Ch.8 Falling for You

Connor, Laushawna, Gwen and I headed toward the library. It is 3 AM so it's closed for another 5 hours, but we can't wait. Gwen picked the back door lock easily. Then we silently walked the back hall, up a stair case and stopped at a door. I accidently bumped into Gwen. I quietly apologized before she picked the lock. She opened the door and we where in. It was dim but I could still see. The others have no problem thanks to their vampire vision.

"Ok the year books are in the school area." Connor said. We followed him up a few steps till we reached a large open area surrounded by books. "Ok the newest year book should be……" Connor said trailing off.

"Here." Gwen said removing the black and gold book from its shelf.

"Thanks Gwen." Connor smiled at her and kissed her passionately. Or at least he wanted to. Ok so he just hugged her for saving them time, but I can tell he wanted to swoop kiss her and not care what was going on. It made me furious.

"Ok let's go to our class first." Laushana said. I went behind them to look. "We are looking for a Sam. Anyone named Sam." She said.

I was going to speak up when I saw Gwen leave. She climbed down the 3 steps and wondered off to a near by book shelf. I followed her wanting to know what she's doing.

I stepped in the book shelf and she looked at me. "Shouldn't you be helping them look for Sam?" she asked taking a book out.

"I could, or I could see what your up to." I answered. She laughed a little. Then she left the shelf. I can hear her foot steps running away and I followed her. She was in a child's book space. Bean bags, stuffed animals, colorful pictures, and small thin books every where.

"Its sad isn't it?" she asked. "If you where chosen at such a young age, to stay that way forever." Gwen sighed.

"Most children don't live threw the change." I inputted. "There bodies can't take it right?" I asked.

"My sister was chosen." Gwen said. She sat in a bean bag. "My parents, instead of helping her and listening to me, they tried to exorcise her. She died in a matter of hours." Gwen said. "My twin sister Lilly died because of my parents' ignorance. And because we were identical twins I was quarantined. Tested on, and everything. I was 'there hope for a cure'." She said whipping some tears. "They held back the change but they didn't stop it. I should be with my sister." she said, and then she stood up. "This part of the library reminds me of her." Gwen smiled. "I want to stop the evils the humans do. They took me from my family and stuck needles in my arms. I was tested under, and sick. When I turned 14 they set me free thinking I was the first cured. They were going to announce it when I turned 18. But I turned." She shrugged.

"I had no idea…" I said hugging her.

"Humans are the monsters. Not us." She said pushing me away. "That's why I am so happy to be a hemophange. Not just to get away from my parents, but to prove it can't be stopped. That we are good, and what they are doing is evil." She said then she looked at me. "I wasn't the only child they were and are testing on." She said.

Then she walked away. I followed her. She was in another shelf looking around. "Sorry I didn't mean to dump that on you." She said.

"Then why did you?" I asked. Why would she tell me that? And the regret it?

"So you know you're not the only one here with issues. Because of what they injected into me growing up I might die any moment now. And so might you." She said.

"So that's why you told me?" I asked slightly furious. "I thought that maybe for a second you were I don't know becoming a friend. Telling me something, not trying to get me to shut up. You just don't like to hear other people's problems. You just want the lime light." I said angrily at her.

"What's your problem? I just shared with you something dear to me, something we can both relate with and you're yelling at me?" she yelled back.

"Sam would never do that. She tries to fix problems not put more on people's shoulders. I'll carry my burden and you carry yours." I snapped.

"You're my burden." She yelled. I looked back and saw she had tears streaming down he pale cheeks.

"Gwen..." I said walking back to her.

"I wasn't trying to do that Trent. I WAS sharing something personal and deep with you." She said whipping her tears.

"I'm sorry, I'm just a little aggravated." I said remembering how close Connor was with Gwen, how that angered me to even think about what might be running through his mind.

"YOU IDIOT." Laushawna yelled. Then a book went flying and hit a book shelf. Then that book shelf toppled and hit another, and another. Then I saw the next shelf to fall was the one Gwen was under.

"GWEN!!!!!!!!!!!" I yelled she looked up but I tacked her out of the way. I landed on my back holding her small body to mine. The book shelf she was at was flat on the floor.

"Are you ok?" I asked. She was frozen with her eyes fixed on the shelf.

"That could have killed me…" she said.

"Are you ok?" I asked turning her face to me. She looked at me, and then she threw her arms around me and hugged me tight.

"Thank you." She whispered. I held her to me, not so much as a hug, but to keep her safe.

"It's ok. " I whispered back to her.

"OH MY GOB GWEN I AM SO SORRY." Laushawna yelled as she ran to us. "I DIDN'T MEAN TO. I WAS SUPPOSED TO HIT CONNOR BUT HE DUCKED." She said taking Gwen from me and hugging her like a rag doll.

I got up and saw Connor's dagger eyes stabbing me, all I could do is smirk. Then he ran to Gwen. "I am so sorry. I should have let her hit me." He said hugging Gwen. No this wasn't a hug. This was an embrace, I wanted to rip him off her, and then rip him to shreds.

"I'm fine really. Did you guys find her?" Gwen asked.

"We found 5 Sam's that fit his description." Connor said handing Gwen the paper with the address on them. Then he put his hand around he waist and held her close to him.

"Let's leave and map out these girls who are possibly Trent's true love." He said.

"Let's leave before the librarian comes back." Laushawna said walking away. Gwen followed but Connor and I stayed.

"You have your beloved Sam, leave Gwen alone." He hissed.

"If it weren't for me she would be dead." I said looking at the shelf.

"No, if you never came she'd be watching TV and getting ready for bed. Not hunting down a vampire, anything happens to her and it's all your fault." He hissed. Then he walked past me bumping my shoulder.

"It's on Connor." I said to no one before I turned to leave. I might not be sure about my feelings for either girl, but I know one thing for certain. I don't want him to have Gwen.