Afraid To Be Alone
Chapter One:
Frightened
Stan frowned, groaning as he lifted his head from in between his knees. Grunting, he rolled his neck to get the cricks out and yawned. His ass hurt from sitting on the hallway floor since last night.
At first, he looked around, utterly confused as to why he was out here in the first place.
Right, he thought after a moment or two. Protocol.
Sighing heavily, he rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. Last night… Frightening.
Lakena had woken him up b bursting into his room, wailing hysterically. Her hair had been matted with mud, dirt, and leaves and god knew the red tint was blood. Her clothes were torn to shreds and her skin was scratch and bleeding. The girl had scared Stan shitless.
She had been incomprehensive, delirious, and scared out of her mind. Kena had begged him not to make her go back outside, had pleaded relentlessly to stay with him where she knew she was safe from the monster.
Stan had gone to see Dr. Olendski, St. Vlad's leading physician of the Moroi and Dhampir, informing her that he would bring his novice over in the morning for a long visit. She had given him a prescription for Kena to help her sleep and sent the Guardian on his way to see Alberta.
"You know Protocol, Guardian Alto." Alberta had frowned before he had finished his proposal, eyeing him suspiciously.
"I don't want to leave her alone in the dorms anymore, Alberta. I don't know what the hell happened last night, but I know it was something terrible."
"Lakena is your novice, and I understand that you…care " Alberta said carefully, noticing Stan's scowl, "Yes, care for her. What you did last night was commendable and necessary, yes, but you cannot break protocol again, Alto. And you are not this girl's father, so…"
"Well, that's partly was I had planned on coming to you anyway. I would very much like to adopt her."
