the black overtook her eyes completely again.
“It’s a trick,” she yelped as she exploded out of Anna’s grip, and they began to struggle again so fast I could barely keep up.
At one point, Anna had Lea by the throat. She threw her until Lea hit the wall hard, losing her sandals in the process. Lea got the upper hand a few times by getting in some punches to Anna’s face and stomach. One of these punches tossed Anna on her back against the dumpster.
I began to back away slowly by scooting with my hands across the floor. I tried desperately not to make any noise that might arouse their attention. I could not count on anyone to save me but me right now. My left hand was still over my neck, and I used my right hand to help move me. Pretty soon, morbid curiosity overtook me.
It must have been poor judgment due to loss of blood, but I did it all the same. I had had my hand against my neck since Lea released me, and I could feel the hot liquid begin to pool inside of it. I don’t know why I did it, but I took my hand away from my neck and looked down to see the damage. I held my hand out and saw it was covered with my own blood. The sight was terrifying and surreal, like a horror film.
Instantly, I heard two gasps come from the struggling girls, and I looked up to see two set of black, hungry eyes locked upon my bloody hand. Lea made a move for me, and I was sure that I was done for. Thoughts swirled in my head of shark-attack footage where just a few drops of blood sent hungry sharks into a feeding frenzy. Well, there was a gaping wound in my neck and a swimming pool of blood in my hand to drive the animals wild. I braced myself against the attack, but none came.
I opened my eyes to see two black knee-high boots standing in front of me. The sight came as a quite a surprise. I looked up to see Anna facing away from me, her white hands set firmly on her hips. She was in between me and Lea, who was crouching on the ground like a cornered tiger about to lunge at some prey. Lea looked at me hungrily and snarled viciously at Anna.
“He has seen us. He knows what we are. You have to kill him anyway,” Lea snarled, practically spitting between her words.
Anna just stared at her, motionless.
“Protecting your pet again?”
Anna was protecting me and wouldn’t be moved. “I need your help, Lea.” She said the words one more time with more pain in her voice than the first time.
Lea growled and hissed violently at her. Anna didn’t react at all, but I could see her muscles tense, ready for whatever was next. Suddenly, Lea stood up and ran away from us towards the nearest wall. Before we could do or say anything, she crouched really low and sprang into the air. The height that she was able to achieve in that jump was insane, and I kept waiting for her to come back down.
I managed to stand up and look around, afraid she would end up behind me, but she never made it back to earth. Anna looked up, and I followed her gaze to watch a shadowy figure run and leap over the rooftops above us. Lea had managed to jump from a still position to the top of the roof in one leap. She was now successfully making her escape while Mardi Gras raged on below her.
Anna sighed and let her shoulders slump as she relaxed her muscles. She turned around to me, and I saw the black in her eyes retreat instantly, leaving only the blue and purple that I had known before. She reached for my neck, and I flinched in response.
“Oh, please. If I wanted you dead, I would have let her do it.”
She said this so matter-of-factly that it played the tune of a normal sentence. I looked for her fangs as she spoke to see if they were still there, but I saw no trace of them. I relaxed as she examined my neck. She put her hand to my forehead like a doctor, and I staggered a little from the pressure. For the first time, I realized how tired and dizzy I was. She examined my face.
“What is happening?” I asked.
Delirium was settling into my spinning
“It’s a trick,” she yelped as she exploded out of Anna’s grip, and they began to struggle again so fast I could barely keep up.
At one point, Anna had Lea by the throat. She threw her until Lea hit the wall hard, losing her sandals in the process. Lea got the upper hand a few times by getting in some punches to Anna’s face and stomach. One of these punches tossed Anna on her back against the dumpster.
I began to back away slowly by scooting with my hands across the floor. I tried desperately not to make any noise that might arouse their attention. I could not count on anyone to save me but me right now. My left hand was still over my neck, and I used my right hand to help move me. Pretty soon, morbid curiosity overtook me.
It must have been poor judgment due to loss of blood, but I did it all the same. I had had my hand against my neck since Lea released me, and I could feel the hot liquid begin to pool inside of it. I don’t know why I did it, but I took my hand away from my neck and looked down to see the damage. I held my hand out and saw it was covered with my own blood. The sight was terrifying and surreal, like a horror film.
Instantly, I heard two gasps come from the struggling girls, and I looked up to see two set of black, hungry eyes locked upon my bloody hand. Lea made a move for me, and I was sure that I was done for. Thoughts swirled in my head of shark-attack footage where just a few drops of blood sent hungry sharks into a feeding frenzy. Well, there was a gaping wound in my neck and a swimming pool of blood in my hand to drive the animals wild. I braced myself against the attack, but none came.
I opened my eyes to see two black knee-high boots standing in front of me. The sight came as a quite a surprise. I looked up to see Anna facing away from me, her white hands set firmly on her hips. She was in between me and Lea, who was crouching on the ground like a cornered tiger about to lunge at some prey. Lea looked at me hungrily and snarled viciously at Anna.
“He has seen us. He knows what we are. You have to kill him anyway,” Lea snarled, practically spitting between her words.
Anna just stared at her, motionless.
“Protecting your pet again?”
Anna was protecting me and wouldn’t be moved. “I need your help, Lea.” She said the words one more time with more pain in her voice than the first time.
Lea growled and hissed violently at her. Anna didn’t react at all, but I could see her muscles tense, ready for whatever was next. Suddenly, Lea stood up and ran away from us towards the nearest wall. Before we could do or say anything, she crouched really low and sprang into the air. The height that she was able to achieve in that jump was insane, and I kept waiting for her to come back down.
I managed to stand up and look around, afraid she would end up behind me, but she never made it back to earth. Anna looked up, and I followed her gaze to watch a shadowy figure run and leap over the rooftops above us. Lea had managed to jump from a still position to the top of the roof in one leap. She was now successfully making her escape while Mardi Gras raged on below her.
Anna sighed and let her shoulders slump as she relaxed her muscles. She turned around to me, and I saw the black in her eyes retreat instantly, leaving only the blue and purple that I had known before. She reached for my neck, and I flinched in response.
“Oh, please. If I wanted you dead, I would have let her do it.”
She said this so matter-of-factly that it played the tune of a normal sentence. I looked for her fangs as she spoke to see if they were still there, but I saw no trace of them. I relaxed as she examined my neck. She put her hand to my forehead like a doctor, and I staggered a little from the pressure. For the first time, I realized how tired and dizzy I was. She examined my face.
“What is happening?” I asked.
Delirium was settling into my spinning
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