Love...or Heartache? by Natasha Estrada (best inspirational books .TXT) 📖

to p.120 to find The Cast of Amontillado. We will be reading this short story and make a report about the story and Edgar Allan Poe." She said as she wrote it on the broad when I felt something tapping my arm. I looked over to see a cute, innocent, looking girl holding out a paper. I smiled at her taking the paper from her. Opening it I realized that it was a letter stating her affection towards me.

    Which read as: Hi I am Annie. I know there is no reason for you to read this or even care about what I have to say. But I feel as if there can be a connection towards us. I know it is too soon so all I ask for right now is a friendship. Please write back. What affection can anyone have for me? She doesn’t even know me but what she said made me consider becoming her friend. My reply stated:  Please forgive me but I am not interested in a love relationship. Not only that I am not attracted to females. Don't get me wrong you are cute. We can be friends though. With that being said I began to read the story I have seen many years before. I mean I am sixteen just add two zeros behind it. I looked around feeling as if there was someone watching me and my gaze went over to Lucas to see his deathly stares on me. What an asshole.  My brother’s voice popped into my head. I know, but I don’t understand his hatred towards me. As I said that my brother turned his head acting as if he didn’t heard me. To my opinion he'll be fairly handsome if he wasn't so...angry looking. "What you staring at fugly?" He said loud enough for the class to hear and sadly there were a few snickers. "Hum-mm... it may be a rabbited dog." I spit back at him and once again there was laughter excepted from my brother.

    He watched with pure protection mode on. That wasn't a good idea! My brother warned me. "You two stop right there we have work to do. If you wish to continue this then do it after school." Our teacher hissed and we quieted well almost everyone. "Not my fault fugly was looking at me." And here we go again. "I beg your pardon. Do you ever shut up? All I hear from you is rude comments. Shouldn’t you know not to bully? Haven’t your mother thought you anything? As a big brother I must ask you kindly to leave my little brother alone. Leo is not ugly nor will he ever be. You child is ugly on the inside but fairly handsome on the out. I swear you hum-" he was about to say humans but I interrupted.

     "Hoodlums" and he nodded “You hoodlums are nothing, but trouble.” He said with his famous smug grin. Lucas glared at my brother and a lager smirk appeared on his face "Unless you are being rude to him because you fancy him." A low evil chuckle escaped his lips. Before a word left Lucas’s mouth there was a loud bang on the desk and Ms. Brown glared at us. “You three out of my class now and wait for me there!” She said with such anger that it made me shiver. If she were a vampire pure blood or not she would be very frightening. Brother? Why did you do that? You know we are not to physically fight humans? What would you have done if he run up to you and punched you?  I asked as I packed up my stuff.

     Before Lucas was done packing my brother and I was already heading for the door. Well I would have fought back but not use all my strength. I am not Malcolm or Zyan that would let you get bullied, and attack them at night. I am different. He replied simply as we waited outside along with Lucas glaring at us. “I do not fancy him as you put it. I must say you should stay out of it since I was talking to him not you.” He said strongly which made me wonder why he cared so much about his book-bag being moved. “I am only looking out for my brother. I don’t like it when others mess with him. It is my siblings and my job to do so. Not yours in any type of way.” Mason said in a voice that was to calm and yet scary with the venom in it.

     “Alright you brats you are going to get an ear full!” Mrs. Brown’s voice popped out from behind us and managed to make Mason jump. “I don’t know what is going on with you three, but you better work it out. I don’t care how, but you will and I will insure that it will be done with you all staying after class and clean up the classroom and grade some paper work.” She said in an evil tone that made me look at her closely before seeing that she was none other than a weretiger. Yes, weretiger, that was why she smelt like wild flowers and dryness.  “Do you all understand?!” She said roughly and we all nodded. “Good go back inside. First, Mason and Leo are staying out here a bit with me since they are new.” Mrs. Brown said and sighed heavily as Lucas went back inside. “Are you two stupid? Do you understand that we immortals can’t physically harm a human unless they are monster hunters?” She said a bit worried, but angry at the same time.

     “We understand that we are not to fight humans, but honestly it won’t hurt to fight with them if we hold back our strength.” Mason said with a matter-of-fact tone which made Mrs. Brown eyes twitch. “Alright, Mister Vampire don’t it occur to you why you have a teacher that is a weretiger or the fact the town store has ‘animal’ blood for sell but in all reality it is human blood?” She said annoyed that we were clueless. “We live in a town run by your father! You idiots there is at least one hundred monsters living here. The rest is human, but there are connections for us to live here without them knowing.” She sighed even louder with our questioning faces. “Did your father not talk you about this? Your family is the first to rule a town to where humans are not the only thing in it.” She said plainly, but Mason wasn’t having it “Our father would have told us if he was ruling the town right Leo?” He said asking for backup, but I didn’t answer since I wasn’t so sure anymore.

Chapter Two: Why?

 

Mason P.O.V-

         I thought about what I was going to say to my father when I see him at dinner tonight, but in all honesty I do not know what to say. Is what Mrs. Brown told us is true? I mean she did know who we are, and who are father was. Not to mention Malcolm and Leo have been acting different towards each other. Leo told Malcolm and the others that drive that he was going to walk. It was not normal for him to walk in heat like this. Malcolm didn’t stop him since he was normally more protective of Leo. Furthermore on my hands is Iris is complaining about how her day was and if you don’t listen to her complain she will make you listen by butting into your mind.

     “Mason, what is the matter? You never frown for this long.” Winter said as she walked into my room not needing permission since in her mind she doesn’t need it. “Winter…I feel confused…very confused. First Leo and Malcolm’s relationship is weird. They are not even talking to each other, and what is worse Malcolm is trying to talk to Leo and then there is dad and a teacher of our told us dad owns the town and have one hundred other monsters living here as well!” I growled at her and she looked at me calmly. “I see so father didn’t tell you about it huh?” She said thoughtful and then looked at me with concern. “You don’t have to worry about it since it is true father told us older siblings is all. He was going to tell you all when he felt it was a hit.” She smiled widely at me and sighed “Now for Leo and Malcolm’s problem. I do not have an answer for and I am worried about it as well.” Winter said hollowly since she normally doesn’t reveal her feelings.

       “Mason whatever you do don’t butt in with Malcolm and Leo it is for them to solve it and as for dad forget you ever heard it until he brings it up himself okay?” She said and just like that she left without another word. “Oh I forgot. Mother said to come down for dinner.” Winter said as she popped her head back in.  “See you down stairs.” She once again left. Why…must I have a weird family?

~~~Twenty minutes later~~~

    As we all sat down at the table there was a very heavy atmosphere involving Malcolm and Leo which brought the rest of the family to remain quite. We watched the two brothers sitting apart from one another. “Alright, that is it, Malcolm tell me what is going on with…” My mother raised her voice but was silence by Leo’s glare. Now there must be something very wrong with them if Leo dare disrespect our mother. “Leo! You sorry…” Our mother looked at my father with sadden eyes. “I am alright Richard. I know he does not mean to look at me like that and he has the right to feel angry towards whatever it is he is angry at.” She said calmly as she said his name for the first time in front of us.

   “But Emily if you let them slide like that is allowing them to disrespect you and me.” My father said her name with a bit of disappointment and sighed. We all looked around at each sibling except Malcolm and Leo they remain silent and unmoving. Well mostly Leo he was the one that gave of more of a vibe that dare any of us to mess with him. “Now Leo you are to apologies to your mother this instant!” My father said roughly and Leo got up and kissed our mothers’ cheek before leaving for the upstairs. “That damn brat…Malcolm what have you done to him?” My father said looking at Malcolm sorrowful face. “I…I told him to act as if we didn’t know each other.” He said as he slowly looked up at us “Father you try having to hear a lot of men coming up to you and asking if they can have his number and have their way with him! I cannot take it anymore!” Malcolm said as blood tears fell from his eyes. This was the first we saw him cry and my fathers’ face bright with anger.

    “How can you tell a family