Chapter 26: Chapter 26

Jasmine keeps mute as she drops down the blood bag back in the drawer, takes one of the phones and hands it over to me.

"I'm sure that will be enough for you, right? Sorry for being careless and dropping my snacks in there."

Snack?

"Um, okay?"

The tense air around us decreases when she turns her back to me and begin to walk away.

"You didn't answer my question, Jasmine." I stand up as she stops walking. "Are you a vampire or not?"

"What if I am. Would that be bad..."

"Um..." I can't find the suitable words to respond to that.

"Will you kill me? You should know that I won't go down easily." She stares at me from the corner of her eyes.

The surprising thing is how her eyes holds so much determination. I have never seen Jasmine this serious before.

"Why would I want to kill you?" I ask in confusion then she turns to me with a small gasp.

"Why wouldn't you. The vampires and werewolves don't really like each other, at all."

I shake my head at her. "How many years have you lived?"

"A few hundred." She picks her fingernails, her eyes downcast.

"When you say 'a few' it means a lot." I cross my arms on my chest as I speak. "So I'm guessing that you're pretty old."

"I suppose..."

Annoyed by her attitude, I walk to her, aware of the fact that she takes several steps back in return.

Placing my hands on her shoulders, I shake her.

"Can't you give me a straight answer? It's either a yes or a no."

She looks at her feet immediately. I can't believe that a vampire this old is so timid. She wasn't like this a minute ago.

"Look, I know that vampires and werewolves don't get along because of their opposite natures but I doubt that will stop our friendship." I shake her again. "And why are you acting like a teenager. Stop sulking around, I'm not gonna kill you or anything. I'm just super psyched that a real life vampire is in front of me."

Another shake.

"I wanted to meet one since I was little. I always w-"

She clasps my hands that are on her shoulders and smiles at me.

"I get your point."

When I am satisfied, I pull away from her and smile too.

"You have to tell me everything! I didn't know what you are so how did you do it, how did you hide your true nature from me. It's a bit weird that I couldn't sense what you were the first time I met you."

It's really strange, maybe only vampires can do that.

"Does this mean that everyone in this town are vampires too?"

This may include Andrew and the others.

"Um, not really."

She scratches her head when I glare at her. "I mean no, I'm the only one.. I learnt how to hide my scent and presence a few years ago."

A few...

I'll take that as a hundred years ago.

"That explains a lot." I say under my breath as I pick up the bags on the ground.

"What are you talking about?"

Instead of answering, I tell her.

"I'm going to bed. See you tomorrow."

"But it's too early."

"It's the right time." I wave at her even though my back is to her. "You should get some sleep too."

I enter my room and after I have dropped the bags at a corner, I hop on the bed and pull out Nathan's phone.

A person's scent sticks to their clothes and belongings, mostly clothes. Although the phone in my hands is Nathan's, it has a little amount of his scent. It's not that surprising since he rarely uses it.

When I am done inhaling the scent, I open the phone with gladness that it has no passwords.

I go through it for a while...

Is this guy a robot? There are no photos in here, not even one. The phone looks like it's brand new. There are only contacts in it so I search for the last people he spoke with.

'Why are you snooping around his private life.'

I jump, the phone slips out of my hand and lands on my chest as I let out a little scream.

"What the- what is up with you." I glare at the wall once I know that it's my wolf. "Is this your way of trying to kill me."

My head frowns in silence for a few seconds before I hear her voice again.

'If I was really trying to kill you, you would have been dead in my first try.'

"What do you want, wolf?" She is starting to piss me off.

'To go out for a run.'

I frown, picking the phone from my chest. "A run?"

'Are you mentally deaf or something? A run! That's what I said.'

"To be honest, I wish I was mentally deaf then I wouldn't have to hear your voice so often in my head, but I guess a wish is only a wish."

She snorts. 'Human words are so ridiculous.'

The room and my head is then filled with a pregnant silence.

"What's your name?"

For a while, I hear nothing in return to my question but within a minute more, she sneers at me.

'What kind of stupid question is that. I don't have one!'

"I thought you did." I place my hands on my knees and begin to drum on them. "I mean, since you know how to talk, I figured that you would have a name."

She laughs bitterly in my head. I don't know how I sense this but she... sounds so sad.

'I would have had a name of my own if you didn't block me out immediately you found out that I could speak. Don't try to act nice now because I know what you are trying to do.'

I listen to her as she continues to speak to me, mentally.

'You think that I'm dumb? I heard when our mate told you to apologise to me but like I expected, you didn't say a word.'

She right.

'You're a coward, Isabella. Just like you, I wish I never knew you. I wish I wasn't your wolf.'

I sigh. "Why do you want to go for a run?"

'Why wouldn't I want that! I've been stuck in your head for years, the least you can do for me is let me on a run, for once, just once!'

In the rest of the night, she continues to plead but I choose to ignore her. It ends up giving me a strong headache in the next morning.

Jasmine notices my sulky mood but probably chooses not to say word. My wolf doesn't stop there though, she continues to bug me for two days straight. It seems like a miracle when I can finally hear only my own thoughts in my head.

'Heyo!'

I groan when I hear her voice again.

'Can I go for a run?'

Like the other days, I ignore her and stuff my face into the pillow.

'Heather.'

My head picks up. "What?"

'Heather. That's my name, that's what I have chosen for myself.'

"But you said that you don't have one."

'I did but when you asked, I thought about it and that's what I have chosen.' She explains. 'Look I know how you feel. You think that when you give me control I won't give you back control, in other words, I won't let you turn back to your puny human form.'

Puny?

I blink at her words.

"Are you confirming my assumptions or you are driving somewhere else."

'Driving?' I can hear the confusion in her voice.

"What are you try to say, wo- Heather?" I correct myself quickly.

'I'll agree to return back to your puny human form once I'm done with my run. I swear on my beautiful fur.'

Okay?

"You can have an hour for your run."

When I say this, her howls and happy grunts threaten to make my head burst open.

Before I let her loose, I make sure to tell Jasmine that I'm going for a run. I don't know if Heather will be okay with a vampire being around her but I'm hoping that as Jasmine's presence is hidden my wo- I mean Heather, won't go crazy.

To my luck, Jasmine has a big compund all to herself so I can shift here without any fears of a massacre.

I have only shifted into my wolf a few times and so, it still hurts. I grit my teeth and swallow the pain.

When I am in wolf form, my wolf subconscious moves forward and I am pushed back, entitled to watching through her eyes.

It takes a while for her to stand up and because of that, guilt slams hardly on me. She has almost forgotten how to stand or walk because of me. I deprived her of the feeling.

So with a heavy heart, I watch her as she learns how to do all all over again and as she trots happily.

Soon, hours pass, I can tell because of the change in weather. She looks so happy jumping around the place so I let her play for a little longer but when she has decided to rest, I nudge her mentally and ask her to give me back control.

'Oh about that. Sorry, I did say that I'll turn back to your form once I'm done with my run but I never agreed to your time limit. In other words, I think I will be on my run for the rest of our lives. I'll give you back control when it's time for us to die.' She snorts.

You slimy piece of...