Crimson Passion

I stared into the blackness of my eyes. This seemed to be an everyday thing for me.

"I don't know. Those woods were freaking me out and...I forgot," I mumbled under my breath. I heard him laugh. It was hilarious. I laughed also and then fell off of the bed with a loud thump. I laughed harder and Shaun was laughing so hard it looked as if he was about to burst with it. Before I knew it he had fallen also. We were soon helping eachother up. We stood and I felt like I was looking at him. He tucked my hair behind my ears and cupped my face in his huge hands. He kissed my lips softly at first. Then, he backed up and came back at me harder, more passionate, more meaningful. Then, there was a bang at the door.

"Will you kids stop hoarsing around! I am trying to sleep along with everyone else on this level!" she yelled. It sounded like a girl so that's what I was going to call it. It made me laugh and Shaun ignored her and was still kissing me as I laughed into his mouth. His tongue slid inside of the opening and I giggled as it tickled my throat. He was soon laughing too.

Shaun stopped kissing her and tucked her against his chest laying down on the bed next to her.

"Guess we have to be quiet." He chuckled stroking her hair.

"Guess so." SHe replied with a grin. He kissed her forhead, the closest thing to him.

"Have you ever heard that voice, Deadlove's, before?" He asked.

"No." She replied with a shrug.

"It's familair, but I'm not sure it's cause I know the person. More like the ton, or the name." He said stroking her face.

"We'll google it in the morning." She laughed snuggling closer.

We were soon asleep, side-by-side.

I woke up and felt all over the bed. He wasn't there. I heard the shower running so I shrugged it off and then, I could see. I figured it was for a few minutes so I didn't care. I heard rustling around so I sat up and there was Shaun. He was in nothing but his boxers. His stomach was so muscular. Then, my eyes trailed back to his boxers. They were blue and green plaid. I giggled.

"What?" he asked.

"Nice boxers," I giggled out. He rushed over to me just as the sight left.

"You can see again?" He asked holding my face. I figured that he was examining my eyes.

"No, it's gone again. I have little glimpses every now and then...and so far that was the best!" I said laughing once again. "Now, I want a shower. Take me away," I said making a soaring pose. He chuckled to himself and picked me up bridal style and carried me to the bathroom. I had heard no more footsteps on the tile floor. I stripped from my clothing. The shower was still running from his. I stepped in holding onto the shower curtain. You would think that I would strip the shower of its clothes also because of what had happend, but he was dead and Shaun was right outside of the door, I think.

Shaun sat outside the bathroom listening to her. He smiled when he remembered her face when he first saw her. He hadn't really cared then that she'd seen him near naked, but that was because she could see! He smiled and listened to her humming. When the water shut off he heard her climb out of the shower then a crashing noise. He jumped up yanking the door open. Ettabell was standing in the middle of the room in a towel soap and other things all over the floor.

"I don't like not knowing where I am." She said crossing her arms. HE laughed and walked over picking her up and carrying her to the room and then laying some clothes next to her.

"Here, I'll be right outside the door. HEre are your clothes." He smiled kissing her forhead.

I dressed, but it didn't work out well. My underwear ended up as my bra and the same for the bra. I had to get dressed five times before I got it right.

"Okay!" I yelled.

"You don't have t-"

"What?" I asked. I heard soft chuckling come from him.

"Your shirt is backwards and inside-out...same with your pants," he said trying to keep the laughing under his tongue.

"Damnit! That means that my underwear and bra are the same way! Arg! Help me with my shirt," I said. I didn't know how it went because it wasn't a V neck. Both sides were the same.

Shaun walked over and helped her pull the shirt off. He turned it back right and swallowed hard at the site of her smooth back. He quickly helped get her shirt on right. "Don't worry, from here it looks like the bra is on right, I'm not sure though, I've never had to put one on." He smiled kissing her neck. She giggled and walked to the bathroom. He stayed where he was. She tossed the pants out the door.

"Put these right side out." She hollered. He did and handed them back to her. She must've pulled them on cause when she came out they were on right.

"There you go." he smiled pulling her close and kissing her.

"Better?" She asked pulling back to breath.

"Yup, I'm gonna get a car so you don't have to hold on when I run." He smiled. "Hows that sound?"

"Not good," I said with a pouting face. "I like having piggy-back-rides...I feel safer. And what happens if you aren't looking at the road? I can't look at it...I don't feel safe in a car," I said. I felt his arms wrap around me.

"Alright. Are you sure?" he asked. I nodded still with my pouting face on. I loved the brush of his lips. It was soothing and great to feel.I pulled his neck for a full kiss.

Shaun kissed her passionatly. He pulled back and cleared his throat his voice husky. "We better get going." He said picking her up and then grabbing the bag of clothes.

"What's wrong?" She asked as she clung to his neck.

"I don't want to get carried away." He replied walking otu of the hotel and out of the town and then taking off for who knew where. She held on tight as he ran, they stopped so she could go the bathroom and eat, but they were soon across the country. He stopped infront of a town.

"How does this one feel?" He asked setting her down.

"It feels...small," I said.

"I know. That's because it is. It looked like an ant from ten miles away. Plus, it is the last place that anyone would assume for us to be," he replied. I smiled. He ran me the rest of the way there. We walked into a store and the bell startled me. I jumped and heard a cackle come from the other side of the small store.

"It ain't gonna eat ya darlin'. What brings y'all out t'is far?" the man said. His accent was so country.

"I was wondering if there was any room that we can rent until we leave," Shaun said.

"Course! When y'all leavin'," the man replied.

"We don't know. It is kind of a running from trouble thing. Until the trouble-makers find us, I guess," said Shaun. I smiled.

"Is this sweetie her' blind? 'Er eyes ain't ther' normal color," the man said again. I nodded quickly holding Shaun tighter. He awed.

"Ther' is a house down the road that is fer rent. You jus' pay when y'all leave," he said handing me the keys being gentle on my hands as if they were delicate. I smiled again and we were out the door.

"Now y'all take care!" the man yelled out the door.

I giggled.

"He talks funny," I said. Shaun chuckled.

"He seems like a nice fella'."

"Yeah...so...is this it," I said as Shaun came to a stop. He was zoned out. I had to shake him and say his name multiple times for him to come back.

"You okay?" I asked.

"Uh...yeah...fine," he replied. He came to another stop and out of reflex I started shking him and saying his name again.

"What!" he yelled.

"Oh...then this must be it," I said smiling. He kissed me.

"Yes," he said.

Shaun looked around. The house was nice, it wasn't that though. He could smell Deadlove and it was driving him up the wall. He walked inside the house and gently set Ettabell down looking around the room.

"It's fully furnished." He said wrapping an arm around her shoulders and leading her around room to room walking every foot of it so she could remember it. "It's like a little cottage." He smiled kissing the top of her head.

"It's nice." She nodded sitting down on the couch. "And I can find this one." She smiled at him. He laughed and sat next to her laying down behind her on the couch and faking a yawn.

"I'm going to sleep, I'm tired." He said faking another yawn. She hit him in the chest laughing.

"You don't sleep silly!" She laughed. HE shrugged and pulled her down next to him and kissed her forehead.

"Oh, right, I forgot." He laughed she giggled and curled up closer to him. "We'll go into town later and get you some painting supplies and then some better clothes. Acctually I think I'll go out of town to do that. With me not having a job people will start wondering where we got the money from and then jumping to stupid conculsions."

"Where did you get the money?" She asked looking up towards him.

"Mom and dad stashed a bunch away in case something like this ever happened. Put it under my name." He shrugged. "They worked hard up to now to get a ton of money so they could retire and live the rest of their years out with me." He smiled.

"Are they Vampire, too?" I asked. I felt the shake of his head.

"No. I was changed...I haven't always been this way," Shaun replied. I smiled and he kissed my head. I felt the couch go up as he stood.

"Get my a dress, would ya?" I asked.

"Sure. You'd look beautiful in one, and your pretty enough," he said. I smiled again.
I heard the door closed and I closed my eyes.

**Sorry so short. I will explain in PM.

Shaun smiled and locked the door then hurried to the store a few towns away. He quickly loaded carts up with paint supplies and then with as many dresses as he could find that he knew would look good on her along with some normal clothes for them both. He took it to the check out and paid for it. He loaded it all in a duffle bag that was huge and then put it on his back and ran as fast as he could back to the house. He snuck in and quickly put everything in it's place to surprise her. He snuck back to the living room and tapped her shoulder. She jumped and he pulled her close.

"Just me." He whispered softly. "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you that much."

"It's fine." She laughed. He carried her back to the room he had set up for her painting and sat her down in the chair putting her hand on the canvas. "So?"

"Thank you!" She squealed jumping up and into his arms. He smiled as he pulled her close hugging her tightly and kissing her softly.

"I'll take that as you like it." He smiled.

"I've wanted to paint for days now!" She squealed. He laughed and kissed her again settign her down.

"I'll tell you what colors are what if you want me to." He smiled.

"Please!" She sat down and he handed her a brush. She quickly started painting and her told her what paints ere what color. When she finished at midnight on her fifth painting he took her to the bed room and let her sleep. He slipped out running all the way to her old house and getting all her other paintings and then leaving a trail even the best tracker cwouldnt' be able to follow. He ran back to their house and hung her paintings up everywhere then laying in the bed next to her waiting an hour before she woke up.

"Morning sunshine." He said softly kissing her forehead.

"Morning." She sighed. He got up and helped her up then handed her one of the dresses. She looked at him and bit her lip. "Lil' help?"

"Alright, I'll keep my eyes close." he smiled kissing her cheek.

"If you do that you'll be just as helpful as I am!" She giggled. He sighed and shook his head.

"Fine." He moved so he was behind her and she slipped her shirt off. He helped her pull the dress on and then she pulled off her sleep pants. He led her down the stairs stopping at one of her pictures and putting her hand on it.

"But...how?" She demanded with a smile.

"You were asleep. I don't sleep so I got them and left an untrackable trail." he smiled leading her to picture after picture. They were at the one of them dancing when someone knocked on the door. He led her towards the door keeping her close to him as he opened it. It was the store owner.

"Hi." The owner's wife smiled. "I'm Betty Jane, and this is Kinder, I hope y'all enjoy living here."

"We already love it." He smiled wrapping his arms around Ettabell's waist.

"It's really nice and easy to get around." Ettabell smiled towards them.

"We brought some breakfast, I'll just put it in the kitchen." Betty smiled. Shaun moved back so she could get in and Kinder shrugged.

"When she sets her mind to something there is no changing it." He laughed. "Can I come in?"

"Course." Shaun smiled at her. THe man walked in and looked around.

"Y'all have already done alot with the place." Kinder smiled. "Where did you get those paintings, their incredible."

"Bell painted them." Shaun smiled. He could smell her blush an dhe smiled wider.

"Your serious?" Betty Jane asked wlaking in. "These could probably sell for millions!"

I blushed more. It was an amazing complement.

"Thank you," I whispered.

"Well, we best get goin'. No tellin' what them youngsters are up to," Betty said.

"Why don't you bring them over here to? We can all eat breakfast together!" I suggested.

"Why thank y'all. But we have eight children, two babies. I have to arrange their breakfast differently for every one of them hooligans. I appreciate the offer. Maybe for dinner tomorrow night?" Betty said. Kinder was awfully quiet.

"Sure," I replied with a smile. I sensed her nod and Kinder smile.

"Really beautiful paintings," Betty and Kinder both said on their way out the door. Then, they were gone.

"So," I said in an awkward way. Shaun burst into laughter.

"YOu should've seen the looks on their faces." He smiled kissing her cheek. "I'm pretty sure neither one believes you are really blind." He said scooping her up and carrying her into the kitchen.

"But I am." She giggled.

"Yes, you are, now tonight I'll have to force food down my throat like a human." He chuckled kissing her neck.

"Sorry." She whispered

"No, it will be interesting seeing eight kids running around. It'll be hard on you." He sighed. "I got some food last night so I"ll make dinner."

"I can help." She vollenteered.

"You know you can't, other then maybe washing lettace I don't want you around knives or hot stoves." He smiled kissing her. "How abotu tomorrow we find you a new dog. I'm so sorry about Life."

After he said that I burst into pretend tears. I made it sound like I was really crying. My face was in my hands and everything!

"Ettabell, baby, I'm sorry I mentioned it," he said. I started to laugh. I came out of my hands laughing.

"Ettabell Black! That is not funny! You had me worried," Shaun yelled. He started yelling all kinds of things but I couldn't hear. I saw out of Deadlove's eyes again. I was looking at a suspicious man walking a dog. It was a cute dog, but a scared one. It had it's tail between its legs and was walking slowly until the man yanked on the leash. I gasped. The next thing I know the man is coming up to the door. I watch as an arrow is plunged through his stomach and the dog is picked up. I screamed.

"What's wrong?" Shaun asked, well, more like yelled. I couldn't speak. All, I did is point to were I thought the door was. I listened as Shaun jumped up. When he did I heard a dog yelp and little feet trot on the floor. The next thing that I know, I feel a wet kiss on my face. I giggled. I heard Shaun grunt as he picked up what I assumed what was the body.

"You don't have to pretend," I said.

"Who did this?" he asked. I shrugged.

"I think it was Deadlove. I saw from his eyes again and that man was abusing the dog. He started walking up to our door and Deadlove just shot him...with an arrow," I replied.

"Yep, he's a Vampire alright. I have never seen this one so he must of already been here," Shaun said. A shiver ran down my spine.

"Well, can we keep the dog?" I asked.

"I don't know, if he belonged to the Vampire he is probably an affected animal," Shaun said. I laughed at that.

"It's not like an innocent dog is going to bite me!" I said louder than I expected. Shaun walked over and petted the dogs head. The little thing barked.

"What is his name going to be?" Shaun asked.

"Well, he seems like he has been abused for a while and he had the guts to go to an unknown person so his name is...tough...but spelled like T-U-F-F," I replied with a grin pretty wide.