"He's my... boyfriend, I guess." She whispered lightly within my head over and over again. I was happy that I finally figured out who the dark-skinned man was but then again, I wished I never figured it out. Tears brushed my cheek as I dashed along the highway, just out of sight. Cars rushed by, prepared for something good or bad at their destination. I, on the other hand, really didn't care if I got home. I just wanted to get out of there, to get away from Nessie before I broke down. I stopped running, knowing that I'd never get anywhere if I kept running. A green glade surrounded me and I saw down at the edge against a tree. Tears streaked my face and I put my head in my hands, allowing the tears to drop to my lap.
"This isn't fair," I whispered to myself. Tears blurred the glade and it was just a green mix in my eyes. I closed them and two more tears streaked down my face. "This isn't fair!" I smashed my hand against a tree and the tree cracked lightly. A dent formed around my hand and I smiled. I took my hand out of the dent and clasped with my other hand. It molded perfectly and I smiled.
"We were made for each other." I laughed lightly at my words and got up. "She's got Jacob but I can't help but love her anyway." I jumped twice and shot off on the balls of my feet. I reached my house within five minutes and I looked down at my watch. It read six o' clock and I smiled. "Perfect timing." I jumped to the porch and walked inside. Chicken wafted up my nose but I was drawn to a subtle attractive smell underneath it. Blood; Luscious, warm, tasty blood. I gulped and bounded toward the kitchen. Kate gasped as Will put a gauze bandage around her forearm. A bright red spot appeared in the middle of the cloth and I gulped again. Kate spotted me and grimaced.
"Sorry, Kayle. Didn't mean to put you in a bad situation." I smiled. I'm glad that Will and Kate understood what I was. They were told a long time what I was when my real mother died after giving birth to me. I was given off to her sister, Kate. I still believe Kate's my mother though, in a way. No, my real mother's name was Marcela. From what Kate told me, she was beautiful humble lady who loved my dad, Marcus; Marcus of the Volutri. Apparently when Didyme died, Marcus went into a grieving state and foolishly fell for my mom. They were careless and when they realized that Marcela was pregnant, he ditched her. Left her as if she was a disposable thing. He went back to the Volutri and Mom decided to keep me. She was hoping the she could raise me for her own, to show Marcus when I was old enough. She moved to our house when she nearly finished carrying me. I broke three of her ribs and her left hip but she still loved me as much as I loved her. I still remember her sweet voice. It wasn't as musical as Nessie's but they were nearly the same in tone. I sighed and smiled. Kate took her in and cared for her until I clawed my way out of her body. Kate tried everything to get me out and save Marcela but her tries were futile and Marcela died several hours after I was born. A tear reached my eyes and I shook my head. "Sorry."
"It's ok, Kate. You stopped bleeding two minutes ago but leave the bandage on. It might bleed if you take it off." Kate nodded and kissed Will on the cheek before bring supper to the table. I smiled sat down, ready to gulf it down. After supper, which me and Will gulped down lightly to be curtious to Kate, I jumped upstairs and changed into my pyjamas. I took one hard look at the dead computer in the room and gulped.
"Only this morning, I partly knew what Nessie was. Now, I know her whole life..." I smiled lightly and another tear ran down my face. It stung my eye and I rubbed it away roughly, scratching my face in the process. A long burning feeling replaced the tear but it soon disappeared and I bounced back downstairs. Will and Kate were watching a movie and I joined them. When the movie got to the flashback of the one kid in the opera house, I jumped up and scared Kate so badly that she, in turn, scared Will. I snickered and Kate scowled.
"Popcorn time." I said and Will agreed. Kate slipped out of Will's arm and started to get up when I lightly pushed her back down. "No, I got it." Kate smiled. I bounced, surprisingly happy considering today's events, to the kitchen and picked up a bag of popcorn from the cupboard. I pulled off the wrapper and popped it into the microwave. I pressed the popcorn button and waited.
"Oh, that's nasty." I heard Will say.
"That's uncalled for." Kate said, disgust on her voice. I smiled and the microwave beeped. I whipped the popcorn out and the buttery smell wafted through the air quickly. I bounced back down the hall and straight onto the floor.
"What did I miss?" I asked as a commercail popped on.
"Oh, the teacher lady got her head plowed in with an axe." Will said.
"Yeah, and then this couple did it and the chick got strangled by the clown." Kate finished. I sighed and held the bag up to Will, who took a generous hand full. I held it to Kate and she took a small hand full. I smiled and watched as one of the kids, George, scared the crap out of Monica. We sat and watched the end of the movie. After the chick with the flashback survives or something like that, I bounded to the garbage and made my way upstairs, listening partly to the news which Will was listening to. I walked down the hall to my room. It clicked open and I pushed it as I went in. I shut it quietly and slumped down it, tears freshly anew.
"I'm so confused." I whispered to myself. "Why can't I say those three small words?" I muttered over and over again, the day's events replaying with a fresh, sharp edge. I flinched at its' sharpness and thumped my hand on the ground.
"Kayle, are you OK?" Kate asked from downstairs. I ignored her and thumped the ground again. Footsteps rushed to my door and I whimpered. The doorknob rattled and Kate pounded on the door. "Kayle, open the door. Let me in." I whined and moved away from the door. Kate opened the door and led me to the bed. "What's a matter, Kayle?"
"Kate, you need to understand me," Kate nodded and I continued. "I'm in love with a girl at my school..."
"Kayle, you know you can't get close to humans like that." Kate said.
"No, listen. She's... like me." Kate gasped.
"you mean she's a..."
"Yeah."
"Well, that's good, right? You guys will be perfect for each other." I shook my head and Kate fell silent.
"Maybe but... Kate, she's got a boyfriend." I broke down and Kate cuddled with me.
"Well, we'll find someone for you."
"But Kate, I love her." I cried and Kate hugged me and mumbled lightly. We sat together, embraced until my sobbing stopped and Kate tucked me in, falling asleep beside my aching body as the clock struck one o' clock.