Bloodbound: Unveiling The Veil.

Ch. 4: A Forbidden Love

SERAPHINA

I groaned and looked up at her from the ground. Her teary eyes and blood strolling down from her neck to her breasts. She cleaned them with one hand. I couldn't move or hit her back, I was at fault, I almost killed her. I knew I should have gone for the hunt, I never missed one before.

She quickly runs to the bathroom, slamming the door behind her. I stood up holding my head, my aching head.

Then she came out of the bathroom in her full clothes.
"I'm leaving" she said.

Adria is stubborn. Tonight is not the best time to go but how can I convince her after trying to kill her. What's the difference between me and the other of my kind out there.

She turned and left the door. I know that, that might be the last time I see Adria, but I can't let that happen.

I stood up and looked out the window, no sign of her at all, for about two minutes I stood there watching.

Then my door flung open.

I stared at my mom in the eyes, her blood red eyes. "You released her" were the only words that came out of her blood dripping mouth.

Fear and anger welled up in me, she drank of Adria. After mumbling and shit-talking, the only word that my lips could deliver were;

"What?"

"She's not there" My mom said and walked over to me, thudding on every step she took.

Whew! She hadn't seen her yet, but she sure would.

"Mom, I... I.. " stammering, not sure what to say to her in my defense.

"You let that girl go, or I kill her myself. We can't let anyone know about us."

"Mom!"

"I'll give you two options. You either stay on her side or ours. Make a decision, you can't serve two masters"

What? I mean, what? Mom is making me choose now, really?

"But mom... "

She shook her head and changed her eye color to warn me.
I'm not sure where Adria is right now but I have to get her first.

Then she walked out in anger. I sat on the bed thinking of everything mom said, how difficult this is for me.

Before Adria, everything was going well for me except the fact that I had to live with this side of me, the side that hides who I really am. I've always wondered why I can't just step up to everyone saying I'm a Vampire without actually attracting hunters.

Since Adria came into my life, it has been a lot easier living with myself, I became happier and even more focused in school. I admit she has done a lot for me, made a lot of impact, but this isn't the part I wanted, the part where I get to introduce her to my family and they all make drinking her blood a competition.

****

Later that night, no one had talked about the hunt, and I am not allowed to step out of the house till Monday, mom restricted me.

"Do well to go hunting with us next time, Phina" Asher said walking hand in hand with his bride, away from the gathering.

Everyone's gaze fixed at me. What brought me down here? I betrayed all of them for a human, our food for survival. What if they know? I'll be a disappointment. I just have to sit carefully and wait till Monday.

ADRIA

She looked at me from the ground. I cried and cleaned the blood of my neck with one hand, tears strolling down my cheeks, I run to the bathroom and slam the door behind me.

What had come over her? She was never like this, she would never hurt me, I asked myself, the reflection of myself in the mirror. I quickly dried my face and wore my clothes, the ones I wore before showering.

I came out and looked at her.

"I'm leaving" was the only thing I could say. I didn't want to be around her. I know tonight might not be good, as from earlier, I saw a lot of vampires leave the building but she was a threat to me at the moment.

This can never be the last time I see her, I know for sure, because I definitely will see her when school resumes. I left the door in anger and ran as fast as my legs could carry me.

It's a very big house, as I run down the stairs, I start hearing fast paced footsteps coming towards me.

Scanning the area for a safe place to hide, I quickly dived under the steps and waited for the place to be quiet again.

I am finally out of the house, three minutes after almost trapping myself in that shit-hole.

I find myself running through and through the woods, for fear of the eyes that looked at me from the window earlier. 'What if he caught me?' was the only question that circled around in my head.

As I ran through the woods, I heard footsteps, but this time, of many people all coming at me. Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. Then I started seeing people, vampires, coming my way.

In a bid to hide behind a tree, they all speed past me like I was invisible. What? Was I a vampire now? Did Phina turn me? That can not be possible, I would have felt it in me, felt it change me.

***

Well, at last I get home and find Kendra waiting for me.

"Two days girl" she said still relaxed on the couch with her bowl of popcorn in her laps. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Kay, trust me, I... "

"Come here" she motioned her hands to her side as she tapped on the chair for me to join her.

I don't ever know what Kay thinks, EVER. Only for her to walk up to me next morning and tell me she's moving out and later tell me, : 'Well. You're the one moving out Adria, not me'. She's very complicated.

I sat down quietly, not able to know her next move. "Is there food?" I asked breaking the silence and the uncomfortable look she gave me.

Then she sighed and effortlessly stood up, looked at me again and walked to the kitchen.

Pot, plates and spoons rattle as I battle with my thoughts. I don't have a striking idea what's going on, why I came back here, who I am or why I'm even doing what I'm doing right now. Maybe telling Kay is the best idea.

I walk up to her and notice her body movements.

"Kay" she looks at me with those stern eyes.

Then she grabs the mini clock from the table and looks at me again, then at the clock.

"No Kay, listen to me. Stop" I cry trying to move but I can't. "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no"

She turns the hands of the mini clock anti clockwise and smiles at me.

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