Dark Silhouette

Chapter 11

(Lauren's P.O.V)

As soon as I opened my eyes I was fully awake. I've agreed with myself, before falling asleep, that I'd see Kay as early as possible, but I reprehended myself realizing it was now 10 in the morning and, of course, my idea of 'first light in the morning' was not possible now. By the time I reached downstairs, I could hear noises in the kitchen and my living room had nothing more than the furniture, my sofa was empty, Kay being nowhere to be seen.

"Jess?" I asked with a tremble voice right before my sister came out from he kitchen carrying some dishes with breakfast. Who, by the way, had no idea I would be standing here.

"Ow. Lauren, you're finally up. Great. I just finished cooking and was about to get this to your room..." She hushed for a moment, looking at me. I assume my expression was very clear. "Your friend is ok. She's all right. Well, not all right as in hundred percent but she's in no danger now..."

"She's awake? You think I could talk to her?" I couldn't stop wondering where she was.

"Ahm, sorry sis but... she left early in the morning"

My heart went down from the previous enthusiasm. >

"She's gone? But, why? Did you told her to leave?" I questioned Jess.

"No, I didn't Lauren. In fact I thought she should have stayed for a bit more..." She whispered that final part "But she asked me to tell you she was sorry and had to go. I assume she'd call you later"

She asked me to sit so we could have breakfast. I wanted to know why had Kay left but understood that it was not yet the time for me to know.

(Kay's P.O.V)

A few blocks away from my house I was still holding my phone near my ear listening to a furious Svetla.

'Do not dare do that again to me Kay Albelion Thorel! You scared the hell out of me! I told you damn well years ago you shouldn't mess around that 'chert' silver. I thought you where gonna die! I agree it's my duty with all of you to keep you safe in any medical way, but this kind of happenings and frights are too much for me...'

'Aye, I know I scared you. I'm sorry Sveta but it was necessary-'

'Aye, Svetla, yes Svetla, do not worry about me Svetla...You always say that musor and what happens next?! You do exactly what I told you not to and end up hurt...'

Opening the front door I got into the stair cube as a comment from Svetla makes me pay attention.

'Hold on. You said you told what to him?' I asked.

'Ugh...Kay, I know you hate to make a mess in a small glass of wine but I had to told Felix. He got into my room when I was giving instructions to the human'

I hushed for a moment realizing what that meant. Felix was a friend of ours who lived at the 'colony' as most of us. Gay and proud but he always worried too much, so it wouldn't be a surprise if he'd be jumping the pond to find me.

'I bet he's looking for me...' I adventured.

'He wouldn't take a plane, so he must be already at the U.S By the way, who was that Lauren girl?...' I smiled, indeed happy about Lauren's acceptance towards me. 'Will I meet her?'

'Yes, Svetlanova, you'd meet her if we're lucky enough all this mess with Marcus would end soon and I could take her for a tour at home. Hey, I just arrived to my place, I'm better, all right? I'll be in touch girl'

'You better be, Kay. Hope to see you soon'

With that we hanged.

I prepared my bathtub, strange thing since I hate it. Even more now that the stitches Jess did were indeed bleeding once more and that would only mean I won't like any approach to water but unfortunately, as Svetla had pointed, I needed it.

I was thankful for the lack of sound on the streets near my place for I could calm down enjoying a bit my bath. Or so I thought until I heard a creaking somewhere in the suppose abandoned place. I stood calm reminding myself that there was no one who knew better my gnawed flat better than I so even in my condition I could survive whatever it was. But my calmed being disappeared when I heard the familiar voice screaming my name getting me immediately tensed.

"Kay!!!"

"Fe?"

"Oh my, woman I'm so glad you're alive" he rushes towards me with open arms.

"Felix wait! I'm- ugh!" I'm hushed by the sudden strength of his hug realizing he obviously hugged me by my torso, not giving a damn if I'm naked or, more important yet, injured.

"Felix, put me down man!...please Fe, I love you but you're killing me"

"Oops, sorry sweetie. I guess I overreacted. But hey, you can't blame me. You bloody scared me till death when you called Svetlana. Her face made me thought it was the end of your existence"

I exhaled being out of his embrace.

"Agh...it almost was, Fe. I seriously thought for a moment I wouldn't survive this time"

"Oy, that's your fault. Who orders you to piss off bloody Marcus? Better yet, to mess in Howard's business? I always thought you where smart, Kay"

I answered in his slang words.

"Oy, I'm smart, mate"

"Aye, sure. That's why you're always getting in so much trouble"

"No. That's why I'm the oldest of both of us"

He was my best friend, I've known him for the last 100 years. First time I met him was a funny memory. As soon as I saw him I knew he was gay, but he tried to hid it ad only spoke when I told him I was lesbian. Amazingly he hadn't guessed before. And even when most people at the colony knew me for my serious behaviour, it was also well known that whenever Felix was around we could behave like two kids.

I asked him to turn around as I made my way out of the bathtub but he denied my request.

"Fe, you already hugged me, I'm not letting you see me without my undergarments again. Besides, you should be looking a man's body not mine"

Reluctantly he turned.

"As if you've not said that for the last half century"

"Aye, but remember what Svetla does when you arrive bruised to her room: 'You should stop doing that Felix' better yet, I can always tell Scarlett so she can make you feel uncomfortable, a cussing you from harassing me..."

"Ha, like she wouldn't do that to you"

Moments later we were at my 'living room' enjoying a bottle of wine.

He had interrogated me about Lauren, and I've answered as much as I've agreed to say.

He catch me looking to my watch.

"Have something to do?"

"Aye. I agreed to met with this man. You know, it's his last day"

He nodded.

By 'last day' we meant we have revealed ourselves to people who was about to die, and normally, they would agree on us drinking their blood. It wasn't pleasant for us to go drinking blood not caring if the human was young or the happiest person out there. We had been humans sometime in our existence so, must of us preferred to feed, if not from animals, from humans who wouldn't have a chance to live.

"Want me to come with you?" He asked, pointing my suture.

"No, it's all right. I won't delay much"

Getting up from my settee I walked to my door not before turning to Fe.

"Don't brake anything"

He raised both of his hands in response.