Vampiric Fantasy ~8~

Recap:

A gentle hand barely touched my shoulder before I screamed as loud as I could sprawling onto my back involuntarily.I shivered looking up to a shadowed figure, tall and slim with the moon behind his head so I couldn’t see his face.

Story:

“Anabelle?”I cringed hearing his voice.[Damn, this really s*cks!Now everything’s just blown up in my face.]Before I could react I felt arms lift me up and put me on my wobbling feet. At the moment i felt a slight burning coming from my feet but i was too numb emotionally to feel any physical pain at the moment.

“H-Hi Damien.”I said my voice wavering as I tried not to cry.Damien lifted my chin up as I bit my lip trying to use a minor pain to distract myself so I wouldn’t cry.Damien pulled me slowly to him encircling his warmth around my body.

“I know everything.”And that was it.Despite everything I did, I could now longer hold it.Tears raced down my cheeks, my whole body racking with my loud sobs.Instinctively, I grabbed onto his shirt tighter, trying to steady myself.Damien sensed this and did what a gentleman would do.He picked me up as if I was as light as a pillow and walking over to the small tables.Taking a seat on the bench, holding me close.I was in his lap, my legs drooping over the bench, arms around his neck, my head on his chest.While Damien just held me close resting his head on top of mine.

I shivered again from the cold, Damien noticed, as I once again realized what I was wearing as my tears cam to an end.Damien stood setting me on the bench.With a model’s flair he took off his shirt and handed it to me.My fingers were still shaky so he helped me get my shirt over my head.

“What am I gonna do?”I asked voice wavering.“Where am I gonna go?I have no one else.”I put my head in my hands.

“You could stay with me.”Damien offered.

“Oh, I don’t think I could do that.” I said.

“Why not, if you’re worried about us being alone, don’t.My cousins will be there, my parents too, some of the time.”He answered.

“No, it’s not that.It’s just, you’ve already done so much.I don’t want to burden you.I’m a horrible person, just a worthless and useless person.”I shook my head in disgust at myself. My uncle had said the same thing over and over to me and calling me other names of course, i actually started to believe it.

“That is not true.”Damien said sternly.“You could never be a burden and if you were a horrible, worthless, useless person I wouldn’t be out here.Don’t let what your uncle’s been saying get to you.You’re a beautiful, caring, loving , smart, clever, over all wonderful person.And that’s why I’m out here.”Damien said his eyes warming me up from the inside.“So, please, will you come with me?”He asked.I hesitated for the briefest of seconds, before nodding and jumping into his arms. (I was more of a strange leap since I wasn’t on my feet much…)

I looked up at Damien to see a lone streak dribble down his face.I wiped it off and smiled.

“You look like I just said yes to a marriage proposal.”I chuckled.Damien smiled.

“Alright, we should get going.”I nodded and took one step.

“Ow!”I yelped, now remembering the glass I had stepped on.Damien set me down on the table as he got a look at my foot.“I think I ran over some glass when I was running.”I seethed as Damien pulled out the glass with a strange look on his face as he took off his shoes and socks.He put his shoes back on but took the socks and bandaged up my feet.I knew he wasn’t going to rip the shirt he lent me because he was trying to keep me warm with that.Afterwards he hefted me up and over his shoulders situating me on his back.

It was like piggy back heaven,his step was so graceful, but I was afraid that he would be able to carry me- for long anyways.I didn’t want to hurt him.As if knowing what I was thinking he said-

“Don’t worry you’re not too heavy.You’re actually really light.”He mused.I leant my head on his shoulder as Damien jogged forward.I was still questioning whether or not Damien could really carry me.He burst forward with more speed -in a run- he seemed rather agile as he moved, all I could hear was my breathing and the soft rush of wind against my hair,I couldn’t even hear Damien’s feet hitting the pavement.[Strange…] I thought catching a glimpse of a street name.

“Wait!Damien stop.”Damien stopped quicker than I could have imagined, my body lurched forward, not prepared for a short stop.Damien seemed to have noticed.

“Sorry,”I shook my head.

“It’s fine.But, I need to go back.”I told him.Damien stiffened.I could tell that he was frowning in thought.

“I don’t think that’s such a good idea.”He said.“Especially since you’re hurt.”He paused.

“I have to, there’s something I need to get.”I pressed.

We both paused now, though I could tell Damien was thinking, I was merely waiting for an answer.

“I have a better idea.”He said.“I’ll take you back to my place, than I’ll come back and get whatever it is you need.”I didn’t even wait to pause this time.

“I don’t think so, you don’t where my room is let alone what I want to get of where that is.”I paused.“Here’s the dealyou take me with you.And we’ll go from there.” I said defiantly.

“Okay.” Damien said in defeat a few minutes later.Damien immediately started off again heading back to Jamison’s place.I let the cool breeze soothe me as I rested my eyes.

Suddenly the wind stopped whirling lightly around my face.I opened my eyes to see Damien half standing half crouching near me- about to wake me up.When he saw my eyes open he stood back up.I noticed that we were on the side of the house, past the tree outside my room.I realized that the grass was really cold, which was when I realized it was wet and the sprinklers had gone off already.[Damn you Jamison!] I cursed inwardly.

“Okay,” I started.“The window by the tree is my room, all you have to do is get inside.You’re lucky that my window is open.”I told him.Being a little smug about the whole situation.I wasn’t really looking forward to Damien going up to my room, but at this point I really didn’t have a choice in the matter, since I was unable to climb a tree.Hell I could barely walk and there is no way I am ever going to walk through the front door again.That would be like yelling ‘Here I am come hit me!’Damien stood patiently waiting as I finished up talking to myself in my head. “Okay, so there’s a photo under my pillow I need you to get that for me.”Damien nodded.

Damien approached the tree, sizing it up for a grip.Then he turned to me.

“Hey Anabelle, could you close your eyes while I climb?”He asked with a sheepish smile.

“Aw, is the big tuff man not able to climb a tree?Are you shy?”I asked in a baby voice.

“Yep. That’s it.Besides it wouldn’t be very heroic if my damsel in distress saw me fumbling up a tree.”I gave him a strange stare followed by a smug smile before closing my eyes and putting my hands over them.I was surprised that Damien admitted to my alledged words instead of blowing it off.I mentally shrugged waiting a few seconds before peeking through my hands.

I nearly gasped at what I saw.I couldn’t believe it.[It’s just not.How could it be?]I quickly shut my eyes again as Damien went into my room.I rewound what happened and replayed it in my head.

When I opened my eyes I saw Damien look around the neighborhood.I assumed he had first looked at me, to know I wasn’t looking.Then he jumped, he jumped straight into the air and landed without a sound on the tree branch closest to my bedroom window.Damien jumped possibly ten or eleven feet up.[How is that possible?]

“I took the liberty of taking some of your clothes as well.”I jumped at Damien’s voice.[I hadn’t even heard him come down.How can that boy be so silent?]I opened my eyes to see infact he did grab more than just the photo.He took the photo and slipped it into my duffel bag.He also had my school bag with him.In a strange way I was thankful I didn’t bring home any books today.

“That’s fine.” I said taking the back-pack and putting it on.I reached up from the ground, offering to take the duffel bag as well but Damien shook his head.I shrugged as Damien helped me to my feet.My feet were sore and were pounding with pain.I winced momentarily until the relief of being held washed most of the pain away.

Damien’s Pov

I knew halfway back on the way home that Anabelle was asleep.I had so many emotions raging inside me.Grateful to have Tessa for bringing this to my attention, mad at myself for not doing anything sooner- [Gah I feel like such a complete idiot for that.] Empathetic for Anabelle, absolutely furious with her uncle.I sighed speeding up a little more.I still wasn’t going near as fast as I could but since Ana was asleep I didn’t want to chance her falling off.[I think she’s catching on.I’ll have to tell her eventually, won’t I?I just hope she doesn’t hate me.Hm, I’ve never really been good with blending in with humans.] I mused.

[I always forget that I have to breathe- well pretend to anyways.And it’s for me to purposely make noise when I walk.]I sighed again.Relieved as I reached the house- not because I was getting tired or that Anabelle was getting heavy cause she wasn’t.In fact she was so light that I had to constantly check to make sure she was still there.I was relieved because now I could put her to rest in a nice comfortable bed.In the guest room next to mine- that way I’d know she was safe.I opened the door to my mansion with one hand.Making sure not to drop anything on my way in.Gregory and Tessa appeared in the large marbled foyer, the lights dimmed as to not exert it’s brilliance in such a late hour.

“What happened?”Tessa asked, while Gregory was already taking the bags from my arms.

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