The Girl Next Door

I Think Someone's Got A Shadow

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Hayes's POV

I couldn't take it anymore. I thought about her all weekend. I thought about how angry it made me that Taty wouldn't tell me the truth. Aren't we supposed to be friends?

Sure it was a long time ago but whatever. I'm just trying to make a point.

She was a bit more talkative this morning, but not much. Whenever I asked her to tell me her secret she'd get quiet and pretend as if she hadn't heard me ask her.

"Taty?" I asked.

"Yes?" She answered sounding a bit annoyed.

"If it's about a guy you like, I won't tell. You can trust me." I say holding up my pinky getting ready to promise.

She giggled. "Hayes, I don't even trust myself."

"Still... You didn't deny it was about a guy. You do like someone don't you. You just admitted it." I say pointing finger.

"I do like someone but-"

"What? They don't like you back?" I cut her off.

"No it's not that, it's just that I'm not good for them. I already told you, I'm not good for anyone." I scoffed. She was pretty, I can admit that much.

"Or maybe you don't think anyone here is good enough for you." I say bluntly. She sure acted that way. I couldn't tell if it was the attitude, or her being so suddenly distant but something had changed.

I think that's when it started. I think that's when I was sure I would carry out the plan. I would tell my parents, and siblings that I was having a surprise meet this afternoon. I don't know something, anything. This plan had to work.

In my defense. I wasn't thinking straight today anyhow. I was getting over a slight cold do please don't judge me for this... I saw her walking home after seventh period. She was alone, but didn't seem to mind.

She headed down a few different streets, turning several times but I was still able to follow her.

Taty's POV

He wouldn't stop asking me questions, on Monday it was no different. He knew something was up.

The night after I got the book I was reading through it...that is until I stumbled across something I hadn't really expected.

It was one very, very specific line in the book:

There is one thing that humanizes vampires. It may not be much, but according to old mythological depictions of creatures that drank blood to survive, they had mates.

However, with the unlikely possibility of actual "leeches" there has been a lack of evidence as to how one can sense it's mate.

And the book was right. There was absolutely no way to tell. I would know. I looked all over the internet the past two days.

I did at least have some idea as to how I would know my mate when I saw him... I just hoped my suspicions were wrong.

I got into school on Monday. I had decided to run not drive, it was faster this way.

The scent of the other students were quelled, at least for the most part. There was still one scent. It was a strange mix of cologne and earth.

Hayes. Of course.

This was who I assumed was my mate. For his sake I truly hoped it wasn't because I had wanted his blood no less today than on the first day of school.

I couldn't describe the sensation, maybe both guilt and pleasure. I wanted his blood but there was almost no way to get it without killing him.

We made decent small talk in Bio, which was nice until he inevitably started asking me about my "secret" as he liked to call it.

I was just some unholy creature of the night. No big deal. Right? All I want is your blood.

Taty?" He asks.

"Yes?" I answer. I was really ticked off right now. As of there was no guessing what he was about to ask me. Uuuhggg. I can here him now. "Blah blah blah what's the secret?" Or maybe: "I'll figure it out anyway blah blah blah."

"If it's about a guy you like, I won't tell. You can trust me." He says holding up his left pinky. Okay... That I hadn't really expected. It was random. Who is this guy and what has he done to Hayes?

I laughed. "Hayes, I don't even trust myself." Honestly I didn't. I don't trust myself enough to be alone with Hayes god knows what I'd do...

"Still... You didn't deny it was about a guy. You do like someone don't you. You just admitted it." He says pointing a finger at me. Well... He was cut that much if have to admit. But I didn't want any feelings I may potentially have for him to be purely because of words written in a book who knows how long ago.

"I do like someone but-"

"What? They don't like you back?" He cut me off almost immediately. Does this kid have a mute button?

"No it's not that, it's just that I'm not good for them. I already told you, I'm not good for anyone." He scoffs.

"Or maybe you don't think anyone here is good enough for you." He says bluntly. Oh god. If only you knew, if only you knew.

I was so happy when school was finally out. I think I almost cried tears of joy. I made the slow as a human walk back to my small apartment.

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Wow that was a long chapter! I'm proud of myself for that one. :)
Anyway look who turned into quite the little stalker this chapter, huh?