Bad Guys Always Give Me the Shivers
Love Hurts
Disclaimer: Do I look like Darren Shan?
Steve's Point of View
How could I be such an idiot?
I mean, seriously, what was I thinking? Of course her little boyfriend would be going to her room late at night for God knows what. Shivers ran up my spine as I raced back to my hotel room, knowing surely that Gannen would rip my head off for leaving. And, Tiffany would most likely be wanting to know where I was so who knows what I'll tell her? Maybe I should say I went to Cancun for the night, I'm sure she would fall for that.
My thoughts soon kept getting the better of me, clouding my better judgment. Cars kept speeding after each other, their lights and horns blaring and I found myself closing my eyes tightly to keep the light out. The wind kept blistering my skin, hitting it rapidly like it were trying to win a battle. Battering me harder and harder, going at me until I would fall down to my misery.
I kept running, faster and faster until I couldn't hear the loud, beeping horns anymore. My eyes fluttered open and I saw that I was in a dark alley, completely and utterly lost. "Damn it," I muttered, slamming my back up against the wall and sliding down. I was sitting next to a garbage can and I could smell the rancid week-old fish sitting in it. Groaning, I knew that I was in for a long night.
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Alexandria's Point of View
Sitting straight up in my bed, I stared out the window in hopes of spotting Addison. I wanted to get up and find him so he could explain to me why he was in my room last night, but I just couldn't pry my lazy body off of the soft mattress. Feinting a yawn, I glanced over at Truska who was busying herself with brushing her long blonde hair. I felt a twinge of jealousy because I had always wanted my hair to look like that, but ignored it.
After what had seemed hours, when in reality it was only minutes, of looking out the window, I finally groaned and fell back down in my bed, shutting my eyes tightly. I found myself thinking about the past and regretting some of my decisions. Maybe I shouldn't have kissed Addison in the first place a few days back, that had only led him on… but, I did feel these strange feelings around him. I'm just confused about everything right now!
Even though with all of the drama going on, I noticed that my mind was wondering to a corner that I hadn't visited in a while. Larten was popping up in my thoughts now, making himself known even though his death was still extremely painful for me now. A soft smile appeared on my lips as the past began to make itself more apparent, making me think long and hard about it.
{Flashback}
"I think he might like you," Maria gushed, making my cheeks want to set aflame. Her eyes darted from me towards the door, my gaze following hers. I watched it impatiently, half-expecting and half-wanting Mr. Crepsley to waltz right then. A few minutes past and it felt awkward until the door finally flew open, showing an exasperated Mr. Crepsley in our wake.
"La--, I mean, Mr. Crepsley! Is something wrong?" I asked, jumping to my feet. Behind me, I could hear Maria suppressing her giggles to no avail and I almost turned around to glare at her, but stopped when I remembered the handsome vampire in front of me. "It is nothing." He replied, wiping his brow, and I couldn't help but think he was lying.
"It seems more than nothing…" I prodded, hoping he would tell me. He ignored me and just sighed, sitting down on one of the few wooden stools. Silence ensured as I shot a glance at Maria, hoping she would leave. She quickly mouthed the words, 'Got cha' and bolted upwards, grinning at the two of us while blurting out, "Sorry, gotta go now. I just remembered I would help Arrow with something."
"Have fun," I retorted, winking at her. Mr. Crepsley still didn't say a thing.
It was quiet for a long while, and every few seconds I almost started to say something like, 'So, how's life treating you?' or 'The weather's been well lately, hasn't it?'. I knew I would sound dumb because we couldn't even see the outside world from Vampire Mountain.
"Alexandria, can I confide in you?" Mr. Crepsley finally asked, breaking the silence. I hadn't noticed he was sitting beside me, only a few inches away from my hip touching his, and my mouth opened slightly, forming a small o. "I-uh… why, of course, Mr. Crepsley. You can tell me anything…"
"Do you know Arra Sails?"
"What about her?"
"Did you know we used to be mates?"
"Yes," I sighed, not wanting to have to think about her lips touching his. I cringed inwardly as I waited for him to go on, taking a sudden interest in playing with my hands.
"I do not wish to be so blunt, but she asked me if I loved her earlier." He finally said, my jaw almost literally touching the ground.
"What was your answer?" I piped up, extremely curious now.
"I said, 'I do not know, why do you ask?' and after I spoke, she just huffed and ran off, all in a tizzy." He answered, a smile almost appearing on my lips. I almost felt guilty afterwards, but that's when I remembered how rude Arra had been to me.
Again, the quiet got to me and I finally questioned, "Do you love her, Larten?" He looked over at me and placed his hand over mine, and I had to suppress a gasp as he used his sad eyes in a hypnotic way while simply responding, "Yes," I snatched my hand away, not wanting to get hurt any more.
"I-I have to go." I stuttered, darting out of the door and leaving a quizzical Mr. Crepsley behind.
My own heart began to burst as I ran away. The whole 'falling in love' thing wasn't working for me so far.
{End Flashback}
Sighing wistfully, my eyes began to tighten further, me about to go to sleep again. Maybe I nap wouldn't hurt too much…
Author's Note: Sleep deprivation has been making me write a lot lately… anyways, I have writer's block for this story right now so it may take a little bit before I update again. Just be patient and let me think up of a good idea then I'll write it up and post. Please review :) xx