I could feel them.
I could feel them on my skin. I could feel them as they ran their claws over my skin. A shiver running down my back. Disgust? Or maybe fear? I don't even know anymore.
I want to open my eyes. Why can't I open my eyes? I hate this place. It's always the same thing over and over again. It's cold here. It's always cold. By now my skin is ripped into shreds. I don't even feel it anymore. It doesn't hurt anymore.
I try again to open my eyes and come face to back with him. I see the claws, the horns and wings. Like always, I can't speak. Inside I'm screaming. Inside, I'm screaming for dear life.
Suddenly, I feel water all over my body. Burning the cuts he made with his claw. It hurts, everything hurts.
"Stop! Make it stop!" I hear myself scream
"Sam!" I feel hands on my shoulders before the person starts shaking me "You need to wake up"
I didn't realize that I was thrashing around and trying to break free from their hold until I was engulfed by a warm pair of arms. Are arms supposed to be this warm? And comfy?
"Sssshhh" a soothing voice whispered into my ear "I've got you, always"
The more I breathed in that watermelon and nature scent, the more my racing heart seemed to calm down.
"It's alright Samantha, I'm here for you" he said "Whenever you need me just whistle"
Then just like that, all the warmth left. I finally opened my eyes and realized I was in my room. Slightly startled and confused, I quickly sat up in bed and almost instantly, a pounding started in my head.
"Aaaarrgh" I groaned, clutching my head "I shouldn't have got up so fast"
"Here, these will help"
Snapping my head in the direction of the voice, my eyes land on none other than Dan. Looking at his out stretched arms, I see two pills in one hand and a glass of water in the other.
"Aaargh" I groan in annoyance and cover my face with the blanket.
"Out of all days, seriously all days. You decide to put this person here?" I say to no one in particular
"Uh, ouch? I'm right here you know?" he says, dramatically putting his hand to his chest
"Yeah Dan, we know" I say while taking the pills from his hand "If headache was a person, I'm pretty sure you'd be it"
"I've barely even said two sentences!" he exclaims
"Actually, you've said three" I smirk at him "including the one you just said"
I grab the glass of water from him and toss the pills into my mouth before basically chugging all the water down. I grimace at the after taste the pills left on my tongue.
"I hate pills"
"Then next time don't get so drunk" he snickers
Me? I was drinking yesterday?
"What are you talking about?" I ask him
"The party…?" he says looking at me expectedly
"I thought that was today?"
He looks at me funny and takes the glass from my hand before moving over to my desk and setting it down.
"Sam, what do you remember about last night?"
I try to think about last night but all that comes up is me talking to the mystery guy by my window.
"I don't know, all I remember is getting ready for the party" I say running circles on my scalp.
"Well, let's just say you and Fred might just be best buddies after last night" he said while chuckling and shaking his head
Fred? Who the hell is Fred?
As if reading my puzzled state he replied, "the bartender"
Holy shrimps! What happened last night?
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot"
Before I could say anything, he was already out the door and rushing down the steps. This pup, I thought while shaking my head.
Getting out of bed, I made my way straight to the bathroom. The first thing I saw was my own reflection.
My hair was sticking in different directions and there were big bags under my eyes.
Ew
I feel sorry for whoever will have to spend the rest of their life with me. Waking up to an Ursula every day. Throwing my clothes into the corner of the bathroom, I stepped into the shower and turned on the cold water. Hopefully it will be enough to wake me up.
My body jumped as the ice-cold water made contact with the skin on my back. The minute my body started to shake from the cold, I started to regret the cold shower.
"tut, tut-tut"
And there she is, popping up at the weirdest times. Coward.
"Hey! I heard that" snow huffed, "I need my beauty sleep you know"
"Well excuse me your Majesty, but I don't see the need for you to rest when I cant even shift" I shot back
"How mature Sam, arguing with your wolf under cold water" she snickered
It was now my turn to huff. I quickly cleaned myself and turned off the shower. Stepping out, my vision blurred and my head suddenly began to spin. I grabbed onto the rail I took my towel from for support.
Just like it had come, it was gone.
Maybe I'm dying and I just don't know it. Snow growled at the thought. After my numerous suicide attempts when what happened to my father came out, she's never really tolerated me thinking that way anymore.
She's like my personal guardian angel.
"Awwww, so you do like me"
I sighed, leave it to the drama queen to be dramatic
"And just like that, she ruined it"
Without another word, she retreated to the back of my mind. Like always.
Realizing I was still grabbing on to the rail for dear life, I let go and made my way to my room. Noticing dan sitting on the bed, I pretended to not see him and went straight for my wardrobe.
Picking out a pair of shorts and loose t-shirt, I turned around back to dan.
"What" he asked
"Out"
Dan didn't need to be told twice, he knew the drill. He silently stood up and walked out of the room. After closing the door behind him, I let my towel drop.
Fighting the urge to connect my speaker and start dancing around the room naked, I reluctantly put on my clothes after picking out undies and a matching bra. Sure, my boobs aren't as big as other girls, but they're big enough for people to notice whether I'm wearing a bra or not. People think I wear them to make my boobs look bigger.
Do I look like a dumb bimbo to you?
Once I was fully dressed and presentable, I tapped twice on the door. No later than 2 minutes Dan walked back into the room with a hamper in his hand. What gesture is this idiot trying to pull off now?
"This is for you" he said while pushing the hamper into my direction
Looking into the hamper, my eyes couldn't focus. The basket was filled to the top with candy. From chocolate, to gummies and toffy. I even spotted a chocolate apple in the corner.
Well, sugarplums! I like food.
Looking back at him, I crossed my arms and gave him a stern look.
"Why?" I simply asked.
"Its a sorry for what I said the other day" he said while scratching the back of his neck. He's never been one for. The idiot always feels too awkward.
"You've called him an idiot a lot today and its still morning!" snow exclaimed
I jumped slightly at the sudden voice. She really has to start giving a girl a warning instead of just popping up like that.
"Pay attention and you'd be able to actually feel my presence"
Brushing her off, I refocused my attention to Dan, whose eyes were beginning to tear. Did I miss something? Did he say something? Did I say something?
Suddenly feeling bad for being such a jerk, I moved forward and hugged him without a word. He's rarely open with his emotions so I never brush it off when he does, no matter how mad I am at him.
I'm kind of his only friend
"Says the loner" snickered snow
Ignoring my wolf, my heart fell the minute I felt my shoulder damp.
He was crying.
I held him tighter, no questions asked. I let him cry. For all I knew we could have been standing there for over an hour. Finally, his crying slowed down. Soon enough it was small sniffles.
Finally letting him go, I let him sit down on the bed before I followed suit.
Daniel POV
It hurt
It hurt so much and I couldn't do anything about it. Goddess knew I'm grateful for Sam. She's the only person I know who wouldn't tease me for crying. The only person who wouldn't see as me as less of a male for simply crying.
I had no idea of how long I had been crying. All I know is that she had held me. Well practically since I'm taller, I held her but that's besides the point.
I knew she was mad at me for bringing up a topic related to her dad. I basically just took her back to that graveyard. I hated myself for that. For letting my emotions for tiffany get in the way of our friendship. She's the only friend I could actually call a friend.
A true friend
The fact that she held me despite my shitty behavior yesterday warmed my heart.
She cared that much.
Once I couldn't cry anymore, she let me go and I sat down on the bed. Feeling drained and tired from all the crying.
Just as she had hugged me, Samantha sat down beside me in silence. I owed her an explanation. But I also felt embarrassed, it was about tiffany. Seeing that I had just picked my crush over my best friend the other day made me feel ashamed. She wasn't even my mate for crying out loud!
"I-" my voice cracked before I could even say a word
Clearing my throat, I tried again.
"I'm sorry for the way I treated you yesterday" I said while looking at the ground "I shouldn't have let my emotions for tiffany judge you in that way"
There was a pause before she responded
"Is that why you were crying?" she asked
My nerves spiked at the thought of telling her but I pushed them aside knowing I had to do this. So I took a deep breath trying to calm down.
"it's about tiffany" I started
"yes?" she encouraged
"I think she found her mate"