Chapter 10- Something Narrow

Ashlee sat beside Vlad by the waterside, her head on his shoulder, quietly humming to the soothing sounds of the water lapping over the worn, soft sand.

There were only two weeks left at camp, and a full week since Henry's Blow-up at Vlad. The two silently glared at each other from across the meeting house and cabin in the night. Had Henry seriously thought that he could honestly and easily hook Ashlee like all those other easy girls he liked? Did he seriously think that Ashlee was like a normal girl?

Vlad laughed to himself. She was a freak, and that even seemed a little nice to say. But, so was Vlad. Did it matter that he was a vampire? Or that she was a werewolf? Nobody ever told him so.

The wolf-girl wrapped her arms around the vampire's arm, putting her nose into his sweatshirt. "You smell good…" she mumbled dreamily.

She hadn't fallen asleep on him, had she?

"Thanks…"

The sun lowering in the sky, and it was about seven o' clock now. Everybody was to either report to their cabin or to the fire pit in an hour. Vlad wished she had lived in Bathory with him, where they could live like the creatures of the night that they were. That was farfetched, of course.

"Come home with me…" Vlad whispered, wrapping his arms around her, putting his face in her hair, taking in her fair pleasant sent.

Ashlee giggled in his arms. "Take me with you…"

They laughed to themselves, forgetting the fact that they weren't even supposed to be together, forgetting the fact that they didn't even know where each other lived. He leaned in and kissed her softly, feeling the blood pumping under her skin with even the slight touch.

"Vlad…" she whispered breathily, in a way that gave Vlad Goosebumps in the best way possible. "Vladimir Todd…" she went for his neck, the lips grazing his skin lightly. "Vlad…" her words danced on his skin.

"Ash… Ashlee?" he murmured, his voice shaking. God this girl just would stop making him feel like such a… Teenage boy, would she?

"Would you be mad if I bit you Vlad?"

Out of his trance, Vlad pulled himself away a bit, looking to Ashlee with a look of complete confusion. "You want to what?"

"Bite you, Vlad. Come here."

Vlad kept her at a distance. "Ashlee…?"

"It'll be fun Vlad. I'll let you do it to me…"

Where was she getting with this? "Ashlee, look, don't know what you'll do to me, but I'll turn you into my-"

"That's the fun of it…" she looked into his eyes, her mouth settling into a rather seductive smirk. Her hands her now in Vlad's dark hair, pulling him closer to her head. She ended up forcing them forehead to forehead.

God, what was this girl doing to him? The two had only been "dating" in the most obscure way possible for a week, and Vlad was already head-over-heels in love with her.

"Ashlee…"

"Vlad…"

He tried to kiss her again, but she moved her head to the side, smirking again as she did it.

"Playing the playful puppy?"

Ashlee laughed and sprang up, beginning to run to the trail that lead back into camp, practically dancing on her toes as she did so.

Vlad followed her, chasing her as quickly as he could while still retaining a human speed. She, on the other hand, was cheating.

They were back on camp grounds again, finding a crowd of tee-shirt wearing capers to be in their way. They stopped watching the others walk about. The smell of smoke was already in the air, burning Vlad throat as he breathed in.

"C'mon." Ashlee headed in the direction of the fire pit.

The vampire did want to go, but Henry was going to be there, and he was one person he was exactly in the mood to face right now. "Uhmmm…"

"What?"

"Can I just walk you to your cabin?"

Ashlee's face dropped, "Uh, yeah, sure…" she sounded deflated.

He held his hand out for her, and she took it slowly.

What it this about…? Ashlee was in his head once again.

Henry…

Why are you two fighting in the first place?

It's a long story…

There was a silence between the two for a moment, and the steady sound of leaves and sticks crunching underfoot. It was peaceful to say the least.

"My brothers are coming soon to check on me." Ashlee said aloud, at last, stepping up the stairs of one of the girl's cabins.

Vlad bit his lip. He knew that was going to be trouble. "Are they?"

"Yeah…"

"We'll worry about it later… I don't really feel like dealing with that right now." Vlad grabbed both of her hands, intertwining their pale fingers together. "I hope you sleep well." He leaned in and gave her a small peck on the lips, and looked away slightly.

"You too. Good night, Vlad."

"Good night, Ashlee."

He started down the steps, and began to walk away. Ashlee watched him go, standing silently on the stairs.

This would be the perfect opportunity to go interrogate Henry.

She went into the cabin and changed out of her skirt and into a pair of jeans and a thicker jacket, completely determined to bring these two boys back together.

Well, It's been a while since this has been updated. I wasn't sure If I should do this or not, but the public demanded it... Ashley was very clear on what was to happen next to I figured I'd go on with where I want it to go. BTW, I'm from Maine, personally- The reason this was based in Maine was because when the original writer started this, she loved the camping stories I'd tell her about my childhood. I don't live there anymore, though, but I think I'm still pretty accurate with certain places. I apologize if I'm not...