Chapter 9

"Oh about that, you saw Gonzalo earlier?" Fenris wiped his lips with a tissue when his mouth looked oily; it added more lusciousness to his lips though. It looks good. Why am I even thinking about that? Damn Kira!

"Ah... Gonzalo? Who's Gonzalo?"

He checked his phone before looking back at my eyes. "He's the one you bumped into a while ago. You're supposed to meet him today but something personal occurred to him so he told me that he'll just gonna come back here maybe tomorrow or the next day."

"I'm supposed to meet him?" I furrowed. "Why? What's gonna be his role in my transformation?"

He looked away. The movement of his adam's apple showed how he was hesitating to say something. Is there something I need to know that he's not saying?

"We'll talk about that tomorrow or some other time."

"Come on! I'm curious. Say it to me now." I frowned.

He slightly smiled even without his eyes moving; what a faked smile! "I'm still unsure about it so I'm gonna talk you through when I'm done thinking deeply, okay?"

I puffed a breath. "Fine!" I knew he wasn't gonna spoil me, no matter how hard I try to insist.

I had an afternoon class, around four PM to five PM, so I prepared my things before taking a bath. As always, Fenris drive me to school. Silence surrounded the car as my curiosity about Gonzalo was almost killing me. 

Fenris stopped driving at the parking lot. I waved goodbye to him and he reminded me to be careful with Nazarus, but as I got out of the car, Naz was already standing in front of me, smiling like crazy.

"Naz." My heart flinched before closing the car door of Fenris.

I glanced at the shotgun window of the car that slowly opened and Fenris' head showed up with a glare, watching me and Naz. 

"I've been waiting for you!" Naz wrapped his arm around my shoulder which made me stiffen. His strong perfume reminded me that he was a vampire. I squeezed my eyes closed. Why didn't I realize that I was hanging around with not normal human beings? Goodness!

I glanced at Fenris who was just sitting inside his car, watching us through the window. I could feel his eyes shooting dagger at me. I gulped.

"Didn't you receive my text? I asked you to come here earlier. I need a tutor in Chemistry." Naz playfully squeezed my shoulder.

I rolled my eyes. "You're smarter than me. What do you mean you need a tutor?" I shook my head, disbelieving.

I glanced at Fenris again when he still didn't drive the car away. He was just there, moving the muscles of his jaw. I even caught him gritting his teeth.

I swallowed deeply before looking at Naz. "Let's go to the library. We still have thirty minutes to spare." I pulled Naz's wrist away from the parking lot.

I would be extra careful around Naz but I really couldn't feel danger around him. I was positive he wouldn't hurt me. I wanted to ask him about his identity being a vampire but Fenris strictly informed me not to mention anything to Naz, that I should just act like I don't have any idea about his true form.

After a long day, Fenris picked me up, giving me another silent treatment in the car. Up until our dinner, he would barely talk to me. 

Is he mad that I'm still talking to Naz? But I already cleared to him that Nazarus is just my friend and I couldn't just avoid him. After emptying his plate and champagne glass, he stood while I looked up, holding my fork with a piece of meat on it.

"I'll be back in an hour," he said while buttoning his white polo shirt.

"Where are you going?"

"I have a meeting with a friend." He shrugged.

"With Gonzalo?" I remembered the guy.

"With Nazarus." He groaned.

"Huh? You're friends with him? Wait--- Meeting? What meeting? For what?"

He went near me and tapped my head like a dog. "To clarify to him that you're mine. I'll be back in an hour," he informed me before leaving my mouth hanging in the dining area. 

I shrugged, not making what he said a big deal. I just finished eating before going straight to my room, but then I got bored so I walked around the mansion. My steps brought me to the entertainment area, in front of the secret door. Part of me wanted to visit Vilka underground but my chest was pinching me terrified.

I puffed a breath until something pulled my heart, making me grasp into the air deeply. My chest squeezed itself so bad that I curled my body while my arms were hugging my stomach. My lips parted as my face felt distorting that my eyes watered in the tingling sensation of my nerves. 

I wanted to shout in pain, but no words were coming out and it got me more frustrated. I walked towards the kitchen to get some water but my feet felt so heavy that I had to bump into the walls and sofa while reaching the kitchen area; one wrist grasping to the wall while the other was hugging my aching stomach.

I almost fell to the floor but luckily my shoulder dropped into the table. "Fuck!" My mouth echoed in the whole mansion.

"What's going on?" I could barely talk, catching my breath.

"Ah!" My ankle joints thumped so loud. I looked up as the hot tears fell on my cheeks. "What... the... fuck is going..." I was breathless.

I found myself almost crawling towards the garden. My feet brought me there and my mind was just shocked that I was already standing in front of the fountain.

"Ah fuck!" I almost lose balance when my knees felt like reversing like my bones almost went out of my skin. "Oh my God!" My face was flooding with tears.

I held one of my hands in the aisle of the mountain as I continued fighting not to fall to the floor. My body was shaking, seeing my nails slowly growing like claws; my raining eyeballs almost fall off as my muscles stretched like it was fucking growing and tearing my skin. I couldn't feel my organs anymore; all I could feel was the pain embroidered in my skin. 

I continued catching my breath as I watched the fur start appearing on my muscles. "No... No... No!"