Guess what's the non-surprise surprise of the day?

If your guess is that I missed the bus, then you are absolutely right, by God, you are a genius, congratulations.

No prizes though, sorry.

As to the why and how I missed it, well, you can thank my dear lovely companions for that.. particularly the more belligerent of the two.

Yeah, she.. Amelia... she's really something else alright.

I got my impressions of how vampires act and behave mostly from living with Adalia, and as per my evaluations so far, frankly speaking, I think they get a bad rep, really.. so long as you could overlook the, um, killing and hunting humans part, yeah.

Thanks to Amelia, I know now that in actuality, that I've been living in, and with a lie this whole entire time. Frankly speaking again, vampires suck.. well at least this one does anyway.

So demanding, so scrutinizingly critical, all with that pompous, condescending tone of hers, never-ending with snides and harsh quips.

Like, I couldn't even take in the damn air without being criticized for how loud I was doing it, or how inefficient my breathing cycle was or whatever the hell else she could find to throw into my face.

And as for missing the bus? Yeah, she outright refused to let us board it upon seeing one up close, and that's when I came to be aware just how vampires, or just her in particular again, can be such a superficial, and materialistic lot.

This coming from the person that stayed in a rundown, derelict building up in shitfest alley, I seriously don't get her.historical

Rather drop dead now than to be a willing passenger, she vehemently stated, and that goes double and extra hard for her sister.

I didn't actually have the heart nor the balls to admit to Amelia that I've actually already defiled her dear precious sister with the stench and filth of public transport like a month prior, but hey, what she doesn't know won't kill me, right?

Best we keep it that way.

So yeah, she wants something nice, something that measures up to her impossible standards? Fine, I know just who to call..

Ten minutes later, all three of us had our heads leaning out the driveway at the sound of a distant roaring engine steadily growing near.

There's that polished sheen, those blinding metal rims, a glamorous car out of all cars that have never been.

From the driver-side, the window slowly whirred down, revealing the befuddled gaze of the driver peeking over his embroidered phone glazed in gold.

"The police station, Big Man, for real here?" He asked me, staring dubiously down at the address on his phone again. "Waitt, let me guess, someone stole your sweet roll?"

Ah, Tyler. He may sometimes be unbearable but he was always 100℅ reliable.

"Didn't think you'd still be taking passengers, to be honest," I said, walking up to the passenger-side. "Wasn't this whole thing only for twenty-four hours?"

"Round two," He explained. "Tied with a guy yesterday. This here's gonna be the tiebreaker."

I nodded. "Confident?"

"Bet your ass I am!" He flashed a smile. "Full try hard mode this time, ain't nothing gonna distract me, got my focus sharp, willpower strong, no way am I gonna.. am I gonna.. oh.."

Tyler got distracted. His gaze suddenly shifted wide and dewy-eyed to the twin companions coming up to my side.

I watched him go through a series of emotions in the span of half a second, starting with shock, mesmerized somewhere in the middle, and ending in shock again.

Adalia, he spared a glance, me, he completely ignored, but Amelia.. it was Amelia that he couldn't keep his eyes off of.

Now, this wasn't something new, I've seen him drool and salivate over the other girls plenty, and yet there was something about the way he was staring at her that felt strangely.. pure? Was that the word?

That feeling only intensified when he greeted her, a tremor in his voice, a tremble in his wave, as he said, "H-hey there.. do you, uh, you r-remember me?"

Amelia's dark eyes narrowed at him, a hint of recognition flurrying within her pupils, before turning to me with a terrifying glare that momentarily froze the blood in my veins.

"No," She said, then immediately turned her heels clacking back towards the driveway.

I guess she does remember him, alright. Probably not a particularly fond memory either.

"Hey you're the one who wanted something better," I called out to her.

She spun around again, her brows a permanently furrowed slant downwards.

"And you believe this even the slightest bit of an improvement?" She said, before shaking her head with a sigh. "Oh, I should have known better than to travel as men do. If not for my sister, I will not even think to entertain such foolish - "

"Shit, is it about that time, that night?" With a slam, Tyler was up and about out of his car, practically sliding over his hood just to get closer to her. "Okay, that was my bad.. really my bad, like sincerely my bad!"

There was a desperation to his voice that I've never heard before. He had his palms clasped as if in prayer, and he also looked about ready to go down on his knees and start groveling.

"Look, I understand! I'd be seriously pissed at having the cops called on me for no reason. No excuse, man. Asshole move on my part, I won't deny it! So, l-let me make it up to you or something! C'mon, I'll show you I ain't really an asshole! Don't wanna have you keep thinking me like that, I'm.. I'm better than that, let me show you that."

One of the rare few times, I saw Amelia taken aback, and I don't blame her for it either.

Some random guy, not too eloquent on words, dressed the rugged way he was, hair dyed the way it was - Tyler was pretty much her antithesis, her total opposite, the omega to her alpha if you will, so I can overlook her momentary bemusement here.

"Sister.." Adalia blinked, an attempt to hide a flinch of discomfort that we both saw anyway. "It's.. fine.. right..? Do you think.. you can accept this for.. now..?"

Honestly, I doubt Amelia even heard Tyler's pleas, so the indecisive look on her face, that small reluctant noise from closed lips made it clear that Adalia was doing most of the heavy lifting.

Then finally, the inevitable happened - the stubborn vampire begrudging complied.

"Very well," She sighed out loud, an eyebrow twitching. "If for you, I shall bear with the inconveniences.. living or otherwise."

Her eyes veered over to Tyler saying that, but the words seemed to have gone over his head, only understanding one thing - we were coming aboard.

Okay, sweet, sweet!" He was clapping hands, pointing fingers, lips round like a goldfish. "Yeah, um, alright! Oh, the ride's free, of course! Also, feel free to call me if you need me for any more rides, I'll come zooming!"

I snorted. "Don't you live in a different city?"

"Don't matter!" He insisted, nodding solemnly at Amelia as if affirming it true. "I'll come, I'll always come, for you.. uh, for you guys, yeah."

Wow, driver of the month, this guy.