Pets, not Slaves
Your death would hurt me more than it hurts you
Chapter 8
The lights hurt. They're too bright. I turn my head to the side to find Jack and Mariah.
"You idiot!" Mariah's high pitched screams fill my ears, as if the lights weren't bad enough.
"You've done this to me how many times!? Five!? Your so selfish!! How could you do this to me, again!?" She yells. I groan and look back up at the ceiling.
"Do you think about anyone other then yourself!? If you died it would KILL me!? I know you don't want to be here, but suck it up and think about other people for a change! All I ask is for you to think before you act, and be respectful!" She shouts, getting up from her seat.
"I don't care how much you hate vampires, but Jack is acting more like a human than you are! He's at least is acknowledging you have feelings!" She yells.
"Jack? You guys are on first name basis now?" I yell, pretending he isn't in the room. He's a fucking blood sucker that deserves to go and rot in Purgatory!" I yell, making sure not to look anywhere else but Mariah's face.
"Maybe you don't realize this, but some people don't want to die. You are going to get us both killed If you keep being so disrespectful. You know what, a human killed my baby sister but I don't hate all humans. You are being such a dick!! I actually like it here, okay! So why-" she yells. I open my mouth to speak, but she doesn't let me.
"Alexander William Gaskarth, Absolutely not! You don't have the right to talk right now." She screams, her hands on her hips.
"Two days! For two days I've been scared half to death that you were going to die. Yet vampires saved your life, and guess who's been doing your chores!? You are such an asshole! Open your eyes!! I don't care what happened to your parents or your bro-"
"STOP!" I yell, Standing up.
"Your all I have left. Please, PLEASE don't do this to me. I understand, your miserable. But for me, can you please just suck it up, for me. Just give it a chance. I understand your miserable, and I know you have every reason to hate them, but you saw Sloan. She's nice, isn't she. She's my friend. I have a friend, Alex. I like it here. Please don't screw it up for me." She says more kindly now, holding my face with her hands.
"Sloan isn't a blood sucker yet. Just wait." I say, brushing her hands off.
"I can't believe you. Remember your promise? You promised you'd look out for me. This IS looking out for me. And if you keep acting like this, your going to get me killed." She says, getting louder and louder each time. I have to sit back down, I'm so light headed.
"Better than here" I mumble. She takes a few steps back and just stares at me.
"Your so selfish. You're going to be the reason I die. And I'm actually happy, Alex. Happy! But no, you have to fuck everything up just like always." She whispers. I notice tears running down her face as she runs out of the room, crying. I groan and throw a pillow over my face. It's quiet for a few minutes, so quiet I forgot there was someone-something else in the room.
"Are you alright? Jack asks. His voice is quiet, not angry like I expected.
"Sadly" I say, but it's muffled by the pillow.
"I'm sorry you hate it here, but your best off here. I've seen the toughest humans go insane from being treated like you were. Please, just give it a chance. Two weeks and a half weeks - all I ask. If you still hate it here in two weeks, your free to leave." He says.
"What?" I ask, sitting up.
"You can leave if you want to in two and a half weeks. But just remember what your previous owners were like. Even if we're vampires, your safer here. And you heard Mariah-" I cut him off with a groan. I don't even want to think about her. She's totally right.
"You need some more rest. I'll finish your chores. Get some sleep." He says. He moves his hand to touch my arm, and by instinct I move my arm, but I wish I didn't. For a second, I could see the hurt look on his face. But then he got up and walked out the door.
The lights hurt. They're too bright. I turn my head to the side to find Jack and Mariah.
"You idiot!" Mariah's high pitched screams fill my ears, as if the lights weren't bad enough.
"You've done this to me how many times!? Five!? Your so selfish!! How could you do this to me, again!?" She yells. I groan and look back up at the ceiling.
"Do you think about anyone other then yourself!? If you died it would KILL me!? I know you don't want to be here, but suck it up and think about other people for a change! All I ask is for you to think before you act, and be respectful!" She shouts, getting up from her seat.
"I don't care how much you hate vampires, but Jack is acting more like a human than you are! He's at least is acknowledging you have feelings!" She yells.
"Jack? You guys are on first name basis now?" I yell, pretending he isn't in the room. He's a fucking blood sucker that deserves to go and rot in Purgatory!" I yell, making sure not to look anywhere else but Mariah's face.
"Maybe you don't realize this, but some people don't want to die. You are going to get us both killed If you keep being so disrespectful. You know what, a human killed my baby sister but I don't hate all humans. You are being such a dick!! I actually like it here, okay! So why-" she yells. I open my mouth to speak, but she doesn't let me.
"Alexander William Gaskarth, Absolutely not! You don't have the right to talk right now." She screams, her hands on her hips.
"Two days! For two days I've been scared half to death that you were going to die. Yet vampires saved your life, and guess who's been doing your chores!? You are such an asshole! Open your eyes!! I don't care what happened to your parents or your bro-"
"STOP!" I yell, Standing up.
"Your all I have left. Please, PLEASE don't do this to me. I understand, your miserable. But for me, can you please just suck it up, for me. Just give it a chance. I understand your miserable, and I know you have every reason to hate them, but you saw Sloan. She's nice, isn't she. She's my friend. I have a friend, Alex. I like it here. Please don't screw it up for me." She says more kindly now, holding my face with her hands.
"Sloan isn't a blood sucker yet. Just wait." I say, brushing her hands off.
"I can't believe you. Remember your promise? You promised you'd look out for me. This IS looking out for me. And if you keep acting like this, your going to get me killed." She says, getting louder and louder each time. I have to sit back down, I'm so light headed.
"Better than here" I mumble. She takes a few steps back and just stares at me.
"Your so selfish. You're going to be the reason I die. And I'm actually happy, Alex. Happy! But no, you have to fuck everything up just like always." She whispers. I notice tears running down her face as she runs out of the room, crying. I groan and throw a pillow over my face. It's quiet for a few minutes, so quiet I forgot there was someone-something else in the room.
"Are you alright? Jack asks. His voice is quiet, not angry like I expected.
"Sadly" I say, but it's muffled by the pillow.
"I'm sorry you hate it here, but your best off here. I've seen the toughest humans go insane from being treated like you were. Please, just give it a chance. Two weeks and a half weeks - all I ask. If you still hate it here in two weeks, your free to leave." He says.
"What?" I ask, sitting up.
"You can leave if you want to in two and a half weeks. But just remember what your previous owners were like. Even if we're vampires, your safer here. And you heard Mariah-" I cut him off with a groan. I don't even want to think about her. She's totally right.
"You need some more rest. I'll finish your chores. Get some sleep." He says. He moves his hand to touch my arm, and by instinct I move my arm, but I wish I didn't. For a second, I could see the hurt look on his face. But then he got up and walked out the door.
Notes
I'm so fucking sorry it took so long. I was in Dallas all weekend. I went to the black mass tour to see BVB and Falling In Reverse. I got sick (thankfully didn't throw up) and had to go to the back of the room and sit down. Kinda sucked but oh well. I also went to my first hokey game and got to go to hot topic. Anyway, I'm not going on vacation over the break so I'll be updating every other day like usual.
I'm glad to know this story's gonna go on :) I know authors have their own busy lives as well so, thank you!
5/21/15