I put my uniform on like normal. Tara and I grabbed breakfast before classes started.
Devin and Tyler ate with us. we made plans for after school.
Tara and I walk to our first class together.
When I go to the class with Alex he starts acting really weird.
At first he smiled and said hi. everyone was talking about their breaks before class started.
But when I asked him about his week he just said fine. He didn't return the question. In fact he just put his head down and didn't look up the rest of the class. I just continued talking with my other classmates. Our next hour is lunch we normally set together so it should be a good time to talk. If he saw my wrist I'm sure that's the problem.
Lunch came I got my food and sat down.
Alex sat next to me on the side were my mark is.
The first thing out of his mouth is "Who's mark is that?"
I'm happy he asked this is why I wanted it so big and open. I want them to see that I don't have to pick them and I don't want fighting over me.
"My Boyfriend's" I respond cheerfully.
"So all it took was Aaron having you sleep over and now your dating?"
"What Aaron no, do you think Aaron would leave a bite like this?" showing off my neck that was covered by my hair.
"NO!" he demanded in a quiet in door voice. "You found another Vampire? Do you know how bad that hurts? I was your vampire! You had me you didn't need another!"
"hmm no I don't know how much that hurts I wonder if it's anything like having your bloodlust used to make somebody else jealous? I got to see the way you looked at Aaron after filling your mouth with blood. You hurt him on purpose."
" so what this is revenge to hurt me now?"
"No this is for me. For my happiness, I love him. I would be happy if this was a permanent mark. In the end this has nothing to do with you. I hope you see that. " sigh "I asked you to be my friend. Not to fight my friends over me. but every time I try to spend time with you you turned it into some blood lust."
"don't act like you didn't want it."
"I'm not doing this" I get up and walk out of the cafeteria. I still have a half hour before classes start back up I guess I'll just walk the Halls. I didn't even eat my lunch. At least I get to see Devin in my next class.
Alex didn't fallow me. I knew it would be hard for him to accept. Hopefully this bandage method will work. I don't really want to lose him as a friend, but I can't keep being the kind of friend that he wants me to be. I can't spend my time in bed with him kissing and biting when I don't want to be with him. I know what I want now.
Somebody grabbed my arm and pulled me into an empty classroom. The schools are no fighting zone so I hadn't expected to get jumped here. I guess I shouldn't expect everyone to follow the rules. At least I can defend myself some now.
"Marie! your alive!!!" Aaron sounds overjoyed.
I shove him away.
"no thanks to you or your family!!!"
"I'm sorry!"
"No I'm sorry I trusted you."
"I didn't know they were going to do that."
"that? That? Do you even know what they did?"
"No they wouldn't tell me. They came back late with the smell of your blood on them. They said you wasn't coming back. So I went to look for you they helped me look they said they was sorry."
"They tried to murder me!"
" oh come on it wasn't that bad."
"I take it you never found the pool of blood?"
"I'm sure if they wanted to kill you you would be dead. They wouldn't do that."
" I'm done with you" I turn to leave when he noticed my neck and wrist at the same time.
"so what is this because you picked Alex?"
"you two are so much a like. My boyfriend has nothing to do with you or Alex! Yes I made my choice it was not you! Right now I hate you! I wanted to be friends but your hatred and your families hate almost killed me twice now. Then you don't even believe me. Maybe I should give you my blood stained drawings my riped up close from the claws like this the shoved in my body?" I show him the claws with my own hands. " if I repeated the death wishes they had for me? what would it take you to believe? I was seconds away from losing my life when he saved me. No I didn't choose to date him because he saved me. I wanted to date him before I just didn't know how he felt before."
"I'm sorry" he said trying to hug me. "I can't believe that my family would try to kill you and leave you in the woods to die. Who are you dating?"
I pushed him away from me again.
"look in the mirror! What would you do if your little sister took Alex home and rubbing it in everyone's face that they were sleeping together? Then you see his red eyes full of bloodlust how far would you go to protect her?"
"I... wouldn't.."
"Really? I'm done talking about the past! You know my boyfriend. You just don't know what he is. I'm not going to hide him but I'll let you find out on your own! I wanted to be your friend but you have to let go of your hate first. Goodbye!" I leave the room and slam the door.
I head to my next class this is the teachers lunch break too so the class is empty I wait inside.
I'm drawing angrily. I'm angry at both of them.
I'm drawing myself dieing at the base of a tree. I'm angry and sad I'm disappointed that they are so immature. Devin gets to the room before the teacher.
"Hey Babe why are you crying?" He rushes over to hug me.
"I didn't know I was. I don't know if I'm more mad or disappointed. I hate Aaron right now. He really believes I lied about his family attacking me. " I say while he is still hugging me.
"So how did Alex take it? I know this mark was more for them. So they would back off."
"he is he's jealous he thought it was Aaron untill he saw my neck. Now he's jealous it's another 'Vampire' if only he knew you was so much more then just another Vampire. Aaron still thinks it's Alex although I told him he knew you he just didn't know what you are."
"so you didn't tell anyone you was dating me I'm a little hurt. I've been telling everyone about you. Well I didn't tell Aaron I thought you wanted to." he makes such a cute face.
we are both setting in our own sets now
" not true I didn't tell Alex or Aaron. But I told Tara."
"what did Tara say?"
"I should have asked your age before having sex."
Devin turns red laughing.
"wow so you told your bestie everything?"
"well not everything I left out a lot of good stuff."
"okay.. okay but for real I think you should give up on being friends with Aaron and Alex. I don't think they will ever respect your decision."
"you might be right but I'm not ready to give up on them."
"you have such a good heart. I hope for your sake it ends well."