Chapter 3
Close, that'd been too close. He hadn't seen her, but why did it feel like he had? She paced back and forth in the dark room, her eyes scanning over the familiar walls. Her eyes seeing as if it were the daylight outside that was trying to get in. She'd been so upset, she'd come back without eating. She rubbed at her head; something had to be done. He was dangerous for her; she'd never had this problem with anyone else. Why didn't being a vampire come with instructions?
She slumped back on the bed. It was only her second encounter with him, but he had this...pull on her. He swirled around in her head like a heavy cloud causing her thoughts to be jumbled. Damn him! Well if she couldn't eliminate him, she'd make him an ally. Grinning, she walked over to the bed and pulled the sheets back before she slowly slid in. Grabbing the eyemask, she slipped it over her head. The answer to her problem was simple really. She'd take him make him one her kind, make him her partner. That would do it. That would end whatever was happening and whatever he was making her feel.
Easy, too easy.
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He paced back and forth in his room. He was absolutely exhausted. He hadn't gotten much sleep. That voice, it'd stayed with him all night. What he couldn't figure out though, was the fact of why it bothered him so much. Why it stayed with him and shimmered in his mind. He had to find the owner; she'd sparked so many emotions in him.
There was something different about her voice; there was a sound an intoxicating lilt to it. It seemed to absorb him, it scared him. The ringing of the phone jarred him from his thoughts. Grabbing the phone, he pressed the button. "Hello."
"Hey man, s'up?"
"Yo Nick, Not much. Whatcha need?"
"You wanna go out and chill? I'm so bored I've resorted to cleanin' my room."
"Wow, that bad huh?"
"Yeah."
"Aight sounds good."
"Good, meet me at the bowling alley aight."
"Kay." AJ hung up the phone and started up to his room, his thoughts still on her. ********************************
"So you felt someone in your truck with you and yet, you say no one was there...right?"
"Right." AJ muttered, as he walked up and let the ball go, gliding smoothly down the lane. The ball hit the pins, knocking all ten down. "YES! Chalk it up baby! I'm beatin' yo sorry ass." AJ laughed.
"Quiet! So anyway, are you sure there was no one in the truck? On the floor in front of you, head in your lap maybe?" Nick smirked.
AJ calmly walked over and smacked him in the head. "Grow up man."
"Ouch! Bastard, that hurt! Not like you never said anything like that before! Geeze" Nick moaned, rubbing at his head.
"I'm serious! Damnit, I knew I never should have told you." AJ groaned.
"Look, look I'm sorry ok? So, what do you think happened? I mean this voice, did you recognize it or anything?"
"Not really, I mean, I think I heard it before but I'm not sure."
"Sounds weird man. Maybe you were just tired ya know."
"I am now, I don't know about then. I got NO sleep last night; I kept hearing her voice. This is crazy." AJ sighed, slumping over on the table as Nick got up to bowl. He lifted his head to see Nick throw the ball and also get a strike.
"HA! I'm still in it yo!"
AJ shook his head and sipped at his pop, he wouldn't think of her, he wouldn't. ************************************
She watched as he and some other guy emerged from the bowling alley. It was late and they were laughing and joking. She watched as he said good bye and started towards his truck. She had to work fast.
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He pulled at the handle and stopped. Turning his head he looked around to see someone run into the alley behind the bowling alley. "Come on AJ, get in." He said to himself. He reached for the handle again, and again he stopped. Something was pulling him, pulling him towards that alley. Against his will, he started walking. Stopping in front of the alley, he looked around. There was no one there. Slowly he walked forward, still looking around. Stopping again in the middle, he stood with his hands on his hips. This was stupid. Groaning he turned, his eyes widening.
"You!"
