~Ch.6 Arrested~

It's been quite a few weeks since Snow, October, and Vlad decided to live with me and Henry, Vlad's best friend. I have been seeing more of Mason, and we've begun to grow closer to one another. Selexa and I have been hanging out more as well, which is all in all a good thing. But the one thing that hasn't changed was Jo still bullying me at school whatever chance he got. Also, he's been more aggressive with me ever since we left him on the school roof.

I decided not to tell Henry and the others about this because I don't want them to worry constantly about me. Not like they did in the past…not again. Jo had taken his bullying to a new level, which was abuse. Funny how it reminded me of my parents before they had passed, and how much they beat me as well. Mason had gotten an idea of what's been going on at school, but I decided not to say anything because…well I wasn't sure why I hadn't told him.

I had finally got myself ready for another day of Brewer High. I went out of my room and headed down the stairs, which I noticed that no one was up yet. I thought I heard noises occurring in both Henry's and Vlad's rooms, but I shrugged it off, already knowing what they're doing. I exited the door without any breakfast and walked down the sidewalk among the dense fog. Before I knew it, I was greeted by Selexa at the entrance of Brewer High.

When we finally walked inside the school, I looked at Selexa and actually I've never noticed her different colored eyes before. One eye was silver and the other was lavender, making her more special than anyone that I've known as a friend. She really stood out because her hair was a vibrant pink. Selexa wore a white t-shirt with multiple designs for me to describe all at once, a short black skirt and boot sized converse. She wore a rainbow wristband and the same color belt. I think this is the outfit I see her the most in.

"Zara, are you okay? Are you still letting the other people here getting through to you by them staring at you?" Selexa asked me worriedly, making me giggle some.

"No, they just don't give a damn about me and the fact that in their minds I don't exist. Hey, have you seen Mason yet?" I asked her, switching the subject rather quickly.

"Is someone that worried about me?" I heard Mason say behind me as he's pulling me into a hug, with his arms wrapping around my waist.

"Yeah, I always am, babe," I muttered under my breath, and I thought I heard a smirk go upon Mason's face, which I chuckled.

We gave each other a quick kiss and Mason decided to wait for me at class. Selexa and I went to my locker to get some of my belongings to have with me for the day and when I closed the locker door, Selexa told me that she had to go to class too, so I bid my farewell for now. Before I went to my class where Mason awaits, I was slammed up into the lockers once again by Jo. He held the collar of my shirt and raised me a few inches from the ground, and punched me in the gut.

"So here we are again. Where's your boyfriend? Has he already abandoned you early in the morning? I know I would've when I got the chance," Jo mocked, making me kick him in the sensitive area, causing him to go down.

"He has not abandoned me! Now shut the hell up and leave me alone!" I shouted at him, making my voice in an echo.

I clutched my stomach and I tried to run away, but I was grabbed by the ankle by Jo, making me fall to the ground. I turned around to be on my back, only to find Jo pinning me to the floor, quickly grabbing both of my wrists and keeping a tight grip around them over my head. I saw him bringing out something from his pocket, and when I took a closer look, I noticed that it was a pocket-dagger.

I took a closer look at his eyes and I noticed that his eyes were crimson red, reminding me of Diablo's eyes and I soon saw fangs extending his teeth. Jo brought the dagger close to my neck and made a slit in my throat, causing me to have a trail of blood leaving the security of my neck. I felt Jo slightly lick my neck of my blood and I was trying to get out of his grasp, but instead, he just slapped my hard on my left cheek.

Before he could sink his fangs into my neck, I heard some grown men tackle Jo to the ground and I immediately saw Mason and he ran up to me, hugging me close to his chest. I wanted to know how Jo became a vampire and how he would be caught so easily by the police. I wanted to thank Mason for making me feel safe, but I was suddenly seeing darkness once more.

When I finally came to, I saw Mason's face, hovering over mine by an inch or two. I blushed madly and before I could pull back, assuming that he was uncomfortable with it, he kissed me fully on the lips. I could feel him holding my face gingerly and I pulled back slightly, looking into his icy eyes that left me in a daze.

"Mason…w-what happened with…?" I started to ask, but I left out who because the same despicable person gave me chills whenever I said or thought of his name.

"He's in jail now. I was wondering what took you so long, so I was getting out of class only to find you being pinned to the ground by that monster. I called the magic three numbers and when they came, I assumed they were thinking that he was beginning to rape you. Then, they informed me that he'll be in jail, but he's being taken in for questioning," Mason explained to me as I was sitting up.

"That's good…can I ask you something?"

"Ask away, Zara."

"Okay then…how did Jo become a vampire?"

"…I've heard from Henry and Vlad that he had recently become a vampire, so he was trying to feed off of another human, which turned out to be you. I figured that the one who transformed him was Diablo, and now Jo's Diablo's little dumbass apprentice. Now may I ask you something?"

"Yeah…what is it?" I asked hesitantly.

"Why didn't you tell me about what Jo was doing to you the weeks before? Why didn't you tell me, Henry, Vlad, or the girls?" Mason asked me worriedly.

"…I didn't want you guys to worry about me… I thought I could handle it on my own…but turns out I was wrong, it seems…"

Mason lightly kissed my bandaged neck, along with my bruised wrists, arms, and bandaged stomach. I blushed madly, but I held him close, not wanting him to let me go. Mason looked at me and lifted my head, kissing me once more. This time the kiss was deeper than usual, and I could already feel our tongues dancing with one another. I didn't realize it, but I was already in my room, apparently.

Mason's hands were on both sides of my neck on the wall, still kissing me. Sadly, our moment had to be interrupted by a phone call…which seemed to be mine. I could tell it was mine because it was playing Fallen Angels by Black Veil Brides. We both pulled away and I answered my phone that I had gotten from October a week ago.

"H-Hello?" I answered my phone, clearing my throat.

"Zara, its Yukki. Do you know of a man named Jo?" Yukki asked me in a hurried tone.

"…y-yeah, why ask? Did he do something to you?"

"He's actually in my forest…well, our forest. My other wolves urged me to escape to get a chance to tell you of this news. Could you come and help us?"

"…y-yeah…I'll be there soon with backup."

I hung up the phone and looked at Mason and told him what the phone call was about. He looked at me full of anger toward Jo, thinking he would do this to our new friend. I painfully got up from my bed, trying my best not to show how much in pain I was, and I rushed across my room. I banged on my Uncle Henry's door.

"What the hell…? Oh, Zara…what gives you the right to wake me up at the middle of the day? Why aren't you at school?" Henry asked me, which I was looking behind him to find a sleeping October on his bed, probably not wearing any clothing.

"We're in trouble, Henry. Jo was arrested today and he got out, and now he's after our friend, Yukki. Jo's a vampire, now. He was transformed into one by Diablo," I explained to him as I headed downstairs to bang on Vlad's door.

When I banged on Vlad's door, he was only in his boxers, revealing a built body and I looked behind him to find a concerned Snow on the bed, covering herself with the blankets. I told Vlad the same story I told Henry and he nodded without haste and started getting dressed. While they were getting dressed, I called Selexa and told her this as well, and she was already on her way over.

When she gets here, I feel that a war will begin…whether we like it or not.