Bright Lights That Cast A Shadow

Ray approached me the next day as soon as I walked in. He grabbed my arm and steered me towards the back room, which was already where I was heading, but I decided not to mention it.
"Did you get it to Frank?" I asked as soon as the door swung shut. He nodded and I visibly relaxed. Good, now Frankie would be able to protect himself if he had too. I didn't think he would have too luckily. Lindsey didn't care about him so much. She just wanted me. Although the fact that she hadn't made an appearance in the past couple of days was beginning to worry me.
"Yeah I did," He confirmed. I looked at him. There was definitely more that he wasn't telling me. He shifted under my scrutiny. Finally he huffed and gave up. "Ugh damn vampire," He muttered under his breath. "It's just that he didn't look to good. Like he looked like he hadn't slept or eaten in days. He was like numb. He just took it, no question asked. And when I told him what it was and that it was from a friend he just nodded mutely and shut the door." He gave me a concerned look as I sucked in a breath. I didn't want Frank to look like that. Not my Frankie. And it was all my fault.
"Thanks," I told him tiredly. Bob popped in just then.
"Look I know you guys are having a heart to heart back here but I kinda need some help so..." He left the statement hang in the air as he exited the room. Ray gave me one more sideways glance before joining him, leaving me alone.
I fell into a chair and buried my head in my hands. Just what had I done? I had made a friend and then scared them off and put them in danger all at once. I had done everything I had sworn not to do, and in the end it had hurt us both.
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Work was boring and long as usual. On days like today I seriously considered just quitting. I mean I was a vampire. There had to be a much more conventional way of getting money. A couple of bucks here and there from my unsuspecting drunk victims. Whenever the thought came to mind though I brushed it to the side. What would Frank think?
In the past week that had turned into my what would Jesus do? phrase. I hadn't even been able to feed since Frank had left. Every time I tried, the relentless question popped into my head. What would Frank think? Each time I had given up and gone home with the image of Frank's frightened face after I bit him stuck in my head.
I sighed and pushed the store door open, done with my shift. I frowned trying to remember the last time I had had a day off. It hadn't been in a long time, quite possibly never. I had just come into work everyday all week long for as long as I remember. Some days I even manned the shop on my own. Maybe it was time to cash in on all those vacation days.
My ambling thoughts kept me occupied as I walked home. I had been walking lately, not trusting myself and my wondering mind behind a steering wheel. I was a couple of blocks away when I saw her. Black pigtails with a tight black vest, red checkered skirt black tights and combat boots. She was walking slightly ahead of me and was staring straight ahead, but I knew better than to think she didn't know I was there.
I followed her. Never once did she look back to make sure. She knew I would follow her and for some reason that kind of pissed me off. I hated seeming predicatable. We walked for a couple more blocks, getting away from the busier streets. For what reason I didn't know. If she was going to kill me she would do it in front of a crowd. She wouldn't care who saw.
Finally after she sufficiently got us away from society, and me totally lost, she stopped. She leaned up against the brick alleyway wall and looked at her nails casually as she waited for me to approach.
"You're a bitch, I hope you know that," I hissed at her, opening the conversation. She looked away from her nails and flashed me a wide smile before pushing herself away from the wall and wrapping her arms around my neck, closing the distance between our bodies.
"Which is why I'll have so much fun when I fuck with your life," She whispered. I shoved her angrily away from me.
"What the fuck do you want?" I demanded, "Why did you lead me here?" She giggled. Her giggle was really starting to annoy me. I swear I wanted to choke her every single time she did it.
"Who said I led you here?" She batted her eyelashes trying to act innocent. I growled and she scowled at me. "You always take everything so fucking seriously!" She pouted crossing her arms and stomping a foot. Seriously, she acted like a two year old with all her games and tantrums.
"Just get on with it!" I was growing impatient very fast.
"Fine." Her eyes went cold, but held a certain glee to them. She stalked up to me. "I told you Gerard. I told you that night that you would pay" Her eyes sparkled as she talked about her revenge. "I turned Frankie boy against you. He hates you now." She got dangerously close to my face. "And there's still your brother and two other friends to go. Just think about what I'll do to them." She leaned away, a smirk playing aross her lips.
"Lin-" She put a finger to my lips to silence me. She actually fucking did that. She glared at me, all playfullness lost from her features. Instead there was just a cold hard glare.
"I warned you Gerard Way. I told you then I wouldn't kill you but you would pay. I will take everything from you until you can't see the point of living and you will beg me to kill you." She turned and began walking away, before once again pausing. "And when you do, I'll just laugh and walk away." And then she pulled her infamous disappearing act and was gone.
I stood in the alley, all alone once again, feeling as hopeless as ever. Everyone I loved and cared about were under the gun, or I guess in this case, under the fang. And I couldn't think of anyway to stop it.

Notes

okay so i'm probably gonna have another update up in like two or three hours cause I've been like dying to write it. so yeah. and I just realized. I post ass short chapters. I'm sorry. I only get the computer at night and well daily updates. so i'm sorry. i've got another story on my wattpad that I'll post when I'm done with this one. It has longer chapters, so it won't be daily but yeah.