Day & Night *COMPLETED*

Fears Within

     I could feel her fears even after we had climbed out of the tub and started getting dressed. My own fears were beginning to control my thoughts. There were too many untold secrets between us and it seemed neither of knew how the other would react. All I could hope for is that she wouldn't see me as the monster I have come to find in the mirror these days. The little amount of heart I have found would darken black as all other vampires if she did.

     "Kibbe?" I hear her sweet voice whisper my name. I close my eyes and allow it to echo within my mind to keep forever as my memory of her before my horrible deeds were spilled out for her to judge and reject me as her friend.

     "Yes, Alu?" I ask after a moment.

     "Are you okay?" She turned to me as she finished lacing up her boots. After our bath water had start to become icy, we had decided it was time to get out and close to time for me to depart back to her home. The sun would be up soon and I don't believe her friend here would want me to stay within her home given she will only believe Aluala was here last night.

     I give her a small smile followed by a soft yes. She smiles back at me but I can see the sadness and fear in her eyes.  I want so badly to cup her cheek and tell her everything will be alright. But... I know that would just be another lie I would make her suffer through. I was wanted for crimes against the Night Clan. I had done unspeakable things to my beloved and closest friend, who had thought of me to be dead, without her ever knowing. Though I could be with her now without the fears the Clan had placed on me, I couldn't be with her. She may not know it yet but I had ruin her life and any chances I had with her those some years ago.

     I look away from her shining eyes of unshed tears. She never was one to cry and shortly she would shed those tears all because of me. The person she most trusted through her childhood would be her greatest causer of pain.

     "I believe I should be on my way back to the house," I state calmly. I pray she could not hear the fear and pain in my voice.

     "Oh... Okay..." She answered softly. "I'll be there shortly." I nodded but did not turn to her. Though my eyes were unreadable to most I knew she would read me as if I was an open book for she knew my every thought with just a glance of my darken eyes.

     "When you do..." I hesitant knowing this would be the last time we would most likely have a calm talk before we broke each others' hearts. "We will need to talk..." 

     Before she could response I was out the window in blast of air. Jumping from rooftop to rooftop, I made my way back to where it all started and all would end. After this morning, I had a feeling I would either be forced out of her life for good or murdered by her hands. And in all honesty... I would rather her do the latter of the two if that meant we would be even and I would pay for my sins against her.

     "I am so sorry, my little Alu..."