I show Eden the message. She shakes her head, "It's obviously Knight." I nod and lock my phone.
"I wish there was something I could do to make him stop." I say in a sad tone as my gaze wanders around the room before landing on Eden. She is standing there playing with her fingers nervously from the unknown text.
"Yeah I don't know." She replies with a shrug.
"Well maybe there is. But it is very risky." I look up at Eden.
"Well, what is it?" She looks at me with questioning eyes.
"Well. I had some human blood today." I start to say until Eden interrupts.
"YOU DID WHAT!" Eden growls at me showing her sharp teeth that could tear me apart.
"You heard me. But anyway, I was thinking, maybe if I continue to eat human blood, I can get strong enough to fight back. I don't know how much I will need, but I already feel the effects of it. It's been a few hours since I've had the blood and I can still feel the effects. It's a good plan but, only you and Jethro can know. No one else." I explain everything to her. She sighs but says okay.
"I guess we can do this. It is going to be hard to hide it from everyone though. Anyway, where are you going to get human blood?" She questions.
I sit there and think for a minute or so before responding. "I know it will be hard, but you know I'm a pretty good actor. I know some people that sell illegal stuff. Maybe I can get it from them." Eden nods. We sit there in silence for a couple of minutes.
My phone starts to go off again. My anxiety, which has calmed down, has spiked again. I slowly lift my phone as the screen turns on, my eyes stare at the photo of Jethro and I makes me forget about the raging anxiety I had just a few moments ago. Another ding comes from my phone as a new text pops up, reminding me of my situation.I give out a sigh of relief when I see that it's from my boyfriend.
Jethro: Hey Princess
Me: Hey babe
Jethro: Whats up
Me: Nothing much
Me: But hey look I need you to come to my most secluded safe house ASAP! Eden and I need to talk to you about something.
Jethro: Ok baby I'll be there shortly I love you see you soon
Me: I love you too
"Hey Eden, Jethro is coming over. Before he comes in I need you to check him." I tell her as my anxiety slowly levels out.By smelling people, even shapeshifters she can tell who they really are. Each person has their own scent. She nods while pulling her phone out.
About 15 minutes later we hear a knock on the front door. I get up and walk out to the kitchen. I peir out the kitchen window, making sure I am not seen. It looks like Jethro but only Eden can really tell. I wave Eden into the kitchen so she can open the door.
"Hello Jethro. I'm sorry but before you step in I must make sure you are really you." Eden leans in close to him and smells him. "Okay. You are free to step in." She steps aside to create a path directly to me.
I ran up to him and hugged him tightly. "I am so glad you are here. I have a lot to tell you." I take a step back after a few moments.
Jethro is very skinny. He has thin blond hair. He is wearing a pink shirt, with a nice pair of blue jeans. His eyes are such a beautiful blue. The kind of eyes that you get lost in if you stare at them too long. His smile is amazing too. It lights up the whole room everytime he does. He may not be the best looking guy, but Jethro is definitely a keeper. I love him so much. I am so glad I finally found someone I can spend eternity with.
"So what's up baby? What do you need to tell me." He says as he sits down on an old couch that has been passed down through generations.
"Well for one, today is the anniversary of the break up. Two. I had human blood today. Three. I think the only way to make Knight stop terrorizing me is to continue eating human blood. That way I can beat him at his own game. The blood made me stronger. I can take a lot more and I can also fight back a lot better." Jethro sits there for a little bit in silence to make sure I am done talking. This is one of the thousands of reasons that I love who he is.
"That is actually a good idea. I hate to see you get hurt by someone that shouldn't even be breathing the same air as us. Do you think you could kill him this way?" He questions me.
"Maybe I don't know though. Do you know anyone that sells human blood? I can't just take from the townspeople. I can't let anyone know about this. Well except for the two of you."
"No I don't baby. I'm sorry but maybe my contacts know someone. I will look around for you."
"I might know some people too." I respond.
We sit in silence for a good bit until Eden speaks. "I'm bored. What are we going to do now?"
"I don't know. I guess I'll start contacting people. See who I can get the stuff from. " I respond, while picking up my phone from the bed.
I message 8 different people asking the same thing, 'Do you have human blood? A friend is asking.' No one replied except for 1 person.
Me: Do you have human blood? A friend is asking.
Luna: Yes I do.
Me: How much?
Luna: Well how much do you need?
Me: I'm not quite sure. Probably a lot.
Luna: Well meet up with me and I'll give you all that I have right now.
Me: How much does it cost?
Luna: $400
Me: Ok where do you want to meet up?
Luna: South side park by the bathrooms.
Me: Ok Ill be there shortly.
"Sweet!" I exclaim. "I found someone to get me the blood."
"Who?" Eden questions.
"You remember my old friend Luna?"
"The witch?" Eden asks.
I nod then speak, "I will be buying it for 400 dollars. So let's go. We have to go to the South Side Park. The deal will be in the bathroom." I explain as I stand up.
Both Eden and Jethro stand up.
