Fangs and Wands

8.War of wills

The road back to my room is a blur. I'm not sure if it's because I'm running too fast or because there's moisture in my eyes. I don't care. my only mission right now is to get as far away from Dominic as possible.

"Hey Lena!" someone shouts. I ignore whoever it is.

"Hellena!" I continue walking, even faster.

Austin appears in front of me and forcefully stops me by holding my arms. "Hey, are you ok? You never actually got to telling us who the dragon is?"

If Lizzie is good with emotions, Austin is the opposite. he doesn't even notice something is wrong as he eagerly waits for me to tell him. I cant tell him. I can't do that to Dominic. There must be a good reason why he kept the secret for so long. I mean the only reason he ever got discovered was because he was trying to save me. It's really not my secret to tell.

"It's Dominic." The several gasps confirm that Austin is not the only one I just revealed the secret to.

I'm out of there before I really ponder on what I've just done. The stairs would have been good for my mood but I don't have the energy for them. My reflection stares at me from the elevator mirrors and I cringe a little. I look like I've seen a ghost. Come to think of it, it wouldn't really be a surprise if the school kept a couple of ghosts in some high dark cellar.

My door is like a glass of water after an endless trudge in the desert. I dash for it. Once inside, I lock the door and lean against it heavily.

So much has happened. The troll attack, finding out about my parents. Having to deal with Dominic. A girl can only take so much.

Dominic.

I groan and move my tired limbs away from the door. Throwing myself on the bed and closing my eyes. Whatever was I thinking running to him like that. I feel so embarrassed. But more than that, I'm enraged. How could he do that to Cat? True the woman and I don't quite see eye to eye but no-one deserves that treatment. No-one deserves to be fed on. Why wont he just feed on blood bags like every other vampire.

But then again, he's not an ordinary vampire. his needs must surely be different.

No. Wait, I cant atone such behavior, there's no excuse for robbing someone of their hard earned life-force.

But... I groan and turn on my side. My tired eyes open a little and I scream loudly, falling off the bed.

Getting up from the floor is the most disgraceful thing I've ever had to do as I glare menacingly at the dragon in human form, no in vampire form, lying on my bed next to where I was lying only a moment ago. 

"The lifeforce isn't exactly 'hard earned' is it?"

As if being in my room wasn't the worst thing, he is also in my head.

"Get out!" I shout, meaning both my room and my head, but mostly the later. He understands, which means he's still in my head. I glower at him. "Why won't you just stop bothering me?"

"Says the girl who was in my room a moment ago. Not to mention telling everyone my secrets. That does sound like bothering me."

"So you are here for revenge?" 

He's still lying on my bed and he looks up at the ceiling as if considering, hands clasped together on top of his stomach, "You were right the other day you know? I still hadn't decided on my revenge. I thought death was the only way to make a girl scream. How wrong I was."

He stands up and starts walking towards me. If I'm not careful he'll have me nose to nose and he'll do that thing he does with his eyes and I'll be falling unconscious. Not today. I back away, but he doesn't stop.