The Choice She Made...

Chapter 7

 From Alex again!!!!

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Chapter 7

                                                                  Alex

I finished up the talk of lifetime with my father and the creepy guy. So one week huh? One week was all I had to decide my family's fate. Sweet. I just love being under pressure.

I went outside to take a walk.

I didn't have a car yet but it didn't bother me none because I loved walking. Our town wasn't that big anyways. I could probably throw a rock and hit Lily's house from here......because she lives around the corner from me. Crap, what was I going to do? I can't wait anymore.

 I wanted to run after her the second she bit me but I kind of couldn't because I was bleeding out and had no energy at the moment. I wanted to call her on the walk home but decided not to because I thought I should give her some more time.

 It's been four hours now and I felt like I was going insane. I had to know why she did it. I have to know what would make her think she had to bite my ass and run off.

"Screw it. I'm going to call her." I dialed her number. I was so shaky. I wasn't sure if it was from being nervous though or if it was because of the blood loss earlier.

She didn't answer. It went to voicemail.

 I didn't want to leave a message. Now wasn't the time for messages. I didn't want to text her either. You know what I thought to myself? I bet she won't answer me no matter how much I call her. That's it. I don't care. I'm going to her house. I will corner her and demand to know why she bit me.

I made it to her house about five minutes later. Five minutes too soon now that I think of it. What should I say to her? How should I approach this? What.....Shit! What has she done to me? I have never second guessed myself so much. I must really care about her.

I slowly crept up the stairs and contemplated knocking or running away. They both seemed pretty even to me. I was about to just walk away when I heard a faint wail. I leaned in to the door to take a listen. It was her. Lily was crying. No screaming more like. I didn't care who seen or even if her parents were home. I had to get in there. I needed to be sure she was safe.

I busted through the door with my shoulder. It didn't even hurt. I raced up the stairs and pushed open her door slowly. As I opened the door I noticed she was under her blankets and her back was to me. She had no idea I was even here. I stayed there a second.

"Why? Why did I do that? Why?" She was saying to herself. She started to sob and then my heart melted. She was talking about me.

"Lily?" I moved closer to her but not before she flipped around so fast I barely noticed.

"Oh my god Alex? What are you doing here?" She was still covered for the most part but I could see that she had no clothes on. Just a towel. Great.

"I came to see how you were doing. I heard you scream and kind of broke in to get up here. I.... I thought someone was hurting you or something." I sat down far away from her on her computer chair.

"Alex.......There are no words. I'm so sorry. I just....I can't exactly explain. I'm not supposed to anyways."

"See that's the thing here Lily. I'm not mad. Not even hurt. Just surprised is more the word. I mean my dad had tried to tell me but for some reason I didn't want to believe him. You're just so innocent like to me that I couldn't possibly begin to fathom that you would ever be some kind of monster."

"Thanks I guess." She started to roll over.

I got up and sat at the end of her bed now. Wanting her to see my face to explain what I meant. "Lily, I didn't mean it that way. Will you please look at me?" She turned. "I just meant that it never occurred to me that being a vampire was ever really an option for you. It just doesn't seem to fit. You're......I don't know, better than that." She scooted herself up and stared in to my eyes.

"Your eyes? They're so dark. When's the last time........you, um, drank?" I wasn't sure how to answer that. It's not something that got brought up very often. Unless my father looked at my eyes the way Lily was right now.

"Uh yea, it's been a while. I don't like it much. I mean I like it but, you know." Her stare hardened.

"Alex. How long?" I scratched the back of my neck.

"Two weeks? Maybe longer."

"Alex! What on earth are you thinking?" She slapped me on my arm.

"You can't go that long. Do you have any idea what will happen to you?" I knew how to answer that one. The same thing I always said to my father. "Do you know what will happen, Lily?" Ha-ha. Got her. The truth was that nothing would happen. Or so I thought. I have tested my theories. The longest I had ever gone was five weeks. My father nearly killed me though when she found out. I promised I wouldn't go that long ever again.

"Listen Lily. I know nothing is going to happen. So do you. I might be a little more sensitive and a little more moody but nothing is going to happen. I do this all the time. It's how I have always lived. I'll be fine. Promise." I don't think she believed me though.

"Here" She stretched out her wrist.

"Uh, highly doubtful Lily. I am not going to drink from you." What the hell was she thinking?

"Oh come on. It's not like you've never done it before. I mean from me, no, but your parents maybe."

"Lily, my parents are completely different. You on the other hand, well....Yea not happening."

"How am I any different? It's blood. Listen if your not comfortable with me, then I have some in the fridge downstairs. I just thought......"

I knew instantly what she was thinking. She felt guilty. She had bitten me and obviously thought in order to make it fair I should just bite her. Sweet. Sick and a little twisted but sweet.

"Listen Lily, I can't. I want to, but I just can't. It wouldn't be right. Besides, the real reason I came over here was because I wanted to know what happened earlier" She was fast in action sitting up all the way now, kneeling closer to me. She was also careful not to let her towel fall either because she wasn't under the blankets anymore.

"Alex I would be personally offended. Especially, after what I did just a few hours ago."

"Yea, you know you still haven't told me exactly why you did that either. That's beside the point though. I'm sure you have your reasons but whether you tell me or not Lily, I will find out sooner or later. I just hope you're the one telling me though."

"I.....I will tell you okay? Just give me some time. No matter what though, I can tell you that I am truly sorry and I can see now that I over reacted. I just lost it. See and I just drank blood yesterday!"

"Ha-ha very funny. You made a joke. I know you didn't bite me because you were just thirsty. There is only three reasons why we bite. To drink. To kill. Or to....well, you know." How embarrassing. I walked right in to that one.

"To what Alex?" She was smiling now.

"You know why!" She's really going to make me say it. "For pleasure madam'."

"Well? Here." She moved in closer. Offering me her neck instead this time. "I know you don't want to kill me Alex, well I hope not anyways, but you could mix a little business with pleasure."

I seriously couldn't believe she just said that to me. I didn't know what to do.

"Lily. I......" Before I knew it she was grabbing the back of my neck and pulling me down to hers.

I bit in slowly at first. Kissing her neck and lapping up the blood that spilled out. It was like nothing I had ever had. I can't even put into words how she tasted. All I knew was that everything in me felt that this was right. I felt so connected to her right then and there as I drank her.