I watched the mortal as he scanned the letter...as he walked...he seemed to hesitate as I lurked behind him stealthily.
"You don't have to do that, I know you are there." He spoke...I did not move. "Fine, we can play this all night then, its up to you." He shrugged.
Still...I did not come out. This was fun. I smirked as I watched him irritably shove the letter into his pocket and throw his bag over his shoulder. I edged in a little closer, knowing I was bugging him.
"I said come out! I'm not in the mood!" He shouted after such a short time.
I decided to end it...his foul look was a mood-killer...slowly I stepped out of the shadows. "No Hide-and-Seek for you huh?" I asked playfully.
He turned to face me...and I could hear him mumble a single word, "Vamp." My eyes narrowed a bit...that wasn't very polite...not at all.
"Yep, and you're a human..." I stated with a slight distaste. He turned his face to the side...and seemed to be completely and perfectly calm and stable...but I could feel it. His heart was pounding...so fast it threatened to burst from his chest. I could hear his blood pumping at an increased speed...smell his fear...no matter how hard he tried to hide it. I watched him closely...this was fun...like toying with a mouse. He slid his hands into his pockets very slowly, leaning back a little.
"Sorry to say, I really don't have time to deal with your kind...And I'd rather not have to kill right before school." He stated sliding the bag from his shoulder.
I was slightly confused...who had said ANYTHING about killing? "You kill?" I asked...if only to confirm whether he was a hunter or not.
"When I have to..." He responded. A good answer...after all...it's what we all did. He suddenly looked straight at me. "If you come within a hundred feet of me, I'll kill, But dang the paperwork I would have to do afterwards. Paperwork is worse than actually dying I would have to say..."
He commented so nonchalantly...acting as though he had experience in killing. I eyed him intensely wondering if it was all just that...an "act". As he watched me closely...I suddenly realized what this was. It WAS a mouse...cornered by a cat. He was speaking this way, only because he thought...he thought......
I started laughing...so loudly it echoed through the whole courtyard. I had to stop myself...to catch my breath...and then I spoke, to clarify. He was giving me a new expression...one filled with confusion of my behavior. "You think...that I want to...EAT YOU?!"
He was silent. But his face confirmed it...as though I could have no other purpose for singling him out...and cornering him.
"Foolish human...don't be so arrogant! As though I would sink so low as to drink from something so distasteful!" I scorned him. I could tell he was surprised...so I decided to impound if only just a little more. "I am a Noble vampire. I am NOT your "run of the mill" breed. I need ALOT more to please MY palette dear. A vampires thirst is only quenched by the blood of their 'loved one'. They can feed and feed and feed forever...it will keep them alive...but it will never be enough...not until they find their soul-mate. And once they have...they needn't EVER drink from anything else again." I smiled. "I am just so fortunate...that I HAVE found my 'one and only'. Therefore...I could care less for the blood or affairs of you lowly humans. I will not provoke or attack you...unless you attack me...or something I hold dear."
He seemed to lower his guard a bit...after realizing I hadn't come for his life...perhaps I put him at ease. I felt something...someone was watching...I didn't like it. Therefore...it was time to take my leave.
I appeared RIGHT BESIDE Eliot using just a bit of my speed. My mouth beside his ear I whispered..."My name is Shimei. I was only hoping to get a look at that letter of yours...but perhaps another time eh?"
A fierce wind blew all around...and then I was gone. I vaulted to the second story of the building before me, and ran a little way away from the scene. A slight chill ran through me thinking about who was watching...but I really didn't wanna let it bother me. Shori appeared beside me.
"Are you through already Mei?" He asked quietly.
I walked up behind him, and placed my head against his back sighing hard. "Now I'm bored Shori...he was no fun....no fun at all..."
Shori turned around and looked me deep in the eyes. "Don't worry Mei. Look. The moon has almost risen. I'm sure we can have MUCH more fun elsewhere...don't you?" Smiling with that devious grin of his, he managed to peak my interest and led me off...who knows where.
Shimei-
