The pain was excruciating. I wanted to rip my nerve endings out of my mouth. The taste of blood started filling my mouth. I knew there was something wrong. Maybe I was sick, or maybe… No that's not possible. I had two options, don't swallow the blood and choke to death or swallow the blood and live… I made my choice, I swallowed the blood, the iron tasted pretty good.
I ran to the bathroom, I leaned onto the sink looking in the mirror. My eyes were a dark grey, my skin paler then before. I opened my mouth slow my k-9 teeth falling into the sink. I looked down at the bloody teeth and then looked up checking out what was going on in my mouth. I looked at the fangs that had taken the place of my k-9s. My eyes widened "No, This isn't possible!" I pushed off of the sink propelling myself towards the main room.
The carpet had blood drops on it, I looked at them as I walked towards my bed. Plopping down on my bed hurt my mouth. Well, breathing hurt my mouth. I placed my face into my hands. I thought I was a freak. Just then I heard the slightest movement from across the room. I shot my head up and peered seeing Alston walk in. "Hey, What's wrong?" he asked as he walked over.
"I'm a freak." I said with a slight sob. "My skin is paler, my eyes are darker. I'm. A. Freak!" I pulled my face out of my hands and slid my legs up to my chest hugging them like they were my lifeline.
He put his hand on my shoulder as he sat down next to me. "You're not a freak." He was trying to console me, but it wasn't working.
"Then how the hell do you explain what's going on with me!" I yelled as I shot a glance at him, my short temper seeming even shorter.
His eyes widened as he looked at me with shock "Dude, your eyes just turned a dark red! This can't be!" He shot up like a bullet and called for guardians.
"You know what's wrong with me!" I shouted as I stood up quick glaring at him.
Three guardians came rushing in, Guardian Sartan, Guardian Chovik, and Guardian Perez stood near the door and looked between Alston and I. "What happened? Why did you yell?" Guardian Perez asked.
Alston immediately pointed to me "There's something wrong with his eyes and his skin!" Alston seemed really freaked out.
"I'm fine… Trust me, It's nothing." I said walking towards them. My eyes looking at the floor.
"No, you're not. I know the difference… Now sit down…" Guardian Chovik said. "No human is ever that pale." The others nodded.
I stared Darius square in the eyes "I'm fine." His expression went blank and his face seemed to relax like he was shot. His eyes seemed to glaze over a little.
"You're fine…" He repeated in a droned voice.
"Stephen! Stop!" Alston yelled.
I didn't know what I was doing, so how could I stop?
Alberta soon caught on. She was younger then I was. Which I found weird. She came over and shook me. "Stephen!" She slapped me across the face and I diverted my eyes from Darius and to her.
"What the hell!" I glared at her.
"Listen. Sit your ass down and shut up so we can try and figure out what's wrong! Got it?" She said pushing down on my shoulders sending me down.
I let out a growl that sounded more animal like then human… My eyes widened. I heard this sound before. It was the way a… I couldn't bring myself to think of the word. Everyone looked at me wide eyed. They knew what was wrong already… "Am I?-"
Alberta cut me off. "No. At least I don't… Shut up and sit there. Please"
My mouth fell open "What the hell is your issue?" I said giving her the death glare.
"I said shut up, didn't I?" She was glaring back.
The air in the room was still. It was like the moment in horror movies right before the hot person dies. It was only seconds after that, that someone spoke, but it felt like forever.
"Stephen, calm down. We are going to figure out what's wrong." Darius said, looking professional.
"But why don't you know now?" I always asked the dumbest questions.
"We don't know because this has never happened before" Guardian Sartan finally blurted out.
"but what if…" I started but then had a light bulb go off in my head "What if I'm turning into a Moroi. Doing the opposite of what happened ton my dad. It's logical right?"
"That's impossible… Unless…" Alston seemed to know something or thought he knew something.
"Call your father and tell him to get here A.S.A.P." Darius said. He sounded pretty demanding seeing as what I did to him before.
"Um… Okay…" I pulled my phone out and called my dad. He lived with his new girlfriend in the house I was raised in. I dialed the number and put the phone to my ear.
"Hello?" My dad asked answering his phone.
"Shit, I'm sorry. Were you sleeping?" I asked remembering it was 9 at night.
"No, I'm just a little tired. What's up?" He asked sounding a little groggy.
"How soon can you get to the outskirts of Richmond?"
"Um… Why?" Now I knew where I got the constant question asking from.
"I need to talk to you in person."
"Um… I can get on a plane now if it's urgent… Wait why are you in Richmond?"
"Dad, Please. Just hurry. I'm at St. Vladimir's Academy…" I said hoping he wouldn't ask any more questions.
"Okay… Susie and I will be over in 2-3 hours… See you soon bud."
"But…" He hung up before I could say anything about how dangerous it would be. "Okay my they will be here in 2-3 hours… I want guardians to protect them… Got it?"
"You can't order us around." Alberta said with an attitude.
"Actually I can. I'm a royal… Sort of."
"How?" Alberta asked.
"My last name is Vandermill… One of the royals families." I said with as much attitude.
"Fight nice children." Alston said with a smirk. We were children compared to him.
I picked a pillow up off of the bed next to me and chucked at him as hard as I could.
The pillow exploded and down feathers went everywhere. "Oh my god!" Alston yelled as he stumbled a little.
"How the hell?" Darius said watching. "Just the other day you were weak like a human."
"I wasn't weak!" I then had another light bulb moment "Maybe… No… That can't be…" I put my hands over my face "I'm a freak!"
"No you're not. I was just saying…" Darius tried cheering me up, but was failing… Epically. "I know what will cheer you up. Fight me."
"What!" I yelled shooting my head up to look at him.
"Just do it…" He said giving me a look.
"I'm not going to fight you." I said standing up.
"Okay then." He moved quick and grabbed Alston by the neck and held him hostage.
He knew how much Alston meant to me… He was my 'brother' for god's sake. "Dude! What the fuck!" I yelled my eyes turning the dark red that Alston pointed out before. "Let. Him. Go!" I growled.
"No I think you'll have to come make me." He then whispered something is Alston's ear.
He made his grip around Alston's neck tighter. His eyed widened as the grip tightened. Alberta and Guardian Sartan both gasped and watched. "I said 'Let. Him. Go!" I snarled.
I was so pissed off that I lunged at Darius. I grabbed Alston from Darius and threw him towards the beds. My anger was in control now.
I had Darius's shoulders pinned to the floor already. I let out a booming growl "I told you to let him go, why don't you listen!" my newly grown fangs were bared and my eyes become redder.
"Stephen! Don't kill him!" Guardian Sartan yelled. I didn't bother listening… I was too focused on hurting Darius. I wanted to kill him.
"Stephen!" Alston yelled.
Alberta, Alston, and Guardian Sartan came rushing over and pried me off of Darius.
He stood up and looked at me "Good job." He began to walk towards me.
I wanted to kick him in the face. "Good job? Good job? You pissed me off and I want kill you and you say 'good job'?" I tried to break free. I was growling like an animal, my fangs were still bared.
"Calm down…" he said pulling his phone out.
"Or what! What if I don't!"
He began to dial someone's phone number and told them to come to my dorm.
I was so blinded by anger that I didn't realize Lydia had walked in. "You called?" she asked with her soft voice.
"Yeah… I need you to compel him to make him calm down." he said motioning towards me.
"But compulsion is against the rules…"
"Lydia. Please." He said. It sounded like he was begging her. I still tried to break free. My animal like growl was ripping from my chest.
"Fine." She walked over to me slowly her footsteps were so delicate and soft.