Innocence

Chapter Twenty-one

I waited for Ethan, but he never came. I picked up my phone and called him again.

"Hello."

"Ethan?" I said quietly.

"Yes."

"Where, where are you?" I asked.

"I'm home." he said.

"I thought you were going to come over?"

"Things came up." I frowned. Why did he sound sad.

"What's wrong?" I asked." why did you leave at lunch?"

"I'm on my way over." Ethan said before hanging up on me. I stared at my phone in disbelief. He hung up on me. I flung open my window and leaned out it, letting the cold air blow through my hair. Suddenly I was shoved back inside the window. I fell on my back and cried out as my head his the floor. Ethan was at my side in an instant. He grabbed my arms and pulled me to my feet.

"What in heaven's name were you doing?!? Do you want to die?" he yelled at me.

"What?" I asked confused. "How would I die? I'm a vampire! I can't die by falling out a window!" I yelled back, suddenly angry. "I can take care of myself! I'm not a baby! I'm almost invincible, you have to calm down!". Pain spread all over his face.

"Mikeala, I have to tell you something. You....you aren't a vampire." Ethan said quietly.

"What? But, you said." I started, confusion sweeping my mind.

"I know I told you you were. And I thought you was, believe me. My brother did bite you. But you didn't change. I realized that a month ago. When you stopped craving blood. When you grew weaker. When you changed human again. "

"How is that possible?" I asked.

"When a vampire bites you, depending on the amount of poison injected, you could change into a vampire until the venom wears off. I thought that your body had completely changed. But it hadn't. You just took longer. And before you could fully change, your human body regained itself, killing off the venom."

I stared at Ethan as tears filled my eyes.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I..I don't know. I should have. I am so sorry."

"I wanted to be with you forever. But, you could change me! Ethan, please." I begged. Ethan shook his head no, shocked.

"Are you crazy? No! I will not turn you into a vampire! Mikeala, just no. How could you ask me that?" Ethan yelled. I sat down on the edge of the bed and folded my hands into my lap.

"because I love you..." I whispered.