When Darkness Falls

Chapter 25

*Dan's P.O.V*

Phil lays unconscious on the bed, tangled up in his dark blue, silky feeling sheets.  He'd been rolling around restlessly ever since I carried him up here.  He full on passed out on me last night.  Who could blame him?  If he didn't think I was a monster before, he definitely does now.

I reach over and very lightly place my hand on his cheek.  His skin is clammy as hell and his hair is drenched in sweat.  All the sudden his head yanks away from me and he's groaning loudly.  Is this a nightmare?  Or those night terrors he has?  Fuck i don't know what to do!  I've never dealt with anything like this before.

"P- Phil?"  I whisper hesitantly, reaching over and placing a hand on his cheek again  "It's just a dream, you're okay."

All of the sudden his face twists in pain and he's groaning my name.  He reaches and clutches to me with a deathly grip.  His breath gets faster and faster until those dark blue eyes make their first appearance of the day.  I say dark with the full meaning, too.  They weren't his usual bright, blinding sky blue eyes anymore.  Dark blue irises, like the ocean during a storm, bore into me and for the first time, I can fully see true fear and pain and longing in his eyes.  Until he notices he's not asleep anymore and looks away.  

After a few minutes of silence, I decide its safe to talk.  "Phil, are you okay?"

"Go away, Dan."  Phil's voice is hoarse and cold, like it was when we first met.  

That hit me hard.  Its like we're right back to square one.  I don't want that.  I want to be with him and be happy with him.  Not act like we hate each other again.  I'm sick of that.  "Why?"  I furrow my eyebrows in confusion.  He was just practically crying for me and now he's telling me to just go away? 

Maybe its about last night.  Yes, that's most definitely the reason why.  I'd hoped he didn't see all of it, but I'm sure he did.  Its not like I could help it.  Anthony bit him!  

Phil's head snaps in my direction.  "You ripped out Anthony's throat and snapped his freaking neck, Dan!  Right in front of me!"  his voice is full of fear and hurt, and it just kills me hearing him talk like that to me.  Because I know he's scared of me.  All I want to do is keep him safe and out of harm's way, but I can't do that without hurting him for some reason.

"What did you expect me to do, Phil?  I told him already not to touch you, and he went as far as to bite you!  Do you know what could have happened if he wasn't careful?"  I can't even go on.  The thought of Anthony sharing that bond with him makes me want to go back and hunt his ass down and kill him again.  I'll die before I let that happen.

Phil shakes his head.  "I'm sure a little cut on the neck at the worst is way better than getting my freaking neck snapped!  What's got you so mad anyways?  It's not like you haven't bitten me before!"

My eyes go wide and I swear my jaw hit the floor.  Chills run up and down my spine at just the thought of when I did that.  "I-Its different.  I know how to do it so it doesn't hurt and so there won't be any ties made with it.  Anthony is careless and will do anything to get back at me for the shit I did to him.  Knowing I care about you puts you in danger."  My face heats up at his stubbornness.  Honestly, I'm sure if it came down to it, he'd rather me end up being the one biting him rather than freaking Anthony.  

"What do you mean without any ties made with it?"  I have to admit, all of these negative emotions still make his face look wonderful.  The intense stare he's giving could so easily belong to one of those statues in ancient Greece or Rome.  He's so-

Right, Dan, get yourself back on track.  What did he ask me again?

Oh, the bond.  

I blink slowly and take a few breaths before starting.  This is going to be a long story.  "Look, Phil, there are certain ways that vampires have figured out to make humans want them and only them.  By making a bond with them with both of their blood, that human is linked to the vampire for life."  I pause for a second and look over his expressions, warily trying to un-puzzle them with my eyes before continuing.  "When its made, the human won't want anybody else except that one vampire until that bond is broken, but-"  Deep breath.  "The bond can only be broken if the human or the vampire dies."