Part 4
Alisha kept her head high, a vague effort to keep the tears from rolling down her cheeks. Was Jayden really so blind? What did she have to do to make him notice her? Scream in his face? Fall on her knees in front of him?
She shook her head in annoyance. ~Come on, you're being pathetic,~ she told herself. ~So what if Jayden likes Kalika? So what. There are lots of other guys out there.~
This thing she had for Jayden was starting to border on obsession. He was all she thought about, day and night, waking or sleeping. It had started to get worse ever since that new girl had come along.
She needed to *do* something about it, get it out of her system. She had to talk to him. She would find him and tell him how she felt.
Yes. That was what she would do. Once it was out in the open she could deal with it. After school Alisha would hunt him down and make him listen to her. She *needed* to know how he felt about her. It was the only way she could think to end this obsession she had.
The rest of the day, of course, dragged on endlessly. With every passing minute, Alisha was getting more and more nervous. When the final bell rang, she was the first pout the door. She didn't see Jayden waiting for her until she knocked into him. She flushed, looking up at him, and found herself tongue tied.
"Look, I just wanted to apologise for before," he said. "I was being a jerk."
Alisha found her voice. "Can we find somewhere to talk privately."
Jayden nodded. "Sure. What's up?"
They left the high school. Alisha kept quite until he had drive out of town to a small hill overlooking the area. He parked. "Well?"
Alisha took a deep breath. She turned to look him directly in the eye. "I'm in love with you."
* * *
Jayden just sat there, not exactly sure what to say. He had already known she was in love with him, but what could he tell her? You can't love me because I'm a vampire and it would earn us both a death sentence? If he didn't say anything, then he could lose her forever. She remained silent, waiting for an answer. He turned to look at her, tongue tied. "And that's not all," she went on. Her voice was steady and controlled. She'd obviously been planning this. "You're hiding something from me. I've known for a while now, and I want to know what it is." She kept looking at him with those big blue eyes of hers. She clearly wasn't going to do anything or go anywhere until she got some sort of answer from him. Jayden sighed. It could kill them both, but he didn't care anymore. Alisha meant more to him than anything in the world, hell, he was as much in love with her as she was with him. "It's called the Night World..." * * * Alisha remained silent, listening. So. He was a vampire. No wonder he had never wanted to tell her. He kept staring ahead, as if he was ashamed of what he had just told her. So her best friend was the walking undead and lived amongst a secret society of mythological creatures, vampires, witches, shapeshifters, werewolves, other creatures of the night. Did that really change anything? He was still, and always would be, just Jayden. "I still love you," she said softly. "I don't care what secret society you belong to. I know that's why I love you." Jayden was looking at her. He was clearly surprised. "You're okay with it?" She smiled a little and nodded. It must have taken him some courage to finally tell her this. "Yeah." But it wasn't enough. She'd learned his secret, told him how she felt, and the real question now, was how did *he* feel. "I love you," he whispered. "Because of the laws of Night World I could never tell you, but I love you more than anything. The laws don't matter now." It was all Alisha needed to hear. She grabbed his shoulders, pulled him closer to her and kissed him deeply. She wasn't prepared for the mind-blowing effect a simple kiss had on her. * * *
Jayden just sat there, not exactly sure what to say. He had already known she was in love with him, but what could he tell her? You can't love me because I'm a vampire and it would earn us both a death sentence? If he didn't say anything, then he could lose her forever. She remained silent, waiting for an answer. He turned to look at her, tongue tied. "And that's not all," she went on. Her voice was steady and controlled. She'd obviously been planning this. "You're hiding something from me. I've known for a while now, and I want to know what it is." She kept looking at him with those big blue eyes of hers. She clearly wasn't going to do anything or go anywhere until she got some sort of answer from him. Jayden sighed. It could kill them both, but he didn't care anymore. Alisha meant more to him than anything in the world, hell, he was as much in love with her as she was with him. "It's called the Night World..." * * * Alisha remained silent, listening. So. He was a vampire. No wonder he had never wanted to tell her. He kept staring ahead, as if he was ashamed of what he had just told her. So her best friend was the walking undead and lived amongst a secret society of mythological creatures, vampires, witches, shapeshifters, werewolves, other creatures of the night. Did that really change anything? He was still, and always would be, just Jayden. "I still love you," she said softly. "I don't care what secret society you belong to. I know that's why I love you." Jayden was looking at her. He was clearly surprised. "You're okay with it?" She smiled a little and nodded. It must have taken him some courage to finally tell her this. "Yeah." But it wasn't enough. She'd learned his secret, told him how she felt, and the real question now, was how did *he* feel. "I love you," he whispered. "Because of the laws of Night World I could never tell you, but I love you more than anything. The laws don't matter now." It was all Alisha needed to hear. She grabbed his shoulders, pulled him closer to her and kissed him deeply. She wasn't prepared for the mind-blowing effect a simple kiss had on her. * * *
