Sam's POV
Daren had really gotten used to being a vampire after only a couple of months. He actually seemed to like it. The more I get to know him I realize that he's not the big jerk he tries to make everyone think he is. Yesterday he told me how worried he was about his grandma and how disappointed he was that he couldn't go see her. Of course I felt bad for him so I went to see her myself. She was actually really cool. When I told her Daren had sent me she told me, "You don't need to feel embarrassed to tell me that you're his girlfriend, I understand, I'm the cool grandma." As much as I tried to tell her that Daren was just a friend she kept saying, "Whatever you say, dear," in that you're-not-fooling-me tone. After ten minutes I gave up. We talked a little bit and she explained to me that Daren was a difficult kid. She said he craved for love but he wouldn't show it, always hiding behind that jerk mask of his. I agreed with her completely. Yeah, Daren was in need of love, and I was up for it as long as it remained friendly. I really did wish he would find some nice vampire in the future and that he won't have this many problems like I do.
After we hugged goodbye, I heard her saying, "Take care of him for me." I promised I would. Something inside me told me that she would not last the night, and I was right. Carlisle informed us that she had died that night, but he said she had died with a smile on her face. She was happy now. Daren smiled a sad smile and when I asked him if he was alright he answered that now she was pain free, so of course he was happy. I showed him what had happened during the time I spent with her, he sighed. "Okay that's enough emotions for one day; I'm going to play me some COD." he said to hide the sadness he felt. I knew it was a trick so he would not fool me. I gave him some well deserved alone time and after a while I went to check up on him. He was just lying immobile on the couch.
"Are you alright? Do you need anything?" I asked him quietly. He nodded. "Stay here with me. You don't need to talk, I just don't want to be alone." he said. I walked over to him and hugged him, trying to seem as motherly as possible. We stayed like that for almost an hour. I understood his pain easily. Having to live without a person you love or care for is torture, but that's life, a cold heartless bitch. We went hunting afterwards and when we finished we went back to the Cullens. Even though Jake and Nessie could be around the vampire side in Nessie and Jake's natural stink made them unappealing to him, so we could go there whenever we wanted. As we entered the house we found that it was deserted. Of course, Esme was probably shopping, Carlisle was at work and the others were at school. As long as I had nothing to do I could always start cooking. I cranked up the radio's volume and changed the channel from classical to a more modern one. I decided to cook a ham and potato soup since we seemed to have all the ingredients. I found it on the net back when I lived with Emily. She had loved it so I figured Jake and Ness would too. As I chopped and peeled the ingredients needed, Selena Gomez's Love you like a love song started playing. It was not the best song I had ever heard but it was so lighthearted and fun that it was impossible not to learn the lyrics. The song reminded me of all those carefree moments with Alec. Like when we joked, or when he tickled me or when we kissed in the forest. I sung heartily to it and also swayed a little bit, after all I was alone as Daren was probably grenading and destroying soldiers with his virtual guns and stuff that he tried so many times to explain to me but I lost interest after sixty seconds. Seriously what was up with teenage boys and bloody high definition war games? When I had asked him that he answered, "What's up with chicks and their handbags?" I seriously didn't have a response for that. It was a lost battle when I was dealing with such a boy brain.
"It's been said and done
Every beautiful thought's been already sung
And I guess right now here's another one
So your melody will play on and on, with best of 'em
You are beautiful, like a dream come alive, incredible
A centerfold miracle, lyrical
You've saved my life again
And I want you to know baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
And I keep hittin' re-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat."
I twirled around after I put the ingredients in the pan and found three people battling silent hysterics in front of me.
"Um… How long have you been here?" I asked as Jake, Ness and Daren finally broke into an unstoppable fit of laughter. "Pretty much throughout the whole show." Ness said through laughs. I just wanted to die, (ugh it was so hard to pick words when you're already dead!)
"Aren't you kids supposed to be at school? And aren't you supposed to be in bed with excessive COD?" I asked them, they just laughed harder.
"Nah, skipping is healthy when they're blood typing." Jake responded. "I wonder why I would bother with COD when I have a freak show right here." Daren said to me. I fumed in frustration. "How 'bout we make a pact? Never speak of this to any living… or dead soul. Deal?" I asked them hopefully. "No way! I have it recorded, and I'm going to put it on YouTube first thing after you get frustrated chasing me around." Daren said and broke in a desperate run to his laptop. I wanted to follow him but I had to take care of the soup otherwise it would go to waste. "As a psychic one would think I'd see this coming but no! This stupid pain in the ass of a power only works on impending doom!" I complained to myself making Jake and Nessie hold their sides with laughter.
"Hey, Jake. Why don't you go join Daren for a minute? Play some COD and bond." Nessie said, saying the abbreviation COD as if it was a dirty word. Jake understood her double meaning and left. I swallowed. I knew I was in for a load full of girl talk.
"So… cute song huh?" she stated as she sat on the kitchen counter and checked out the contests of the pan.
"Yeah." I said awkwardly.
"So… You, you love him like a love song, right. So… you can tell me anything. I won't tell. Who is he?" she asked me eagerly. I rolled my eyes at her and continued stirring. "Is it Daren?" she asked me, excitement written all over her voice. "No." I told her flatly. "Oh, I know who it is! Justin Bieber!" She squealed. I looked at her and gave her my best are-you-mental look.
"Ness, what the fuck does Justin Bieber have anything to do with this?"
"Well, I thought Selena Gomez was dating… okay whatever, come on Sam, who is it?" She said. "I can't tell you." I told her guiltily. "Oh my god Sam, it's not… it's not dad, Emmett, Jasper or Jake right?" she asked me with sincere worry in her voice. "Okay, stop making stupid assumptions or I'm going to slap you silly." I told her with an eyebrow raised. She literally exhaled in relief. "Thanks God! It would be wierd having you crushing on my old man." I glared at her.
"So I guess I'm never going to know the identity of Mystery Man, or maybe… Mystery Woman…" my glare intensified. "Seriously? Mystery Woman? Just for your info I'm straight."
"I know, I can tell by your scent."
"Okay, I am so not having a talk about my virginity." I hissed at her.
"But you will tonight." A new voice said. I turned around and Emmett walked inside along with Rose.
"And what makes you think that I will?" I asked him smugly.
"We're playing truth or dare. Cullen style. You in?"
"No way, I've got some truths which I'd rather leave to myself and I'm terrified to discover your idea for a dare." I answered.
"I got two words for you: JOY KILL." He said to me I shrugged the insult off and poured the liquid soup in two plates. I ran upstairs and just as I was about to turn I heard my name.
"…I mean yeah, Sam is hot but she's just so cold. It's like she hates fun." Daren said. "Yeah, Ness was worried about her. She thinks it had something to do with the Volturi. That they left her scarred. But hey, once you show her the love, perhaps she'll melt." Jake suggested. I decide to stop their little conversation.
"Good luck with that Daren. I'm 100% sure that no love in the world can… ugh, whatever… Jake dinner's ready." I said as I stood in the entrance to the room.
After a while I decided to leave the house. As if I wanted to get stuck during family night. Carlisle and Esme went on vacation so there was practically no one to stop the madness. I grabbed a good book and went and sat on a high branch in the only tree in a clearing. I made myself comfortable for the night and buried my nose in the book.
Daren's POV
Sam had that cold stop-fucking- with-me expression on her face. The way she acted made me feel as if I was doing some big unnamable mistake by trying to flirt with her. Damn, she was hot; even though I've never seen her naked she must have one hell of a body. Plus she's single so no jealous boyfriends could stop me. Sometimes, when she's of in La La Land in her visions or reading one of her cheesy books I can't help myself but imagine myself fucking her. I was thinking of some more R rated things I would try out on her but then I remembered about Edward who could be listing in to me. I still hadn't gotten used to the things the Cullens could do, especially Sam. Last week we were going hunting and Sam needed a hair band. I offered to get it for her and truth be told I was curious about her room since she had done all but literally tell me to stay out of it. A mischievous thought came to my mind and I opened one of her drawers which as I had hopped contained her underwear. As I was about to skim through her bras I heard her yelling at the top if her lungs, "Get the hell out of my room you horny bastard!" I grabbed a hair band which was lying on the couch and headed out. She had a very murderous glare afterwards. Let's just say not all of her visions were appreciated. After Jake and Nessie ate, everybody huddled up around Edward and Alice who were about to end a weird game of chess that I didn't even bother to understand. It was just too weird. Apparently we were going to play truth or dare. I wondered how vampires played it... Would anyone strip? I sure hoped so.
I got answered as soon as there was a bottle spinning in the middle of the circles everyone was here except for Sam, why did sue have to be such a joy kill? Was fun a taboo for her? I didn't know but when I asked Nessie she just told me that Sam was not in the mood. Seriously, when was the girl ever in the mood?
"Okay, Rose to Daren." Nessie said as the bottle stopped spinning and pointed in our direction.
"So, truth or dare?" Rose asked me. "I think I'll go with truth." I answered. She didn't seem to even think twice about the question she was going to ask me.
"So... What do you really think about Sam?" she asked. Every pair of eyes went to me. "She's a cold-hearted joy killer." I answered bleakly. "Duh, everybody knows that. What I mean is do you like her? Enough to go out with her?" Rose asked me as if she was pointing out something so obvious I had to be retarded not to understand. "Yeah, I mean she's hot but I doubt she'd agree to that. She just seemed to have a really annoying anti-romance policy going on." I said. Everybody nodded at my last statement. The game continued some questions were average others a little bit spicy; the dares were not that bad either. A special favourite of mine was when Alice made Edward look at Nessie and Jake while they kissed for ten seconds. By the time they began he was already glaring at them and by the end he had such a dark mood that Bella basically implored Jasper to help. They left early with an excuse of going hunting.
"Okay Daren, truth or dare?" Emmett asked me.
"Dare." I said, now in the liberty of thinking whatever I wanted, and to be truthful I was a little disappointed that no one stripped.
"Okay." Emmett said grinning evilly. Uh-oh. "You have to French kiss Sam for ten seconds while naked." All I could think of was, karma you're a bitch. "Um, okay, you know that if I try any of that shit on her she'll literally bite off my arm and possibly I'd end up with my balls missing right?"
"Nah, I don't think she's that aggressive." Emmett said with a grin.
"Emmett." Nessie cautioned. "The naked part is too much, he's right. But other than that it's a great idea. After all it's just a game.
"Guys, I don't think it's a good idea at all. I have a bad feeling and you know how precise I am about the feelings." Alice said. "And anyways Jazz I think we should go hunting too." she said. He agreed with her instantly and after briefs goodbyes, left too.
"Okay then, let's get to it." Emmett said as he ushered us outside. Her scent led us to the baseball clearing where the Cullens had played ball with me in the team for the first time. I smiled at the thought of Sam, practically struggling with her visions to tell her when to get the ball. She just didn't get the sport, at all. Speaking or rather thinking of the devil there she was, on the highest point in a tree. Her head snapped up from the book in front of her as she acknowledged our presence. As I was about to go, Emmett stopped me and made a gesture towards my shirt. I nodded and reluctantly took it off. Though the cold surprisingly didn't affect me, being half naked in the first week of December in Alaska wasn't something I regarded as pleasant. I swiftly ran up to the tree. It felt like we were acting out Romeo and Juliet's balcony scene. Just because I don't like it doesn't mean I wasn't forced to do it like everybody else.
"Daren? Why the hell are you here, bare-chested in the middle of winter? What if a human saw you?" She nagged. "Sure, humans, in the dead of the night during the first cold week of December in the middle of a forest." I said flatly.
"Touché. But that still doesn't explain the fact why you're shirtl- I probably don't even want to know." she said and continued reading her book.
"Would you mind coming down for a sec?" I asked her. I heard her sigh and climb down the tree. In a second she was on ground in front of me with the book still in her hands. I frowned. Girls usually swooned at the sight of me half naked like this or if they're decent they inconspicuously checked me out. Not to be full of myself but I had a nice, toned body and I knew it. She didn't even seem to be conscious of it.
"So?" she asked with a bored expression. I made my move and pulled her in my arms and kissed her on the lips. She had a really nice scent, bitter but yet still sweet. After two second I was still getting no reaction from her lips. I let my tongue just slightly caress her lips, but still noting. Not even a hint of response whatsoever. I tried rubbing her arms and running my fingers through her hair yet, still nothing. It was like kissing a statue. The only reaction I got was when something smashed on my head. I broke my crappiest kiss ever and looked up only to find out that what had hit me in the head was Sam's book.
"Tell me what's going on before I slap you silly." she hissed at me. I was annoyed at her. It was just a kiss, why would anyone make such a big deal out of it. Hey, maybe it was her first kiss.
"What the fuck, Sam? It was just a dare to kiss you. Why do you have to be so uptight?"
"Because I don't like being kissed by the likes of you, that's why."
"Oh please, just get over yourself will ya'? This superior self hating attitude of yours, that's what everyone doesn't like."
"I never said I was superior to anybody, and my attitude isn't your business."
"Yeah, it is when it brings everyone down. Well I guess dying a virgin does that to you huh? Let me guess, you got dumped 'cause you wouldn't get fucked. That's it!"
"You don't know what you're talking about. And by the way just because the rest of us aren't whores it doesn't mean that we're virgins."
"Uptight inexperienced virgin who probably wouldn't even know how to give her boyfriend an erection. And now self loathing vampire. If you actually bothered to look around you instead of spending days in your past visions you'd probably realise that a forever of this is not so bad." I regretted the words the minute they came out of my mouth. The expression that crossed her face of pure pain made me realise what a dick move I had just made. Her expression shifted from pain to raw anger. She lunged for me and aimed for my neck I grabbed her by the arms to stop her from seriously hurting me. She aimed to kill me. I knew it. Emmett and Rose arrived first and pulled her off me. She struggled and escaped once more, lunging for my throat. Rose caught her before she could make it to me.
"Sam, calm down, he didn't mean it, it was just a spur of the moment thing." Rose reassured her. Just then Nessie and Jake joined us.
"Sam, calm down, and we'll let you go. Deal?" she nodded through her snarls and growls at me. After a few seconds she became composed once more. They let her down.
"Daren, you have no idea what you just talked about. Why should I look forward to immortality without the person I love? I've spent ten years without him and it already feels like my soul died. How can I take thousands of years of that when it pains me to go trough just a whole decade without him?" she whispered low and menacing at me, stopping at intervals to make sure her voice didn't crack.
"Sam..." Nessie said to her in a soft voice. "Don't come, please. I want to be alone." Sam told her going back to her unreadable poker face. She ran across the clearing and stopped just as she was about to disappear in the vegetation. "If you try to talk to me again Daren, I swear we'll both regret the day I turned you." she said clearly from the other side. She disappeared among the trees and I saw her no more. A few seconds had passed since she left and nobody had said anything. I was very ashamed of myself. I was such a stupid ass hole. I looked at the ground beneath me, not wanting to make eye contact with anybody. Suddenly my cheek stung. I looked up and saw that Nessie had slapped me. "You stupid idiot." she shouted at me. "I know, I deserve everything she was about to do to me." I stated. The guilt was eating me away.
"I may not be an expert on vampire fighting but she aimed to kill you dude." Jake said and everybody around him nodded in agreement.
"I've never seen her so pissed. She managed to escape two vampires older than her! You sure as damn upset her." Emmett said.
"You took it too far. You know she was saying the truth right? She's not a virgin. You shouldn't have pressed the point as if it was a taboo. At least we know why she's always so depressed." Rose stated.
I felt like shit. I had practically rubbed salt in her wound. A wound which apparently wouldn't heal.