Jabi
I have been trying to stay strong and control the bloodthirst because he is still outside and it is freaking me out. I know that whoever is outside is not human. His scent is like Darrien’s scent. He has the scent of a vampire but in this foggy state of mind that I am in, I just cannot recognize the voice but it seems very familiar.
"You don’t sound too good in there,’ the voice pipes in again concern etched in the voice. I close my eyes as I feel my fangs come out. I thought I had control over my blood lust. I brought a lot with me today, so how did I run out?
There is no way I can pretend like there is no one inside this stall because he already knows. I just need to convince him that I am okay. If I can do that, then maybe he will go away.
"I am okay,’’ I manage, but I don’t sound okay. I don’t even recognize the sound of my voice right now. It is croaky and very weak. I don’t want to hurt anyone, but I just don’t know what to do. The only thing I can do is to call Darrien for help. He is the one that I am supposed to call.
"Jabi,’’ the person on the other side of the stall calls out my name and this makes me open my eyes in confusion.
I don’t know anyone at this school but it seems like whoever this is, knows who I am "You can tell me if something is wrong,’ he adds but I remain quiet for fear of getting caught.
’Can you just leave?’’ I ask him as I take deep breaths in an attempt to calm myself down. My hands are trembling as I try to clean the sweat off my palms.
"I can help you, I know what you need,’’ he says as he moves closer to the door. I look at his shoes as he goes on his knees and bends down. The person is wearing a pair of black shoes. I can’t tell who he is from his shoes but the more I hear his voice, the more recognizable he is to me. I want to open the door and see who it is but I am scared of the reaction I will get.
I see his hands as he reaches out to me with a bottle "This will help,’’ he
says as he holds the bottle out to me.
I don’t know what to do with it. I am scared to look inside, I don’t know what he knows but it seems like he knows who I am. It seems like he knows that I need blood right now.
"Drink it,’’ his voice echoes through the bathroom walls and for the first time, I know who he is.
"Lenny,’’ I open the door, completely forgetting that I am in my vampire form right now. I know my eyes are glowing a bright blue like they usually do when I am out of control. I ignore all the warnings from my wolf as I look at him.
There is a smile on his face as he looks at me. Almost like a confirmation of something he already knew.
"You should drink it before you go crazy,’’ he nudges for the bottle with his head. I look at the bottle in my grasp. I can already tell that it has blood inside it. I need that right now and I can’t choose to be stubborn.
"How did you know,’’ I mutter as I take a big gup from the bottle. As the blood travels down my throat, I feel the relief that I lost a couple of seconds ago. He is watching me as I drink the blood hungrily, completely engrossed in it. I feel my body calm down as I take the final gulp and empty the bottle of the contents. I sit back down on the floor as I feel my body getting back to normal.
I am glad to see you are okay,’’ he says as he sits down on the floor beside me.
"Thank you,’’ I smile and nod at him.
"How did you know?’’ I ask him again, wanting to know even though now I am pretty sure that he is a vampire.
"I have known since I saw you at the cafeteria. You can’t hide your scent from someone like me.’’
"Someone like you?’’
He nods and I watch him as he rests his back on the side of the door, his eyes closing "Someone that has lived too long on this earth. Someone that knows a newborn when they see it.’
"I am not a vampire,’’ I tell him.
He opens his eyes "Yes you are."
I shake my head "I am a werewolf."
"I know, which makes this all the more interesting. I have never met your kind before,’’ he slides closer to me and I watch him sniff at me, closing his eyes as he does.
"Is that why you came up to me because I was interesting?" I ask him.
A smile spurs on his lips as he nods "I can smell the blood on you. It is almost intoxicating. I have been waiting for someone like you to come along.’’
I look at him, confused at his words but I don’t say anything.
"I should get back to class,’’ I try to stand up but he grabs my arm and stops me "Shouldn’t you go home, what if you get thirsty again?’’ he asks and I nod because he is right. I can’t go back to a room full of humans because it may trigger my thirst. I don’t want to do anything that will get Darrien involved in saving me.
"You are right,’’ I nod in agreement and he smiles.
I grab my phone and message Darrien to come pick me up. The only good thing about going home early is the fact that I will see Darrien earlier.
"I’ll wait with you,’’ Lenny smiles at me as he stands up and pulls me up to my feet. I nod, even though I am not sure it is a good idea.
Darrien wouldn’t like this.