105Disclaimer: Don't own New Moon.
Well, here's the sequel that's been in production since the climax of Coming Sunset. Don't expect much of the New Moon plotline to be in it. In fact, I'm trying to incorporate it in somewhere. Anyway, here's the first chapter!
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'Oh...this is the life...' thought Aubrey Neils as she stretched out. No, she wasn't lying on a cruise ship somewhere in the Caribbean, or tanning on a beach in the tropics, or even just lying down on a concrete sidewalk somewhere legendary and famous. No, she was doing something better than all these.
Aubrey was currently lying on top of the most gorgeous man in the entire world, watching Romeo and Juliet out of the corner of her eye for a school project. The most gorgeous man in the world, though he probably would wish to be referred to as that throughout this story, was formally named Marek Rhodes, and he was a vampire.
That fact didn't bother him, or Aubrey, or Aubrey's father, Jack, who knew about Marek's...condition, but he wasn't to tell any of the Cullens. Thanks to Marek's sixth sense of blocking people's minds from invasion by an outside mental power, both his and Aubrey's minds had strong blocks. Marek didn't know the true reason behind blocking Jack's mind though.
Marek tilted his head and kissed Aubrey softly on the mouth, as usual guiding Aubrey's tongue away from his sharp teeth as the kiss became more vicious. Marek had told her over the summer that vampire teeth carried venom that, if left to spread, would make the victim a vampire as well. That was rarely the case, however, since the call of the blood caused the vampire to drain the human completely almost every time.
Their kisses usually lasted half an hour at least, but this time something was nagging at the back of Aubrey's mind, and she broke off, sitting up. Marek sat up as well, looking at her.
"What's wrong?" he asked. "You've been doing this a lot lately."
"Sorry, I'm just thinking..." said Aubrey. She felt Marek's hand sneaking around her waist.
"About what?" he asked. Aubrey looked into his eyes. They were a bright gold, as they always were after he fed on animal blood. They would gradually grow darker, bruises developing under them, until he fed again. "I don't want any secrets between us, love. Secrets only lead to bad things."
"I know I know," said Aubrey. "I've just been wondering something ever since last spring."
"Yes?" asked Marek. "Whatever it is, I'll answer it."
"Promise?" asked Aubrey.
"Of course."
"Who is Nathaniel?" Marek's eyes grew cold, his lips thinning slowly. He seemed completely constructed of marble, the way his motionless body gleamed pale in the dim light of the den. "You said no secrets, now don't back out on your own rule. Who is Nathaniel?" Marek sighed.
"He's a vampire," he said. Aubrey gave him a look. "An old rival of mine," he continued. "Back in England." He stopped talking, staring off into space.
"What happened?" asked Aubrey.
"We had a...disagreement," said Marek. "And I came to America. Haven't been back since."
"Is that where you knew Roger, too?" asked Aubrey.
"Yes," said Marek. "And you are supposed to be watching this movie."
"I can always re-watch it..." said Aubrey, pouting. "How do you know Roger's gone anyway?"
"We made a deal," said Marek.
"What deal?" asked Aubrey.
The door opened and Jack strode in, his brown hair disheveled. Aubrey could hear the rain pelting the driveway outside before her father closed the door. He shook his head like a wet dog, looking up at the two on the couch.
"Hey you two," he said. "Aw, thank you for babysitting my daughter, Marek. It's so nice to know we have such a helpful young man in the neighborhood." Marek sat up, lifting Aubrey off of him.
"I gotta go. Bye Aubrey." He leaned in, kissing her on the lips softly, then breaking off and standing, slapping his hand to Jack's as he passed him, and walking out of the door into the rain. Aubrey looked to her father.
"So, how was work?" she asked.
"Oh so fun. We had someone come in with a sebaceous cyst, and that's kind of a blister, and you think it's solid, but if you pierce it with a scalpel-"
"EW!" exclaimed Aubrey, holding up her hands. "I DON'T CARE!"
"Anyway, I'm not staying long. I've got a meeting," said Jack, walking back into his room. Aubrey followed him.
"You've been having meetings every week, Dad," she said.
"Yeah, I know. I feel like I haven't slept in months," said Jack. "Now go away. I have to change," he said." Aubrey shrugged, walking out of the room.
She went back into the den and stopped the movie, powering the television off. She walked into the kitchen area, opening the refrigerator and grabbing an apple. Jack had always insisted on keeping their fruit in the fridge, though it was hardly necessary.
The phone rang just as Aubrey took a bite of the red fruit. She walked over to the phone, pressing the 'talk' button and holding it to her ear.
"Huwwo?" she asked through a mouthful of apple.
"Who is this?" asked the voice on the line. It was deep, obviously male.
"Aubrey," said Aubrey, her mouth still full.
"Aubrey..." repeated the voice slowly. Aubrey gulped, her eyebrow furrowing.
"Who's this?" she asked.
"Aubrey, it's Guy," said the voice. Aubrey's eyes widened as a cold feeling crept up through her face.
"Who?" she asked.
"Aubrey, who's on the phone?" called Jack from the other room.
"It's Guy, your brother," said the voice again. Aubrey felt her eyes roll back into her head as her knees gave way beneath her.
"Aubrey!" came a cry from behind her as she hit the floor.
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