"Come on, Lace. Don't you want to go to the party? Everyone's waiting," Lucas said to me.
"Hold on~. I'm almost finish....There!" I put the complete flower crown on me and start twirling around. "What do you think? Like it?"
Lucas sighed. "Heh. 'Like' doesn't seem like a good word to describe how bad it looks on you." He then smirk, trying to be obnoxious.
Clenching my fists together, I hit Lucas in the head. "Owww!!!" He yelled. I stick my tongue out at him and started running. "That's what you get for being a butt head."
"You--- come back here!" He started chasing me down the hill. I laughed, knowing that this is how we show our friendship with one and another.
Once we run all the way back home, Lucas finally caught up to me and pushed me down on the ground. "Ouch.....," I said as I slowly look up at Lucas. We were silent for a bit, trying to catch his breath. I turned my head around, noticing how awkward this was. Turning my head back around, I looked up at him and said, "Umm.. I think you can let go of me no--OW!" He flicked his figure onto my forehead and stood up, patting his clothes from the dirt. Turning around, he grinned and stick his tongue out at me. "Stuuuupppiiiidd~"
My surprised expression changed as he called me "Stupid". I pouted and started chasing him inside. My mother was surprised as she open the door and notice us coming in. "Oh my! You two shouldn't fight like this in the house. Especially on your birthday, Lacie." She pulled both my shirt and Lucas's to stop us from fighting anymore. My mom then sighed. "You two go wash up. The other guests are waiting for you two in the kitchen."
As she pushed us to the bathroom, we both obediently wash our hands. Lucas then walked in the kitchen while I change into new clothes. Once I was done, I rushed downstairs to the kitchen.
"Happy Birthday, Lacie!" They all said in unison. I smiled. "Thank you,everyone!"
"Blow out the candles, sweetie," my mother said to me. I thought of a wish to make and blow out all of the candles with one blow. They all clapped as my dad kissed me in the cheek. "Happy 11th birthday, Lacie."
"Thank you, papa," I replied back.
"Now go open your presents." Smiling, I walked off towards my friends who are all handing out their presents to me. One by one, I open everyone of them. Soon, my mom cut up the cakes for us. As we eat, I saw how happy they look other then myself. It was the best kind of present that I could ever get. Just then, I notice that I didn't get Lucas's present yet. I turned my face towards him and said, "Hey. Where's your present, Lucas?" He flinched. Avoiding eye contacts, I crawled closer to him, glaring. He began sweating a bit and for a minute there, I thought he was embarrassed until he took his hand and covered my face, pushing me away. "All right, all right. Just don't go too close to me." Sitting straightly to where I was, he rummage in his back and took something out and threw it at me. Without a warning, I caught the object. Just barely. Slowly opening my hands, I recognize it was a flower shaped necklace that seemed like it was carved out of wood. Surprised, I look at Lucas, who was scratching his cheeks. "Since you told me you like flowers that much, I decided to do something that relates to it..." I couldn't say anything. Instead, I nodded. "You better not lose it! I work hard on it!" I nodded some more. "Thank you..." He began to blush. "Lace. I...I---"
"I-I'll go wear it right now.", I said nervously as I walked upstairs to my room. I stood there for a while, trying to calm down my heart. That was weird.... why did I run out like that? Just then, I heard screams coming down from the stairs. Opening the door again, I went downstairs and said, "Mom? What was that noise....." My eyes widened as I notice two strange men in front of me, blood all over their face and hands. I walked back, trying to stay away from them. Don't tell me....they're Vampires...... I looked down below them and saw all my friends and family being slaughtered and bitten by them...especially Lucas. One of them grinned as those bloody eyes looked at me as if I was a new bait. "Ohhh~ What a nice blood you have there. Don't mind if I do!" Before I could run away and scream, the man caught me by the head and bit me. I screamed out in pain as if thousands of needles were stabbing me constantly. Still able to move a little, I push the man away from me. His nails clawed my left eye as I struggle to get out. Once I was free, I soon lose conscious from a lost of blood. It was then that I recognize how dark red can be.
"I-I'll go wear it right now.", I said nervously as I walked upstairs to my room. I stood there for a while, trying to calm down my heart. That was weird.... why did I run out like that? Just then, I heard screams coming down from the stairs. Opening the door again, I went downstairs and said, "Mom? What was that noise....." My eyes widened as I notice two strange men in front of me, blood all over their face and hands. I walked back, trying to stay away from them. Don't tell me....they're Vampires...... I looked down below them and saw all my friends and family being slaughtered and bitten by them...especially Lucas. One of them grinned as those bloody eyes looked at me as if I was a new bait. "Ohhh~ What a nice blood you have there. Don't mind if I do!" Before I could run away and scream, the man caught me by the head and bit me. I screamed out in pain as if thousands of needles were stabbing me constantly. Still able to move a little, I push the man away from me. His nails clawed my left eye as I struggle to get out. Once I was free, I soon lose conscious from a lost of blood. It was then that I recognize how dark red can be.
