Dark Skinned

Chapter 3

     I woke up to the screaming of my alarm clock. I stood up feeling weak in my legs and well the rest of my body. I jumped into the hot shower and after I got dressed I started for the door. When I stepped out into the outside world the air changed to a foggy cold and it was still dark. I was at my fence when I saw a figure walking toward my way. “Good Morning beautiful!” Draven came up hugging me. It was weird but a good weird. “Morning,” I groaned. “Not awake yet?” I yawned before answering him. “Yeah I am now.” The bus came but everything seemed different today. While at school there was a group of boys that Draven was hanging out with which are the ‘keep it to your self-group’. My friends were too busy to talk to me so I didn’t do much. Lunch came around in which it was tuna sandwich or veggie beef stew. EW, is all I could think. I watched Draven here and there today at school until it was the end of the day finally! I was planning on sitting on the bus with Draven whenever the bell rang but my teacher thought otherwise for the class. She made us wait until the buses left or at least until most of us listened to her before she released us. I walked half way to the house before taking a break. A black Ferrari pulled up beside me rolling down the window. A familiar voice came over the window, “Need a ride?” I peered in seeing Draven without a shirt. I blushed getting in but I dared not looking at him. “Why do you ride the bus when you own a car? A nice car actually.” Draven smiled at me. “You know I really do not know.” I nodded my head a couple of times before Draven started talking. “If I start driving it in the mornings to and from school would you like me to pick you up? I will even take you home.” I thought about it for a moment. “I would like that.” He was grinning about my response. Draven pulled into my driveway letting me out. “Thanks for taking me home.” “No problem!” I was walking away whenever Draven yelled, “Hey Klarissa! If you need anything let me know!” I shook my head then headed inside the house as he drove away.

        Dad was walking down the stairs when he saw me come in. “Where have you been?” “At school,” “Did you have afterschool tutoring?” “Nope, the teacher held us over. She was on her period today I swear.” Dad laughed at me while I walked to my room when he hollered, “Take the trash out!” Sometime later I decided to take out the trash. I walked down stairs grabbing the bags heading to the bin. As I was walking I caught sight of a wild animal watching me. I freaked out taking off for the house I was screaming for dad. Dad came downstairs with a deer rifle in his hand until he made it to the bottom finding out what it was. Since that happened dad told me to take the trash out earlier. I really do not care because it could have been a bear or something that wanted to eat me…alive… Eventually when I made it to my bed it got warm and cozy inside. I laid there for a short time before I fell asleep. I woke up, dressed, and went out to the bus stop. I kept waiting, waiting, and waiting before I noticed that I missed the bus! I went back to the house dropping my books at the door and leaving a note telling them I missed the bus. I ran over to Draven’s house hopping that he had missed the bus as well. As soon as I walked onto the porch the door opened and Draven came out with wet short black hair. “Hey.” “Hi, um.” “You missed the bus didn’t you?” “Yeah kind of.” “No worries I did, too.” It was cold standing there talking to him, “Well I can take you since we both go to the same school and since I said I would give you rides. How would you like to grab a bite to eat as well?” “I don’t care,” Draven held out his hand. “Take it.” I took his hand as he led me to his room. I was blushing the whole time as I examined his room. It was clean sort of and nice. The room was a milky brown like his eyes, and a 19” flat screen T.V. stood in the coroner of the room. His bed was huge with wolf blankets on top but it was sort of hidden from the door until you turned and looked at it. I looked over across from the bed and saw French doors leading to the backyard/forest. Draven found a brown tight shirt in his closet then he was putting it on. I was staring at his built six pack body when he turned around and caught me staring. His big brown milky eyes find my blue eyes. I started blushing so I turned away from his gaze. Draven grabbed my hands rushing me toward his car. He opened my door for me before getting in. When our hands let go I still felt the warm tingle of where they was. “Where are we going?” He looked at me with the biggest grin on his face. “I am taking you to get breakfast in town.” We went to Bob Evans to eat out since he paid for the meal plus it was really good. Draven and I never made it to school because he took me out to the mall to get a few things. I thought it was neat until I reached the doorsteps of my house.

        I walked in and my dad was sitting in the kitchen waiting on me. “Sit,” I walked in. “I think I am in trouble.” Dad put on the ‘you think’ face. “Where was you today?” “I missed the bus so I went to Draven’s house to see if he would take me.” “Well then what happened after you went there? Did you end up having sex?” “No! DAD! We went to Bob Evans to eat then to the mall.” I just sank in my chair waiting on him to explode on me. Dad just sighed, “Alright. As long as you are telling me the truth you are not in trouble. Just do not miss the bus again…” He started to walk away. “Oh and since this is just a onetime thing I am given you some chores to do.” I was outside around night time whenever I could feel the sting of my arms. I stood around the light waiting for something. I was not sure what but I was there waiting. I started to give up whenever I heard something. I frozen in my place but the wind howled all around me telling me to run. I started to walk toward the woods until I thought I heard my dad but then it wasn’t so I started walking again. I took my first step into the woods stepping onto a tree branch with leaves all around me. I took another step hearing the soft crunch of leaves under my feet. I touched a tree near me feeling the rough texture under my fingers. The dark started to engulf me as I kept walking away from the edge of the forest. I do not know what I am getting myself into. I stopped looking behind me toward the light. My mind was screaming what do you think you are doing? The wind kept telling me to go back run away. I chose not to listen by turning back around and keep going forward. As I start to enter the deep part of the forest the wolves began to howl with the wind. I stopped for a second hearing the wolves howl. I thought what if they are passing by. I would become the main meal. I didn’t want that to happen suddenly I heard a gun go off so I took off running for the house scared. I kept looking behind me as if there is something coming after me. I turned in front of me seeing the light until I heard something crunching behind me. I turned back to see something chasing me I started to run faster as it ran faster. It was catching up quickly and I was about to be dead meat if I do not make it to the light. Suddenly I smacked into something thinking I am dead as ever I started to scream. “Ahhhh!” Draven was picking me off the ground holding on to me to calm me down. I could feel the deep rumble of his voice through his body. “Klarissa, clam down it’s me, Draven.” I was trying to breathe when he started on me. “Babydoll what are you doing out here? What happened?” I looked behind me clinging to Draven thinking the creature is still out there but there was none thing. I was freezing to the point I didn’t care if he held me because he is so freaking warm. Little tears ran down my face because I was scared as hell while Draven was wiping my tears. He sighed, “Go to your room, I will meet you there.” Before I could say anything he was already gone. I was too cold to wonder anymore so I ran up to my room.  I was shutting the door whenever I felt warm strong hands wrap around my waist keeping me warm. I turned around with the hands still wrapped around my waist seeing that it is Draven. I whispered to him with chattering teeth, “How?” He whispered by to me, “I climb really well.” He laid down on the bed pulling me on top of him. My head rested under his chin while his arms are wrapped around me pulling the covers up. I began to get warmer, he whispered to me while my eyes grew heavy soon I was falling asleep. “I will be here with you, forever, I love you Klarissa Faith.”