Chapter thirteen:
I wanted to just push my head that few centimeters and kiss him but I was frozen and couldn't move any part of my body, I didn't even blink.
"My, my! Is that two love birds in a tree I see?" Collin. I jumped a little not expecting the sudden outburst of tease. Great, just magnificent. Of course he barges in at the very instant that Jake is about to kiss me.
'Damnit Collin! You are so freaking dead it's not even funny!' I thought as anger bubbled under my skin still mesmerized by the close contact that had just occurred.
"Why are you here Collin?" That once caressing voice was now sharp and angered. No one moved, not even an inch.
"Geez Jake I'm just playin' around." Collin said playfully, yet behind it all I could hear the anger and hate that lurked in the darkness.
'What's wrong with these two? Aren't they like best friends?' I asked myself afraid to speak. Jake shot an evil glance at Collin and at that moment everything seemed tense. The air in the hallway grew thick and it got hard to breathe. The tension between the two grew stronger and stronger. I could soon feel both their darkness's filled with rage clash like they were fighting with their minds. I could barely feel my lungs moving and I tried to speak but although I opened my mouth I could not force words to be spoken. My throat swelled up and I felt fear growing in my body very much like the veins that kept my body alive. I forced my legs to move and I stood between the two darkness'. I felt my own darkness growing as if it were being pulled from my body, like the two darkness's called forth my own. Fear shook my body and with that I managed to speak.
"Both of you stop it!" I almost yelled this angry with myself for letting this all happen. "You two are best friends so why are you fighting?" My voice seemed soft and fragile that if you were to barely touch it, it would break into a million pieces. I at that moment just as those last few words were spoken I felt the tension fade and the eyes that were filled with rage were on me with sorrow and pain. I knew I had won. "Let's get going so we can rehearse." I said and Collin turned and headed toward the dorms.
When we got to the dorm we were greeted by Sam who had cooked all kinds of food and drinks so we wouldn't have to leave half way in rehearsal.
"Hey, wanna show our scene?" Collin said standing next to Sam. They were forced to be partners for the play and I felt so horrible for her.
"Sure, you guys go first." I said sitting on the bed with Jake on the side of me. They did their play and I clapped smiling. "You guys did great!" I said.
"Ok, you're up sweetheart." Collin said tilting my head up to him. I slapped his hand away as I stood up and got on my knees.
"Boo." I heard from behind me. I turned my head and there Jake stood. He held his hand out and I grabbed it. He helped me up as I gazed in his eyes. "That was quite a performance. You should be more careful.
"Thanks" I said softly.
"For what?" Jake asked.
"When you saved me." I said simply.
"How presumptuous." Jake said walking around me. "So…you know Marius." Jake kept circling me and I nodded.
"Well I know a lot of things." I said.
"Not how to stay alive apparently." Jake said.
"Well I guess we have that in common then, although I think I'm a little ahead of the race here."
"Well, I can fix that." Jake said as he walked toward me and I gasped.
"Your song redeemer it's about the girl with the violin, isn't it? … Yeah." I said and Jake stopped and I stopped as we came face to face.
"Isn't what else do you think you know?" He asked.
"I ugh," I said and he stepped forward and I stepped back.
"You're ugh, shaking." Jake said still face to face.
"Cold" I replied.
Jake grabbed my waist still moving backward. "Still cold?"
I shook my head. "uh ugh."
"So…go on, tell me more about me." Jake said pinning me to the back wall. My face got red as I thought about his kissing me there on the spot but I kept my mind on the play.
I swallowed hard and Jake grabbed my hand lightly. "You…you want…"
"What do I want?" Jake said moving my hand next to my head.
"You yearn…"
"What do I yearn?" Jake said cutting my thumb with his own,
"Ah!" I gasped as I looked at my thumb. It hurt a lot.
"What do I yearn?" He asked putting my thumb in his mouth. I gasped.
I started trembling not of my free will. "To walk with the living…out of the…colder places of eternity." After I finished Jake looked up at me and took my thumb out of his cold mouth.
"Well that makes you a very clever librarian." Jake said and took a few steps away from me. "I knew I left that journal somewhere." He said then looked at me. "So, was it a good read?"
I walked toward Jake. "It touched me." I said
"Did it now?" He asked and I shook my head yes still walking toward him slowly. He took a step toward me. "Don't worry Jesse…your kind never satisfies my thirst." Jake said and walked away from me. I starred at his shoulders then I opened my mouth.
"Lestat I know something that's not in your journal…" I said and Jake stopped walking away. He turned and started walking toward me but he stopped himself.
"What?" He said amused.
"You still have the violin don't you? I understand, after all, it's only human." I said and we just starred at each other. "And that is our scene!" I said walking over to the bed.
"Why don't we wrap this up, I mean it's already seven." Sam said.
"Yeah and I want to take you to the garden." I said to Sam.
"Why?" She asked.
"Just because, I dunno, I want to." I said. "I mean we haven't had much time together."
"Ok." She said getting up. "Well since I made all this stuff you guys have to stay here and clean it up." Sam said smirking at me. I laughed softly trying not to think of the things that might happen while we're out.
"C'mon Sam!" Collin moaned.
"Let's go Sam." I said motioning my eyes to the door.
We headed out. "Hey!" I yelp as squealing girls run past Sam and I. When I regain myself I look at Sam confused. "What is that all about?" I asked.
"It's probably…" She began but I grabbed her wrists and started to run following the girls.
"Let's go find out!" I said and rushed to where a big crowd of squealing girl stood freaking out in excitement.
"Why are they all here? And I never realized this separate building before…" I said as he walked the rest of the way out the entrance doors. In front of us was a big mansion like building that stood out from the green trees behind it.
"It's like I was trying to say before you dragged me off here..." He began glaring at me playfully, I smiled as if saying 'sorry'. "This is a set of dorms for the not only the smartest kids but also the most popular kids in school. There are girls and boys in the dorms but the boys get more attention from the female student body." She explained just as a few more girls ran by us screaming a name, Adam.
"Oh, hey who's Adam?" I asked curiously not taking my eyes off the ward of screaming girls.
"Oh, that guy those girls were screaming about? His real name is Vincent Melanthios but everyone calls him Adam Melanthios because it's more common than Vincent. He's the head of the most popular people in the school. I would be shocked if he talked to anyone other than the teachers answering questions." She said and I forced my eyes away to look at her.
"Why's that?" I asked my voice flat with a hint of curiosity.
"Well because he doesn't talk and the only way you would be able to hear him talk is to hear him in class but because we have different classes on different sides of the building it's hard to hear him. He almost never smiles or frowns he always keeps a straight face. In a few minutes the doors will open and I caution girls will scream." She said fear in her voice.
"So why do the door open at a certain time?"
"Well the students all go to one place after they get out of class. No one knows where they go and I heard that one girl tried to follow them but the disappeared when they turned a corner. I think that's so gay I mean no one can disappear in a second." She said simply.
"Hey lets go check this out!" I said grabbing her wrist again.
"No! Wait! Stephanie!" She whined as I pulled her toward the crowd of girls. I pushed my way through half of the girls and then everything got quiet and the doors opened. The girls lined up and I pushed my way another four or five feet and then I heard people walking out and everyone started screaming again. I pushed and pushed and I was almost there. I could see only a few heads and then the students coming closer. I tried to push through the crowd and then some girl swore and shoved me making me stumble the rest of the way and into the path of the 'popular'. I thought I was going to land on the ground and I snapped my eyes shut but I felt an arm around my chest and another on my opposite shoulder. The hands were freezing. I opened my eyes and I heard girls gasping. I was standing up but at a slant. I stood up straight and looked at my savior. I looked into a guy about a year older than me. He had white hair not old hair but elegant and amazing. He had one ear ring on his right ear that looked like a deep blue tear drop. On his neck a black ribbon wrapped around loosely and tied in a low bow on his chest. His uniform was different from the ones the boys in our classes wore. It was a black tuxedo thing with black pants. Under the black jacket a white shirt was worn with little symbols on the neck and cuffs. He had a tattoo like thing on his neck with a rose in the middle with diamond shapes and others that made it look like a snowflake. He wore a black glove on his left hand and as I looked at his features his face was unemotional. I looked in his red eyes unable to break away from them. They were beautiful and that would be an understatement. His eyes just drew me in and then I realized that everyone was silent. I felt his right hand graze my neck as the other held my shoulder still.
"U-umn, sorry about that." I said still drowned in those eyes that I knew drove into mine like a knife but not painful but warm.
"Well, it's been a long time…Elena." He said. His words just as caressing as his soft touch. He was gentle in every way but I felt awkward knowing that all eyes were on me. 'My name's not Elena…its Stephanie…what's this guy talking about? I think he's mistaking me for someone else…' I thought to myself.
"Vincent, stop dawdling and let's go." I heard some guy with blonde hair and blue eyes say.
"Joshua, still yourself, we'll go right now, but, Elena is coming with us." Vincent said. 'So, this is Vincent, why does he seem so familiar?' I thought a bit confused.
"What!?" Joshua yelped as his eyes widened. "Are you mad? You know She won't allow it!" He said.
"It won't be the same. She understands this one she'll understand why I want her to tag along. That is, if you wish to come with us." Vincent said now talking to me. I still was unable to take my eyes away from his deep mesmerizing ones.
"Umn…I don't think I'm…" I said then he moved his hand that was on my neck to my chin and he tilted it up. He smirked a bit and he brought his head towards mine. My eyes widened as I blushed madly. I was able to tear my eyes away and I looked around. Every girl standing there was blushing.
"Are you sure you can't come?" I felt his breath on my lips then he moved his head not taking his eyes off of me down to my neck. "I'll escort you myself." He said and I shivered as I felt his cold breath on my neck.
"I guess I could come." I said not really knowing what I was saying. My mind was in a type of a haze and it made things even more awkward.
"Good." He said and released me.
"Vincent, are you sure you want to do this?" A girl with dark hair and deep green eyes asked. She had red lipstick on and eyeliner.
"I'm positive let's go we should get going." He said and he grabbed my hand and started walking. I followed behind him and I blushed knowing that everyone was starring. Then I remembered Sam, oh how bad I felt leaving her behind.
"So your name is Elena?" The girl with green eyes asked me tapping me on the shoulder. I still held Vincent's hand but I looked to my side.
I opened my mouth to say that my name was Stephanie but then Vincent spoke for me. "Well her real name is Stephanie but I call her Elena because that is what her name means." He said and that girl looked at the back of his head then at me.
"Well my name is Autumn. If Vincent or any of the others give you a hard time tell me." She said smiling. I smiled back feeling awkward knowing I didn't belong. I shoved off the weird feeling I got.
"So why would they give me a hard time?" I asked Autumn.
"Well, you're pretty and gentle by the looks of it." She said looking up thinking then back at me.
"Oh, I see that you've already made friends with the new girl." Joshua said.
"Please Joshua, don't bother hitting on her, she's not your type she's so out of your league." Autumn said and I cracked a smirk.
"Well let's leave that up to her." He said as Vincent stopped and everyone stopped as well. "well?" Joshua asked bushing my face with his right hand crossing my face. His eyes narrowed and he pressed his lips to my neck kissing me lightly.
"Joshua!" Vincent said releasing my hand and grabbed Joshua's throat looking at him with cruel eyes. Joshua let his hand drop from my face and I stood there watching as the ruthless predator tightened his grip on the others white neck.
"Vincent, calm down it's alright." I said putting my hand on Vincent's shoulder. He calmed down almost immediately and he released Joshua and walked away. We all followed him bit I looked down ashamed that I couldn't do anything to help Joshua.
"How did you get him to calm down that easily?" Autumn asked shocked. I looked at her.
"What do you mean? I just told him to take it easy." I said confused.
"Well he never calms down that easily, I mean, when he's that angry you can't calm him down my saying 'take I easy'. It just never works it's like he's on a completely different planet. How you got to him before…I mean how you got to him that easily was amazing. He must really be attached to you." She said impressed. We stopped again and Vincent knocked on the door in front of us and the door quickly opened and Autumn grabbed my hand. I looked up at her. She smiled at me. "Close your eyes." I did as she told and I felt my body jerk forward my hair fluttering back fiercely.
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