Anyway, that's all to report for now. More tomorrow, I'm sure. At least Jareth and I seem to have reached some kind of truce. We're never going to be BFFs, but at least we're not at each other's throats. Well, maybe that's a bad a.n.a.logy ... I mean, let's be honest here. Annoying or not, I'd let him be at my throat any day of the week. ;-)

POSTED BY RAYNE MCDONALD @ 1 A.M.

ONE COMMENT:

AstrydGrrl777 says . . .

You got bit by a vampire! How cool is that? I'm sooooo jealous! What did it feel like? I mean, I know you kinda described it, but we want details! Lots of intimate, personal, embarra.s.sing details! Come on, girl! Spill!!

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TUESDAY,JUNE 5, 1:33 A.M.

I Can't Breathe!

OMG! So I'm like almost asleep and I hear a car pull up. Mom! I jump out of bed and run to my window, hoping to get a good look at the date.

The front spotlight flickers on, illuminating two figures on the front porch. Two figures kissing, to be precise.

At first I'm overjoyed that my mom has found a boyfriend and is at last getting her groove on. But then I look closer. As the boyfriend in question pulls away, I get a good glimpse of his face for the first time. A face I'd recognize anywhere.

And suddenly I can't breathe.

I've got to IM Sunny. Now!

POSTED BY RAYNE MCDONALD @ 1:33 P.M.

TWO COMMENTS:

b.u.t.terfliQT says . . .

ARGH! What is it? You can't leave us hanging like that! Who is it? It's not your Trig teacher, is it? The one you and Spider were talking about sleeping with? That'd be sooo nasty! Please post more and tell us it's not your Trig teacher!

Rayne says . . .

Don't worry-it's not my Trig teacher. And just FYI, I don't know about Spider, but I'd rather take an F than come within ten feet of Mr. McFee. I don't do balding mullets.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2 p.m.

Do Boyfriends Bite?

No time to explain. Pasting in chat transcript with Sunny to fill you in. This is huge. HUGE! And really, really, really bad!

RAYNIEDAY: Sunny, are you awake?

RAYNIEDAY: Sunny, if you're not awake, wake up now! It's important.

RAYNIEDAY: SUNNY!!!!

SUNSHINEBABY: What the heck are you IM'ing me for at 2am? RAYNIEDAY: I need to talk to you. It's an emergency.

SUNSHINEBABY: Uh, okay. But why not just walk across the hall and knock on my door? It's not like I'm in Topeka.

RAYNIEDAY: Cause Mom's home. She might hear me.

SUNSHINEBABY: She'll hear tiptoed steps, but not the loud, obnoxious IM beeps coming from our computers?

RAYNIEDAY: So turn your sound down. Jeesh. You and technology. And hurry up. This can't wait.

SUNSHINEBABY: Okay, okay. Hang on.

RAYNIEDAY: . ..

SUNSHINEBABY: Okay, done. Now what's so important?

RAYNIEDAY: I don't know how to tell you this, but...

SUNSHINEBABY: Oh, G.o.d, Rayne, just spit it out. It's 2am and I've got a field hockey game tomorrow.

RAYNIEDAY: Hmph. This is so much more important than a field hockey game. Mom's dating a vampire.

SUNSHINEBABY: Field hockey is too import- WHAT?!??!

RAYNIEDAY: I told you it was important. But no. You never believe me....

SUNSHINEBABY: Wait. Focus. I don't understand? How can she be dating a vampire?

RAYNIEDAY: She just got home. I spied out my window at them kissing.

SUNSHINEBABY: You know, that's pretty rude, Rayne. Whether we like Mom dating or not, she deserves our respect and privacy.

RAYNIEDAY: Are you going to listen to me about our mom dating the undead or just lecture on parental etiquette all night?

SUNSHINEBABY: Fine. Go on.

RAYNIEDAY: So the guy pulls away and I get a good glimpse of his face. And I recognize him immediately. I saw him my first night at the Blood Bar. He was sort of standing in a corner, surveying the place. I'm thinking he works there as, like, a manager or something.

SUNSHINEBABY: OMG! So he's not only a vampire, he's a bad vampire. One of Maverick's men.

RAYNIEDAY: Yeah. That's what I was thinking. He probably thinks by getting close to Mom he can get close to you and then get close to Magnus.

SUNSHINEBABY: Wow. What are we going to do? We can't just tell Mom she's dating Dracula.

RAYNIEDAY: No. But we have to do something.

SUNSHINEBABY: Maybe he's not a vampire. Maybe he's a human who likes to be bit by them. You know, a customer.

RAYNIEDAY: It's possible. But I don't know. And really, it doesn't seem that good either way, now does it?

SUNSHINEBABY: Wow. This is just like what happened on The Lost Boys.

RAYNIEDAY: The Lost Boys?

SUNSHINEBABY: Vampire movie from the eighties? With Kiefer Sutherland? Jeesh, Rayne, I thought you watched all those movies.

RAIYNIEDAY: I try to stick to vampire cla.s.sics. Bela Lugosi. Maybe some Christopher Lee. Jack Bauer from 24 just doesn't scream VAMP to me.

SUNSHINEBABY: Fine. But you should watch it. Like, tomorrow. It's totally the same thing. The kids' mom starts dating this guy and they think he's a vampire so they try to prove it.

RAYNIEDAY: How do they do that?

SUNSHINEBABY: Urn, I can't remember exactly. Garlic. Holy water. Stuff like that, I think. Really good movie, even if they do all have big hair and bad clothes.

RAYNIEDAY: So you're suggesting we try that stuff on the date? Hm. Not a bad idea. Then we'd have proof. I mean, I'd like to have proof before I go and stake Mom's BF. SUNSHINEBABY: Yes. Seems wise.

RAYNIEDAY: Sigh. Poor Mom. She was so excited about the guy. It's going to suck to have to slay him.

SUNSHINEBABY: But it's in her best interest. After all, he doesn't really like her. He's just using her to get to me.

RAYNIEDAY: Right. True. We have the best intentions.

SUNSHINEBABY: Anyway-I've got to get some sleep. School tomorrow. Goodnight, Rayne.

RAYNIEDAY: You're such a nerd. I can't believe you can think of school at a time like this.

SUNSHINEBABY: GOOD NIGHT, RAYNE.

RAYNIEDAY: Sigh. Night, Sun.

SUNSHINEBABY HAS LEFT THE CHAT.

POSTED BY RAYNE MCDONALD @ 2 A.M.

TWO COMMENTS:

Just Curious says . . .

Wow, what's with you chicks? You're all hooking up with vamps? Is there something in the McDonald family water supply? Is your blood supersweet?

Rayne says . . . First of all, we are NOT all hooking up with vampires. Me, for example, the one person in the family who WANTS to hook up with a vampire, has had absolutely no luck in getting one near me. All I get are idiots like Magnus, who go off and bite the wrong girl, or losers like Jareth, who have so many issues they can't see the delectable treat right in front of them. No, it appears it's only McDonald women who aren't interested in being with vamps that have any luck in hooking them. So very sad.

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