Take A Bite

The Supernaturals came like shadows spilling from a broken mirror. They weren't there one Moment, and the next they were all over the place. Maya wouldn't have necessarily had a problem with the sudden change. People were people to her, and she wasn't a people's person.

But she can't help the feeling of dread she felt when she found out from an unknown source that Eric, the guy she's been dating for two years was a fucking Incubi. No, she wasn't fucking rascist. She would totally understand why he would hide what he was, she doubt she'd have believed him if he had told her the truth. What she couldn't stand however was the idea of him feeding on her for years.

She'd gotten the message that morning, from an unknown number. It had been the first thing she saw when she'd gone through her phone. A picture of herself, skin flushed, hair messy, and limbs tensed as Eric buried himself between her legs. She'd had no idea who had taken the picture, or why anyone would want to take a picture of her in such an intimate moment.

The short note attached to it had nearly sent her into a panic attack.

" Eric says you're the most tasty one he’d had, took a pic to prove it "

Whoever it was had attached a smiling emoji to the text. As if the whole thing was fucking funny. Usually, Maya would take her time getting dressed before school, but she'd taken the bus in an oversized hoodie and sweatpants. Her curly hair was w complete mess and she had dark circles under her eyes.

" What's up with you?" Her sister, Nia eyed her dissaprovingly " People are looking "

Maya gave her a dirty look, and thankfully Nia knew better than to ask further. All through the drive, she was clutching her phone so tightly, if she had been a supernatural, the device would have shattered.

The moment the bus pulled up in the school driveway, Maya shoved her way out of it. She knew Evan well, he was part of the school swimming team and he and the rest of his clique usually had their morning practice before class.

She found him next to the pool, Kira West slinged by his side. Maya did hear rumours of Evan's string of ex girlfriend's. He'd been the school playboy before they started dating. Maya had hated his guts at first, but his determination to win her heart did get to her at the end. After long months of his unceasing flirtations and gifts, she'd agreed to give him a chance. Evan wasn't bad, he'd never looked at another girl ever since. His loyalty was as impressive as his sexual appetite.

Maya, with her long curly hair, sun kissed skin, shapely figure and fleshy backside was easily the most stunning girl in the room. But as her sister would say, she had a stinky attitude. She tended to avoid people and always had that " Don't Talk To Me " look on her face.

She wasn't sure how Evan did it, but he always seemed to sense her presence the moment she was in a room. Though now that she knew he wasn't exactly human, it made a lot of sense. His stunning blue eyes fixed on her approaching figure and a delighted smile stretched across his face. He seemed to have forgotten Kira who had trying her luck with him. She gave Maya a dirty look, like it was her fault Evan wasn't interested in hooking up.

" Baby " Evan began, in his usual deep and sinfully seductive voice. Incubi. He had it written all over him. Strange how she'd never noticed that. " I'm so glad to..."

Maya's fist connected with his face before he could finish his sentence. Funny enough, Evan barely even reacted at the hit except for the pause in his speech. A trail of blood made it down his nostril. He wiped the blood away with a fingertip, his eyes stared down at the red then at her, he arched a perfect brow.

For a long time, the only sound between them was Maya's rampant breathing. Kira had saw the whole thing go down, and as she hurried out of the space, Maya knew the whole ordeal would become the biggest gossip in school for a while. ' The School's It Couple are having some relationship problems it seems...'

" What was that for?" Evan asked

" I should go to the police " Maya scuffed. It hurts a lot. But she was a tough girl, the last thing she would do was cry for a man. She didn't really care about the picture, if it ever got out, whatever. But she'd been fed on by her boyfriend for years. Incubi fed on sexual energy just as Vampires fed on blood. He'd been using her.

" Babe...."

" We're done " Maya wouldn't give him the light of day anymore. She was done with this whole thing. She'd been certain of that from the moment she learnt the truth. She turned to walk away but Evan followed.

" Maya, please. I was going to tell you about..."

" It doesn't matter "

" I....I fucking can't help what I am you know! So what if I'm not human, it doesn't have to change a thing! I'm still me "

" You disgust me"

" Maya...." He tries to reach for her but Maya avoided him, her face morphing into a look of utter disgust. The way she looked at him now was like how one looked at filth. Stinky and revolting. He frowned. " Fine! What fucking ever. Have it your way then..."

His voice fades into background noise as she walks away. Classes hadn't even started yet and she already knew she wouldn't be able to stay here much longer. She simply wanted to go home, crawl into her bed and sleep.

" Are you kidding me?" It was just her luck that the sky outside had darkened considerably with rain clouds. The weather in Elthon was just this damn unpredictable. She can't possibly find a cab back home in this whether. But then again it was just like a fourty minutes walk home, she could manage that. If it rains, so be it.

She knew a shortcut, through one of the older neighborhood with rundown buildings, littered with overflowing trashcan and too small alleyways. It was relatively safe. Like she said, nothing ever did happen in Elthon.

Fifteen minutes into her walk and she felt the first raindrop against her face. Soon enough, the rain poured down and drenched her in it's cold embrace. She shivered and hurried her pace, brushing strands of wet hair from her face.

She'd been so focused on getting home soon that she'd completely missed the first scream. The second had pierced through the sound of the rain and thunderclaps, freezing her in her steps. It was low and raspy, like whoever it was running out of breath or choking on his own saliva.

An elderly? That had been her first nothing. An elderly gentleman stuck in the rain. The scream came again, this time low and raspy. Maya found her legs moving on their own. " Hello? Are you hurt?"

As she edged closer, she could see a figure, no, two figures. One was slumped on the ground, almost being drowned in the flowing water. She couldn't see most of him due to the larger figure hunched over him. Head bowed. The water below was tinted red, and Maya became convinced they'd been an accident. The rain made the ground slippery, it would be so easy to fall and break something.

She hurried closer. Her hand was already reaching for her phone that was no doubt drenched due to the rain. " Is he alright? I can...I can call for help...."

The larger figure visibly tensed. Slowly, he turned to face her, and Maya froze under the weight of his gaze. His eyes—deep, dark red like fresh blood—locked onto hers. His face, a maze of countless tattoos, twisted into a snarl. Razor-sharp teeth gleamed in the dim light, still wet with crimson. She was certain something—flesh, perhaps—was wedged between them. On the ground, the other man had gone terrifyingly still. A gaping wound tore across his neck, a gruesome wound where a chunk of flesh and artery had been bitten right off.

She'd heard of ghouls before, she'd seen some too. Grave stealers, flesh eaters, undead entities, Zombies. So many names, and yet, none of them had struck fear into her until now.

Oh Jesus! Her legs had gone weak.