A White Rose
The red rose whispers of passion,
And the white rose breathes of love;
O, the red rose is a falcon,
And the white rose is a dove.
But I send you a cream-white rosebud
With a flush on its petal tips;
For the love that is purest and sweetest
Has a kiss of desire on the lips.
- J B O'Reilly (1844-1890) -
My name, Rain Night. My age, 21. My job, Vampire hunter. Now I know it's not your average job but I'm not your average girl. You see after high school I moved out of my parent's house and into an apartment with my best friend, Ame. Now let me tell you the part thats not so normal. The apartment is full of other hunters like myself. Which is about when Ame and I became a hunters.
When we first moved in we met some girls who we instantly became friends with. We all go to the same college and live in the same apartment so we ran into the girls a lot. After awhile the girls came to trust us and let us in on their secret. Now at this time we didn't even know vampires were real and never even considered hunting them. The girls told us a little about the job and how things were done. I think the thing that got Ame's attention was the amount of money she could make. See she hated her job and this was a good solution to help with her aggression and need for money.
They trained us after our classes were done every night for an hour. After they finally thought we were ready they took us on a real job. Now normally we go in groups of two but seeing as this was our first time Ame and I went with two other girls, Evangeline and Maya. That was the first time I have ever really saw a vampire. They try to prepare you but the words don't compare to the real thing. They are beautiful beyond belief and faster than anything I you could ever imagine. You can't let their beauty distract you or it could be fatal. They don't always look that beautiful though only when they let there control go and they have to feed do u really see the beauty. They disguise it when they are in public as to not attract attention.
My first time was not so good for me or Ame. Luckily for us Evangeline and Maya were there. Later that night they told us that they knew we wouldn't be able to do it on our first try but that it was just a lesson we had to learn for the next time. Eventually we got the hang of it and Evangeline and Maya didn't have to hunt with us anymore.
It's not my favorite job but it's my life and I can't really turn back now. Before all this I wanted to be an English teacher and Ame wanted to be an accountant. Ame would never have been satisfied with that life though, that's what her family expected of her. Ame is way to adventurous to keep to that profession. This is the type of life she is content with. I on the other hand would love to be a teacher after college, but that's never going to happen.
Ame's biggest enemy is Amber. Sometimes I think she hates Amber more than the vampires she kills. Everyone else she is close with, Jayla Lena, Madelynn, Trinity, and of course Maya and Evangeline. Amber doesn't really talk to me but she doesn't mess with me like she does Ame either.
Tomorrow night I will have another hunt to go on with Ame so this morning I'll rest in a little more before class begins. New year new classes, it has been that way for the last two years of my life. Despite my job I am still going to college to get my degree for teaching. Ame is only staying in so her family doesn't wonder why she isn't coming home. Eventually she will have to deal with her family but she is going to try to put it off as long as she can.
It is time to go to class. I am smart but I don't like class. The teachers don't care they just drown on with lectures and give tests. Most of the time it's ok to skip some days as long as you read what the teacher lectures about in the books. As long as you don't skip tests you can pass.
I take my seat. I usually try to get in the middle. I don't like being in the front, the teachers notice you then, and I don't like the back. I am usually one of the first people in the classroom; which I don't get because I like to sleep in.
I am again one of the first people in the classroom. Soon the class fills up and the teacher starts his lecture. "My name is Professor Brewer. Not Brewer, man, dude, or anything else. Now for class today I'll be going over chapter one in the book. The book you were all suppose to have for this class."
He continued with his lecture. I took this time to look around. This class was filled with people not really paying attention to Prof. Brewer. Some were reading the chapter, some were doodling, and others falling asleep. And just from that I knew this class would be a very long hour that I would try to skip as much as possible.
The bell finally rang dismissing the class. I have decided to take only 3 classes this year and my next class is in 2 hours so I figured I would walk back to the apartment and take a nap.
On the walk back to the apartment I noticed that it was cold and windy today. That's not really good when you have to hunt because the wind will blow your scent through the air. You can use that to your advantage though. If you want to play innocent human alone on a street or alley way. Your partner has to hide farther away though and that isn't safe. So really it's a bad thing but it can be managed.
I enjoy the cold breeze and decide to take the long way back to the apartment. There are a lot of people out today but they all seem to be in a hurry. I just want to skip the rest of the day and relax it is nice to be outside in the cool air. I really can't though, missing school on the first day is never a good thing. I would drop out but I really want to finish so I can at least have the degree to become a teacher if I don't die on this job. With the money I'm making now I really don't need a fall back plan but I still want to finish that goal. I guess it makes me feel normal. Like how it was suppose to be.
While I was deep in thought I didn't notice the person standing right in front of me. I walked right into him. "I'm so sorry I wasn't paying attention to where I was walking!" I exclaimed. I looked up to notice that I ran into one of the hottest guys I have ever seen in my entire life. I've seen some pretty hot guys remember vampire guys are hot but I'm not into them so it doesn't affect me anymore. But this guy he could make even the toughest girl swoon. He has dark brown hair and midnight black eyes. He is tall and muscular.
"No problem it's just as much my fault, I wasn't paying much attention to where I was going either." He said giving me a dazzling smile. I felt compelled to smile back. "Do you go to the college around here? I think I have seen you before." he inquired. "Yes, do you?" You can't blame me for wanting to know if on the off chance I would see him again. "Yes I do as-well, I'm majoring in Business. What are you, if I may ask?" Well I'm majoring in English in hopes that one day I wont be a vampire hunter and will be able to live a normal life. "I'm majoring in English. Do you live in the dorms?" I am not going to stalk him if that is what you are thinking. "No I live in an apartment on Anderson street." I smile wider into a cheesy smile and I don't care at the moment. The only apartment on that street is the one I live in. "Oh me too! I live on the second floor." I wonder why I have never seen him before. I know if I saw him I would remember. "Oh cool I live on the first floor. Maybe we could hang out sometime?" Now I was definitely excited. "Yeah that would be cool. My name is Rain by the way." My brain must be not functioning right how could I not have told him my name earlier. "Pleasure to meet you Rain. My name is Ryker." Ryker what an interesting name. I like it! "Well Rain I must be off I have a class in a couple minutes. would you like to have dinner sometime?" Did he just ask me out, like on a date or something? "Yeah that would be great, I live in room 4c." He smiled and nodded "Well I'll drop by sometime and see if you are free." I really hope so. He continues walking in the direction of his destination.
I have been here for a year and haven't noticed him. How is that possible? He must be new this year. I start walking again noticing that I haven't moved and he isn't even in sight. I continue walking to my apartment. Even though I was excited because I met Ryker I was still thinking about my night to come and knew I had to get some sleep.
It's hard to have a boyfriend and hunt for vampires. You have to schedule your dates around your job and your school time. The only time I have between those things is when I rest. Which is one of the reasons I don't date very often. Well the other reason is because I haven't really found a guy that could keep my attention and be ok with my timing.
Getting back to my apartment was faster than I thought it would be mainly because I was so lost in thought. First thing I notice is the door to Evangeline and Maya's apartment room is slightly ajar. Instantly I get my knife that's tied to my lower leg toward my ankle. Guns don't kill vampires so there is no need for me to carry one. I quietly open the door all the way and take in my surroundings. The living room is a mess, like someone was searching for something. The couches were ripped apart and thrown around the room. Whoever searched this room didn't miss a spot. It appears that no one is in this room so I continue quietly on my search.
I go to the next room which is the kitchen. It is equally as messy, chairs shoved around the table flipped upside-down. All the drawers pulled open the things spilled on the floor. Nobody is in the room though, so I continue my search to the next room. The girls' bedroom. I quietly open the door and notice this room is also messy but the safes were not broken and all the weapons must still be in there. One of the men in the apartment makes safes that even a vampire can't break open. I search the closet to find no one in there, though all the clothes were spread around the room. The last room is the bathroom. And again like the rest of the room it is a mess. Every place in the room was found and searched.
It appears that whoever broke in was looking for something they never found. I place my knife back into its place and call Evangeline and Maya to tell them of my discovery. They are on there way over.
In no time at all they showed up. Evangeline ran to their bedroom as soon as she got through door. Maya and I followed her, trying to keep up. She opened the safe to see that nothing was missing and slowly began to calm down.
"Hidden in this safe is a secret. The secret is the only thing that keeps us going. No one but myself and the employers can get into this safe. This puts me in danger, which is why I can't allow anyone else to know the secret. Knowing how to get into the safe makes me valuable to the vampires. If they have me open this safe and get to the secret they could destroy the employers which would destroy all of us. You see the employers have a list of all the vampires killed and the name of the hunter who killed them. They keeps tabs. They also have a list of ever hunter under them. If the vampires gain that information they will seek revenge on every hunter on that list. All this information is stored in a building close to here that has this information, but it is only for this states hunters. So Maya, Rain, you can't tell anyone about this safe. You have to promise me you will keep my secret." Maya and I promised Evangeline we would keep her secret.
Every hunter in this building is under Evangeline. Maya being her partner put her next to Evangeline but not as high up. The rest of us are leveled by our killings. The more vampires you kill the higher you go up. It isn't just you that goes up it's your partner also, your killings are equal they are yours as a group. So Ame killing as many vampires as she has puts us up very high. There are a lot of us in these apartments. The highest are the nine of us. After Evangeline and Maya is Ame and me. After us is Amber, who by herself is one of the best. She can't handle being with a partner though or she would be higher than Ame and myself. After her is Lena and Jayla. And after them is Madelynn and Trinity. The rest of the hunters living in this apartment don't go after the more powerful vampires and are less important but still important. This is how the rankings will stay. The only way they change is if a hunter dies.
I guess I wont be getting my nap after all. Maybe later, I am sure Ame will want to be rested up before we go. Now I have just enough time to get to my class. Saying my goodbyes to Evangeline and Maya I start on my way to class. The walk was quick and I got there in no time.
My last 2 classes were much like the first class only they were one after the other. All the classes were important but all were boring. Some times I really think I should just quit and focus on my job, but other times I'm glad I have this so I more human.
I am human. But being a hunter sometimes makes me feel like something more. I can't really explain it. The adrenaline makes me feel invincible, like anything can happen. Which is true in a way. I could be on top about to pierce the vampires heart and in the next second thrown off trying to stay conscious. Which is one of the reasons I am glad I have a partner like Ame to back me up. When we are fighting for the kill we both seem so synchronized. We are so close to each other that we can figure out exactly what the other is planning ahead of time.
I get back to Ame and my apartment. She is talking to Maya about the break in. "This means we have to be more on guard. They know where we live and are not afraid to break in. One of us could be in the room if they decide to do it again. This time we will be on guard though and if we are in they will wish they never set foot in this apartment." Ame looks very determined. "Evangeline and I both think that they will come back and keep searching rooms until they find what they are after." Maya looks worried.
This is not good. It is one thing when you are out in an alley or a deserted street but when it's your home, your safe place. Everything changes. I thought that with the vampire finding the safe they would stop and think of another way to get into it. I thought that they knew it was in the safe. I was wrong. Evangeline would know better than I would about what is going on and if she thinks they are going to keep searching than that's probably what they are going to do.
"So on this hunt tonight if given the chance should we try to get some answers as to who is trying to get in and what they are after?" I wonder aloud. Ame and Maya draw their attention to me. "I think that would be a good idea but only do it if you are in complete control." Maya hesitantly answered. Meaning it was a good idea to get answers but it was very unsafe.
Ame looks at me and I know what she is thinking. She thinks that Evangeline knows everything already but isn't saying anything. I told her what Evangeline told Maya and me because she is my best friend and partner, she needed to know. Ame thinks that the information we get should stay between us. I nod at her meaning I agree. We don't let Maya know what we are doing, knowing she would have to tell Evangeline.
Maya left after saying we should rest before we went out tonight Ame and I agreed with her. So now Ame and I are on our way to our room. Her bed is on one side of the room and mine is on the other just like Evangeline and Maya's room. Every hunter and their partner share an apartment and are both in the same bedroom. It is that way because it is safer. If something like what happened to Maya and Evangeline would have happened while they were in the house they would have probably been napping in their bedroom. They would have more than likely heard what was going on and would have been together protecting each other and coming up with a plan. That is why staying together is safer.
The thing that is really scary about what happened to Maya and Evangeline was that it happened during the day. Most vampires sleep more during the day or pretend to be human. They try to blend in. This must be very important if the vampires are willing to go during the day and risk being caught. Evangeline never said what was in the safe that was so important. Some sort of secret. It could have a mailing identification on it or something that could give them an idea as to where the employers reside or keep the information.
"Rain do you think we should keep the information we get to ourselves until we figure out what the secret is? I mean I think Evangeline is hiding it for a reason and if we brought our information to her she might make us stop searching. I want to know what that secret is and I can tell that Maya does too but she wont search on her own because without Evangeline she would be very unsafe. She wants to know because it may help her to protect Evangeline but she knows Evangeline wont tell her. Evangeline thinks by keeping the information from us that it is protecting us but I don't know if that is really going to work. I mean if we are fighting for this secret and only Evangeline and the employers know how to get to it and what it is, then why should we have to fight for it. If I am going to fight for something I want to know what I am fighting for."
Looking up at the ceiling I think about what she is saying. Then I finally turn to look at her. "Yes I agree with you. If we get some information Evangeline will stop it and I really want to know what that secret is. I think your right about Maya too. She does want to know and she needs us to get the information without Evangeline knowing."With that being said we roll back over and go to sleep.
I wake up to see Ame getting her safe out from under her bed. We all have our own safes for our knives. She's dressed and looks like she is ready to go. I sit up and quietly get on my clothes. Then dig under my bed and my safe out. After getting at least 8 knives out and putting them in different spots on my body, hidden where nobody would notice them, I look up at Ame to notice her waiting for me. "Ready?" She asks while getting up off her bed and heading for the door. I hurry to catch up with her. "So where are we going tonight?" I ask wondering who we are after and where to go.
"Tonight we will being going to the club on Wishmer street. The vampire owns the club and has many body guards so we will either have to make a distraction or get into his private room alone with him. He is very powerful so don't underestimate him. Tonight will be different though because this will be the hardest one. We will have to be trusted by him to be alone with us. As you know vampires don't trust many and the body guards around him will trust even less. This is not a one night thing as you can by now tell. If we can make it a one night thing it would be greatly appreciated but I doubt that will happen seeing as if we want our information we will have to get close to him. Like I said this vampire is very powerful so it will take awhile for him to trust us, but we must do everything we can to get him to trust us. Well everything but let him bite us. If he gets to close kill him but prepare for the fight with the body guards." She explains as quickly as possible.
This job will not be easy. To get close to a vampire means one of two things you have to get him to be your friend and all or you have to be his girlfriend. I can already cancel out the first one. This means only one of us will get to get in close meaning one will work harder than the other. By the looks of it Ame thinks it will be her. I don't have a problem with that because I really don't want to get all cuddly with a very powerful vampire. It just bothers me when she thinks she will get him before I would even have a chance. She has always been like that though. She knows she is beautiful and that any guy would kill for her but she doesn't have to be like that with me. I am not her competition I am her partner and best friend.
We get a block from the club and Ame stops and turns to look at me. I stop and look back at her wondering why she stopped. "You know I said this wasn't a one night thing. Well this could take months. Get as close to him as you can so he will tell you everything. I was thinking we could plan a day, after one of us gets close to him, that we will surprise kill him. The one who gets close to him will have o get him to go with her to an alone spot that is easily accessible to the other and we will surprise him and kill him. That way this will go smoothly with little fighting. I don't want to have to fight him because he is to powerful for us." If Ame doesn't want to fight him then I know it is bad. She will normally take on any vampire. I nod letting her know that I agree and we continue walking.
We get to the club and get in the line. Ame and I both hate waiting. We are very impatient people and lines annoy both of us. "Do you know what he looks like?" I whisper to her. She nods and pulls out a small picture. He has short dark black hair and midnight black eyes. He is very muscular and very attractive. He is definitely a vampire. "He has a sister that is someone you should worry about. He is very over protective of her and you will want to be in her good graces to get close to him. Her name is Layne." She takes out another picture and hands it to me. She has long sleek black hair and dark midnight eyes like her brother. She is thin and very beautiful. "She is powerful too but her power doesn't compare to her brothers. She would be no problem to take out if needed." She explains. I give her back the pictures and she burns them quickly. She is not noticed.
We finally get to the front of the line. "ID please." One of the guards says while looking us over. Ame and I both give him our IDs. He nods and gives them back allowing us in. "I'll dance and see if he is out there u sit at the bar. Sound good?" I nod my head letting her know that I heard, which is unbelievable because the music is so loud.
I make my way over to the bar and sit and a stool by the end near a hallway. The bartender smiles and asks what I would like. I a mile back and tell him I just want a coke. "Are you here with friends?" He asks knowingly. I nod and smile. He must think I am going to be the DD. That's a good cover. He pulls out a coke and opens it for me. I take it and he walks to the other end of the bar to tend to other people.
I sip my drink and look around. I keep my eye on Ame without looking suspicious. She is doing the same for me. We do this so we know if the other is in trouble. It's just a safety precaution. I keep looking around to see if I can find Grayson or Layne.
I feel someone sit next to me and quickly look over. It's
Grayson and he smiles the brilliant shiny white smile that would make anyone envious. "Are you looking for someone?" I smile back at him and reply "No just looking around. I've never been in here before." Which is partly the truth.
Acting will be the easy part for me because I can feel what I want to feel. Vampires can sence what you are feeling so that would be one thing someone would have to look out for. They know if your being fake. Which is why me being able to change emotion like this is good. When I read I feel like I am the main girl character and if she cries I feel her pain and cry with her.
"Well I hope you like it. My name is Grayson and I own this place. And your name is?" He seems to be kind of shy but not at the same time. He isn't showing off that he owns the place but he isn't hiding it either. I smile at him. " It's nice to meet you Grayson. My name is Rain." He smiles and looks over my shoulder. It is his sister Layne. "Grayson there seems to be a little trouble at the door. Sorry to interrupt." She says smiling kindly at me. He turns to me "Please excuse me Rain I'll be back in a moment." I smile and nod ok. Grayson leaves to go check out the trouble. "Sorry I didn't introduce myself, my name is Layne. Grayson said your name was Rain right?" She asks politely. "Yes that's my name. It's nice to meet you." She smiles sweetly. "Grayson doesn't smile much and I would know because I am his sister. When he was talking to you he seemed to smile a lot. Do you know each other?"
"No, actually I just met him not even 10 minutes ago."
"Well that is odd. My brother doesn't talk to very many people. He is normally very quiet and doesn't make friends easily."
Yes this has to be a good thing. Wait this could also be a bad thing if it means he wants me to be his next meal. She looks like she is sizing me up. So I hope this means it's the first one. She wouldn't take the time to talk to me if it was the second one. So he must want to get to know me.
He comes back and smiles at both of us. "Couple drunk guys fighting. Had to have some guards take them out back." He looks at Layne with a silent signal that I didn't fail to notice, though I pretended that I didn't see anything. "Well I think I'll go see if they left. Wouldn't want the police to get involved." And with that she was on her way to her next mean, two drunken guys.
"So I assume she introduced herself to you." Grayson acknowledged. I smiled "Yes but she mainly talked about you." He looked a bit startled by that. "Oh well what did she say?" He looks a bit nervous. I smirk. "Well she said your quite shy but you don't seem very shy right now. She also said you don't smile much, which that would really be ashamed because you have a wonderful smile." Yeah I am flirting but it's just for this job, nothing personal. Well at least that's what I am telling myself.
Who knew in one day I would have this many hot guys talk to me, wanting to get to know me. Let me tell you that doesn't happen very often in this town. The hot guys are either vampires like Grayson or go for girls like Ame and Amber, which is probably one of the reasons the detest each other so much. Guys that I find attractive don't live around here. But I guess that isn't true because I met Ryker earlier, and Grayson isn't so bad for being a vampire.
"I wouldn't call myself shy, I simply sit back and let the people in need of attention have the spot light. I appear when I am needed and take care of what is mine. Layne likes to be the center of attention which I wouldn't mind except she like to draw the attention of the wrong guys. And there isn't very much to smile about in my life, nothing exciting, everything is the same day after day, year after year. Nothing changes that's really important." Well that seems to be very boring but it cannot be as bad as he says.
"You started this club, that must be exciting. You seem to see the cup as half empty so to speak. I think you would be happier if your cup was half full." I smile with an all knowing smile. He smiles back and shakes his head slightly. "I have only just met you and yet you seem to, as you say, make my cup half full. You are a very lovely person to be around you could probably brighten any ones day." I unwillingly blush. "Uh thanks, but no I really don't talk to very many people. I stick with my friends most of the time."
Like it was her que Ame comes over and smiles at me. "Who's your friend?" She asks playing her part. "Ame this is Grayson, Grayson this is Ame. Grayson owns the club." Ame smiles " It is a pleasure to meet you. You have a very nice place here."
"Thank you, well I have to go see what trouble Layne is getting into. It was nice meeting you Ame. I hope you will come back again. Rain, would you want to come back tomorrow so I could show you the whole club?" Ame looks kind of pissed that he would like to see me again and just dismissed her like that. "Yes that would be nice."
"Great then I'll be looking forward to seeing you tomorrow. Good bye ladies." And with that he is on his way to find Layne.
Ame walks away, well more like stomps away. I run to catch up with her. She is pissed. Shes not use to somebody not falling for her on sight. She must feel like I am her competition for this instead of her partner.
"Ame wait!" I yell trying to catch up. She stops and turns to me. "Hurry up! Why are you so slow!?" She yells back. We are now half way home and it is still freezing outside. "Why are you so mad at me?" I ask hoping we can fix the problem.
"I'm mad at you I am mad at that stupid vampire." She stated venomously. She sighed and continued. "I just can't believe he dismissed me like I wasn't worth his time. Things would just be so much easier if it was me having to do this and not you. I am the better fighter and yes you are a better actor but this job is my life and to you it's just something you have to do. You could really get hurt if something goes wrong." I nod showing her that I understand.
"You are a better fighter than I am but your hate for his species you could only hide for a short amount of time and with you knowing you are a great fighter you might not take the time for the plan to fully work itself out. It might be easier with it being me because you'll be able to come in when it is the right time and fight him. Like you said earlier tonight he is very powerful so the only way we will be able to win is with a surprise attack. It will be easy for me to not carry a big weapon and you jump in and shock him giving you enough time to kill him before he can use all his powers. This just might work for the best." She looked thoughtful for a couple seconds before continuing to walk. "Your probably right."
It was a short walk from there to the apartment. When we got there we both took turns in the bathroom taking showers and getting ready for bed.
We both lay down for awhile just thinking. Ame rolls over to look at me. "Are you sure you can handle this? He is the most powerful vampire we have ever had a job with. This job may last a long long time, and I'm not talking about just a month. I am talking about six or more months. You will have to do more than just be his friend. Did you think about that? You'll have to kiss him and get close to him, which in itself is dangerous. Can you handle that?"
"Yes, I can handle that. I know what I have to do and I know I can do it. I also realized it would take awhile to gain his trust. Ame, I know what I'm doing."
She nods. "You better be. I can't be with you all the time. I wont be able to help fight him if he finds out, because I wont even be in the same building. There is a chance he will find out because we will still have to do more jobs. We wont do as many as we normally do but we will be doing some."
"I know Ame. Now no more talk I have to get some sleep, I have classes." And with that we both turned over and went to sleep.
I wake up and notice Ame looking at me. "What?" I ask a little annoyed that she is staring at me like that. "Do you really think college is important anymore? I mean we already have good paying jobs, and we are set for life with the money we have already made. What more could you ask for?"
She has a point but to college is more than just college, it's the only thing that is the same in my life since I became a hunter. I don't know if I am ready to give up on everything and completely transform my life into the hunter I am. There is no way Ame would ever understand that. "We have to keep up appearances. We have to stay in college. Well at least one of us do. If you want to quit you can quit, I'll stay." I look up at her not looking directly in the eye, hoping she falls for it.
"I guess you are right, but it's not fair to you. I really want to quit, i can't stand being there anymore. I have everything I want here."
"Don't worry about me Ame, I really don't mind staying." I try to convince her. She looks up at me and shakes her head in agreement. "I'll take care of it today." She says ending our conversation and heading towards the bathroom.
About an hour later we were out the door heading for the college. "I know that it is close but we could still take the car. I don't know why you always insist on walking." Ame grumbles.
"Hey Rain!" I turn around to see Ryker running towards us. "Hey Ryker, this is my friend Ame." They shake hands and Ame turns to me. "I have never seen you with him, so I assume you are not good friends." she analyzes. "No actually we bumped into each other the other day, and found out we live in the same apartment building." Ryker says smiling at me. "Oh you do? I am surprised I haven't seen you then. Rain and I share an apartment and I thought I knew everyone in the building."
"That is probably because I normally live with my friend who own's a club around here but for now I am staying at the apartment with my other friend Mason. You probably know him."
Ame nods "Yes I know him. I think he dated my friend awhile back. I think that was a short one though, maybe lasted for a week tops." Madelynn use to date him. Neither one of them are the faithful, long lasting type.
Ryker chuckles. "Knowing Mason it probably didn't last very long. He is not a one women guy. I don't think he will ever settle down. He could be your best friend but he will never be your boyfriend. When he says date he means taking you out a couple times then never calling you back, but girls always think he means something long term." He ends shaking his head.
We are almost to the college now. I have been to most of the clubs around here, I wonder what one his was living at. Maybe I can ask him if hhe wants to go to the club sometime. That would be a fun date. Dancing and drinking. It would make for an awesome night.
"You said you were living at the club with your friend. Which club was it?"
Ame's eyes widen but she quickly changes her face back to look interested. This time I don't know what she is thinking. I'll have to ask her when Ryker leaves.
"Oh, it's club Betsalel. My friend Grayson owns it. I stay there sometimes and help him run the place." He smiles. I try to put a smile on my face and breathe. It is very hard to breathe when all I can think about is how much trouble this could be. Ame looks at me and takes a short breathe, signaling me too breathe. This must have been what she was thinking earlier. "It is a really great place maybe you would like me to show you around it sometime?"
"Ame and I were there last night. It is a really nice place. I met your friend Grayson and his sister Layne. They both seem very nice. Oh well I guess we are here I better hurry to class. Ame will you be home for lunch?" I signal to Ame that we need to talk. "Yes I will be there. It was nice meeting you Ryker but I have to get out and I want to do it before the place gets to crowded." And with that she hurries to the main building. "Will you be at the club tonight?" Ryker asks quickly. "Uh well it depends on if Ame wants to go. Well got to go bye!" I quickly walk away to my class.