I dug deep into my pocket. I took out the scrunched up piece of paper. It had been a while since I had read it and I had forgotten it was in my jacket.
It had started falling apart, but the writing was still eligible, so I knelt down and tried to smooth it out on the sidewalk.
People were walking quickly past me, in their own little worlds. My world was much, much bigger. I knew what sort of things lay ahead. They didn't
I felt sorry for them. Sorry that they were going to be taken by surprise at just how dangerous the world really was.
I had lost my train of thought, but now I focused again. I held both sides of the paper so that even if it wasn't smooth yet it would appear to be because I was pulling at it with my fingers.
I pulled my face to it trying to make out the perfect writing that he had writing in. His hands had touched this paper, and I was just laying it out on the dirt.
But it's different now, it is. He's not Dimitri anymore. He's Dimitri the strigoi. He is completely different. In every single way.
I zoned out, remembering the months that he had kept me locked away like some sort of pet. He would drink my blood, and the thought now made me queasy. He said that he wanted me. What did he want me for? He never said he wanted me because he loved me and wanted to be with me forever. He just said that he wanted me. What am I supposed to get with that? Every time I think of him saying those four simple words 'Because I want you' it sends a shiver down my spine.
But I thought I had the answer now. While I was there, he kept saying that I would make an incredible Strigoi. So it's obvious. He wanted me so that he could take over everyone and everything.
I thought I had staked him, that he was dead. But he's not, and he's coming for me. What is he going to do? Is he going to kill me at the first chance he gets? Is he going to torture me until I beg him to make me one of them? I see no third option. Either way, it's going to hurt. A lot.
"Rose. Rose? What are you doing sitting on the ground? I'm surprised you haven't been crushed to death by these people with giant feet." I looked up and he was smirking at me.
"Stop being funny Adrian and help me up, Bigfoot." Now I was the one bearing the grin.
He came over and sat down next to me. He put his arm around me and hugged me, hugging and not letting go.
"So. What's wrong then?" He asked me, looked at my face.
"Nothing." I mumbled. Damn aura. "I was just thinking."
"On the ground?" His eyebrows creased in confusion. "I hope your not thinking about killing yourself because that's what sitting in the way of these people will do to you." His forehead went smooth and he smiled again.
He leaned down to kiss me and I was about to kiss him back when I noticed.
"Why do you continue to drink? It's not good for you and you know it."
He sighed, still smiling and then he swept his arms under me and picked me up in his arms.
"Let me down, I'm not a baby." He carried me toward the cafeteria. How did he know that I was hungry? Oh, right. Aura.
When we entered the doors of the cafeteria he set me down but everyone was still looking at us. What the hell are they staring at?
I looked over my shoulder just as I heard the doors close. She was standing there looking at me like I had called to her or something. This is weird.
I walked over to her and gave her a hug. Then I realized that I didn't know if she liked hugs or not, but the thought vanished when she hugged me back.
"OhMyGod, I can't believe you're here. It's so nice to see you again. I've missed all of you so much. I would have come to visited but with school and everything…" I trailed off, still trying to see her and believe that she's really here. Sudden realization hit. "Is something wrong?"
"Yes, I would say so. Can we talk?" She looked serious and I quickly backtracked at how excited I had just been. Something is wrong, and it's must be to do with Him because otherwise his Grandma wouldn't have come all this way.
The entire lunch room was till staring, so I took her to the furthermost table. I signaled for Adrian to not come with us, and I'm pretty sure from his face expression that he understood, but was concerned and worried and curious.
"What happened? What's wrong."