Can You Stake My Heart?

The next few days were unbearable. I hardly slept, or ate. I would check my phone every five minutes, waiting, hoping for an explanation from Gerard. That never came. Tuesday was my first classes of Art History and AD 2-D. My favorite so far was definitely AD 2-D, although I really liked my life drawing teacher. Tuesday went by fast, but I had not heard from Gerard. Wednesday was the same schedule as Monday, and Friday. Thursday would be the same as Tuesday, and that was what my year would be like. Pretty boring, huh?

Weeks passed, and I still hadn’t heard from Gerard. I’ve tried to ask Brandon, but he just changes the subject. Depression started to nibble on my brain again. I hated being shut out, even though I did it to everyone. On the 5th Friday since term had started, I had gotten an art project to draw a realistic fantasy creature. This really stressed me out, because as previously stated, I loved everything fantasy and didn’t know what to do. So by this point, I was about to burst from an overload of stress and anxiety.

Nina decided to take me out for shopping, since she had noticed my declining state of mind. An outdoor mall wasn’t far from the campus, so we walked. The air was starting to get colder and the nights got shorter; which was my kind of weather. I decided to wear my favorite black trench coat, a plain black sweater, jeans, black knit uggs and a red scarf. I decided I only needed mascara, since I wasn’t going to be trying to impress anyone.

We ran into a Hot Topic, our legs shaking and teeth rattling. Hot Topic was my heaven. The band shirts they had made me want to scream, and I had to resist buying them all. Nina and I laughed and talked over how school was going, since I’ve been so busy.

“So you and Brandon are like… a thing?” I questioned her. She bit her lip and fought back laughter.

“Yes!” She squealed as we made our way to the counter. I smiled, knowing they were just perfect for each other. She had tons of cute clothing, while I mostly had jewelry and tees. After all was said and done, we walked out of the store with our success in our hands. We were turning to walk back, when I spotted him.

Gerard was in a comic book shop across the street. This was my chance to talk to him, he had nowhere to run!

“Hey Nina, hurry and get back to the dorm. I’ll meet you there in a few minutes.” I stuttered due to the cold. She gave me a concerned look before nodding her head and disappearing. Now, I don’t know if you’ve ever crossed a New York street, but it is not fun. I dodged many cars while getting a considerable amount of car horns, middle fingers and swears. When I finally made it to the other side, my heart was racing. Partly because I was going to finally talk to him after a month, and partly because I had almost died. I tightened the grip on my bags and walked inside.

The door jingled and I felt the warm air wrap around my body. The boy at the counter looked at me in surprise, probably not too used to seeing a girl around here. I gave him a small nod and crept around the shelves lined with comics. I spotted him in the corner, looking at various X-Men comics. He was wearing a nice black jacket, blue jeans and converse. I slowly and cautiously walked up to him, until he was within reach. Without thinking twice, I reached out and tapped his shoulder.

He spun around with a look of bewilderment in his eyes. They grew large at the sight of me, and he tried to move farther away from me, but ended up backing into the shelves. I crossed my arms and pursed my lips.

“Why have you been avoiding me? Do you know how much that hurts?” I said, trying to steady my voice. I didn’t want to cry, not now.

“Look, Rose… I don’t want to hurt you. That’s why I’ve been avoiding you!” He fretted, looking down at his black, worn converse. I looked at his “Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness” shirt, remembering our duet in his car. I felt the sadness wash over me like a wave. A tear rolled down my cheek; I just couldn’t hold them back anymore.

“But why?” I pleaded. He looked up with me, a pained expression on his face. Without a word, he grabbed my hands and pulled me out of the store. The boy behind the counter gave me a small wave as I was dragged out into the cold night air.

“G-Gerard, what the hell are you doing?” I stammered as he dragged me down an alley-way. He was silent as we went through a labyrinth of narrow passageways, until we entered a small garden, opening up to the city. I breathed in, taking in the beauty around me. The roses glowed in the moonlight and the trees and grass swayed in the chilly breeze. I was snapped back into what was going on when he turned to me.

“Do you believe in monsters?” He asked shakily. I was shocked. What was he talking about? I slowly nodded my head, preparing myself to run.

“Do you believe in monsters like werewolves? Goblins? Vampires?” He stressed the last word, making my mind go numb. He must be crazy. Why is he telling me this?
“Yes, Gerard. But… why does that matter?” I whispered. He scoffed, and stepped towards me; so close I we were almost touching. My heart raced as I stood in fear.

“Do you know why those fuckers have been chasing you? Do you know why I’ve been avoiding you?” He breathed into my ear, making me shiver.

“No, that’s why I’m asking you!” I tried to shout, but my voice cracked. He drew back, looking me in the eyes. The usual warm glow of his eyes was replaced by a murky yellow color, one that I did not like.

“You really haven’t figured it out? Put the pieces together, Rose.” He said, turning away from me. I thought really hard. The kids who had almost killed me had said some weird things… “share” and “they’re gonna be mad I got you first”. Then Jane rubbing around my neck, almost like she wanted to… bite me?

My whole body stiffened as everything slowly came together. The way they all looked, why Gerard always crinkled his nose around me or didn’t speak, how fast he was…

The words slipped out of my mouth before I could even think to hold them back.

“You’re a vampire.”

Gerard slowly turned around. I was too scared to move, too afraid he’d hurt me, or worse. He took steps closer to me, but froze when I cringed, fearing he’d hit me. He threw his hands up, and his eyes widened.

“I-I don’t want to scare you, Rose. I wouldn’t hurt you, I made a promise to myself.” He murmured. He stood there, and put his head in his hands. Be brave I thought, and walked toward his stiff body. I gently wrapped my arms around him, squeezing him into a hug. I felt him jump in surprise, then after a few seconds, he pulled me into him. We stood there in silence. He was actually pretty warm.

“So… are you like a Twilight vampire?” I finally asked, although I was muffled by his jacket. He laughed and stroked my hair.

“Don’t worry, I’ll explain everything,” He responded,

“and I mean everything.”

Notes

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