Temptation part 4

  Turns out I had more of a reaction my mom thought I did. The next morning, I woke up to see my whole left side of my face had swollen up. It was also red and puffy; I couldn't even see out of my eye. When I opened the door to walk downstairs, Tanya screamed bloody murder and flew over the railing. My mom caught a glimpse of my face and grimaced. "Don't come out of your room until that…that thing is gone." she yelled, cradling the screaming Tanya in her arms. I blinked, and sighed.
  "Okay mom." I called back, surprised to hear that my voice had changed. It wasn't my normal voice; it seemed that a portion of my true self had seeped out. "Mom, what's wrong with my voice?" I asked. It was disturbing; asking an innocent, normal question in this demonic voice.
  "It's the venom; it'll do that." she said simply. "Vampires are one of the most demonic monsters so by you getting some of the venom, it's just bringing out your true self out a little. It'll fade in a day or two. Get some rest." I wandered back into my room, stared at my reflection. I heard that even though they are demons, succubi were beautiful in their true forms. Somehow, after seeing my mom getting angry at me the other day, I didn't see that possible. As I lied down into my bed, my cell phone rang. The ID was unknown, so I was hesitant on answering it. Maybe it was my Aunt Monica confirming that it was indeed, vampire venom on my face.
  "Good morning, Miss Melanie. How are we this morning?" Samantha asked. I sprung out of my bed and rushed to the window. Where is she? I thought.
  "How did you get this number?" I asked.
  "That's not a very nice way to answer the phone. I was just wondering if you knew where Ryan was." she said.
  "No, I don't know where Ryan is and I don't want to know nor do I need to." I replied.
  "That's too bad. I hear you're sick? I'm sorry. Maybe I could bring you your homework." she offered.
  "You do remember what happened yesterday, right?" I asked.
  "Of course! As long as you're not near my dear Ryan, I'm perfectly fine being your friend! What's your address?" Pulling the phone away from my ear, I stared at my phone, cautious. "Hello? Melanie?" Samantha sang.   How is she finding me? I clicked the red button on my phone, ending the call. I turned my phone off and hid it in my closet.
  "I'd rather have Ryan come over and find out the truth than have you come over and kill me." I huffed. I jumped into my bed and curled up in the blanket. When I felt sleep taking over me, I heard my cell phone ring again. "What?!?!?!" I screamed. I stared at the closet door, waiting for something to pop out. "Perhaps I left the power ring on…" I soothed myself. "Yeah, I left it on. Sooner or later, she'll give up." The air was soon filled with silence, and I closed my eyes, grinning.
  But the phone kept ringing.
  Terrified, I ran to the closet and stared at my phone. It was lit up, spazzing out on the floor, saying "unknown number". Don't answer it Melanie, don't answer it. I told myself. Instead, I picked up the phone and threw it across the room, smashing the thing into smithereens. Rage flowed through my veins, most likely feeding my true self's adrenaline. I shook my head and pulled out my hair, screaming. What is wrong with me? Suddenly, I felt dizzy and the room began spinning. I made my way to bed, collapsing on my pillow and fell into unconsciousness.

  When I opened my eyes, a scarier, horror show version of me glared at me. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Melanie." she said with red eyes glowing. Stunned, I blinked and slapped my face back and forth to snap out of my dream. "It's no use. I brought you here myself; we need to talk."
  "About what?" I asked.
  "Ryan." she replied.
  "It's the venom; it's making me hallucinate. This isn't really happening." I reassured myself. My true self smirked.
  "You keep telling yourself that. Look, you need to defend yourself from this vampire. She's going to end up killing you if you don't do anything about it." she explained.
  "Look, she can have Ryan for all I care!" I said. She laughed; the sound echoed through the black abyss, and shook the ground beneath our feet.
  "That's a damn lie and you know it, Melanie. We both know that you want Ryan all for yourself. When you first saw him, you knew that he was the one . The one to be your victim, if need be. You want him, Melanie. He will be ours." she explained. "So, I brought you here for a little talk."
  "I don't need a talk." I mumbled, narrowing my eyes. My true self was actually stunning looking; her hair was longer and had more volume to it. Her face always had a sultry look and her body…I couldn't believe that this was me staring back.
  "Yeah, we do. Let's say this Samantha girl attacks you. How are you going to fight her? You know she's going to release her inner demon out and it's going to be tough matches with you just like this." she said.
  "I'll just unleash you." I said.
  "And how, exactly, are you going to do that?" I stared at her blankly. "Exactly. You're going to have to release me sometime soon. Before she attacks."
  "How do you suppose I do that, little miss sass?" I shouted.
  "You're one to talk." She twirled her hair around her finger. "You're going to have to kiss Ryan." I gasped, took a step back and shook my head violently.
  "No! I'll just let Samantha have Ryan. We don't need to fight; I'll find someone else. Heck, I don't even want to be a succubus." I said.
  "We both know you can't change into a human. And being a succubus isn't so bad. Just kiss him. I'll be released and I'll leave. That way, when you're in danger, I can just be unleashed and fight Samantha."
  "It's not going to happen. How do I know that you're not going to devour him?" I asked.
  "I promise." She smirked. "I'll save that for later. Can you please just trust me? This is a serious situation; you have to be careful."
  "And if I somehow manage to avoid the worst scenario, what happens if I don't 'release' you?" I asked.
  "You'll pretty much self implode." she answered bluntly. My eyes popped out of my head as she faded away. "I'll see you soon, little Melanie."