Chapter 81

I pursed my lips, looking away. I knew that question was coming, and I didn't know the answer. Not now. Definitely not now. I looked back to him, shrugging. "I don't know. Do I have to be one?" His face fell and he tried to hide it by looking down before he composed himself. "Eventually. Probably. I don't know. It would definitely help." "Can I?" I asked hesitantly. "A course!" he exclaimed, his face brightening again. I glanced down at the menu again. "Maybe," I decided. "But not now. How do you… how does that... happen… anyways?" "Ya really wanna do this right now?" he asked, exasperated. I blew out, ruffling the hair on the side of my face. "Yea," I nodded. "I wanna know." "It doesn't always work," he blurted. "Sometimes the human's body rejects it, and it makes them sick, or kills them." I raised an eyebrow. "Are you trying to scare me?" "No! I just, uh…" he squeezed