Clare's POV:
Camie died the next morning. We saw it on the news. They passed it off as suffocation...but we knew what had really happened.
"I feel sorta guilty..." I said, staring at her carcass on the screen.
"What? You've never killed anyone before?" Eli gawked, staring at my vague expression. I looked down at my clasped hands,
"Not really."
"Wow, Clare...you are really innocent!" He exclaimed, laughing.
I narrowed my eyes,
"I am not..."
"Are too!"
"If I were really innocent, I would still be a virgin!" I yelped. He contorted his mouth into an S shape and I realized that I probably shouldn't have said that.
"E-Eli, I..."
"It's OK. I didn't know saying someone was innocent was an insult these days. My bad."
My throat closed up a little. I felt guilty for several things now. Killing Camie and making Eli feel guilty. It was an endless cycle of guilt. No one should have felt this way...but on that note, none of us should be feeling in general...we were dead, right? It was cheating life. It was cheating death. It was cheating God. God? I don't know why I had kept my belief in that. Where was God when I was killed and made into a blood-sucking monster? I knew Eli had the right idea. God was a figment of the imagination...wasn't he? Oh well. I suppose it didn't matter. I was dead now. God couldn't do anything about it.
Anyway, as soon the program ended, Eli left. I guess he felt bad too because as soon as he stepped out the door, I got a text:
EliGold327: I'm sorry. I'm a bitch. Forgive me?
I smiled to myself,
ClareE23: Of course. I love you.
The next morning, I rolled out of bed, went through the usual morning routine, drove to school and as I was stepping out of my car...I fell face first on the pavement. "Oh my god, are you okay?" someone yelled, gripping my arm and pulling me to my feet. The first thing I noticed was the incredible amount of strength. It wasn't human. She could toss me around like a ragdoll.
Next thing I noticed was her eyes. An iridescent silver. Beautiful. Her red hair cascaded down her shoulders and back. Her heart shaped face was flawless. Freckles dotted her nose and cheeks. Her eyes rimmed with kohl.
She was gorgeous.
"Uh, I'm Raine." she said, holding out her hand for me to shake. I kept my hands by my sides, my palms sweating.
"I'm Clare. You're a vampire."
she tensed,
"So are you. I can tell. You're beautiful beyond belief and a second ago you were bleeding. No one human could have healed that quickly."
I smirked,
"So, what's your power?"
She shifted her books from one arm to the other,
"I can make people fall in love with me. You?" I stuck out my chin,
"I can read minds and change human emotions."
she nodded,
"Nice. Two. That's unusual."
I nodded.
"Clare!" Eli bounded up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist.
He looked up at Raine for a minute. She muttered something under her breath. His eyes grew and he gulped,
"C-Clare...who's your friend?"
she smiled,
"Hi, I'm Raine. I take it your Clare's boyfriend?" she asked, smiling. He smiled, still in a daze.
"Uh, um..." he stuttered. I elbowed his ribcage.
"Uh, yeah..." he mumbled. Raine nodded.
"Cool." she said curtly.
"So, Clare, what classes do you have?" Raine asked, glancing every now and then at Eli, still staring at her in a daze. I told her.
"Oh. Cool. We should talk sometime." she said, scribbling down her number and handing it to me. She walked away. She seemed like a nice enough person...
"Eli!" I snapped, finally getting his attention.
"yeah?" he asked with a smile. I shook my head. Not again.
