“No, I mean yes, um,” Chance took a deep breath and let it out slowly. He didn’t need it but the habit of breathing was still too engrained in him to have stopped or have to focus on while blending in. But the deep breath helped to steady him and stop jumbling up his words as he stared at the human that seemed far too concerned for him. He was nobody! “Yes, I’m fine, but no, it was my fault. Please don’t apologise.” All right, that was a better attempt at speaking. Perhaps he could do a bit more? He was even managing to smile now!
“I just moved to Greenbrooke from a small town a bit further north and I’ve never seen anything like it. I keep getting distracted,” which was an understatement but he didn’t think the girl would appreciate his struggles of becoming the best vampire he could be. A glance over her shoulder to where he knew his handlers were lurking reminded him that they were very interested in his best self and that made Chance focus more on his instincts and coming off as normal.
“Are you sure you’re okay?” He asked again and then gave a shy smile and looked at the ground, embarrassed. “Sorry, you said you were. I didn’t meant to doubt your word. I was just worried.” He didn’t want to upset her! For all intents and purposes, she was his first friend in Greenbrooke; or at least the first non-vampire he’d spoken to. “I’m Chance Wa--” he cut himself off when one of his watchers mentally told him not to use his last name with a stranger and he quickly cleared his throat to help cover it up. “What’s your name?”
“I just moved to Greenbrooke from a small town a bit further north and I’ve never seen anything like it. I keep getting distracted,” which was an understatement but he didn’t think the girl would appreciate his struggles of becoming the best vampire he could be. A glance over her shoulder to where he knew his handlers were lurking reminded him that they were very interested in his best self and that made Chance focus more on his instincts and coming off as normal.
“Are you sure you’re okay?” He asked again and then gave a shy smile and looked at the ground, embarrassed. “Sorry, you said you were. I didn’t meant to doubt your word. I was just worried.” He didn’t want to upset her! For all intents and purposes, she was his first friend in Greenbrooke; or at least the first non-vampire he’d spoken to. “I’m Chance Wa--” he cut himself off when one of his watchers mentally told him not to use his last name with a stranger and he quickly cleared his throat to help cover it up. “What’s your name?”
