Studying himself in the mirror one last time, Matt shook his hair out of his face. He was not ready for today. He was still so confused about the day before. He had found a missing girl, but she wasn't missing. Weird.
Pulling his blue polo shirt down over his dark jeans, he stepped out of his room, looking around the house. He grabbed his keys off the counter on his way out to meet Caroline before the parade. Locking the door behind him, he jogged down his front steps, realizing he forgot his phone. He turned around to go back and get it, but there was something blocking his way. Someone.
"Forgetting something?" Anna smiled as she held up Matt's cell phone with two long, thin fingers. Her black nails shone in the sunlight. Her crooked smile was both cute, and creepy.
"What..how..?" Matt was confused. He stared at Anna. Smiling after a second, he remembered the story she shared with him the day earlier. It was still something he had to get used to. Vampires. Not something he really believed in..until she bit him.
Anna was changed about a year ago, when she went missing. She was still very young, and not controlled properly. She saw an opportunity to have a little snack and took it.
"Don't be so clueless Matty..I m not going to hurt you..you know that." Anna smiled sweetly. Matt knew she wouldn't hurt him. She promised. As long as he let her feed off him occasionally, she wouldn t hurt him at all. Anna ran her hands over his chest, grabbing his shirt and pulling him close, kissing him roughly.
Caroline walked past Matt's house just that moment, seeing Anna kissing Matt. She was shocked. Matt just stood there for a moment, and Caroline didn't feel as bad. That was, until Matt lifted his hands and placed them on Anna's waist.
"Matt!" Caroline shouted. Both Matt and Anna immediately turned to look at her. Matt had sorrow and guilt in her eyes. Anna, joy. Caroline had tears in her eyes. She covered her face and ran off.
"Caroline!" Matt called after her. "It's not.." Anna smiled and kissed his neck lightly, smelling his blood through the thin skin.
"We don't need her. You don't need her. You have me. I can take better care of you than she ever can.." She said softly, breathing on his neck as she began to let her tongue trace his veins.
Matt struggled under her grip and broke free, looking at Anna confused and chasing after Caroline. Anna sighed and attacked him to the ground before he moved even a foot. She held him down and hovered over him. Fangs out, hunger and rage in her eyes, she growled.
"I told you to never run away from me." Matt was beginning to struggle. Anna held his arms tighter. Matt felt his bones breaking under her grip and looked at Anna, pleading with his eyes. Anna smiled devilishly and began to compell him.
"You don't care for Caroline in any way more than a friend. You never have, never will. You love me. You want to make me happy. You will do EVERYTHING I say." Matt nodded and finally relaxed under her grip. Anna gave into her hunger and dug her teeth into the flesh of Matt's shoulder.
