She'd been writing about vampires, werewanimals, and other fantasy creatures for about three years under a male pen name. The only problem was, if you were smart enough, you could figure it out and realize it was her. Samy R. Weaver or Rida S.Reaw, as her fans know her, was just getting ready to graduate high school and head off to college. She was too smart for her town anyway and most would agree. Samy was ready to go out and show the world what she could really do.
The first thing she had to figure out was how the hell she ended up tied to a chair in a dark room with one very dim lamp on a table next to her. She could only remember walking home from her friend's house when a car pulled up and yanked her through the damn window. She'd hit her head, being knocked out instantly. She could feel her wrists swelling from the ropes or possibly ziptie. Suddenly, a face came out of the shadows and stared at her from two inches away. Samy's hazel eyes blazed with anger and she glared back at him. "Well what the hell do you want?" she asked.
The man's eyebrow lifted in interest and then he became serious again.
"Are you Rida S. Reaw?" he asked.
"If I am?" she asked.
"Then you will help us." he replied.
"If I'm not?" she asked him.
He growled in anger. "Doesn't matter. You're her." he said.
"How can you be so sure?" she asked him.
He roared and threw the lamp across the room. Someone opened the door and stood in between the man and Samy. "Easy Luke. It's alright." said the newcomer. Luke just growled baring actual fangs. Samy gasped and stared at his mouth.
"She's being difficult!" Luke whined.
"I am not! You kidnapped me and started asking who I was then assumed I was someone I'm not!" she argued.
"Please Ms. Reaw, don't upset him anymore. He's very easily angered. By the way, I'm Kyle." he said.
"Okay. Now that we're all familiar with each other, can you untie me?" she asked.
Kyle went behind her and let her loose. She bolted for the door, but it was so damn dark she hit the wall head on.
"Dammit girl! Who runs through the dark?" Luke snarled. He lifted her by the back of her shirt. Kyle turned on a light. They were in a living room and in the corner was the smashed lamp.
"Nice place." she told him.
"It's Luke's. Luke, put her down! We don't need to scare her to death." he said. Luke lowered Samy's feet to the floor. "Now, go sit down Ms. Reaw and I will answer your questions. Luke, go outside for a bit and cool off." Kyle told the other man. Luke growled, but left. Kyle sat across from Samy who had sat upon the couch.
"So why am I here?" she asked.
"To help us." Kyle replied. There was a moment of silence.
"Is there more to it or am I supposed to guess?" she asked.
"Sorry. I'm not sure how to really say it." he sighed rubbing his hands over his face.
"Well, you can be pretty straight forward." she said.
"Okay. Everything you write about is real. I'm a werewolf, Luke is a wereleopard, and we have many other friends like us along with a few vampire buddies. We're having a bit of an issue right now and we need your help since you seem to know so much about our kind." he told her in a rush.
Samy sat there, nodding her head and taking everything in. She was quiet for a long time until she asked, "What exactly do you need help with?"
Kyle felt relief sweep through him. "We all read your books and apparently, your creativity is a little farther ahead of us. Like, you've already written what will happen tomorrow, but we don't even know." he tried to explain.
"So do you need help with like, figuring out the bad guy's plans or something or do you want me to write you a happy ending?" she asked.
Kyle sighed and tried to think of a way for it to make sense. "Your mind controls all of our lives. Don't you even recognize me?" he asked.
She tilted her head and her eyes went wide. "You're supposed to be like my character Rick!" she gasped.
"Yes! Only we have a Rick, but he probably looks..." he thought to himself for a moment.
"Like my Kyle." she mused aloud.
"Yes. He does actually." Kyle told her.
Samy stood up and paced around the room for a moment. "Okay, this is totally weird. I feel like Alice in Wonderland." she babbled.
"Please, sit back down Ms. Reaw, I'll get you some water." he said standing.
"You can call me by my first name you know." she told him.
"Okay. If it makes you feel better Rida." he smiled.
Samy burst out laughing. "It's not Rida." she giggled.
"What?" he asked tilting his head to the side like a confused dog.
"My name isn't really Rida S. Reaw. It's Samy. I'm not telling you the rest, but be sure it's made up. I didn't want paparazzi or anything like that. There are lots of people who read my books." she told him.
"Oh I see. Sorry, I thought it was your real name." he shrugged and looked a little embarrassed.
He brought her some water with ice and she gulped it down. "Whew! Riding unconscious in a car is thirsty work." she sighed. Luke came in at that moment and stared at Samy before sitting next to Kyle. "My my. Someone's a little cranky I see." she said. Luke growled at her and she gave him big innocent eyes.
"Luke, please be nice." Kyle told him.
That's when Samy felt it. Something crawling down her back. She turned and there was a tall, pale man standing there watching them.
"Ah. You're up." Kyle said standing.
"Yes. I heard this racket and had to see what it was. Who is our guest?" the pale man asked kissing Samy's hand. She felt a tingle down to her toes and back up to her groin.
This man was mega fine. He wasn't even dressed like anyone special. A dark green t-shirt and a pair of form fitting jeans was all he wore and yet, he had this sexy aura clinging to his every pore.
"This is the writer you asked us to fetch. Samy, this is Mark. He wanted to meet you." Kyle introduced them. She tilted her head a bit, making her brunette hair fall away from her neck. Mark's eyes fell there and she immediately stepped away from him.
Sexy or not, she knew what he was. "Never met a vampire before." she whispered backing up. Her back hit something and she realized it was Luke, but she needed to be near something or someone other than Mark. He may be sexy, but he was deadly.
"I must apologize my dear lady. I have not fed this night. Please excuse me for a while so that I may do so and we can talk without...distractions." he said giving her a bow and was gone. The tension left her shoulders.
"He's creepy." she said.
"To you. Most people will fall at his feet waiting for his command. He's extremely powerful and is not to be messed with." Kyle told her.
"I appreciate one of you being nice. With grumpy behind me and fang boy hanging around, I'm happy that someone has manners and doesn't scare the shit out of me." she said.
Luke snarled at her and she stuck her tongue out at him. She knew it was childish, but her other option was worse and she didn't need a wereleopard bite right this second.
Kyle touched her shoulder. "I'm sure you're tired from that bump on your head you got earlier. Let's find you some sleeping clothes and a bed. Luke and I will make sure Mark doesn't enter your room later for any reason and we'll discuss more tomorrow." Kyle said leading her to a hallway. He reached for a door, but Luke was standing there.
"She's not sleeping in my room." he growled.
"Yes she is. You're the only one other than Mark with a bathroom connected and we agreed not to let her sleep there and not to force her to parade around the place half naked. Now move your ass." he ordered.
The two stared at each other, but Luke stepped aside. Kyle led Samy in a showed her where everything was. Luke had a nice big bed and his room was actually clean. She smiled around at the softness of the room. Everything seemed to be blue or white. The lamp's light beam went straight up and made the room seem more private.
"Luke, you have any old shirts for her?" Kyle asked.
"Why would I let her wear any of my clothing?" he asked.
"It's alright Luke. I understand. You just want me to sleep naked in your bed." Samy called to him, running her hand over the bedspread.
Suddenly, Luke threw six different shirts at her and a pair of sweat pants. "No! I don't even want you in here! You sleep naked and I'll toss you out the window!" he snarled.