"Who are you

"Who are you?" the pale, dark hair man before me asked.

Both of his arms and legs were bound by individual chains. One chain was tight around his waist and another tightly across his chest. One chain pined his shoulders down and another stretched across his neck, which made me wonder how he could even breathe to talk. Two chains were attached cress crossed over his body. The last went straight across him. So those were what those chains were for…

"I said who are you?" the man said, his voice demanding.

I just stared at him dumbfounded. My heart welled up as if it was going to explode. Vampire. Vampire. Vampire. I just kept repeating that impossible word in my head until it finally sunk in. What should I do? I thought to myself. That's a stupid question! I turned around and ran back to the basement. I'm never going to come back here again!

-x-

I sat in my desk, waiting for class to start. This was a hell of a way to start my day. I couldn't get to sleep last night, because I snuck out last night I didn't do my homework, and we are getting a new teacher today; Mr. Meyer. And on top of all that Lucinda wouldn't shut up.

"I can't believe you snuck into the manor again! Have you completely lost your mind?! Did they see you?! Did your mom catch you?! Did you tell your mom?! If you did she'll call my mom!" Lucinda was going on and on.

"Lucinda," I sighed. "In that order: I did so get over it. Maybe but I'm not completely sure yet. I don't think they saw me. No, my mom didn't catch me. No, I didn't tell my mom so you don't have to worry about yours."

I didn't tell her about the vampire. I didn't think it would be good if I did so. I doubted she would believe me even if I did tell her. But I did feel bad for the vampire. The way those scientist had him chained down looked horrible; and I ran away from him. He must be in so much pain if they are really depriving him of blood like the paper said they would do to control him. It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if he's a vampire or human. He still has a life. A strange life but a life none the less. He shouldn't be treated like this… I know what I'm going to do.

Lucinda sat down next to me, still mad. A kid ran into the class room at jumped into one of the empty desk. "He's coming!" he said. Everyone has been waiting for him. Everyone was waiting to suck up to him that is. It was pathetic how people try to make the teacher like them instead of coming and doing the work. It was such a waist of time and annoying as hell.

The door opened and a professional looking man walked in. his hair was brown, along with his eyes. He looked over the whole class, stopping when his eyes fell on Lucinda and me. Do we know him?

"Hello class. My name is Mr. Meyer. I'll be your new teacher." Past voice! Lucinda stiffened in her chair; now recognizing the voice. If he realizes we were the ones that were in the manor; we're dead!

Oh boy!

-x-

When the bell for us to go home rang Lucinda and I jumped out our seats, but not fast enough.

"Bella. Lucinda. Come up to my desk for a minute." Mr. Meyer called to us.

Lucinda and I stiffly walked up to the desk. We're dead! We're dead! We're so dead!

"Is something wrong?" I asked Mr. Meyer, trying to keep my voice casual. He didn't answer me. He stared at us for a few minutes. It dawned on me that calling our moms wasn't the worse he could do. What if he knows that I know about the vampire? What will he do then?

"I noticed that I didn't have either one of your homework assignments." He finally said.

Oh dear god! I was scared over nothing! "Y- yes. We were really tired yesterday and crashed the minute we got home so we didn't get to it." I lamely lied.

Mr. Meyer nodded his head, a small smile coming across his face. "Yes; I understand how that is. How about I let you two do the assignment tonight and you can give it to me tomorrow. I'll give you both half credit."

"Yes! Yes, thank you so much Mr. Meyer!" Lucinda said, pulling my arm. "Come on Bella!"

I followed her out the school and started walking home. "Wow! That was close!" Lucinda yelled. As we made are way to her house.

"I know right? I was so sure he would recognize us." Actually I know he recognized us. There was no doubt in my mind, but I'll worry about Mr. Meyer later. Right now I have something I have to do. "Hey Lucinda. I'm not coming to your house today. Alone."

"What? What do you have to do that I can't come with you?" Lucinda wined. She hated when I left her out of things but what was I going to do? I had to do this by myself.

"I have some things I have to do for my mom. Take out the trash, get the laundry, and stuff like that."

Lucinda wrinkled her nose. "Alright then. See you later." Lucinda took off in the direction of her house.

I walked into the direction of "Sara's Pet Store". The thing I was planning to do made me feel sick. But I have to help the vampire. As strange as it sounded I had to help him. It just wasn't right.

"This is going to be nasty."