Vampyrism

Chapter 8

Luz was crying hard, she hated herself, she wanted now more than ever for all this to be nothing more but a nightmare. Eda could see the distress in Luz, she knew that right now more than ever Luz needed her and Eda will not leave Luz's side until she feels a little bit better. Eda knew that Luz would feel better after tomorrow since she knows her friends will come here to talk to her. But at the moment Luz felt horrible since she almost killed and devoured her friends, of course, Eda found it funny that Luz pinned Amity down first. Oh, how she regretted not being there to see it firsthand, she wanted to tease Luz for what she did but the time was not right.

"Kid, you have to be easy on yourself, it wasn't your fault"

"Yes, it is!! I almost hurt the only friends I have. I almost hurt Amity"

"I know, but that doesn't mean that they will stop being your friends"

"That's exactly what it means. Why would they want to be friends with a freak like me"

Eda jolts Luz up and got her face close to Luz's. "Don't say that about yourself!! You might be a vampire but doesn't mean that it replaces who you are. To me and most likely your friends, you are still Luz the human, so don't you dare say that you are a freak!!" Eda yells.

Luz without a thought hugged Eda, Luz was happy to hear her say that. She was so afraid that the people around her would leave because of what she is now but Eda reassured her that, that wasn't the case. Luz feeling a little bit better, she might not say it out loud but she thinks of Eda as another mother, she felt safe and warm around Eda. She was glad to have met Eda, at first she thought Eda was an older friend but now she saw her as one of her parents.

"Thank you, mom," Luz said while hugging her tighter.

Eda was taken back to what she just heard, Luz called her mom. Eda didn't tease Luz for calling her mom, she just smiled and hugged her back, her apprentice, and the kid she sees as her own. "You are welcome"

"Now I need to think of a way to apologize to Amity for almost biting her"

"You are right, you need to do that, or else she might not return the same feeling you feel for her"

Luz jumps back and turns bright red. "Wh-wha-what are you talking about? I don't have feelings for her"

"Kid, you are a lousy liar. I don't know how Amity hasn't seen through you"

Luz sinks her head in Eda's chest, trying to hide her embarrassed look. Luz wanted to fight back and try to prove Eda wrong but she knows she will not win. Not only that she trusted Eda, she knows she will not laugh or humiliate her for liking girls.

Luz stood up and looked directly at Eda. "Yes, you are right. I like Amity and want her to like me back, I want her to be my girlfriend" Luz said with a proud face.

Oh, kid if you only knew Eda thought. "Then let's think of a way to apologize for what you did tonight, okay?"

As soon as they are about to begin planning, Eda crystal gets a call. Eda doesn't want to go, but she is sure it is Lilith calling her to check on Luz. Eda gets up and goes to grab her crystal from the kitchen. She comes back to the living room and sits down.

"Before I answer, I want you to make no noise, okay?"

Luz just nods and with that, Eda picks up her crystal. "Lilith, to what do I owe this unexpected call?"

"Hello Edalyn, I'm sure you know why I called"

"To check on Luz, to see if she is dangerous in any way, shape, or form"

"Pretty much, how is she?"

"Right now, she is doing fine, she came back from hunting about... an hour ago"