Dark Knights

Chapter 3

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After I finished my delicious, mouth watering meal, I grabbed my purse and walked back out into the cool summer breeze. Thankful I wouldn't have to worry about people stareing at me like i'm some kind of freak. Considering the adventurous day I had only a few hours earlier, I was in no hurry to walk back to my new home. Well I had always said I wanted an adventure like in all the cool action movies, I chuckled to myself. I slowed my pace and let my surroundings sink in. There isn't a whole lot right now. Just rows of houses and trees and a few convenient stores. I'll have to make a note for myself to go look down town. That's if and when all this is over. I heard " True friend" come on from inside my purse and I knew exactly who had just texted me. My stomach clenched at the thought of Jasmine trying to get a hold of me. I dugg around for my iphone 4s and read the text;

Where were you? you missed a great party! don't know how we are going to top this one off, but we'll think of something;D O.M.G you will never believe who was looking for u alll night. For reals, I don't think he had any fun cause he was too busy searching for you. DILLAN FELL. I don't even know why you guys never dated. Well, im assuming your a sleep so i'll ttyl. XOXO

I stood there holding my phone tightly with the message still open minutes after I had read it. My heart ached at the thought of never seeing my best friend, my sister, ever again. But it ached even more at the thought of her getting hurt...or killed. I dropped my phone back into my purse before I started bawling causing my mascara to run down my face makeing me look like a raccoon. Another note to self; by some water prove make up, I have a feeling I am going to need a lot of it.

I was just around the corner when a delicious, luscious, scrumptious smell instantly stopped me in the middle of the street. My nostrils flared with a whirl of flavour and the next thing I knew I was letting my feet guide me to that smell. As I became closer and closer I realized that smell was familiar. I tried to think of what it could be but the smell was so strong it was the only thing my brain could think of. Like it was swirling around inside of me causing me not to think straight. I came across a women who looked to be jogging, but was now on the ground clenching her knee against her sweaty chest. Out of the good of human nature I walked up to her.

" Are you ok?" I asked in a friendly and careing tone. She looked up to me and revealed a friendly smile.

" Ya im fine, thanks. Just slipped on a rock or something."

" Here, let me help you up." I reached out my hand then noticed her knee was dripping with fresh blood. I froze in place as the smell and sight surrounded me. This is it. This is what had my mind going crazy. Blood. I was positive my eyes were bulging out of their sockets and I could feel my whole body getting soaked as sweat poured down my body. I had a flash back of being at school talking to Jasmine at my locker, then she got a paper cut. It was her blood I had wanted as well.

" Hey, you don't look very well. Does the sight of blood make you sick? Miss?"

I ignored the womens questioning stare and yanked my hand back." I have to go." I turned the way I had came from and ran home.

I stopped directly in front of the house. Through the large window I could see Keith paceing around the kitchen on the phone. He looked stressed. But who could blame him. I wiped my tears off my face. I can't let Keith see me like this. he will ask me too much questions. Questions that even I don't have the answers to. After I ran from the women and her blood I forced myself not to look back. To just keep looking forward. The thought of me wanting to drink her blood so much was nauseating. Only a monster would think the blood smell was delicious and luscious and all those other things I had said. Is that what I am? Am I really a monster?

"No, she is my responsibility now. I must keep her save at all cost." I over heard Keith say as I walked through the door and quietly closed the door behind me. I was relieved when he didn't even glance over." It is only a matter of time before they find her again. We must get her prepared for the battle that is sure to come."

" There is a battle coming?" I whispered to myself. This time I listened closely.

" We have a long way to go. She knows nothing of what she is or who is coming for her nor why. The poor girl is clueless."

" So something is happening to me." I said quietly to myself. I suddenly felt sick to my stomach and I couldn't help but run up the stairs.

I found the bathroom that was just beside a sign that spelled"kali" in perfect cursive. Must be my room. I flipped the toilet seat open and leaned in. I flushed the toilet and leaned back against the cold tile wall and cried silently to myself. I am a monster, was echoing through my ears.

I forced myself out of the bathroom and walked into my room. It's not quite as big as my old room, but its spacious and I appreciate he hadn't felt the need to decorate it for me. The only things that are placed inside is a bed with a beautiful turquise quilt set, a desk, dresser, and two end tables with the normal accesseries. Placed on my bed were my suitcases. If we ever get to go vacationing, he is deff packing my suitcases. I walked over and started folding and placing my clothes in the appropriate drawers and hanging up my other stuff and placeing my bathroom accesseries into the bathroom. I picked up my suitcases to place them onto the closet shelve but I dropped one and noticed a black frame sticking out of it. I picked it up and stared in awe. It is a picture of me and jasmine last year vacationing together in paris. That had got to be one of our best and most cherished memories together. I put it gently on my end table and went back to putting my suitcases away, then crawled into my bed and held one of the pillows close to my chest. I felt like my insides were going to explode with emotions. Fear... anger... sadness...confusion. Then without realization I drifted off into sleep.