HIDE

Chapter Eight

Luke's POV

"Aniza, I'm sorry. Please open this door." I begged as I lightly knocked on the door. With ease, I would be able to knock this door down but I didn't want to startle her.

"P-Please just go away. I need space right now." I could hear her whimper.

I'm beginning to get worried. Just a couple of minutes ago I exposed my true identity to her. If I'm being honest, I'm falling for this girl, and it scares the shit out of me. I have never felt this way for anyone before.

"Babe, please. I promise I won't hurt you. I can't hurt you. I won't let anyone, nor anything harm you in any way." I cooed through the door.

I jumped slightly when the door slowly creaked open, revealing tear stained cheeks and bloodshot eyes. A pang of guilt hit me, but she needed to know. I couldn't hide it from her forever. "Promise?"

I smiled lightly down at her. "I promise."

She smiled sadly and I pulled the short girl into an embrace. The feeling of her heart beating against my torso was soothing. I could stay like this forever...

Calum's POV

"Calum! Look up Luke right now! I'm done playing games!" Micheal hisses as him and Ashton marched into my room.

A loud groan escaped my pink lips as I pulled the covers over my head. "Can you losers please go away? I'm really not in the mood."

"Do it now!" Ashton growled, stepping closer to the lump in my bed that I have created.

"Or what? Are you gonna tell my mummy?" I teased. I pulled the covers off of my face to look at the two pale boys.

"Or I'm gonna hurt your little crush." He smirked.

A wave of shock and anger ran over me. My blood began to boil as I stood off my bed in record speed and stepped close to Ashton.

"Don't bring her into this!" I spat as my knuckles began to turn white.

Ashton let out a cold chuckle as he shoved me backwards, "Then do it."

I rolled my now red eyes and sat on my bed, preparing myself to see Luke.

Once I started getting light headed, I began to make out his tall figure. "He's laying in a bed. It looks like a hotel room of some sort. Wait, he's with someone. Who- who is that?" I bit my lip, trying to identify the girl he was cuddled up with.

"Why the fuck would he be laying in a bed with someone else? I'm his only cuddle buddy!" Ashton pouted as I explained what I could see.

The picture in my head finally faded away as I glared at Ashton. "There. You happy now?"

Ashton nodded, still looking betrayed with his bottom lip jutted out and his arms crossed over his chest.

I made my way to my bedroom door and down to the kitchen, expecting to see the short blonde hair I have grown fond of. Instead I just saw an empty chair.

"Where is she?" I panicked to her friends.

"She just went to the restroom. Calm down." Kira stated as she finished her food.

I nodded, relaxing slightly.
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"Hey? Are you okay in there?" I knocked on the door of the bathroom. Kayla has been in there for an hour now and I don't think humans take that long to use the restroom. At least I didn't before I was changed.

She didn't answer.

I knocked again and called for her multiple times but I still only got silence.

I soon grew impatient and kicked down the door. That's when my heart dropped.

There sat Kayla passed out on the floor. There was no sign of anything wrong, but she wouldn't wake up as I shook her.

"Michael!" I screamed desperately, continuing to shake the girl.

Before I knew it, Michael was standing next to me and inspecting the girl. "What happened?"

"I don't know! I'm not a doctor!" I cried.

"Wait," Michael said, exiting the room.

"She can help." Michael brought in Aeris and she looked at Kayla and sighed. The brunette girl began to scribble something down on a notepad and showed it to me.

"She just passed out from an anxiety attack. She should wake up in an hour or so." It read.

"I can't wait an hour!"

"Splash her with water, I guess." She wrote back.

"Thank you for helping, Aeris." I smiled.

Aeris nodded back at me and exited the room with Michael.

I quickly stood up and grabbed a cold glass of water, throwing it on the pale girls face after I layed her head down in my lap gently.

As soon as the water came in contact with her skin, her eyes shot open and she began gasping. "O-oh my god. What are you doing here?"

"I found you passed out on the floor. I was worried about you." I admitted.

I could tell that she was blushing as she searched for something in my brown eyes. I don't know what, but it seemed she was trying hard to figure something out.

"Why?" She finally spoke, her voice cracking.

I looked into her blue eyes and smiled down at her. I ran my hand through her hair. I was expecting her to freak out or something but surprisingly, she was completely relaxed.

"Because. I love you."