Moonlight Nocturne

Elena blinks a few times. She means... she knows people who are really interested in politics and equal rights and protests and stuff. Mostly from the shop, because some customers really like talking about it. She just wasn't expecting a vampire.

But ... but vampires are just people, who can choose whether they hurt people or not. Right?

That's what Nick said. And he likes her. So Elena swallows, petting the heavy lump of cat on her chest, carefully.

"... what kind of changes? ... I can't vote either yet. But we're studying the Constitution in social studies."

 

Rosie rounds on Elena with a devious gleam in her eyes.

 

Nick meanders in after a good half-hour of Rosie's lecturing and impassioned speech, looking confused, then perking up, walking over and nudging Rosie, causing a lapse in her speech which lets him get a word in. "Elena? You okay?"

 

She beams up at Nick. "Uhhuh. My shoulder doesn't hurt anymore."

"... does the Supreme Court really think that corporations are people?"

 

"Hoo boy. Uuuh." Nick looks like a fish out of water. "..uh. we should. Get you back to our house and into bed!"

 

She blinks. Blinks again. "... Okay. Can you help me get up? Spot is heavy."

She is definitely not laughing at Nick. Nope. Maybe she should learn more about politics so she can make him make that face.

 

"...oh. Down, Spot!" Rosie laughs, and the jaguar languidly slinks off to nuzzle at the woman's hip. "Better?"

 

"....much. Thanks. We'd better head out. Thank you both again, Rosie."

 

"...no need to thank us. We're friends, Nick." She pauses, then smiles, biting her lip. "...plus you're really good about repaying favors."

 

Nick goes pink. "Yeah, well... y'know. Have to stay even, right?"

 

Elena reddens. "... favors?"

She is not sure she's old enough to hear about this! That sounds like things she's not supposed to hear about!

 

Nick scoops her up into his arms. "Aaaand we're leaving! See ya Rosie!"

 

Rosie laughs, long and loud. "Okaaay~ Have a great night, Nick! Nice meeting you, kiddo, don't be a stranger."

 

"I won't! You didn't finish talking about the Supreme Court and the Second Amendment!" She grins up at Rosie. "Thank you for taking care of me."

She looks up at Nick when they leave the room. "Are you dating her?"

 

Nick lets out a noise like a nervous tea kettle. "UUUUH. N... Not... r...eeeally?"

 

"..." Elena reddens some more, looking down. She's old enough to know what that implies, okay?!

"... she's nice."

 

"Uh yeah yeah she's pretty cool," Nick babbles a bit, unlocking the truck and helping Elena in.

 

"... do vampires have healing powers?" Elena asks, shrugging experimentally. She tugs her shirt aside to look at her shoulder, craning her neck.

 

"Uh. No. She's just got a boyfriend who does," Nick replies offhandedly, circling to get into the driver's seat.

 

Elena blinks. Blinks some more. "... does he mind that you, you know... do... stuff with her?"

... blink.

"... do you do stuff with both of them?"