isaac's heart dropped.
"you're covered in blood."
he let out a harsh laugh of surprise, wiping an eye under his glasses.
"wow, i knew you were creepy, but i thought i was the crazy one here. " he pushed his sleeves up, revealing the sleeve of flowers tattooed on his left arm, and pushed his glasses up to squint at vicente.
"well, i'll leave you to it! if i get called to the station for a murder, i'll give them my account. you're lucky i was the one to walk in on you, they won't believe me!"
he turned on his heel and started walking towards his own dorm, one hand compulsively running through his hair.
Vicente quickly grabbed him by the arm and spun him around, gripping his shoulders tightly. "Murder? No, this isn't…this isn't what it looks like," he took the sleeve of his plaid shirt and wiped his mouth, licking the rest of the blood that was left over on his lips. "It's not what it is."
"I'm just gonna… go get the cake?" Kariin giggled and stumbled on her way inside.
"oh, boy. unless you've got that weird vampire kink, there's nothing else this can be. or unless you're an actual vampire, but if you told me that i'd just laugh at you. even if you were one, it's still fucking hilarious, because i've lived every stereotype of a rich kid and i am not about to be a dumb fucking bella swan."
he folded his arms and wrapped his hands around vicente's wrists.
Vicente slammed his body onto his, against a wall and twisted his wrists around to grip his shoulders. A low growl tore from his throat as he bared his dripping canines.
isaac let him, and then gave a venomous smile.
"if this is how i'm going to go out, so be it. but you'll be the one with my blood on your hands. and oh boy, my little brother wont like that. neither will zen. do it, pussy. end my fucking life. kill me, here, with your ugly ass teeth. bet you're glad you took advantage of someone who's on suicide watch every time he goes to the hospital, huh? bitch." he rolled his neck and stared vicente in the eye.
"you don't scare me. so do it."
Vicente blinked at him and everntually let him go. This wasn't something he expected to hear, it caught him off guard.
"I-" he stopped. It was better to not say anything. Better to not make him think you're pitying him. He hesitated, not knowing what to do.
It was the most awkward he's ever felt.
Instead, he turned around and walked back inside, already seeing a drunk Kariin cutting a slice of her cake. Vicente gave her a quick kiss on her cheek, wishing her happy birthday before he left.
isaac stood where vicente left him, eventually sliding down the wall to sit against it.
"there goes my chance."
he slumped, pulling out his phone to text zen.
hey. i was gonna leave, but vicente tried to corner me. i freaked him out, i think. are you done?
he quickly got a response.
yeah. i'll come get you in a second.
Starless nights were Vicente's favorite; they made walking a mile to his house worth it. He reached into the back of his pocket and pulled out a few hair pins as his other hand was working his hair into a loose bun.
He couldn't help but think about what happened a few moments ago. If only he'd known, he wouldn't have been bothered to go after him in that state. Vicente knew the damage he could do if he did.
isaac and zen tumbled into their dorm, hugging out a goodnight and going to their respective beds. isaac couldn't help but shudder, thinking about the interaction he had with vicente.
i almost died. but my lack of self-preservation… saved me? fucking strange. wonder if zen will still try to get me to chase after vicente.
Twenty minutes later, Vicente finally arrived home. It was a large Victorian-styled home that took years for him to repair. He walked in, piles of needles and bent metal spoons were the first to greet him. The bags of weed and dried mermaid blood were starting to pile up on his couches and tables, though he didn't really care that much.
the next day, isaac slumped into class. he looked awful compared to his usual poise, grey hoodie pushed up to his sleeves and hair flopped in front of his face. his black jeans weren't ripped for style, and looked thoroughly worn in. he leaned on zen for most of breakfast, and tucked his head in his arms for all of his first class.
Vicente didn't even bother to go to class and somehow charmed his way into staying at the library for most of the time.
The memories of last night resurfaced. He wished he could suppress them, but the best he could do was try to avoid the guy as much as possible. So, he sat down on one of the couches and pulled out his phone, occasionally ogling the senior volunteer.
"zen, i feel terrible. can we go sit in the library?"
"yeah, sure isa."
they had a quiet walk over, and isaac ended up laying with his head in zen's lap in the corner.
Vicente eventually got bored and tucked his phone back in his pocket. He stood up and decided to get a book on chemistry, which he was failing horribly at.
zen idly finger combed through isaac's hair, until he noticed the legendary colgate approaching their section.
not again
"isa, look sharp. colgate is back."
isaac groaned in protest, but shifted to pull his hood over his head.
Vicente whistled as he scanned the row of books for- AP Chemistry. "Bingo," he grabbed the book and walked back towards the couch.
That was until he spotted Bell.
Vicente spun on his heel and decided to sit at the tables instead.
zen observed vicente carefully, noticing how he fled when he saw isaac. he furrowed his brows and leaned down to the mostly-asleep boy in his lap.
"bells, colgate tucked tail and ran when he saw ya. what the hell did you say to him?"
isaac sighed.
"something happened last night that i'd rather not talk about, because i probably hallucinated most of it. but he was sucking on kariin's neck, came away covered in blood, when i mentioned it he pinned me against a wall and i thought he was gonna kill me so i told him to go ahead. apparently it scared him. can i go back to sleep?"
"…bells. what the fuck?"
Vicente kept his eyes glued on the book, not even bothering to open it. He avoided looking at anyone, even when Amelia, captain of the cheerleading team, passed him in a tube top and shorts.
"bella, bells, isa, isaac, c'mon love. talk to me. what the fuck?"
"i told you, zen. i hallucinated something last night and scared vicente."
"bella, i'm gonna go talk to him, okay?"
"okay."
isaac moved so zen could get up, curling back up on the floor once he was gone. zen took a deep breath and walked over to vicente, placing himself directly in front of the other.
"so, colgate, care to say what's got you and bells so traumatized?"
Vicente ignored the prick and continued to stare down the book cover. Oh god, he actually told someone.
zen huffed and kept talking.
"bells says he hallucinated something and ended up scaring you. care to tell your side?"
I don't want to deal with this right now. "Fuck off," though his voice sounded calmer than the words he said.
"i don't think i will. isaac is usually pretty concerned with his appearance, being a model and all, but for some fucking reason he didn't have the energy today. i expect you to explain why, or i can and will get higher-ups involved."
zen was beginning to look pissed now, standing up to press his hands into the table.
"And what are you gonna tell them? That a- a vampire was sucking on some girls neck? Good luck," Vicente stood up and grabbed his chem book. "Now, if you'll excuse me, i'll be sitting somewhere where there isn't a heavy smell of," he looked him up and down. "Pricks."
zen tastefully ignored the last insult thrown his way.
"i'd tell them my unstable friend had an altercation with you last night and came away traumatized. what, did he tell you what he hallucinated?"
with the last question, he looked less angry.
"vicente, i'm sorry for coming up so strong, but i'm honestly concerned. isaac isn't okay, and as i've just mentioned he's unstable. did he look like he was freaking out last night? i really need to know."
