Sexting With A Vampire
Chapter 12

Stella

"I'm not letting Evan drive me home again," Ashley lifts her nose into the air while talking to Whitney and Julia. "He defended my mutt of a servant and told me he doesn't like violent girls!"

Whitney sighs and glances over her shoulder to meet my eyes. We have never been close, and I consider her my enemy. But there is sympathy in her eyes today when she sees the marks around my throat. I find it odd.

"Evan might have a point," Whitney tells Ashley. "You beat up Stella for the silliest of things."

Wait.

What?

Shock seeps into my bones and makes me unable to follow the vampire trio. Even Julia freezes in astonishment. Ashley stops walking too, and I can sense her anger growing.

She glares at Whitney in disbelief before barking at her. "And since when do you f*****g care about Stella? As far as I'm concerned, you've been bullying her too!"

"Yeah, but..." Whitney exhales. "We had a class about bullying today, and the teacher showed us a movie. It was called '13 Reasons Why, and I just..." She bites her bottom lip and turns to me with sad eyes. "Stella, I'm terribly sorry for-" Whitney stops talking once Ashley grabs her throat, pressing her nails into her skin. A gurgling sound comes from Whitney, and she kicks her legs in the air as Ashley lifts her up.

"I didn't expect you to commit treason," Ashley glares at Whitney. She is a more powerful vampire. "Why would you ever apologize to Stella? You knew this was coming. I've warned you in the past." Whitney is desperately trying to break free. Julia laughs, entertained by the third girl not being able to breathe.

I stare at the scene, and then I take a deep breath. I'm about to intervene-something I've never done before, but Ashley releases Whitney. She falls to the ground, and my hero moment isn't needed. "You're forgiven this time," Ashley says and continues walking again. Julia runs after her. "Hurry up, Whitney. I don't have all day. There is a lot of shopping to be done before the Spring Festival." My eyes travel to Whitney. She climbs up on her feet, but before she follows Ashley, she gives me this expression I can't read. It looks apologetic, which makes me take a deep breath. Perhaps all vampires aren't evil by choice?

They seem to have rankings and roles just like the werewolves do because Whitney doesn't seem like a terrible person.

I tilt my head and peer at the trio walking further away from me. I'm about to speed up my pace but turn my head when a strange smell comes from the forest next to the sidewalk. Death.

That's what it smells like.

I wonder what it is?

Curiosity grabs hold of me. I'm not unsure of the reason, but something seems to be telling me to take a peek inside the woods.

I take one last look at Ashley, and when I'm confident she isn't looking, I rush into the forest. I carry a massive backpack with Ashley's stuff but place it down on the ground to follow the strange smell. Is it a dead animal?

Should I call Ashley?

Nah, she would probably beat me for leaving the sidewalk. Why did I even do that? I never stray away, yet a feeling in my gut tells me I better see what is hiding in the woodlands.

I run past a few oak trees and smile at the soft gravel underneath my shoes. I'm not allowed to shape-shift, but I'm tempted. Would anyone even notice if I did?

Deep in thought, I continue down the road. My happiness is bubbling within me until, suddenly, it's replaced by fear. The thing which called me into the forest, I realize now that it might have been a trap. Because behind the trees, I spot the most grotesque creature that I've ever seen in my entire life.

It is a woman with the body of a snake, and she is bent over a human body, eating its flesh.

Her skin color is green like the forest, but she isn't gorgeous nor a pleasant view for the eyes.

She is a monster with claws for nails and red eyes. She uses her entire face to bathe in the human flesh.

"So good... More... I want more flesh and meat! Need to kill them all, all of the humans... They shall die!"

A shudder runs down my spine.

I've read about these creatures and seen them drawn on various sites.

Yet I never knew they existed in our world. The woman is a naga, but she can't be a good-hearted creature. An evil aura surrounds her, and she smells like death and rot-I just know she has eaten many human victims.

I take a step back, and of course, I manage to break a tree branch. The female naga snaps up her head, and a slow-spreading smile takes over her disgusting-looking face.

While her face is human, those red eyes are not. Her mouth is also of disturbing proportions and reaches her ears.

"What do we have here?" The female naga asks. Her voice is disrupted and sounds like one belonging to a demon. "A curious soul, arent you? Have you come to die?"

My heart is pounding against my rib cage. I continue to back away from the approaching snake. She slithers over the ground with ease, closing the distance with frightening speed.

"No, I would very much like to live..." I gulp and take a deep breath. I'm trying to shape-shift, but... How do you transform? I can't seem to figure out how you do it.

"You smell delicious, girl," the snake woman smiles and focuses her prying eyes on mine. "I've eaten many humans, and their flesh has given me strength. But as a demon, it's not enough for me. I want stronger, more potent blood, and you... You're a silver wolf, aren't you?"

How the hell does she know that?

I wet my lips. "What makes you think that?"

"Your smell," her smile is only growing larger. She is mere feet away from me, towering over my body. "Your kind was the ones driving us, the demons, out from this world, but... If I ate your flesh, I would become more than a demon-I would turn into a god!" "No, I'm not a silver wolf!"

"Lies!"

The snake woman hisses, and I scream when her mouth opens to an inhuman size. Her entire face and skin are breaking to create a gap. She looks like something taken from a horror movie.

It's terrifying.

"Time to die, silver wolf!"

I press my back against the tree and close my eyes when the snake woman throws herself at me.