Black Veil Vampires

Chapter 13

Soon we were in our own state and my body was shaking.. I could tell my face was pale and I didn't know what else to do other than just sit there and stare straight ahead. In minutes, Mike pulled into a hotel and now I suddenly felt tired.. I closed my eyes and the world seemed to spin. I heard Mike's car door open and shut, then mine opened.

"Blake... Blake come on, now's not the time to sleep. We need to go in and get a room." I groaned and opened my eyes, unbuckling my seat belt and pulling myself out of the car. Mike and I hurried inside with our bags, I had 1 bag, he had 2...

"Welcome to Red Roof Inn, are you coming, leaving or checking in?" A girl said with a big smile.

"Coming." Mike said, pulling his wallet out. "We need a room, cheap... Only for tonight."

"Ok, I have just the room.. Are you going to pay up front or when you leave?"

"Up front.. How much?" She tapped at a calculator for a minute, looking back and forth between the calculator and computer screen.

"Have either of you stayed with us before?" She asked, studying Mike's face.

"No we have not." Mike said, beginning to tap his foot.

"Ok, well then it will be 175 dollars.. You get 50 dollars off, this being your first time. Will you be paying with credit, debit or cash?"

"Cash." Mike said as he pulled out the money, plus some for a tip.

"Floor 3, room 132." Mike grabbed the card from her and we hurried to the elevator.. In seconds, it opened and we stepped in and began our rise to the 3rd floor. The doors had barely even opened before Mike stepped out, pulling me with him by my wrist.

"We will be here one night.. We are leaving at 8 AM." I would have protested his hurriedness, but I knew I wouldn't get a straight answer or even any answer.. Once in our hotel room, I threw my bag at the foot of the bed, opened it, got out my toothbrush, hair brush, shampoo, body wash and anything else I needed for a shower...

I headed to the bathroom and shut the door, making sure I heard the click of the lock before I stripped, letting my clothes fall to the white, tiled bathroom floor and turned on the water. Once that was done, I partially shut the curtain to avoid a slippery mess, and stripped my body of jewelry and hair ties, my hair of accessories and my face of makeup, then hopped into the shower.

~20 minutes later~

I stepped out into the cold, shutting off the water, my body shining in the light from the warm water and the mirror covered in steam. I took a towel and ran it across the mirror a few times and I swear, behind me I saw something. I spun, my breath hitching, holding the white, hotel towel tight to my body.

"Blake, you ok in there?" I heard a moment later from Mike on the other side of the door.

"Y..Yea, I'm fine... Just almost slipped." I said, not wanting him in here when I had nothing on but a towel. I heard him grumble and the bed squeaking and went back to what I was doing. But when I turned, what I had thought I'd seen was right in front of me, in the mirror.

This time, there was no mistaking it. It didn't move or anything. It was a tall, hooded, dark figure with glowing red eyes, staring me down. It said nothing, not that it could, for it had no mouth and the only for its nose and ears, were 2 boney holes in its face.

I jumped back, letting out a shrill, but short screech, my heart feeling as if it will pound right out of my chest. I could do nothing but stand, looking at it in fear and I felt a sharp pain in my head when all it did was stare.

"Blake.. Blake, are you ok?? Answer me. Blake.. Blake... Blake.." Mike's voice trailed off, echoing in my thoughts.

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I shot up, holding my head and the blanket to my chest. It was only a dream I though to myself and looked around.. My head hurt like hell and all I could do was groan. Mike walked towards me, a bag of ice wrapped in a towel was in his hand. He sat on the edge of the bed and eased me back down, then placed the ice on my forehead. I winced at the cold and at the unknown cause of the pain.

"W..What happened?" I ask, holding the ice in place as Mike got up off the bed.

"You slipped in the shower.. Knocked yourself out..." He said simply, turning away from me.. That means... Well, now I have nothing to hide.. He's seen me naked.. I suddenly realized I was still naked and my face grew very red as I became extremely self-conscious as I curled into a ball. He looked at me, handed me a pair of the pajamas I had packed and turned, closing his eyes. I waited a second before sliding on the shorts and underwear, then put on a bra and the shirt... Almost as if on cue, he turned and looked at me as I stood and walked into the bathroom, holding my head.

I looked in the mirror and saw a large, bruising lump on my forehead that had been clearly bleeding, then turned.. In the shower the was water tainted with blood on the floor and my towel items left carelessly on the floor... The faint smell of my shampoo and body wash lingered and my mouth was minty, so I know I had already brushed my teeth and didn't need to worry about getting in the shower to finish cleaning myself.... I feel like there's more to this story, but that's, as Mike would say, for him to know and me to... Not know.

"You're right." He called from the bedroom. I glanced back at him and his back was turned to me as he stripped his shirt off, sweats already on, and crawled into bed. I huffed and walked out of the bathroom, switching the light off and crawled into my own bed and laid back, closing my eyes.

It was only 9:30, but we need to leave at 8 and it's been an... Eventful day to say the least.