"I'll come later." "Okay, come before sunrise." "Of course." I mumble back before he vanishes with vampire speed. I go back to watching Adeline write in that journal of hers, curiosity hitting me. Is it a diary? Does she have a crush on someone and is writing about them? I shake out the what ifs in my head, trying to ignore if she likes someone else now. Suddenly I hear shouting and it's a girl walking by herself. "Guys come back!" She shouts in the dark, her drunk words coming out slow and messy. She much have been with those group of teens before but they somehow left her behind. From far, I see her long blonde hair that's down to her waist and her really tan olive color of skin. Then it hits me. Between the breeze of wind and the chattering of the leaves, I smell it. "I'm hurt! Guys come back!" She whines, hoping on one foot and clenching onto the other with her hands. She must have hurt herself before I see blood seeping through her fingers that's clenching onto her wounded toe. Her blood is so wet and dark, my insides are turning in pain. My throat is tightly closing and it's itching with hunger. I'm so thirsty and I want to satisfy that burning thirst. Every time I go to the human world I try to avoid large groups and places. When I was with Adeline in California, she was right besides me to help me. Even through the small opening of her window I can smell her enriching blood flowing in her veins that I want to devour so badly. I have never tasted such amazing blood but I do think it's the fact that it's vampire blood flowing in her body too. Apparently vampire blood is addicting to humans as human blood is addicting to vampires. But now this girl walking has taken a step to danger, my vampire instincts hitting me. I jump off the tree, seeing that Adeline has went to bed, turning off her bedroom light. I slowly prey on the girl who is calling her friends in thin air... No one responding back. I creep on behind her accidentally kicking a pebble which startles her, turning around to see who it is. I use my speed to face her, waiting for her to turn around. Eventually she does and before she can let out a screamI smother her mouth, covering it with my hand. She struggles in my grip but I use my speed to take us somewhere darker and with less people around. I bring her up on a tree, ignoring that I slammed her too hard and her back scrapped against the bark. "Sh, don't talk." I press my finger up on her lips, hushing her cries. "What are you going to do to me?" "Sooth that pain of yours." I say, bringing my gaze down on her bloody toe. I softy trail my hand down her warm arm, stopping at her wrist and clenching it. I bring her hand up to my mouth, my tongue touching the warmth of her fingers with her suddenly cold blood staining them. She stares at me in silence which I suck on her fingers, cleaning off the blood. Such an amazing taste to quench my thirst. So weird how we are created to replenish our bodies with human blood. Her mouth is ajar and I roll my eyes back to take in the taste. I slowly pull away from her, grabbing her chin and tilting it to the side. I question why she isn't screaming in fright unless she is too drunk to be in her own hesitation in the world. I move her hair behind her shoulders, accepting my fate as a monster. To be honest ever since Adeline has been gone I've been binge drinking on human blood. Something to stop the itching in my veins from thinking of Adeline and missing her so badly. I guess this girl here is a birthday gift to myself. I trail my wet tongue up her jaw and down her neck, right at the bulging artery. Her heart is racing, I feel like it's going to rip in shreds if it beats any faster. I sink my fangs into her neck when they enlarge through my gums. She lets out a cry but I smother her mouth, going in her head and giving her an emotion of pleasure. Eventually I pull my hand away from her mouth when I hear a moan escape her lips. My teeth dig deeper in her tender skin, letting the pool of blood fill my mouth before I swallow. Such a soothing thing running down my throat. I let out a groan myself, pushing myself up against her than I already am, trying to keep her up because her knees have weakened. Her heart is slowing down but her grip in my hair is tightening. My hands are around her waist, feeling the warmth of her skin. Suddenly, she gasps for air and when my eyes snap open I think of Adeline. Her laugh runs through my ears and I pull away from the human. I snarl at the human who collapses onto the ground, her body crushing the cold dead leaves below her. When I see that she's dead I lick my lips clean, wishing I can have more blood to make me forget. Forget the pain of never talking to Adeline ever again. For the rest of my life I'm going to watch her grow old with someone else and have a family with that person, wishing it's me. I can remember the day we had love together. My bare skin brushing along hers. Watching her love the feeling of high we were in together. The grip she held me in, tightly, digging her nails into my skin. Hearing her moans in my ears turning me on so much more. I loved staring down at her flaws, making her so much more beautiful. For the way she says my name, the way we say to each other I love you. I shake my head, trying not to think about it because it's going to make me go back and watch her sleep. I wish we can love each other again, so I can feel her warm skin again. Every time I look in those sharp green eyes it makes her heart race a bit. I want to feel her again physically. Yeah I can do it with other girls now but it's not the same. It's not with a girl I love. It's with a slut. Even though I wasn't Adeline's first, wishing I was to feel her territory, I still loved her no matter what. I feel my body become hot at the thought of her naked body, taking step back and tripping on the human girl. I grab onto the tree for support, feeling myself harden in my jeans. I need to stop thinking about Adeline. She makes me feel like this. Never has a girl make me feel like this... besides Adeline. I try to walk it off, making the blood flow move somewhere else besides the middle of my pants. Of course I feel blood rush to my cheeks, growing hot at the thing that just happened. And of course it's not my blood, it's the human's I take from. I leave the dead body behind, slowly taking my time back to the lake before sunrise. I encounter the tent again with the couple doing you know what. Their sounds and voices echoing through my ears. I try to block it away, disgusted at hearing it. Eventually I make it back to the lake, staring down at my own reflection. I crack my neck to the side, taking a deep breath. "Happy birthday Evan." I mumble to myself before jumping into the water.