Midnight

Unknown Emotion

*Erin's POV*

I know it was a stupid decision to make, but I stayed with Justin at his house overnight.

My parents are going to kill me.

But it felt so worth it, especially when we started a gentle conversation around his fireplace.

And the moment when he wrapped his strong and muscular arms around me was when I felt safest.

It's strange, because Justin could pose a real threat to me if he ever lost control over his hunger for blood.

I yawned, interrupting my own thoughts.

"Sleepy?" Justin asked, smiling.

"Yeah, a little bit," I admitted.

Justin kissed my forehead as I closed my eyes.

I was slightly shocked by the gesture, and he chuckled at me.

"Goodnight Erin," He whispered to me.

"Goodnight Justin," I replied softly.

We fell asleep together by the fireplace, and I never wanted to leave his perfect embrace.

Am I falling in love?
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I woke up in the middle of the night.

Justin is still holding me while he slept.

I smiled sheepishly and swept a stray lock of hair from his face.

How could I ever have mistaken him for a monster?

He's nothing but kind, gentle, and loving to me.

I want to stay with him longer, but if I don't go home now my parents will be even more upset at me.

Carefully, I removed Justin's arms from around me so that I didn't wake him up.

It was a much harder task than I anticipated, his grip on me is ten times stronger and more dominant than any human's grasp.

Eventually I escaped him and left the house.

"Erin?" A voice called, almost immediately after I stepped from the porch.

I turned around to see Justin standing in the doorway of his house.

His eyes were flickering between red and hazel, and he glanced to the ground.

What do those red eyes mean?

"I'm sorry Justin..." I murmured.

"I have to go home now, my parents will be upset if I don't."

He nodded solemnly.

"I understand," He muttered.

I walked away, but I could feel his eyes trailing me while I made my way out of the clearing.

I didn't want to leave him either.

But my parents were probably worried sick about me.

It feels awful to desert Justin like this.

However, I don't have much of a choice.

*Justin's POV*

As soon as Erin left my range of sight, I shut my front door and sat against it.

Leaning my head on it, I sighed and closed my eyes.

What is it that I feel for Erin?

Every time she's near me, my heart starts racing, my thoughts blur out of focus, and all I can acknowledge is her.

Her affect on me feels permanent, like a hot iron brand to my chest.

I don't know what emotion I'm experiencing, but it's fiery and fresh.

I like this feeling.

If only it lasted longer.

Whenever Erin leaves me, a new emotion arrives in place of the last.

It didn't feel pleasant, in fact it left me quite empty and hollow.

As if there were a dark void where my heart should be.

Can these strange emotions be inflicted by all humans?

Are they weapons of torture and trickery?

Or are they simply a new beginning for me, a page of a book that I haven't yet read?

I opened my eyes and stared straight ahead of me.

This isn't at all what I'd expected from humans.

I had incorrectly mistaken them for simple, powerless beings.

My encounter with Erin showed me how wrong I was.
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I stayed awake for the entire night, which isn't strange for me, since I'm a vampire.

The weather outside is sunny, meaning that going out is highly dangerous.

And now food will be ten times harder to get.

Technically, I should be sleeping now anyway, but my sleep schedule has been weird lately so that won't be easy.

I stood up from my position on the floor, and as I traveled upstairs, a throbbing pain shot through my head.

I cried out in agony and fell down the stairs.

The sudden sharp pain started to spread, and soon my shoulders were aching.

What is happening to me?

A loud and continuous ringing sounded in my ears.

Slowly, the pain I felt subsided.

I racked my brain to try and figure out why I just had a mini migraine.

The answer hit me harder than a boxer in a boxing competition.

A full moon must be coming.

I have to warn Erin.

That's the end of Part 7 :)
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