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Jake moved in to a cheap apartment, closest to his work and short walk to home.
But it’s the only that needed one besides a different place farther away.
He gets a job at animal daycare, with the diploma of two year college vets wouldn’t hire him.
He sighed, wondering if this would be worth it. He started unpacking his boxes.
“Mr Black.”
I’m men in black.
Jake sniggered to himself at the joke, opened the door to his pale landlord who looked like to be the same age as him.
That sickening smell,gotta be kidding me!
“You left your key.” Edward handed it to him.
Jake winced for a split second at the ice cold hands.
“Thanks, mr landlord.” He waved him out.
He closed his door, which got photo frame to fall and crack.
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After a few months, the job closed down without a notice. He seems at a loss when he returns to his apartment, he gets a six day notice to leave.
“I can’t go back to my uncle place..” He tries to make a deal to change his lease to a year but the raise rent isn’t pausible.
“You’re out of work, I’m no fool. I have better offers for the tiny space.” Edward said.
“I’m almost done with my resume. I’ll go job hunt right away.”
“You know how many times I heard that?” Edward crossed his arms.
Jake frowned he reluctantly took out his iphone. “I’ll sell you my phone. It’s not the latest model, but it should pay for two months then I promi-“
“I apologize for interrupting you Mr. Black.”
Are you trying to size me up by my name? What racist white dude.
Jake blinked at Edward stopped midway from his conversion, to roll his eyes for half a second.
“There is another option we can do. I’m not cold hearted as my hands are, to kick you out on to this bad neighborhood streets.” Edward said started to pull out paper in his desk drawer.
Jake tense up. Maybe, I should go back to parents basement.
“My girlfriend Bella, lives in this town don’t look so worried man.” Edward shook his head.
Jake shoulders eased.
Edward sighs places his hand on the document with pen blocking most of the view. “This includes staying for a few years paid for, furniture and food at a reasonable price.”
Too good to be true, but thats what I need.
“I need blood.”
Jake froze.
Edward explains. He continues as he got his attention. “I never harmed a human being, nor stolen it. I go for deer but the supply is dwindling.”
“Psycho animal killer.” Jake muttered under his breath.
“Animal lover, right I forgot your old job is daycare for puppies.” Edward said. He slides the paper to him. “It’s not for anybody’s blood, but yours once a month.”
“Are all your tenants giving you blood!?” Jake asked incredulously.
Edward tilts his head. “No, I need their cash to keep my business going, plus they’re too busy at work to supply me.”
Jake said nothing bawling his fists.
“You have two days to think it over.” Edward said getting up to welcome him out.
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Jake sat on chair in cafeteria tipping his chair back a bit. He wanted to avoid Vampires, Wearwolves war and wanted peaceful life away from the killing.
Edward wants the same thing, accepting his foe in same building and refusing human blood through thick walls, is a lot for a vampire.
He disputed with his adoptive uncle who raised when he found him as a baby, but not apart of werewolf line.
He gave him his own teeth as wolf for protection, claws and teeth as knife. He eventually hated hunting down the vampires, being bait for the wolfs.
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Low on cash, and sleeping under the bridge in bad neighborhood threatened with weapons wasn’t a good thing.
He tried staying awake but he couldn’t.
He immediately took out his knife from sleeves.
Jacob stopped at getting pulled back by jacket hood.
“Seth, it’s alright.”
“How could you offer your blood to a vampire? Don’t you belong with us?” Seth said angrily.
“He’s my landlord, it’s peaceful treaty.”
He held up his hands as it made more Seth pissed to shove him away roughly. “I should’ve known he threatened you with humans. Did you sign?”
“Not yet.”
“Don’t come back home if you do. I can’t go against my code.” Seth sat down on rock. “Its not worth loosing us?”