My Angel

My Angel: Chapter 13

I dropped the deer that was hanging limply in my hands, my lips covered in the red. I was sure that I looked like a maniac because of how hard I was grinning.

I couldn't help it. This was all just too easy, and it made me feel confident. A little more sure of myself.

This was the second time I'd ever been hunting, and it was by far a much better experience. Having someone there to help show you how to do it - to really explain how our senses worked in tandem with our other abilities - it made this so much easier, yes, but it also made it way more fun.

"So, I know you already told me everything," Archie said, casually walking up to me, his hands in his pockets as he smiled along with me. "But... you really didn't kill anyone while we were gone?" His tone was curious, and maybe a bit weary, but it was mostly full of relief. He'd just finished off his own deer, about a mile back somewhere.

"Nope. I haven't hurt a single human." I said proudly. Which was weird, I wasn't proud of many things in regards to myself. I didn't usually do much that I could be proud of.

"I knew it." Archie whispered with a bitter chuckle, talking to himself as leaned back against a tree.

"Knew what?" I asked, wiping the blood off my chin as I stood up. He looked at me with a triumphant expression now, as if he'd won some kind of prize.

"I knew that you were meant to be one of us." He laughed smugly, tapping his head with his finger.

"None of them believed me." He continued, waving away the doubts I'm sure all his family threw at him. Which sucked because I was sure that they all had very good reasons to doubt. None of them were ever gonna change me. They didn't want me to be a part of their family. Particularly one.

As usual, the fiery pain that hit my chest came back at the thought. I didn't let it show on my face though - probably because of how good I'd got at controlling my facial features these past few weeks.

What I couldn't help though was a little flinch.

I felt my angel running a hand along my arm. I looked at her in the corner of my eye, and she was giving me a sad little look. She didn't say a word as she casually let her arms wrap around mine.

"You okay?" Archie asked softly. Quickly I looked up at him, and his smug look had turned into one of pity.

"Yeah man, I'm good." I said, giving him the best smile I could muster. Honestly, it felt like the one I'd been giving everyone else since I got back. The one I gave a human who threw a 'are you okay' pity look at me.

I don't think it fooled Archie, but he nodded his head. His lips pursed as he stared at me hard.

"Well, I think I'm done," I said, looking back down at my dead prey. It was the third deer I'd had today, and I didn't realize how badly I needed to hunt, because the ache in my throat went down significantly with each kill. "How about you?"

"Yeah... I'm finished." Archie said, shoving off the tree, and walking back in the direction of my house. He was obviously thinking hard again. Trying to figure out what to do with me I supposed.

I think I'll just let him figure that one out by himself. Afterall, whatever he decides to do, it probably won't involve his family.

Well, maybe Carine will come visit, just to see if I needed any kind of help. She was nice like that. The others though, they probably wouldn't want to step foot here if they knew I was a vampire now.

That probably also meant that Archie himself was gonna have to go home, and very likely, he'd have to do that soon. He had Jessamine waiting for him after all. So, now would probably be the best time to get the big questions out of the way.