Nighttime

part 2

Jeno and Karina slowly pulled away from the kiss and took a deep breath before they dived deep underwater, holding each other tightly so that their bodies wouldn't float up to the surface. In the depths of the lake they stared at each other affectionally but at the same time fear creeping through their bodies, they were scared of the bloodsucker up there and they didn't know how long would they be able to hold their breath underwater.

Meanwhile, a tall figure of a middle aged man stood furiously just near the edge of the lake, looking around at his surroundings in search of his prey with a ferocious sniffing accompanied it. He smelled a very strong aroma of fresh blood but oddly, he couldn't found any single breathing creature in that place, causing him to let out a loud ravenous screech that could be heard from underwater where the youngsters were hiding. A sinister quietness enveloped the place as the bloodsucker squatted at the edge of the lake and began to peer into the water, sensing something strange about the strong aroma of fresh blood from inside the lake but soon the vampire grew tired of watching and finally he stood up and started to fly to the blackness of the night.

Soon after, in the middle of the glimmering silver lake, two youngters emerged from the water with their hands around each other, gasping for air.

"Is...he..gone?" Jeno asked haltingly, gasping for air and treading water.

"I... think so..." Karina responded as she held both of Jeno's arms and dropped her forehead on his shoulder in relief. Jeno smiled and patted her back softly.

The two stayed in the position for a while before they eventually swam toward the edge and as soon as they reached the edge of the lake, they tiredly lay on their backs, staring at the starry night sky. Jeno grabbed Karina's hand, causing her to snapped her head to her side to see the boy looking at her with so much love. Their eyes met and locked for what seemed like a very long time.

Slowly, Jeno moved closer to Karina and they lay on their sides, facing each other. Karina reached for his face and caressed his face gently as Jeno moved even closer until their lips almost touched.

"I love you." Jeno confessed in a very soft voice and Karina couldn't be happier. She felt like she wanted to scream joyously into the sky.

"I love you too..." Karina replied in a whisper, she shed tears of joy and these words were followed by Jeno kissing her forehead tenderly.

Jeno then engulfed her in his arms as the serene atmosphere surrounded the two.

But their joyful moment had to end forcefully as a loud, booming voice of a middle aged man could be heard from the distance. The two instantly broke apart and stood up, staring at each other with those timorous eyes.

"It's my father. We have to leave now." Karina fearfully said, tugging on Jeno's sleeve.

The booming voice of her father could be heard drawing near.The youngsters quickly clasped their hands together and ran fastly to the darkness of the forest.

The two hurtled through the towering trees and not even once they looked at behind them, they feared of what was chasing them. As they ran deeper into the forest, they found themselves in a place where a dark, thick fog eerily reaching for them and eventually it surrounded them. They stopped abruptly, holding each other's hand tighter as they whirled around to see their surroundings. It was dark and the thick fog covered their way, they couldn't see anything but the ground and instantly fear overwhelming them.

"What should we do now?" Karina asked tensely, facing Jeno hysterically.

Jeno abruptly kissed her lips deeply in an attempt to wash away her fear before he said.