Part 20
Was he looking at her again? It seemed that every time Sarah raised her head, Arcturus was looking at her. Maybe she was imagining things. Everything today was so bizarre, with the police hanging around. Questions about Beth were thrown everywhere.
Sarah had kept quiet about her brief conversation with Beth the other day. She thought of the vagueness of her brief conversation with Beth the other day. Something about her destiny coming to town. Her so called *destiny* had freaked and run off!
Along with Beth's destiny talk had come the warning from the ghost against Arcturus. Now though, Arcturus was more appealing to her than ever.
"You okay? You seem a little distracted." Amber and Andreas had been driving her nuts all day. Either one or the other had been with her at almost all times, despite who was in what class with each other. Sarah was not used to people around her all the time.
Sarah shrugged. "With all that's happened can you blame me?"
School was over for the day. Sarah just wanted to go home and hide in her room. But since there was a crazy lady who wanted to make her a blood sucking demon after her she couldn't *do* that. She had to go back to this stupid *safe* house with people she barely knew and didn't like.
If she could only find some way to turn the clock back to three days ago.
Sarah was now even starting to wonder how different her life would be if she had actually accepted Helenia's offer. She would no longer be a weak pushover if she became a vampire. She would become beautiful and powerful. She could have any guy she wanted. She could teach that asshole of a soulmate of hers a lesson for leaving her.
"I guess so," Amber said smiling faintly. "We will deal with this."
"I just want my ordinary life back." Sarah was silent during the drive home. Andreas was already there when they got back. He was standing in the living room doorway, shaking his head.
"Now what?" Sarah snapped. God, what the hell else could happen? She'd had enough drama in three days to last a lifetime. She could write her own *move* based around all of this.
"Lvana's dead." He moved out the way.
"Shit," Amber muttered.
Lying on the floor Lvana stared up at the ceiling. Two tiny puncture wounds could be seen on the site of her neck. Three suitcases were beside her. "Why was she leaving?" Amber asked.
Andreas shook his head. "No idea."
Sarah turned and took the opportunity to sneak out while Amber and Andreas were discussing what to do with the body. Why did they not just call the police like *normal* people.
~Some safe house,~ Sarah thought. Sarah found herself unable to care about Lvana's death at all. Going home, as she had already established, would be a mistake. When Amber and Andreas realised she wasn't there, that was the first place they would probably look.
She decided to try Spectrum, not knowing where else to go. It was a strange bar, open from about two in the afternoon. As she walked into the club, she saw Arcturus sitting at the bar. Two girls were playing a game of pool, and a lone guy sat at a table reading a book. She took the seat beside Arcturus.
He just laughed. "What the hell are you doing here?"
Sarah shrugged. " I'm not sure. I just - "
He reached out and caught her chin, leaned forward and kissed her. Sarah almost pushed him away, then changed her mind and deepened the kiss, letting him in more.
Arcturus smirked in triumph. "Let's get out of here."
* * *
"What's she doing?" Cisara asked, head tilted. She stood in an upstairs room in Helenia's mansion.
Sharon the witch sat in the centre of the room in which the only illumination was the circle of red candles she sat in. The walls were painted black, even the windows were blacked out. Sharon sat in a lotus position with a brass bowl in front of her letting out plumes a purple smoke with a bizarre smell. Her eyes were closed, fluttering as if she were dreaming. Her lips were mouthing words Cisara couldn't quite make out.
"Performing my spell." Helenia stood beside her, watching eagerly.
"Spell to do - " Cisara yawned. Hunger was gnawing at her stomach. The witch was looking very tasty right now.
"What we talked about earlier." Helenia's eyes rolled. "Get with the programme."
"Oh, right." Cisara's arms folded, waiting to see what would happen.
* * *
Sarah woke to find Arcturus gone. She got up and dressed, barely aware of what he was doing. She felt like she was being toyed like a puppet but had no idea who was controlling the strings.
* * *
Was he looking at her again? It seemed that every time Sarah raised her head, Arcturus was looking at her. Maybe she was imagining things. Everything today was so bizarre, with the police hanging around. Questions about Beth were thrown everywhere.
Sarah had kept quiet about her brief conversation with Beth the other day. She thought of the vagueness of her brief conversation with Beth the other day. Something about her destiny coming to town. Her so called *destiny* had freaked and run off!
Along with Beth's destiny talk had come the warning from the ghost against Arcturus. Now though, Arcturus was more appealing to her than ever.
"You okay? You seem a little distracted." Amber and Andreas had been driving her nuts all day. Either one or the other had been with her at almost all times, despite who was in what class with each other. Sarah was not used to people around her all the time.
Sarah shrugged. "With all that's happened can you blame me?"
School was over for the day. Sarah just wanted to go home and hide in her room. But since there was a crazy lady who wanted to make her a blood sucking demon after her she couldn't *do* that. She had to go back to this stupid *safe* house with people she barely knew and didn't like.
If she could only find some way to turn the clock back to three days ago.
Sarah was now even starting to wonder how different her life would be if she had actually accepted Helenia's offer. She would no longer be a weak pushover if she became a vampire. She would become beautiful and powerful. She could have any guy she wanted. She could teach that asshole of a soulmate of hers a lesson for leaving her.
"I guess so," Amber said smiling faintly. "We will deal with this."
"I just want my ordinary life back." Sarah was silent during the drive home. Andreas was already there when they got back. He was standing in the living room doorway, shaking his head.
"Now what?" Sarah snapped. God, what the hell else could happen? She'd had enough drama in three days to last a lifetime. She could write her own *move* based around all of this.
"Lvana's dead." He moved out the way.
"Shit," Amber muttered.
Lying on the floor Lvana stared up at the ceiling. Two tiny puncture wounds could be seen on the site of her neck. Three suitcases were beside her. "Why was she leaving?" Amber asked.
Andreas shook his head. "No idea."
Sarah turned and took the opportunity to sneak out while Amber and Andreas were discussing what to do with the body. Why did they not just call the police like *normal* people.
~Some safe house,~ Sarah thought. Sarah found herself unable to care about Lvana's death at all. Going home, as she had already established, would be a mistake. When Amber and Andreas realised she wasn't there, that was the first place they would probably look.
She decided to try Spectrum, not knowing where else to go. It was a strange bar, open from about two in the afternoon. As she walked into the club, she saw Arcturus sitting at the bar. Two girls were playing a game of pool, and a lone guy sat at a table reading a book. She took the seat beside Arcturus.
He just laughed. "What the hell are you doing here?"
Sarah shrugged. " I'm not sure. I just - "
He reached out and caught her chin, leaned forward and kissed her. Sarah almost pushed him away, then changed her mind and deepened the kiss, letting him in more.
Arcturus smirked in triumph. "Let's get out of here."
* * *
"What's she doing?" Cisara asked, head tilted. She stood in an upstairs room in Helenia's mansion.
Sharon the witch sat in the centre of the room in which the only illumination was the circle of red candles she sat in. The walls were painted black, even the windows were blacked out. Sharon sat in a lotus position with a brass bowl in front of her letting out plumes a purple smoke with a bizarre smell. Her eyes were closed, fluttering as if she were dreaming. Her lips were mouthing words Cisara couldn't quite make out.
"Performing my spell." Helenia stood beside her, watching eagerly.
"Spell to do - " Cisara yawned. Hunger was gnawing at her stomach. The witch was looking very tasty right now.
"What we talked about earlier." Helenia's eyes rolled. "Get with the programme."
"Oh, right." Cisara's arms folded, waiting to see what would happen.
* * *
Sarah woke to find Arcturus gone. She got up and dressed, barely aware of what he was doing. She felt like she was being toyed like a puppet but had no idea who was controlling the strings.
* * *