A Thousand Years 》

chapter 6

I walked into the canteen only to look around for a sign of him but he was nowhere to be found, again

It had been a week since we last met in the forest, when he had saved me from those wolves, and I had no idea that we had wolves in that tiny of a forest

I remember telling him that I was terrified of him and I couldn't help but notice that faint flash of hurt in his eyes, he was hurt by my statement

I sat on my usual table, deciding to just spend my lunch alone as I normally did for the past week and it didn't matter much to my friends, they were okay with it

My eyes were fixed on my tray of food, my hand held the spoon as I played with the food instead of eating it, I wasn't in the mood to

My focus on my surroundings was next to zero, but that was until I sensed someone sit beside me, clearing their throat with a slight forced cough

I looked up and moved a few inches away noticing who it was, what would she be doing here?

"Jennie?" I mumbled, clearly confused

"Hey, I.. um I'm sorry to be disturbing you like this" she replied, not being able to meet me in the eyes

"Do you, uh need something?" I asked, not aware of her intentions

Wait a damn second, was she not a human too?

"I just wanted to, uh ask about arthit" she replied in a tiny voice

"About arthit? Why would you ask me? I thought he is the closest to you.." my voice trailled off

The thought surprisingly gave me a slight disappointment, why? It shouldn't matter to me, I'm supposed to stay away from him, he is clearly dangerous

"I know, but since the last week he hasn't come to college and I haven't been able to contact him" she replied, sounding worried

"You should go over to his house then, I'm sure you know where he lives" I advised, wanting to stop the conversation

She didn't seem to be in the mood of letting go, she cleared her throat again, and I hoped that it would be to say a friendly goodbye

"I think you should go over instead, please.." she whispered

I looked at her, she smiled faintly and stood up, her eyes shined with nothing but worry, her eyes were a simple, common brown, she was human?

My mind raced to all different corners, was he alright? Would he want to meet me? Will it be safe for me to meet him?

[ : Evening : ]

I have been standing here, outside his house for the past thirty minutes, debating on whether to go in or not, I was worried for him and for my own self too

Would he harm me? He hasn't done anything such yet, on the contrary, he saved me from those wolves

I took in a deep, shaky breath before deciding to go in, I would face whatever it is, I was worried for him and I needed to see him

I rung the bell twice and then thrice but there was no response, no shuffling inside, no curtains pulling and no footsteps that I could hear, I tried again

I chose the other option and decided to knock on the door, but instead it slightly pushed ajar, the door was open, well he didn't seem to have any danger, at all

"Arthit?" I called, walking further in

The house was in complete darkness and there was no sign of any living in there, well arthit technically was living and then also wasn't

I trusted my feet and wherever they were taking me, into the darkness, it was too frightening and surprisingly exciting at the same time

At this point, I'm so very sure that I'm not sane anymore

"What are you doing here?" Arthit's voice echoed through the corridors

I looked up to meet him in the eyes, they were red, a dark, bloody red and as much as I had expected it to scare ne, it didn't

He looked at me rather harshly, not his usual sweet self, he glared at me and his voice, was harsh as if he was growling and not talking

"I was worried for you" I replied, walking towards him

"Why? You are supposed to fear me, you are supposed to run away" He growled, walking towards me as well

As he came closer, I saw him fully, his skin shining in the pale light, his eyes as I had seen dark, bloody red and his lips, dropping of blood, literally

My breath hitched and he noticed it, he looked puzzled for a second as if finding my thoughts and once he did, he stepped back into the darkness

"Go away, I'm dangerous" He stated

"You are not, if you were, you wouldn't warn me about it" I replied, taking yet another step

"Kongpob, step back" He yelled

I wasn't listening or maybe I didn't want  to and so I kept moving forward, towards him and he kept asking me to stay

I finally reached him, up close, the look that should have been in my eyes resided in his eyes, what was he worried about?

I didn't want to speak out loud and as if it had now become our way of communication, I just thought

Why are you scared?

"I'm scared, of hurting you" He whispered

And then you say that you are dangerous?

"You know nothing, what do you know about me?" He asked, his voice breaking

A vampire, know what? I hate them, they are the worst mythical creatures

His shoulders fell and he looked, disappointed, hurt, broken but accepting

And yet, I can't seem to get you off my mind, Arthit

I purple you 💜