The f*******n Love

Chapter 3

A year goes by and I am still here at the Hudson Adoption home. Now almost 15 in two days and no family has even looked at me since the night at the choir concert. That was the only time I took part in any choir concert or any activity that families would be at. Alex and Max are still here with me but are leaving. They both just got adopted and are leaving tonight. When they leave I am running away as well. The only reason this place was bearable was because of them.

The three of us became really close always doing everything together. You could barely ever see us apart, weather it was at school, a sporting event, any activity. They stopped going to family events just to keep me company. Now they are leaving me but I am following as a runaway but no one will look for me so I will be fine.

I have been getting ready to leave here over the past few months. I sold several of the schools instruments and stolen money from the school as well. I sold most of what I Owen leaving me only three outfit changes and a pair of worn out shoes. The school never noticed me taking anything or that stuff was missing. April might have been on to me but never said anything due to what happened the night of the concert a year ago.

*Flash back*

"Samantha what were you thinking?" April question after the family left.

"They talked to me and asked a few questions which I answered. I wasn't going to be rude because then they might have thought badly about  everyone here. If you think about it, I did you a favor," I replied with venom and she flinched.

"No because they didn't talk to anyone else. You are a trouble maker always have and always will," She said blaming me.

"Maybe it was because you were yelling at me in front of them and they felt bad for getting me into trouble or they thought that if they talked to anyone else you would yell at them as well. Think about that and will your at it you will act as if they never came and I will not go to school that much unless I want. Don't ever think about taking away my free time again," I said getting so angry my eyes changed to their natural color under the contacts.

My eyes are two different colors and they glow when I am angry or I give a command that must be followed. In this case it was both making it more distinct. While scaring April making her do as I said and never said another word to me again.

*Back to present*

I stole money from April all the time after that night. Every time she would come to say anything I would flash my real eyes to her even though no one ever saw them before but for her to be that scared of me it was worth it. The guys never saw my normal eyes no matter how close we were. It just wasn't something I shared with anyone.

A lot of other things changed that night as well. I became skin and bone even when I ate all the time but just a month went by and I stopped eating. Not even the guys could get me to eat because I just felt empty with no reason to live. They finally got me to eat a little with promises of having some fun or trying something new that they weren't sure about. Even then I still ate very little but stayed just as active, only because I had no choice. As I think about all they have done for me I start to cry for they have done more for me than I for them.

We had a plan for me to get away while they distracted everyone with them leaving. It worked, just as we planned but I went off route as I made it two miles from them I started to get tired and hungry. Stopping at a gas station I just grabbed some candy and chips. While I was waiting to pay the family I saw a year ago walked in but with a new addition. A girl now walked hand in hand with the boy while the parents had big smiles on their faces. I turned away so they wouldn't see me and it seemed to have worked because they walked right past.

I couldn't get so lucky because on my way out I had my head down and ran into the girl. I look up at her and she is glaring at me but before I could say I was sorry she threw me to the ground and kicked me several times before she tried to walk away. Since I won't take a beating laying down I grabbed her angle as she tried to walk away. I pulled her down to the ground as I slowly got up against my body's will and I punched her a few times before I finally got up to my feet.

"Sorry did I do that," I spat and started her down. She tried to keep eye contact but looked away and stayed down. I walked out of their knowing I had a broken rib but there was nothing I could do about it but at least I got a few punches in myself.

"Samantha right?" A women called out and I turned around. It was the mother of the family.

"Yes ma'am," I answered.

"Did you get a family?" She asked.

"I have a family," I said and walked away whispering 'the only family I need me, myself, and I.' At that time I figured I need to let the guys have their happy family and I needed to get out of their lives.

After the encounter I was weak and I left the little I had bought. With how little I was eating I was really close to passing out. I only got two blocks before I passed out. If I passed out from pain or hunger I don't know but it could be a combination of the two.

The first time I opened my eyes after passing out I saw the girl, I got into with at the store, talking to the family. She said something about how she understood what it means to have a mate. That was all I could understand of the words as I saw but I saw her with a bag as she walked out of the house.

The second time I opened my eyes no one was around. I looked around the room a few times and found that I was laying on a couch. On the carpet looked like blood stains and some was on the couch. Seeing that woke me up and I sat up too fast and fell back down to the couch. That was when I realized that it was my blood that was mine. I had several healing wounds that I don't remember getting. This paces doesn't look like any place I've ever been plus I would never be allowed to get blood on anything in every place I've lived. Deciding that I should figure out what my next move is I make another attempt to get up and this time I am successful. Before I get half way across the room the door swings open revealing the family meet at the choir concert. The son stops just inches way from me while his parents barely come towards me.

Our eyes locked and he had the most unusually eyes, with them being a bright red. His red eyes were so beautiful and it was clear they were his real eye color because with contacts you would be able to see how close we were. His eyes held mine, the only person ever that didn't have to look away after direct eye contact. It was nice for once to be looked in the eye especially with how he looked at me. I felt compelled to ensure him he had beautiful eyes.

"I've never seen red eyes before and I must say they are beautiful," I said with all honesty.

He looked down breaking eye contact and some how I felt like I was just rejected. I just wanted him to know what I thought and he rejects it. Somehow it felt as if he just ripped out my heart. With me so close to crying and never liking to cry in front of people I had to get out of there.

"I am sorry for upsetting you but I must go now," I said with my head down and making a move to go around him.

He grab my arm pulling me into him. It felt so good to be in his arms and to have him hold me. I didn't even realize that I wrapped my arms around him and set my head against his chest breathing in his scent. He smelt of pine, berries, and blood all mixed together. When he let me go, he back away from me. I walked out the door they came in.

I get outside and walk three feet before I realize I have no idea where I am plus everything I had is now gone. Leaving me with no money no way of really finding out where the hell I ended up. With all my emotions I just needed a good cry so I find a park with a swing set. I let myself cry while I swing on the swings. Once I was done crying I started to look around for any street signs and none of the streets were labeled very well.

Making my way around a corner I find a little store where I steal some chips. I make sure I am not in sight of the store when I open the chips and as I go to eat one I smell something off. Then I see they are plan chips covered in blood and as I read the bag I get very disturbed that people really eat this. I drop the bag and take off running trying to think and running always helps me think.

As I was running I saw some people and hide close enough to listen in. In hopes of finding out where I am and how to get the hell out of here.

"I am sorry sir but my mate found her way here. We were not paying attention to which door she went out of," Said the son.

I couldn't help but be shocked at him being in this every weird place. What is he talking about mates? Like how you read in some books vampires and werewolves have mates as in soul mates.

"Adrian you are worthless letting your human mate come here when I have it arranged for you to marry my daughter. I don't care if you have a mate and you will find her tonight. You will drain her blood till she is dead or you will be killed but first you will watch my daughter take pleasure in drinking her dry," A strange sounding man said.

"Do you know what it means to have a mate. Only one in very 500 years does one male and one female have a mate. It is an honor to be given a mate and every mated couple does great things," An angry woman said.

"That's to bad not isn't it," The first man laughed as he stopped just short of my hiding spot.

"My son will get a life with his mate if he so chooses and all you really want is the power that only my son carries. I will take this up with the balance or maybe the hunters or should I go to the one. Take your pick?" The father growled.

"No, we have the little human right here now don't we," The man said as he came back to my hiding spot and threw in sigh of everyone else.

Others started to gather around but not to closely. Only the family stayed close as if my life depend on it and I really think it did.

"What have we hear," A man said with an evil smile. He looked like he was wearing a wig unless his hair really looked dead. His red eyes were cold, dead, and heartless. The complete opposite of the son who I guess name is Adrian. Beside the man was Adrian and his mother with the father and a few other guys behind them.

"A person who isn't intimated by you," I stated taking a step towards him. I have no idea where my sudden burst of bravery came from but I just wanted to rip him apart for the way he was talking to me.

"You are not worthy to be in my presence let alone speak to me for you nothing but a weak human. Now you are sentenced to death by your mate drinking you dry," He said cruelly.

I didn't even flinch at his words like Adrian did. All I did was look him in his eyes challenging him. He looked away after only seconds of our eyes locking. The same as everyone else and with how much power radiated off him he should have been able to withstand my stare longer than that.

"What can't you look a weak human in the eye for more than a few seconds," I taunted, "That is weak even if no one can look me in the eyes for more than seconds but those with power usually have longer before they cave and look away. You must not really hold as much power as you like to have others think you do."

Everyone looked at him in shock some asking if it was true who now gathered around to watch the scene play out. Without him even realizing it he took two steps back away from me. As if I was dangerous or something along those lines. It was so funny that I had to laugh making him step back some more.

I turn towards the family and Adrian, the son, puts his arm around me and led me the way out without me having to ask.

I followed them out without a word until we got back inside their house. They closed the door and I turned towards them. The father left with the mother leaving Adrian and me alone.

"Your a vampire," I stated.

"Yes I am," He said putting his head down.

"Please look at me. Why are you showing shame? It isn't like you can control it. You were born like this and no one should be ashamed of what they are. I am okay with you being a vampire and if you would like to get to know each other better. I would like that," I said

"I also would like that and I would feel better and so would my mom if you stayed here. We wanted to find where you were living but no one reported you missing even after a week. That was when we realized you ran away and we would like it if you stayed here," He smiled

"I would love to stay here the only thing I don't have much money and I no longer have a job. I wouldn't feel right to live here and not pay y'all,"

"We can help you get a job and if you help with house work. I wouldn't feel right to just throw you out on the street," His mother said.

"Thank you for your kindness. If I will be staying here I should formally introduce myself. I was born Samantha Josephina Wilson but I have many other names. The guys always called me Sam while females always called me Sammie. Others have called my Sammie-Joe or Samantha. I don't mind as long as my last name is never used," I explained.

"I am Sir Knight to everyone but you may call me Knight even though the family name is Knight it is less formal. To family I do not need to go and have my formal name spoken," He smiles.

"I am Lady Knight but please call me Sandra," She smiled.

"You heard my name Adrian Knight but no one calls me by my formal name even though they should," He said kissing my hand making me blush.

"It is nice to meet you all but if you don't mind telling me where my cash is then we can talk more over some food," I laughed.

"We actually made you some food for when you woke up. We had already hoped that you would stay," Sandra confessed as she pulled out some food.

The knight family is really nice. After they asked me to stay and I agreed we made arrangements on how everything was going to work. They wanted me to go to private school but I insisted on public school. In a few hours a friend of theirs is taking me to get singed up for school. While I wait I think over all the rules they have and what they expect.