Taking Steps: Date by Appointment Part 24

Title: Taking Steps: Date by Appointment Part 24
Author: charisstoma
Word count:1857
Continues from Part 23a
Meridae's going to love this. *grins*




The day outside was bright, Everett could tell from staring into the monitors longingly. If he wanted to go outside he’d need sunglasses after all the time spent in the Blood Donation Clinic where the sun didn’t shine and vampires didn’t make ashes of themselves. He smiled at his pun, stir crazy with next to nothing to do if one didn’t count the consort manual that he’d finished late this morning. What could it hurt if he went out and sat looking at the sun drenched world. There was dew still on the top steps in the protection of the shrub shaded overhang and the computer was keyed with facial recognition to not lock him out. If anyone from outside, asked he’d say he was staying at the clinic for training and this was his break. It wasn’t a lie, he was in training for vampire consort and he was taking a break from staring at photos and biographies of vampires who wanted to get to know him better. Know being in the semi-biblical manner and they were more interested in him giving up his blood after a sweet time of lust inducement.

“Hey, you’re Everett the one everybody is interested in?”

Everett blinked. “How did you sneak up on me?” watching as the other man settled beside him on the steps.

“You were mooning at the sunlight,” was replied with a smirk, “I know the feeling. Sometimes you just feel the need.” A hand was extended towards Everett, “Vlad and yes I am aware of what my parents cursed me with. Something to do with being conceived,” he grimaced, “while my parents were watching a vampire movie. Who tells their kid that anyway?! My Mom even showed me the costumes that they were wearing once! I was fourteen. Scarred me for life!”

“So now you’re a fearless vampire hunter?”( Read more... )

Continues with Part 25

Meep posted a prompt.

Title: Love Between the Sheets
Author: charisstoma
Word count: 957
Prompt provided by Mee_eep: 11. Leave a thoughtful review on a post-it note in a book you really loved.



Someone had left a post-it note inside the mystery book Mike had picked up for reading. They’d stuck it in at the very end where only someone who’d read all the way through the book or had skipped to the end would find it.

“If you liked this book then you might like Three Bedrooms, One Corpse by Charlaine Harris”

He had liked the mystery book he’d read but he didn’t need anybody to search out titles for him. Besides if he liked the book he’d read, it was more than likely that he’d want to exhaust that author’s published list of books before seeking another. He was obsessive like that.( Read more... )