Author's note: Hey again! I just want to thank shaddow Angel for the tip about the powers for Zaine. If you guys want to, you can tell me some more powers that I could use for the other Outcasts. I'd really appreciate it. Anyways thanks for reading and hope you enjot this chp, it just kind of exlplains the ways of the vampire. Lol, I just sounded like star wars, kind of like the 'ways of the jedi' hahaha.
Chapter 8
When I finally got home I went straight to my room to think things through. I mean, I never thought I would turn into a vampire so easily. And I never thought that I would get to see the future. And the weirder thing was, I actually like being a vampire. Funny, I mean I don't want to drink people's blood, but, I could probably drink animal blood, like in that one book, Twilight. But that doesn't sound very appetizing either.
As I started to get ready to take a shower, I start hearing a tap, tap, against my window. So I peer over the window sill, and I see a figure standing there, at first, I got scared, but then I realize that it was just Zaine, I suppose I could recognize his structure anywhere. So I opened the window.
"What are you doing?" I asked him, for some reason happy that he came.
"I came to tell you some things about being a vampire. Come on," he said motioning for me to come down.
"Well what do you want me to do?"
"Jump," he said smiling.
"Are you crazy?" I asked, estimating how many feet it was from my room to the ground.
"Its fine, all you need to do is jump," then he paused and said, serious, "trust me,"
I sighed, "Ok but if I get hurt…"
"I would never let you get hurt,"
I stared at him for a while then put my feet on the windowsill, ready to jump. Then… well, I jumped and, I admit, it felt nice. When I landed he gazed at me for a while, then whispered, "Beautiful," and I instantly felt my face heat up.
"Thanks,"
We started walking down the sidewalk, not saying anything for a while.
"So I figured you'd want to know some stuff about vampires, considering we didn't tell you anything about it before. I would have but um, well what all has happened and everything it kind of was so fast, you know?" he said shrugging.
"Its fine," I said, "so what about vampires did you want to tell me?"
"Right, well I figured you were wondering what we 'eat'" he said emphasizing the word eat, and I nodded, "well, you do have the choice to drink blood from humans, but I find that…" he paused as if thinking of the right words, "unhealthy. You see, humans these days, don't do things that are good for their bodies. So we use these things called 'blood tablets', there basically a substitute for blood. There not as appetizing as actual human blood, but they work. Here, you can have these," he said, handing me a small wooden box, "all you need to do is put them in any drink and it will turn into a type of blood drink, with a sort of flavor. You only need to drink these three times a day, although you can have more than that every once in a while for a snack, if you want."
"Thanks," I said putting the box in my pocket.
"No problem," He said and we started walking again, "Just o let you know, we do sleep, we're not like the movies, where we sleep in coffins or anything like that. And aren't 'allergic' to garlic either. And of course we do die with a stake to the heart, some kind of poison in the wood. Basically, everything in the movies and books about vampires are myths. Besides being immortal and the stakes, and the need for blood, and the powers, like strength and senses of hearing and smelling…"
"Ok, ok, I get it. We're kind of more superior to the humans, just without most of the weaknesses," I said interrupting him, so then he wouldn't have to go on all night, I still sleep, remember.
"Exactly," he answered smiling.
"So I never got the chance to ask you, what is your power?" I asked.
"I can influence other people's emotions,"
"Really? That's amazing, that must come really handy during missions,"
"Yah, it does sometimes," he said, his head down.
"So…"
"So,"
"I should probably go," I said pointing back to my house, and even though I said it, I really, really, didn't want to.
"Yah," he said and I turned around, ready to try out the zoom that I saw all the other do, but before I could he grabbed my arm, "wait,"
"Yes?"
"Um, we usually have our meetings every day after school so…"
"I'll be there,"
"Thanks,"
"What for?"
"I don't know," he said and he shrugged, "just for understanding about, well, everything,"
"Well then, you're welcome,"
"See you tomorrow then,"
"See you,"
Author's note (again, this time, with Zaine, he has some stuff to say):
Me: So, Zaine, what's it like to be a vampire with the ability to change emotions?
Zaine: Its fine, I guess, um, Alex?
Me: SHH! Zaine! Your not supposed to mention my... I mean my... cats name! You know how much he hates his name...
Zaine: What are you talking about, that's your...
Me: OK! I think that's it for today.
Zaine: But Al... I mean, major bookworm person. You were supposed to tell me if Kristen would fall in love with me.
Me: Hmm... I don't know, I hear its not good to tell others there future...
Zaine: Your just saying that cause you want to sound cool.
Me: Oh, go eat a blood tablet.