Bloody Rose

Part 2 - Roman

"You're always together, what's that about?" Mike asked. He and Roman were walking to lunch.

"She's my girlfriend, wasn't it like this when I was with Carolin?" Roman rolled his eyes.

It had been a month since Vasile had kidnapped Roman and beat the crap out of him. He had spent all his free time with Ashton. He was falling in love with her.

"Nah man. But that's because Carolin isn't as hot."

"Shut up before Jade hears you." Roman laughed as they turned the corner into the cafeteria. It was empty, no one was there at all. "What the hell-"

"Come with me." Ashton smiled walking into the room. She wore dark jeans, her leather jacket, black cotton shirt with her suede boots.

"Why does she never wear uniform and get away with it?" Mike asked as she walked over.

Roman chuckled opening his arms for Ashton. "Hi." He murmured in her hair. She kissed his cheek.

"The school was evacuated, how come you guys didn't hear it?" Ashton asked. They both shrugged. "Well, we're going out Grigorescu." She grabbed his hand and pulled him away.

They ended up driving to the beach. Ashton had packed a whole lunch for the two of them.

"Did you go to school?"

"I don't necessarily need to go. Mia and I just went hunting." She smiled.

"You went killing?" Roman asked with an aggravated tone.

"Roman-"

"It's fine, okay?"

"I really try my best to keep you away from this life, my life. You don't have to be in this. I can leave this town and you can live a normal human life." She stopped the car and looked at him.

"What's normal? My whole life isn't normal. And without you it isn't important-"

"Roman." She stopped him. Her green eyes grew wide and her fangs were bared. His eyes grew wide. "Blood." Ashton moved fast to find the source. It was in her trunk. "What the hell?"

Roman got out and ran around to the back of the car. "Oh my god."

"This is blood on my new carpet. Who is going to clean this up?" Ashton rolled her eyes.

"Ashton, this is a dead body. She was my first grade teacher. This is Mike's mother." Roman reached out to touch her face.

"Don't touch her face... What do I do? I'm confused. I never had to deal with a dead body." She looked at the body like it was the most disgusting thing ever. "Who killed her?" She continued.

"Call the police Ashton." Roman's voice was serious. She rolled her eyes and pulled out her iPhone.

While she stepped away to call Roman stared at Mrs.Lupei. She was his best friend's mother, and she had helped raise him when his mother left. He couldn't see Mike when he would get the news that his mother was killed.

And Ashton didn't care, but he couldn't make her. She didn't know Ms.Lupei at all.

She walked back to find Roman on the verge of tears. "Roman, what is her name?" She stared at the body with the same look as earlier.

"Sandra Lupei."

"You said Lupei?" Ashton's eyes grew wide.

"What's wrong?"

"Lupei is the last name of.... A werewolf pack. Mike is a werewolf." She said. "But... Sandra is something else. She is a witch."

"What's wrong with that?"

"Witches are forbidden to falling in love with beasts and vampires. And to have a child by one is even worse. He is cursed. Mike will change, when he is overwhelmed with anger it triggers the wolf. He won't be able to control his temper. The anger will consume him into a different person." She explained.

"What are you saying?" Roman asked confused.

"Mike will become a wolf tonight." Ashton turned back to Sandra. "This will effect him in the worst way. And one transformation will trigger others. We're going to have a big wolf problem."

"That's bad?"

"Yes, they will kill the vampires. I'm sorry but I will defend my family. I'd i have to kill him you know I won't hesitate." Ashton looked at Sandra again before walking away.

They sat in the hospital waiting Mike to show up. Ashton sat beside him, but she was unaffected by the death of Ms.Lupei. She truly didn't care about any other humans besides her mother and Roman. He wished she would show some sympathy but she was cold.

"What's your problem?" Ashton asked.

"You. I can't believe that my best friend's mom is dead and all you care about is the blood on you carpet." Roman looked angry and disgusted.

"Am I suppose to cry? I don't know her Roman. And she's just a stupid human."

"That's insane! You have no respect."

"I'm not Carolin, I'm not going to fake emotions." She stood. "I'm leaving, I'm not human enough right?" Ashton turned around and left.

Roman sat there continuously waiting for Mike. It was ten o'clock at night and he was still there. He was getting highly impatient waiting.

"Roman." He looked up at Adriana. "What are you doing here?" She asked. "Did you break your leg again?"

"No. It's... Ms.Lupei." His blue eyes were wide.

"What?" She pressed on confused. She glanced at the window.

"She's... Dead." He told her.

Adriana sat beside him holding her stomach. Tears formed in her big eyes. "Oh my god." She sobbed. Roman hugged his sister as she cried on his shoulder. "W-Where's Mike?" She asked wiping her face.

"I don't know, I've been here for hours." Roman shook his head.

"Go home and eat. Let Ashton cook." She wiped her face before looking at him.

"Uh, okay." He kissed her cheek before walking out to the parking lot. "Shit!" He frowned, knowing he didn't have a ride. Ashton wasn't going to give him one so he called Candice and she immediately came.

He told her everything as she drove. She listened and nodded. But she had to tell him how she felt. "Ashton is wrong for you. She is an animal-"

"I love her. I can't change her." He looked out the window at the water below.

"Why? She's a monster."

"She's loving, of me." He didn't like how Candice was bashing Ashton. She was being judgmental. "Go to Mike's house." He ignored her faces.

Once they arrived he knocked on the door. Mike answered with a bottle of vodka in his hands. "What the hell?"

"What are you doing here?" Mike asked, his words slurring.

"You're mother is dead and you're getting drunk."

"I can't see her like that!" He shouted stumbling.

"You're a coward, you're her son. You don't know what it was like to see her like that. It hurt me too man. But this is not the answer-"

"She's not your mother. Why are you so sad? You have no right to be angry." Mike spat in disgust.

"Are you serious? I have every right to be angry."

"You don't." Mike shoved Roman and he stumbled down the steps. "Go away and don't ever come back." He slammed the door. Roman heard the bottle break and the furniture being torn apart.

Ashton was right, Mike's temper was un controlling. He was a wolf, and Roman couldn't help him anymore.