Chapter One

The Taste of Rejection

I can't believe Luce. She chose Daniel over me without knowing the truth. Without having the proper knowledge other that he was good looking. Is she realy that naïve? I lay on the ground waiting for the pain Gabbe's foot inflicted to fade. But I know that the pain Luce has inflicted on me wont.

There's no way Luce would have gone with Daniel if she knew what would happen. If she only knew that if she tried the simplest gesture of affection towards him, she would die. She would burst into flames before she could realize what was happening.

She could live a long and happy life with me. But she chose him. And I can't change her mind. That's her mistake. That's her funeral. At least this time I won't have to go through it all over again. Because this time she won't come back. No more reincarnations. I want Daniel to suffer knowing he is the reason for this.

"What the heck?" I hear a female voice not too far from me. Suddenly she's kneeling over me. "Are you hurt?" No I'm just taking a nap on the cold, damp ground. Mortals can be so stupid sometimes.

I sit up and see a girl with bright green eyes similar to my own, pale skin and blond hair with black streaks in it. She has real concern in her eyes. I sigh and say, "I'm fine. You can leave now, but thanks for asking." That's a lie. Why did this girl have to interrupt my thoughts? I'm annoyed as it is.

She gets up and offers me her hand but I ignore it. "Are you sure you're not hurt? I could walk you to the nurse if you want." I roll my eyes. My wounds have already healed and if I did need to go to the nurse I don't think she could help. She's a nasty old woman. Most of the faculty here is nasty. Not as nasty as me though.

"No, like I said, I'm fine." I'm about to leave but she asks, "If you don't mind telling me, why where you on the ground?" I turn around and say, "I do mind. Goodbye"

The girl looks hurt. Good, maybe this will teach her not to put her nose were it doesn't belong. She sighs and whispers, "I was just trying to help", and walks away. I feel a little guilty about hurting this girl but quickly wave it away.

I kick some dirt and head toward my dorm. I walk inside and walk past the doors. Molly is blasting her music as usual. I find my room and open the door. Closing the door the behind me, I plop on my small bed.

I can't sleep so I grab a beer from my secret stash (thanks Roland) and turn on some music. Feeling rather rowdy I blast the music as loud as Molly. It's about an hour later when I hear pounding on my door. I open one eye and wonder who it is. It could be Daniel or Gabbe so I just shut my eyes. The pounding gets louder and it's obvious that they're not going away.

I sigh, get up, and open the door. The girl who tried to help me stands in front of me with her hands on her hips and she's clearly mad. "How can I help you this time?" She looks confused and says," What are you doing here?" I roll my eyes. "This is my dorm. What are you doing here?" "Sorry I didn't know this was your room. I came here to tell you to turn down your music, I can't sleep." I sigh and say, "If I turn down my music will you go away?"

The girl is not as nice as she was the last time we spoke. "Yes I will leave. Why are you such a pooter anyway?" She crosses her arms on her chest. "I have my reasons for being a "pooter"." She looks at the ground and whispers, "Well, feel better. I'll be on my way."

I shut the door and walk back to my bed. Why is that girl so nice? Didn't her mother tell her not to talk to strangers? Especially demons. She was pretty, in an annoying way. She's almost as pretty as Luce. Almost. I push the girl into the back of my mind and drift to sleep.

"Get your lazy ass up, Cam." Molly throws a pillow at me and I groan. I guess this is her way of saying "wake up sunshine!" I sit up and rub my eyes. Molly is standing by my table with her hands on her hips. She looks extra menacing today with ripped tights, a black skirt with clothes pins, a ripped up shirt, and heavy military boots. Molly looks like this even when she's off campus. Not like I'm a ray of sunshine either.

I sigh and say, "What are you doing in my room Molly?" She smiles, but it's wicked. Ignoring my question she says, "So you're just going to sit around and drink because of that stupid girl?" I felt myself get defensive for Luce but gave up on defending her. She chose Daniel, so she was stupid. At least in that category.

I still have feelings for her but I know that it's stupid. Daniel won her over and she's not coming back to me. So, I might as well move on. Starting with getting the hell out of this hell crater.

I get up from my bed and say, "no I'm going to find someplace to stay. This place sucks." Molly starts looking at my CDs and says, "Fine, have fun. I realy don't care."

"Good, so get out." Molly walks out of my room and slams the door. Not because she's angry but because she thinks it will annoy me. Since I don't have anything else to do, I start packing.

Knowing that I'll look suspicious if I carry to much stuff I settle for a black duffle bag with some clothes and money. Before I walk out the door I say, "goodbye hell crater."