Manipulation

Ch 19 In a vampires embrace

"Do yous have any friends in a different house?" Damian asks seeming to have composed himself from seeing the room covered in blood.

"...There's Bianca" i say thinking of the not easily impressed vampire.

"What year?" Damian asks glancing around the student lounge again.

"First" i say looking around to cause with him cheeking so much it made my nerves go hay wire.

"Do you know anyone older that you trust beside Angel?" he asks.

I sit there thinking for a minute then someone comes into my head but i push it away. "No" it was true, no one else was in an older year leave that i trusted. I shifted in my seat and wished once again that Angel was sitting next to me. She had been taken away to a different house to sleep the night cause our room was uninhabitable and cause Miss Fray didn't feel it was safe for us to stay there.

"Okay" Damian ground and ran his hand over his face. "Do you know anyone older?"

"Only Lucas" the words slipped, though i knew it was true, he was in the third grade, he was older.

Damian sighed. "If i said i trusted him, would you be able to stay with him the night"

I stared at Damian, he didn't look like the type of guy to lead someone into danger on purpose. He looked tied and worried but strong and independent, that's probably why he was the senior house mate, he was the boss, the one in charge, he knew how to go with a situation. I nodded my head slowly. "I trust you"

"Will you stay with him the night?" Damian asks.

I nod reluctantly and shove away though say what Lucas could do to me. Damian stands up and motions for me to follow. As we walk towards the door i glance around for cinnamon and garlic boy, trying to see if he was still here. His scent was, though it was faint and barley noticeable. The wind bite at my bare arms as we walked to the Astute house. It loomed above us and in the low light should have looked eerily but it was too gentle. The word ASTUTE was written over the door and the dark wood doors made the house look comforting and old all at once.

Damian walked strait in and i was thankful it was early morning, otherwise all the vampires would have turned and glared at us, but instead the student lounge and kitchen was empty, or it was at first glance.

"What are yous doing here?" It was Lucas's voice which rang though the darkness. Damian switched on the light so we could see the vampire sitting on a small square table. Lucas seemed to fidget when the light flicked on, like it hurt his eyes. Then again, he was sitting in the darkness seconds before.

"Do you mind letting Kat stay with you, she's unable to sleep in her room tonight due to.... circumstantial reasons" Damian's voice was almost guarded  In the sort of way like he didn't want to tell Lucas too much.

Lucas pondered the thought for a minute. "I could..."

"I need an 'I will look after her', not an 'I could...'" Damian stared at the vampire.

"I will look after her. One question, who died and made you King of the Assholes?" Lucas narrowed his eyes on Damian.

Damian narrowed his eyes at Lucas then turned to me. "He may be an ass but at least I know your in good hand....." He looked like he wanted to say more but stopped himself and turned towards Lucas. "No midnight snacking" he growled then looked back at me again. "Come to my room if the idiot tries anything okay?" He then left without another word but made sure to send Lucas a threatening look that only an alpha could pull of without looking like an idiot.

"So what happened that you have to stay here?" Lucas asked pushing off the table and slowly walking towards me, each step measured and deliberate.

I debated what to tell him. "Someone broke into our room....." Lucas cocked his head and waited for more which i reluctantly spilled. "There was blood everywhere.... We still don't know who's blood though, but whoever's blood it is...is well...dead..." i felt awkward talking about this under Lucas's cold eyes. He watched my every move like he was studying me.

"I'm sure that's a nice welcome home gift" Lucas comments sarcastically. I smile slightly at his attempt the lighten the mood, even if he sounded creepy and suddenly very dangerous. Lucas then motioned towards the hallway with his head. "You look tied. Come on" he says and starts walking away. I scurry after him. No matter how scared of Lucas i was more scared of anyone else in the house. At least i knew Lucas.

After going up one floor and a few turns Lucas opened a door and stepped into a room. Two beds were on either wall, one bed having a big blob under it. I realized someone was asleep in the bed, laying on his back, his arms flung out. The guy lifted his head and looked at us then dropped his head and rolled over. "I'm not even going to explain why your here to him, he will have forgotten by the morning" Lucas glances back at me and looks me up and down. I hugged myself not liking him looking at me that way. Lucas suddenly walked over to a dresser and pulled out a shirt and flung it at me.

It was plain black and was much bigger then me. "Put that on. Unless you want go sleep in your clothes. Either way, suit yourself" Lucas then motioned to the bathroom and sat on his bed. Hesitantly i walked into the bathroom and changed, leaving my bra and underwear on. His shirt went to my thighs, just lower then my ass. I noted the shirt was really think and warm. When i stepped out i was tugging at the bottom of the shirt, wishing it was longer. "Get in bed and try to get some sleep"

Lucas sat on the floor, his back against the bed and his arm resting on his knee.

I stared at him before walking over and crawling into the covers. I could smell Lucas on the sheets, his calming smell soothed me. He smelled like male, aftershave and a hint of mint. There was not a trace of Cinnamon and Garlic. I wanted to snuggle into the bed and just sleep but i could feel Lucas looking at me. "I feel bad, i'm kicking you out of your bed" I say and open my eyes. Lucas was still leaning against the bed, his cold blue eyes watching me.

"Just go to sleep" he says softly. Guilt wrapped it's self around my chest and i knew i wasn't going to fall asleep any time soon.

I'm silent for a while then move over so i was nearly pressed against the wall. I lifted the blankets up. "Lay down with me" my voice was tied and slow but it was the best i could manage.

"I'm fine. Go to sleep"

"No, come lay down. Otherwise i'm not going to sleep" my arm ached as i held the blankets up.

I heard Lucas groan and second later and bed dipped under his weight  I had my eyes closed so i couldn't see if he was laying down but i knew he wasn't cause the bed dipped in one spot and he hadn't move enough to lay down. "That's not laying down"

"You killing me, your really killing me" Lucas commented and the bed shifted again. I pecked to see he was laying down. He was, but on the furthest place from me. He was staring at the roof. I dropped the blanket and closed my eyes again. 10 minutes past before Lucas moved again, this time so he wasn't half off the edge of the bed. I opened my heavy eyelids and looked at Lucas who now had his eyes closed and still looked awkward that we were sharing the same bed. His body was tense and a muscle in his jaw flexed then relaxed.

I suddenly didn't feel so scared of him and moved over, laying my head on his bare chest and letting my eyes flutter shut. Lucas tensed under me and i felt his eyes on me again. "Relax" i whisper into the darkness of the room and snuggle against his chest unable to help myself. That last thing i heard before falling asleep was Lucas muttering something to himself before he pulled me closer. I felt the last of the tension in the room disappear then as i fell asleep.