A/N. WOW…I haven't updated in a little more than a YEAR…I'm sooooo sorry! I got caught up in so much stuff! But I'll be updating a lot quicker and constant now! Whoever is still following this…I hope you enjoy! (Btw, I've changed it to present tense instead of past)
Laney POV
This is the second day I'm walking on my own. Truska had been a very sweet woman. It'd been sort of hard to understand her at first, but I still enjoyed meeting her. I thanked her over and over for helping me, although she wouldn't tell me exactly how she healed me so quickly.
The only information I left with was that she thought I was lucky – she had no idea.
Now Darren, Evra, and I are hanging out by the river. I have to take it easy until tomorrow, so the two decided to not do anything wild without me. I feel kind of guilty, because they look so bored.
Evra flicks a pebble into the slow, orange, river and sighs deeply. The sun is nearly down.
"You guys aren't having fun. Go do something without me before it gets too late. I'll be fine here." I laugh. Evra has been throwing pebbles for at least half an hour.
"No, that's rude. We wouldn't do that!" Darren says.
"Well…" Evra begins.
"We wouldn't, wouldn't we Snakey?" Darren emphasizes. Evra laughs as I hide a smile. He does another – theatrical – sigh.
"Nooooooooo," He says finally.
"It's fine, Evra. I know you have something better to do, huh?" I say. I'd heard him being excited about something this morning while the two thought I was sleeping; I just hadn't caught what exactly it was.
"Well…I mayyyyy have found a new snake in the woods last night…And I sorta wanted to go back and see it before I go to bed…"
I smile. "Just go on! I'm not the boss of you." He grins back at me.
"Thanks." He jumps up to go find the scaly creature.
"Now, how 'bout you, Darren? Do you have anything planned for today?"
"Nope - not a thing. I think I'll just stay here." Darren says. I'm glad. I wasn't looking forward to looking at water all day.
When I look over at Darren he looks deep in thought; like he's trying to decide something.
"What's wrong?" I ask.
"Nothing…um…I just wanted to ask you…you know what, forget it, it's none of my business." He answers quickly.
"No, come on, it's okay, just ask." I say comfortably, even though I think I know what he is going to ask.
"I was just wondering…how did you end up so injured?"
I think if I should tell him or not. On the one hand, I know I can trust him, but on the other, I barely know him. In the end, I look at him, and decide to tell him.
"Okay…the other night…my-" I begin.
"Darren!" A deep voice calls. I raise an eyebrow. Darren stands up quickly, brushing grass off of his clothes. He looks down at me with apology set in his eyes.
"I'm sorry, I have to go. Mr. Crepsley needs me for something." I nod.
"It's okay. I'll see you later."
"Okay, goodnight."
"Goodnight." I say as he jogs off into the woods behind me. I wonder where he is going.
Darren POV
"Darren!" I hear a voice call – it's Mr. Crepsley. I inwardly groan. This could not have been at a worse time. I shoot up quickly from my spot on the grass, brushing myself down quickly, getting bits of grass and dirt off of my pants. I look down at Laney, feeling pretty guilty.
"I'm sorry, I have to go. Mr. Crepsley needs me for something." She nods, trying not to show she is slightly upset.
"It's okay. I'll see you later." Laney makes an effort to curve up one side of her mouth.
"Okay, goodnight." I say, knowing I'll be back to our tent by the time she's asleep.
"Goodnight." She whispers as I begin to run deeper into the woods where my mentor is waiting. He is going to get an ear full from me when I see him. He hadn't needed me for anything the past few days – but now when I was going to do something important, the vampire needed something.
I finally reach him about ten minutes away from where I had been. We begin walking farther together.
"What do you need?" I say aggravated. He gives me a look.
"Did I interrupt something?"
I am about to tell him yes, but I decide to save the dramatics.
"Forget it, what do you need?" I ask him again in a calmer tone.
"I just want to know what you are planning to do with this girl."
That takes me aback.
"What do you mean?"
"Do you plan on her staying her permanently? Maybe she has a family worried about her,"
"I know that."
"Do you plan on telling her about what you are if she does stay?"
"I don't know – maybe."
Mr. Crepsley pauses, and lowers his voice.
"Do you plan on having a relationship with her?"
I don't answer. He groans.
"Darren, you know the risks…"
"I know, I know…I just…I don't know." I say honestly. I really have no idea what to do. I know I have feelings for her, but I don't know what to do about them, or if it is even right to have them.
Mr. Crepsley and I keep walking, and he doesn't speak anymore. I think that is all he has to say, but his eyebrows are still knitted together.
"That's not all you called me to talk about, is it?" I say concerned.
"No, it is not. We have a bigger problem – a problem much bigger than your human dating issues."
