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I watch her sit alone in her room crying, "Poor, poor, Elliot. If only you had someone who cared." Her now ex boyfriend, Ian, chuckles, gripping onto her chin tightly. I squint at the younger boy as his grim smile quickly fades, and his hand comes up and meets El's cheek with a hard smack, sending her to the ground in a blur.

I watch her silently weep on the cold, hardwood floor, holding her cheek. My heart stops as Ian pulls her up by her jumper and pins her to the wall. His face is only inches from her ear as he whispers something into her ear that is hardly audible. Next thing I see is him stick something into Elliot's shoulder, and her blood curtailing screams fill the bedroom.

Ian takes what seems to be a knife, out of her shoulder, and brings it to her cheek, creating a small cut. Blood runs down her cheek and I can see the tears mix with it, "P-Please, Ian...s-stop," She grabs his wrist, "I love you..." El whispers. A scowl appears on my face as I hear her say those last three words. She is a fucking idiot.

Ian chuckles, "But I don't feel the same, my dear." He raises the knife above her. Not thinking of what I am doing, I appear behind him in the dark. I stand in front of the shaded window, lurking behind them. I hear Elliot gasp as she sees the tall silhouette of me behind her ex.

Next thing she knows, Ian screams, the knife falling to the ground, along with herself. She grips her throat, gasping for air, as Ian's screams fill the room.

I jab my ejected claws into his body, my sharp, ejected fangs tearing through his soft flesh on his neck. His warm blood covers my body as it flies all around us. Suddenly, he grows silent, and I watch his eyes roll into the back of his head. My claws grow back to their normal, sharp stubs, and my teeth go back to normal. My breathing is heavy as I get off his lifeless body, gather his soul, and run a hand through my tall black hair.

My blood red eyes meet Elliot's blue orbs. Her eyes are wide with fear as they scale my tattooed body that is now covered with her ex-boyfriend's blood. I nod at her, then disappear into a black and grey cloud of dust.