Night Crawlers by Ashley Kielak (classic reads .TXT) 📖

NIGHT CRAWLERS
Chapter one
As I prowled through the dark and creepy night I heard a scream. Then I smelled deliciously sweet human blood ooze out of the human’s neck. I caught the scent in the air and followed it. This had to be Michael`s doing, geez that boy didn`t know when to stop.
It only took me a few seconds to find him. There was a dead human boy`s body lying next to him. GREAT! Now I had to clean up after him and his stupidity. He never learns does he?
“Hey baby,” Michael said as he walked over to kiss me.
I leaned away and pushed him to the side. He was trying to distract me with his charm and good looks. Nope, not going to work this time I AM PISSED. He took one look at me and stepped away.
“Sorry, “he said. That had to be one of the things I love about him his sweet, soft, silky, and deep voice. Ah, I love his voice—no snap out of it your pissed, remember.
“Nothing to be sorry about,” I lied in a sweet loving voice.
“Oh no, not good you are not a sweet person I’m in serious trouble, right?” he asked.
I nodded in response. I was not going to speak to him right now. I would probably regret what I said later. Like if I said `we are done` I would regret it. Yeah just so you know- you probably already figured it out-Michael and I are dating.
Also we are both vampires. Yes, I said vampires they do exist because well, I’m one so yeah reason enough.
We have fangz, the sun can burn us, and as you read we drink human’s blood. Michael drinks way more than he needs to survive and I end up having to clean up after him all the time. I can control myself a lot better than he can but for some reason I end up cleaning the mess.
“What did I do this time?” Michael asked in a serious tone.
“Nothing, absolutely nothing,” I said in the scariest voice I could manage, which me being pissed off wasn`t that hard.
“Just tell me,” he demanded
I just pointed to the dead body at his feet. It looked like a boy about sixteen with some muscles and spiked blue hair. He was wearing a Kool-Aid shirt and black jeans with black vans. Michael always picked the normal and trend follower types they blended in.
I realized a while ago that if you picked the outcast more people realize they`re dead basically because they were outcasts.
I made sure I told and drilled this into Michael’s head; remember he is the one with the habit of killing to many people. Most of the time only the parents find out but the great part is that we are never suspected.
The thing is that vampires in this town are unknown to human life, well until we go for the kill that is. Yes, vampires can and will live life as a human would, (school, work, etc.), vamps can read and control minds of humans- and some other creatures- so problem solved. Except when a human already knows and they have Wolf`s bane or stakes and stuff like that.
Most people think Wolf`s bane only works on werewolves (they are real too) but they are wrong. Fire also hurts us like a son of a bitch, trust me. Why am I telling you this you ask, because you can do nothing with this information, sorry. Oh yeah plus we cannot enter any human owned building or home without an invitation, but the bright side is that after one invite we can come and go as we please.
“Yo, Zoe are you going to help me clean up or just stand there,” Michael asked breaking my thoughts. Yep my parent`s actually named me Zoe, Zoe Ryder.
“Y-yeah just a sec, “I said. I did have parents before I turned, but a year before they died when I was sixteen almost seventeen, I am twenty now so that was like four years ago. Thinking about them brought back memories about how they died, don`t want to talk about it right now.
Suddenly Michael was right there holding me close to him with his left arm, his right hand wiping away a tear that had escaped my eye. What is wrong with me? Crying in front of Michael, I am stronger than that no matter what reason.
“It`s okay, it’s okay,” he whispered over and over again not knowing what it was. I pulled away embarrassed, but he didn`t let go.
“I`m fine let go, “I said pulling at his arms this time. I maybe a vampire but he was still stronger than me. He still didn`t move when I struggled against him
“Michael!” I scream so loud someone in china could hear me. He looked like someone had just slapped him out of a trance, “what’s wrong with you?”
“I don`t know,” he said letting go of me, “something I saw over there in the woods met my eye and like took control of my actions, I’m sorry. “ He had a look in his eyes that looked like udder terror I felt sorry for him.
I put my arm around him this time, “it’s okay I forgive you it`s not like you hurt me, “I lied about the “hurt me” part but the rest was true. I smiled at him and kissed him. The kiss startled him so it started slow then heated up fast. His lips were soft and sweet under mine. His left arm came up from his side to cup the back of my neck while his right pulled me tightly to him. I leaned upward to deepen the kiss.
When his mouth opened mine and are tongues touched wet and sweet I felt like I was going to faint then and there into his beautiful strong arms. These are the moments I`ll die for with Michael. I loved him. Loved him so much.
When we finally pulled away are breath was ragged. I felt blood rushing to my cheeks (vampires can blush so they blend more we evolved). Michael looked embarrassed to but he wasn`t blushing.
“Let’s finish cleaning up then I’ll walk you home okay?” he asked.
I nodded unable to speak at the moment. I walked over to the dead body and study it. The boy looked kinda cute for his age taller than he should be tall parents maybe. There was something about him though and I couldn`t put my finger on it. Maybe I’ve seen him around town—that’s it he was the boy that ran into me the other day on his stupid skateboard.
He said his name was Gary. He said “sorry” and that “he wasn`t paying attention. I said “I. Do not. Care. Just move.” I must have not been convincing enough because he just stood there with awe. I swear I was ready to punch this kid right in the face he was pissing me off. The sad part was that I couldn’t touch him I would feel his pulse and try to kill him or I would hurt him. So I couldn’t touch well at least not during the day.
Yes I was walking in the sun. I met my mom’s best friend after I turned and found out she was a witch. I guess my mom knew about vampires and told her that if I became one protect me so she did. By taking a necklace my mother had given me and charmed it so I would be protected from the sun. Cool right, I think so too.
So anyway back to the kid. He just stood there like he had never met someone that didn`t care about him or who he was. I had tried to walk away but somehow he blocked my whole walk way. “Wait here’s my number if you want to do something some time,” he said then he handed me a piece of paper with some numbers on it. Did he just carry papers with his number on it?
Also I act and look like I’m still seventeen; the age I turned you know immortality looking like the same age you were when you turned forever.
So yeah I can see why this kid gave me his number thought I was in his year range. Nope sorry kid I am twenty almost twenty-one.
I had given it-okay shoved it back at him and said not interested have a boyfriend then stormed off in the other direction.
I was proud of myself that day which was two days ago I think. I told Michael about it and he laughed his ass off. So it`s kinda funny when two days later Gary became Michael`s meal. I laughed out loud at this.
“What`s so funny, Zoe?” Michael asked
“This is Gary,” I told him with a smile.
“Oh,” he said, “oh,” then he started laughing.
I just stood there with a huge smile with no emotion. Something was wrong Michael seemed a bit off like there was something wrong with Gary`s blood.
Maybe I didn’t notice something before like he wasn`t human or maybe something worse he had Wolf`s bane in his blood, not to good.
I must have had a look that looked troubled because Michael looked at me with worry, “What now, Zoe?”
“Nothing,” I lied smoothly and calm.
“Zoe, don`t lie to me,” he said
I looked away only to have Gary`s eyes meet mine, like literally they moved to meet mine. I screamed and jumped back to only land in Michael`s strong arms. Almost forgot about vampire speed.
He dragged me back about five feet from where I was in two seconds. He stood in front of me in a protective manner.
I looked passed his arm only to find Gary staggering back up to his feet. WHAT THE HELL! This is so not supposed to happen never happened before.
I glanced toward Michael, who had a look of “duh” upon his face, for a signal to spring into action. Let me tell you this when I “spring into action” I am freakin badass. Nobody can hurt me when I’m in kill or be killed mode.
Michael caught my eye and shaked his head. No.
Why I mouthed in response.
Suddenly I heard an agonizing scream then I realized it was coming from Michael as he doubled over on all fours.
“Michael,” I screamed as I dropped to grab his hand. Then my head snapped up and my eye locked with Gary’s eyes. He was now standing up right looking down at us, “This is all your fault you stupid ignorant little boy! How could you!”
“I`m sorry,” he mumbled.
I gathered myself and took deep breaths. This couldn’t get that much worse. This I can deal with it will all be fine by tomorrow I promised myself.
I looked directly into the boy`s eyes and said, “What was in your blood?”