Chapter 10:

Chapter 10:

I looked away, trying to stop anything that would make me. The blood that was trickling down his hands was alluring. The smell of it like a honey fresh from a honeycomb was luring me in like a bee. I tried hard, to stop my vampire side from coming out.

Shane looked at me and covered steered me around.
“Come on, Vi” he said, helping me walk away.
“Violet,” William said “before you go, I want you to tell me the truth”
“Look pal,” Shane said “My sister ain’t got nothing to talk about with you today after you make her worry like this.”
“S-sister?” William asked, taken aback. James and Lila appeared, running towards us. They had sensed that there might be a misunderstanding so they went in and searched for us.
“Violet! Shane!” Lila said, rushing towards me. ‘What’s wrong?”
“Nothing,” Shane said defensively “I wasn’t the one starting anything.”
“I think I’m missing something here,” William said, all the emotion in his eyes gone and had been replaced by mystification.

“William,” James said “Meet Shane Terrison, Violet’s long lost brother. Hard to believe but it’s true.”

“Is that what you were going to tell?” William said. I shivered under Shane’s arm, telling Shane that I was at my limit. The blood and its smell was getting stronger in every passing minute and it made me feel nauseated.
“Violet feels sick,” Shane said “I’ll take here to the nurse’ office”
he turned back and went, “And William, clean up your hand, you’re making a huge mess”

We left William standing there with Lila and James as I went to the nurse’s office. William hadn’t found out yet, I could see that. I realized that I was growing weaker than I already was. I was at the limit of avoiding ‘the Hunger’ and drinking too much vials to stop it while transforming more often into a vampire now.

“Why can’t I just be normal?” I asked, lying there while I let my nausea go away.
Shane was silent but he had stayed with me until the bell had rung.
“Do you want to stay here?” he asked. I nodded, feeling tired. Shane sat by me while I closed my eyes, my nausea disappearing. After a while, I finally fell asleep.
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‘Finally!’ I said to myself as I dumped my bag in the room I was sharing with Lila, I was at camp! It was true. After that momentarily incident with William, everything was forgotten, the camping trip started. Although I get a feeling that Shane doesn’t like William too much. What could I do? He was only being protective like any other brother. Besides, he wanted to get more time he had, to exchange for the time loss with me.

But sometimes I get the feeling that there’s something that Shane himself was hiding. I decided not to find it out.

We were staying in a small resort for only a few days. It’s supposed to be for literature where ‘paradise’ would inspire us to create good poems and prose. However, my classmates had other plans. The teachers didn’t mind so we all took our time and played under the sun. Yes, a vampire playing under the sun, how ironic.
I never really get what I am. I mean I was a vampire that can turn into a human by free will and is never affected by holy stuff like crucifixes. At the same time the sun is not blowing me up like any other vampires would experience. Professor is also creating a research on this to find out what’s wrong with me.

I spent my time lying under the umbrella watching James and Lila fight Shane and William in a volleyball match. I had never been really athletic, excluding my fighting with vampires, so I just preferred to stay in the shade.
We took long walks in the hills behind our resort. The resorted had a wonderful beach in the front and when it turned to night, you could walk out onto the balcony of your room and stare at the large sky filled with stars. They twinkled so brightly and Lila and I just stared at them like, forever. Behind the resort, there were a lot of hill where you could take hiking trails in the morning, enjoying the animals creating their little noises. The walk was tiring of course but that’s what we did for the past 2 days of our stay. On the third day, the other students were planning to create a small party on the beach so I was stuck with Lila, who was dressing me up like a fashion designer while I, on the other had was like a Barbie.

“Vi!” Lila said, taking out a bohemian skirt with a matching bikini. I would imagine Professor and Shane’s faces as I wear it and I laughed. They would grow as red as tomatoes and lecture me.
“Sorry, Lila,” I said, “No can do. I’d rather not show off any skin”
“Hah,” said Lila in a smug tone, as if she expected my answer and took out a tank top.
“No really,” I insisted, “I can go with a simple tee and Capri.” Lila put the tank top down and looked at me with those reviled puppy eyes of hers. I flinched, trying not to get into her pleas.
She deepened her puppy eyes look and feeling so guilty, I gave in. We went downstairs where the guys were waiting for her. Shane was wearing surfer shorts with a plain tee, the same with James while William wore these beige shorts with tank top, which made him look so gorgeous.

He gave me a huge smile as he saw me and I felt suddenly embarrassed and naked. Shane stared at me for a few minutes and then shook his head. I sighed, knowing I was safe from any lecturing today. We all went ahead headed for the party. I was at the back while Shane talked with James, who has Lila really attached to him. William stepped behind them and walked slowly next to me.
“Hey,” he said casually.
“Hey,” I smiled.
The was a few minutes of calm, uncomfortable silence while we took a few steps and I figured maybe the guy couldn’t think of anymore topic because he might still be guilty for his weird behavior before. I glanced at his bandaged hand and took in some air.

“So,” I said, “How’s your hand recovering?”
“Pretty good,” he laughed nervously, looking at it “Pretty stupid thing to do don’t you think?”
“Well,” I said, “I know hitting the school walls is a very stupid thing to do. Why did you do it?”
We arrived at the party site, Lila and James wandering off somewhere and Shane finding some more people to talk with.
“I’m going to go get something to drink,” William suddenly said, leaving me all alone. I shrugged and walked off, finding a peaceful place to be alone. I did find one, eventually, not far from the site and I sat on the sand, my knees tucked into my chin as I sat watching the dark, murky waters. The moon didn’t do much good to show the really colour of the water but it created a great reflection on the surface,

I started to think about my old family. How was my younger sister Bethany? Was Dad thanking good care of her? I heaved a large low sigh.

“Thinking that deep, huh?”
I would know this voice anywhere. Besides, he always pops out of nowhere. I looked up. William was standing right in front of me, holding to plastic cups of fruit punch. He hand down one to me and I took it gratefully. He took a sit beside me in the sand and we sat there, sipping our drinks.

“I like you,”
I froze, my cup in my hand as I stared at William.
“Excuse me?” I asked
“I didn’t know what it was,” he said, continuing to confuse me but I listened on “that that made me like you. You might have thought you were invisible but to me, you stood out a lot. I didn’t see anyone else but you. I might have tried to hide my feelings but I didn’t know if you noticed to obviousness of it, but others did. When Shane came, I overheard Lila saying he was your boyfriend”

The memory came to me in a flash, he had just left as Lila said that remark, I felt my heart jump. In couldn’t explain the emotion I was feeling as William said those words. I didn’t even know how to react. I just kept silent as he continued.

“I punched the wall in frustration, why I didn’t get you earlier. Why I didn’t listen to my heart.” He paused for a bit, his clear blue eyes meeting mine. They stared deep into me, penetrating my soul. I shivered a little. “Imagine my relief when I found out you were not taken. I knew that this would be the last chance to tell you how I really felt.”

“William,” I said, my voice stuck. My head was empty. I didn’t know what to say and do. I felt his firm hands take in mine and it just felt so safe. I admit that I loved the guy. Only, those are the disadvantages of being a vampire. With a guilty and miserable feeling in my heart, I took my hand away and stood up. He followed my action, standing up as well. I turned to walk away but he took my hold of my wrist.

I felt myself being pulled back. His arms went around me and I felt his soft lips on mine. Our bodies were close together and it just made me want to melt in his arms. I realized I was kissing him back and I pushed myself away from him.

“No!” I said, turning quickly and walking as fast as I could.
“Violet!”
I felt William’s arms wrapped around me from behind, holding me tight. I struggled out of his grasped but somehow, it was like my strength was sucked out, the defense walls around me collapsed and it was all because of one guy.
“Let me go,” I said, more like pleading rather than shouting,
“Why?” he asked, but his mouth was close to my ear that his breathe tickled me. My heart skipped two beats as we stood there, his arms around me.

“I can’t tell you!” I said breaking free. My heart, it ached so badly. It hurt more than that time where I was thrown out by my own family, than those times I had to fight my hunger for blood and those times where I had hated myself for being a vampire. It hurt I couldn’t describe it more. I never felt this way and all I wanted to do is let my emotions out in a safe place.

I ran from him, the sand shifting under my feet. I heard him follow me, refusing to let me go without a reason.
I ran into the party site, dodging everyone. I just ran on and on, out of the site.
“Violet! Violet!” I heard him call. “Please stop! Please!”

I stopped, all out of air. My eyes turned blurry and I felt cool tears fall quickly down my face.

My loathing for vampires and being a vampire increased. It definitely had thrown me into a living hell. Because of what he had just done, all my hidden emotions poured out. Just like that, the feelings I have been hiding all these years were exposed.
I knew I couldn’t just run away, I know, but right now I really did want to.
“Why? I know your feelings!” William said, softly. “Why are you running away?”
“I’m sorry,” I said, trying hard not to try “I’m really sorry…”

”What’s going on?” Shane asked, suddenly appearing behind us. He walked over to me and saw me crying, he turned to William angrily.
“What did you do?” he asked William, walking towards him and grabbing William by the collar. Suddenly, I felt sick and tired of creating problems for everyone. I just wanted to disappear. Maybe then, my real father would be happy.
“Stop it!” I shouted out, despite my wet face. Shane stopped and they both looked at me surprised. I looked up to the sky, trying to speak to anyone who can hear me out there

“I just wanted to be normal! Is that’s too hard to ask for?” I cried out. I ran, just ran on. I would’ve run on and on, crying my heart out but I just couldn’t.

That was after I saw a few vampires soaring ahead. I stopped, surprised. I rubbed my eyes to see that wasn’t dreaming. I definitely wasn’t dreaming. There they were up ahead and I ran into my room to change my clothes. I didn’t want to go but I couldn’t let anyone get harmed. Perhaps I can just take out my emotions by kicking a few vampire asses.
I ran downstairs, running to hide behind a tree and change into Eliza. I then ran to find Shane and William being surrounded by them. The people in the party didn’t notice the fight that was happening outside to fun zone and this maybe a good thing.

“Damn,” Shane said “What are we gonna do?”
“Need a little help?” I asked, walking into view. William looked at me in surprise.
“What are you doing here?” he asked, arms outstretched.
“Just dropping by” I replied.
“Stop chatting,” One of the vampires said. “Kill them!”


They ran towards us and we cleared them off in just a minute. They were so weak that I was surprised. They were just rookies and I’m sure that the vampires won’t send them here just to fight.

“Well, well” said someone behind us. We looked up to see a few ladies up in the air. Yes, up in the air. They were also vampires but they had large scarlet wings. That means only one thing. We were facing the deadly elite vampires.

“We love to torture”
- Ensile