Cara stopped and turned to the once yelling man. "Of course. However, she needs something for the gashes. Sarah can't return home like that." She smiled lightly before turning to leave again. She faced Kenny as he said his last sentence, quickly catching the conversation. "Are you different to that mass majority in any way? Because if you are, you might be the only wolf I could ever tolerate."

Blaze rolled his eyes, tolerating a wolf. He couldn't even stand the putrid smell they carried and the way they strode themself through their self-acclaimed territory, claiming nearly everything as their own. Such stupid, territorial and possessive creatures. He sped up with his walking so he was ahead of the two, shoving both of his hands in his pockets, and looking down at the ground.

Kenny thought a bit, how to answer. "Well, I just don't think different species should hate eachother just because it's a 'tradition' to hate eachother. That's just... dum, I guess. It would be like, uh, pitting an elephant and a rhino against eachother, when really they're not much different, other than their looks and much of their behaviour. They're still pachyderms. We are-- as the humans call it-- mythical species." Finished, Kenny stuck his hands in his pockets and looked down at the pavement.

Cara laughed at his explanation. "Definitely the ONLY wolf I could tolerate. Do you go to the school or stay hidden the most of the other cowards?" She should've chosen her words more carefully but the words rolled off her tongue. Habit.

Blaze turned a corner, "I'm going to go home - I don't need an escort." He said, a fake smile arousing his face as his eyes flashed red before returning to their normal colour. "Have a good night, Cara." He said as he turned, and ran down the street, turning numerous corners before reaching his beaten down house.

Cara shrugged. "I'm still going to the park if he wants to join me." She kept walking, pretending that Kenny wasn't an escort.

Blaze flung open his half-broken door and strolled through the dirty threshold, placing his hands on the kitchen table-top. Perspiration ran down his face from the elongated run home and his heart hammered against his chest - his body reacting to the run. He couldn't handle wolves, not matter how civil they wanted to make themself, they had no place in this world.

Cara turned to Kenny, stopping momentarily. "I know where I'm going. I come through here almost every afternoon. You can go if you want."

"I go to school, of course," Kenny said. "What matters most is education, not how big your biceps are."

"Well, so long then, uh... whoever you are..." He trailed off as he watched the boy vamp run away, down the street.

Kenny shrugged. "Now that the Lead Warrior has said that you are no threat, well, I don't really care where you go, honestly. I'll go with you, since I have nothing else to do other than fix old tech." He walked along slowly, behind the girl.

Cara smirked. "You probably don't want to but I'll let you tag along. My name is Cara by the way. It's nice to meet you." She scowled as she smelt Cody's blood. He deserved what he got but it felt wrong to be able to smell it. She didn't like him one bit. Her eyes flashed red and she raised a hand to her mouth, her eyes wide. She moved her lips to her wrist and bit down, allowing her blood to spill into her mouth. After a bit, her eyes returned to their normal colour. She wiped her mouth and licked her blood off her hand and wrist. "I really should've packed a second bag. Either that or had the only one I brought with me myself," she sighed. She looked up at Kenny sympathetically. "Sorry. It's against the laws for vampires to bite themselves but we have to stop ourselves somehow."

Blaze rolled his head back and looked at the roof, before swerving around the kitchen counter and turning the tap on, cupping his hand so the water ran into them. He then moved his hand to his face and splashed the water upon his warm skin, sighing with relief as he did so. He turned the tap off and walked away, flinging open the fridge door which was nearby. "No food..." Blaze muttered as his eyes darted across the mouldy shelves. He closed the fridge door and sighed, trudging up the splintered and termite-ridden staircase which led to his room.

Kenny shrugged. "Doesn't bother me. Anyways, rules were made to be broken," he added with a mischievous smile. "Any person would know that not everybody follows the rules!"

"Nice to meet you, Cara." The were boy pondered a bit, then added, "Nice name. Simple and nice, if you don't mind me complimenting." Kenny looked at Cara carefully, to make sure he wasn't causing any bad thoughts.

Cara laughed. "That is the first time anyone has said my name was pretty. If you were a vamp you'd be running for your life about now. I change after dark." She looked up at the sky. More time had passed than she had thought. "Shit," she murmerd. She wouldn't be going to the park today after all. "I have to go. It will be dark soon. My house isn't far from here. I can go on my own. Being on the border has it's advantages."

Kenny smiled carefully. "Alright then. Don't tell anyone I said this, but... feel free to come anytime. I see no reason to ban you." He added, "Goodbye." Then Kenny shifted, and ran off into the rows of houses.

Cara smiled slightly and ran her way home. She got to the door just as the sun set behind one of the taller buildings in the neighbourhood. Her eyes widened and her breathing became rapid and shallow. She quickly stepped inside the house. Her mother and father were waiting at the stairs. Cara fell to the floor, clutching her hair with her shaking hand, her knees tucked to her chest. Her mother walked up to her and kneeled so they were eye to eye. Cara looked up as her eyes went a crimson red. Her mother shook her head and left.

Cara's frantic eyes fell on her father who was grinning. "Embrace it. Feel the pain. It will soon leave you. You will hunt with me tonight." Cara shook her head, struggling for breath. Her teeth were sharpening, growing longer. She started to crawl past her father to her room. She used the railings to help her up the stairs. She opened the door to her room and shut it behind her, quickly locking it with shaking fingers. She walked up to her window and closed it, locked it and closed the blind so she couldn't see outside. She fell on her bed and clutched her knees to her chest. She rocked herself, struggling to keep herself under control. Her father knocked on the door, his low voice was almost hypnotic. "Come out and hunt. It's who you are." Cara didn't leave her bed but spoke loud enough for her father to hear.
"I am not like that. That is you. I will never be like you. And if I have to hide myself from the world to stay like myself, then I will." She smelt like dog, she had only just noticed. She scoffed, then smiled a little, remembering Kenny's words. Don't tell anyone I said this, but... feel free to come anytime. I see no reason to ban you. She would go to the park the next afternoon. If she saw him, that would be a bonus. But for now, she would have to control herself and resist the hypnotic voice of her father. She would have to survive the night.

Blaze reached the bottom of the staircase as his head suddenly throbbed and his eyes widened. "Blugh, you're kidding." He said as he rushed back down the staircase and moved toward one of the crisp, white cupboard which were locked closed. He fumbled with the lock as his hands began to shake and his eyes flashed red. The lock not opening up due to his shaking hands, he bent forward and ripped the lock apart with his ripened teeth to reveal dozens of bags of blood. He sighed with relief as he grabbed on of the bags and instantly stuck his teeth in it, sucking up the red liquid in the matter of ten seconds.

Blaze threw the empty bag to the floor as he kicked the cupboard close and slumped to the floor, his teeth returning to its normal state and his eyes flashing back to their original brown. His breathing was still rapid, yet he was calming down - which was a good thing.

Kenny, after a bit of a run, reached his front door. He shifted back to his human form, turned the doornob,and walked inside. His mom was cooking mac-n-cheese and frying hotdogs in the pan-- again.

He rolled his eyes, sat down at the table, and took out his iPhone. Relaxing, he scrolled down through his texts. One new text caught his eye:

you jerk

Kenny sniffed. It was obviously one of Cody's sidekicks, always looking out for him.

A new text came into Kenny's inbox:

Jordan: heya man

Kenny grinned, and replied:

Kenny: hey wassup
Jordan: saw you with the vamp. dunt mind her, she's like the only vamp i'd prob eva tolert
Kenny: haha yeh shes respectable
Jordan: wut manners kin do fer ya! hey can i come along with ya fer patrol tmorrow?nuthin else ta do
Kenny: sure why not
Jordan: kk

His mom frowned at him.

Kenny: gotta go an eat dinner, cya tmorrow!
Jordan: yeh bye kenny!

Kenny stuck his phone in his back pocket, smiled courteously at his mom, and started eating his mac-n-cheese with hotdogs.

Cara ran to her wardrobe as the night engulfed her room. She was glad she stored bags of blood in it now. She grabbed two and sucked them dry, her thirst not fully quenched but enough to make her eyes slightly normal. She walked back to her bed and lay down on her back, staring at the ceiling. After a while, she shut her eyes. Sleep

(Can we pwetty pwease skip to morning?)

(I was just about to do that)

The morning sun seeped through Cara's blind. She sat up with a fright. Another nightmare. Or was it a memory of what she had done. There was a nine hour period where she couldn't remember anything. She shook her head and looked at her clock, quickly jolting into action. She grabbed a bag of blood and drank it before shoving two more bags in her backpack for school. She had a shower and got dressed before running downstairs and out the door. If she didn't hurry she was going to be late for school.

Blaze groaned, slowly awaking amidst the sound of construction work outside. He rolled over on his bed, instantly hitting the floor. He stayed there for a second, rolling his eyes before coming to his feet. With a soft yawn and stretch of the arms, he went out of his bedroom, his feet thudding against the splitting staircase below. He exhaled as he reached the bottom of the staircase, looking out the window to see workers renovating a house across the road. "More noise in the street... Yay..." He muttered to no one in particular sarcastically, swiping his hand through the air with an aura of submissiveness.

Kenny grumbled, half asleep. He glanced sleepily at his watch, then yelped. 7:30 AM already?!! He jumped up, willing sleep to go away, and dashed into the kitchen to prepare for school.

(@Demyx Did you want to post before I do?)

Kenny dashed out the door, running swiftly to school. At the steps to the front door, he stopped to catch his breath, then straightened himself, put a small smile on his face, pushed back the doors and went in.

(Nah you can if you want but I'll post now that I'm here or I might not for the rest of the week)

Cara made it to school just after Kenny. She stopped at the front gate, hunching over and breathing heavily, trying to catch her breath. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and straightened, pulling her cap onto her head.