When Darkness Falls

Bad Ideas

I've been sitting locked away in my room ever since Phil and I talked. Its been hours. The sun has already retreated behind the horizon and been replaced with a full moon and a starlit sky. If I wasn't such a mess, I'd probably stare up at them and pick out all of the constellations like I do every other night its so clear.

God, I'm so stupid. I knew. I knew better than to open up and let him in. I'd been doing so well for the past however long I've been alive. Why did I have to slip up now?

Before I can even try to stop myself, my fist is slamming into the stone wall where my fire place resides. The stones crack underneath the force, but it just doesn't feel like enough. It isn't enough. God, I could just kill someone right now. Fury burns in my veins as images from last night flicker through my mind.

And just like that, I'm running down the stairs with an unnatural speed. I fling the door open and step out letting the cool air blow against my skin. While slamming the door behind me, I stare up spitefully at the sky. I envy their ability to just be able to sit there and not have to deal with emotions like I do. Sometimes I just wish I could leave all of this behind and just be a star. I just need something to eat, or more likely, someone to eat.

I take a few more steps with thoughts of last night and this morning playing through my head, and I swear I'm about to rip some of my hair out, but then I hear a twig crack behind me. In just a split second, I whirl around in the direction of the noise ready to jump on anything that could pop out at me.

But that defensive burst of energy quickly subsides when I see who it is. "Honestly, don't you ever do anything besides hang outside of this house? Its kind of stalkerish." I roll my eyes, but Anthony just lets out a laugh.

"There's not much to do in a boring little town like this one." He grins and walks slowly towards me with his hands stuffed into his pockets. "I still don't get why you'd come down here. You always told me how much you hated small towns. I guess its because of your boyfriend, am I right?" The grin turns into a malicious glare as he practically stares daggers at me through his eyes.

I roll my eyes and scoff at him. "Well, you could at least try not to act so desperate and jealous you know."

Just like that, he's inches away from me with a spiteful smile on his face. ''I'm sorry that I know he's not what you need, Dan.'' Despite his glare and evil smile, he puts out an innocent voice. "Don't you get those cravings around him, Dan? Where all you want is to just sink those cute little fangs of yours into that fragile neck of his? I know I would. It must be torturous knowing you can't or he'll hate you." He runs one of his fingers down my chest and looks up at me with big eyes.

Its not that I can deny any of it. He was right, I always have cravings around Phil, who wouldn't? The way his heart speeds up at just one look or one word; god it takes every ounce of strength I have not to give in and just bite him.

Sensing that I'm not going to argue his point, he keeps going. This time he wraps one of his arms around my waist and pulls me close. "That's the thing about falling in love with humans. You can never truly be satisfied. At the end of the day, they're still the thing that we are meant to hunt and kill. You're actually the one who taught me that, remember?" A chuckle escapes his lips as he looks back up at me again. "You don't have to worry about that with me though. I don't mind if you bite me. If anything, it just turns me on." He bites down lightly on his lip giving me his best seductive look which, if I'm being completely honest is totally working right now.

Before I can get a chance to say anything, he speaks up again with a spiteful taste on his words. "I also don't really like that little boyfriend of yours either. If I had it my way, I would have killed him the second I laid eyes on him." He glares up at me yet again.