The Diamond In The Rough✓

CHAPTER 2:

Eri in the media :

For a moment, my heart stopped beating.

Whatever was in these woods was going to give me a heart attack. I could barely hear anything aside from the sound of my heart beating in my ears.

My body was deathly still.

Something deep down wanted to ask who's there but it's best not to. At least I would keep my life if it's a vampire. Or so I hoped. I didn't need to see or hear them for them to see or hear me.

"Please don't hurt me" was all that came into my empty head.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer. Next thing I felt were arms wrapped around my shoulder and I shrieked.

"calm down damsel" a familiar voice teased. I turned around and met-

"Eri? Why didn't you say it was you? I almost died." I placed a hand on my chest, heart still pounding.

"yeah I saw that" she laughed and sat next to me.

Her golden hair was flying everywhere. Eri's more like my sister than a best friend.

This was where we met a couple years ago and from time to time, we made it our little ritual to see in the forest.

Her parents don't like me so much. Turns out no one does because I was raised by ‘the witch in the woods’ and I honestly didn't mind until I met her.

She was the only person to talk to me and we became best of friends really quick. Eri treats me like I'm an actual human being.

"So how was work?" She took off her cloak and sat next to me.

"nothing new to report" I sighed.

Sometimes, Eri helps me with food from her parents' stand, other times she serves as a distraction.

So, we're both thieves.

"Was it enough? I could always get you more if you like"

"it was. Thanks for the offer" I laughed nervously. 

"this whole thing is becoming more difficult" her smile dropped.

"What do you mean?" My eyes trailed her as she picked little flowers to decorate my midnight black hair, serving as a small pop of color.

"I mean how vampires take more and more humans. I heard they were coming today" Eri tied her golden hair in a messy bun.

"Well, don't believe everything you hear. Similar thing happened a while back" someone spread a false rumor about vampires coming to take more of us.

Me-maw and I didn't eat that day because we were too scared to leave the house.

"true" was all she said.

"how're you holding up?" her sister was taken a while ago and it almost shattered her family.

I knew this wasn't the right thing to discuss but I just wanted to make sure she's ok.

We were like three sisters. Shortly after meeting me, her sister came looking for her in the woods and found us talking. Instead of shaming Eri and taking her away, she joined our conversation.

For some odd reason, I felt a bond between me and her. It wasn't something I could easily explain and it wasn't a sexual attraction.

"I'm getting better thanks" Eri had a weak smile on her face.

Deep down it still hurt but she was trying her best to move on. I can't imagine losing someone so close to me.

"I just hope the priestess will guide her" I couldn't help but roll my eyes.