Every word a plea

And she is surely taking advantage of me

I try and try but she locks me up and throws away the key

She told me there is no plea

She told me I am not fina flee

She laughs and chuckles as I cry

I really try not to think about How I just want to die

I am used to the cutting feeling and I don’t mean with a samurai

Every slice reflects just why I wanna to die

Another She told Me I just need to cry

She says I shouldn’t cut and I shouldn’t want to die

She watches as I cries

She tells me I can’t die

She needs me and not even I know why

She is my life support the only reason I won’t-can’t die

The kisses she gives me

The joy she brings me

She is the only reason I can’t flee 

She is everything I want to be

One day She and Me 

Will have a house out by the sea

And live with an immense amount of glee

Taking over the world is in my queue

And She will for sure be right beside of me

She is my queen

And I am glad I can Always use her to lean

She acts like she is a just a bean

Non important But she is more than just a teen

Once A Again She Is The One and Only...The True Queen 

Of everything and she just can't accept and be

Yet wields so much power

When gone makes minutes feel like hours

Has more than just a superpower

Makes me Look like I am Sour

All it takes is a simple glower

And I am moving fast as she looms over me like a tower

I just wanna kiss her (kiss her)

Make it to where I'll never have to miss her

Tell her she ain't gettin me outta her hair

That i'll always be there

She know I just can't resist her

Make it to where I'll never miss her (never miss her)

I'ma marry her and no one can get me outta her hair 

I'm Always gonna be there (thereeeeeeee) 

There never will be another!

We'll always have love for each other

She's my true love

Ain't gonna be a new love

Looking like a real dove

Always gonna be my true love (veeee)!!

(((There is music to this one….but….it was a gift and yea- I lost the music but i'll find it soon)))

I feel...Like i’m choking….

Nah there is no emotion..

Or Amount of Devotion...

To put words to the way I feel

We had many deals….

She broke them

She once told me forever…

Now it’s more like never…..

It’s not like I can just talk to whoever...

Once Upon a time It was like all the pieces were put together…

Now I am trying to pull together….

So We can just “Hang” together...

I don’t wanna sever

The ties that hold us together

But I promise to her i’ll be there whether

We’re just friends or we’re together

And pulling my hair

But why? It’s not like even I care

At this point, life is so much more than just “Unfair” 

I zone out and I am nowhere

Everyone said we were the perfect pair

But now...life...everything is just so bare…

She was always supposed to be there 

But now she don’t even care

One tells me to seize the day 

Another Stay the fxck away

Even more tell me I should have never thought to stay

I watch as everyone around me seems to slay

Nothing ever seems to go my way

They must all be using fowl play

I’m supposed to be the good one the one who doesn’t risk to disobey

But it never seems to go this way. 

I love you even when I act as if your my foes

This is among the lowest of lows

Just gonna give up?! 

That’s really fxcked up.

Welp that's just how unfair life is right? “Yup” 

So I bottle it up

Act tough 

Most of it’s just a bluff 

Scared and broken 

You leave an invisible token 

I cash it in and there’s a surprise 

I see that caring smile again it’s all in your eyes

So you do care? 

Then why did you say that-? That wasn’t fair!!!

You should’ve told me you would’ve still been there!

They are the big bad wolves and Ima lil sheep

I wonder...if they would weep…

If their little sheep...went forever to sleep..

Shattered glass…

I’m not seeing out of my eyes tho?!

I look around and see my lifeless body on the floor

I feel the sting of what should be tears in my eyes…

But they never come…

The bathroom mirror shattered

 Part 2: 
Glass 

In my arm.

In my hand

On the floor

Everywhere

Blood

On my arm

On my my hand

On the floor

Everywhere

Part 3: 
Banging on the door
People dropping to the floor
Crying and screaming and so much more
They care now...When I'm gone you care?!
But when I'm here..You don't.
I tried fighting for you but it got me nowhere.

Knives and “bad” things

Everyone seems to be shooting their shots

Happiness goes so fast and sadness stays so long

Everyone seems to be dancing to their own song

As if? Someone else is pulling the strings-

I try and untangle all the knots

That fill my stomach just like the thoughts

That fill my head 

Dots and silence..

Markers and Knives

Words and hurt

People and love

Class and Acquaintances

Home and Demons

Demons and pain

Love and suffering

Your smiling and everything seems to point to you being okay

But really...your quietly having a panic attack

Fighting your demons all night and all day

I try and tell you you don’t have to slay 

them by yourself i’ll always be here by your side to help

But you’d rather keep it all in

The “Don’t cry” rule doesn’t apply 

I feel like at any moment I could break and just die.

Here...Right now...I’m the bad guy…

I know everyone is nearby…

And I know she’s lying just to get by…

I  have to be the tough guy

Act like I don’t care 

like it’s all fair

As If We were never meant to be

I have to let her down...Tell her I hate her…

Tell Them All…! I hate them..!! 

After that...All of that...And Only after….I can..finally….just die.

Beads of sweat run down my face

He's catching up “Faster!” I scold myself

Unless you want...I shudder at the thought

I keep running going faster than ever before

But...In the end it amounts to nothing

  

  “Hey!” This is what I woke up to. I didn't realize it yet but I was on a bus. I panicked as I came to the realization. “I fell asleep!”. I jumped up and looked out the window. “Where are we?”, I asked. This was the first time I had looked at the person who woke me up. It was a girl around my age with short red=ish orange-ish hair and bright green eyes. She had a fierce “I don’t take Shit” look. She replied,” I’m not exactly sure either..? I just wanted to make sure you were ok and if u needed to get off you could” I analyzed her again. She was clearly nice and cared about others but she also knew not to be “too nice” so she wouldn't be taken advantage of. It was admirable. I had been staring off as she responded and as I was thinking. I shook my head and said,'' Thank you” I smiled slightly, “I am ok I’m not sure where I am headed so I don’t care where I get off..”  Then stood up and walked to the front of the bus and asked the driver, “ Excuse me sir, Where are we?” He replied with a gruff voice,” Maynard” I thought for a moment and said,”Thank you!” with as much of a smile as I could manage and walked back to my seat. 

  I rummaged through my bookbag looking for my journal and a pen then decided against it and grabbed my phone to see if it was charged enough or if I needed to charge it and the battery while I was on the bus. I plugged my phone in and then charged both portable batteries. I glanced at the girl a few times during this process. She was writing in what looked to be a journal but who’s to say what it was. I analyzed some other people on the bus. I wondered where I was going to get off. I reached behind me and tapped her leg. She looked up at me. “Yes?” I thought for a moment then realized I hadn't thought this through. “Yes?”, She said again. I replied with an unsteady voice,”Where are you headed?” She stared at me. It almost felt as if she was looking through me. I shivered and looked towards the ground. I looked back at her after a few seconds. She looked baffled like she didn't really know what to say  or where she was going or even why I would ask. She opened her mouth as if to respond then closed it. She repeated this several times then finally said,”I am not sure where I’m headed either.”. This surprised me; she seemed as if she was the type of person who knew where they were going and didn’t just “wing it”. My mouth hung open but just for a moment then I caught myself and thought “Rule Number 1.Don't show what you feel or what you're thinking.”. My face went blank. I looked up at her, I was having a hard time comprehending this new piece of information that didn’t fit into the story I had come up with. To evaporate the awkwardness I decided to just get to know her, to fix the story...fill in the blanks. After clearing my throat I asked,”What is your name?” She thought for just a moment,”Elizabeth but I liked to be called Eliza. What about your’s?”. I wondered for a second if that was her name I decided it was and then pondered if I would tell her mine? I would tell her my name no reason not to because she was not a threat to me and hopefully she wouldn’t become one. “Rosetta, but just call me Rose, I hate my name.”  She looked at me thoughtfully “It is a pretty name.”. I turned back around in my seat. Just at that moment I had a vision. In the vision this girl was with me at a gas station we had snacks and different clothes on. When I came back to reality, I gasped and jumped out of my seat. I took a few deep breaths. What did this mean? Would we become friends? Was she a runaway? Were our situations similar? When was this? Why weren't we in the U.S? I could feel her eyes on me. I turned to look at her hesitantly. I couldn't hold her gaze and turned back around. She chuckled and then tapped my shoulder. I turned to her but didn't exactly make eye contact “Yea?”. She smiled at this. I didn’t exactly know what made me act like this. Usually I never was “embarrassed” or “intimidated” by someone but this girl made me feel lesser than I already knew I was. I turned around. I thought of greek mythology for a minute. She was like the goddess I was supposed to worship but it was all too confusing...What made her different from any other girl I came in contact with? The question was all over my face I could tell. Once again I had slipped up. Once again it involved talking to her. I would have to think about this later. When I fell back asleep”. I chuckled to myself at the thought of “going to sleep”. I snuck a look at Eliza again. I'll also call her by her name. She was still staring at me. I looked away. It was a nice name. It had a I didn’t know what to call it. My thoughts started racing. What was I going to do? Where was I going? Why was I wasting my time on this bus? Why did it seem like she had a hold over me? What did that vision mean? Was it going to happen? I checked my phone. I had many missed calls and text messages that would not be answered but I still checked them. A few of them interested me but not enough for me to answer them. Once again I felt her looking at me. I was so tempted to turn but forced myself not to. I couldn’t show her the power she had over me. I couldn’t let her hold power over me. This was going to be a hard fight but I would keep it on the inside. Maybe I shouldn't fight it or should I? I was looking out of the window for a while when all of a sudden she was next to me. I looked over at her and attempted to smile. She said,”Why are you on this bus? I can see a distressed soul from afar.” I ponder this. What to say? I realized I couldn’t lie to her and I didnt even know why. This was getting worse. My thoughts scrambled again as she cleared her throat. Just because I couldn't...didn't want to lie to her didn't mean I had to tell her the truth. “I don’t know actually. I could be anywhere else but I’m here?” I replied in a questioning tone. Honestly I didn’t know why I was here. On this bus.  Or Why I hadn't gotten off yet? I looked out the window then at her through my peripheral vision. She caught me and chuckled. I screamed in my head. Why was I embarrassing myself? “Ok act cool” I thought to myself. Why did her opinion matter anyway? Outside the sun was setting and the sky was the most majestic color. It calmed me and made me smile. I grabbed some Peanut butter and crackers out of my book bag and had a few. I snuck glances at the girl and the way the light shone on her was Insane! It was amazing! I slowly put a new story together for her. I got up and went to the bathroom. I never knew Coach buses had showers? Well it couldn't hurt to take one. Good Thing I packed a few sets of clothes. I took a shower the next stop I would go and buy some tolitteries. I decided I wouldn’t get off the bus until she did and if she had a home I would just stay at the closest hotel. Why was I doing this again? I didn’t know? Eh whatever she was a nice person. 

 

  I had long ago realized that I always buried my feelings and only knew what was on the surface. I walked back to my seat. 

  

  Looked at her and she was asleep. I smiled my second real smile in a long time. Maybe this would be a good thing. I sat back in my seat and closed my eyes. Sometimes not sleeping was a bad thing, like right now. What would I do while everyone on the bus was asleep? I couldn’t be awake because eventually someone would see me awake. For now I will just read. I had read and watched Eliza through the night. I took a shower really early in the morning.  I had bought some toiletries that night when the driver stopped to rest. The days passed with more embarrassment and long nights of staying up reading and watching her. She had such a peaceful inviting smile it had to be her biggest weapon. She always talked to me and I always made a fool of myself. 

I wrote down what I knew about her: Name: Eliza short for Elizabeth Favorite color:Red Favorite book series:Harry Potter She didn’t know where she was headed. She was sweet and very nice. She had this sense when I was lying. She had red hair and green eyes. She had cast a spell on me. (This was my best conclusion of why I was so attracted to her. I thought she could possibly be a witch. Anything Is possible.)  After a week and a half Eliza got off the bus and I followed. She said to me.”Why are you following me?” I didn't know what to say to this so I simply replied,” You shouldn't have cast a spell on me”. Smiling, she said,” You think I cast a spell on you!”  “I sure do Ma’dam.” She thought and started walking north. So I asked,”Do you have any particular plans?” “No and Why do you think I would cast a spell on you?” I laughed and replied,”You don't deny the fact you are a witch you just ask why?” “Well, yeah.”, she said. This was going to be an interesting conversation. I paused as a vision came along. It was her and me being attacked by...a person in a black cloak she was a witch! She used her magic to confine them. I gasped as I came to reality. After I pulled myself and my thoughts together. I stared at her. I whispered, “You are a witch!”. She didn’t seem fazed at my inquiry. “And you are a vamp who hasn't fed in days” “How-?” She chuckled and said.” You don't sleep. You are on the run from I don't know what. You don’t answer any texts or calls you get and you force down human food. Also you are immensely attractive!” My eyes widened, “First off I am not attractive, second off How did you know That I was forcing the food down and that I haven’t fed in days?” She looked at me like really,” Your eyes tell it all sister and What is with you and that stupid blank expression!” It was my turn to smile,”So it works? And I will have to invest in contacts. I forgot about the whole eye change color thing.” We continued walking North throughout this conversation. I asked her,”Why are you on the run?” She trusted me because she explained how the police were after her and that she couldn't stay with her parents who were overprotective and fully human.  “Oh I see.” Was the only thing I could come up with. “Now I’ve explained my story: Why are you on the run and from who?” I sighed as I explained to her the story of my adoption and mistreatment and what had happened with my mom's stuff. She copied the same “Oh I see”.  “Yea..” I replied ``We walked in silence for a while then she asked me,”When are you going to feed?” This was an unexpected question that I didn't know the answer to. So I played it off with a shrug. She said,”Well you need to before something happens and you can't control it.”  I nodded my head along to get out of answering. She drove a hard bargain and didn't let me get away with anything. I laughed to myself. 

   We reached a hotel.  I followed her in. We both walked up to the desk. I asked her,” Are we getting separate rooms or a room together with two beds?” She hesitated,”Uhh I guess we could get a room together. It's not a big deal to me as long as you don't eat me” I laughed at this “Me eat you? You cast a spell on me and analyzed a secret I have been holding in my whole life for a week and a half. I'm not going to eat you. I need you but I am very thirsty….” I surveyed the hotel as we got to the front of the line that had formed. They had a few cameras but not too many and there was security. 

   This was a nice hotel. I let her do the talking but when she said we would pay with a check I asked if we could talk for a sec. I told her about the money I had. She told me the check would be real and how she had a credit card that she was cashing it off of and that we could put the money I had on the card If I wanted. We went back to the counter and she finished making arrangements and then asked for a map.  “Thanks” I said as we walked to the elevator. We got to our room. It was really nice with a bathroom, a kitchen, a bedroom with two beds and a living room area. I unpacked my clothes and put them in one of the dressers they had in the room. She had like one set of clothes. “Do you want to go shopping and put this money on the card?” I asked her.  She nodded her head in agreement. I grabbed her hand and teleported to an alley way about a block away from the mall. We put the money on the card and went crazy shopping. It was so much fun. As I watched her go from outfit to outfit I realized How cute she was. Her red hair and green eyes just went together. She was very pretty and her voice was incredibly settling. It was like each word she spoke was carefully picked and said. By the time we left we had so many bags it was unbelievable. I couldn't even believe we were carrying them. We got back to the hotel, put everything away, then went out so I could feed and so she would have food to eat. We walked around looking for a nice place to eat and just getting familiar with the place. It was a beautiful place and there were lots of good smelling people.Blood type A sweet. I was in the zone. I  shook my head to get out of it and continued walking past all these people. It was hard but doable. I held my breath. “Keep up the act” I told myself “Don't let go” I managed to stay by her side. How long has it  been since I last fed? At least two months. I couldn't lose control. I saw a nice looking restaurant and pointed to it. “How about there?” I asked, still holding my breath. She looked at me as she nodded her head. “How about we take out? You don't look too hot.” I nodded at her. I knew if I talked now I would breathe. It was a habit and I couldn't take it there were too many people. My nose was burning and the venom was flowing in my mouth. I clenched my teeth. My insides were screaming at me. I stood there trying to regain control. I walked to her quickly and grabbed her arm. No! She was so warm and the blood flowed through her veins… Such a stupid decision. Why the fuck did I grab her?! I tried to let go but my mind and my body were not working together anymore. I wanted to sink my teeth in her soft skin. I was screaming at myself to get off of her. She clearly didn't know what to do to get me off neither did I honestly. I looked up at her and compelled her to get as far away from me as possible. She pushed me off of her and ran into the restaurant. I teleported to a safe place and I sat there crying. I almost bit her! I couldn't stay with her. I couldn't risk her life! I found a homeless person and led them away from everyone else and fed. It wasn’t pretty and I needed another person. One person wouldnt do it this time. I led three more away from everyone else and fed again. I had almost lost control! I tped to the hotel and grabbed my backpack, packed it and tped out of the room. I went to the restaurant and watched her as she opened the door to come out. I used my phone to take a picture of her and tped away. I wrote a message on  a page of my journal, ripped it out and tped it to her bed. I couldn't let that happen ever again. I got close to her and almost hurt her. This was a vicious cycle. Everyone I cared about either hurt me or got hurt by me. I couldn't risk that with her. I stared at her picture. I cried as I walked down the sidewalk. I put my phone away and looked up to see where I was going. I was still crying and trying to forget about her. Not to forget but just get her off my mind. I passed something and walked back. He was standing close to the wall. A vampire?! Or a Witch?!  He was hiding from something or someone because he was “invisible”. Not counting how I could see him, I was a vamp so I of course could see him. I grabbed his arm and tped to an empty field. “What are you doing kid?”. He was young. I wiped my face and got myself together as I waited for his answer. He just stood there with a confused look. I wanted to slap him but didn't.  My patience was running out so I screamed “What are you doing and who are you hiding from and why?!” He said,”How can you see me?” I ground my teeth and replied,”I am a vampire.” I bared my fangs and continued,” Vampires and witches can see whoever whenever they want. So even when you are invisible to other things I can see you.” I rolled my eyes as I finished. He thought for a moment and asked me,”Why did you leave?” This question caught me completely off guard. So I slapped him as hard as I could, sending him flying across the field. I growled at him then walked to him and lifted him by his neck. “Mind your own business!” I screamed at him. I dropped him and paced back and forth. “I could eat him….”I thought. He laughed at this. At this point I was pissed off. I Teleported him in the air and brought him close to me and bit his shoulder. “What are you?!” I roared. I let him bleed and grabbed the back of his neck and tped to the hotel room. I took off my jacket and backpack, set him in a chair, tied him up, then taped his mouth. Eliza was sitting on her bed crying. I didn't realize this at first but she was. I was too wrapped up in myself. I went to the kitchen and grabbed a knife and walked back to him. Eliza was out of her bed and standing in front of him. I tped her to her bed and slapped him once again. I held the knife to his neck and took the tape off of his mouth. “I will only ask you one more time. What are you?!” I saw his mouth open and close so I pressed the knife in his neck. “Don't think I won't do it!” I screamed in his ear. Eliza got up and pushed my hand away from his neck. “First off Quit your screaming we are in a hotel! Second off YOU LEFT ONLY LEAVING A NOTE BEHIND AND THEN YOU COME BACK WITH HIM!” Even now she choose her words with such precision it was so cute. I smiled accidentally and she slapped me. Her hand was so light it was hilarious but I had to hold it in. I wanted to apologize so bad but I didn't want to show her I cared. “I wanted to help him but I am probably not good enough for that so I will leave him to you….” I tped outside of the hotel. I cried as I left once again. Maybe I didn't need to leave, but I couldn’t risk it. I was a monster. I didn’t deserve to be around her but what if I was hurting her by leaving. I thought of her face when she was standing in front of me. I could see the tracks of her tears. Why was she crying? Was it because I left or because I almost bit her? Did she care or not? Should I go back or not? Would it even matter? Someone was watching me could feel them. I turned around. He was behind me. I growled at him then wiped the tears off my face and cleared my head of anything I didn't want him to know. “What do you want?!” I snarled. Burying my feelings wasn't new to me so that is what I did. I didn't want him to know I cared either that would ruin everything or would it? I shook my head, nothing he shouldn't know. He said,”You have already given me everything I need.”.  I growled and charged at him but he was faster; he showed me images of her after I left. I crashed to the ground as the images started flowing through my head one by one. I cried. She was devastated. She didn't know why I left and she blamed herself. I screamed internally. It was painful to feel what I made her feel and see it from his point of view. He let me back into reality. “Now you are going to go back there and tell her how you really feel. Or. I will do it for you” He smiled at the end of this. I growled at him. I didn't like the fact he had power over me or that he knew everything I was thinking and feeling. I sat up and just sat there. I closed my eyes and thought. I allowed myself to feel everything I had ever felt and allowed him to feel that same thing I allowed myself to think of my entire life and let him see that as well. Maybe If I just showed him he would understand the reason behind my logic. Why I didn't want her to care about me and Why I didn't want her to know I cared. I showed him how everyone left me and nothing good ever lasted and how everyone eventually left or finally realized I wasn’t good enough. How I felt each time this happened and my reaction. I showed him the pocket knife that I had repeatedly cut my arms and wrists with. I let him feel the same pain I did. Somewhere in this process I resumed crying. I let go of everything and let him in. When I was finally done I cleared my throat and asked,”Now do see Why it must be like this?” He was silent as I'm sure he was taking it all in still. I put my head on my knees as I waited for an answer. He finally replied,”Give it a chance and when you do I will show you something Ok? If you go back to the hotel and let her see just a tiny bit of how much you care I am sure you would be pleased at her reaction inside.”. I thought about this for a second and grabbed his arm and tped to the door to mine and Eliza’s hotel room and knocked on the door lightly. I heard sniffing and rummaging as she came to the door. She opened the door and I pulled her into a tight embrace. I took a deep breath and apologized in a quick rumble of words, “ I am so sorry I didn't mean to hurt you. I was just afraid of hurting you or being hurt so I thought it would just be easier to leave. I am so sorry.” She hugged me back and let out a deep breath. He showed me how she was feeling and the relief and passion she felt. I blushed as I saw this. I never knew a vampire could blush. He laughed behind me as I thought this. Suddenly I wanted to kiss her but I didn't. That was extremely dangerous but it was this indescribe sensation. As I looked up at her I couldn't stop myself from closing my eyes and kissing her. I was blushing like crazy as I pulled away. Her lips were so soft and warm. It was indescribable. I looked at her and she was blushing. He showed me what she was feeling and this made me blush more. She liked it as much as I did. She walked in and I walked in after her and the boy followed. I realized I didn't even know his name. I turned around and asked, stuttering the first few times,”Wh-What is your na-name?”  He replied,”Andrew but my friends call me Slip and before when I was invisible I was just hiding from my girlfriend we were playing hide and seek. ”  My eyes widened, “Oh my god I am so sorry she is probably wondering where you are. And you have a girlfriend at your age?”  He shrugged, “Yes, and at least she won't find me.” Me and Eliza laughed at this. “True” We said in unison. I blushed a bit and laughed. “So shall we go find her?” “Lets” he said smiling. I grabbed Eliza’s hand and pulled her a bit and she walked to my side and we walked outside to go find her. He laughed and said in my head,”Your bubbly feelings are hilarious and did you know that I could manipulate feelings as well?” My eyes widened. “You did what!!!?” He laughed out loud. I swiveled on my heels. “You!” He said,”I just intensed what you were already feeling.” I wanted to scream at him but I just turned around and cursed him out in my head because I knew he could hear me. Eliza said,”What are you talking about and What is your Girlfriend’s name?”  I would let him tell her if he wanted to and if not I didn’t really care. He said,”Her name is Alexis and Nothing we were talking about nothing.”  I rolled my eyes and continued walking. I thought of the Alexis I knew. What if this was the same person? I shrugged at this new idea. I asked him how he developed his powers in my head and what exactly was he? He said that he goes to school for mythical creatures aka vampires, witches and werewolves etc. and he was an empath.  This was surprising. I thought about if me and ElIza went to this school. Would we be accepted since we were runaways? Was it close? Would we have our own rooms or would we share one?  How many kids actually went there? There were so many unknowns and yet it was fascinating that a school for us existed and it hadn't been found out. “Does your girlfriend go to that school as well?” I said aloud. “Yes,” He replied. “How does it work?” I asked. “We share a room but there are separate beds. There is a headmaster there and her assistant. It was funded by the headmaster for her daughter's protection.” he replied. I nodded my head.  He continued,”And yes both of you are already very powerful but your powers of course can always grow.” I looked at Eliza to see her reaction. Her face was conflicted but her eyes danced with excitement at this. I smiled and grabbed both of their hands and tped to Alexis. We wound up in a coffee shop. I let go of his hand and slowly forced myself to let go of hers. He walked up behind Alexis and tapped her shoulder. She turned around abruptly and laughed. “Ha I found you!” She said and got up and kissed him. I turned away from this. “Gross” I thought. I wondered what Eliza was thinking. He turned around and then said,”Technically I found you and this is uhh idk her name but she” He pointed at me “found me when I was hiding from you and bit me in rage because I didn't answer her questions right away and she was already very angry already but calm down because we solved it and this'' he pointed at Eliza “is her partner? I guess I’ll say partner in crime” he said then whispered,”partners and lovers you see I had to tell her how she actually felt and the other one was taken off guard that that on” he pointed at me “actually cared for her” “So” He said “long story short I just saved lives and hearts.” He said while smiling. She laughed at this and said,”Young love is always worth saving” I blushed a bit and asked in my head what she was? He said aloud “She is a werewolf. A very cute werewolf” I rolled my eyes. Then me and Eliza replied in unison,”Gross!”.  I screamed internally. Why was Eliza so cute and why did she have to think the same thing as me and say it? I blanked my face. Eliza back slapped my arm and said,”Didn't I tell you to stop doing that!” “Doing What!” I responded. She glared at me but not intensely,”You know what, quit doing that blank face shit”.  “Oh.” I said and bit my lip intensely. I zoned out into my thoughts as Eliza and Alexis were doing introductions.  Next thing I knew my lip was bleeding and Eliza was tapping my shoulder. “Hello earth to Rose!” I almost snarled at her and then caught myself as I realized who it was. “S-sorry Just thinking” I said almost bashfully. She wiped the blood from my lip. “You must be thinking hard…” she said.  I blushed as her finger grazed my skin. Her hand was so warm and soft. I continued biting my lip unconsciously. She almost whispered,”Stop, don't do that.” I stopped and looked up at her.  Out of the corner of my eye I saw Slip nudge Alexis and chuckle. I stutterd my next words out,”T-thank you! I didn't even realize I was doing it. S-sorry”  She just nodded her head and wiped the blood off of her finger. Why was I acting like this?! I screamed at myself. Out of habit I blanked my face to hide what I was thinking.  I didn't want it to be like this so why was it? I realized I couldn't always have my feelings one-hundred percent under control and that it was probably natural for someone to feel like this. “Just get used to it”. I told myself. Out of the blue I felt calm and collected. I glared at Slip. “Fuck you” I snarled. He laughed and I felt calm and collected again. I would just have to deal with his manipulation. I looked over at Eliza, her face was so adorable and just so cute. I asked,”So what's next?” She looked at Slip and Alexis then at me. 

     Rose froze as she looked at me. “S-Sorry…” she stuttered. I shook my head. “What’s there to be sorry about?” I questioned, “You’re just eating.”

     Rose looked away from me and nodded. I put a hand on her shoulder, “Hey, don’t be so hard on yourself. We could use his money. Did you check his pockets?” Rose didn’t answer. She just reached into her pocket. “Yeah,” She said, holding up the wallet, “And I scored some cash.” She opened it up before dropping it in surprise.

     “What is it?” I asked frantically, “What’s wrong?” 

     “L-Lucas-”

    I looked at her confused. “Lucas.” I stated, “What does Lucas of all people have to do with anything?” 

     Rose just smiled at me, “Let's just say I’m glad I killed that man.” She reached for the wallet but I got to it first. I flipped it open and glanced at it,”There's nothing wr-” I stopped and stared at the wallet. “Lucas?!”

     Rose glared, “That’s what I said!”

     “Sorry,” I called to Rose, not taking my eyes off of the wallet, “But why is there a picture of him and Lucas?” “Beats me,” Rose shrugged. I didn’t reply, I couldn’t think of anything to say to that. I just took out the picture and flipped it over.

     “That isn’t possible…” I muttered, “The odds are against it. It’s a one in billion chance. Or one in a trillion!”

     Rose wiped the blood off her lips, “What isn’t possible?”

     Wordlessly I handed her the picture. She scanned through the lines then looked at me shocked, “The person who offered us a ride was Lucas’s Grandpa?! You mean we killed both Lucas and his Grandpa in one month?”

     “It would seem so, but I must say, Lucas was more of a bastard than the old man.”

     “Agreed.”

     I looked inside the wallet and groaned, “We didn’t get as much as we hoped. There’s only credit cards and 20 bucks.” “That’s alright,” Rose smiled, “We’ve reached our destination… Rhode Island.”

     I nodded at her, “So it seems. My question now is, ``How do we find Slip and Alexis?” Rose shrugged, “We’ll find them soon.” 

 

     “I hope”

     Those words were so quiet that if it weren’t for the breeze caring them over to me I wouldn’t have heard them. “We’ll find them.” I tried to comfort Rose, but my own voice shook. She had voiced my own concerns. Rhode Island was crowded, how were we going to find them?

     Rose smiled at me, “Of course we will, but first, we need some place to sleep.”

     “You’re right,” I smiled back, “If we can find a place that will let us in for 20 bucks and whatever we still have in our backpacks.” Rose shrugged, “If we can’t then we just break into a room. I can still teleport you know.”

     I gasped at her, “That is a genius idea! Let's do it and save our precious money!” I smirked at the last word I said, while making a money sign with my hands. Rose’s eyes widened in surprise and she laughed, “What the frick are you doing?” 

     “I honestly don’t know.” I replied, with a grin of my own, “But anyways, my Lady, do you mind coming to sneak into a hotel room with me?” I held out an arm in mock politeness. “Of course,” Rose said, taking my arm, at the same time rolling her eyes.

     We walked about five steps together before I fully realized what was happening. I started to blush. “Oh my freaking gosh,” I thought, “This is starting to feel like a freakin date!” 

     It only took one look at Rose to tell she was thinking of the same thing. 

     Rose turned her head and stared into my eyes, “Eliza…” She whispered, “I may… kinda… like you.” 

     Blushing harder, I managed to smirk, “I-If the last kiss we had didn’t tell you how I felt- then- I like you to.” Aghhhhhhhh! Did I have to be so awkward?! I swear my face was beet red by now.

     Rose smiled and looked away. Silently we started forward again. Before we crossed a street, Rose tensed, “Someone’s behind us.” I started to turn around but everything went black. 

     

     My head hurt. Why did my head hurt? I tried opening my eyes but everything was black. Was I dead? I tried to move my arms. I couldn’t. Legs? I could feel them; I couldn’t move them. My head started to clear, even though the throbbing was still there. I was sitting- well laying- on something hard… I cast myself into my memories. 

        

     I was very confused. Who was Lucas? Did I have a Grandpa? Who was Rose? Why was there blood on Rose? Who was I in love with? Or was someone else in love? Why did my memories end in blackness? Heck, Why can’t I remember anything past deciding to run away? 

     That’s when I heard a door open. I immediately became alert, but I heard no other sounds.

     Maybe I should’ve paid more attention because within a few seconds someone started to speak. “Hello, Elizabeth,” A deep voice said. It seemed familiar, like I'd heard it before. 

     “Who are you?” I questioned, hesitantly.

     

     The person laughed, “Forgotten me already?” 

     “Am I supposed to remember you? Because as far as I know, I’ve never met you. So who the fuc-” I stopped myself before I could drop the F-Bomb. If they were some psychologist my family hired to “help” me then I wouldn’t want to get the fact I swore back to them. But then again, Why would a psychologist have me chained to something? “Who the freak,” I continued, taking up where I had left off before, “Are you?”

 

     The person didn’t reply for a moment, “You don’t remember me... “ They whispered.

     I tried to sit up, jerking back down when the chains had no more slack, “Of course I don’t remember you. If I did, I would know why I’m here and how to get you to let me go.”

     The person turned on the light, allowing me to see their face. The light glimmered off their shoulder length black hair and their blue eyes seemed to pierce straight into my mind. 

     “I’m Lucas.” He said, taking a step forward, “And you, Are going to help me find and kill the girls who killed my boyfriend.” 

      Then Lucas smiled and I flinched away. That smile was the most sadistic thing I had ever seen in my life. It was full of evil and a promise of revenge. But the worst thing was, it wasn’t unlike my own smile when I wished someone harm.

     “Okay, Fine. I’ll help you kill whoever killed your boyfriend if you just let me go.”

     “That’s a good girl,” Lucas purred, “Now one of the girl’s names is Rose.”

     My eyes widened in shock. Rose was one of the people in my memories! The one with blood staining her outfit. Was that where she got the blood? By killing this creepy dude's boyfriend?  

     “So you do know who I’m talking about!” Lucas triumply said.

     I tried to shrug, the chains not really allowing me to, “ All I know Rose is a cute girl with blood on her.”

     Lucas frowned, “I wouldn’t say cute- I would say terrorizing, little monster who needs to die. And you’ll be the one to kill her.”

     “Why me? If you’re so obsessed about her dying, why have me do it?”

     “My reasons”

     “Oh! That explains things so well! Now why don’t I just go and kill some random girl just because the person who chained me to this table says so!”

     Lucas glared again, “Quit the Sarcasm or I'll keep you tied there.”

     “Fine,” I snapped, “Just let me go and I’ll help kill Rose.” Maybe.

     Lucas produced a key from his pocket and inserted it into the keyhole. “You better do what I say or else you’ll experience true pain,” Lucas cautioned, as one of the chains loosened their grip on me. 

     I sat up, rubbing my wrists, waiting for the chains on my legs to become undone. “And,” I muttered under my breath, “If you keep glaring all the time you’re going to start to look like Yoda. But way less wise.”

     “What was that?” Lucas asked over the metallic sound of the last chain hitting the ground. I shook my head, “It was nothing. Uh- just glad to be able to stretch.” To prove my not really true excuse, I jumped to my feet before immediately buckling. 

     Lucas snickered and walked out the door. I glowered down at my body, “When did you become this heavy?” Luckly, my body didn’t reply but it did growl. “Of course you’re hungry after I couldn't hold your weight.” I stood up again, leaning against the wall to stay upright. I guess that's what happens when you stand up quickly after laying down for who knows how long.  

     As soon as the world stopped tilting I took a hesitant step forward. Nothing happened so I assumed everything was okay and went out the door. I ended up in another room that looked actually comfy. Lucas lounged in a reclining armchair, looking through a thin binder. 

     Of course he took the nice room and tied me up, well chained me up, in the crappy room. My question is, Where did he get the chains? It’s not like you can go into a store and go like, “Hey! I’d like to buy some chains. I need to lock someone up in my basement.” 

     “Elizabeth,” Lucas said, interrupting my thoughts, “Here. Look through this and tell me what you think.” Lucas tossed me the binder, a couple pages flying loose before it fell heavily onto my arms.

     “Why did you throw it?” I complained, flipping the binder open. Lucas grunted, “Just look through the fucking binder and let me know what you think.”

     Ooh- So we can swear here! That makes speaking so much easier. I cracked open the binder and glanced at the crumpled pages inside. Messy handwriting and scrawled notes met my eyes along with a small photograph or so. “Looks like you’ve been trying to find Rose and the other girl for a long time.”

     “I guess so,” Lucas affirmed, “They just barely killed my boyfriend. I was looking for them before.”

     “May I ask why?”

     “Because the whole country was on the lookout for a serial killer and a runaway. When I first saw the two girls I thought that the serial killer kidnapped the runaway but it turned out you were both psycho killers.”

          I nodded my head as I sat against the wall. I continued to stare at the messy handwriting, trying to make sense of it. 

     Dad has been searching for the girls for a while. He said he thought he found them and offered to give them a ride. He gave me a call and gave me their location.  Dad has not replied to any of my calls so far. I’m awaiting his response and soon I'll have two dead bodies to bring in for the bounty. 

     “What's this about a bounty?” I inquired. 

     Lucas grunted, “It has nothing to do with you.”

     “If i’m the one that’s going to kill someone with a bounty on their head then it makes it my business,” I replied.

     Lucas raised an eyebrow, “Fair enough.” He grinned as if telling himself a private joke, “I’ll tell you when Rose is dead.”

     Wow- What an unhealthy addiction this guy had. Wanting people dead like that. Well, it’s not like I was any better. Besides,I was curious about the bounty.  “Do you know where Rose is?” I asked as Lucas took the binder from me.

     “Not really,” admitted Lucas, “But that's where you come in.”

     “I don't know where she is.”

     “I didn’t say that. What I need you to do is go walking on the street.”

     I confess, I started to laugh, “A walk?! And you just expect Rose to walk up to me and be like, ‘Hey Girl-Friend, I’m here to allow you to take me hostage, kill me,and collect the bounty’?” 

     Lucas nodded, “That’s exactly what I expect to happen.”

 Every year….there is a star...this star grants the wish of the first person that sees it, gets to keep it as a wishing star there is no limited number of wishes so any can Wish For Basically anything and everything. There once was a young centaur who had been the first to spot this star. She gasped as it gleamed upon her milk chocolate skin and her gold hair. She was the first Centaur to ever spot the star! She had to tell the others! She quickly galloped back to her clan leaping over the beautiful river that separated the regular land and the centaur grounds. She had never ever gone so fast in her life! The wind rushed past her face and ran it’s long breezy fingers through her hair. She was amazed at this speed. She finally reached the grounds of her people and shouted for her father. He quickly came running in a second he was in front of her examining her to make sure she had not been hurt. She smiled and pulled the star from the pouch that was slung over her waist. He gasped and stared between her and the star in utter awe. He was speechless and didn’t know what to say or how to describe how he felt. “A-amazing” he finally stammered! It was beyond amazing. It was miraculous! She could become anyone she wanted to do anything she wanted to help anyone she wanted! She was speechless as well. She didn’t have many words to describe the beauty of the star or how great this was! The clan would never need to worry about another drought or famine again! She could help some of the male centaurs get into the royal army like they had always wished! Her thoughts were racing as she thought of the millions of possibilities. It was splendid! She could even…..get what she had always wanted. She laughed and twirled around almost tripping over her own four hooves! She laughed some more as more people crowded around and gaped at her and the wondrous star. Whispers turned to rumors quickly and then everyone in the clan knew! Kids tried to suck up to her so they could get their various toys and what not. She didn’t exactly know what she was going to do. One day she had gone on a walk and was picking flowers when she was stopped by a boy who had been in training with her when they were just young kids. He had to have been 15 now! She wondered if he had courted his wife yet? The full moon had passed just a little while ago. He had to have courted someone by now but then again he always broke the rules because his father was chief she wouldn’t be too surprised if he hadn’t courted anyone yet. He was very handsome with dirty blonde hair and grayish blue eyes. She had had a crush on him since forever “Bridget!” He called frantically “Come quick! It’s a fawn!” She gasped and quickly ran through the clearing which he had appeared from as he led the way. He abruptly stopped and at his feet was a bleeding fawn. It must've been shot by one of the hunters! She quickly pulled out the star and made her first wish! She wished it to good health. It sprang up just a few minutes later and leo threw his arms around her. She blushed and sat there awkwardly. “You’re a lifesaver!” he shouted. She smiled at this new found attention.he had never paid her much attention in their youth. She quickly pushed any hope from her head. He was probably just using her for the star. “Thanks” She replied. She laughed a bit. "It wasn't really me though it was the star". He shrugged and took a long look at her. He smiled at what she was. She was one of those girls who was pretty and shy so people never paid much attention to her. She never expected or really wanted them to. Until...just now..she wanted him to give her all his attention! What was happening to her! She quickly got to her hooves and smiled then walked away. She didn’t want to be used even if she had always longed for his attention, the real thing….was even more incredible than she would have imagined! She went back to the lake she had visited many times. She loved it’s majestic reflection and surroundings. There were beautiful trees everywhere and the meadow in front of her was worthy of all the gold her father had to his name. She was so glad to be able to be here! “Beautiful isn’t it” She heard Leo's voice call. She quickly got to all fours and turned to see him approaching. “Y-yes it is” She stammered over her words surprised he was here or had ever been here before. It had been many many moons since she had seen him here and that was during training. She wondered how often he came here. “I was planning on taking a quick...bath..would you like to join…” He asked her. Her face flushed and she nodded her head before she could even think about it! “Gods! What am I getting myself into!” She wondered. He smiled at her as he unbuttoned the vest that covered everyone’s top half yet...his looked immensely better than any other she’d seen before. Before she knew it he had his vest off and was walking into the water. He was so masculine it was astonishing! His chest was almost perfectly chiseled; he looked like he was beyond any other centaur or species she had ever seen before and he was asking her. HER of all people to bathe with him. He chuckled “I don’t bite….you can come in..” She slowly unbuttoned her vest. She was even more shy than usual! Most women centaurs didn’t even wear vests. “Baby! get over yourself” She scolded herself internally. She quickly unbuttoned the rest of the buttons and slipped into the lake. He grinned at her and handed her some of the ground leaves he must’ve been collecting when he had found that poor fawn. She washed up and watched..not in a strange way but in a fascinated way as he washed up as well. His hair seemed to sparkle in the sunlight. It was mesmerizing. One second she was rinsing her hair next he was kissing her! The color completely drained from her face and she kissed him back. They had been kissing for about ten minutes when he broke it off taking deep shallow breaths. He stared at her with an almost bashful grin. She was looking at the water. Her face was completely drained of color and her heart was racing! She had never felt anything like what she felt at this moment! “Gods!” She thought to herself. He lifted her chin with his finger  and kissed her again resting his hand on the furry horse part of her body. She kissed him back lustfully. Her arms were around his neck and her hands were in his hair. They got out of the water hands linked and he made love to her in the soft grass by the lake. This was an experience and feeling she’d never forget. She woke up to his arms around her tightly. It was pitch black out. She looked up at the moon but it wasn’t there! “Oh yea...a new moon” She mumbled quietly . “How will I be able tell what time it is?!” she thought. He awoke beside her and they both smiled as their eyes locked. She relived the hours previous to her falling asleep as his grin widened. He ran his hands through her hair then looked up at the sky. “Oh yea it’s a new moon” he said. She laughed, “That’s that i was just saying!” He chuckled, “Great minds think alike,” he said joyfully. She smiled and said,”Yes, yes they do...Shouldn’t we start making our way back to the clan tho…?” she questioned worriedly. He nodded. “Yea...we don’t want the whole group of guardians coming to search for us.” They both laughed at this. She started untangling her legs from his. He slipped his hands out of her hair and they both got to their fours. He slipped his vest on and she did the same. Leaving the top two buttons unbuttoned. She twisted her hair up. He looked at her “I already know you’re beautiful no need to show off” he stuck his tongue out at her. She giggled a bit “Can’t a girl just look nice?” He nodded “but...when that girl always looks nice and doesn’t need the extra then” he shrugged. She smiled and blushed. She’d almost forgot her pouch in the grass but turned back and then put it over her head and adjusted the strap on her shoulder. “Okay now let’s go!” She smiled. He laughed a bit then grabbed her hand and they walked through the dark starry forest talking and laughing all the way. It was dawn when they finally got back to the clan and there were a few guardians up expectantly waiting for them. They weren’t surprised to see them holding hands or together. “Skies! What happened was bad enough for us to get the head guardians to greet us!” she exclaimed in her head. They looked at each other then back at the guards. The guards' solemn faces made them serious quickly. One of the guards stepped forward and motioned for Bridget to put her hand out and she did as the guard who she recognized as Kiea took her hand in hers and mumbled an incantation. Bridget drew a deep breath as the picture that filled Kiea’s thoughts filled her head. “Father!” She cried out. Her legs collapsed from under her and she wailed into the dirt. All of a sudden she felt the warmth of the star from her pouch and she realized what she had to do. She wiped her face and grabbed the star from the pouch. She looked up at Kiea. Kiea nodded her head. Kiea had never talked much; she showed what she was thinking through visions. Bridget had never thought she’d be blessed with seeing one of Kiea’s visions but as it turned out her first wasn’t much of a blessing as a curse! Another guard Drake stepped forward. “But beware ‘cause with great magic comes a great price….” he said to her solemnly. She nodded as she knew. With the first wish used to heal the fawn and only shortly after her father dying! What if she could trade their lives back and let the fawn die to save her father! She would do anything to get him back. The guards disappeared one by one, a thing that usually Bridget would’ve thought to be cool but right now….she couldn’t even focus on what was happening in the real world only on the plan she was coming up with in her head. She knew if she called on the gods they would help her do this if it was their will.  This was so unexpected she was still freaking out when she felt Leo’s arms wrap around her shoulders’ “It’ll be okay” he coaxed her. She nodded her head grimly. "Yes...Yes it will be." She kept nodding her head as she spoke. After a little while of just sitting there with his arms wrapped around her shoulders she got to her hooves. "Thank you" She basically whispered tonight was great...but for now..i have to focus on the consequences of bringing him back. "Who?" he questioned her. She looked to his eyes and said "My father" she realized that he didn't even know what was going on right now.  "He...risked himself to..save a child from falling off a cliff."  At this moment she realized that his death couldn't have been at the cost of her saving the fawn. What if it was just his time and this was just how it was supposed to go?! What if...he had traded his life for the childs life and fate was now set. She started crying again and leo pulled her into a tight embrace. He rubbed her back. "Shhhh...I'll be here to help the whole way don't worry...." After a few minutes she stopped crying but he didn't let go. she rested her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes. When she woke up she found his arms wrapped around her as they both layed on the softest patch of moss she'd ever felt. She closed her eyes again just as he stirred awake. She pretend to still be sleeping. He brushed the hair out her face and just layed there. She didn't know what to expect but this surely wasn't what she was expecting him to do she smiled. "I knew you were awake" Leo said in the handsomest voice she'd ever heard she could hear the grin on his face.  She shook her head no with her eyes still closed she said "i'm not awake!" "Is that so" he taunted. "Sure is" she was grinning ear to ear but then last night's events came rushing back and her grin faded. "What's wrong?" he practically whispered. "L-last night" she stammered. He pulled her in closer "Like I said last night I'm going to be here the whole way even if it takes 5 moons. I promise" She didn't know how

When I woke up, I knew everything was wrong. Eliza was gone. The sidewalk beside me had a faint blood stain. 

“How long have I been here?” I questioned myself. I looked around and it seemed like no one saw me, everyone just went around me without looking down. 

I felt sick not having Eliza  around. I got to my feet and  un-invisibled myself quickly trying to blend in with the crowd. 

I tried to follow her scent but it kept trailing off.  It lead me in circles until I was right back to where I had started.

She hadn’t just walked off- Either she was kidnaped or Slip and Alexis found her but why would they just leave me? They wouldn’t not if Eliza had just confessed she liked me like that-...I kept searching on foot there was another familiar scent with hers I just couldn’t place it-... I was getting frustrated. More than I already was. 

If I was being honest though I was far more than frustrated. I couldn’t even describe how mad or scared I was. As I searched, the anger boiled hotter and hotter under my skin.

Until, finally, I spotted her. There she was walking around..Aimlessly? She looked approachable but..I was scared. 

 

We made eye contact and we just stared at each other. She made the first step. Walking towards me slowly. 

As she walked closer I mentally prepared myself for what was going to come next. She came up to me and grabbed my hands holding them tightly in hers..Aggressively tight. 

“You’re Rose?” she questioned me.  My eyes narrowed. 

Of course I was Rose! Everything was wrong right now. The last time my hands were in hers I felt love now all I felt was her cold touch. Her eyes weren’t warm and there was no real sense of recognition in them. 

 

I pulled my hands from hers slowly nodding my head. I was ready to make a run for it if I needed to, this wasn’t the Eliza I knew. She grabbed them back in hers and dragged me behind the closest restaurant. My eyes were wide. This didn’t seem to be the same girl I'd inevitably fallen for but yet she did-.. “Who are you and why are you in my memories but not at the same time?” she didn’t ask but she-..demanded. 

See normally with any other person this wouldn’t have bothered me not one bit but..with her it hurt me so much. See she wasnt just normal person she was the love of my fucking life and if I lost her there was nothing left for me. 

I took a deep breath preparing myself for something I'd never be ready for "I'm Rose. The girl- you seemingly fell in love with...h-how don’t you remember me…?!” There was no real quantity to how much worry I was feeling.  

See in times like this I just wanted to flip that little switch in the back of my head and turn everything inside me off, all my feelings..all the negative thoughts and the positive ones too. Iza pondered this new information. “How did we meet?! Are you a murder?! Have we killed together?! How did we wind up on Rhode Island?! Why can’t I seem to remember anything past my decision to run away?! Are there others?!” She spit the questions at me like she was interrogating me. I took a deep breath. Patience is a virtue I didn’t have. I guess today I’d be learning how to be patient and If I found anything wrong with Elizabeth’s story or how she acted...I’d have to kill this imposter and find the real Iza. I took one last deep breath breathing in her scent. “Oh my god.” I mumbled finally recognizing the scent that was mingling with hers. Lucas. He smelled like pine and cigarettes last time we’d met now I understood some of what was going on..but...how had she gotten out...what had happened...omfg- what had he done to her?! 

“What?! “Oh my god” what?” She questioned. “Lucas…” I breathed out. “Lucas what?” She dragged her words out like she planned on avoiding that topic.  

I got serious and got really close to her face. “Before I answer your questions you're gonna have to answer mine and there’s no getting out of it love.” I grabbed her hand and teleported to the abandoned building I had seen just a little while ago while I was searching for Iza. I opened the unblocked  the door and dragged her in with me. 

My thoughts were racing. I laughed softly. She looked at me like I was crazy which right now I couldn’t say I wasn’t even while I was mad and scared my thoughts about her were- wild. The room was lit by the sunlight shining through the large windows. There were 6 wooden chairs, a desk and a few other scraps of furniture and machinery. 

I took off the belt that I had on, sat her down in a chair and used the belt to tie her to it. She smiled slightly like captivity suited her. I looked her up and down smiling; imagining all the things I could do if I didn’t get the answers I wanted maybe it was wrong to imagine her squirming naked but it was also- 

She cleared her throat, interrupting my thoughts. “So..why’d you bring me here...and why’d do you have me tied down…” “I brought you here so you’d answer all my questions and I have you tied down because...I can..” I smiled mischievously. “Are you like thinking what I think you're thinking about?” She asked in barely a whisper. “I’ll be asking the questions, not you,” I said. She glared at me harshly and coldly. 

“Where have you been…? What happened? Why don’t you remember me? What’s wrong…? What did Lucas do to you?” I could hear my voice crack at the end and I tried to pull myself together. This might not even be her, this might not be the same girl I fell in love with. 

She just stared at me for a long time. Finally she said “You know I asked a question first so...why don’t we go back and forth with the answers…” At this point I didn’t care if she was or wasn’t the girl I was in love with. I wanted to rip her head off. “I swear to god. If you don’t answer me I'll kill you.” At my last words she grinded. “That’s what you do isn’t it you murder people when you don’t get what you want?”

“Shut. The. Fuck. Up.” I growled at her. 

Her grin only widened. She stared at me longer before finally breaking the silence “Fine, I’ll give you answers but you have to do the same...I was in some type of confinement room then- I don’t even really know-...I just know Lucas said you and this other girl killed his boyfriend and that he wanted me to kill you...the last few things I do remember before my decision to run away don’t make any sense. When I woke up the first thing I remembered was a photo, two men, Lucas, Dad, Rose, blood, love, walking down a street…then darkness…” she whispered the last part solemnly. 

“So..you don’t know how these memories fit together..?” I asked tensely “Nope! No clue!”  “Okay…” I breathed tensely. “The photo had the two men in it, Lucas and his dad. Blood..might be because I’m a vampire or because we killed lucas’s boyfriend i’m not sure. We…we…we were in love…we had just made it to Rhode Island to meet up with two other friends we made…we were walking down a street…and talking then…t-then everything went dark…I woke up and you were gone…” I gritted my teeth as The tears pricked my eyes. She stared into space thoughtfully. I sat down in front of her with my legs crossed.

     Rose flinched. Not very hard but just enough for me to catch that my last sentence had a bigger hurtful impact on her then I thought it would. Instead of a rush of pleasure I was expecting to run through my veins, guilt coursed through me. 

     Yes, I didn’t like being kidnapped and tied up every time I took five steps but my new captor had answers and was nice on the eyes. If I actually became her lover sometime after running away I had to congratulate myself for finding someone as beautiful as her. Besides… behind her facade I thought I could see something other than a tough, cold girl. She looked like someone who was too good at pretending. She looked like… someone I once knew then… forgot? 

     Abruptly, the vision I was seeing disappeared and my eyes fluttered open to the sound of faint sobbing and darkness. That was all I could see. Again. Darkness. I was starting to hate the dark. 

     Damn, never thought I’d even think that. 

     My ears focused again on the quiet crying and the sound piqued my curiosity so much I tried to sit up. Turns out, I was in a small, enclosed space. 

     “Ow!” I yelped, my head rebounding off the lid of whatever I was in. My hands tried to fly to my head but they also ran into the top of whatever I was in, “Double ow!”

     I bit down on my tongue and forced myself to calm down and ignore the pain. I needed to evaluate everything.

     One, Lucas kidnapped me, told me to find Rose. Two, Rose kidnapped me and told me that we’re supernaturals and we were together and some other very confusing shit. Three, I blacked out or someone knocked me out, again. Four, I’m in a dark, small, place that reminds me of a coffin. Five, Someone was in the same room as me judging from the crying earlier. Although they might’ve left cause everything was quiet now.

     My breath hitched. They might have left. And if they left, all my chances of escaping this prison were gone. Panic started to take over me, numbing my logic.

    I gritted my teeth, trying to force the panic down and bring up my normal shield. Why should I be panicking? Didn’t I want to die? I smiled, calming down a bit with that truth coursing through my brain. I closed my eyes (not that it made any difference with how dark it already was in this place) and relaxed enough to let my doubtful inner voice slip in. “So why is it whenever death knocks on our door,” My stupid inner voice cooed, “Why do you freak out and fight for your life?”

     “Shut up,” I muttered back, “Let me be at peace with what’s probably gonna happen.”

     “Hello?!” A voice sternly spoke outside my cage, “Is anyone here?!”

     I gasped. Someone WAS still out there! “In here!” I called, “I’m stuck in this box.”

     “E-Eliza?!” The voice hesitantly said, as if they couldn’t believe it, “Wait one second!”

      Hinges creaked and faint light poured in, not as much to hurt my eyes but just enough to make me blink over and over to get used to it.

     “Oh my gosh,” The person whispered, “You’re alive!”

     “Of course I’m alive!” I said crossly, “Blood is still rushing through me.”

     The person who opened my prison suddenly attacked me with a hug. Reflexively, I hugged them back.

     “That’s where you’re wrong…” the person pulled out of the hug, allowing me to finally be able to see their face. 

     The person that was freaking out was Rose. 

     “What do you mean I’m wrong?! If blood stopped going through me then I would have been dead and everyone knows that one can’t be raised from the dead.” 

     Rose looked me straight in the eye, pure emotion in her face, “Eliza, when you were tied up in that chair you blacked out. You stopped breathing and became stone cold. Once in a while I thought I could hear a heartbeat but after a couple days I shook it off as imagination. Today…,” Rose gestured around the room, “I was going to bury you. I- I thought you were gone f-forever.” Rose sniffled as if trying to hold back tears, “I even bit you in hopes that if you were dead you’d come back as a vampire like me but… your witch blood rejected it, I think.”

     

     I looked blankly at her, “I’m sorry but I think you’re insane. I didn’t die and there’s no such thing as supernaturals.” I stood up and stepped out of the wooden box I was still in. “Maybe you should go get some professional help.”

     “I am not fucking insane!” Rose growled, still fighting back tears, “Why can’t you just remember?!”

     A small laugh came from the doorway and both Rose and I spun our heads to the doorway.

     Lucas was leaning against the door, a gun in his hand. “Rose is correct, Eliza. There are supernaturals. In fact, Everything Rose said is correct.” He raised the gun until it was pointed at me, the finger on his trigger, but his eyes were on Rose, “Listen here, Vamp, you even think about teleporting anywhere or attacking me, your girlfriends dead.”

     Rose’s mask came back on and she glared at Lucas, “How are you still alive?! I killed you!”

     Lucas’s lips twitched upward into a smile, “It’s thanks to you, actually. You killed me with your bite but accidently made me a vampire also.” Lucas’s slight smile fell, “Too bad you couldn’t save my boyfriend too. But at least I got a chance to get revenge.”

     “But I didn’t try to keep you alive!” Rose's outraged voice made me shiver, “I don’t even really know how to make some a vampire!”

     “It’s called something in some people’s DNA that resists supernatural bites. So instead of dying from your bite, i became what you were,” Lucas evenly answered.

     Was Lucas seriously kinda giving us a villain's “this is why I want to kill you and this is how I managed to get this far” speech before he killed us?

     “Uh- So- question. Lucas,” I said, causing Lucas to take his eyes off Rose so he could look at me, “Why are you telling us all this? Why are you stalling? Is there something you want before you kill us or are you just bragging before you put us six feet under.”

     Lucas glared, not exactly at my question but it was more of an annoyed glare. “I’m here because I have to make a deal with Rose.”

     “What deal?” Rose’s hard voice questioned.

     Lucas turned his hateful glare to Rose, “Patience is a virtue you need. Now shut up and let me continue my speech.”

     Rose grumbled but made the motion of zipping up her mouth.

     Lucas nodded and took a few steps closer, the gun still aimed at me, “It would’ve been so much easier if Eliza was actually dead. I followed her and then followed you. Then when it looked like she died, I was thrilled. Of course, I wasn’t as heartless to kill you before you buried her. I was going to allow you one last chance to say goodbye. But now Eliza’s alive which means there’s two of you and if I kill one, the other will kill me. I should’ve killed you before and burned both of your bodies.

     “I could’ve been able to kill both of you easily if Rose could die by bullets but mortal weapons only annoy vampires. The only way they can die is decapitation, burning to death, or a stake in the shape of a cross in their heart.

      “There are so many things I could’ve done better. Like kill Eliza when she showed up on my doorstep and set her body as a tra-”

      “I showed up at your doorstep?!” I exclaimed, “You didn’t kidnap me?”

     Lucas bared his sharp teeth, “You showed up on my doorstep already knocked out. I don’t know who brought you. Now shut up before I make you.”

     “Rose, it’s time for the deal,” Lucas quietly said, his voice portraying excitement, “If you allow me to kill you, I will make a blood oath that I won’t kill Eliza or get anyone else to kill her. And you of all people know that if you break a blood oath you die a painful death.”

     Rose gave a small snort of laughter, “You wish.” Rose took a step towards me but froze when Lucas’s finger twitched.

     “One more step towards her,” he resentfully said, “And I shoot. Witches can die by bullets. I don’t care if you try and kill me afterward, I will fight back and see if I can win the battle. But this way, you die and Eliza will live the rest of her life knowing she was the one who killed you.”

There was this aching pain that was telling me I needed to stay strong and put up a fight but there was a big part of me who just wanted to let go. I battled internally looking at Eliza then back at Lucas. “Please don’t do this, I need your help remembering! ” Eliza whispered. I could hear the agony in her voice. 

I don’t really know how long I stood there debating wether or not i’d kill myself in order for her to live or if I’d fight to live with her but it couldn’t have been that long because Lucas hadn’t gotten impatient yet. 

“I’ll do it.” I said my voice was firmly controlled. 

I heard Iza’s gasp. “You’d die for me…?”  I scoffed, offended that she’d think otherwise. “Of course I would!” I practically screamed at her.  I was looking at Lucas though. I had thought about this enough and there wasn’t any way to get out of it without one of us dying and if either of us died it'd be me. She was too perfect to leave this world early. “Just one thing…I want to say goodbye to her. I won’t try anything. Honest.” I held my hand up. “Scouts honor.”  

He glared at me with the smug victory all over his face. “Fine”  I quickly closed the distance between me and Eliza, not giving him time to change his mind.  I didn’t really know how to say goodbye to this Eliza. She wasn’t the same person and she didn’t remember our few but precious memories. So I’d leave her with a memory she’d never forget. 

I gently took her tear streaked face in my hands, wiping the fresh tears. “I-” she started then stopped. “I never thought anyone would die for me” she whispered only to me. I chuckled quietly. “You’ll die with someone you love one day; my day is just now.” I pulled her face closer to mine and kissed her. At first her lips weren’t willing against mine and I almost pulled away just before she kissed me back with such intensity I could’ve passed out. I ran my hands over whatever part of her body I could reach. Her fingers we’re tangled in my hair till finally she had to pull away to gasp for air. Faint recognition mixed with lust lit her eyes.

“We have kissed before.  I know it.”she exclaimed. I nodded as she slowly untangled her hands from my hair. “You were there,” she jerked her hand toward Lucas. “But…you were dead….” Her voice trailed off. “Do you remember anything else?” I asked at the same time Lucas asked “What else do you remember?!” 

She glared at him. Then looked at me distraught. “N-no..” she stammered. “It’s okay…” I coaxed her. 

    "Please don't do this" she begged me.

       "I'm sorry. I love you." I whispered only to her. Her eyes begged me not to do this but I knew I had no other choice. I looked her in her beautiful eyes and compelled her to stay and close her eyes. 

      
I slowly walked to Lucas.

A technology age or so they think

Out on the streets in the modern time

We are all waiting for our ship to sink

Adults have their problems

Family and more

Debt monsters and housing

It’s hard to keep score

Kids have their worries

New toys and bling

To impress their friends

Definitely 

But when you turn ten to number eighteen

Dark stuff ahead; life starts to get mean

No forgetting kids; no old stable mind

Stress and worries, more than you can find

It's hell in real life

Tennagers strife

Broken hearts

Broken parts

Depression, anxiety, hopelessness, death

It gets fucking hard to take a breath

All the lies told to every being

Every high you’re on is kinda freeing

People who hate you

But ones that love you too

You want to hide

But you want to be seen with pride

Teenager confusion  

Life that's an illusion

Amazing and wonderful

But mostly terrifying and mournful

     “What else to do other than go to school?” I replied, still staring at Rose, “Andrew, er, I mean Slip. Where is this school?” 

     “In… Asia,” Slip replied. 

     I immediately whipped my head toward him, “ASIA?!” Somehow, my voice wasn’t the only voice that yelled that. I turned my head again to look at Rose. She was looking at me in shock. That was the second time we’d spoken in usion. As soon as Rose realized I was looking at her she glanced away, focusing her attention on Slip. Sad that I didn’t get to look into her eyes anymore I also turned to Slip. “How the Hell do we get there?! And why are you here if your school is in Asia?”

     “We were on a field trip,” Alexis said, “But we ran off.” Slip looked down at his watch, “We should’ve been at the airport three hours ago… but someone attacked me.” Slip slightly glared at Rose making it obvious he didn’t like the fact that she attacked him. Of course, Slip was still smiling so I must have been the only one to have seen the slight suspicion in his eyes. 

     I wanted to glare back at Slip. I wanted to make it so he’d regret ever being suspicious of Rose. But I couldn’t. I just couldn’t. My parents had drilled so many of God’s lessons in my head. They’d said that being lgbtq+ was a sin. Another factor in why I ran away. So when I wanted to protect Rose I found myself unable to move. Unable to protect the girl I liked… The girl I maybe even loved… I squeezed my eyes shut forcing these thoughts out of my head, “So how do we get to your school? Teleport?”

     “We can’t. Our teleporter is doing a government miss-” Alexis started to reply before realizing what she almost said, “Um… forget you heard that last sentence?” “It’s okay Alexis,” Slip said comfortably, “It’s okay, they already plan to go to our school, so unless they decide to not come with us they can know.”

     “We aren’t leaving,” I heard Rose say. I turned to look at her. As if fate had decreed it, right as I looked at her, her own head started to turn to look at me, “Right, Eliza?” 

     “Nope, not leaving!” I smiled. Rose started to smile back, the corners of her mouth turning up, but something must’ve happened because her face went entirely blank. That stupid front! I didn’t know how she did it but she blocked any emotion from coming out. Rose once again looked away from me this time to look at Alexis, who was starting to talk. “So, there’s this teleporter in our school. She’s about 24 and has been in school about 12 years. She’s an agent, a Chinese government agent, even though they don’t know of her ability. Her name’s Roxanne.” 

     “Twelve years?!” Rose cried out at the same time I yelled out, “Twenty-four years old?!” Slip just shrugged, “You can enroll in the school at any age and stay for as long as it’s needed.” I nodded my head. That did make sense. But that still didn’t explain how we’d get to the school. 

     “That’s awesome,” Rose said, “But how do we get to school?” “Buy plane tickets,” Slip said. 

     I shook my head, “Me and Rose are Runaways, the police are looking for us. It’s surprising that we haven’t been caught yet.” Slip frowned, “That could be a problem.”

    “So we have to do it old school?” Rose asked, “Sneak onto a ship? Or a plane? Then travel by bus and train?” “Sounds good to me,” I smiled.

     Suddenly Alexis started laughing. The rest of our small group turned to her. “What?” Rose asked at the same time I did. We slightly glared at each other as if daring for that weird usion thing to happen again. Alexis just laughed harder. “What is it, Cutie?” Slip asked Alexis. Alexis whispered something into his ear. Slip also ginned and started to laugh. Now I really was annoyed, “Alright, you can tell us or I’ll make you.” I wiggled my fingers threatenly, as if to cast one of the few spells that I knew. 

     Alexis widened her eyes a little bit, “No need to do anything! I’ll tell you.” Slip glared at me, mad that I “threatened'' his girlfriend. Alexis continued, “I just find it funny that most people try to run away from school and here you are trying to figure out a way to run to school.” I held back a laugh. That was kinda funny. A small giggle arose out of Rose. I slightly blushed, her laugh was so cute. 

     I think Slip saw me blushing because he stopped glaring and started looking between me and Rose like he shipped us together. I blushed harder. I slightly looked over at Rose and saw her looking at Slip as if realizing what was going on. As I watched, she started to blush too. Cute! I resisted the urge to kiss her. 

     Alexis was the one that broke the moment. And for a good reason. “Um guys?” She said nervously, “Some people are looking at us weird.” I glanced behind us and what do you know, there was a couple behind us. They were looking at us weirdly. They kept glancing at a phone then back at us, as if we looked like someone. I turned back to the group. “It’s probably nothing?” I cursed at myself for sounding so unsure of myself. 

     Alexis and Slip looked at me weirdly while Rose seemed like she was trying to read my mind. Shit- could vampires read minds? I’ve heard of it happening… I immediately cleared my mind of anything that I was thinking of. Rose's eyes slid behind me a split second before I felt the hand on my shoulder. I quickly turned around. “Yes?”

     The couple from before were behind me. “Elizabeth?” One of the men asked. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Rose tense. I shook my head, “Sorry sir but I think you got the wrong person. I’m…” I cast my mind around trying to think of a name, “Sofia.” Great… Did I have to use my middle name? If they knew my first name, they might know my middle… 

     “Sofia?” Asked the other guy. He was a bit taller than the first guy, and had shoulder length black hair. I started inching away. This guy looked kinda dangerous. His boyfriend seemed much safer, with his short cut dirty-blonde hair and not nearly as many muscles. The black hair guy looked at the blonde hair guy. Blonde dude nodded and looked at me, “Sofia, Elizabeth, whoever you are… You and your friends are coming with us.  

     Rose stepped up beside me. Glad to have her support I smiled at her. She smiled a small smile back before looking at the two guys, “And why would we? And who are you?”

     The blonde man spoke first, “I’m Dillian and this is my boyfriend, Lucas.” Rose opened her mouth to ask a question but Lucas started talking first, “And I’m an off duty police officer.” He looked at me, “And you Sofia are coming back with us.” Lucas looked at Rose, “You too. You look a bit familiar, I think I’ve seen you on the front of a missing case.” Lucas glanced back at me, “Kidnapping now?” 

     I shook my head as quickly as I could. I glanced back at where Slip and ALexis were but they weren’t there. Rose saw where I was looking. “I told them to run,” She whispered into my ear, “I told them to meet us in Rhode Island. And, yeah, I know it’s far but it was the first place that came to mind.” I nodded, that made sense. Rhode Island was far enough that no one would immediately think to go there and it was by the sea, making it easier to get on a ship if we needed to. I turned and whispered into her ear, “You also need to run. Don’t worry about me. I’ve escaped before.” Rose's eyes grew wide, “Before?”  

     “Stop whispering,” Lucas commanded. I nudged Rose, “Just go!” I whispered/shouted at her. Rose took a small step towards me. Her lips brushed my ear as she softly said, “I’ll be right behind you, no matter what.” I turned to say something to her, to convince her to run before it was too late but Lucas grabbed me. “Hey babe,” He shouted back at Dillian, “Can you go to the car and get some handcuffs?” Dillian yelled something back but I didn’t catch it. I was busy staring at the spot where Rose was. 

     Rose was still there, her fists curled into balls and an angry expression on her face. But she didn’t have a shadow anymore… “Hey Elizabeth,” Lucas said, tightening his grip on my arm, “Where did that other girl go?” As he said that a wide grin overtook my face. Rose turned invisible! He couldn’t see her! But I, being a witch, could! That explained the no shadow and her whisper that she would never leave me.

      “Where did she go?” Lucas asked again. I forced my face to look confused, “Other girl? What do you mean other girl? I’m alone.” 

     “I know that there was another girl, don’t lie.” Lucas growled. 

     I smirked, I would lie if I wanted to. In fact, lying came as a second ability. You could call it my favorite hobby. “B-But,” I said, my voice slightly wavering. Oh my gosh, It’s so hard not to smile while acting. “I’ve been traveling from California alone!” I pitifully tried to pull away from him to make it seem like I really was a weak runaway, but he just gripped me even tighter… He must know my past. 

     “Lucas!” Dillian ran back, handcuffs in hand, “I have them!” Lucas said nothing but roughly brought my hands behind my back and tightened the cuffs around them. I think they must’ve had them in a freezer before because I could feel the coldness of the metal under my jacket. I moved my wrists to get a feel for how tight they were. My hands hardly moved, metal pinching through the jacket and into my skin. I winced in pain. Yep, those handcuffs were tight. 

     Lucas shoved me forward and I stumbled forward. Rose reached out and quietly helped me regain my balance. I smiled gratefully at her. Lucas and Dillian stood on either side of me and started marching toward the door. “What do we do with her,” Dillian asked Lucas, “We don’t have the police cruiser with us.” 

     Lucas frowned, “That could be a problem. We’ll have to leave the handcuffs on her and enable child lock in the back.” Dillian nodded, “Sounds good.”

     As Lucas and Dillian kept talking, Rose started walking backward in front of me. She motioned to my captors and bared her teeth. “I’ll attack them and you can escape.” Seemed to be the message she was trying to send. I shook my head. Not here. Not with innocent people standing around. Rose might not be able to control her blood lust and I might not be able to control my instincts. I mouthed the word, “Later” to her. Then seeing what was behind her I stopped walking and said, “Door.”

     Rose halted right before the door. She turned around and quickly walked out, waiting outside for us to come. Dillian and Lucas had both turned toward me when I had stopped, luckily not noticing when the doors were opened and closed by an unseen hand. 

     “What the fuck,” Dillion swore, “Why’d you stop?” 

     “The door?” I said questionly, “The doors are right there and we need to go out.”

     “If you’re trying to escape, you know it won’t work, right?” Asked Lucas.

    “I know.” 

     Dillian and Lucas looked at each other and Dillian walked to the door. He opened it and Lucas pulled me through. Dillian reached into his pocket and clicked a button on his keys. A dark grey car a few slots down clicked as it unlocked. 

     Rose must’ve heard the click because she walked over to the car. She didn’t try to open the door though. She just teleported inside. I shook my head. What a handy little power. Rose grinned at me through the window of the car and I blushed. Yeah. There I was, just arrested, and blushing at my crush’s smile. But in my defense , she looked very cute. If it weren’t for the distance and handcuffs between us… I just might’ve kissed her. 

     Lucas opened one of the doors leading into the back and shoved me in. “Get comfortable,” He said, “It’s a long drive.” 

     “Long drive?” I asked, “Isn’t the station right down the street?” “We aren’t going to that station,” Lucas replied, slamming the back door and sliding into the passenger seat. Dillian turned to Lucas, “We aren’t?!” “No,” Lucas replied, “There’s a top security prison an hour away. We’re going there.” Dillian nodded and inserted the keys, pressing the child lock button as soon as the car started. 

    

     I made a face, looking at Rose. They had to remember the child lock. Rose just made a face back at me, sticking her tongue out at me. I grinned, before making an even sillier face at her. I was going to win this silly face contest. 

    I lost. It was ten minutes after we had left the city when I lost it. I started laughing nonstop. “S-Stop!” I giggled, “Th-They’re going to notice!” Lucas turned around, while Dillian looked at me through the rearview mirror. “Who’s going to notice what?” 

     I nodded at Rose. “Now we can attack,” I mouthed. 

     “What the hell are you doing?” Lucas said reaching for something. I smiled sweetly at him, “To Quote Disney, ‘I have friends on the other side’ End Quote.” “And what the fuck does that mean?” Lucas asked roughly. 

 

     My smile widened. “It means,” I said, holding my free hands up, handcuffs dangling from one hand. Rose had unlocked them earlier and I had just acted like they were still on me. “I have friends on the other side.” I then whispered a word under my breath and channeled my magic toward the cuffs. The handcuffs burst into flames. The flames licked at the metal as if it were wood. “Shit…” Lucas breathed out. He raised a gun and pointed it at me. 

     I agreed with Lucas 100%. Shit… Shit, shit, shit. He has a gun?! That must have been what he was reaching for. The car halted to a stop, Dillian must’ve slammed on the brakes. Lucas cocked the gun and aimed at me. I closed my eyes and smiled, waiting for the end to come. At least this way it wouldn’t be suicide. The sound of a gunshot reached my ears.

     The bullet never came. 

     I opened my eyes to see Rose standing over a dead Lucas, feasting on his blood. I laughed and picked up the gun he happened to drop onto the backseat floor. A bullet hole was on the floor, showing the ground underneath the car. “He probably dropped the gun when Rose attacked him,” I thought, “Then the gun must’ve gone off when it hit the ground.” 

     Dillian was staring in shock at his dead boyfriend and Rose. “Y-You appeared out of n-nowhere!” He stuttered at Rose, “Y-You killed L-Lucas” He lunged at Rose but his head exploded. I laughed and smiled at Rose. “You have my back, I have yours.” I held up the gun I had used to kill Dillian. The same one Lucas tried to kill me with. “Besides,” I continued, “I hated that bastard.” 

     Rose stopped feeding to look up at me and smiled, “Thanks.”

     That’s when I lost it. The sun glistened off her hair in the perfect way, her eyes shone at me, sparkles inside them. Her lips were dyed dark red from the blood and she was just… beyond perfect. She was beyond beautiful. She was gorgeous. I couldn’t help it. I leaned toward her and gently kissed her. Rose leaned into it. I closed my eyes and pulled her toward me. 

     After a moment I broke off our kiss, blushing wildly. “You’re beautiful.” I said. Rose blushed harder, “No I’m not.”

     “Yes you are!” 

     “No I am NOT!”

     “You are too! I’ve never seen anyone cuter than you!”

     “You’re lying!”

     “No I’m not,” As I said that I looked down at the car ground. I motioned to the dead bodies, “I’ll help bottle up the blood so you don’t have to starve.”

     “But we don’t have any containers,” Rose pointed out. I smiled and pointed toward the ground underneath the front seat where bottles of water were packaged. Rose looked at me questionly, “I drink blood, not water.” 

    I shook my head and grabbed one of the bottled waters. I opened the car door and dumped the water onto the ground. I handed the now empty bottle to Rose. “Here.” I took another bottle and emptied it. 

     About half an hour later we ran out of bottles. I put the bottles, now filled with blood, inside a drawstring backpack I had found in the trunk. 

     “Any ideas about how to get to Rhode Island?” I asked Rose. Rose shrugged, “No idea, we could use the Greyhound.” I shook my head, “You saw how they recognized us. It’s too dangerous. Two runaways that murder people are real obvious.” 

     Rose smiled, “Yeah, It might be a little hard to hide but the best place to hide is in plain sight.” I smiled back at her, “But,” I countered, “It might be a little hard to hide in plain sight with blood splattered clothes.” 

     Laughter erupted from Rose, “Yeah, It may be a little hard.” I grinned back but then Rose asked a question I didn’t expect. “Just a question,” Rose continued, “Bout before you said two runaways that murder. Does that mean you’ve killed someone other than Dillian?” 

     I stopped smiling, “And if I have?” “I won’t hate you,” Rose said sweetly, a half smile resting on her lips, “Remember, you’re talking to someone who kills for food.” 

     “Yeah, for food…” I muttered, “Not for fun.” I looked Rose right in the eye and said, “I have killed others. I’m a known serial killer. Sorry for not telling you sooner.” 

 

  She nodded briefly at me. I pasted a smile on my face and thought about the clothes situation  we could go back to the hotel...I had forgot my bag there and there were important things in my bag and jacket and then we could return the clothes we didn't want and take the ones we did so then the money wouldn't be wasted. I probably didn’t need to think of that but going through the stuff I did saving money and not being wasteful was always on the top of my list.

  

  Then there was the question of how we were gonna get to Rhode Island. I sighed. The smile and the sigh weren't working together. I continued thinking about going back to the hotel really quickly and getting our stuff. We could definitely pass security and cancel our hotel reservations. I only thought for a moment more and then said, trying to keep my tone level,”The clothes situation we could go back to the hotel and pack a bag and cancel our reservations.” Then I said jokingly after slinging the backpack with the bottles of blood and gun over my shoulder. “Then we could go to a random street corner and talk to the shady people for some fake ids and stuff.”

 A small smile found its way onto her face and this made me smile. She was so beautiful….her red hair and green eyes...her smile...even her fingers? It was freaking insane! For me to turn from her, to not stare at her was like asking me to drink vervain. Vamp poisoning basically. Then there was staying in control of myself at all times. Not staring...controlling. “For her” it went through my mind over and over again. 

  

 I could do it for her. I had never been to Rhode Island and therefore could not teleport there. I got out of the car and then reached back in for the gun and whatever bullets they had.The thought of using it made me smile. It was weird. I had always figured killing people would become a thing on my list but with her...I felt like she shouldn't see that side of me, the mean side the side to where if I lost control everyone around me could be hurt. “Get your head out of your ass,” I told myself. She hopped from the car and checked the front seat for anything we could need. I checked the other side and found a lighter. “Back up” I said then set their clothes on fire and left them there in the car eventually it would burn completely. 

  

 I put my hand around her shoulder and slowly walked away. I laughed, we should have been in a movie. Black widow...That's who she reminded me of the kickass ex-assassin.

Except black widow was nowhere near as perfect as Eliza. I grabbed her shoulder a little tighter and teloported us into our hotel room. The sun was setting and it was beautiful….almost as beautiful as the person standing next to me. I packed the clothes that I would keep in my bookbag and she did the same except she had a duffle bag. Glancing at her was a new habit. The setting sun glared on her. Her hair shone. Her skin was dyed an orange color. I bit my lip and kept packing. I gathered all the stuff that I would take back to the store. She yawned. It was like she was teasing me by just being a human. Damn! Why did she have to be so perfect! Her smell was even beautiful. This small hotel room smelled of her and nothing else. Suffocating but delightful. Her eyelashes fluttered and everything seemed to slow down. Her skin glinted in the sun, her hair shone and she looked up at me smiling. I couldn't help but smile back. The way she looked at me made me blush. Again she had my full attention. My eyes roamed hers never staying in the same spot.  She stared at me with such an intensity it was amazing….I could feel her eyes not burning but warming my face. I studied her face and burned it into my mind. Every curve of her lips and dip in her cheek. Every eyelash and freckle every tiny detail I memorized. This seemed important. “Lay down,” I gently told her. “You need your rest if you want to be able to get there in a few days.” I said. “So I may,” She replied, smiling. She took a shower and changed into pajamas. I would let her sleep. She laid down after a cup of hot chocolate and a bagel. Soon her breathing was deep and her face was untroubled. I memorized this face as well. I grabbed the clothes we didn't want and left the hotel to take them back.

 

 I came back and she was awake at the end of her bed with her head down. She quickly looked up as I came in, reaching beside her, grabbing the gun? “What the hell is wrong?!” I asked worried and kind of scared. Why would she want to raise a g-gun to me?! I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. The ringing sound never came. I slowly opened my eyes. She had set the gun down and was walking towards me. “I-i thought y-you left a-again”, She said, her voice dry with tears. She pulled me into a tight embrace. ‘I won’t leave you ever again. I am so sorry Ba- Eliza I just went to return the clothes. That we weren’t gonna use” I looked at the clock above her bed and let go of her. I grabbed her shoulders and looked at her. “Get some more sleep...I will be right in this room the whole time.” I hesitated and continued, “I promise.”  She went back to her bed and I grabbed the gun off of it. She layed back down. I took a shower and changed into clean clothes. I layed down on the other bed. I watched her as she slept, her chest going up and down so subtly.

  The next day I made her breakfast and had a bottle of blood. We signed out of the hotel and left each with our bag. We just walked around for a while. Then I asked,”Should we try to get a ride?” She nodded and looked around at the traffic in front of us. She pointed at the car that was about to pull up. There was a young-ish girl in the car. Looked like I could just Use mind compulsion. Another nifty little power I had. I knocked on the window and she rolled it down. You see another reason other than being insecure of why I don't like making eye contact is that all I have to do is look someone else in the eye and tell them to do something and they will do it. “Hey” I said with a sweet smile.

“Hi….can I help you with something?” She asked me. I chuckled and looked her in the eye then said,”Give me and my friend here a ride that would really help me out could you?” I broke off the eye contact and she smiled and said, “Yea of course I could!” I smiled another sweet smile. “Thank you so much!” I said happily. She unlocked the back door and I let Eliza slide in then I slid in. I closed the door behind me and she started driving. She looked at me in the rearview mirror and asked,”Where to”. I looked at Iza for a sec then said as I looked her in the eye through the mirror and said,”As close as you can to Rhode Island.” I said with the same sweet smile. She nodded and kept driving. Eliza fell asleep and I read. I closed my eyes with the book in my lap after a few hours of driving. 

After a few hours she stopped the car and shook my leg. I acted like I was still asleep until the third shake then faked a yawn and opened my eyes like I was still tired. She laughed a bit and let me wake up Iza. “This is as far as I can take you “,she said. “Thank you. Now Where exactly are we” I replied using the same sweet voice as before.  She said,” You are halfway there”. I laughed and Thanked her again and got out of the car with Eliza and compelled her to forget me and Eliza and to forget how she wound up here and when. 

I decided against letting her get away and turned back to her, looked her in the eye and said,” As a matter of fact do me a big favor and you see that cliff over there?” I pointed to the cliff in the distance and then turned back to her and continued,” Go drive off of it. And make sure you die.” I smiled and she smiled back and said,” Whatever you say friend.” I chuckled and said,” I ain't your friend now go.” 

  We were in front of a gas station and I smelled the revolting smell of food. Eliza took in a deep breath and smiled. I laughed a bit. I forgot I was traveling with someone who eats the “kaka” stuff. I laughed at my choice of words. It wasn’t convenient but it was cute. She ate food. I didn't know why this was so funny to me. I kept laughing. She said,”What is so funny?” With a slight smile on her face. “Food differences” I replied while stifling a laugh. She laughed at this also. I grinned as I thought about us in a house together sitting at a table preparing to eat. 

   Then I thought about it like I really thought about it. We would never live in the same house and she would never care enough. All my doubts and insecurities washed over me in huge waves. 

I was foolish to dwell in these fantasies! A girl and a girl go and if you went a little deeper, a Witch and a Vampire.

 

  My smile faded and I turned around towards the gas station and she followed me as I sauntered in.  The news was on. I gasped a small gasp as I saw her face beside my face across the screen. I looked down and nudged her and she looked up at the screen. She gasped and had just about the same reaction I did. I could see it all over her face. “Shit” She mumbled. “Lets just grab you something to eat and go…” I said only loud enough for her to hear me. There were only a few people in the store along with the cashier and the janitor. 

  

 A surge of doubt and fear ran through my veins. I dug my nails into my palm and kept walking in making sure she was right beside me no one said anything to us. A glance was thrown my way then lowered as they met my eyes. I put a smile on my face and waved a small wave. 

I wouldn't act suspicious or give them a reason to think I had anything to do with the news. Acting. Eliza looked up at me and said,”Sis, how do you think we are going to get home?” At first I didn’t realize what she was doing. Then I realized the nice old man in front of us had a nice car out front. She had spoken loud enough for him to hear us.

 My voice wavered as I responded “I-i am not sure but, don’t worry about it….We will find a way I promise.” I put my arm around her shoulder and sighed. She went and picked food she would eat. I followed her around the store and it wasn't that big so we could be heard if we talked loud enough through the entire store. “Don’t get too much, we can’t go over the budget.” I said sadly.

 

 She replied just as sad,” I know…..aren’t you gonna get anything…?” “N-no there isn’t enough” I replied. She nodded as if she understood. She was better than me at acting. She was better at me in so many ways. I could marvel at her excellence all day. I pulled my eyes from her. A sister doesn’t not look at her sister in such a way I thought to myself. I forced the smile that was creeping onto my face away. We went to check out. The old guy tapped my shoulder with a small smile.

 I acted startled and turned around,”y-yes?” I said with a small insecure voice...not hard to fake that.  He said reassuringly, “If you need a ride I can help, with the money thing not so much...I spent my last few dollars on gas and a snack...but I can give a ride” I looked at Eliza and she was looking right back at me. She made a small nod with her head. I looked back at the guy hesitantly as if I was wondering if it would be safe or not. Apparently he was good with face expressions because what came next could have reassured any “hooman”. He looked me straight in the eye and said,” I can and will get you safely home.” I looked down as soon as he was done then looked at Eliza again and she nodded her head more confidently this time. I nodded back. “Ok we are very grateful for your kindness….” I said sincerely. 

  We bought her food and I drank a bottle of blood in the bathroom. We got in the car and told him where to take us. We drove for what seemed like days I had played on my phone for a while and then it died. I didn't want to ask for a charger so I just sat there staring at Eliza and praying he didn’t realize how intense my stare was. That he didn’t see right through me. That she didn’t look over at me. I prayed. Me, a vampire praying that was a joke. I Am a vampire attracted to a female witch. That was a whole new level of “unholy”. I chuckled quietly and Eliza turned and looked at me. I quickly looked away as I felt the heat rising in my cheeks. “How long has it been?” I thought to myself. “Nvm” I also thought and closed my eyes. I thought about all the families that I had stayed with and all the people who “cared”. I thought about all the people I had let myself care about. I thought about all the people who had hurt me and I had hurt. Then I thought about her. I gasped and opened my eyes as I realized when we were in the gas station….that was the place I had seen in my first vision of her and I. They both turned and looked at me. I looked down and sat back against the seat once again. Eliza looked at me suspiciously and the guy looked at me worried almost?  

At this point I felt like screaming and crying. The feelings had overwhelmed me. I let this happen too often. Vampires had intesend senses but we also had intense feelings. I let my feelings take over and lost control soon after that usually. I would not allow that to happen with her around.  I would also not allow her to be added to that list of people never. I felt eyes on me. I looked up to see who they were. It was here and my eyes met hers for the first time and really looked. We stayed like that staring at each other for a while and then I couldn’t take it anymore. There was a deep understanding and beauty in her eyes...that I just could not take. I looked away. I made a mistake. I looked away. I wanted to hold her eyes forever to look into the depths of them and get lost. To never come back to this dammeded reality. I remembered the vow I made to myself a while ago that I wouldn’t let anyone in-. Anyone that had access to my feelings, thoughts and experiences was a liability until proven innocent until they could show me that they cared enough to never use any of that against me and even then I shouldn't. I leaned back on the seat and closed my eyes, drifting off to a nonexistent dream world. 

This is the part where I would deny my feelings for her and act like there was nothing between us but even as I tried too desperately to do that the depth of her eyes, the softness of her lips, the silk feeling of her hair, her voice and skin-. I stopped my thoughts short. I internally screamed at myself it was not time for obsessing, it was time for denial! I hated how perfect she was and loved it all the same. I screamed at myself again. I tried to ease my mind away from her but with no success succumbed to all the thoughts. Every thought about her and it wasn’t just her beauty that had me obsessing over her, it was the way she talked the way I felt when I was around her, the immense amount of intelligence that just surrounded the air around her. 

Hours later I realized that I had been sitting there for hours and hours going through all the details of her and all the what if’s of my life as of now. I opened my eyes and looked at the dashboard in front of me. It had been more than hours; it had been almost an entire day!! I didn’t know what to or where we were at. I looked over at Eliza and she was out like a light. 

The man whose name I never bothered to ask was humming to the radio. I sat up and looked at him through the rearview mirror. He looked exhausted. I hesitantly tapped his shoulder and told him if he pulled over I would take over and drive for a while so he could get some sleep. I wanted to get there sometime within the next day. He got out of the car and I did the same. He took the backseat and I took the front. Both doors closed at the same time. He smiled a bit and grabbed a blanket from the floor and covered Eliza then grabbed another and covered himself. Then we were on our way again. It wasn’t hard, I just had to follow the GPS and soon enough the old man was snoring soundly. 

As soon as his breath deepened I grabbed a bottle of blood from the backpack that I had set in the passenger seat when we first got into the car. The first sip I regretted! It was cold blood so gross! I liked mine warm straight from the person. I threw the now empty bottle out the window and kept driving, fighting with every instinct that wanted more every one that alerted me and was telling me there were two very warm humans in the car. I felt the heat radiating off of them and her smell mingled with his. I rolled down the window. I couldn't take it. I focused on the road and the wind patterns. Making sure my head was turned at a slant to the window the entire time. I looked at them through the rearview mirror a few times and they both slept peacefully. 

I was surprised their unconscious safety system has not woken them up or kept them awake.  I drove for what seemed like forever. I heard Eliza wake up but never said anything she kept quiet as well. 

The funny thing was I had never driven and yet I was driving. I for sure did not have my license. I also had no idea whatsoever where I was going. After a few hours of just following the GPS the old man woke up. He yawned and sat up. He said in a gruff voice coated with sleep, “Would you like me to take over?” He still looked exhausted and so I declined his offer and kept going. Just a few hours later he was asleep again and the GPS was telling  me I had arrived at my destination. He jumped awake and Eliza sat up a bit higher and glanced at me through the rearview mirror. I let out the deep breath that I had been holding and looked back at her. I faced my head towards the window and took a deep breath. Breathing wasn’t a necessity but it was a habit and a way to fit in.  I opened the car door eager to get out and start moving and suddenly eager to get there as soon as possible. I wanted to be out of this car away from this man. It was hard to keep up the act of being just her sister. I didn’t even know what I was to her…..I just knew it wasn’t her sister. I could possibly be her friend....possibly. I didn’t know. I immediately got out of the car and stretched. I breathed a deep sigh of relief and took in as much fresh air that I could, her scent had started burning my nose.

   I smiled as Eliza also  stepped out of the car and the wind blew in her hair, wafting her scent over to me. I would just have to get used to it, it was a delicious  scent anyways but so tempting. The venom flowed in my mouth and I turned and walked away after grabbing the book bag out of the car. I would need to get myself in check real quick.

   I drank 12 bottles of cold blood before the venom stopped flowing and my natural instinct was back in its cage. I sighed and then walked back to them with a pasted grin on my face.

I saw the look of worry in Eliza’s face as I returned. It made me worry but then I realized that the worry was towards me. I tried to widen my smile but instead I just wound up nodding my head.

  I saw boats along the coast. This man could live, I guess…. “Eh-” I thought to myself. Then again he had warm blood...Yea..I would eat him. No way I was passing up a hot meal after that long ass car ride. I walked closer to him and put my arms around him as if I was giving him a hug then I bit into his neck with a quick “Yelp!” he was slumped in my arms dead. I drained his body of any blood before letting go. With a loud “Thump!” his body hit the gravel. I placed it in his car and drove his car off the closet bridge then tped behind Eliza. “Boo!” I said in a better mood. She turned around and I examined her face it was a mix of-

So I keep my mouth closed

And I wanna be good

So I'm your puppet, I suppose

But I wanna be myself

But I cannot be exposed

And I cannot seem to choose

What I want more(want more, more)

VERSE 1

(Yeah)I say I'm doing fine(yeah)

I say that I'm alright(yeah)

(Yeah)that's a lie(yeah)

You'll never see what's inside

Or the conflict in my mind

Or the things behind my eyes

Or the desire left behind

Or happiness to find

Or the dreams locked inside

Or the anger in my veins(yeah)

It fills me up with rage

Some things that you say

All these prisons and their chains(yeah)

I want to fly away(yeah)

You want me to escape

Yet you still keep me tamed

And am I the one to blame?

All this anger in my veins(yeah)

Burn the sun to flames(yeah)

(Yeah) I want to change

But I don't know the true lane

So I guess I'll stay the same

Stay the same yeah

Cause I'm

Trapped in my mind(yeah)

Can't

Seem to decide(yeah)

Trapped in my mind(yeah)

Gotta leave something behind

^Yeah^

(Music slowly escalates)

PRE-CHORUS

I wanna be understood

So I keep my mouth closed

And I wanna be good

So I'm your puppet, I suppose

But I wanna be myself

But I cannot be exposed

And I cannot seem to choose

What I want more

CHORUS

And I know I'm just rook

Cuz I never learnt how

And I wanna be good

But it never worked out

Learn by the book

All I do is go south

Cuz I wanna be good

But I keep on going down

POST-CHORUS

And I want to be heard

So I keep it all disclosed

I wanna be myself

Imaginations I suppose

And I try to do better

But it never really works

So I'll keep on feeling empty

Yea I'll keep wantin' more

VERSE 2

Cuz I really wanna learn(yeah)

I really wanna explore

And I really want to find(yeah)

Cuz I can't be bored

So let me be myself(yeah)

Let me choose my board

Cuz you're confusing me

Do you want more?

So just let me be passionate
Always after it
Got a goal and I'm grasping it
Gotta master it
But now I'm going backwards and
It's really happenin'
And I don't think I'll ever understand
But I'll keep fightin'
For a dream no one to me to reach
But it comes from the heart yeah
I really dig deep
Cuz you don't understand
What this truly means
But now I'm fighting monsters
It's all behind the scenes
And once it starts emerging
That's when you seem
To not understand
This human being
That you're talking to and
Man, it's such a feat
To go back into hiding
But that's what I ^need^
But that's what I ^need^
(Yeah that's what I need
That's what need
Yeah that's what I need)
Yeah

PRE-CHORUS

Yeah I wanna be understood

So I keep my mouth closed

And I wanna be good

So I'm your puppet, I suppose

But I wanna be myself

But I cannot be exposed

And I cannot seem to choose

What I want more

CHORUS

And I know I'm just rook

Cuz I never learnt how

And I wanna be good

But it never worked out

Learn by the book

All I do is go south

Cuz I wanna be good

But I keep on going down

POST-CHORUS

And I want to be heard

So I keep it all disclosed

I wanna be myself

Imaginations I suppose

And I try to do better

But it never really works

So I'll keep on feeling empty

Yea I'll keep wantin' more
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Songwriter: Nevaeh Mitchell(Echo)
Note: This is one of my more recent songs(and one of the ones I'm more proud of. I think I based the chorus off of the "NEFFEX - Numb" beat? ). I just now wrote those last 26(50 lines if you include the Pre-chorus, chorus, and post-chorus) lines, even though I stopped writing songs. Should I keep on writing songs, even if I gave up on that dream?
Signs: ^^ = echo effect

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In this case I was so glad that life was confused. Lucas was dead, or mostly dead given that he was still twitching, and Rose was talking with completely random strangers.

“Ahem,” I cleared my throat and pointed to Lucas, “Should we put him out of his misery?”

The girl smirked, “I know it may not look like this but I did break his neck. He’s dead.”

Rose however seemed to be following my train of thought, “No, Eliza’s right. He’s not dead yet. You didn’t decapitate him, you just broke bones.”

“Why should that matter?” The boy said, “Alexis did amazing!” He reached over and grabbed the girl’s—Alexis, I reminded myself—hand. He then proceeded to smile at her so sweetily it made me long for that one person I knew was in my missing memories.

“Yes, she did do amazing but Lucas is a vampire which means it takes different means to end him” Rose carefully explained. “Decapitation, Burning, A stake in the shape of a cross in heart. Do you have a knife on you?”

Alexis checked her front pockets, “Nope?” 

The boy shook his head, laughing a little, “Check your back pocket.”

“Oh yeah! Of course!” Alexis produced a knife out from behind her, “Here!”

Rose took the knife from her just as Alexis asked what she was going to do with it. Rose grinned, not a nice grin but an evil revenge grin that made me glad she was my friend and not my enemy. “I’m going to slowly hack his head off,” Rose whispered, “Make him pay for what he did to Eliza. What he did to me.”

“Hey, Eliza,” The boy turned to look at me as Rose sat by Lucas and started to slowly saw his head off, “Why’s this guy chasing you again?”

I glanced at Rose but she wasn’t paying attention to us anymore. “I don’t know, honestly.” 

The boy started laughing, “You have to know! He almost killed you and your girlfriend!”

“I- I may of kinda slightly lost my memories from the past few weeks.”

 

“You did?! Is that why you’re acting strange?”

“Uh- I would assume so but for the record, I do not think that I am acting strange.”

“You are,” The guy brightened, as if getting an idea, “I might be able to get your memories back. I’m telepathic. But I’m going to need to get some things first.”

Rose looked up, her interest snagged, “Slip! You can get her memories back?!” In a blink of an eye, she was in front of Slip, “What do you need?! Name it, I’ll get it. I need the Eliza I know back. I need her to remember me.”

“Frantic much?” Slip smirked, as if he knew that he held everyone’s fate in his hand, “Well, what we need is an amplifier, rope, and noonday sun.”

I stared blankly at him, “Noonday? Why not midnight or something?”

“Because,” Alexis inserted, “He isn’t a creature of the night like you. And the sun is more powerful than the moon. So, he’s more likely to not kill you or take away all your memories or drive you insane at noon.”

Rose’s eyes became wide, “You mean, to get her memories back she could die? No! There has to be another way!”

I licked my lips, “In my opinion, go for it. I can’t become any insaner than I am and if I die, it’s one less person on this overpopulated planet.”

“Absolutely not! I can’t have you die! I love you!” Rose looked into my eyes, as if searching to see if I had some spark of recognition.

“I-” I froze, my mind going in many different directions, “Rose, I need to get my memories back. I need to know if I loved you!”

Rose froze and I knew I’d gotten her. “Where do we get an amplifier?”

Slip shrugged but his girlfriend raised her hand, “At the school! There’s a whole bunch there!”

“That brings us back to where we were before.” Rose protested, “That’s where we were trying to go before!”

“Time out! Isn’t Rose a teleporting vampire?! Can’t she teleport us there?” Honestly, if that was the answer to our problem, I was going to flip out.

Rose shook her head, “Sorry, love, but I need to see the place first. I have to know the layout, I have to be able to vividly imagine it. Otherwise, it doesn’t work.”

I blinked, “You just need to see it?”

“Yep. And that brings us to the problem of going there,” Rose shrugged.

“Oooooor,” I said, drawing out my words to make sure I had everyone's attention, “We could go to the library, watch a bunch of youtube videos about your school, they make 360 degree videos now. Rose can see what it looks like and then, BAM! We’re there.”

“The school doesn’t have youtube videos. It’s kind of a secret.” Slip looked at me like I was the biggest idiot ever. I squared my shoulders, refusing to let this guy that I just met, put me down.

“What’s the closest city to your school?”

Alexis thought for a second, “Samgye.”

“Then we can look up that! And- And then I can remember everything!”

Rose’s mask cracked, letting me see how excited she was. My cheeks started to flush. I couldn’t wait to get my memories back. I need to know how I managed to get such a hot girl. 

“How about you two go to the library while Alexis and I go find a place to sleep,” Slip offered, “We could meet back here, at lets say, right after the library closing time.” But before any of us could agree or disagree, Slip was gone, pulling a smiling Alexis behind him.

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Libraries were so much more boring than I remembered. I used to love the silence, how many books there were, how easy it was to get lost. Now, I felt like I didn’t belong. Any sounds scared me, seeing another person made me want to bolt, and I didn’t have enough time to get lost in a story.

Rose and I had been researching for a couple hours. It surprised me how many towns were named Samgye. Rose, at first, was overwhelmed at having to memorize all those places but we decided that even if we just memorized one and teleported over then at least we’d still be out of the USA. Which meant we would no longer be wanted so we could just take a train to the real Samgye town.

At the moment, I was in the back of the new library, just looking at the books that I could no longer read. Footsteps sounded behind me, causing me to spin around. Rose smiled at me, “I think I memorized it enough to teleport to their main plaza.”

I smiled back at her, “Great! Soon everything will be as it should.” Looking into Rose’s eyes was hypnotizing. It made me want her so badly. It made me need her. 

I grabbed Rose's wrists and brushed her lips against mine. “I may not know what happened before but I wouldn’t mind making new memories,” I whispered. 

Rose’s mask fell away completely, “How far do you want to go?”

“As far as you’ll let me.”

Rose’s eyes danced with mischief, “Then let's jump off the cliff.” Suddenly, she pushed me backwards. Not expecting that, I started to fall. But instead of falling onto the hard floor of the library, I landed on a soft mattress. 

“Don’t ask where we are,” Rose muttered, her mouth against my ear, her body on mine, “Just enjoy the moment.”

How nice it was to have a girl that can teleport you anywhere when you wanted to have a private moment. I put my arms around her and wrapped my legs around her own. 

Rose playfully nibbled on my ear as I kissed her neck. I was warm. I was blushing. I was so full of adrenaline. And even if I wanted to stop, I know I couldn’t.

Rose turned her head, her mouth finding mine. I could feel the pulse of blood rushing through her, getting faster and faster each second. Our mouths were moving. Both of us were hungry for each other. My tongue was in her mouth and then hers was in mine. But it wasn’t enough. I needed all of her.

My hands went under her shirt, her back warmer than I thought a vampire’s would be. Her skin was soft but I could feel a couple scars. It made me wonder how something so broken inside could seem so okay. It made me wonder how she could still smile. Rose was so strong. She hid her scars well but I know that in this moment, she was opening up and trusting me to know everything.

Rose broke off our deep kiss to duck out of her shirt. “Still want to go all the way,” She breathed, as if scared I’d hate her now. As if I wouldn’t want her now.

As a reply, I took off my own shirt, my own cuts showing on my stomach. Her cuts were worse, her scars were worse but now she knew 100% she wasn’t the only one. She knew that I wasn’t going to leave her just because she self harmed.

 

Rose sucked in a breath, looked me in the eyes, then nodded. I’m not sure how it’s possible but our next kiss was even deeper, it explored new regions. I could feel my lust getting stronger. I had to get closer to her, I loved her.

She slid her hands into my pants. I gasped, a shiver running through my body. I could feel my desire. I could feel her hands going down my thighs, each touch a different sensation. I could feel my jeans slipping down. 

My hands moved off her back and hair to her own jeans. I played with her zipper and unbuttoned the top. Our hands, in sync, went down, over the scars on our legs, until our jeans were no longer on us. Until we were under the covers, our hands being able to reach anywhere we wanted. Only in our underwear and even that was slipping. 

I was in heaven. I couldn’t believe that I was going to sleep with the most beautiful girl in the universe. 

I really wanna go back to when I didn't have to worry about whether he liked me or not to when I didn't have to be worried about being labeled a thot.

I really wanna go back to when my hair was just my hair and a stare was simply just a stare.

I really wanna go back to when everything seemed fair and to be honest I didn't give care.

I just want to go back to when I was innocent.

That's ok though because now I realize I just have to push through and finish it.