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Chapter 18
So what did she do now? She still didn't want to encounter Calvin, but it was probably safer there than at a hotel. Whatever she'd just find another hotel far away from all three of them.
She hurries out of the hotel ignoring the looks her still masked face gets her. The sun has already risen it's probably around seven or eight. Great she probably needed to go get some things from the apartment and Calvin had probably already left for school.
She doesn't appear to be that far from their place so she walks quickly down the streets looking straight ahead, ignoring the giggles and stares from everyone she passes. Marisia arrives at the apartment a few minutes later and dashes inside to change her clothes and grab a few things. As she runs into the living room she freezes.
Apparently Calvin had decided to skip school today as he is sitting on the couch staring at her. She pretends to not notice and walks right past him eager to get her things and go.
"Wait." His voice stops her in her tracks. Slowly she turns to face him.
"Yeah?" He's sitting on the couch and shifts uncomfortably.
"About last night. . ." He starts but she cuts him off.
"Forget it, I'm leaving okay? I won't bother you." She continues the march to her room. Calvin is suddenly in her path and she practically runs into him.
"Marisia listen to me," He commands and she looks up into his fierce blue eyes.
"What?"
"I meant everything I said and did. Everything."
"Great to know you really hate me." She says voice somewhat bitter. He sighs in frustration.
"Will you just stop and let me talk a minute?" She crosses her arms.
"Fine, I'm listening."
"I meant it all, and I hope someday you might too," He takes a deep breath. "I understand that you're going through a lot right now and I shouldn't have said what I did." She snorts.
"Is that what you call an apology?"
"God Marisia! I'm sorry alright?"
"Apology accepted, as long as you don't keep secrets or kiss me again." He opens his mouth to protest but closes it.
"Fine," He says through gritted teeth. "I won't keep secrets as long as you don't. And we're just friends. For now." She decides it's not best to point out that he didn't agree to the not kissing part.
"There was that so hard?" He glowers down at her.
"And where have you been all night?"
"Out." She says evasively.
"Out?" He repeats in utter disbelief. "And what happened to no secrets?"
"You can obviously tell where I've been from my attire." She says gesturing to her clothes.
"Something must have happened it's almost nine."
"I ran into Evan alright?" She snaps.
"And what exactly happened with Evan? "His voice is suddenly cold.
"It seemed I had umm an injury." She so didn't want to tell him this, he was bound to explode.
"What kind of injury?" He pushes.
"A vampire type injury." His eyes widen hugely full of worry.
"What how?"
"Something happened to Haydn while he was here and when you were well passed out; he kind of wasn't himself, like something was controlling him."
"And he bit you?!" His voice rises with every word.
"He didn't even remember doing it and I got away pretty quick, but he umm apparently forgot to seal it."
"What!"
"And Evan saw and he well fixed it, and then uh he well said that I'd lost too much blood, I was stumbling all over and he made me fall asleep and you can guess what he did." By this time Calvin's eyes are filled with complete rage and flickering red.
"I'm going to kill him." His voice is quiet, sure, and absolutely terrifying.
"No Calvin don't! He was only trying to help, even if it was unwanted, and I'm fine see?"
"Why didn't you just come straight to me?"
"I kind of thought you hated me at the time!"
"You still should have asked, I would have helped."
"How was I supposed to know that?" She shoots back. "You seemed pretty clear last night." He looks stricken.
"So it's my fault then. If I hadn't have said that, you wouldn't have left and I could have fixed you myself." Marisia doesn't know what to say, it's true but he shouldn't have had to hide his feelings. No matter how awkward they made things.
"But I'm fine Calvin, no need to blame anyone."
"He could have killed you. He could have turned you." His voice is a whisper.
"But he didn't, he wouldn't."
"You don't know that. You don't know him well enough to say that." He's practically shaking.
"Okay so I don't now. But if you remember I did, and so did you."
"Then can't you see why I don't want you near him? You've seen the things he's done. He's evil Mar."
"No, he's changed." She says stubbornly, though still not quite sure.
"You can't know that, it could be a trick. He could be the one killing you for all we know."
"I don't think so Calvin, there's something else I have to tell you."
She had retold Calvin all of the new information from Evan and now he was sitting on the couch across from her frowning.
"Okay so our souls are linked?" He sounds skeptical.
"Yes, and mine is also linked with Evan and Haydn's."
"And you're supposedly destined to be one of our soul mates, you just don't which?"
"Yep, pretty much."
"Huh, okay, it's not the craziest thing I've heard in the past few weeks." She gives a short laugh.
"Far from it." They sit in silence a moment.
"So what do we do now?"
"Now we have to go to a club."