Chapter Ten

Krymsin Kyss

"Are you alright? What happened?" she ran inside as the nurse finished wrapping my wound.

"Nothing, I just fell is all." I said, looking to the nurse. She nodded and said I could go. I jumped off the seat and followed Jason back out to the field. Jen was behind us as we walked hand in hand. As we walked back out to the field, our teacher told me to sit on the bleachers. I nodded and walked over when another girl stopped me.

"Are you Dani, the girl who beat Billy?" I sighed and nodded, walking over to the bleachers. As I turned my back, something hard hit me in the head. I spun around, jerking my arm as I did so. I hissed in pain, and then saw the girl charging me with her fists leading.

"Whoa! Hey now, calm down!"

"My brother is in pain and it is your fault!" she cried, tears blurring her vision. I grabbed her hand and stopped her where she stood.

"Your brother is Billy?" I asked her. She nodded and cried out in anger, throwing her other fist into my chest. I was pushed back and the teacher yelled out a name J.C. I fell to my side as she kicked me in the chest. Jason ran over and grabbed both the girl's hands, holding her still. I stood up and smiled to Jason.

"When it rains, it pours." I then glanced down to J.C. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have hurt your brother like that. It was wrong of me and not my place to challenge him. Ask him if he can ever forgive me and if we may be able to be friends." I told her limping over to the bleachers. She watched me, then walked over to the teacher and sat down on her number. Jason was at my side, laughing.

"That was not funny…unh…she punched me!" I winced, running my hand over my side. "I'm gonna have one hell of a bruise." Jason took my hand in his and kissed it softly.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to laugh at you. I was laughing at the girl. She challenged you, thinking she could regain her brother's honor."

"I find that pretty brave. Challenging me like that."

"You would." Jason sighed. He then ran his fingers gently over my side and I winced.

"Well, no broken ribs."

"It sure feels like it." I growled. Jason nodded and took my hand, pulling me off my seat. "I am not going to the nurse's." I told him.

"That wasn't the idea, it's time for our next class." I looked around to see everyone leaving to go to the lockers.

"Oh! Alright." I let Jason led me to the girl's locker room, then he left to change. I watched him, then felt myself being yanked into the locker room.

"What!" I asked. I turned around and saw Jen grabbing me. "Oh, Jesus you scared me." I sighed, walking over to my locker. I unlocked it and pulled off my shirt, exposing the yellow bra Jen adored. I then slipped off my shorts when Simon ran into the locker room.

"Jesus Christ! Simon get out!" I shouted, pulling on my jean shorts. Simon looked over to me and grabbed my arm. "Simon! Let. Me. Go." I hissed, grabbing my uniform shirt along the way.

"You need to come here." He told me.

"Simon, this had better be damn good." I told him, pulling my arm away. As I did, I found Dylan, the girl Simon had been dating, on the ground with two puncture wounds in her neck.

"Holy-this is not good. She's dead, isn't she?" I looked up to Simon, who was shaking with fear. He nodded and stepped away. I slapped the heel of my palm against my head and sighed. "Go get Jason for me. I need him here." Simon nodded and ran back towards school. I placed my fingers against her neck, feeling for a pulse when Jason was next to me. His arm came around my back as I stood up.

"She's dead, Jason. We have a loose vampire here at school. He's probably looking for me…or she."

"Why would he be looking for you?"

"I've pissed off a lot of people here in about a week. Someone might be looking for a little revenge and is starting with people I know."

"Or, he could be looking for me." Jason said quietly. The thought never even crossed my mind.

"Why you?"

"I've challenged a lot of vampires who would try to embarrass me. Some I've never followed through on."

"Christ. If they know about Simon, then they know about me…then… they know about Jimmy!" I started to run back to school when Jason's hands stopped me. "Jason, let me go!"

"And what will you do if there is a vampire there? You can't possibly fight it!" he screamed. I glared at him and he lowered his head. "I don't want to loose you like that." His voice softened.

"Then take me to him yourself. He wants to meet you anyhow." Jason started to shake his head, but smiled and nodded.

"Alright, I'll go with you. It's the least you deserve." He kissed my cheek softly and walked me back to school. Simon had already told the teacher and she called 9-1-1 on someone's cell phone. She then hung up and walked over to me, Jason whispering in my ear to pretend to be pale. I nodded and leaned heavily on his shoulder.

"Dani, are you alright?"

"She-she-she's dead…I-I-I checked her pulse. Who would do something like that? Who?" I asked, shaking my hands. She walked closer and took me in her arms.

"Okay, okay. I sent Simon home, are you well enough to drive?" I shook my head and Jason stepped up.

"I'll take her home, if you don't mind?" the teacher shook her head and nodded to the changing room.

"No, go ahead sweetie and change your shirt. Then let Jason take you home, alright?" I nodded and let Jason lead me to the girl's changing room. He stepped inside with me and stood on the other side of the locker.

"You pulled that off really well, I'm impressed. Is there anything you can't do?"

"Yeah, math." My response was muffled because I was pulling off my shirt. I put my halter top back on and walked out to face Jason.

"You really are something." He told me, taking my hand. He led me to his car and opened the side door. I slid in and he closed the door, walking over to the driver's side.

"You are taking me home, I mean it." I said as he smiled. He nodded and started his car up, pulling out of the parking lot. He drove out into the main street and headed for my house.