Chapter 56

After a few nights at the Niwa's house and away from school, I was allowed to go home. I still had to be careful not to reopen any wounds, but for the most part, my vampire powers had healed them enough the first two days.

When I got home, I thought about Brianna's expression I noticed the first night at Dark's home. Almost immediately, I grabbed my cell phone when I got in my room and flipped it open, highlighted Briana's number, and began to type.

'Hey. It's me. What happened the other night between you and Krad?' I sent. After I changed into a purple t-shirt and grey sweatpants, my phone rang and I snatched it up lightning fast.

"I love this vampire speed." I told myself as I read the message.

'We, uh… can I call you about it?' it said. As fast as I could, I typed my reply.

'Sure.' I replied. In the matter of a few minutes, my phone rang. I answered with the traditional "Hello?"

"Hey!" Brianna's voice sounded normal.

"So what happened between you and Krad?" I asked, sitting cross legged on my bed.

"Well, when Dark was in the room visiting with you, Krad sort of… kissed me."

"You mean on the cheek, right?" I asked. Krad didn't seem like the type to kiss people on the lips, unlike Dark.

"No." came her reply. "When I got to the Niwa's house, Krad was there and when I greeted him, he bent down and kissed me on the lips. It surprised even me."

"No way!" I retorted. "That's the way that a boy tells a girl he loves her without words!"

"I know." She sighed.

"Oh, I almost forgot! I have to take a shower now. I'll text you later!" I said.

"Same to you. Bye!" she hung up the phone after that.

I hung mine up too and sighed, falling back on my bed. I watched the ceiling fan spin in an endless circle. Sighing I grabbed my phone and looked at the pictures on it. There was of me and Brianna, Daisuke, Satoshi, Riku, and Risa after the separation rituals. What struck me as surprising was the fact in the background was Dark, Krad, and Midnight were smiling at the camera. They had hats on to hide their hair so no one recognized them.

I looked at me and sighed deeper. It was me before becoming a vampire. My eyes were normal and nothing was out of the ordinary. In the mirror of my room I saw a reflection of a different girl. There was a faint scar across my right eye now and that eye was partly discolored due to me being blind. Looking at my fingernails, I extended them and looked in the mirror once again. My eyes were now yellow and slit down the middle like a cats. I let a tear slid down my cheek.

"What's wrong?" Dark's voice said from behind. I turned quickly around, nails extended, ready to fight. The purple haired boy laughed and sat next to me. "I love it when you're startled!"

"You know that you can come in through the front door now?" I asked, returning my fingernails to their original shape.

"I know," he said. "Are you thirsty?"

"A little, but it's normal thirsty." I lied.

"I know when you're lying," he told me in his serious tone.

"I know," I said, standing up. "Let me go wash my face first. I haven't washed it for a while now."

"Okay." Dark took my hand and placed a kiss on it. "I await your return."

I smiled as I left the room. When I got into the bathroom, I shut and locked the door and turned the water on in the sink. I splashed it on my face to let my face cool down and wipe the dirt away. After a bit, I looked in the mirror and saw my eyes were yellow again.

That was when it struck me like a lightning bolt.

A major headache consumed my entire mind and my side ached again. Groaning, I bent over and placed my hands on either side of the sink to hold me up. I groaned louder as I placed a hand on my forehead and one on my side. I backed into the wall behind me, knocking some bottles onto the ground. My knees gave out and I fell, joining the bottles on the floor. I closed my eyes and saw the man in my dream again. He was standing over the body of Dark and coming closer to me. He kept saying 'Sophia' over and over.

A knock came not too long after. "Ally?! Are you okay?" Dark's voice rang loudly in my ears. My parent's voices came not too long after Dark's.

"What's going on, Dark? How'd you get here?" my father called.

"I came in through the window to check up on her and she excused herself to wash her face. After a bit, I heard stuff falling in there and came to see what it was." Dark explained.

I heard the doorknob jiggle. "It's locked! How are we supposed to get in now?" my mother cried.

When I could, I painfully scooted myself over to the door and unlocked it. After the click, I leaned back up on the wall and let the three enter. Dark was the first one in, no surprise.

"Ally!" he called. I opened my good eye and saw he was kneeling by me. He felt my forehead and retracted his hand almost immediately. "She's burning up!"

"Get her to her bed now!" my father said as Dark picked me up bridal style. My parents ran downstairs to grab some things as Dark placed me in my bed.

"Ally, if you can hear me, grab my hand." He placed his hand near mine. I grabbed it just as another painful headache washed over me. A scream ripped out of my throat as Dark put his hands on my shoulders to keep me down.

My parents came back into my room, but I didn't notice until I heard their voices.

"How is she?" my mother's shrill voice cried.

"She's responsive, but another headache came over her. I'm trying to hold her down until the pain subsides," Dark's voice said.

The last thing I saw before passing out from the extensive pain and exhaustion was Dark's amethyst eyes filled with worry and sadness.