Hunter Pierce

.. I love you, Hunt. So much.

I love you, too.

[ Minah allowed herself to glance up at Hunter as he spoke, looking at him with cloudy eyes while listening to the words he spoke. For the first time, she didn’t let her judgement nor anger filter anything the was being said. She was able to hear the fear of losing her radiate in his voice, the worry he felt for Man Se being left alone and why he thought the choice was right. And she found herself slightly understanding him a little more than before — though she still wasn’t happy about being a vampire. Before saying anything, Minnie looked at the male figure and then took a few steps forward, wrapping her arms around his torso — hugging him tightly.   ]  .. I just need to get used to this new life, Hunter. This all sprung on me so fast that I don’t know what to expect. I don’t know what I’ve gotten into and I can’t adjust myself to fit this so quickly. I need time to get used to all of this and you need to be understanding of it. Telling to suck it up or get the fuck over it isn’t helping at all. I can handle you saying things like that about anything else but not this. I can’t just get over it, it’s my life now. 

Take all the time you need.

Hunter.. [ she started, but the feel of his lips on hers was enough to cut the girl off from speaking and leaving her frozen in her place. Her mind was telling her pull away, to tell her that she shouldn’t be doing this. She was suppose to walk away and leave this behind for a little while, but everything else? Every part of her wanted this, missed it. It had been nearly a month since the last time they had a moment like this one now and it was bittersweet. Sweet, but filled with enough pain to have her tears come pouring down her face if she hadn’t been so intended on holding them back. When he pulled away from her, Minnie bit down on her bottom as she looked up at him with cloudy eyes; listening to the words her spoke. ] ..  I really don’t know what to do. Everything in me wants to be with you, but there’s .. there’s a part of me that’s so mad at you. 

And you have every reason to be. But that shouldn't be a reason for us to break up. What I did, I didn't do out of malice. I did it because I love you so much that I don't ever want to come that close to losing you again. Man Se and I need you here with us. If you wanna continue being mad at me, that's fine. I accept that. I've never been one to beg --but don't leave me, babe. We can make it through this. I know we can. 

[ Minah looked up at him and all she could see were his eyes pooling with tears. She’d never seen Hunter look this way before, had never seen tears pooling in his eyes and knowing that she was the one causing this — she didn’t know what to do. The only thing she could do was revert her gaze again, attempting to take another deep breath to keep herself somewhat composed. ] .. I just  —- I want some time to think .. [ her vision began to blur as the water she was trying her hardest to keep contain started to spill down her face in sadness, her voice cracking as she continued to speak. ] and if breaking up is the only way to do it then .. [ she raises her hand to her face, wiping the few tears that escaped from her lids with the back of her hand. ] Then .. I—I guess .. I am. 

What? [ she questioned, her eyes instantly meeting up with his as the words hit her. ] No .. No, I don’t want to break up .. I just — [ Minah stopped, her eyes moving away from his for a second before moving back. Everything in her wanted to hold him, pull him close and tell him that everything was okay. That they weren’t going to break up. She loved him too much for that, but she couldn’t — her mind going against all of it. ] Maybe we need to take some time apart, Hunter. [ the moment the words came falling from her lips, her eyes dropped to the floor; tears stinging the rim of her eyes. ]

[ Her words hit him like a ton of bricks. He could feel the warm tears forming in his emerald colored eyes --threatening to fall -- but he bit down on his quivering lip, trying his best to hold himself together. This was exactly what he feared. Losing her. ] There is no such thing as time apart, Minah! [ he paused for a moment ] I did what I thought I had to do in order to keep you safe. --So I wouldn't lose you. Ironic, right? I mean, just look at us now. [ Hunter look to the side, afraid that if he looked at her any longer he'd break right in front of her. ] So this is it? You're...You're really gonna break up with me?

.. No, I’m not walking away. [ she looks down, running her free hand through her hair.] I just need some time to think, Hunter. You threw all of this one me and din’t even care about the reprecussions. Didn’t care about how I felt. You say sorry, but you really don’t mean it and that’s the problem. You feel no remorse about anything that you’ve done.

[ he stayed silent for a few seconds, feeling a rush of emotions overtake him. At the moment, he feared the worst, but he knew he had to ask the question.  ] So what does this mean for us? Are you breaking up with me?

[  she stays quiet for a moment before allowing herself to let out a long sigh, her heart feeling like it dropped. ] … Let’s —  let’s just talk later. I can’t deal with this right now. [ she quickly gathers her jacket, heading towards the door. ]

[ he pulls her back to him ] So that's it? You're just gonna walk away after everything we've been through? Don't you care about me? About us?

That is the problem, Hunter. You’re only thinking about yourself and what you want. Never once has it crossed through your mind what I’m going through, how upset I am at you. All you care about is fucking sex and your needs. So, until you understand how big of a mistake you made then I don’t want to talk to you. I don’t want to be anywhere near you. Now can you move out of the way? I want to leave.

[sighs] I told you I'm sorry that I did it without your permission. I don't know what else you want from me. What I do know is that things can't keep going like this... This isn't even a relationship anymore and, selfish as it is, I can't keep doing it. We're either together or we're not.

You want to resolve this? Give me my life back, bring me back to life. If you can’t then there’s nothing that’s going to make this better. You don’t want to deal with it then don’t. I’m sure you can find a way to deal with all your ‘suffering’.

Goddammit! I don't wanna cheat on you or end our relationship. I want us to move on from this...I want my girlfriend back. 

Sucks. Are you done now? Because I need to pick up Man Se from Saphira’s house.

No. I'm not. And you're not going anywhere until we resolve this. I get that you're mad mad because I killed, but you're gonna have to get the fuck over it. We're in a relationship, Minah. I'm not putting up with you treating me like this. 

I’m not ignoring you. I talk to you when I need to. 

Yes, you are ignoring me. And you're ignoring your girlfriend duties. It's been a fucking month, Minah!

I’ll stop bitching the moment you leave the room. I don’t think you understand how badly I want to go over there and slap you across the face, Hunter — or worse. I don’t want any of the blood bags right now because I can’t seem to wrap my mind around the idea of drinking blood without wanting to gag. 

Trust me, I understand it. And I don't blame you for being angry, but I can't turn back the clock. Whether you want it or not, you're in transition. And you might wanna start wrapping your head around having to consume blood because you have less than 24 hours to do  so. You already know the consequences of not going through with it. You don't wanna leave Man Se a family, do you?

And whose fault is that? Not mine! Man Se would’ve been safe if you didn’t kill me to begin with and the fact that you can smile about this really pisses me off even more. Boyfriend of the fucking year goes to you , Hunter. 

Look, it's already done. So stop bitching, take the fucking blood bags 'cause you need to feed and then lemme help you through this so you can see your brother soon.

Don’t tell me I can’t see my brother. He’s the only one who can calm me down right now — especially when everything in me wants to lunge at you. Now, where is he? 

I'm sorry, but you can't. Not until I know it's safe for him to be near you. You can Facetime him, but that's about it.

The hell it wasn’t. You took my life away. You killed me, Hunter. You should be sorry for both reasons. You had no right to do this .. I never asked you to. I don’t want to be a vampire, I’ve never want to be one. You know what? —-

...

You didn’t have to do anything. According to both you and Saph, your blood would’ve healed me just fine. I would’ve been okay. 

It would've healed you, but that's not good enough. What if I was too late? Or if you were attacked again? That's just not a chance I'm willing to take. I'm sorry I went over your head with this, but I'm not sorry I did it. It's for the best.