The NightmareBefore Christmas6

The Nightmare Before Christmas * A Love Story For Claude Sterling * Chapter 6: Unwanted Surprise

This one is dedicated to RenesmeeCarlieCullen16 and lovesxvampiresx4xever


***Lunch time***

Lucy's P.O.V.

Claude and i were stting under a tree in the school courtyard, eating lunch.

"Claude, i can feed myself." i said, frowning.

I cringed as i tried to push his hand away.

"No you can't. You're cringing everytime you move your hands. Now open." he ordered, placing the pizza by my lips.

I blushed as i took a bite of the pizza.

"See? Now was that so hard?" he asked, smiling lightly.

"Whatever." i mumbled, turning my head.

After we'd finished our lunch, we still had about ten minutes, so i decided to take a chance and ask claude a question.

"Hey, claude. Can i.... ask you something?" i asked slowly as i turned to him.

"Yea, go ahead." he replied.

"The other day, how did you get to my house?" i asked him.

"Hmm. Oh yea! I saw you as you were leaving the graveyard, and i saw you carrying my soldier, so i turned into a bat and followed you." he replied, grinning like an idiot.

Which he probably was.

"Is that so?" i asked, not really expecting an answer.

"Dosen't it disgust you?" he asked, his face turning sad.

"Dosen't what?" i asked, confused.

"That i turn into a bat." he asked.

"No. Why would it?" i asked, tilting my head to the side.

He looked at me oddly for a moment, then he replied,

"Well, i would think that any normal person would be repulsed by such a thing."

"Yes, but you just answered your own question. The key word being normal, which i am nowhere near." i pointed out, laughing.

He looked taken aback, but then joined in my laughter.

***After school, at lucy's house***

"Erik! I'm back!" i yelled as i closed the front door.

"Lucy! You're ba- who's that?" charlotte cut himself off.

He'd been running down the stairs, but the instant he saw claude, he stopped dead in his tracks.

"Oh! Right! Erik, this is my friend claude, and claude, this is my big brother erik." i said nervously.

"Nice to meet ya!" claude said enthusiasticaly. Unafftected by the tense atmosphere.

"Likewise." erik muttered, glaring at claude.

"Uhh...Well! Claude and i have some thigs to discuss...so we'll be in my room!" i said as i grabbed claudes hand and dragged him to my room.

When we were in, i quickly shut the door and collapsed on my bed.

"Ack!" i yelped as i was pushed off the bed.

Rubbing my butt, i looked up and saw claude laying on my bed.

"Hey! My bed!" i yelled, standing up.

"Weeeellll...... mine now!" he said, grinning.

I glared at him.

"My. Bed." i growled.

"Oooooooh. Is the kitty mad?" he asked as he moved his hands, clawing the air.

My eye twitched slightly.

"K-kitty?" i asked, bewildered.

"Yes. You remind me of a kitten." he replied.

"How the hell do i remind you of a kitten?" i asked.

"Well, you personality mostly." he started. "Sometimes you're all playful and sweet, and others you can be tough and strong. Also, you can be scared and weak. Like a kitten." he replied seriously.

"Oh." i murmured.

As claude was talking, i had moved so now i sat beside him on the bed.

"Claude, get off my bed." i said as i tried to shove him off.

"Or." he simply said.

"Or what?" i asked curiously.

I blushed as he put his arms around my waist and pulled me so close to him that our noses almost touched.

"Or we can share the bed." he replied with a sexy smile.

"O-okay." i said, kind of out of breath.

"Good!" he said, still smiling.

He layed me down next to him, my head resting on his chest, his arm still around my waist, the other now behind his head.

"Comfortable?" he asked, glancing at me.

"Y-yeah." i muttered, blushing a thousand different shades of red.

We'd been in that position for about half an hour, and i was just about to fall asleep, when suddenly his phone rang.

He flipped it open and said hello.

"Well can't it wait? I'm busy. But- you did? UGH. You have the worst possible timing tripp! Yea yea i'll be there, but i'm not staying long! What? That's none of your buisness! I AM NOT! Just cuz! Whatever, bye!" was his phone conversation.

"I'm sorry lucy, i gotta go." he said as he got up from the bed and started putting his shoes on.

He turned and looked at me when i didn't respond.

"Aww come on! Don't pout! I'll be back in less than an hour!" he said as he looked at my puppy pout face.

I have to admit, i was very dissappointed.

I guess i really was starting to like claude alot, and laying down with him was nice.....

"Look, when i come back, we'll start on the project, then we'll go on a walk. Okay?" he asked.

"Yea sure." i muttered.

"Great!" he said before he kissed my forhead and ruffled my hair slightly.

"Hey!" i protested.

"I'll see ya soon!" he said before he opened my room door.

" 'Kay." i replied, one eye open, rubbing my head.

He closed my door and a few seconds later i heard the front door close.

"I'll be waiting." i whispered.

Claude's P.O.V.

"Tripp!" i yelled as i saw tripp and rocco.

He'd told me to meet them in some park.

God! This sucked! I was so comfortable holding lucy! And he just had to go and ruin in!
"Where's kat?" i asked, looking left and right.

"She's at ravens house." tripp replied, going through his songs on his mp3 player.

"Why is she there?" i asked.

"The project. Tripp and i decided to work together. Kat and raven were the last two, so they ended up working together." rocco explained, smiling.

"Okay. So where are the blood vials?" i asked tripp.

"Hm? Oh, i never said i had them. All i said was that i had a clue to where they might be. But, that's not why you're here." tripp replied as he looked up at me.

"You like her." he said, smiling.

"Like who? I don't know what you're talking about!" i replied.

"Lucy Hindrecks. And don't you? Well, since you say you don't, you wouldn't mind if i asked her out would you?" he asked, smiling evily.

"No! Don't!" i yelled.

"Oh? Why not? I thought you didn't like her?" he said.

"Ugh! Okay, fine tripp! Yes! Yes, i do like her! So what?!" i yelled.

"Hm. No reason. I just wanted you to admit it. Don't worry, i don't like her, though she is really cute." tripp replied.

"Wha-" i started but was cut off by rocco.

"You should get going. It's already been half an hour." rocco said smiling.

"What?! Already?! Gotta go!" i yelled as i turned and hurriedly made my way to lucy's house.

***At lucy's house***

I walked into lucy's room to find her asleep.

I quietly walked to her bed, then crouched beside it and watched her.

I smiled as i put my chin in my hands as i continued watching her.

She looked so cute when she was asleep!

I quietly got in the bed and layed beside her.

I carefully slipped my arm around her waist and pulled her closer to me.

A few minutes later, she stirred.

"Mmm?" she mumbled as she rubbed her eyes.

"Ah! Claude!" she yelled, almost falling off the bed.

"Heh, sorry. Didn't mean to wake you up." i said.

"Oh no! It's fine!" she replied.

"C'mon, let's start working on the project so we can go on our walk."

"O-okay." she murmured.

***A few hours later***

Lucy's P.O.V.

Claude and i had been working on the project for a good three hours, and we managed to finish it.

So, we were now on our walk.

And i must say, i was enjoying it!

Claude and i had so much in common!

We just talked and talked! And before i knew it, we ended up by the cemetary gates.

"Oh! Claude come on, there's someone i'd like you to meet." i said as i took his hand, pulling him towards the gates.

A few minutes later, we were by cheza's grave.

"Who's this?" he asked as he crouched down beside me.

"This is my twin sister cheza. She was older by five seconds." i replied, smiling slightly.

"Oh! You had a twin? Must've been nice. You must miss her alot?" claude asked.

"Yea." i said quietly.

We talked for about an hour to and about cheza, and we were currently walking towards the gates.

"Why hello there lucy! And who is this gentelmen beside you?" a very familiar, sinister, sickeningly sweet voice asked.

My breath caught in my throat as i saw the man who blocked our path.

"Markus..." i whispered.


To Be Continued.......................................