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"When life gives you lemons, throw it make and demand something sweeter"

Sniffling she nodded her head. She looked at Dominic and noticed he was bleeding. "Sorry, I was being my stupid self."

She chuckled. Vanessa hugged him back. Sighing out, she felt a light kiss go to the side of her head. "Thank you, you know. For saving me. From getting raped. and from. yeah." Trying to stand up, she lend out her hand for him. Once they were both standing, she noticed the blood from his jaw and knuckles. Stepping into the house, she got a napkin and cleaning things. "Dominic sit down.." Sitting down next to him she dabbed his wound with cleaning peroxide. "Are you okay?" She said still cleaning the wound.

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He didn't quite know how to respond to her words. Rather than making any sort of vocal response, Dominic merely nodded his head and retracted his limbs from their place around Vanessa's body. His eyes swept over her, taking note of any damage the attackers had inflicted. Though all he could see was a lot of red splotches on her skin and a partially torn shirt. With a long exhale, he took her offered hand and stumbled back onto his feet. Like an obedient mutt, he followed her back inside the house (being sure to shut and lock the sliding door as he went) and took a seat on the bar counter, all the while watching Vanessa move to and fro as she gathered a few supplies.

In all of the chaos and with the adrenaline pumping through his veins, Dominic hadn't paid much attention to the throbbing in his face or on his knuckle. Nor did he feel the gentle tickle of blood as it seeped down his skin. When he finally did notice, he looked at the liquid crimson with some surprise and shock. He could feel it slide down his cheek and dribble onto his chest; or slip from his knuckle down to his fingers where it would plunge to the floor.

"Yeah, I'm fine," he replied, seething as Vanessa dabbed at his cheek with the Peroxide. Dominic cringed and abruptly jerked his head away from her hand. "Really now, you don't have to do that. I'm fine. It's fine." He cleared his throat and looked down at his feet dangling over the side of the counter's edge. "But thanks."

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"When life gives you lemons, throw it make and demand something sweeter"

"Come here. It's the least I can do for you. Now stay still I'm almost done."Her tongue came out and went to side as she was concentrating. The cut wasn't bad but if it wasn't treated it would've been a nasty infection. As Vanessa finished the last dabs, she smiled. All that work from Lifeguarding classes worked off. Next to her was a roll of wrap. Putting out her hand, she grabbed his hand and placed it lightly on hers. Wrapping the roll of bandages around his knuckles, she held it there with thumb. Grabbing the tape and ripping it with her teeth she finished it and patted it lightly. "There all better, Here I'll kiss it too make it feel better." She kissed his hand lightly and giggled.

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Dominic rolled his eyes and sat still as Vanessa had told him to. Otherwise, he knew she would have bitched at him until she got her way. That's what usually happened. A man could only handle so much nagging before he finally caved in. This was one of those times.

The crooked smile returned to his lips as he watched her tongue slip out between her lips, as if she were concentrating really, really hard. It was rather cute, though he wouldn't admit that aloud. That just seemed weird and things were confusing enough at the moment.

As Vanessa stooped to kiss his hand, the smile grew though the crookedness remained. It was his trademark move after all. Dominic shook his head at her and slowly retracted his hand, all the while attempting to shove sickening thoughts from his mind. He felt drawn to her. Increasingly curious for her. It was becoming an insatiable longing that he would never fulfill. He couldn't! It was wrong. It was sick! "Thanks," he chuckled quietly, and slipped from the counter. "That makes everything better, 'Nessa. You're the best."

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"When life gives you lemons, throw it make and demand something sweeter"

Vanessa smiled and nodded her head. "Don't say like that, you are going to make me blush!" She giggled and left the room. Trotting up the stairs she was dying to get out of her clothes. Sliding off her shirt she was stunned by the markings they left. She started to see the bluish circles and yellow surrounding it. She cringed at the sight but disgarded it.

Standing there was horrible. Sometimes her knees would buckle on her and she would almost trip. Sitting down on the floor she felt her body and thought of it how good it was that she was still a virgin. Thanking that she didn't give it up to those gross, perverted mind freaks. Closing the door to her room she was wearing long pj pants and a shirt. Walking down stairs, she smiled and sat down on the chair.

Sitting next to Dominic she smiled at him. "You wanna play a game?"

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Dominic smirked at Vanessa's words, finding them both ironic and amusing all at once. As much as he tried to fight it, he found himself drawn more and more to her. Then again, she was forbidden fruit to him. One wasn't supposed to look at family or think of family as anything sexual or tantalizing. And yet here he was. Just him and the fruit. And the temptation to try it.

He shook his head at himself and sauntered from the kitchen to the living room, with hopes of finding some sort of distraction to take his mind off... certain things. Huffing and grumbling to himself, he plopped down on the sofa and brought his legs up to rest on top of the coffee table. He wiggled further against the chair, making himself more comfortable, and let his eyes close. Though they didn't stay that way for long.

Only moments later, there was a sudden movement next to him and Vanessa's voice chimed again. His eyes reopened and he turned his head to look at the figure sitting beside him. "What kind of game?" Dominic asked, intrigued.

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"When life gives you lemons, throw it make and demand something sweeter"

Vanessa sat there for a good five minutes blanking out. Another five minutes, and she was still blanking out. When her eyes blinked she turned her head to look at him and spoke. "Huh? What was that?" Going back a ten minutes she rememebred she asked him if he wanted to play a game. "Ohhhh! A game, right. Well I was thinking of twister..." She moved her eyebrows up and down and laughed. "Maybe Hide and Go Seek! Or.. Nerf tag?" She looked like a true blonde. Her head was tilted to the right and had a confused look on her face. Looking down at her feet, she had an idea. Her face lit up and a imanginary bulb lit up at the top of her head. " SCARY MOVIES!" Vanessa jumped off of the couch and ran up the stairs to grab her selections.Since she was wearing long pants she slide down the railing lying down. Laying out few different scary movies she smiled largely. "Now, here is the grudge 1 &2, The ring, Uhmm" She tapped her chin. Squatting down she pondered on what movie was good. "Um, Saw? Uhhh.. What? Why is this? Barney? Where did this come from?" Chuckling nervously to herself, she slid the tape behind her. Don't want anyone to know..

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Awaiting an answer, Dominic arched a brow and smirked, his eyes focused on the girl propped up next to him. Her confusion, as irritating as it was sometimes, was rather cute. He shook his head and huffed. Restless fingers tapped against the arm of the sofa. How hard was it to think of a game? In the time she had taken, he had thought of a few: truth-or-dare, kick the can, strip poker... As the list continued, Vanessa finally began to list a few ideas out. Honestly, he liked the idea of playing Twister. But his sister seemed to have different ideas.

Like an excited puppy, Vanessa charged up the stairs, leaving him alone on the sofa to ponder. Dominic stopped his restless tapping and ran a hand through his hair. Scary Movies. The grin on his lips widened slightly at the thought. He had used the technique before on girlfriends -treating them to a scary movie. They would jump and screech and cling to him. It worked everytime.

As Vanessa returned back down the stairs and splayed the movies out in front of her, Dominic slipped down onto the floor for a better look. "Barney? Really? You're a friggin' goofball, 'Nessa." He shook his head again and laughed, this time a little louder than before. Scooting closer so only the videos sat between them, he leaned forward. "The Grudge or Saw, I guess. You pick."

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"When life gives you lemons, throw it make and demand something sweeter"

As she heard the word 'goofball' a big grin was plastered onto her face. She laughed and nodded her head. "Why yes I'm a goofball." Vanessa chuckled. Looking once more at the choices she decided on The Grudge. She squated down once again to put in the DVD into the player. She trotted over to the light switch and turned it off. Looking back at the couch and then at the stairs, she sprinted up the stairs and grabbed her blanket. It was only there when she got nervoused or got scared. And she knew well that she was going to get scared.

Now, Vanessa well knew that she was going to scream and hide. And with Dominic being there, Oh it was going to be a joy. Dominic has done so much for her in the last how many hours. And most importantly he saved her life. Plopping back onto the couch, she sat closer to him. Putting the blanket over her she gestured if he also wanted blanket. "Just to let you know, I'm immune to this kind of stuff." Vanessa was full out lying and you could tell. She was smiling the whole time.

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While Vanessa prepared the chosen DVD, Dominic moved himself from the floor and relocated himself back into the kitchen. He moved about quietly and prepared a large bowl of warm, salted popcorn (because what goes better with a scary movie then popcorn?). With an uneven grin plastered upon his lips, he migrated back into the living room and plopped down on the sofa.

The male eased against the nearest arm rest and let his feet come to rest on the coffee table that sat nearby. His feet bopped restlessly, unable to hide the excitement that clawed at him from inside. Just what the hell was happening here exactly? He and Vanessa had never been this friendly to one another, and now he was even expressing little thoughts about it. It was sickening, he knew, and it was something that needed to be kept to himself... If he could help it, that is.

As his step-sister plopped down on the couch beside him, Dominic eagerly scooted to join her underneath the blanket. "You're so full of s**t," he laughed accusingly, and set the bowl of popcorn above the blanket but in his lap nonetheless. "Are you ready, Scaredy-Cat?" he laughed again and pressed 'Play'.

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"When life gives you lemons, throw it make and demand something sweeter"

The aroma of popcorn filled the living room. The little lady took a big whiff of it and exhaled. Mmmhhhmm As his legs was under the covers her legs relaxed and gently laid next to his his. Vanessa knew that she couldn't like Dominic in that way. It was forbidden. Why was she always tempted to impress him? As the movie started to play, she put her hand into the bowl of popcorn and popped it into her mouth. Grabbing s'more popcorn her hand accidentally touched his hand. Pulling away quickly, Vanessa tossed two popcorns into her mouth. Playing with the food, she threw up two popcorn and caught it into her mouth. She felt very proud of herself. Turning her head she smiled and mouthed "Yes. I know. I'm awesome." Laughing she heard his comment.

"Uh huh. Suuuuuureeee." As the movie played, the man jumped off the building. She snickered at it. I mean, It was supposed to be scary, but It was also kind of lame. As the movie continued. The girl who was the house keeper of the first time, went into the house. As the phone rang, the girl walked up the stairs. The call of the cat. In the instance she knew what was going to happen. Someone was going to die. Her body cringed when heard the call. Once she died, she had the blankets up to her eyes, and her body more next Dominic.

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Dominic pressed his lips together as he felt Vanessa's legs slid down next to his. All he wanted to do was lay a hand across them, even if she though it was on accident. That would have been easy to do, but his mind fought him every step of the way and his hands remained cupped around the popcorn bowl. He clicked his tongue once and moved his hand towards the bowl, dipping it inside to steal a few pieces of salty goodness. His hand brushed along Vanessa's and he quickly shot her a startled glance. Her hand had been so... so soft.

The male shook his head and cast his attention back to the television screen. He wrinkled his nose here and there, finding himself bored with much of the opening scene. It wasn't until the young caretaker began to ascend the stairs that he really began to pay attention. As he watched, he popped a few pieces of popcorn into his mouth and munched on them eagerly.

The caretaker was dead. But that part didn't scare him. No. What scared him was the shapely figure curled up next to his . There was no longer a gap between them. "Don't be such a wuss," Dominic chortled finally and slithered his arm around just above Vanessa's waist. Upon realizing what he had done, he gave her a reassuring squeeze and retracted his arm back into his lap.

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"When life gives you lemons, throw it make and demand something sweeter"

Everytime she would hear the cat she would shut her eyes. But when she heard his comment. She slapped his arm. "I'm not a wuss." When she felt his arm wrap around her waist, she froze. His arm was so resurring, and she felt safe there in his arms. She shifted to her left, and continued to watch the movie. Vanessa knew it was wrong of her to think of him in such a way. Watching the movie, it was nearing to an end. When the main girl was in the room, the grudge crawls out. Vanessa jumped nearly off the couch. As the movie ended Vanessa sat there, gazing at the t.v. She was never ever going to watch Horror movies ever again.

The popcorn bowl was empty and the title credits were rolling. "Okay.... Let's do something, other than thinking of scary things. Let's play truth and dare." Her mouth curled and laughed. She loved to do daring things.

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As the movie continued on, Dominic was sure to keep things to himself. His hands remained in his lap, only leaving to retrieve a few bits of popcorn from the bowl and pop them into his mouth. There was a strange tension between the two -him and Vanessa, that is- but the movie was proving to be a good distraction. Thank goodness. Every so often, he could feel the slightest bit of movement coming from the figure next to him but he paid little attention to it. Just watch the movie. Watch. The. Movie.

By the end of the movie, he was slumped over the arm of the sofa. He peered lazily at the television screen, obviously not so traumatized or affected by all what he had just seen. It was just like every other horror movie he had seen. Creepy monster. Bad past. Loud noise. Yadda. Yadda. Truth be told, he had jumped once or twice but he had quickly recomposed himself afterward.

"Truth or Dare?" Dominic repeated with a laugh, all the while turning the television off. "Alright... who should go first?" he tapped his chin and smirked. "It was your idea. You go. Truth or Dare, 'Nessa?"

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"When life gives you lemons, throw it make and demand something sweeter"

As she awaited his answer, the time was now 11:11. "Ohh! It's 11:11! Shut up and make a wish!" Vanessa closed her eyes, and bit her lower lip. Oh! Wish time.. Goodness. Only 59 seconds. Umm... Opening one eye she smiled and laughed. Secretly she wished that she could------No! Stop thinking that way! Ugh. You sicken me. Looking into his eyes she smiled flirtishly. "Dare, make it a good one." Vanessa was in need of some adventure, that had to be fun. Before he could respond, the step sister grabbed the empty bowl and put it in the sink. When she was near the sink, she stopped and looked out the window. A cat was sitting on the windowsill, her eyes opened, and she walked back very furiously. Humming a small tune, she sat back down on the couch and smirked. "I'm up for anything. Really. Anything." Leaning in closer, she whispered. "And I mean. Anything."
Laughing she awaited this great dare.