Interview with a vampire

Looking out the hallway from their shared quarters and quickly closing the door silently until it clicked shut, the vampiric Susan turned to her two compatriots and smiled devilishly after watching the drama play out a few minutes ago.

“So?” Asked Malice, sitting on the bed with her arms folded under her, while Susan Von Doom leaned against the adjacent wall, admiring the chrome finish of her gauntlet’s fingers. “Are they gone yet?”

“Oh yes, it would seem the lady of the house has found out her husband has been with the others and has gone off to flee her emotions, now we are free to carry out the next steps of our plans.”

“Another reason I despise that man…” Hissed Malice, getting up from her seat and joining the other two to stand at the heart of their room.

“So, we know our parts in this?” Asked the armored woman, smiling back at the two women who nodded and turned invisible.

“Oh yes, I intend to enjoy MY part in this VERY much.”

“As do I.”

Opening the door silently, the three women made their exit of their quarters when Johnny helped Reed off the ground and sat him at the couch, the two men never noticing the front door opening and closing silently behind them. Johnny turned to look over his shoulder but after finding nothing there, he shrugged.

“I think I screwed up Johnny, I’ve never seen her that distraught before.”

“Nah, its okay Reed, this whole thing has been pretty stressful for her.” Spoke the Human Torch, patting the man on the shoulder and sitting up to stand and brush at his teeth with the toothbrush still hanging from his mouth. “Take it from her little brother, I’ve seen her like this in the past, she’ll be back and the two of you can finally hash it out.”

Slowly nodding his head, Reed leaned back in his seat, still feeling miserable over what just happened. Hearing Johnny step out of the living room, Johnny looked back and pulled the toothbrush out of his mouth. “By the way, I think I’ll take the kids to school today, give you a load off.”

Smiling slightly and nodding back to the man, Reed slumped back into the couch and sighed heavily. Finally, alone with his thoughts, Reed mulled over the last two or three days, second guessing himself if every night he slept in his bed was even with Susan at all, or just one of her inter-dimensional copies. Feeling miserable, his attention soon fell to a pair of delicate hands gently rubbing his shoulders from behind.

Sitting up, he looked over his shoulder to see no one present, yet still feeling the hands rub the soreness out of his shoulders. It was not until he felt a presence move and take up space next to him that the invisible figure revealed itself. There, sitting across from him was the pale skinned vampire version of his wife, smiling back at him with a coy look in her eyes and a pursed smile on her blackened lips.

“I take it you had a fight with… Myself?” She asked, her voice honey sweet and smooth.

Apprehensive, Mr. Fantastic Sat back to the edge of the couch before realising the woman could not do a thing to him, not while the cosmic entity in the lab was present. “Hello… Susan.”

Tilting her shoulder and looking away with a coy smile and combing a strand of platinum blonde hair over her ear, the vampire smiled more warmly. “Now Reed, no need to be so timid in front of me, I only wish to help you.”

“Help me?” A little skeptical, Reed got up from his seat where this version of Susan continued to smile up at him and lounged back against the couch. He had to admit, this version of his wife was stunning in a strange way. Her skin was almost alabaster, as was her hair, but there was not a blemish or mark on her percaline smooth skin. The black gown she wore was elegant and yet left nothing to the imagination to her perfect figure. How it exposed her neckline and cleavage, her thigh down to her ankle and her back. It reminded him of the gown his version of Susan wore for their anniversary when they went out dancing, even wearing platinum earrings and necklaces that made her look regal and exquisite.

Blinking, the man focused on her welcoming smile, and the smoldering red eyes that stared back into his.

“How do you want to help me? When you first arrived, you tried to kill everyone.”

Raising her hands up in mock defense, the vampire looked away, but her smile never left her lips. “I was alarmed… New world, new place, new versions of me spitting threats and warnings, what is a woman to do?” Sitting up from the couch and approaching the man to rest her hands on his shoulders, she stared deeply into his eyes, never blinking for a second when she did so. Staring back into her eyes, Reed was mesmerised by their ruby colour, the way they seem to swirl like deep crimson pools, pulling in his attention the longer he stared. Tilting her head to the side, Reed did the same, drawn to her like a moth to the flame.

“I want to help you find a way to bring me home, you’d like that wouldn’t you Reed? To see me happy. You were always eager to please Susan whenever you had the chance, am I no different?”

“N-no… You’re just like her, you’re just like my wife Susan.”

Taping a gloved finger to his lip, the vampire softly shushed him, drawing in closer until it seemed as if she would kiss him, her eyes narrowing as did his until she stopped barely an inch from his mouth. “Tell me I’m more beautiful than her… YOUR Susan.”

“You look absolutely stunning.” Reed replied, almost sleepily. “I’ve never seen my wife look so alluring; I never knew she had this side to her.”

“I have many sides you haven’t experienced Reed, not yet. I’d like to show you them if you would like me to.”

“I… Yes… I do…”

Her smile curling wider to reveal her fangs, Susan darted her eyes down the hall where she spotted Johnny with Franklin and Valaria, helping the two get ready before taking them to school. Looking up, Susan and Reed disappeared from sight before the three noticed. Once they were out the door, Susan made her and the man visible again, caressing her black gloved hands over his shoulders and around his neck and under his chin, soothing him as she continued to bore her stare into his eyes.

“Come Reed, lets go to the lab for some privacy, there are so many secrets you have to show me, yes?”

“Yes… Yes, there are, to help you get home. Let me show you…”

“Yes. Lead the way Reed, I’m eager to see.” Gently taking the man by the hand, the two made their way down the hall towards the lab, her plans already under way, now that she had the man wrapped around her little finger.