Chapter 57 Amazing!

I finished my meal and Drena cleaned it up "Claire can you please don't do this again?" Drena asked holding the tray with the used utensils wearing her sad and pleading look.

I looked away ignoring her.

"But why?" I sensed her put down the tray on the table and faced me "Why are you doing this to yourself? Why are you letting them hurt you? First from Daniela and next to those men. You said it yourself you just let them. Why?" Her voice was soft but demanding for an answer but I sensed sadness all over her.

I stand up and walked towards the window watching the outside, I know she's waiting for an answer, but does she need to know?

"You don't need to know." My voice is partly hard...

"Claire, I'm your friend and you denied my rights to know my friend. Just that Claire, I'm asking you for an answer... so please, don't deny it away from me." Her voice is hoping... hoping for a friendship from me, and there's a part that struck me.

I did not become a friend for them but they treated me as their best friend. They trusted me before and until now, but I did not care about it because they should not be involved with me, with a monster.

She must have sensed my defeat "Why did you let them hurt you?" She asked softly.

"To survive." I looked at her, she was taken aback by my sudden answer but confusion dominated her.

"S-survive? What do you mean?" She stuttered not liking her question for the first time.

"Pain makes me alive," I answered plainly while looking at her, she was shocked to hear it and then she... cried?

"Oh my! Claire..." She suddenly hugged me through her outburst, like... she's comforting me... why? "I'm sorry." She pulled out and sobbed.

"For?" My voice was hard, I am not liking her actions right now. I remembered mom and Carlo's reaction every time I went home on Sunday and I hated it. Her eyes widen as I sensed a sudden fear from her but then she smiled brightly. What's wrong with her? Did my eye color change? I did not feel it...

"I'm sorry for not being a good friend enough." She said sobbing and then smiled "But, I'll do my best to be a good best friend and I'll do my best for you to accept me as your friend." She stated between her smile. Tch.

I ignored her and looked back outside the window. I've been sensing them.

"I'll be going! Enjoy your honeymoon!" She laughed while my eyes widen and my heart beats so fast again remembering the moment Xenon and I had earlier.

I heard the door opened and closed meaning she's already outside the room.

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Xenon's POV

That moment... the moment I saw her struggling from those men, stabbed by a man... I lost it! I felt my world shattered into pieces, everything stopped and all I saw was her, just her... I shot the man who stabbed her and beat the others to their death. I left one man but it seems like he lost his mentality, his eyes are covered with fear, and the rest I can't decipher.

I tried talking to him to gather information because maybe he was just acting to get out of his situation but all I did was useless and found nothing from him but silence.

He was spacing out like he saw a... monster... what the hell happened to him!? So, I just killed him, he was useless.

I know for sure it was Marco's doing, he can't kill me so he's using the girls. That devil! I'll definitely kill him with my bare hands!

I thought I'd lose her, I thought she'll leave me with those... agh! I don't want to think about her wounds again, my blood boils and my grudge to kill him right now is just rising. I need to calm myself... She won't leave me, she promised and she proved it...

I won't lose her, I lost everything before but not her... I will do everything not to lose her... now that I think I fall... I fall deeply in love with her...

I don't know her, everything about her and why, why she acted so cold and mysterious but my heart is shouting for her. My body is craving for her presence. I don't care who she is, all I care about is... I love her.

It's hard to explain but the first time she looked at me, I was caught... I won't deny anymore that I fall in love at first sight with her, with Claire...

I don't know if she heard me yesterday but it was the truth and she needs to know it, even if she can't love me back, I will never give up on her... I will never give up on my first love...

"Claire seems to be someone..." I stopped in my thoughts the moment I heard her name from Lucas.

"Special! Claire is incredibly amazing!" Coby explained smiling widely.

We're in the dining room having our men's conversation while Drena and Claire have theirs in my room. My room...

"True, she healed so fast, and with the look on her face, she seems the same with or without her wounds. I haven't seen her flinch." Lucas stated while looking at the space in front, thinking hard.

"What do you think has made her like that? Emotionless? She's very different..." Adrian asked in curiosity.

I'm also confused why she acted that way, what might have happened to her? What did she experience to become emotionless like that? Her eyes seem lifeless... She must have been through a lot to be that kind of person and thinking of it, hurts me...

It hurts me to think she had experienced bad things... and it would hurt me to know it... I don't think I can, by just thinking about what happened yesterday, I'm losing my temper and I can't help the anger rising in me.

"Stop talking about her. How's your update?" I changed the topic because I don't like these boys talking about her, especially her life. She's mine and only mine.

"According to my sources, our suspicion was right. Marco ordered those men to kill the girls. Bryan says that Marco can't kill you so he will kill anyone on his way..." Coby stated furiously.

"Are you saying that the girls are on his way?" Adrian asked.

"Yes, he thinks we've been failing because of them," I stated remembering our last encounter.

They looked at me with their serious faces.

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Venice Claire's POV

A day has passed and yes I'm still lying on the bed. Xenon slept on the couch last night, he won't take me to the guest room so I asked him to sleep on the bed but he rejected me, afraid he might touch my wound.

Sometimes, no most of the time he guided me even though I don't really need it but Drena told me to let him and stay on the act because my recovery is not normal for a human. Not normal.

When can I become a real human? And now it's dark outside but I haven't seen Xenon for a couple of hours, the classes of course already ended but none of them attend their classes.

The boys are afraid for the girls' safety and Xenon said he won't leave me like this. I felt butterflies in my stomach thinking of him and his actions towards me... Agh! Are these feelings still normal??

I finished taking my bath, wearing my pants and shirt, I combed my hair while sitting in the bed.

Thinking deeply about him I did not realize the door opened. So, I immediately looked towards it "Here's your food!" Drena said cheerfully.

I was so disappointed to see Drena... Disappointed!? Why would I be disappointed if it's not Xenon?? This point of view is bothering me.

"Thank you," I said plainly as she put the tray of food on the table wearing her grin.

"I saw your face! You seem disappointed for a second, I saw it!" She smiled widely while clapping. "Ayiiieeee, you're falling for him!" She laughed teasing me.

I looked away. "Where is he?" I can't help but ask.

"Ow! Your man went to get some medicine on the clinic, especially bandages we're running out of it." She said as she turned serious which made me immediately looked at her.

"Alone?" My voice was hard. He shouldn't be alone; they're surrounding us from afar spying every movement from boys looking for a great opportunity to move.

"No, he-he's with Lucas." I sensed nervousness radiating from her. She might have sensed something is off.