Night-time

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It's a breezy summer day. The sun is slitly under the clouds. The wind has a nice feel to it. The birds are jumping around the trees. The sweet smell of flowers is in the air. A truly perfect day.
"Kay I'm goin' now! Bye mom!" I say before leaving the house. It's Saturday so I'm supposed to meet my friend and go to the new shopping centre. 'It's not that far away if I take my time and walk slowely it would take 10 minutes to go to my friends place and then uhhhhhhhh...' I was thinking to myself when I realised my mind's going blank. But as planed I'm at my friends just after few minutes.
"Hiya bestie!" Alex calls out runing strait at me. "Oh hi..." I replay with a kind of puzzled voice. We have been best friends since I can remember myself so we know everything about each other and I mean everything. She's more of the always cheerful people and doesn't like to think too deep about things, unlike me that is. I love thinking deep in to things and ask obvious questions and think it over and over. You could say we're a bit of the opisite sided of everything but the weird part is we have never had a fight. While I'm reading a fiction story she's always playing around with the football. I'm like a mix of a nerd and emo but she's like a jock and tomboy. I still have no idea how we became friends...
After visiting the shopping centre we both split up, because she needed to go to her older sisters who also lived quite close.
It's dark out side and the street lights are buzzing while the wind is howling through the trees. Sense it's summer it's not that cold. I live alone but sometimes my mom comes to visit me. My stepfather and I don't have the best relationship so I moved out. I'm the only child in my family. My real father died, well that's what "they" said.
When I got in I lock the door automatically and go to the bedroom. Put on a baggy t-shirt and get my laptop. I usually would need to do my homework but I already did it at the last day of school, unlike some who do their homework at the last day of summer. I'm starting my 6th year in Highschool.
I wake up at 4am, my phone is ringing, "I must of dozed off..." I mutter to myself. I pick up the phone "Yes hello?" The persone calling "Hello? Are you still up?" "Who is this?" I ask back because my phone doesn't recognise the number. "Oh sorry, it's your mom, I'm calling from John's mobile." "Oh okay... Yeah I'm still up." "Good. I wanted to ask... Would you like to move back in with us...?" My mom asks. "Well I could try but... I want to keep this flat in case if..." "Okay! I'm gonna go to yours at 8am and no buts." "Kay see you at 8." I end the call and go back to sleep.
At morning I'm woken up up by the doorbell ring. I look in my phone "Damn it, it's already half past!" I quickly get up and oped the door. "Hello, Jess. A bit late don't you think?!" My mom stands at the door with her arms crost. "Sorry."
After packing some clothes and locking the door we go down the street to where I grew-up. It's a nice place, a bit close to the woods but... my father chose this house so it was a warm memory, but now it's nothing but painful because my stepfather lives here. I wouldn't mind living here with my mum but not with him. I made myself believe that it's gonna be okay and that I need to give him another chance.
Everything was fine, some jokes here and there, but it all changed at the dinner table. My mum made me eat breakfast, lunch and dinner even thouhh I only eat lunch and that's all sometimes only an apple, I'm just not hungry, or maybe it's the problem with cooking. I barely ate half of the food on the plate "I. Don't. Have any. Space. Left." "Jess! Your mother made this for you, you should finish it all!" My stepfather, John, called out to me. "I know but I can't eat anymore, I'm full." I explain. "Don't talk back to me young lady!" John, almost shouting, stand up. "I'm not talking back." I try to keep calm and stand up to put my dish in the sink. "Jess! Sit down! Now!" "FINE!" loosing my calm I sit down and stare at him. My mom doesn't say anything just sits there trying to think of a way to calm us both down. "Now, finish your dish and go to sleep!" "NO. WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?! WHY SHOULD I LISTEN TO YOU?!" I run out of the kitchen and up the stairs to get my bag. I hear my mom say to me, to calm me "Jess, dear, come down and say sorry. He didn't mean to upset you... his probably worried about you and your helph." I grab my bag and run down the stairs, past my mom and out the of the house. My mother didn't run after me because she knew it's no use.
With my eyes full with tears,not because I'm sad but because I'm angry and can't do anything, I go down the street to my flat. I try to wipe off the tears but they keep falling. "Why are you crying? And why aren't you home? It's late." A deep male voice asks. I don't know why but I want to tell everything to this stranger. And only now I realise that it is easier to speak to a stranger. "I'm crying because I'm angry, and I'm on my way from my mothers house to my place." "Oh, and why are you 'angry'?" The stranger appears in front of me. He look like a guy in his 20's, with his jet black hair and dark brown eyes. I jump a bit, then still a bit surprised I answer "I had a fight with my stepfather." "Would you like me to teach him a lessen?"The stranger asks. "What do you mean?"I ask in confusion. "He made you cry, Jess..." I can feel that I have guessbumps on my arms and legs. "How do you know my name?" "I have knew you ever since. I used to play with you when your father was still alive and you where much smaller." He smiles and showes me how small I was. "Well I don't remember you and my father "died" when I was 6 so there's no way I would renember." "You make it sound like you don't believe that your old man is dead. Why's that?" The stranger asks. "I... don't know... Anyway, who are you and how do you know me?" Sighting he says "Hello, I'm Ace. I know you from 11 years ago, well not really I know you from the second you were born. I was 5 or so when I first met you." He explained and gives a small smile. I couldn't think of anything to say or ask. It was quite emberesing to speak to this person called Ace.
"Ammm, goodbye." I quickly say goodbye and storm off leaving Ace puzzled. Arriving to my flats door I unlock it and then lock it behind me. I put my bag down and go to the living room. In the living room I have a fotoalbum my father left me. I search for some pictures of me and bingo I find one in the play-park. I can see myself clearly but the man beside me looks like he's moving in lightning speed and that's why he's blurred out, but I could tell he had weird black hair. It's hard to tell but I think his eyes are glowing in a red-ish color.
After letting my imagination run free I lay on my bed and put my earphones on and plug them in my phone. I used to listen to music until I fall asleep. But I can't sleep the man from before is in my mind. Why? Who? How? What? All these questions are driving me crazy. Putting my phone on the desk I figure I need to go for a long walk in the night.
"Hope that Ace guy doesn't appear again..." I mutter to myself grabbing the keys and locking the doors from outside. The night sky is clear and it feels like I could count the stars. I go to the play-park where I used to go as a kid. Swinging on the swings I stare at the sky, I don't know why but I just do.
I get a feeling like someones watching me. I turn my head and my eyes meet with 2 glowing red eyes. "Amm hello?" Jumping up I look at the same spot but there's nobody there. I figure it's only my imagination but I still make my way to the street and start speed walking to my flat. Suddently I hear slow foot steps behind me, "What's a girl like you doing out so late?" I turn around to meet with the same 2 red eyes. It's a man wearing only black. His hair is unnaturally dark with a green shine to it.
After staring for at least a minute I wisper "What are you?" then realising what I said I quickly answer his question "I was just going for a walk." "Well that was rude of you... You shouldn't ask such obvious questions." Saying that, he takes a step and then disappears. I try to look for him but it's like he ran away in lightning speed... I start to run as fast as I can but he appears in front of me. It's so unexpected I fall back landing on the ground, I stare him in the eye with fear. "What's that look for?" He says that while kneeling down, "Don't you renember your dear uncle, Jake?" Asking his question he gives me his hand to help me up. "'Uncle?!' What do you mean?" I take Jakes hand to stand up. "I'm your long lost uncle, my dear Jess." "'Long lost'? Did my father had a brother or something?" "No..." The smirk on Jakes face grows even bigger. "Then how are you my uncle?"
He doesn't answer but moves closer, before I knew it he's so close I could hardly move. Raping his hands around my back he says "The answer to your first question is-a vampire." Starting to freak out I started screaming, my screaming got louder when he smiles widely reviling 2 long white fangs. "Why are you screaming?! It's not like I'm gonna kill you. I just wanna little snack before letting you go." With out hesitation he stars leaning in for my neck, I on the other hand try to get free from his grip. When I think his fangs are already deep in my flesh, suddently I feel his grip unleash me. I look at him and see him down on the ground, then I see Ace standing infront of me...
I wake up on the bench right beside the house where my flat is. I don't remember how I got here but I do remember everything else. I remember how after Ace saved me my vision started to blur and I must of fainted, I guess Ace carried me here. I check my pockets incase I dropped something but everything is in place. After unlocking the door I lock it so no one gets in. Laying on the bed I think about what happened. Who was that guy who claimed to be my uncle? And what exactly is Ace to me? Who was that in the picture? While asking myself these questions I slowely fall asleep.
When I wake up I check my phone, it's already 1pm. It's suprising I don't have any missed calls from mom. I get a fright, there's thunder and lightning outside. The rain drops hit against the window glass. I hear the doorbell "I wonder who is it?" I wonder because the weathers looks awful. I open the door to see Ace standing there soaked. "Oh, Ace, what are you doing here? I mean shouldn't you be at home?" "I thought I should chech up on you but the weather got worst and worst..." Theres an awkward minute of silence then I spoke "Would you be interested in coming in? You can dry yourself as well." He didn't say anything, just went in. I waned to ask about yesterday but I couldn't find the right words. I give him a towel "Sorry I can't give you some dry clothes." "It's okay." The awkward moment came back. When he's finished drying off, he sited down on my desk bench. "I bet you wanna know 'bout yesterday..." I look at Ace with a curios look "No. Maybe...kinda....yes." "Hahaha well then your as awkward as always." He laughs and looks me in the eye, I feel my cheeks get a bit warmer. "Ok let's make this nice and simple, that thing back there was a vampire and vampires dring blo-" "I know he was a "vampire" and that vampires drink blood, I don't need all that. What I want to know is why is a fiction charecther out here and going on the streets? And why did he say that he's my uncle, and how did you know where I was?" I almost run out of breath, but I need to know. "Hmm let's see, vampires aren't fiction well not really. He said he was your uncle cos he was also next to you all the time, and no, he didn't try to do anything because your father stopped him. Does that answer your questions?" "Yeah kinda but you didn't-" "Yeah I know but I will answer that later." Ace cut me off. "Oh... Okay." I look at him but his eyes aren't dark brown but light brown. "What? Is there something on my face?" "Huh? No, no ther's nothing wrong with your face but..." "But?" "What's up with your eyes? Last time they where really dark brown, now they are light brown." I look in his eyes even more intensely. "Some stare you have there, I can't make eye contact with you for long. You should feel special 'bout that." "Stop dogging the question!" "Fine, fine. Sheesh. My eyes have a bad habit of changing their tone." "But that's not normal. Are you a vampire or something? If yes how old are you?" My sarcasm and curiosity was growing biger. "Hahahaha no I'm not a vampire, well I hope I'm not, and I'm 22." Ace answeres my question then stands up "I'm hungry..." "Amm can you cook? Because I can't and I don't have anything that you could eat with out cooking it." "I can cook, but there's a new problem." "'Problem'?" "Yeah problem, a girl your age should know how to make anything." "Well yeah but there isn't anyone to teach me." My mom didn't have time to make food while I waned to learn and then I just lost interest. "Fine then. Let's see what you have... Hmmm guess what, how does pizza sound?" "Huh? I thought you could cook?" "Oh I can! Just you don't have anything to eat just some kind of fish sticks?" "Oh yeah I haven't bin grocery shopping in a wile. Pizza sounds good, but it's still raining." "So?! It's on me." "Okay, but isn't all your money wet?" "I work in a small pizza shop so I can order for free. I'll need to borrow your phone though." "That's awesome!" Without thinking I scream out. Passing the phon I look up a bit embarrassed. "Hahaha don't get too exited. I won't be a gentlemen everyday." He said while typing in the number then putting it to his ear. I sat down on the bench in the kitchen.
After eating the pizza, we played cards. My father had traveled quite a lot so he knew lots of card games but he teached me just 4 or 5 of them. It's 6pm and it's still raining, "Looks like the rain hasn't stoped..." "Yeah..." We both stare at the window. It's calming, watching the rain. The thunder stopped a while back but the rain is as strong as ever. I lay down on the couch, Ace is still siting on the ground. I look at him and think to myself would he agree to play tag with me or run couple of laps in the rain? "What are you thinking?" "Oh nothing special..." "Are you sure it's not something like 'I would so want to see him with his shirt off'?" "Why would I thing something like that?!" "Let's see because when you where 5 you had a crush on me?!" "A-a-a crush? No I didn't!" "Yes you did." "Well anyway I don't renember, I don't even remember my childhood that much..." "How come? Did you have amnesia or something?" I shake my head"No but I don't know why I don't have much memories, still I'm happy with what I have..." "Well that's too bad cos we had so much fun when we were small. Ahhh how I would love to go back in time when I didn't have a care in the world..." "Yeah that sounds nice. Hey look the rain has finally stopped." We both look outside "Yeah, after 7 hours of raining, but it looks like it's gonna rain again. What an awful day isn't it?" I look at him to think of an answer "No not really." He looks at me in confusion "What do you mean?" "Well... I got to know you a bit more and well I had fun talking to you." "Oh yeah now that you mention it, today was quite fun." We got up from our seets and went out.
Out side there was puddles everywhere. Me and Ace thought we could go for a little walk sense it stopped raining. It wasn't long before the rain started again and we where forced to run back to my place. Ace was first to get there and of-course he made fun of me and how I'm so slow but somehow I didn't mind. It was around 9 that the rain had stopped. Ace fell asleep in the livingroom on the couch. I tried to make him wake up and get him to go home but it was no use he just didn't wake up, but I could of pour cold wated on him then again I'm not someone who can or could do that.
At morning Ace woke me up. Turns out he woke up early and went shopping, then made breakfast. The breakfast was awfully good, but I just said it was okay to save my already dying pride. I don't know why but I really enjoyed that Ace was here, it felt really at home with someone to talk to, but.....there was something I waned to ask but couldn't find the right words and time- what exactly happened to my dad. This 1 question was in my head all the time.
We went out, I was suppose to walk Ace half way home but we ended up going to the park. It didn't feel like he would be 5 years older than me, it felt like we both were 10, running around, playing tag, having the time of our lives and like we haven't been apart one day. The weather was great as well.
When we sat on the bench Ace looked me dead in the eye "Jess, what's bugging you? Is there something, anything you want to ask?" "No. Yes. Maybe." "So is it a yes or a no!?" "Yes, ok? I want to know what exactly happened to my father?!" I almost shouted out loud my question. "Oh that. And why couldn't you ask my earlier?" Ace looked at the ground. "I couldn't ask because I didn't know how to..." I looked at Ace but he was still looking at the ground. "Oh ok. Sorry I should be going. I have lost of work to do, can't slack off forever, can I?........ Ok bye, see you Jess." "Ahhh bye..." I waive to him and then watch him leave the park. I queckly go home afterwords. "Ehhhhhh I'm soooo tired, I should probably take a nap."
I had a dream while taking my nap, I seemed to know the people in the dream, but the truth is it was more of a nightmare- all of us were in the woods. Me, Ace, my dad, Jake and I think that the last person was Ace's father. Me and Ace were just kids... and the grown ups were arguing about something that I couldn't understand. My father "What do you mean 'you need to leave your family'?" Jake " Her mother isn't one of us Nikolas." Jake was pointing his finger at me. I could feel Ace grab my hand and holding it like he would send a message that says 'Don't worry...' Ace's father was looking at Ace and then he said "Ace isn't a pure-blood either... So why can't you and your little friends accept Jess'es mother?" "Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever. But if you would be with that human you call Maria, I would ask the same." Jake smirks. At this point I didn't understand a thing but afterwords I finded myself in a middle of a fight. There were 2 groups: Jake and a bunch of other dark creeps, and then there was my father, Ace's father and I think there were really big wolfs. Ace, once again, was beside me... Then the battle started.
I waked up with eyes full of tears. Even if I didn't understand what happened now I know how my father died and who needs to pay for it.
I look at my phone to check the time. My couple minute nap turned into acouple hour snooz. It is 10:45 and it's seems to pitch black outside for some reason. The truth is the clouds were covering the sky. I can't get the dream out of my head but to be honest I don't want to think about it. I never learn my lesson so once again I go for a walk just this time to the fast food shops. I find a place that looks abit like McDonald's just smaller and with far less customers. Then when I'm about to order I see Ace at the big owens, pulling a large pizza out to put it in the box for someone to take home. 'Oh that's nice just the person I least wanted to see.' I think to myself, but still this isn't gonna keep me back from ordering. I order a small pizza and a diet cola, as usual. Right when I start to think I'm gonna be fine Ace gives me my order, but the funny part is when he recognises me. "Jess! What in the world are you doing here?" "Amm hello, Ace.. I'm getting lunch?" Now was the really awkward part where all his work buddies were looking at me like I was lunch. "Nice girlfriend, Ace." One of them laughed out and of course the rest laughed as well. "She's just an old friend nothing more nothing less."
The shop was meant to close at 11. When Ace finished I was done with my dinner. He said he want to make sure nothing bad happens to me so he would walk me home. "What's up? How come your out this late, again? Most people would learn a leason, but, I guess your not one of them?" Ace smiles at me. "Well after I went home I desided to take a nap but it was longer then expected. Then I felt like going to some kind of fast food place..." " Oh so that's how you ended up in the shop I work in?!" Ace looked at me with a mischievous smile "I swear it's nothing that you think. I didn't even know you work there." I look up to Ace and by accident meet his gaze. His eyes are even lighter then before, it's almost yellow. "Are you expecting me to kiss you now cos I'm gonna say- not gonna happen!" And then Ace ,as always, breaks the silence with his horrible teasing. "No, uh, no. Why in the word would I want that?" "Oh come on! You know you like me!" "There is no such thing." "Ehh whatever. Tag, your it!" Ace tags me and runs away. "Hey no fair!" I run after him. When I catch him we're at my house. Suddently I have a flash back from the nightmare I had. "Jess, what's wrong? Does your head hurt or did you twist your encle or.." "No none of thouse things, and yeah I'm okay. Just had an unwelcomed flash back." "What kind of 'flash back'?" Sitting on the bench he looks at me. "Oh it's nothing much, just... a nightmare I had before waking up." "'Nightmare'? Would you mind if I ask what was it about?" I look up to him and realise what I got myself into. I don't even know if I can tell everything to Ace especially when there was so much about his family... "Sorry...but... I don't think I can tell you all of it." "Okay tell me when your ready." "Okay." "Bye, so called 'girl-friend'!" "Bye my "sweetly"!" We both laugh. I go in but somehow when I lie down I fall a sleep immediately.
The sun wakes me up, and no suprise... it's already 3pm. But I'm still so tired. It's Friday, my mom usually would visits me...usually, but since what happened...there's a chance that she wants me to come to her. "Ahh I'm bored..." I look at the carpet "I could do some cleaning..." I decide to clean my room first then the living room, then the kitchen. When I finish cleaning I look up to see the time, it's 6pm already?...
I take my laptop and sit down on the couch. Since I had nothing to do I wanted to watch a movie, a horror movie. I start to watch the movie and right where it's at the mystery scratching and growling part I hear the door bell ring. I can feel shivers going up and down my spine. I stop the movie to go and see who's there. "Who is it?" I ask standing by the door. "Just open the door and no one gets hurt..." A males voice answeres and right at this moment I realise that it was a bad idea to watch a horror film. I quickly run to the kitchen and grab a knigh. I never would of thought I would be holding a knigh as a weapon. I go back to the door and start to slowly open it. When I open the door wide enough to peak through, I see Ace standing there with two little grosery bags. "God, Ace, you scared me to death!" "Wow careful with that, and yeah I think I heard your heart stop for a while, haha sorry." I let him in. He puts the bags down on the table, while I'm putting the knigh back in the drawer. "I would of never guest your so jumpy and that someone like you would use a kitchen knigh as a weapon." "Yeah well I have an excuse." I try to give Ace a signthat I'm in the mood with him. "Hahaha, so what's your excuse mr. grumpy?" "Hey! I'm not mr. grumpy. I'm miss grumpy and I was in fact watching a horror movie." "Sweet! Can we watch one together?" "Well if you tell me what's in those bags I'll let you watch the rest of the movie. And then choose another one, okay?" "Ok, but don't be too emberest if you get soooo scared that you want to hold my hand." "Ha.ha.ha. Like that's gonna happen. Well show me whatcha got there." I open one of the bags. There's bunch of junk food. "I thought you would like some sweets to forget 'bout the nightmare, you didn't want to tell about to your sweetheart ." "Well 'sweetheart' I had almost forgotten it, but thanks."
When we finished the movie I picked, it was Ace's turn to pick. To be honest I really wanted to know what type of horror film will he choose, but the secound I went to get a drink... Ace picked a romantic type of movie. I started to watch it but ended up falling asleep. "So, Jess, how was the movie?" I hear Ace ask me and then he realises I'm asleep. "Seriously was it that boring?!" He whispers. At that moment I wake up. "Well good morning." "Is it morning?" I yawn and look at Ace. "No but is 10 to 9." "Oh. Did you finish watching the movie?""Yeah. They got married at the end." "As always." It goes quiet then Ace turned to me "Jess this is killing me." "What is?" "Tell me 'bout your nightmare. Pleeeeeeease." "Oh god. Seriously?! I didn't know you where that interested in me." When I look at Ace, he was looking at me with puppy dog eyes and well it was just adorable. "Okay. Sheesh." I told him everything not missing anything out with all the details. Ace for some reason was turning pale.
When I finished it felt like a rock fell off my chest. Ace on the other hand had a look on his face that says 'I wish I wouldn't have asked'. "Ace, is everything okay?" "Not really..." He putted up a painful smile. "Well then tell me what's wrong." "I almost had forgoten that useless memory.... And you..... You're stronger then I thought." "Wait are you saying those where memories? So it actually happened?" I could feel my eyes tearing up. I tried to calm myself down, but it didn't work. My tears were dropping on my knees, suddently Ace hugged me. "It's okay. You know what's the good part?" "What?" Whipping my tears I look at him. "We're still friends." I smile and say "Yeah but do you know what's changed?" "No, what?" "Your teasing is gotten worst." We both laughed and even forgot why we were sad.
We ended up teasing each other and laughing until 2 am. "Jess I'm sorry that I'm saying this but: I'll spend the night here, okay?" "Well I'm afraid that you do not have a choice. Mwahaha~" "Hahahaha attention, attention. Dracula is a girl! Haha" Me and Ace laugh but then I realise what he said. "Who's Dracula?" "Are you being serious?! Dracula is a vampire. Don't know much about him, well only the name. But for a fiction lover to not know him? You should be ashamed!" Ace grins at me but I look away "Are you saying that I saund like a vampire?" "Mayyyybeeeee!" Still looking at me, he yawns the biggest yawn ever. "Quick question- dogs, wolfs or cats?" I look at Ace"Ammm I'm more of a cat person but wolfs are okay too. What 'bout you?" "Wolfs." "Wow, straight foreword..." "Did you realise it only now. Wow your slow..." Ace smiles ironically. "Ha! Gooooood-night!" I go to my room, quietly laughing to myself. "Sweet dreams." I hear Ace say.
At morning Ace, again, has made delicious breakfast. It looks something like out of an American movie. "So any new dreams to spoil my mood?" "Well sorry but you did ask me to tell you about it so it's your problem. And no. I didn't have any dreams." "Oh too bad. I had one." "So tell me?" "Okay. I asked you out and you were all girly and giggly and you said 'I thought you never ask'" faking a little girls voice he looks at me. "Ha are you sure it's not your imagination?" "Hahaha~ okay cot me. I just made it up, but I did have a dream with you in it." Somehow it seemed that I shouldn't ask about it but still. "Well?" "Ahhh okay. I don't know where were we or why were we there... Anyhow you were trying to kill me" "What?! Kill you?" "Do you wanna hear the rest or not?" "Ok I'll be quiet." "So for some reason you waned to kill me. I was running through some kind of forest. When I stopped you pinned me down... I guess I woke up at that part." "Okay that's freaky." "You can say that again."