Change Of Species

Chapter 11

**Mackenzea's POV**

I was really worried about him. I was afraid that I was going to lose him. I wouldn't be able to bare it if he died. I sat down in a chair close to his bed. He had just fallen asleep after a horrible nightmare. He wouldn't tell me what it was about, he just tried to go back to sleep. Alex had checked on him a couple of times since then. At least he acted like he cared about what happened to him.

I stared blankly out the window. Night had fallen and my throat began to ache. It had been several days since my last feeding. I called in Alex an dhe brought me a rare steak which was my absolute favorite. I ate it slowly, savoring the taste of the blood gushing on my tonue as I bit down.

It was truly a delicacy. I sighed and stared off into space. The wedding was only a couple of weeks away.Zach was still deeply asleep. I was scared of what he was dreaming about. I hoped that he would wake up soon. It was unhealthy to sleep all the time. I couldn't imagine my life without him. He made everything easier to handle. I just wished that my life was simpler.

**Zach's POV**

So the hunt began. I was waiting for my life to change. Watching for something or someone to come and destroy my happiness. But, I was all wrong. No one wanted what I had. Nobody cared that I was on cloud nine. Everybody just seemed to disappear from my circle of friends. I never heard back from any of my business clients and the shop eventually closed down adn turned into a slum for hobos. So what if my life long dream had just been flushed down the toilet by one strange alluring female? I guess that was just life in general. Things happen and you don't know why. I guess you have to live with it.

I stared into the lake, watching the water drip aimlessly from the tips of the leaves hanging like broken limbs. My reflection stared back at me, looking ferocious and mysterious. I felt as I were looking from a strangers point of view. I always wondered how everyone viewed me. As if nothing in this life was mine. I had changed so much in such a short time that everything and anythin was different. I had never had to run from my problems and I had never once felt an attraction towards any female like I did now.

I had never known what real love was like util I had run into her that night in the woods. She had made me feel whole. I was someone again. Someone very different. Staying with her after those few days together was not a choice. But, a fulfillment of a awnt, need and desire all in one. I had decided that my life needed some new things and needed to get rid of the old. I sighed in contentment as I watched the water swirl around my finger that I had rested in it. It was so tranquil and relaxing that I was surrounded by nature and yet, I was at home. I laid back in the grass and stared up at the sky. The clouds looked like little fluffy sheep. My life had not once been this happy and stress free. I was finally living my life.

**Mackenzea's POV**

The weddig was only a few days away. I was really excited, but I wondered where Zach was. We were normally inseperable. Lately, he had been wandering off by himself more and more. It worried me a lot. He was never like this, not even when we first started dating. I guess with age, sometimes you just need a little peace and quiet to yourself. I sighed softly and stretched out on my bed. It was warmer than usul. The days were becoming hotter as summer approached. I shivered with aniticpation. I smiled as Zach came walking in from outside with sweat stains all over the front of his shirt.

"Hey." I pulled him towards me and kissed him lightly. "Hi. I was just wondering where you were. Are you okay?" He nodded and sat down beside me on the bed. "I was just doing some thinking." I raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Thinking about what?"He smiled. "Nothing important, my love. Just our future together and what it holds." I nodded and interlaced my fingers with his. At least he wasn't afraid to admit that he had been thinking about the future. He smiled and brushed a strand of hair away from my face.

"Our future is going to be very bright." I smiled, yearning for a family. I hadn't told him of my secret because I didn't want to scare him off. What if he doesn't want kids? What if the thought of babies repels him? I wanted to tell him but I didn't want to lose him. I sighed in frustration. What was I going to do? He smiled down at me. "What are you thinking?" I looked into his eyes, noticing the seriousness in them. "I want kids." I threw myself out there and waited for him to reject the idea, and even my worst fear, me. "Kids?Hmmm." Was he really contemplating it? Was he just messing with me for pure fun? I waited anxiously for him to finish his thought. "A family sounds nice." I smiled and hugged him tightly.

I would be getting what I wanted from now on. Even if i thought he would feel disgusted by the thought. He pulled me into his lap and caressed my sides. I gigled lightly and smiled at him. He knew my ticklish spots and he was taking advantage of it. I laughed harder as he began to tickle me more and more until I rolled off his lap and ended up on the floor. I just continued to laugh at my stupidity and he tried to distinguish his laughter so he could help me up. But, I knew he couldn't hold it in any longer. I stood up and wrapped my arms around his neck, kissing him lightly on the lips. My life was going to be a lot of fun.