The Way It Should Be

Chapter Fifteen

My heart beats out of my chest. We stare at each other. Evra looks down, knowingly.

After awhile I snap.

"You... You're still living?!" I scream. Pen wimpers. Scar and No Name run up to us.

"Sorry. I would have hurt you if I stayed."

"What do you mean?" I say, voice filled with venom, heart still pounding. "You made me think that I was the reason of your death!"

He sighs, "I'm sorry, but there was nothing I could do! If I didn't die then you and the others would have gotten hurt! Just like Alan!"

"Why would we get hurt?!"

"Because I became a vampire!"

"Wait... what?"

"... Hey you said something while I was in my 'dead' state. Do you actually have feelings for me too?"

"Yes, but we can't do anything romantic."

"Alright."

"Good, now how did you fake your death? You weren't breathing, you broke your neck! How do you survive that?"

"Well, I drank a potion, Mr. Crepsley gave me to make it seem like I was dead, and he snapped my neck and made sure not to kill me."

"Mr. Crepsley?"

"Larten Crepsley, I'm his assistant now."

"Why would you become his assistant?" I snap, venom eminent in my voice

"I became a half vampire to save Steve, I went to Mr. Crepsley to try and get an antidote for Steve's condition, he said he'll give me it if I become his assistant, I became one but then ran away and almost hurt people."

"You're stupid. What about Steve?! Your parents?! Annie, your sister?! Alan and Tommy?! They think you're dead!"

"What about you? Why are you here?" My face goes pale.

"Uh.. I.. I ran away."

"That's worse, they have hope you'll come back now, unlike dying."

"Well mom and Steve know I'm here!"

"Ste-Steve?" He stutters. "He-he knows?"

"Yeah he knows! Why does it matter he's my best friend he should know! You're not my friend anymore, right?"

He looks pained for a second, "Oh... right..."

I calm down, "Fine, whatever, are you at least still gonna miss the others?"

"Yes, of course I will!"

"Even Steve?"

"What do you mean?"

"You hung out with everyone but him before your 'death' will you miss him?"

"Yes, but he's out to kill me."

"What?"

"Yeah, he knows I'm a vampire and I'm living."

"How?"

"Let's talk about that later." Evra says finally speaking. "There's a lot of tension and I think we need to spend some time getting rid of it."

"You're right." Darren and I say in unison.

"So, you got wolves?" Darren asks me.

"Oh yeah. This is Penelope." I point at her. "Scar." Point. "And No Name." Point.

"No Name?"

"Got no name for it so.."

"How about Nona?"

"Nona? That's a nice name."

"So Evra, you show him around yet?" I ask.

"No, I thought you would like to come with me when I did."

"Not like is all that much."

"Oh well, and Mr. Tall said he is going to be staying in our van."

"Three people in one van? Sounds cramped." I complain.

"Yeah, but we have to, we have to stay with our own age groups." Darren says.

"If you say so." I say.

I decline the offer to help Evra show him around. While they are doing that I head to our van.

I stay in my hammock for maybe a hour or two reading on my phone - bored to death. I should have gone with them. I sigh, knowing its too late to go now.

"What you doing?" I hear and jump ten feet into the air hearing that voice.

"Just reading."

"Reading what?"

"Nothing special, anyway, you guys done?"

"Yeah and I was wondering where will I sleep?" Darren asks.

"That will be a problem... Its barely big enough to hold me and Evra." I say.

"He can have my hammock, I'll go on the floor." Evra offers.

"No he can have mine, I'll just sleep with the wolves, heh, literally."

"What's the plan?"

"I can just sleep on the floor." Darren offers.

"No that's OK, you're new. You deserve a place to actually sleep. Oh I'll go to Mr. Tall to try and find a hammock for you. One second."

I exit the van, I go into Mr. Tall's van, where I find Mr. Crepsley as well.

"Hello, nice to see you again." I say, though its not nice.

"What is it Alicia?" Mr. Tall asks.

"I was wondering if you had anymore hammocks."

"Yes, they are in that box over there to the right of you." I look over and see a crate. I look in and see a lot of hammocks. I grab one.

"Thank you." I exit the tension filled van and go back to my van. I enter. "Here." I hand it to him.

He takes it and hangs it up in a corner. One corner is for Evra, one is for me, one is for Darren, and one is for the snakes.

"We need some sleep, its late." I say getting in my hammock before jumping back out. "Ugh.. Be right back." I exit the van.. Again.. And whistle. My three wolves run up to me and I tie them up again.
"Sorry guys, I have to. See ya tomorrow." I go back in and get in my hammock. Then drift off to sleep.