Human Vampire- chapter 5

Human Vampire- chapter 5

Human Vampire

Chapter 5

By, Natsumi456
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I looked around the crowded cafeteria, trying to remember who sat where. I thought it would be useful, so that way I knew which tables to avoid. I noticed a few tables that I was sure were filled with popular kids who were rude and obnoxious. I didn’t finish the list when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned to the person who had interrupted me, but kept the anger off of my face. It was Rebecca.

After fourth period, I had grown to like Rebecca, and was now glad that she here. She had gone off to buy her lunch, and had left me to look around. Man was she right when she said “It’s very crowded, so be careful while I am gone” before she left. I was in for a long ride when it came to a crowd as big as this one.

I preferred cafeterias that were outside, not in a stuffed up building. I guess it does have its ups though. At least when it rains we will have shelter. But, I was worried about when it got really hot. From what I could tell, this cafeteria didn’t have an air conditioner. I could see plenty of kids sweating to know that on hot days I would suffer.

Rebecca took my hand and guided me through the thick crowd of hungry high school kids. I looked at the tables around me, and noticed that many people were looking at me as I passed by, and I didn’t like it one bit. I hated attention when I was alive, and I still do. I didn’t notice that we had reached Rebecca’s friends until Rebecca was waving her hand in front of my face.

I snapped out of it and smiled. I looked at the table where we were going to be sitting at, and noticed that there were four boys and three girls, not including Rebecca, sitting at the small table. The table may have been small, but it didn’t look like it was with Rebecca’s friends sitting there. It looked like they fit perfectly, and just to my luck, it looked like there was two empty seats left.

As I sat down next one of the four boys, I noticed that the girls and boys were paired up. A girl with short brown hair and green eyes was sitting next to a boy with dark brown hair and blue eyes. One of the other girls with blonde hair sat next to a guy with spiky brown hair. The girl’s hair reached to her waist, which was pretty long in my opinion. The last of the three girls was a small girl with brown wavy hair down to her shoulders sitting next to a shaggy black haired boy with light brown eyes.

I noticed Rebecca sitting next to a boy with short dirty blonde hair. He seemed nice, but I couldn’t tell. As I looked over the group, I felt like looking at the person who sat next to me.

I couldn’t help but look at the person who sat next to me. The boy was about ‘6’inches and had chocolate brown hair. His eyes were a deep chestnut color and his skin was a little tan. He was perfect.

Wait, did I just think that this guy sitting next to me is perfect! He is a human! You stupid girl! You can’t fall for a human! It’s not possible! Stop your foolish thinking this instant! I kept thinking about this while I stared at the boy.

I forgot that I was staring at the boy when he started to smile at me. I felt my face heating up, and was disgusted by the thought that I blushing in front of a simple human. I turned my head away and looked at Rebecca for help. She was grinning, and I could tell that she knew instantly that I had fallen for her friend.

“Ok, so these are my friends. I’ll introduce you” she said, and I soon paid attention, making notes on who was who. “This is Bridget” she said pointing to the short brown hair. “This is her boyfriend, Brian” pointing to the boy next to Bridget with the dark brown hair. “This is Catherine” pointing to girl with the long blonde hair. “This is Chase, Catherine’s boyfriend” pointing to the boy with the surprisingly spiked brown hair. “This is my best friend, Joanna” pointing to the last girl with light brown wavy hair. “This is Joanna’s boyfriend, Dylan” she said, pointing to the boy with shaggy blonde hair. “This is my boyfriend, Devon” she said, pointing to the boy who sat next to her.

“And finally, but not least, Ethan. He has no girlfriend, so he kinda is an outcast in the group” I heard Dylan joke. My thoughts reeled on the boy named “Ethan” while Ethan shouted at Dylan about how “that wasn’t funny at all.” I giggled a bit, these kids made me laugh.

I noticed everybody staring at me while I giggled. “What?” I asked, giving them all weird looks, telling them that they better back-off. It was instinct for me to give people that look when they stared at me, Rebecca was the only person who I had not given it to, until now.

They all burst out laughing when my face started to turn red from anger. I soon got what they were laughing at, and cooled down and joined them in this laughing feast. They were staring at me, wondering what I would do. I called it a test, they were just curious; that’s what I thought.

“You laugh sounds like bells” I heard Ethan say. For the first time in my life, I felt like I was in heaven; just from hearing his voice! I fainted inside, but smiled on the outside. I knew I would like these people when we started to laugh, but I knew I couldn’t get too close, afraid that I would hurt them when I left. I would leave eventually; I wasn’t going to give up so easily.

Into the current conversation, I didn’t notice everybody looking behind me, until I felt a warm pair of arms wrap themselves around my neck. My new friends stared at the person from behind me with wide eyes. I widened my eyes slightly, but soon glared. I knew who it was; and I was not happy.

“Let go, Cane” I hissed. I heard a Cane’s deep laughter at my sudden anger. I lifted my right hand, and twisted Cane’s left wrist. I heard him yell “Ow”. I grinned, I was happy that I could still cause him pain. I turned around when he took his arms away; probably afraid that I would hurt his arms further.

“Why did you do that? It hurt” he whined. I frowned at him. I was disappointed. My brother had whined; he was old enough not to do such a thing. He was acting childishly.

“Don’t whine. You’re only 15, and you’re still whining. What would dad say?” I muttered to him. I knew that one hit him hard, it would hurt me to. He glared at me, I just smiled at him. I had won this battle, but not the war; yet. I didn’t know we were attracting attention until Rebecca nudged me. I turned to her.

“Who’s he?” she asked me quietly; so quiet that it seemed like a whisper. I soon remembered that they were there, and that I had been rude. I had not introduced them to my brother. My eyes brightened.

“This is my brother, Cane” I told them, pointing at Cane, not bothering to take a look; I was still mad at him. I could hear him scoff; he knew that I was still angry. I looked around that table; they all seemed to show relief on their faces, especially Ethan. I was happy that Ethan was happy; knowing that he probably thought it was my boyfriend. But, I didn’t see why he was showing any concern at all about my relationships, it’s not like we fell in love at first sight. I mean, it was for me, but probably not for him.

“Well, I gotta go, see you later sis” Cane muttered, before waving goodbye at my friends and running off. I groaned when he was out of ear shot and centered my attention back to my friends. They all showed shock on their faces. I guess they didn’t know that I didn’t have a brother.

Soon the bell rang. I was relieved; it had saved me once again. I got up as quickly as I could, and grabbed Rebecca’s hand. “Let’s go” I whispered to her in a hurry, and didn’t bother to see if she showed any protest. I started to walk towards the exit, but my left wrist was caught.

I looked back to see who had enough courage to actually touch me. It was Ethan. He showed a bit of sadness in his face. I was very curious as I looked over his face. “What?” I asked him nicely. I could tell that he was searching for the right words, but was struggling.

“Can I walk you home after school?” he asked me quietly, as he started to blush. I felt my blood rushing to my face. I tried not to blush, but I did; I could just feel it. I wanted to tell him “yes”, but I knew I couldn’t; at least not for today. I needed to look at my surroundings, and see if I was close to the ‘hangout’. I knew that Cane would follow me, so needed to leave earlier than him, and Ethan would only slow me down.

“No, not today. Maybe to tomorrow. I am really busy today, after school” I told him. His face fell, and my heart wrenched. It saddened me to see Ethan sad, but it had to be done. I just had to do one thing before I left to go to my next class. I kissed him on the cheek quickly, and walked away as fast as humanly possible. I didn’t look back, afraid that I would turn back if I did.

I didn’t notice Rebecca tagging along, until I felt her hand slap the back of my head. I whirled around in a blink of an eye, and gave her the hardest glare I could muster. She just laughed, and patted me on the back.

“Just a joke. But, you should’ve said yes” she whispered in my ear. I nodded in agreement. She was right, as weird as it was. She was a little strange, and not really the smartest person in the world, but she got that right. She was right; I should have accepted his offer.

My last two classes passed in a blur, and felt like they were a fragment of my imagination. During my classes I thought about what I would do after school. I had a plan in my head, and I was sure it was all going to work out. I was going to run as soon as the bell rang, and look for the alleyway where my friends and I used to hang out at. I was sure they would be there, and couldn’t wait to see them.

As soon as the bell rang, I sprang up, grabbed my backpack, and made a run for it. After about five minutes, I was far enough from the school to stop and look at my surroundings.

The buildings were high; as usual. I could tell that we were in the same area that I had been living in ever since I died. I was getting excited, but didn’t want to give my hopes up. I located the alleyway as soon as I looked at it. It was the first alleyway next to the bar called “Kelper’s Bar”, which was really weird bar. My friends and I used to hang out there at night, and be soon made it our meeting place during the night.

But, it was far from night, and I knew they wouldn’t be there. I ran towards the alleyway, but stopped in the entrance. I was deciding whether to leave my backpack, or bring it with me. I decided that it would be a nuisance, and dropped it. After a quick breath, I ran.

I ran down the dark alleyway, looking for the entrance to out hideout. I getting worried, I had never had this kind of trouble before. I usually could detect the hideout in a matter of seconds, but ten minutes had already gone by already. I had already gone up and down the alleyway three times, and gave up.

I sat down on a lidded trash can, and took a big breath. I was sweating, and I was sure that my eyes were starting to tear up from frustration. My feet were sore, my arms dangling on my side, and my breathing slowing down. I could hear my heart beat, and closed my eyes. The sound of my own heart brought peace to my heart. I could’ve slept there, but I knew I shouldn’t. I needed to see my friends. I was so worried, what if they were captured as well.

I was so caught up in my thoughts; I didn’t notice the bleak forms gathering around me; possibly because I had my eyes closed. I took one final breath, and opened my eyes.

I immedietly screamed when I saw red eyes staring at me. When I realized who it was, I snapped my mouth shut, and brought my hand to my mouth. I let out a mournful cry, and ran to the shadow. The shadow hugged me back tightly, and I never wanted to let go.

“Hello Blaze” I managed to whisper through my tears. My best friend pulled back, looked at me sadly. I could tell that it hurt him to see me cry, but I just had to. He was my best friend, and I couldn’t stand to be away from him for too long.

“I missed you, Flame” he whispered in my ear. I started to sob. My best friend was finally here. I was so scared, and when he wasn’t there for me, I’d get sad; and now he is here.

I pushed him away, and rubbed my tears away; hoping they would dry quickly. I gave him the smile that he grew up with, and hugged him once more. I felt happy, very content.

I slowly told him of what happened after I was kidnapped, and told him of all of my new friends in High School. He seemed happy that I was happy, until I mentioned Ethan asking me out. He even growled at the mere sound of his name.

“I’ll kill this kid. Nobody makes a move on Flame when I’m not around” he declared. I giggled, and punched his arm playfully. He mouthed “Ow” and then we both started to laugh. I couldn’t get enough of Blaize; he was just so easy to laugh around.

“Eleni?” I heard a girl call. I choked on my laugh, and put my hand over Blaize’s mouth. I motioned for him to stay there while I talked to the girl. He nodded, reading my mind. I lifted my hand away from his mouth, and walked over to the entrance of the alleyway. I was surprised at who I saw there.

“Eleni, what are you doing here? Please don’t tell me you are seeing a gang, and your boyfriend is part of it. Please” Joanna begged. I laughed as hard as I ever had at her words. She thought Blaize was my boyfriend, what a joke. I was so going to tell Cane about this, wait, no I can’t. Cane is a traitor, and he would probably tell Mason that I was seeing the vampires behind his back. I couldn’t tell my brother, and that saddened me.

“No, he is a friend. You see, my father thought that I would fall in love with him, and moved us. But, he forgot that where we had moved was close to him either way. No, he is not part of a gang, but he is my best friend. We grew up together” I told her. I heard her sigh in relief. I was relieved too, if she thought I was dating someone, then she would’ve told Ethan; and I didn’t want that.

I waved into the shadows, and pushed Joanna up the street. “You will not tell a soul about this, will you?” I demanded. I didn’t want her and Catherine to spread rumors, especially cause Cane would hear them.

When she shook her head, I sighed with relief. We soon arrived at the school, and I left to there; without a single word of goodbye.

I skipped up the street happily, towards my new formed home; in which I still hated. I stopped in front of the door, and started to worry.

“What if they know” I thought. I guess I won’t know until I open the door.

I opened the door slowly. I sighed with relief when nobody showed up. I closed the door silently, and gave another sigh. Soon, I was tackled to the ground.

“Where have you been” my brother growled. I shrugged my shoulders as I pushed him off of me. I dusted off my shirt, and glared at him.

“None of your business” I scoffed. I pushed him aside, and walked up the stairs towards my room. I closed it, locked it, and jumped onto my bed.

I hugged a pillow as I started to fall asleep. I couldn’t wait for tomorrow. It didn’t seem fair, the day had gone to fast, and the night was going to slow.

I finally succumbed to sleep, and let my dreams take over. It was the best dream I had ever had.