Prey || h.s (On Hold)

Five

Okay so fast forward a week and half or so. I haven't heard anything from Harry and he hasn't been in class at all. I'm beginning to think he's done toying with me and he's moved on to some other area where he can actually read everyone's mind.
Didn't that just sound crazy? I know right. So anyways, I sort of told Ana, Chris, and Leslie about the events that passed. Sort of meaning I told them he's stalking me.
"So anything new on...him?" Leslie asks me. I stop looking out the large cafeteria window to address her.
"Uhhh no nothing. Have you guys seen him in school, he hasn't been in any of our classes actually..."
"He's been in the one class I have with him actually"
"Same here.." Chris chimes in.
     "So he's avoiding me then" I can't help but be a bit offended. I'm honestly so conflicted right now.
"Ahhhh so you want him stalking you huh..." Chris says, a smirk playing on his lips.
"Ummm no...its just-"
"Just what, huh Eden" He now has a full grin on his face and I want nothing more than to wipe it off. I know exactly where this is going.
"I don't like him if that's what you're insinuating...it's just weird how all of a sudden he doesn't even wanna be around me after stalking me for four days...just saying."
"Yeah okay E, very weird, right guys,"
"Yeah definitely," Leslie joins, giggling. Ana continues tapping away on her phone. She's been acting strange ever since that day we got our dresses.
"Ana what's up? You good or..?" I ask, changing the subject.
She looks up from her phone and her eyes look tired. And red, as if she's gotten zero sleep.
"Yeah...fine," she murmurs than goes right back to her phone.
"You wanna come over after school? We just restocked on snacks," she looks up, her eyes meeting my own. She looks almost as if she's trying to tell me something from the eye contact. Pleading almost.
"Yeah, I've been meaning to come over actually,"
"Cool cool"
"Yeah...so I'm gonna go now, I'll see you in class guys," she says to the others and with that, she's gone, typing away on her phone.
"You guys noticed how weird she's been acting right?"
"No, she seemed fine to me," Leslie said.
"Yeah same here," Chris follows.
There is something wrong going on here. Everything seems different. Off.
The day continues the same way. Everyone seeming okay but not. As the final bell rings, I can't wait to meet up with Ana so we can talk. It seems she's the only other person, disregarding her current state, who senses something is wrong.
On my way out of class I bump into something familiar. Something I've bumped into before. I know exactly what, well, who it is.
"Harry."
"Eden."
"What's going o-" Before I can finish, he's gone. Like he was never there in the first place.
I've gotta find Ana.
I walk out of the large school doors and immediately spit Ana waiting at the bottom of the stone steps. I notice she's no longer on her phone.
The walk feels long due to the silence. It isn't uncomfortable...just suspenseful. We enter my house and she goes straight up the steps to my room and I follow after her. When we make it up, I drop my things and sit on my desk chair, her sitting cross legged on my bed, pulling out her phone.
"Oh no, you did not come here just to be on your phone. What's been up with you lately? I've been...worried I guess"
Wordlessly she hands me the phone. It's opened up on the Notes app, a full essay basically waiting for me to read.
I'm typing all this because they could be listening. I know I've been acting weird and distant and this already is feeling weird but this explains a lot. Not everything but enough for now. Starting with that day at Lily's. After you left with Harry some guy came in the store. I was thinking, why would she leave me like that, but it didn't matter after what was gonna happen to me when you did. Don't think it's your fault because it's not. At first I blamed you but you couldn't have known and I know Harry probably said something to you. So the guy who came in was kinda tan, dark eyes, dark hair, real casanova. He started out talking to me like he was a guy just trying to get a girls number or something corny like that. Then he started saying weird stuff like, I would be the perfect mate, and I smell appetizing. And that's stuff you don't stick around for and I tried to leave and was almost to my car but out of no where, he was right behind me. He took me (yes TOOK) to this weird mansion type place. It looked like something out of a movie. I was scared out of my mind, I really thought I was going to die or get raped or something unfortunate like that. He literally gave me a tour of the place and I have a whole room there set up for me and he said to me, "This is where you'll be staying once the time comes." I said no words while I was there with him. I didn't want to risk anything. He told me, before we got there, he was a vampire. I know all this sounds crazy and I couldn't believe him. He said it like he was reading me his Tinder profile description or something. He said he was a Vampire and he's been around for a long time. I don't know how long exactly that is but I don't really want to know. He told me he has powers that would become "revealed to me" in due time. He's a part of a legion of vampires that are the last of their kind. I don't know what their kind is and I don't wanna know that either. I know this is getting lengthy so I'm gonna fast forward. He took me home and said he'd be back for me. Since then I couldn't sleep and I've been thinking about it every minute. I learned a lot that night. One of them being Harry is a vampire too. And he's plotting on you. I'm not sure why or for what, but I think he's going to take you like Zayn took me. That was his name by the way. That's probably why he's been avoiding you. He's planning. And there's nothing we can do really to stop it.

I'm not sure how to react. I should have stayed with her that day.
No, that wouldn't have changed anything. They're both freaking vampires. This is past crazy. I feel like my life is a cheesy book and I'm the main character.
I wish that was the case but this is real life. My life. But why me?
I get right to typing. Once I finish I hand her back the phone.
I'm so sorry that happened and I wish I could've done something to prevent it but I know there's nothing I could do if they're FREAKING VAMPIRES. What did we get ourselves into this time honestly. Okay, I was going to tell you this that day when you were supposed to come over but when I left what Harry said was was he took care of it. I guess that meant he sent in Zayn or whatever, I don't know. But he told me about some of his powers like telepathy and speed. Well that's all he told me. And his eyes change. Sometimes they're green and sometimes they're red. Idk what the change means but I'm assuming green is good and red is bad. He also told me he basically manipulated everyone in the schools mind to believe he'd been there that long and I was the only one it didn't work on. He was trying to figure out why. And before you ask too, I don't know. What are we going to do????
I hand her back the phone and watch her eyes widen as she reads it.
"Screw this, I hope if someone is listening they hear this. I'm not going to sit here and be afraid anymore. I'm better than that. We're gonna go about our business because honestly, what else can we do if they're actually vampires like Zayn says," Ana says, falling back onto the bed, staring at the ceiling.
She looks so tired, poor girl. "I don't know but what you can do is sleep. Like you said, you've been up all this time so get some rest here. I'll be awake alright,"
"What would I do without you," she yawns.
Probably not get kidnapped.
She falls asleep almost immediately. I grab a blanket from a basket and lay it over her.
My stomach grumbles so I take that as my cue to head downstairs for a dip in the newly stocked snack stash. I grab some chips, a bottle of water from the fridge, then begin to make my way up back to my bedroom. Key word: begin. Until Harry appears right in front of me, eyes red, blocking my way.
Wow universe, good job on this one.
"Interesting conversation you two had."
"How did you get in here?"
"It's a dangerous world. You should lock your door."
"It's probably dangerous because there are vampires running around..."
"You sound very relaxed about it,"
"Well what's the use in anything else? It doesn't change the fact that you exist."
   "Interesting."
"You need to go. I don't even know why I'm still standing here in front of you."
     "I was thinking the same. I'll go."
That was easy.
    "Not quite darling. You're coming with me," he states, pulling me down the stairs.
   I snatch my arm away. "I'm not going anywhere with you Harry. Not again. Especially not while Ana is here alone. I'm not letting her get taken by him again..."
     "Oh please, you couldn't stop either of us if you tried."
     "You're probably right but at least I wouldn't be leaving her alone like last time. Never again. So either you say whatever you need to say right here or you can leave"
  I watch as his eyes turn a deeper red. Well I sure did it this time. I pissed off a vampire.
    He speaks low and slow. "If you think you have any say in what I do, you are deeply mistaken. You're coming with me and I don't give a fuck what you have to say about it. Now let's go before I make you."
    With that, I turn on my heels and continue up the stairs as if I heard nothing of what he said. He chose the right day to pull this because I'm not having any of it. I won't just stand here and be bossed around by a fictional creature.
    "You are not as smart as I thought you were Eden Black." I turn around to snap back but he's gone.
That's what I thought.
Think again kitten.
That wasn't my own thought.
Suddenly, I can't breathe. I am met with crimson eyes while I am held off the ground by one hand. One very cold hand.
    I kick and punch in an effort to loosen his stone grip but stone is exactly what he feels like when I do so. I can feel the life leaving my body as my vision blurs. My last sight is of Harry's grinning face.

Hey buddies....long time no see? I'm sorry for this break I took, I just had a slight case of writers block because honestly I'm writing this as I go along but I will start planning out chapters and such so that my posting can be more consistent. I haven't had much new readers which is discouraging buuutttt I like writing this soooo I'm gonna keep writing. Don't forget to check out Prey's Instagram for visuals and don't forget to comment and vote. Leave me some thoughts and even constructive criticism. I'm open to improvement of course. Alright this is getting long so bye bye ladies and gentlemen.

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