They've both been hungry for a very long time. It's too bad their hungers aren't exactly the same.. and neither were their species.
Elias once had a friend. A best friend at that. Unfortunately, Elias's friend disappeared in his 2nd year of middle s...
I ran like my life depended on it. The crowd was huge and it was hard getting past people, but I managed through. From the corner of my eye, I could spot Kaiden following after me.
Why is he chasing me? I questioned, my breath and pace picking up. My heart was beating in my chest as if it was going to explode. I didn't think about how embarrassing it was to get caught stealing or how dumb I was for even considering it. The only thought in my head was to get away— to avoid Kaiden. But clearly, he wasn't planning on letting me get away easily.
I passed by multiple shops, grazing past multiple people. Nobody seemed to notice me as I ducked under them and bolted. I was lucky to be short enough to hide myself behind people. However, that wasn't the case for Kaiden. I could see every move and action performed by him. He was tall and stood out in the crowd. I silently prayed that everyone would pay attention to his beautiful face and ask for his number so he would stop chasing after me.
"Elias!" I heard Kaiden call out for me. His voice was near and loud enough for me to hear through this large crowd and overlapping voices. Somehow, we both saw each other through a sea of people.
It's probably the claim. I thought.
It's always the claim.
I pushed my way past a few people and made a sharp turn. The longer I ran down there, the less people there were. They seemed to be dimming out with each step and stores became nonexistent. My steps became louder and so did my panting. I had a clear view of Kaiden now, and he had a clear view of me.
As soon as made it down the empty section of the mall, I was a panting mess. I wasn't in shape, but Kaiden sure was. From the looks of it, he hadn't even broken a sweat. He could probably chase me all day and still be alright.
Once again, I turned the corner.
This time, I was met with a wall.
Oh fuck.
I looked around for anyplace to runaway. There was nothing. This was just an empty space in the mall, isolated from everyone else. How great was that?
I heard Kaiden approaching until he was directly in front of me. Black hair, and black eyes. A look so piercing I thought I would die just from it.
"For someone so short, you run extremely fast." Kaiden said. He ran a hand through his hair, letting a small laugh escape from his lips. His eyes met mine and I almost recoiled after seeing a hint of red in them.
I gritted my teeth. "I know."
He raised his brow. "You're angry." I didn't say anything as his eyes traveled down my body and landed on the bag I was holding. He pointed at it and tilted his head like a lost puppy. "Why'd you steal?" He walked a little closer to me until we were almost touching.
I absentmindedly clenched the bag in my hand and brought it to my chest, stepping back and hitting the wall. I denied eye contact with Kaiden and looked off to the side. "I- I didn't steal anything.." I mumbled, my heart racing. Something about Kaiden was so pressuring and my heart raced whenever I was around him. A bunch of consuming emotions and questions. I hated it.
"Elias, I saw you. Don't you have money to buy clothes rather than steal them?"
I scoffed. "Not everyone is wealthy like you." I spat, trying to make space between me and him. I could practically feel his breath against mine with how close he was. It wasn't necessary for him to have stepped in my place like that..
Kaiden frowned and suddenly grabbed my wrist, tearing it away from the bag. I gasped as his nose was suddenly buried in the crook of my neck. His black hair tickled my nose when I turned my head over.
"W-what—"
"Are you angry at me?" Kaiden asked. His tone sounded like a sorry whine, but his face didn't show it. Kaiden tilted his head until his face was facing mine. He still held onto my wrist.
Why's he so touchy now?
"G-get off of me.." I tried pulling my wrist away and pushing him, but it was futile.
"You're angry at me, aren't you? You ran away twice from me in one week." Kaiden was ignoring my struggling and simply nuzzling into my neck.
"K-kaiden get off.. I don't like it." I fought up my courage to push him. I didn't want to be touched. Especially by someone who constantly gave me butterflies.
He finally seemed to listen, removing his head from my neck. He still kept a firm grip on my wrist but he distanced himself a bit.
"Since you don't want to answer me, atleast tell me why you stole." Kaiden said.
"Y-you don't need to know."
He sighed and looked me in the eyes. "Are you poor? You've been wearing the same clothes for a week and I don't think I've ever seen you buy school lunch."
"W-what?! I'm not poor.. I just don't have much c-clothes."
Kaiden kept his eye on me. His gaze made me feel nervous.
"Your mother. Does she buy you new clothes or make you lunch?" Kaiden asked. When I didn't answer, his bit his bottom lip and sighed. "Then come." he said. "I have enough money to buy you this mall." Kaiden tugged at my wrist and I fell forward, my feet following his.
"Wait—"
"No."
"You didn't e-even let me finish."
"You're just going to argue and I'm not going to budge. So it's better to tell me now what you need and I'll buy it for you. Clothes, a laptop, a phone, whatever. I'll get anything for you." Kaiden said. He stopped in his tracks for a second and glanced at me. "I can smell it on you. You have a hatred towards your mother."
I looked down at my feet. "Can you always tell what I'm feeling..?"
"Yes. Don't even think about lying to me, I'll always know."
I winced. I didn't like that. I didn't want Kaiden to know what I my intentions were let alone know my feelings. It felt like I couldn't escape him and his grasp. I literally tried running away from him, twice, and each time he remains right in front of me. I felt that familiar odd feeling flutter in my chest.
..Did he know I was feeling it?
A part of me really didn't want him to know. I wasn't sure why. But I was sure that it would only result in disaster.
Luckily for me, he didn't seem to notice and continued walking, dragging me along with him.
Marion, please find me. Save me the embarrassment. I prayed to God. Make this all a dream.
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