That night, me and Spencer tried to finish up our project. Though, it might've been one sided because the whole time Spencer is working on it, i'm busy staring at him. I can't get what he said earlier to Jericho out of my head. He says he likes me and wants me to be his. The thought makes my heart thump so hard. I'm not even sure what to do or say about all of this. What do I say when Spencer officially tells me himself?
I bit down on the eraser of my mechanical pencil as I watched Spencer write some notes down into his notebook. When he's concentrating on his work, he actually looks really calm and non-threatening. I bet he gets good grades because he's so focused all the time.
Finally, Spencer lifted his head up and looked at me. He stared at me for a moment before speaking.
"Is something wrong?" He asked.
I quickly looked away, still biting on my pencil.
"You look like you have something on your mind."
"U-um....well..." I mumbled.
Spencer sighed then closed his notebook and pushed it away from him then he grabbed my notebook and took my pencil away from me and pushed it away from us before looking at me dead in the eyes.
"Tell me what's on your mind." He demanded.
"B-but....our project..."
"We can take a little break right now."
I slowly nodded then sighed.
"Okay. Um....is it true...?"
Spencer stared at me, a little confused. "Is what true?"
"Is...is it true that you turned down every person that confessed their feelings to you?" I finally asked.
Spencer narrowed his eyes at me. "Yes. Who told you?"
"Just....Just a little birdy." I said, shrugging.
"I heard that you turned down this one girl who confessed to you and gave you a love letter and then you turned down this one guy who kissed you right in front of everybody while you two were doing a project together. You got up and left the classroom..."
I searched Spencer's face and even though Spencer is normally a hard person to read, his expression was a dead giveaway right now. It looked like he was a bit surprised that I knew all of this.
"Those....are all true. I'm not the romantic type. I actually hate romance. I don't care for all the mushy stuff and I despise physical contact. Just thinking about it gives me the shivers..." He said as he stared down at the bed.
"But...when i'm around you, I feel something different. I can't find myself acting cold around you. I feel like behind closed doors, I can warm up to you and tell you everything." He said, staring at me.
"You're different, Riley. I know a lot of people tell each other that, but i'm serious. It's hard to get mad at you or act cold to you. You're not as annoying as everybody else, but you still are nice and a great listener. If my heart was still beating, i'm sure it would be thumping right now because i'm around you."
I stared at Spencer, not believing what i'm hearing. Surely he can't be feeling all these emotions just from being around me. I feel like I should be the one to tell Spencer that he makes my heart thump when i'm around him and that I find him different from everybody else.
"And that's why....I like you. As more than a classmate." Spencer continued.
I softly smiled. "I'm...happy. You're different to me too. Even though you act so cold around everybody, but your friends, I can tell you're hurting inside. I feel a connection with you because i'm an outcast too. Before I came here, every school I went to, I was an outcast. I never had any friends, I always sat by myself at lunch time, nobody wanted to pair up with me during a project, I felt so alone, but when I met you, I...I sorta found a connection. I found someone who probably understood what i'm going through and that's why I like you too..."
Right then and there, I practically poured my heart out to Spencer. I told him every little detail about how I feel when i'm around him and I felt my heart just thumping so hard in my chest that it might actually burst out.
"I'm relieved." Spencer finally said.
I smiled at him then chuckled. "It's funny. I never thought that someone as calm and cool like you would ever have any interest in me. I never thought that-"
I was cut off by Spencer grabbing my chin and pressing his icy lips against mine. Even though Spencer's lips are practically the temperature of Alaska, they're soft and inviting. I couldn't help it. I wanted to kiss him too. I started to kiss Spencer back and was starting to get into it when he quickly pulled away from me. My eyes fluttered open and I looked at Spencer, wondering why he pulled away so suddenly.
Spencer stared at me like he had something on his mind.
"What's...what's wrong?" I asked.
"Your lips...are warm..."
I blinked my eyes then touched my lips. "O-oh...are they?"
"And I can hear your heart beating..."
That's when I softly gasped and I stared at Spencer. Oh no...
Spencer continued to stare at me and then he asked me the million dollar question.
"Are you human?"
I bit down on my bottom lip and stared at the bed. I should've known that Spencer would finally catch on. I always have a thumping heart around him and my temperature always goes up when he kisses me. I just hope that Spencer wouldn't throw me away now after our confessions to each other.
"I'm half. I'm a half human, half vampire. I'm sorta slow at turning fully into a vampire so i'm kinda still human right now and the reason why my blood tastes different is because it's a mixture of human and vampire blood." I explained.
"Why did you enroll into this school then?" He asked.
"Because...this is my dream school. My dad had to pull strings in order to get me into this school and I guess when they sent me that acceptance letter, I never really paid attention to the part where it says that this is an all vampire school."
Spencer nodded, though, i'm not sure if he believes me or is willing to keep my secret.
"I understand and that's why i'm going to keep your secret. Not because I like you, though."
I blinked my eyes, confused.
"You...you are?"
Spencer nodded again. "I'm not one to snitch and besides, if I told, getting expelled will be the least of your problems."
I sighed and nodded also. "I know. I still feel guilty about coming here and lying to everybody, but I can't turn back now or everybody would become suspicious, but thank you so much for keeping my secret. I wasn't sure who I could trust at this school. Kira has been a cool friend to me, but she could change in a snap if I told her the truth."
"I agree. I won't tell the group either unless you want me to."
I smiled. "Thanks, Spencer."
I watched Spencer and I was sure that I could see a small smile creeping up on his face.
"You're welcome."
I chuckled then I jumped on Spencer and kissed him.
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