Second Nature

I quickly walked into the office after giving the receptionist a final glance over. Kicking the door closed I took out my USB stick before attaching it to the computer and sitting in his chair waiting for the screen to load. I sat back looking round remembering just how many times I was stood in front of this desk receiving my next job. The amount of trust Zachary held for me to give me the top jobs, part of me felt betrayal but the rest of me wanted so much more, something that I think deep down I wanted for so long. Revenge. The welcome noise omitted from the computer took away my attention from the past memories as I quickly typed in his not so secret password and bam I was away. Quickly searching through his files I found the one relating to Frank and downloaded the file to the USB, whilst waiting for it to finish I skimmed through other targets when one quickly caught my attention. Dorian Stephens read the file name as I opened it up revealing a picture of the guy who was staring me out at the gala. The one I had the weird connection to. I downloaded that file too before skimming through any other names or peers that were on the hit list. After adding a few more to the USB I heard the tell-take signs of the elevator which dinged and I instantly smelt Zack’s much overuse of aftershave. I shut everything down ensuring it was just like it was before I entered, pushing the chair back I ran over to the other side of the room standing behind the door as I desperately tried to get back to Frank’s. I heard the scanning of the retinal scan and the receptionist making pleasantries with him before it all faded and the coldness brought me back round to the bathroom floor.

I stood up quickly, lunging forward to reach the toilet bowl as I threw up all of breakfast. I’ve never been good with the whole disappearing thing. I waited until I’d stopped, quickly getting undressed throwing my clothes into the hamper and dipping myself into the bathwater before getting out and wrapping a towel around my body and hair and picking up the vial of blood and drinking it back and throwing the glass bottle into the hamper. I quickly felt my blood fighting off the inhuman cells that possessed my body as I screamed out, pure agony gripping my whole body. I fell down holding my neck where I was bite that fateful night in hysterics as I heard rushed footsteps barge through my bedroom door and the bathroom door slamming open as Frank ran in gripping hold of me. It was only then I noticed the slice in my palm had opened up and blood was trickling down my neck as he held my close to him, my blood staining his shirt.
“Sssh its ok I got you.” He whispered holding me close as I calmed down slightly too just sobs.
“What’s going on?” Gerard rushed in quickly followed by Anna. “What the hell happened to your neck?” Gerard questioned again kneeling down at the side of me as he took a damp cloth wiping the blood away before noticing it wasn’t my neck causing the mess. He gently took my injured hand before cleaning it up as Frank still held me tightly.
“I…I passed out.” I hiccupped “and that night came back to me.” I whispered desperately trying to calm down, “I could feel the pain again.” I sobbed in Frank’s neck as he took my still bleeding hand and licked it gently to seal the wound. Ever so slowly he helped me to bed as Anna got me some fresh clothes and the guys left for me to get changed.

“That wasn’t acting Blake.” Anna looked at me worriedly, “I thought it wasn’t going to hurt you?” She carried on as she hair dried my hair for me. Something I’d always hated doing myself.
“It was the human blood fighting against the vampire cells its ok I feel fine now.” I promised her turning to look at her smiling.
“Did you find what you was looking for?” She asked after a while of silence.
“I did, just got to get to a computer to find out now.” I smiled as I walked into the bathroom and went to grab the USB stick from out of my pants realising it wasn’t there.
“I’ll be down soon B!” I shouted from the bathroom looking all over for it as I heard her respond with an ok and walk out. “Shit shit shit shit.” I spoke to myself looking all over the bathroom as I heard the bedroom door go again.
“Looking for something?” The smooth voice stopped me in my tracks as I turned to face the door quickly, and there it was my blue USB, held up in his hand.
“Yeah, that’s mine. Rude to take other people’s stuff.” I scoffed as I walked over for it, him being quicker he grabbed me by my neck pinning my to the cold tile wall.
“And it’s rude to trap people.” I sneered in my face as he squeezed tighter on my neck, still holding the USB stick in my face. “You want it start talking.” He spat as I could see him slowly starting the bend the metal stick.
“You know I can’t do that.” I hissed out stuggling against his hand. I tried to gain some room from his body as I brought my knees up and kicking him square in the chest sending him to other side of the room and out on to the bed, as he groaned when his back contacted the headboard. I quickly dove over to him and kicked the stick off the bed, kneeling down with my knee in his neck. “You need to start trusting me. I’m on your side buddy.” I looked down at him with a warning glare, “I’m not stuck here for the good of my health.” I spoke as I slowly climbed off him and offering him my hand to help him up, as he nodded smoothing out his crinkled clothes.

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