Chapter 30: Name

We arrived at my bedroom door before I even realized it. My mind was still going through all the information Chase had given me. Chase reached down and opened the door soundlessly. "May I escort you to dinner tonight?", he asked in a cunning voice. His stormy eyes held my gaze, waiting on an answer. I nodded yes and began to walk into my room.

I took one step inside the bedroom then stopped and turned around. "Chase?", I called after his fleeting form. I heard the word yes inside my head and I tried to respond without words, "What kind of vampire is named Chase?". A few seconds passed and I thought maybe I still needed some work on keeping up the dialogue mentally. He then replied, "It's not the name I was born with, but it is what I go by now". I had to ask, "What name were you born with?". He turned around at the question and I saw his eyes shining bright. "My old name and the old me died off a long time ago. Call me Chase, Little Wolf.", he gave me a knowing smile and I felt something unsaid pass between us. There was a feeling of understanding before he turned away again. I watched him go inside his room before I finally continued into mine.

I entered my room and shut the door. Chase could read minds... what if he already knew about everything I had done... everything I had lived through. I wanted to curl up into a ball and cry thinking he might know the reality I had endured for so long. What if he tells Michael and the others and they shun me? I was not ready to say good bye yet. I was starting to feel so many emotions for all of them. I was really starting to care for them and wanting them to care back. I had to just hope that Chase had not gazed into my past just yet or if he had then he had decided to stay quiet about it all...

I raked my hand down my face and let out the breath I had been holding in. I looked up at the clock on the wall... 5:30pm... time was so fleeting. I took in a deep breath and headed to the bathroom to freshen up. I needed to pull myself together before dinner quickly!