keep me a secret

I pulled away from Mika and stared at him. He was a 'Gangrel'...whatever that meant....all I knew about them was that he was like the ones from earlier. He wanted me dead, I backed against the door trying to escape into the shadows but his eyes followed me. Mika didn't notice as she was hurrying around her room trying to find something.

"Here it is." She said popping up from under her bed with three cans. She smiled at Embry who slightly smiled back then turned his eyes back on me. She looked up but her face fell into confusion as she saw me in the shadows. "Newborn, what's wrong? Embry won't hurt you, he's a friend. You know what friends are don't you?"

"She's right, I wouldn't hurt a friend." he took a step forward, and I panicked as I scrambled for the doorknob.

"Newborn, what's going on?" she demanded looking at Embry for guidance. I pulled the door open with too much force and ran out of it, I jumped down the stairs and took off down the hallway. "Newborn!" she cried after me.

I was leaving, this was insanity. I was better off in my forest, I was better off still human. Something tackled me, I hit the carpet without a sound and I struggled against the heavy thing on me.

"Calm down." I stopped struggling and stared up at Embry. He panted slightly and his black hair hung over part of his face. His eyes were dark, almost dark as the eclipse I had seen in the forests. "Don't do what you are thinking of doing. I promise not to harm you, I've sworn in my own blood to give up being a Gangrel."

"Embry." came a frightened whisper and Embry looked over his shoulder at Mika. She looked so frightened and tears washed down her cheeks.

"It's fine, Mika. Just summon them and I'll escort Newborn back to your chambers." She nodded then hurried off down the hall as Embry stood us up. He looked at me and seemed to understand that I would not going willingly with him, so he swung me up in his arms and carried me back to her pink bedroom. He set me on the bed and put the can in my hand. "Drink it or you'll be a danger to Mika."

"Why do you care for her? You're one of them." I said, only my lips moved, every other part of me was still in the same stance.

"She is the future, and I'm just trying to make peace." he whispered as he sat in her window seat. He stretched his long legs out and waited for Mika to come. I looked down at the open can in my hands and lifted it to my lips. Before I realized it, the can was empty. And I felt normal. I felt like I was still human. Embry was watching at me and smiled at something on my face.

"Blood, the magic ingrident in every potion." he laughed and I just watched him.