Life's Passing

Juliet's hand were extra warm against face. "Baby, it's okay. Listen to me you were having a bad dream." she said. The room was warm as well and the air seemed to hair a sweetness to it. I sat up in bed and tried to grasp where I was and what I was feeling. My side no longer hurt, all the pain from the shot was gone. There was new pain though. My throat burned as if someone has rammed a knife down it. I quickly got up and tried to go to the bath room only before falling in the floor. I had no strength I heard Juliet get up and come to my side her phone in hand. "Ashley get down here." she said urgently and then hung up the phone. "Andy, whats wrong dear? Tell me and I will help you." I looked up to see her face. She was beautiful, there was something about her that was pulling me in. I reached my hand up to her face to pull it closer to mine and as I did I noticed the burn in my throat igniting. She was only inches away from me when I heard Ashley come in the room.

"Andy!" he nearly yelled when he saw me laying on the floor. He rushed over to us and had Juliet grab my feet. He grabbed my arms and together hey both lifted me onto the bed again. Ashley then moved to turn on a light when he turned back to me his mouth dropped. " What?" I managed to get out through the burning. He looked a little scared but spoke anyways. " You don't look the same Andy. You're paler and your eyes are darker. Holy shit! what happened to your neck?" I placed my hand on my neck and felt two small welts, then everything that had happened in my dream came back to my mind. I closed my eyes took a deep breath in and smelled the sweet scent again. Now there was also a darker musk present, it reminded my of the woods. I released the breath and opened my eyes as my throat burned even more. Juliet slide a little further back on the bed this time and Ashley stiffened up. "What happened to you Andy?" Ashley reiterated again. "Your eyes.. there red."

The sweet scent was driving me mad. I wanted what ever it was. I tried to tell Ashley everything that had happened in my dream but I could focus. With every word that I spoke I became more and more distracted and finding what that smell was. I had gotten up now and went to the bathroom. I washed my face hoping that would make me feel better. I grabbed a towel that had been sitting on the counter and wiped my face off on it. The scent was on the towel. I took in a deep breath and looked up in the mirror seeing my eyes shift from dark drown to red. then it hit me once more. Juliet had used this towel earlier. It was her. That sweet smell that was drawing me towards her. Matthews' words ran clear in my mind. " They will only be hurt if you want them to." I had nearly killed Juliet. I wasn't reaching to kiss her. I was trying to kill her. Tears ran down my face and I sank to my knees clinging to the towel I held in my hands. Ashley knocked on the door. "Hey. Juliet went to go smoke..." his sentence trailed off when he saw me. "I almost killed her!" I cried out. "I can't be near her. I love her to much." I was terrified. "Please you have to help me get out of here. I can't hurt her." Ashley took my shoulder into his hands, he could tell how upset I was. "I'm not going to let you hurt her, but we can't just leave. we have to figure out what this fucker is doing. We have to get you strong again so we can beat him." Ashley's words struck like a hot iron. He was right I could give up. I almost laughed at the words I had once sang on stage. 'Never give up, never give in.' rang threw my head. I nodded to Ashley's words. "Now, I've read plenty of vampire books in my day. The best thing we need to do right now its to find you a hobo." He said standing up waiting on me.

I followed Ashley out of the hotel slowly, letting the sights of everything be taken in. My vision was much sharper and the air smelled crisp. I could hear things for miles it seemed, like they were right beside of me. I looked to Ashley who was down the street always. I rushed to his side to catch up with him. "Jesus!" He said as I came to his side. "What?" I looked to him as he tried to catch his breath. "Speed demon." He muttered then continued walking. I remembered then that vampire could be fast sometimes. That's was nice to know. Why couldn't I have that wise old vampire to teach me how these things work?

We walked for what seemed like forever until we were on the edge of town. There was an exit ramp that lead from the interstate. I could smell fresh cut wood in the air with an add char scent. I looked up to confirm a fire in a oil drum with two guys standing around it. "Ashley, I don't think I could do this." I voiced looking over them from a far. They didn't smell like Juliet or even Ashley. They smelled like mold and dirt. "You're going to have to Andy." Ashley said looking at me. I sighed taking in their scent again and started walking towards them. Ashley stayed behind for good measure.

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