The young, raven-haired boy with green tipped hair pulled out his iPod with a yawn as he walked down the dark street to his school. He stared down at the glowing screen and ran his thumb along the track selector until he found some of his favorite music. He yawned and wished that he was able to just head back to the dorms and go to sleep. Envy grinned when a song by Panic!At the Disco came on, one of his favorites, and began to bob his head along with the music as he quickened his pace. It unnerved him to be walking along in the dark streets so late at night without any form of protection, thus a creation for his haste.
"Sit tight I'm gonna need you to keep time, c'mon just snap, snap-" Envy was mouthing the words to his favorite song as he continued down the street now, the feeling of someone watching him overtaking his mind and making him stop singing along.
The moon hung low this evening, casting a glow behind the silhouette of what appeared to be a young man perched atop one of the dormitory roofs, golden optics piercing through the darkness, waiting, wanting, and searching; searching for a lost, pitiful soul wandering aimlessly down the lonesome street he had chosen to stake out. Edward, being one to become easily annoyed, began to become restless. If the street wasn't empty then there were crowds, groups of friends traveling down it either to the dormitories or to the school for night classes making it impossible to single out a student in particular. Dealing with large groups always did prove to be tiresome and he rarely managed to gain what he had originally come for, the sweet, sweet nectar flowing through the veins of his prey, providing vitality to the poor creature.
A hand rubbed the creature's pale face as he sighed softly, forcing the ling locks of golden hair away from his face, the strands catching in the breeze and blowing along with the large, black cape he wore. Aside from the deathly pale skin covering his body, the young vampire was a thing of beauty. The long mane upon his head radiated in the moonlight, the silver highlights, usually hidden beneath the blond strands glowed even more in the small amount of light present in the evening.
"Damn it... This sucks... And here I thought I might actually get to have fun tonight..." Edward began to stand, though not willing to admit defeat, he scanned the road one last time. To his surprise, and great delight, someone was coming, someone alone, helpless, and most importantly, cute. He licked his lips while zoning in on the flesh upon the college student's neck. "Perfect..." In a swift movement, he jumped off the building and landed next to it, making sure to stay in the shadows. If he was going to obtain what he longed for, what he needed, he would have to approach the situation carefully. Too bad he wasn't a very patient guy.
The college boy flung his long, spiked hair over his shoulder and his eyes flicked over his surroundings nervously. His converse shoes brushed against a rock and he glanced down for a moment at it with his violet eyes, which only appeared purple because of the contact lenses he had. His mother moaned and groaned about getting them for him, since they cost a good chunk of money, but eventually gave into him. And his green-dyed hair he had to thank his father for, only because the man was too busy to pay attention to Envy's questions properly to give him a sensible answer.
"Is it still me that makes you sweat," Envy continued singing along with all the Panic!At the Disco songs on his mini iPod. The boy massaged his temples lightly with his free hand, brushing away a small bead of sweat that had formed there. He looked around campus and swore to his bad luck that he was stuck all the way on the other-side. He also was annoyed by the fact that his roommate had decided to ditch class that night to go to a rave. Envy was beginning to think he should've done the same thing.
A grin spread across the young vampire's face as he continued to watch the college student walk down the street in a nervous, watchful fashion. It was not to be serendipitous, Edward supposed, for humans, whether they knew it or not, did tend to have a sixth sense that was activated as a defense mechanism, alerting them to any possible oncoming danger. Either that or he's just a paranoid little bastard. How cute. He snickered quietly to himself as he stalked the boy through the shadows, making sure to stay light on his feet as to prevent any unnecessary sounds until the time was right. If he were to some reason catch the boy's attention by a loud and unnatural sound of the night, he knew all would be over and any hope of drinking the delicious, red fluid would be lost. It was getting late and having to find another victim would only prove to be troublesome, no matter how badly he needed blood to quench his thirst.
Once a far enough distance ahead of the college student, Edward slipped off his cape revealing a tight top that failed to cover his midriff and a tight necklace with a few spikes protruding out of it. The tight, leather pants he wore clung to his slender legs, making his wardrobe appear as if it was a bit of punk mixed with his own flare, aside from his blond, undyed hair and natural silver highlights. He slowly stepped out of the shadows, plastering on a face of worry, appearing oblivious to the boy walking down the street. "Damn it... where is it...?" The previously harsh voice that left his throat sounded sweet, frightened, and soft. "It's... so dark... I can't see anything..."
Envy spotted movement ahead of him and considered reaching into his black and green messenger bag for something to defend himself against whatever was up there. He wasn't sure if it was paranoia or a good sense of judgement that made him flick off his iPod and listen carefully to whatever was up ahead. The boy took careful steps, also swearing to his bad luck that if he needed to run, his shoes were a size to big and would only cause him more trouble. He continued walking, ripping the ear buds away from his ears and shoving his entire gadget into a small pouch on the front of his bag. Envy continued walking, brushing his hair away from his face so he could see what was ahead. He almost sighed in relief and his heart slowed down a bit when he saw that it was just another student, like himself.
See? You just watch too many horror films... He mentally scolded himself before jogging towards the vampire without another thought in his mind. The first thing he noticed was the other's hair. Blond with silver streaks that were completely contrasted by his black with green streaks. He stopped a few feet away from Ed, giving him some room, and smiled slightly. "Yo bro, do you need some help...?" He asked innocently, watching him curiously.
It took all Edward had to hold back the smirk that tried to surface, barely managing to hold onto his facade of a troubled college student. He looked up at the boy who spoke to him, taking a moment to take in his features, his own eyes appearing fearful and troubled. Young, tall, nice complexion... perfect... It looks like waiting here as long as I did is finally going to pay off. I just want to sink my teeth in him... and he won't even notice until it's too late...
The young vampire looked away, looking embarrassed, gold and silver hair sweeping across his face at the quick movement. "Shit... I didn't think anyone would actually be out here tonight. I'm a new student... and I was stuck with these night classes. To make a long story short I got lost, ran into a few thugs, had my bag ripped off from me and they ran off somewhere. Looked like upperclassmen..." He sighed in aggravation and crossed his arms while shifting his weight to one foot. "And now... I'm telling you my whole story. How lame. Damn... this whole college thing is gonna be one trip to hell and back."
Envy smiled slightly, almost ignoring the sense that he probably shouldn't be talking to just any random students that he ran into on campus. There was talk of some students randomly dropping out of college because they would run into people at night that completely destroyed their lives. But this case was different, this boy was the one in trouble and he lost all of the books that he most likely spent a shit load of money on.
"No worries, I'm sure it was just some jackasses that lost their books and were lookin' for someone to get them back easily." Envy said, eyes sweeping over the ground as he looked for any signs of the books curiously. He couldn't see anything though, not in the little light from the moon and the small lights situated all over campus. Envy forced a bit of a laugh. "Hey, maybe you have Trig next? That's where I'm headed, you can share my book if you want. I'm Envy, by the way." Envy couldn't help but feel slightly ashamed of his name, his parents had one cruel sense of humor when the named him that. At least he wasn't like his cousin, Lust.
A small chuckle escaped the vampire's throat at the name of the boy, finding it very humorous and somewhat ironic. Envy, huh? He doesn't seem jealous at all. To be names one of the seven deadly sins. I wonder if he has any siblings... possibly six of them...? "So Envy, then, nice to meet you I suppose. I'm Ed, or at least that's what my friends call me." Or rather... victims... "There's not really any reason for the name or background to it. Much different than your name. Your parents wouldn't be religious in any way, are they? I would imagine Christians to sway more towards 'Harmony,' 'Joy,' or something like that, even if they are chick names. But what do I know? I'm not religious in anyway." And if I was, I obviously wouldn't be on the high and holy side.
He ran a pale, deathly cold hand over his studded necklace before holding it out to Envy in a way of introduction, though the action was a little late. "My room number and everything was in my bag with my books, but Trig sounds right. Hopefully it's the same teacher and everything. Man, I don't know what I'd do if I didn't run into you."
Envy's cheeks glowed red when he heard the laugh, no matter how small it was, come from the vampire's throat. He didn't really expect the other boy to act as if it wasn't a strange or different name, but he hadn't really expected him to laugh either. He wasn't exactly unused to people laughing at his name though. "Well, my parents aren't religious, like, at all... But I do have a sister named Sloth, a friend here named Greed, a cousin named Lust, a brother named Pride and this kid in my old neighborhood named Wrath. I don't know any Gluttony's though..." Envy forced a smile through his lips, as it it was amusing to him.
"You lost your room number too? Damn, that sucks ass... Were your keys in there too...? C'mon, class is this way..." Envy started walking, waiting a second or two to see if Ed was following him or not. "I'm glad I ran into you... I could've sworn, as stupid as it sounds, that someone was following me..."
"Wow, you really do have a seven sin thing going on, well, minus the Gluttony. I never heard of something like that before." Edward didn't have to act to sound amused, and somehow, he approved of having names given based on the sins. Though if Envy wasn't that envious, he wondered if the other names didn't give the kids justice. Was sloth really hyper and Pride extremely shy and depressed? Then there was Lust and Greed, could the first not be easily attracted to others and the latter extremely giving? It was a wonder how parents could be so idiotic while naming their children. It reminded him of his previous victim- Random Chance.
A small smirk crossed the vampire's face for a moment, though very brief, his golden eyes glistening almost mischievously. "What do you mean? Like a werewolf or something? It is a full moon tonight. Or maybe one of those escaped prisoners that're all over the news? Perhaps a vampire?" He laughed a little and patted Envy's back hard in a playful manner. "Don't tell me you're scared by little things like that. It was probably just a cat or something and that's only a problem if it's black and you're superstitious. Though..." Ed gazed into the dark sky almost thoughtfully. "Being as much of a horror movie buff that I am, I think it would be kick ass if you could actually run into one of those things. Too bad they're not real. Looks like I'll have to just stick to books, movies, and my own writing for now. You gonna be ok?"
Envy laughed quietly, as if he was just trying to pass it off as him being extremely stupid or something like that. Though he was still nervous as he walked alongside of Ed, something just wouldn't stop bothering him about the other student. Envy adjusted his bag on his shoulder, surprised at how heavy it now felt. All he wanted to do was pop the earphones back in and ignore the almost creepy kid walking beside him. Though, Envy couldn't exactly say he wasn't creepy. Most other students steered away from him, other than his roommate Greed.
"I know it sounds real stupid and shit... But still, I could've sworn there was somebody watching me... Maybe just a teacher, like, watching out for students or something..." Envy sighed and flipped his hair over his shoulder. "Horror movies, huh? Maybe you and me can watch some sometime... Greed, he's my roomy, and I always get together and watch them..." Envy smiled some more when he saw that they were nearing the building where the class was. He picked up his pace and propped up the door, holding it open for Ed as well. "Trig is just down the corner..." He started down the corner when the teacher of the class in question stopped him.
"Envy...? Oh, I'm glad I caught you... Turns out that there's some stalker on campus again..." The teacher sighed and eyed Ed for a moment before looking back to Envy. "Classes are off for tonight."
The man walked away and Envy grinned a bit. "Cool..." He looked back to Ed. "Well, looks like I'm headed back to my dorm..."
They wouldn't be talking about me now would they? Sure I've been here more than once, but to actually be talked about in such a way, it's touching Edward shot the teacher a look that shot icy daggers as cold as his own skin in response to being eyed, though the glare ended up stabbing the older man's back when he turned and walked away. Poor bastard. He's lucky he's not my type. He ran a frail finger over his spiked necklace again, almost as if taking pride in the accessory and turned back to Envy, looking incredibly pissed.
"Oh that's just great, isn't it? I love horror and stuff, but when it comes to real life things like stalkers, I hate it. Who the hell is so twisted to actually skulk around following people? And here I thought I could find those thugs so I could get my stuff back. I can't even get back into my dorm. I'd turn to a roommate, but I don't have one... I'm in a single dorm..." But the one time I did have someone living with me, he was cute. And his blood was to die for... heh...
"I just hope now that your feeling of someone watching you wasn't true... If there is a stalker then I'm sure that he or she has to be nearby. And that... that's a little unnerving..." He brought his hands to his elbows and shivered. "Haha... I'm a little freaked out now..."
The student turned his eyes over to Ed and nodded slightly, looking down to the ground. He could feel the hair on his back beginning to stand straight up. Only a little bit before, he had been completely freaked out because he thought someone was watching him. And now, only minutes later, he was being told that there was an actual stalker on campus... again. Envy rubbed his forearms a bit nervously, making his sleeves bunch up a bit. He wasn't exactly ready to make another long, lonely walk back to his empty dorm room.
"Hey," Envy mumbled, bringing his eyes back up to Ed's golden ones. "You can stay with me for the night or until we find your shit... Greed's at a rave and when he gets back, we can just double up in one bed or whatever...Though he said he might bring someone back..." Envy said thoughtfully. "Oh well... How does that sound? I can see if you don't want to..."
Perfect... Edward tilted his head to the side, his previously cold eyes looking entirely grateful and cheerful, greatly contrasting the dead coloring of his skin. "Do you mean it, really? Thank God... I don't know what I would've done if I had to stay out with that stalker lurking somewhere. And being anemic I tire easily so I wouldn't be able to put up a very good fight." He mentally patted himself on the back for the story he quickly pieced together; he wasn't oblivious, he knew that being the bloodless creature he was, hit skin lacked the lively hue a living being's did. Though an iron deficiency did tend to make a human's skin a lighter color, even at times grayish. That and the lack of a tan together made his words very believable. He would know, he used to same excuse in the past.
"And hey, sticking together may not be a bad idea. That way we'll have four eyes to look out for those asses and the stalker or whatever the hell it is that's lurking out there. I promise I'll pay you back somehow, maybe take you out for a drink or something? Just... thanks for not booting me out into the cold. Like I said, that would really suck..." Tell a lie, gain his trust, thread together a story, and take a sip of the sweet nectar when he least expects it. This one's easy and a bit of fun. Maybe I'll have him join me in the afterlife...
Envy smiled happily. Now he at least had someone to walk back to the dorm with and even had a roomy for the night as well. Stalkers and rapists usually targeted single victims, so Envy figured that they would be safe together. Little did he know that the very stalker in question was standing right beside him and was going to be sleeping in his dorm with him. The student started walking again, looking back to Ed to make sure that his safeguard was with him.
"So," Envy said as they had began to walk down the path to his dorm, situated all the way at the other end of campus. "You're into horror too, right? My favs always have vamps in them." Envy said, obviously oblivious to the fact he was in his own horror movie with a vampire at his side. "I used to tell my mom that I was a vampire..." He laughed, suddenly smiling happily as he remembered when he still had good relations with his family. "You know, when I was young... I would watch vampire movies for like, kids..."