Creatures of the Night

Though his mind was still terribly deep in the memories, he still managed to register that she had asked him something. He looked down at her with dull eyes, showing that he wasn't there but somewhere in his memories. "Yeah. I'm fine." he said in a soft, slightly lifeless voice. The events of that night had him completely trapped in his memories of them now. But it was only for one reason, and that one reason alone was enough to keep him there forever if that was what it took to figure out what he wanted to know.

The clearer the memory got, the stronger the scent of blood got and the more he remembered the strong urge the vampire had for blood. He has determined that it was the werewolf's blood that he had wanted then, but the question remained of why? Why had the vampire wanted the blood of that creature, he had nevet wanted werewolf blood before in his life, and he was just unsure as to why he wanted it now. Or could it have been that the vampire hadn't been after the wolf's blood? Maybe he had been after something else, but his memories mixed up what he wanted with thr scent of blood from him and the werewolf. He wasn't sure and he didn't know if he even wanted to find out.

His eyes suddenly became bright again, and he came out of his memories. He didn't want to remember anymore from that night. He didn't want to risk finding out that what the vampire had been after hadn't been the blood of the wolf, but the blood of another person. The same person that was right there with him, in his arms, unknowing of what was going on between him and the vampire inside him. As he looked down at her, his mouth opened to say something, but nothing would come out. "I - " was all he managed to say before he cut himself off, and closed his mouth.

He wasn't even sure of what he had been about to say to her. His mind just took over and had begun to speak before he even knew what was happening. He was sure the vampire wasn't behind that because he didn't want to talk to the Veela girl. He was afraid of what he might say or do to her if he took control of Ryo's body. It was hard to control the boy's impulses, let alone a vampire's impulses. But both of them were curious now. What exactly had he been about to say to the Veela? It wasn't going to be something something simple. He knew himself well enough to know that what he had been about to say was something about his feelings.

But the question was what had he been about to say to her about his feelings? There were only two things he thought that he would say, and they had to do with love and hate. But which one had it been? Had he been about to say, I love you, or I hate you? He thought about that for a while. I love you or I hate you. He didn't hate her, she was the only one he cared about now. So it couldn't have been I hate you. But he didn't.. did he? He didn't even know anymore, his emotions were all mixed up and he didn't know what he felt anymore. The vampire wasn't sure of what emotion he should be feeling anymore other. They were both so confused now and it didn't make sense that he was this confused over a simple word he had said before he stopped himself.

What should he do now? Let the sentence he wanted to say come out, or keep it hidden and tell her that it was nothing. He looked down at her with his olive eyes seeming confused yet gentle and happy. He smiled gently at her and opened his mouth once more to speak. "I - " he stopped himself again, but he soon let himself continue with the sentence. It had become clear to him right now what he was going to say and he wanted to stop himself again, but this time it was too late. "I - I love you." His voice shook a bit as he said this, the vampire inside him screamed at what he said.

The scream that came from the vampire had been a scream of surprise. He had not been expecting this to happen. It all just happened so fast and now it had all been said and he didn't even know how to react anymore. What was he supposed to do? It was the boy's choice if he wanted to tell this girl how he felt about her, not his. He finally realized that he had pretty much no say in Ryo's life, he was only there because he was the vampire part of Ryo, and he way only there to help him and provide protection fot whoever it was that needed him to protect them, or whoever it was that Ryo wanted him to protect. Other than that he was nothing, just the vampire side of a boy who didn't even like him.

Ryo looked down at her and watched as her eyes went back to their original blue color. He smiled at her and placed his hand on her cheek. "You don't have to know how Evalyn." he began to tell her softly. "You just have to be open to learning how to love someone." he told her in a gentle voice that he had only used with his mother before. He glanced up at the sky and stared at the stars for a while. When he looked back down, he noticed that he had blushed and he couldn't help but smile. With her pale skin it was hard to miss her blushing, but he couldn't see her ears because of her hair and he sighed softly.

It was like he was getting another chance. He had lost the girl he loved once before, and now he was getting another chance at love again. He just hoped this one wouldn't go wrong. Ryo allowed his eyes to close for a moment when he felt her lips on his cheek. He reached his hand out again and placed it on her cheek. The boy looked at her for a long moment before he leaned forward and he instinctively pressed his lips against hers.

When exactly had he developed these feelings for her? There was no reminder of when it had happened, the feelings had just been there. Though he assumed that it had been after the attack, but he hadn't been aware of It. But after she disappeared, he began to miss her, almost long for her and the feelings made themselves clear, even if he had ignored them until now. Maybe that was how he had realized that he had never truly loved Rise. When the feelings that were actually love came in, the feelings that were pity for the werewolf girl were forced out and he had realized that he hadn't ever loved her.

He was glad he had realized this. If he hadn't he would still think he was in love with her and he knew that would end up with one of them ending up dead. No one, vampire and werewolf alike, wanted a relationship that bonded both species. It would be like what the humans thought of the blood status. They didn't want their blood being mixed with the blood of those that weren't part of their kind. Both species just wouldn't have It. He knew that it would bring consequences to them, but he didn't know - and he didn't want to know who those consequences would take a higher toll on. He just didn't want to risk it.

It surprised him a bit when he felt Evalyn press her lips against his, kissing him back. He hadn't heen sure of what her reaction would be when he did this, but his instincts had told him that everything would be fine if he did do it. For once in his life the vampire wasn't telling him not to this. It seemed he too liked the veela girl, or he was just glad that Ryo realized that he didn't like the werewolf girl. He didn't know but he was glad that the vampire wasn't contradicting what he decided to do.

His family wouldn't find out about this. He was going to make sure they didn't. If they did his life and possibly hers would becoming hell. His family had nothing against Veelas but it would seem strange to them that he chose a Veela over one of their kind. The kind he didn't want to be a part of. His family - his uncle and sister - wanted to keep their family a pure Vampire family. Everyone in that family, excluding his aunt, was to be a Vampire, no questions asked. Well up until now, that he had broken that rule his uncle had made. He wasn't going to date another Vampire, he was going to he with a Veela.

They would have to understand eventually that it didn't matter what species they were, so long as they had special feelings for one another. They would understand eventually, he was sure of it. He slowly pulled away from their kiss as he felt Evalyn pull away, and he looked down at her. He wondered what the life span of a Veela was. He'd never actually encountered one until he met her, so he really didn't know anything about them. She must know that Vampires were immortal, as it was something that a lot of people knew. One of the most common things known about Vampires, besides their need for blood to survive. He wondered if Veelas were the same or if they too, as the humans, had a limited amount of time to live.

Ryo's arms wrapped around her waist a bit tighter and he sighed. He shrugged slightly at her question and smiled. "I don't know. Whatever you decide to do, I suppose." he smiled down at her slightly. What would happen if his family found out about her? He supposed the only real problem was Sayuri, his sister. If she found out, she would run off and tell their uncle. Then he would ask all these questions that Ryo wouldn't be able to understand and he would make him say something stupid.