Black Roses, Silver Thorns Prologue

My half beating heart stopped beating. Remember I am a Hemophage and only half dead, if I am dead at all.

“Why the hell are you calling me? More importantly how the hell did you get my number?” I snapped at Daniel.

“I wanted to convince you to come back to me before you become Human. I saw you at the mall today you know. I don’t know where you are living, but I will soon find out. As for how I know, I stole James’s phone. I saw your name in it and decided to call the number.” I gasped. He was the teenager in the trench coat. I should have known. I wanted to scream but I got under control before I did.

“I will never come back to you!” I yelled into the phone. Daniel just laughed an evil laugh.

“Of course you will. They always do,” he continued to laugh and then hung up. I looked at my phone and started screaming. I couldn’t handle him taunting me. He was going to find me and once he did I would have to remain a monster. No. No. I wouldn’t allow myself to be a monster. I would just have to get Kataro, if he is a werewolf, to fall in love with me. It is as simple as that. There is nothing else I could do. I would have to sit on the couch and wait until Kataro came home.

Kataro walked in the door about 6:20am. By then the sun was slowly rising in the sky. Kataro looked at me on the couch. “What are you still doing up?” he asked me. It wasn’t a rude question. He eyes showed concern.

“I was worried about you when you didn’t call or come home by twelve o’clock. So I stayed up all night,” I told him truthfully. His eyes showed and even deeper concern when he walked out to the fridge and opened it up. He saw the pasta, sauce, and cheese was still in there.

“You didn’t eat,” it was more of a statement then a question.

“No I didn’t,” I stated. He looked over at me and sighed.

“Kairi I need to tell you something,” he looked worried.

“Alright,” I smiled.

“I really like you and I wanted to know if you want to be my girlfriend. I’m sorry I was acting cold when I dropped you off but I promise I will be a good guy.”A smile played on my lips.

“Are you asking me out?” I asked him.

“That is exactly what I am doing,” he whispered.

“My answer is yes. Absolutely yes,” I smiled. For the first time in a long time I was truly happy.

“I’m glad,” he told me. We walked out to the kitchen so I could help him make pancakes for breakfast. I started mixing the pancake batter when I feel something land in my hair. I reached up and touched the spot. I brought it back down and looked at my hand. It was flour. I turned around to see Kataro grinning.

“You flicked flour at me!” I exclaimed. Kataro put on an innocent face.

“Who me?” He asked innocently. I picked up some lose flour on the counter and threw it at him.

“Oh did I do that?” I stuck my tongue out at him. He started laughing and started to chase me around the house.

“You won’t catch me,” I smiled and ran straight into the couch, “Oww!” I sat up and he sat down beside me.

“I caught you,” he whispered in my ear.

“I wouldn’t have it any other way,” I tapped the front of his glasses.

“What was that for?” He asked me.

“You,” he smiled and wrapped his arms around me. I laid my head on his chest. We just laid there whispering nonsense. We forgot all about breakfast.Right at that moment I think all we really needed was each other.

My cell phone picked that exact moment to vibrate. I groaned and took it out of my pocket. It was James. I picked it up. Kataro raised his one eyebrow.

“You are such a brat James,” I whispered.

“Who is it?” Kataro mouthed.

“My brother,” I mouthed back.

“Why? What are you doing?” Jessica asked.

“Jessie!” I exclaimed.

“Yes that is me. How are you?”

“Good and you?”

“Great!”

“That is good Jess. So why are you calling?”

“I wanted to tell you I found your dream journal.”

“You did?” I half yelled.

“Yes I did. James asks how about meeting us tomorrow at the mall outside the movie theater at 2pm?”

“Okay sounds good. Bye.” I hung up. Kataro looked over at me.

“Was that your family?” I nodded.

“She wants me to meet her at the mall tomorrow. She says she has a present for me.”

“I’ll drive you over.”

“Thank you.”

“No problem,” Kataro smiled at me. I yawned.

“Someone needs their rest,” I nodded. He stood up and walked over to me. I took my hand and lead me to the couch. We sat down on the couch and I rested my head on his chest. I inhaled his scent. He smelled like leaves and dirt. I smiled anyway. Before I knew it I was fast asleep.

I was running, faster and faster, I couldn’t stop. My sneakers pounded the forest ground floor. I was running for my life. I didn’t know what was chasing me but it couldn’t have been good. I turned onto a narrow path and I jumped over a tree branch. I landed on my ankle. Crack! “OW!” I screamed. I broke my ankle. I started to crawl across the ground but what was chasing me was too fast for me. I felt them close in around me, pack of three starving wolves. “Kataro help me!” I screamed. It was no use. Kataro was no where in sight. I screamed as the wolves began tearing my body apart. I was in so much pain. Warm sticky blood gushed all around me. I screamed louder. Everything stopped. For a moment I couldn’t feel any pain. I couldn’t see anything. Everything was white and bright and clean and serene. Something, I thought, felt wrong. Wasn’t I getting eaten? I then felt sick. I realized the cruel and brutal truth. I was dead.

I woke up drenched in sweat. My dreams were getting stranger and more vivid. I looked around. It was pitch dark and I was not laying on Kataro anymore. I was lying on a pillow. I felt hot tears once again stream down my face. I dreamt I was dead. At least in the morning I would get my dream journal back and be able to see the face of my dream boy. I yawned but I couldn’t fall asleep. What if my parents were right? What if Werewolves are evil?No. They can’t be. Their love turns us Human. How can they be bad? How can they be evil? If they are evil, I must be the devil’s daughter.