14th chapter and still going.. hope you don't find it draggy.. I just… *thinks and never continues with sentence.*
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It was pouring when Angus finally got out of Daybreak Center. The atmosphere was morose. Upon hearing the news, Mrs. Finster collapsed on the ground and cried her heart out. She fainted shortly, unable to believe that her beloved son, who was sired by Kyle, only to be killed by him later.
Thunder growled and the night sky was occasionally lit up by streaks of lightning. Angus continued his way to the pub. He should really take this chance to get close to Jade, now that she was feeling all depressed and vulnerable. He could have been the knight in shining armour, to rescue the fair maiden from her misery.
But hell, no, Jade would simply refuse to see everyone. She had broken down, but did not faint like her mother did. Jodie escorted her back to her apartment. Russell, the stupid blond vampire who had punched him that afternoon, looked shell shocked when the news was broken.
Angus felt his lips curled in mockery. Why, Russell could even be an alibi to Kyle. Quit the act, he thought bitterly. The council had treasured the two vampires and were training them to be the next generation of elders. There, there, this incident would prove them so wrong.
Angus had just passed by a turn when he was grabbed from behind. "Wha-" He was dragged into the alley and was shoved up against the wall roughly. He found himself staring into a strikingly familiar pair of black eyes. Kyle Caldwin! He realized with both fear and hatred.
"Kyle Caldwin, you bas-" Kyle pressed an arm against Angus neck, choking him and he could not complete his sentence.
"Listen." The pale vampire hissed. The pelting rain made it hard for Angus to see and to hear above the noise. Kyle's face was partially in the shadows, hidden by the hood of his sweatshirt. Then, a lightning illuminated his pale face, making him looked ghostly and menacing.
"I need your help." Kyle said Angus could not believe his ears. Giving a snort, he said, "Help you? Dream on, Caldwin." His voice came out high and squeaky, a huge contrast to Kyle's calm low one.
"You don't have a choice." A loud thunder boomed in the distant, making Angus jump slightly. "What do you mean?" False bravado in his voice, Angus asked the vampire. The hooded head turned and scanned the alley for any passer by. Then, the black eyes focused intensely on Angus.
"If you don't help me, you'll become my alibi. It's not me you're going to save, it's Jasper." Kyle spoke. Angus's blue eyes went round with confusion. "But I can't heal dead vampires!" he exclaimed.
Kyle took an exasperated breath that he did not need, "Come with me." Without a warning, he pulled Angus from the wall and ordered, "Orb us. I'll direct the way."
Angus found himself in the center of a small hut. He took a look around and saw a fireplace and some basic necessities. Then he saw a pretty brunette sitting on the ground, an unconscious Jasper lying in her laps.
Kyle pushed back the hood on his head, revealing wet black hair. He looked at Jasper, then at Angus.
"What?" Angus asked defensively.
Kyle shoved Angus towards where Jasper lay. "Heal him, I didn't ask you here to seek shelter from the rain." He said acidly.
Angus looked ridiculed, but shuffled his feet forward reluctantly. "I didn't stake him in his heart, just very near." Kyle said softly as he knelt down beside Jasper. The brunette raised her head and nodded to Angus politely. Angus momentarily forgot his task at hand and smiled leeringly back at the brunette, only to be socked in the jaws by Kyle.
"Okay, okay," he grumbled. The stake had already been removed from Jasper's wound and Angus was aghast to see the other wounds. "You did that to him?"
Kyle shook his head, sending droplets of water flying from his black hair. "No. Someone else in Blood Iris did it." Angus nodded, then held his hand above Jasper's chest. He closed his eyes and chanted the healing spell. Warmth flowed from his hand onto Jasper's wound. Slowly, the threesome saw the wound closing. When Angus was done healing almost every cut on Jasper, he sat down in front of the fireplace and squeezed the water out of his curly, long blond hair.
"Thanks." Kyle spoke, coming up from behind Angus, who snorted. "No need. The way you put it, I didn't have a choice."
The pale vampire sat down beside him and stared into the fire. Angus turned to him and said, "So what's up with you? Suddenly you disappeared and became the trusted man of Blood Iris. The Finsters were all devastated when they heard that you killed Jasper."
Kyle lifted an eyebrow, "All of them believed I was turning to the dark side?"
"Almost all. Your dear friend Russell delivered a few good punches to me when I said that you could not be trusted."
Kyle showed a rare smile, "Bless his kind soul." Then his eyes turned somber. "What about… Jade?"
Angus considered sowing discord, but decided against it in case he earn himself a few more beatings in the future. "She was so sad, I don't think she would want to see you." He gestured to Jasper, "But I don't think anyone had expected you to injure him only. Nathaniel believed it?"
Kyle's eyes clouded with doubt, "I don't know. I guess he did, because he was rather happy about it. Halyssa?" He spoke to the brunette, "I think you have to stay here and take care of Jasper. I am not going to let him wander about; it'll blow my cover."
Angus looked at Kyle, "What? How long are you going to keep up with this charade?" Kyle did not return his gaze, "For as long as it is necessary. Breathe no word to anyone. If another person finds out, it'll be over."
For the first time, Angus began to like the vampire. "Why me?" he asked.
"Who else? Russell? He can be trusted, of course, but he can't heal. I can't ask any of the elders for help, they will insist that the council be informed about my actions."
"You think I can be trusted?"
Kyle shrugged. "I don't know. Why don't you tell me?" Angus gave a smile, "Don't worry, your little – no, big secret is safe with me." He rose and said, "Well, I must be gone now. I was on my way to a pub."
Kyle stood up and stuck his hand out, "Thanks."
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There there, end of chapter 14. So, jiaz, bet you must be smiling from ear to ear now that I didn't kill of Jasper. Well well, but there's no guarantee.
*Spastic voiceover* Will Angus be trustworthy? What will happen next? Stay tuned to find out on THE SOURCE….
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