My Secret Love-bite

Chapter 8

That night I lay next to Zach staring at the unsurprisingly black wall of his bedroom. The tears I had been holding back now fell freely to Zach's pillow. I felt Zach shift closer to me and start stroking my hair. I didn't want him to see me crying, no matter how many times he had before, so I stayed facing the wall. "Cass, are you okay?" I knew he was concerned but how was I supposed to answer that.

"I'm fine." I tried to sound fine, but I just sounded fed up. To be honest I was. I had so many secrets to keep and I was lying to everyone. To top it all off Felix is in hospital and I've just walked out of my home. Things weren't good, and I definitely wasn't fine. Zach sighed and rested his hand just below my ear.

"I know your lying." There was a deafening silence for a while but it wasn't awkward, he knew not to push it. I didn't want to talk about what had happened. I just wanted it all to be over. "I've been thinking. Do you want to be like us?" It was late and I was tired so I didn't pay any attention. Within a few seconds I was realising what he meant. I took my eyes of the black wall and turned onto my other side to train my eyes on Zach. He wasn't smiling, he wasn't smirking and he didn't look deadly serious. He looked just as tired, like he'd been agonising over this for a long time. His hand had moved away from my ear the last time he spoke but now he reached up to stroke my hair again. I felt a shiver run through me at the prospect of being one of them. I felt another tear slide down my cheek and Zach leant in and kissed it away. When he moved back I stared at him calmly whilst on the inside I was fighting myself as to the answer to his question. We lay there like that staring at each other for a while until I felt my eyes droop and close as I drifted off to sleep.

I woke up of my own accord expecting it to be morning. Looking at the clock on the wall behind Zach I realised it had only been about half an hour. Zach was still staring at me. Maybe that was why I woke up, I could never sleep if someone was watching me. I looked up at him and nodded. I know about an hour had passed but I thought he would know what I meant. He looked at me showing clear bewilderment. "Zach I love you. I want to be like you." I dropped my eyes down and realised I was staring at his chest. I was determined to look anywhere but at his eyes. He planted a gentle kiss on my lips that was over fair to soon, before he began kissing along the line of my jaw. Each was just a gentle touch but they were enough to make me melt. A kiss graced my neck. His lips were soft but so cold and another shiver flew down my spine. I tilted my head giving him better access as I felt him pull back. I didn't brace myself for what was coming. I felt his breath on my neck as he placed his open mouth onto my skin. For a brief second I felt nothing, then what felt like a tiny pin-prick. Then burning flooding my whole body as I realised this was no ordinary love-bite.