amaze me, Jan.” Laura said with a grin. She had caught his shock when she said Slayer in waiting. “I… I’m not a conjurer of rain, Laura! It just… ehm… started raining all of a sudden. I had nothing to do with it.”

She laughed. “I was kidding.” Laura said as the raindrops fell from his head and hair onto his neck. She could feel the pulse of his blood coursing through that neck. It would be so tempting to just take a little taste… when Jan slid one of his hands in hers. “C’mon! They’re waiting for us in the Talon!” They started running through the rain into town where the Talon was.

The moment he had slid his hand in hers, was the moment Laura returned to her normal self. Her feet were in motion right after Jan had started running, smoothly copying his feet.

Would you believe that by the time they had reached the Talon, it had stopped raining?

“DAYUM! Did you two summon a rainstorm or something?” Callum asked as he saw them enter the establishment. They were soaking wet! “Nah, we don’t possess special powers like that. We are just ordinary people, right Laura?” Jan asked as he gently bumped his elbow against Laura’s side. “Yeah, we are just two normal human beings.” Laura said with a smile.