The Bad Boy is a Vampire

Chapter 18: "The animal under the fur."

Chapter 18: "The animal under the fur."

Well, to sum up, my pitiful life, I've got dead parents wherever I live! Whether adoptive or not. I don't really know if this is bad luck or just a curse but I think, I would rather love to stay alone for the time being, since with whoever I live with, dies with some tragic death!

But since that's cleared out, can I just have a moment to feast on that delicious looking soup?

I smiled to myself and reached for the soup. One spoon of this device and my life might become paradise - even if it was for a few minutes, I would take it - but no! It's me, we are talking about, things rarely go smoothly about that!

"Alex, you have to eat," bursting through the door was Nath back to his composed self but I could still feel a tint of tension within him, "I would have had if you hadn't had burst in!" I exclaimed, putting the soup back down.

"Sorry," he muttered and took a seat next to me, on the bed.

"How are you feeling?" he asked after a short moment of silence, taking his time to look at me in the eyes, trying to penetrate my thoughts and feelings, "good... I guess," I forced a smile and he raised an eyebrow at me.

"You sure about that?" A small smile had found its way on his lips and I found myself looking at it for too long.

"A bit shaken but nevertheless fine..after all, it's not the first time that it happened," he gave me a confused look, "what do you mean?"

"Well-" my sentence got interrupted by a person, or by many people for that matter, bursting through the door and they were no one except for the gang - a very worried looking Astrid, a grumpy looking Sam and the usual look that Daniel has.

"Okay, so I came here as soon as I could! Are you okay?" She said and literally ran into my arms, hugging me, forcing me to stand up with her and partially choking me to death, again, but that's okay, Astrid is always up for a strong and comforting hug.

"I-I'm fine!?" Upon hearing those words, she released me from the hug and looked for any signs of injury on me, just like Nath had done the first time, and probably the last time he had seen me like that, lying on the floor with a tear-stained face and a weak, groggy voice.

"Are you sure you are okay?"

I hated that line. It made me feel pitiful! I remember the first time I lost parents, people would give me that look and ask me that a million times even though I told them that I was going to be okay! They simply never listen!!

'But these guys are your friends,' my mind replied,' it's kind of like their duty to know if you are fine or not! And be realistic for a while, you just lost your parents, they don't know that they were your adoptive parents! They don't know what you've been through and I don't think that you can get sarcastic with them whenever you want just because you feel like it!!'

I inwardly rolled my eyes at myself. This is what I get when I have a stubborn mind! It's revolting and going against myself! What has life come to?

I starred back at Astrid's unusually worried dark brown eyes, waiting impatiently for an answer. "She's fine, Astrid! Stop worrying about that! Let the poor girl eat my soup, " Nath smiled at her and gestured for me get back to what I was doing before he busted through the doors telling me to eat them, "and tell me all about your training and why does he, " now gesturing towards the still grumpy Sam, "look like shit?"

Astrid got up to ruffle Sam's hair and he pushed her hand away and went closer to the door, ready to leave at any minute now. Unfortunately for him, Daniel was in front of it, daring him to leave, "I just made him angry for dragging him away from his unfinished food, " that was all it needed for us to all nod in understanding. She chuckled at herself and everyone went into an uncomfortable silence.