I couldn't stop staring at him and James as the man left. It looks like a movie but I know it's real. I know I saw his fangs for real but no one would believe. No one actually believe in the tattoo now two strangers claim to see it.

   Tears filled my eyes and my breathe became shorter as I held my chest and try to breath. The atmosphere became hotter and I began to sweat.

   "It's just an imaginary thought" I whispered to myself.

   Just then, Mr Frank passed by. I looked at my clock to be expecting Xander soon and that makes things worst. I haven't been able to get what had happened to Mr frank and why he still has to be at work despite his broken arm and bruised face.

    There should be something no one is telling me especially with the way he was staring at me. Mr Frank is a jovial man and on normal ground he doesn't really pick issues with me unlike Xander and others works.

  I continue standing waiting for the next customer when I suddenly felt like I would melt if I don't take a break immediately. I began to shake visibly and sweat broke out my forehead and moustache.

   "James" I called out as i Walk away "I need to take abreak" I added.

   I didn't bother to wait for his reply like before, I just moved out before something that has only happened to me once happen again. I can afford to faint, at least not here, not even anywhere far from home.

   The last time I fainted I woke up with dark red eyes, my body was so warm that it can heat a cup of coffee. Not just that, I also punched Jeremy in the chest so hard because I was scared. Good thing he is a strong man and he has a lot of muscles to ignore the pain even though I could see his bare chest red.

   He hugged me to himself despite all the bitting and hitting. I can't just afford to go that wide again and have people think of me as a monster.

    Immediately I got to the bathroom, I stared at my face amd began to cry. My palms quickly went all over my body in search of my pills box, I forgot to take it yesterday because I was all alone at home. There was no one to walk me to work and remind me of what to do and what not to do. Most especially, no one to warn me to stay out of trouble and make sure I eat and take lots of water to stay hydrated.

    I put the pills in my mouth and drank water from the sink tap. Normally I will like to use the cup as I don't know how many people have drank from it but right now, nothing matters. With the fakest smile I can form, I walked out of the toilet back to my position.

   "What took you so long" James whispered as I moved close to him.

   A faint real smile appeared on my face as I noticed how he was staring directly at me. I thought no one would talk to me all through today I had no idea they were not trying to pull my legs.

   "I knew you would talk to me" I replied cheerfully as I attempt to put my right hand over his shoulders but he dodge "Still trying to make me feel weird?" I intoned with a clear disgusted look on my face.

   The look on his face made me think he wanted to say something else until he closed his mouth without saying anything and walked away from me.

   "Your Customer is waiting for you" he said in a low voice.

   My heart stopped beating for a moment and nearly blew up. I looked at his favorite spot and saw the mysterious man waiting in his usual black suit. His eyes were not covered this time and that scared the heck out of me, it seems like I prefer them covered because the unusual mint green color looks like a supernatural thing.

   After taking many unsteady breathes, I put my sweaty palms into my apron's pockets and walked to him. I know I look so pathetic as I visibly shook and walked up to his table but there is nothing else I can do.

   "What do you care for sir?" I asked as usual.

   The man looked up to me for a while in silence before he raised his hand to touch mine. With my natural first instinct, I flinched, moved few steps backwards and stopped as I noticed his response.

  He too has stopped half way, he stood up as if he was trying to get me but froze. His eyes looked like he was sad or he had made a terrible mistake but can not change it.

   "I am so sorry about last time" He said as he sat back slowly and stared at his wrist he now placed on the table.

     I thought I was hallucinating as usual until be rolled his sleeve up both hands and showed me his tattoos. I gasped as I moved closer slowly, scared to move too close and get stuck.

    There were the same tattoo I have on my wrist but his own was somehow bigger and has something that looks like Silver Lining. Aside that, the rest line were the same thing just like the size of the teeth or the wideness of the mouth.

   "You can see my tattoo?" I asked unsure if I was only getting excited because we have something similar.

    The man nodded, he smiled at me for a while before he brought out his right arm for a hand shake.

   "My name is Alaric" He said.

  "I am Miranda" I removed my hand from my pocket and accepted his arm "I don't really have friends except my colleagues but they call me Mira" I said awkwardly "Never mind, Miranda is okay" I said in a low whisper.

   His stared straight into my mint green eyes and I discovered that we have the same color of natural eyes as well. His held my hand soft before raising it to his face and closed his eyes.

   "May I?" He asked, his warm breath over my back.

   Although I don't know if he want to kiss the back of my hand like every other male does but I really want to see that happen. People don't get to kiss my hand at all and I want to know how it feels.

   "Sure?" I said quite unsure.

  Immediately I gave my reply, he raised the back of my hand to his face and sniffed my hand. It was a long sniff as if he was trying to fill his lungs with the smell of my body until he opened his eyes.

   His eyes that were mint green now looks like silver mixed with red and gold. I noticed something pointy in his mouth a his lips were slightly opened as he looked up at me.

   For what I still have no idea how it happened I didn't run, I didn't even flinch. I just stared at his face with my eyes with open mouth as I kept staring at his face to my hand.

   "Alpha!!!" I heard someone said.

  We both turned to see Xander staring at Alaric's wrists like there was something so important about the tattoo.

   "Alpha!" He said again this time in pure happiness before he lowered his head amd stayed low.

   At first Alaric didn't say anything, but just left my hand and looked away from Xander but when the man would not get up he walked to him.

   "Hey long time no see, Emmy" he said as he pulled him up "You don't need to keep with such act" he added.

   With the way they were talking so loud and Xander looked so intimidated, I knew there was something else going on between them. The fact that he called him a fake name has spoiled everything already.