Byronica: Can't Be Tamed

"Let Me In"

17-year-old Sylvie Whitlock moves from sunshining Miami, Florida to
the cold, wintery Chicago, Illinois. Sylvie must care for her alcoholic father but she is having a hard time fitting in.

She is an outcast and gets bullied by boys that tease her about her
beauty. They sometimes abuse her and gives her bruises, Sylvie hates school until everything changed when Erik McPhee and his beloved half
sisters entered her life!

Erik and Sylvie meet on a snowy day as they become fast friends as
romantic feelings for Sylvie but Erik doesn't feel the same way as she
did. Sylvie noticed that there is something wrong with him.

Erik noticed Sylvie's bandage on her neck and asked what happened, Sylvie says in an uncomfortable tone: "Um.....Some jerks at school." Then she asked where does he go to school but Erik demands for her to
listen and Sylvie stops talking.

"You have to hit back, You have to hit back really hard." said Erik in an intense tone in his voice. "But there's five and they're girls."
trembled Sylvie nervously, "Then hit back harder." The mysterios boy
replies coldly.

"I can't." Sylvie says as she turns away, "Yes. You. Can!" said Erik
harshly; putting his hands on her shoulders, "I can help you." Sylvie
turns around stunt: "But...you're a boy."
Erik touches her hand and whispers: "I am a lot stronger than you think, babe."

Sylvie asked Erik out as they go out to get candy, Erik sees little kids and seems to be annoyed. Sylvie asked if he's OK, Erik snaps back: "yes." Sylvie asked if he wants any candy but Erik says no! Sylvie asked if there is anything he likes.

Erik insists that he's fine, Sylvie goes to pay for the candy but all of sudden; Erik asked if he can try one and the happy teenager gives him one. Erik tries it as he admits that it's good. Sylvie sighs as Erik asked about the paperweight.

Sylvie pulls it out her backpack and shows it to him. He holds it in his hand and starts tossing it around but a gang enters the store & pushes him. Losing his balance, Erik let the paperweight slipped and it stabbed through his hand!

His hand bleeds and he panics to go outside. Erik is letting his hands go in the snow while Sylvie watches him. Erik apologized but the teen girl gives him a hug and weeps on his shoulder.

"Sylvia, Do you like me?" asked Erik, pronouncing her full name perfectly, "Yeah......A lot." sobbed Sylvie. "Will you still like me....even if I wasn't a boy?" asked Erik. Shocked, Sylvie answers:
"Yes, Of course." Then she looked at him and asked why but Erik doesn't answer!

Sylvie is becoming more curious about Erik and his siblings and she is determined to find out who Erik really is. Meanwhile; Elsa nags Erik about playing with the paperweight but Erik tells her to stop treating him like a kid.

Elsa says that she's the oldest, Erik insists that he can take care of
himself and complains about her drinking at night. The two squabble
but they stop when Anya appears!

Anya asked what's going on but the two says it's nothing: "Just something stupid." Erik assured her and Anya is relieved as she prepares dinner while Erik and Elsa exchange worried glances at each other.

The murderers continue to do their dirty things towards their victims.
The killers are vampires name Esteban and Wathom! That night; Erik &
Sylvie exchange Morse code messages where Erik wants to meet again.

At an abandon warehouse; Sylvia wants to form a "blood love" so she cuts her hand and instructs Erik to the same. He does but starts drinking the blood from his own hand! Sylvia is shocked as Erik leaves in horror

Sylvia realizes the scary truth about her new friends and all of the memories that she spend time with him. She has come to the conclusion: Erik is not just human, He is a dhapmir as well as his half sisters.

Sylvie is shocked that she ran home and goes to bed. But she researches about what dhapmirs (half human, half vampire) are: She learns that when a vampire man and a human woman make love; A dhapmir is born!

The next day; Sylvie visits Erik and questions about him, Elsa and Anya are really dhapmirs! Erik explains his past: His father was Dereriko McGee and his mother was Isobel Drake.

Dereriko was upset at the fact that Isobel was such a workaholic, even
when Erik was born; She had little time with her son and husband so Dereriko takes his anger & lust on two other women: Cynthia Hartley and Farah Beaumont!

Sylvie feels sorry for him as she asked if that hurt Isobel. Erik nods and says that Isobel attacked him & he had to be sent to his grandmother, Raisa.
Erik became the first child prodigy towards his forever immortal grandma but he hates childish things.

Erik is still upset at what his own father did to his own lover and
flesh n' blood! Sylvie touches his hand and whisper: "You will never have to be like that again" She leans over to press her lips against his softly but pulls away quickly!

Sylvie doesn't look at him and says, "Sorry." Erik is shocked at what she did and asked: "What the hell was that for?" Sylvie says that he needed it and says that she can hear him through the wall.

Erik is shocked and asked what did he hear from the other side. Sylvie
turns around to ask: "Will you be upset?" Erik rolls his eyes and sits
down to put his hands over his hands. Sylvie sits next to him and tells him what she heard:

"You've been talking in your sleep about your mom, you spat curses at your dad for his sin and you talked about Anya or Elsa......I did hear you say: 'Shut up, Elsa."

Sylvie giggles softly and Erik asked her: "Anything else?" Sylvie continues: "Well you did say my name."

"Hmph! Must been once."

"I think you said my name more than once."

"Oh God!" Erik cussed at himself and damned himself. Sylvie puts her arms around him and says, "Aw c'mon! Don't be so subconscious, If I wanted to; I would have love to dream about you too."

Then there was silence but Erik hears Elsa & Anya's footsteps. Erik tells her to go and get out, Sylvie goes to Erik's room--This irritates him but he pretends to be studying.

"Erik? Short stuff?" called Elsa

"In here!" Erik called back, hysteric over his moment with Sylvie.

"Are you still studying?" asked Anya

"Guess so!"

"God, boy! You're so busy, busy, busy. When are you going to get knocked up with fun?" complained Elsa

"Stop with the virginity talk, I hate it when you talk about me 'losing' it!"

"Sorry, Keep it down. People are sleeping."

"Sor-rryy!"

"Shorty."

"Drunkard."

Anya pipes up: "C'mon, We're all tired. Let's not argue, please?"

Erik sighs and says: "OK, I looked a little keyed up." He heads upstairs and to his room, Erik sighs after closing the door but is startled when he sees Sylvie sitting on his bed!

Sylvie is trying to hide her amusement and asked for him to sit down. Erik sits down to catch his breath but Sylvie's fingers are making him dizzy! Erik gets up and says he needs a minute, He tells her to stay and Sylvie plops on the beanbag.

Erik takes a shower as his thoughts on Sylvie made him feel like his heart might skip a beat. After returning to his room with a T-shirt and sweat pants. Sylvie is sound asleep as Erik walks over and presses his lips to hers!

The kiss was long and passionate but eventually Sylvie pushes away and
says in a strong voice: "Stop!" The two are breathless. "Whoops, Sorry." panted Erik, "I thought I was going to suffocate." gasped Sylvie.

"Yeah, I feel like I was somebody else." admitted Erik, shamefaced.
"You want me to stay or go?" asked Sylvie. "No, please. I can't let you go!" Erik almost shouted but he regains his composure and says: "I mean, You can stay."

Sylvie smiled and asked if she can sleep with him, Erik is startled but Sylvie explains: "You know what I mean! I promise I won't touch you so intimately. I swear; Even though I'm tempted, I will not touch
you."

Erik is relieved as the two collapsed on the mattress. Sylvie asked if Elsa urges him to lose his virginity, Erik says that's what she actually wants but he swears to his oath that he will not lose his virginity at all!

Sylvie confesses that she came down to Chicago to spend time with her
dad, who is an alcoholic and tearfully explains that her parents are getting a divorce because of the fact that her dad was so drunk that he bashed her once with a beer bottle.

Erik comforts her and Sylvie is grateful to have him here. Sylvie asked if they should go steady: "You know, Boyfriend and girlfriend? That might work." Erik agrees with her, Sylvie asked if his sister, Anya had dated but Erik reprimand her playfully:

"Sylvie, shut up. You asked too much questions. Asked me in the
morning because you look tired as a sloth."

Sylvie giggles and snuggled against him, She whispered: "I am the stupid lamb, You are the sick, masochistic lion." Then she fell asleep against his chest as Erik stares out his window of the night.