~ ELISH ~
I looked over, at the leotard turtleneck top and a hoody sweater. It all looked the same as when I wore to go out last week except this sweater was brown. I was going out with Leo again but no blocks for me today. We were going shopping.
… I know, I did not believe it either…
After Leo's father announced that I was going to their foster son, Leo practically grew into a boiling cauldron of hate. We never exchanged converse since them.
I actually thought Mr Parker was joking and that It would die out but the next day, we were going to an office to have thumb prints taken and my surname became Elish Moore.
He said his wife's maiden name suited me better after all it was her idea to run the adoption. Somehow I knew it was because Leo wanted no one as replacement for his dead brother.
Not now and certainly not a total memory less stranger. I did not complain about anything. I was okey with it all. I needed companions and they were the only ones I knew in this world.
After that, a grade test was done. They were trying to see how much I knew so they would fit me into a class in school. Surprisingly, even to me. I knew enough to land myself in college.
Leo did not find that funny. He too was in college. He would not go back to his old school because he was coping with Demetri's absence and some lady advising him said it was a better option.
Obviously, where ever he was going, I would be too. Well, I had no intention of butting in to his life so I wondered what he worried about.
Never mind that, Mrs Parker must already be waiting for me downstairs. I picked up the hoody and put it on. Out my room and down the stairs, I was going now. Indeed, the fragile lady was waiting for me.
I call her fragile because once I grabbed her hand to keep her from falling. I had to let go because It felt like I was going to break it. She was sore on that hand for a while. My grip hurt more than her fall.
Mrs. Parker smiled at me.
"Someone Is looking handsome. The hoody fits better than I thought. It is so easy to buy you clothes, you fit in to anything so long as it's big. Well, if not that you should make the choices yourself, I would have gladly gone shopping for you."
"Thank you. I really feel good when you tease me."
"Waaa, I really got a knack for this new foster mother thing."
"You really do," I cheered her on softening my base voice. She is a Lovely lady so I was willingly to be livelier for her. While we were chattering away, A gloom loomed in to the sitting room.
If it did not take the stairs, I would never believe it was not sent by death. I smiled to this figure of ill intent. He, Leo, smiled back at me, coldly.
Mrs Parker pretended like she did not see his contense and pulled him by the hand, assembling him beside me. Close to me.
"Alright. You have your credit card right, Leo," she spoke first.
"Yes, Mum," Leo replied unenthusiastically.
"And Elish, you remember what you are expected to buy?" she asked me.
"I do, Mother." I had gotten a long lecture on how and why I should address her so. Mr Parker too, how could I possibly forget to. She beamed that smile she made with her eyes and I felt good about learning to say it. Family does not seem bad at all.
"Splendid. Off you go now."
I smiled, I do not know if Leo did. She walked us out the gate and bid us farewell. We were to trek to the mall. It was not too far, she had explained. So we were, walking quietly down the estate's road.
If you think I will try to start a conversation, you thought wrong. I strode , lip sealed like he did. Keeping it until we got to the mall. Well, he had the money and he knew how things went so he had to talk to instruct me.
"This way," Leo finally spoke to me.
"Okay," I replied. He lead me down and then a corner into a large area full of clothes. Men's clothes.
"If you see anyone you like, bring over here," he pointed at a seat he would certainly be sitting on.
"Cool?"
"Yeah" was my reply. We separated. I went round the back, navigating until I found my self almost at the entrance of this part of the mall. I had not seen anything I liked.
"Are you confused, Sir?" I heard the voice from behind. I turned to see who it was. The lady smiled at me.
"I am Alice. What exactly are you looking for let me help you out."
"Oh," I let out a simple smile.
"Something for school… eh, college."
"Okay. What kind of person would you like to be seen as when you get to class." She asked a very important question. I gave the only reply I could think of.
"Just a normal guy. Who stays on his own."
"Alright."
She went around a little and came back with a pair of jumpers. Dirty black and a taint of dull brown. I like it.
"Good?" she asked.
"Yes."
"Well, you can test it out to see if it fits well," she told me. I took the clothes from her.
"I will."
She left me to attend to someone else.
That was very convenient, I thought. She would pick out the rest of my clothes after I was through with…
I unconsciously tilted my head. My eyes went out the entrance and I spotted someone. He was in all black, leaning on a rack. Pressing his cellphone.
He was not anything special but I could not look away. There was just this feeling. I could not ignore it. I kept staring. He must have noticed it too and he looked up, directly at me.
It felt like a electric shock ran through my brain. I grabbed my Head instantly. I could feel burning intent increasing inside me. I lowered my head more and staggered back, shaking the clothes behind me.
"Ahhh."
I growled silently. The feeling getting worse. It seemed like my teeth was growing. I looked up sharply at the boy. He was still looking at me. When he saw my eyes the second time, he ran. I gave a chase, flinging the clothes on my hand onto the rack behind me.
Leo was yelling my name but I did not hear it. I pursued. So fast, people could not see me until I was past them.
He was on the same speed too. Faster in fact. We were at the mall entrance. I reached out to grab him, he was close now but he somehow make a inch more speed and leapt out the mall before me. I fell outside. Looked left, looked right but he has disappeared. I was still looking. Leo burst out the mall. He was after me, it seemed.
"Dude, what is you problem?"
He grabbed me from behind. I turned.
"Stay AWAY!!", it was a deep demonic echo. He stepped back immediately. I had fangs now. Blood stained fangs.
My glare raced off to the distance again, my back to Leo. I do not know whether he moved or not after that, I was still trying to find that man. My nose twitching to catch his sent in the air. That one was gone too.
"Damn it!"
That deep voice again, screaming in anger. I was so anger right now for a reason I could not understand or think about. My body controlling itself.
My hands flung a punch right to my own face. I arched to the side, careening but I did not reach the ground. There was a yell. I said it but it sounded like it was in my head.
"You lost it you idiot."