Mount Olympus [9]

Austin

Feed off of me? Elijah looks back at her, "Because he's my friend and his mind is already fragile. He used to be compelled around. Leave him be."

Bethany

I look back at him, shaking my head before storming outside and sitting on the stairs of the porch. I hate it when my brothers always try to control me. I'm not a baby.

Austin

Elijah sighs and everything goes back to normal again before. Blinking a few times, I pinch the bridge of my nose and bring out a cigarette. I stand and head for the door, "I'll be back. Need some air."

Bethany

I play with the grass and let my senses overwhelm with noises of the wild.

Austin

I step off the porch past Bethany and light my cigarette, keeping at a distance.

Bethany

I glance up and watch him but don't do anything, sighing.Mortals are so interesting.

Austin

I glance at her every so often, avoiding eye contact, and breathe in the high of my cigarette. Why does she keep staring at me? It's like I'm her next meal or something. Eli'd protect me... right?

Bethany

I look back down and play with the grass again, shaking my head of any feelings or emotions. Mama always said our emotions heighten. But does this really mean anything?

Austin

I subconsciously move closer, not even realizing it until I'm a few feet from the porch and halfway done with my cigarette, "What do you want with me anyway?"

Bethany

I glance up at him, "It's just...I've been kept inside that house and on this property. I've never tasted human blood. Ever. I've never done any human things. I don't have any experience with humans. Your the first one I've ever seen or talked to."

Austin

I study her, "Didn't you go to school? Wouldn't you have met some there?"

Bethany

I shake my head and look down again, "No."

Austin

Confused, I look up and around, "Why not?"

Bethany

"Because I grow too fast," I reply, "I'm only three weeks old. I stop growing when I turn twenty. I'm eighteen."

Austin

I study her some more before looking at the house, "That's... weird. So, technically, I'm older than all of you by nearly a full eighteen years?"