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Here's the next part of the werewolf story. Sorry if there are mistakes. I'm under a lot of stress and my hands are shaking, vigorously.
::”Um, so what is this all about, hun?”:: Melissa asked with a small smirk::
::”I-I don’t know”:: Candace replied, still a bit short of breath. Eric had already gotten up. His bangs hung down, hiding what would look like hurt, angry, tearful eyes. He picked up his bag and turned to leave the table:: “Hunny, what’s wrong?”:: Candace asked, lightly grasping his wrist::
::”Can-“:: He choked out, trying not to look at her. It was easy to see a tear had fallen from his face and hit his chest, darkening his shirt:: “I can’t make you choose between me or anyone else. You are free to make your own decision and if you want to be with Darien, I can’t stop you. I’ll always love you and will always be your friend, but maybe…maybe you should be with him, instead of a monster like me”:: He gently released himself from her grip and began walking away::
::" Eric! Eric wait!" Candace grabbed her stuff and despite Melanie and Melissa calling her, went after Eric. " Can't we just talk about this? I didn't even read that until Melanie opened it just now, I didn't know Darien said all that stuff. I don't think you're a monster and you know I care about you... a lot." She wanted to reach out and hug him or hold his hand, but held herself back, not too sure how he would react::
::Eric turned to look at her:: “I know. That’s why I think you should be with him. Look at me. If I ever lost control, ever changed in front of you… If you ever got hurt, I’d never be able to forgive myself. I’m a danger to anyone around me, anyone I love, to you.”::
::Candace moved closer, wrapping her arms around his torso, pressing her cheek into his chest:: “Hunny, you know, you can’t get rid of me so easily. Even if you wanted to, I’m like a boomerang, I’ll always come back”:: She smiled up at him:: “This guy doesn’t mean anything to me. I love you, not him. Trust me, I’m more of a dog person anyway”:: Candace chuckled. She was positive that what she was saying was the truth. No matter what feelings may come up for Darien, she felt that these feelings for Eric were stronger. She felt as if they were one entity, not two::
::Eric looked down at her, eyes still streaming with tears, whether they were sad or happy was indecipherable. He just wrapped his arms around her and hugged her close. Little did either of them know, Darien and Bastion had been watching, the whole time. Darien walked off out of disgust while Bastion stared in anger. He hated the wolves, and the fact that a wolf had outdone his older brother had him even more outraged::
::The day continued on like any other and with things as great as always between Candace and Eric, she thought maybe finally fate was going to take a dive her way. ::
::" Hey, I've just got to stop at my locker and then I'll meet you at yours, okay?":: Candace said as she parted from Eric after their art class. ::
::" Alright.":: He smiled and they shared a quick kiss before each going their own way. However, Candace had a visitor at her locker: Darien. Her scowl was dark and ominous as she approached. ::
::" Hi there,":: He smiled, a smug smirk twitching at his lips not being phased at all by her stare. ::
::" Don't you have some humans to drain of their life somewhere?":: Candace said, her voice as icy as her eyes. ::
::" My family is what our kind consider vegetarian: only animals for us.":: Darien finally gave into his smirk. ::
::" Whatever.":: Her hands fumbled with a text book and dropped it; however, before it hit the ground Darien caught it and handed it to her.:: " Thanks.":: The ice her voice mellowed a bit. ::
::" You're welcome.":: He smiled, their eyes locking for a moment. As Candace looked into his crystal blue eyes she was captivated by them and didn't realize she'd stopped breathing for a moment. ::
::" Anyway, what're you doing here?":: She asked, looking away and sorting through her books.::
::" I wanted us to hang out today. Don't worry, it's no kind of date thing or something like that. I just want you to come over my house for a bit and hang around."::
::" Sorry, but I can't. Eric and I already have plans to go out Darien.":: How was it so easy to say his name without having a pure repulsion? Why did it make Candace feel a bit guilty to be telling Darien she had arrangements with Eric?:: " Maybe another time, leech.":: She was the one smirking now as she closed her locker and began to walk away.::
::" Alexa can cover for you, and it won't be for long. She can just tell him you had to do something for your mom and you two can go out tonight, it's Friday after all.":: Darien said, following right next to her. ::
::" No, Darien. I just can't do that to him. Not after yesterday and with that letter today. Oh, yeah,":: Candace made a move to hit him, but Darien gently grasped her by the wrist. She looked into those eyes again, amazed at him. ::
::" Sorry, but I'm not that vulnerable, human.":: Darien said, smirking smugly now as he let her go. ::" Now, will you please just come with me? Only for an hour or two? Please?"::
::" Darien I...":: Candace bit her bottom lip, contemplating it. ::
::" I'll just keep pestering you until you do." ::
::" Fine, but two hours and then you are taking me home, got it?" ::
::" Of course your highness.":: Darien commented, smirking still as they went to the parking lot and to a Black and silver 911 Turbo Porsche.::
::" No way! Is this--"::
::" 911 Turbo? Yeah, like it?":: Darien asked, getting in the driver's side as Candace hopped in next to him.::
::" Well, it's not a canary yellow, but it's still awesome!":: She smiled brightly at him. He smiled back, put the key in the ignition turned it and they sped off.::
::Eric waited at his locker for Candace, leaning up against the wall and looking around ::
::"Mongrel!":: He heard from across the hall. Eric looked up in time to dodge Bastion's huge fist that cracked the porcelain tile on the wall. He rolled over and kneeled up on one knee, growling, his teeth flashing as they turned to fangs:: "Filthy mutt. I should have taken care of you days ago":: Bastion snarled as he pulled his hand from the wall::
::"So it was you, huh?":: Eric remarked, a smirk forming on his face. ::"I should have known that the person who hit me had to be bigger than Darien. So, tell me, I'm pretty sure I ripped a nice bit of flesh from you last time.":: Bastion rolled up his sleeve, revealing some 30 or so stitches up his arm from having his flesh torn. "A mistake that you will not make twice." he declared, running for another high-speed punch::
::Eric rolled out of the way, Bastion's punch hitting the floor and Eric's foot coming up under Bastion's jaw and sending him up into the air a bit. Eric's nails became more like claws and his eyes started to darken, not completely turning into a wolf just yet. He lunged forward, thrusting his hands forward, leaving 10 puncture wounds in Bastion's stomach::
::Bastion cried out in pain as he grabbed Eric by the wrists and threw at a trash can by the wall. ::"Stop!":: Came the familiar call of ceasefire from Alexa. She came down the hall, grabbing Bastion by the forearm as he tried to run at Eric again. She was surprisingly strong for her slender build and was able to hold him. ::"Bastion, you know about the treaty":: She was talking about a treaty established between werewolves and vampires within the last 20 years or so in which there were groups on either side that did not agree with the decision for peace. It was still surprising that the baby of the group had so much authority over her two older siblings::
::"Eric, shouldn't you be with Candace?":: she asked, switching her gaze to Eric. ::"Didn't you have a date tonight?":: Eric had changed back into human form and looked at her. ::"She hasn't shown up yet. She was supposed to meet me here when she was done at her locker.":: It was 3:15, about half an hour after school had ended. ::"Wait a minute":: Alexa started ::"Where's Darien?":: Bastion was silent at the question. He had talked to Darien and knew he was with Candace::
::"Bastion, I swear, if you know something, spill now or I'll put you through a living hell for all eternity":: Alexa threatened. ::"He took Candace to the manor for a while, just to talk":: He finally replied. Eric became worried. He looked over at Alexa who was extremely livid. ::"You're coming with me":: She said to Bastion. ::"Eric, follow us. We're going to the clan's manor":: And so they went, Alexa in her candy apple green Audi R8 and Eric in his Mugello Concept, towards where Darien already had stopped with Candace::
 Aka_Saiyaku · Fri Jun 06, 2008 @ 02:44am · 0 Comments |
