Forbidden Love

Chapter 11

Riley's POV

They collapsed before me, and I was breathing heavily. Dead. I knew the cost for this would be deadly... Maybe even a friendship gone down the drain...

"Riley?!" A voice hollered to me. I knew the voice... I couldn't keep my eyes off the dead, limp body before me. "Riley snap out of it!"

I blinked and turned to see Corey, staring at me wide eyed. I looked down at the body next to me... Densia.

"What was that about?!" Corey asked, his voice shaking. I could tell I scared him now. That's usually what happened...

"I killed her..." I muttered, standing up slowly. "But why?!" He replied scared. "Because.. She was going to kill both of us!" I snapped back, Corey jumped.

"How would you know that?" He asked, suspiciously. "Heck, how do you know her?"

"She's the one that attacked you before. I took her job at eliminating a target, and she wanted revenge. It's quite simple..." I replied bitterly, as I watched Densia's body disintegrate from existence.

Vampires do that. Apparently.

"Eliminate a target? What are you--"

"Are you really that oblivious?!" I hissed. "Densia killed Carrie Beff, thinking it was you! Then I stopped her from killing you and took on the task myself-- I saved your life!"

Corey stared, processing all the information given to him. He frowned a bit... And asked me the one question I knew would tear whatever friendship we had.

"... What are you?"

I refused to look at him, instead, looking at the full moon, where I saw my queen's cruel smirk. She knew what I had done... She knew what was going to happen... And she would enjoy it.

"I'm... A vampire... Assassin." I said slowly, as I retrieved my bloody knife from the grass, where Densia's body had been. I looked down, then back at Corey.

Distrust... Fear... Confusion... Anger... All in one expression on his face.

All I saw...

Hatred.

"Riley.. Why.. Didn't you tell me this before?"

This question surprised me. That's what he wanted to know, after all I had just said....

But I also asked myself that question multiple times.

Why didn't I tell him?

I'd be killed.

".. I would have paid a price for telling you... Densia would have killed you..." I replied, and sighed. "You must hate me now, I know. I couldn't save your friend... I betrayed your trust in me... But whatev-"

"And you saved my life." Corey added. I looked at him and he smiled. "Hey, this is all really confusing to me.. And it must be for you too. I can only imagine how many lives you took, lives you became friends with.. Well.. You have me."

I tilted my head a bit. Why was he so.. Kind? I tried to kill him... Ended up deciding to kill Densia.. And he still is so.. Nice.

"Riley... Why did you save me?" Corey asked, standing in front of me. I bit my lip nervously. "I.. Don't know. I just felt like... You're too innocent to kill. The bond I'd created with you... Was so strong it led me to betraying my own kind..."

"That bond... How did it take over?" He asked. I blushed a bit, nervous. "It just.. Did. I can't explain this feeling... I have never have never felt it before..."

"... I think it's love." Corey blurted.

Now, if I was with anyone else but the blue haired guitarist, I would have gagged. Love? Vampires don't feel love... They can't.

But I didn't gag.. I was unable to. It's as if I... Believed it. Inside, I knew it must be true. I've experiences all kinds of emotions, and witnessed others. Love... This feeling was new... But I knew its symptoms.

"Love..? This feeling... Does this mean I 'love' you?" I ask, feeling as if I was now the oblivious one.

"Everyone knows what love is as soon as they feel it." He replied, blushing a bit. I blinked, tilting my head. "Who do you love?"

Corey turned bright red, and I worried he might be sick. He glanced away, annoying me a bit. Lack of eye contact really bugged me.

"I... Uh..." His innocence was cute... but was getting a bit annoying.

I gave him time... and he took a deep breath.

"I.. Love you, Riley..."