Hey! Sorry for the late update. I've been busy for the last couple of weeks so I haven't been able to type up this chapter earlier. Enjoy! ~ ;)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Benny's P.O.V~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We all stared after her. As I stepped forward to go after her, Sarah's hand grabbed my arm.
"Let her go. She needs time to think." She said in a soft voice. I nodded and looked back over to Rory who was still gripping his arm in pain.
"So what would she be hiding from us? We're her best friends." Ethan asked the question we were all wondering. I shrugged.
"Maybe she doesn't like us anymore." I muttered under my breath.
"She'll be back. If not today or tomorrow, then on Monday at school we will see her." Sarah, who had heard him with her super hearing, said in a comforting voice.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ashleigh's P.O.V~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The woods were so dark, lonely. It explains exactly what I feel. I didn't mean to hit Rory! I would have stopped myself if I could! But, it's too late. They are already afraid of me. Ever since I got hungry at the sight of Benny's blood I knew I was dangerous. If I Rory and I couldn't stop myself, then how could I stop myself from drinking human blood? Benny is special to me and I don't want to hurt him…I don't want to hurt either of my friends. I wish I could just get away from all of this! Then I suddenly heard chuckling from the shadows of the trees.
"You're just like Sarah, maybe even worse." Jesse stepped out of the shadows with a smirk on his face. "At least Sarah doesn't avoid people."
"I know you're still a fledgling, but this is ridiculous. Just drink human blood and be done with it already!" Jesse said. I balled my hands into fists. Of all the times he had to come now?! Why can't he just leave me alone! I stood up from the log I was sitting on and threw a punch at him. He easily dodged it.
"Whoa there," He said as he showed his fangs. "You're a fledgling remember? You could never beat me alone."
"Just leave me alone!" I screeched as my fangs slid out and my eyes turned into a bright yellow. I threw another punch at him, which he had dodged, and kicked him in the stomach as hard as I could. I knocked him down.
His eyes flashed yellow before turning back to its original color before he hissed, "This is just a waste of my time."
Then he got up and disappeared. I sighed and sat back down on the log. I'm going to go to school on Monday. I'm going to try to tell them tomorrow…or at least try to make them not worry about me.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Ethan's P.O.V ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Benny seems pretty upset about Ash. Does he like her? Well, he likes a lot of girls so you can never really tell. I tried calling her 6 times during Saturday and 8 times during Sunday. I even walked to her house and her mother said she might be at a friend's house. Her family didn't even know where she is! Our only hope is for her to be at school today.
Benny was happier and more like himself when I met him at the bus stop.
"Hey E," He said.
"Hey B," I replied. "Are you okay?"
"Of course I am! Ashleigh is going to be at school I just know it!" Benny exclaimed with a bright happy smile. I smiled back. It was good to have the old Benny back. We were at school in a matter of minutes. I just hope Ash will be here.
/before lunch/
I closed my locker after putting all of my books away. There was no one else in the hall. Benny is still hopeful to see Ashleigh before the end of the school day. I hope to see her soon too. I don't want to scare her off like last time. I just have to act calm and not like a worrywart. Maybe I will see her during…
I was soon on the ground after colliding with someone. Not again! I hope it's not a jock. I looked up from where I was and saw a familiar girl with long blonde hair and aqua-colored eyes.
"Ashleigh!" I exclaimed, my eyes widened in surprise. She looked back at me with a shocked look on her face. I got up and held out a hand for her to take. She hesitantly grabbed my hand. I pulled her up before I gasped and my eyes fogged over.
'Ashleigh was walking down the road at midnight. She kept turning around as if she was hearing something. Then she finally stopped and turned around to see a dark figure towering over her. She gasped.
"Well, nice to see you out at this time of night." The figured said in a very familiar voice. Ashleigh panicked and ran away, but she ran straight into a dead-end. The dark figure appeared in front of her.
"So what do you say of becoming my midnight snack?" The figure asked. Long white fangs gleamed in the moonlight. As soon as the fangs made contact with the skin of her neck, my vision faded away.'
I gasped and turned to face Ashleigh. She looked at me with fear in her eyes. She knew I had a vision. She knows I know about her. But she is not afraid of me, she is afraid for me.
And that's the end of this chapter! What will Ethan do? Will Sarah and Benny be angry? Or will they be upset? Just wait for the next chapter to see what happens next! Anyways, R&R! ;)
~Mothflight13~