Chapter Three
"Watch where you're going next time maybe?"
I gasp and back up a step. His voice is husky and deep. He has an accent, British, I think. I wrap my other hand around my now half full glass. My hands are shaking. Fantastic. He looks down at me and smirks. "You're the new girl. Aren't you?" I could sense the haughtiness in his voice. "Yes. Why do you want to know?" I say raising my chin. My voice still quivered. He let out a small noise and leaned in so that our faces were inches apart. "Why don't you come sit with me and my friend?" He whispers.
"How about no. I don't even know you. You could be an ax murderer for all I know." I say. He laughs and leans back. "True that, true that. Why don't you come with me and I'll tell you." He says.
I know I shouldn't go with him, but today is the start of a new life for me. "Fine." I say. He takes my hand, which made me jump, and we headed for a pair of stairs in the corner of the room. When we got to the foot of the stairs, he said, "You first."
I start up the stairs with him following behind. When we get close to the top, I look out across the cafeteria, which is absolutely huge by the way, and see Sophie sitting with her friends. She looks up and sees me. Her eyes grow huge when she sees who is behind me. I just shrug my shoulders and keep going up the stairs.
When we get to the top, I see a huge table, sitting at which is a young man, about the same age as the guy behind me and the guy behind me. He has silver hair and a pair of eyes to match. He gives a lazy wave to my escortee. "Hallo Will." He says. He directs his gaze towards me. "Who might this be?" He asks.
"You really don't remember?" Says the boy who now has a name, raising a perfect eyebrow.
"Nope." Says Silver Boy, popping the 'p'.
Will gives an exaggerated sigh and puts a hand on my shoulder, almost making me jump out of my skin. "This," He says, "Is the new girl I was telling you about, who, in fact, is very important to me."
"Why am I important to you?" I say, brushing his hand off of my shoulder.
"I can't tell you now, but I will in time." He says, flashing me a vain smirk. I just roll my eyes and look at the table.
Will puts a hand over his heart and says, "Ouch! I think you just hurt my ego!"
I hear Silver Boy laugh. I snap my head up and glare at him. "What are you laughing at?" I snap. He looks straight at me and his eyes turn from humorous to apologetic. "It's just the way you handle Will. No one has ever rolled their eyes at him. I think it hurt his Madri-Gras float sized ego." He says, laughing some more at the expression on Will's face. I started to giggle as well, my face heating up. Will walks over to the table and pulls out a chair for me. I go over and sit in the chair. He pushes it in and I reply with a simple "Thank you."
Silver Boy puts his hands on top of the table. I notice that his fingers are particurally skinny, as though he plays an instrument.
"So, what's your name?" Said Silver Boy.
"Theresa Gray. Call me Tessa though." I say.
"Pretty name." Silver Boy retorts. My face is now on fire.
"Pretty name to match a pretty face." Says Will. I'm sure by now my face is as red as a hot fire poker.
Silver Boy nods and smirks, his eyes raking my body. "What's your name?" I ask, the question coming out more blunt than I would have wished.
"James Carstairs. Call me Jem." He says, still smirking. I hear Will chuckle beside me, where he decided to sit.
"Now what are you laughing at?" I ask.
Will looks me in the eye and says, "It's just that a) I can hear your heart beat over hear and might I say, it's hammering at an alarming rate and, b) you are still blushing quite lividly."
I bury my face in my hands and groan. "How can hear my heart beat all the way over there?" I ask from in my hands.
"Why, my dear, you happen to be sitting among two vampires!" Will says with a smirk. At this statement, Jem opens his mouth to present a pair of white fangs. Will does the same.
"What in the nine circles of hell?" I say. Honestly I had forgotten what Sophie had told me this morning.
"Yep. In fact, you too, are a vampire." Will says. I sit there in complete shock. I feel my incisors with my tongue. Sharp as a knife. I think of how my brother must be handling this change. Nate!
"Where's my brother?" I ask.
"Come here." says Will, beckoning me with his finger. I follow hi over to the balcony that overlooks the entire cafeteria. I see Sophie sitting at the table with her other friends. I see my brother walk over to Sophie and start to talk to her. I turn to Will.
"What are they saying?" I say.
"Just focus really hard on your brother and you'll be able to hear them.
I do as I am told and concentrate really hard on Nate and Sophie and I hear them more clearly.
"Your my sister's room mate, right?" He asks. I see him tense up when he sees her scar. Sophie nods her head.
"Yes, I am. Is there anything I can help you with?" She says with a slight smile.
"Yeah, actually. Um, I was wondering where she was." He says. I can see he's about to cry.
I feel something brush up against my shoulder. I look up and see Jem has came up beside me and is leaning on the balcony. He leans into my ear an says, "You can go to him if you want to."
So that's exactly what I do.
