Senior Year (On hold)

Chapter 7

            That night, after Christina had left, I went downstairs and made some macaroni and cheese. I love that stuff so much, I swear you can never get sick of it. Once it was done, I got a bowl, and served myself some. Going into the living room, I sat on the couch and turned on the TV. Ooh, South Park is on! I watched that while I ate, trying to remember if there was anything I was supposed to do tonight.

            After I was full, I put the leftovers in some tupperware and into the fridge for whoever wants it, before heading up to my room to plop down on my bed. Today was so exhausting...I hate school. I mean, I used to love it, but after you go for so long, you get sick of it. I turned my TV on and changed the channel to Cartoon Network so I could watch Futurama. After a little while, my eyelids started to drift closed, and I let sleep take me.

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Caden's POV (The morning after the storm.)

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            I woke up in Gabby's bed with my arms around her. It was the most comfortable position I'd been in a long time. It was also the first time I'd slept without being restless in a long time as well. Last night, I should've just left while I had the chance...but I couldn't. I'm too selfish, I thought. I'm sort of risking her life right now...I know they might find me if I don't leave soon. I just don't know what it is about her...maybe it's her sweet blood that's always been calling to me – yes, that must be it. I said mentally. No, it’s not! The logical part of my mind said. It’s because she’s different than all those other humans, it said as well.

            You may be wondering now...well, I'm a vampire. It wasn't by choice; I would've never chosen this life willingly. Yet, I had no choice on the matter; I was only four when everything happened. That was the night both of my parents lives were literally sucked out right in front of my eyes. I may have been a little kid, but I did understand what happened. The only reason I'm still here is because I was so young, and they wanted to see how I would turn out.

            You may also be thinking that I’m some evil thing that shouldn’t exist, but I'm not. Each day, I go out, and destroy the rogue creatures that feed on innocent people. Each day, I also get rid of killers, rapists, murderers, etc. Then whenever I need to feed, I go to blood banks or feed off of animals, preferably the ones that are dying. It’s not the best, but I’m not going to willingly drink from a person without permission. I won’t drink from humans, and I try not to drink from animals.

            That brings me back to the position I am in right now. If I don't get out of this bed, soon, I won't be able to stop myself. She smells like some kind of mixture between strawberry and vanilla. I quickly got up out of her bed and kissed her on the cheek before I walked out of her room, out of her house. It was a little while before she was supposed to wake up, and a couple of hours before school were supposed to start. Oh, how I hate school. You say you hate it, yet you only have to go through it for so long; try going through high school multiple times because of some cursed life some asshole gave you...

            Seeing as I had so much time before school, I sped off to get my portion of blood I'd need for the rest of the day.

--School--

            I watched her going down the school hallway again. It may seem weird and stalkerish to you, but it's not what it seems. I've known her since she was about three years old. She was walking down the street crying about some boy who pushed her off the swings. I then bought her some ice cream and vowed to always protect her...silly, I know; the only thing is that I can't protect her from herself.

            I tune into her thoughts to see what she's thinking about and find out she’s thinking about me and why I left so suddenly. That makes me feel a little guilty, even though I did it for her own good, and to save myself from a guilty conscience.

            It was now third period, and Mr. Smith's lecture was pretty damned boring. I noticed that Gabby was starting to doze off, and it was pretty funny. Now, I tuned into her dream; it was weird and at first I didn't know what was going on. Then comprehension dawned, and I knew exactly where I was, I just needed to know where she’d disappeared to.

            I heard some noises up ahead, and ran toward the source. I saw her being chased by someone...who is that? Shit...its Luke. He's one of the bad rogue vampires, but why the hell is he chasing her?!

            I ran up behind him and tackled him to the ground, but before I could do anything, he disappeared. “What the–” I cut myself off as I looked up to see her coming very close to the edge of the cliff. “Shit!” I swore loudly and ran, trying to catch up to her. I could tell she didn't know where she was, or was heading, and it didn't help that she looked behind herself. I sped up to full speed and got to her in a second, catching her right as she went over the edge.

            I knew she was going to try to find out who was behind her and had just caught her, so once she was back on the ground, I let go and moved a few feet away. This was the moment I was so thankful that it was dark, rainy, there were so many trees, and that I was wearing a black hoodie with my hood up. Otherwise, she would've realized who I am...that wouldn't have been very good.

            She came closer, so I turned my head and let my hair fall over my face, just in case. Thankfully, when she raised a hand to push down my hood, the dream ended. The next moment, I realized it was because Mr. Smith had noticed that she'd fallen asleep and decided to slam his book on her desk.

            Time went quickly after that, and I didn't bother trying to talk to her that day. Of course I couldn’t keep my eyes off of her though. I'll wait until tomorrow to talk to her, especially since she has plans with her best friend today.

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            It was now sometime around 7 p.m. and I was hanging around outside Gabby's house, listening to her and Christina's conversation. Usually I wouldn't do something like this, but they were talking about me, so I just had to. Also, after hearing all of that, I knew I had to give her information so that she'd like me for me, not because she thinks I’m hot...

            I've been in love with her for years, but now...

            I have to get her to fall for me...

            Challenge accepted.