Oh boy….I was actually going to do it. I was actually going to kiss him. My heart beat so fast I could barely breath. I leaned down and before my lips touched his, I started say the poem again. "In the land where the sky is so open to our love, We can see the world we wish to keep, But longing for something is never going bring us above, Above the world so bleak." I stopped just before my lips touched his and he breathed the next stanza, staring at me with those big hazel eyes.
"So will you hold me close in the nights too cold? And will you sing to me the songs of the love we share, Because I will do what I can to be with you as I grow old, For I love you and it’s never a problem to be with a woman so fair." I smiled and with a gentleness that even surprised me, I kissed his lips. He tasted just like he had when we were in the library. He tasted cinnamon and apples with a strange smell of peaches, so delicious I could eat him up.
But something had changed since the library. I didn’t kiss him because he was doing it first, but because I wanted to. I wanted to know what it was like to taste his lips. I wanted to know if he really was a great a kisser as the rumors said. With no reason to stop or to break away, I put a hand on his chest and kissed him deeper. Almost instantly, one hand grabbed my face, pulling my lips further onto his, and the other grabbing my leg to swing over his body. Oh mother effer above! Did not see that coming. He sat up enough so he wasn’t laying down anymore, but sitting up. Well at least I didn’t have to break my back trying to kiss him. His lips were soft as they, and his hands, caressed me gently. I don’t know who made the noise, but a soft moan was passed between the two of us. Let me tell you, this kiss was so much better then ANY kiss I’ve had. Jason was a totally new experience. Even the fantasy I had about him, and yes, I declared that a total fantasy, wasn’t as good as this. He seemed to actually want to kiss me back. Like he actually wanted to be here. His tongue caressed my bottom lip gently, asking for access for the second time in one night. I hoped this wasn’t another fantasy as I opened my mouth a little and that gentle tongue slipped in, teasing my own tongue and exploring my mouth. Oh damn he had a way with his mouth. I couldn’t help but pull away. I needed air! He laughed breathlessly and ran his hand from my lower thigh higher, sending goose bumps all over my skin. I thought he would stop, but he moved his hand until it went around my waist to my lower back and his head rested on my shoulder.
"I need to tell you something Abby." He whispered, his eyes buried. I put my hand on his head and gently stroked the long strands of hair.
"You can tell me anything Jason. I mean hell, I've told you everything so what makes me so special?" I laughed, trying to get him to as well. He didn’t though. He just pulled back and looked at me seriously.
"Abby, my dad......he told me to--"
"Look." I said seriously. "I don't want to hear about your dad. This is a place where peace is supposed to come up from the ground and bite your ass. I just want it to be you and me. No one else." I pulled his face from my shoulder. "I need you to tell me that there is only you and me right now." I said. He took a deep breath, looked down and nodded.
"There is only me and you right now. I can't help but only think of you." I laughed and nodded in approval.
"Good job, pretty boy." I said. He looked at me and smiled. I don't know how long we sat there like that. Just smiling at each other, like two fools. "Why did you learn that poem?" I asked.
"I don't know." He said honestly. "My mother said it was one of her favorites. She said it talked of love in a way she could never experience. Vampires don't fall in love too easily and when they do, it's very rare that it's a true love rather then just a lust or infatuation." He said shrugging. I rose an eyebrow in surprise.
"Really? Well all those vampire books due you injustice." He laughed and shrugged.
"It'sok. All those books are pretty much saying is that vampires are lonely and they need a woman either too shy to do anything and accidentally gets involved with the hero vampire or the hero vampires enemies, making him save her and fall in love, or they say that the vampire meets the girl while she tries to be smart and runs from the other vampires but is too stupid not to run from him. Or they try to be brave and actually kill vampires for the fun of it and then meets the hero while trying to kill him, then he falls in love with her cause she’s so brave and courageous." He scoffed. "Men of my race are never so picky. They take any action they can get, which is a lot thanks to their ungodly good looks." He rolled his eyes.
"Why are you scoffing that when that’s probably how you get all your dates?"
"I don't know, but I do know that I didn't need my good looks to get a date with you so there must be some other reason women are so attracted to vampires." I turned pink. No, he didn’t need to have amazing good looks to have gone on a date with me. All he needed was to be moderately handsome and talk to me like he does and I would have been smitten right away. He laughed a little. "There is another reason why you like me!" He said. "Oh my goodness you must tell me what it is. I just think you tolerate me because I'm so good looking." He teased. I knew he was teasing but I still had to think about it. Should I honestly tell him why? I took a deep breath and looked away from him as I talked.
"I like you because you make my heart skip a beat when you smile. When you look at me with those pretty eyes I just melt. And when you talk to me, you talk to me like I'm your equal. Like I'm not some stupid witch or some reject girl or some idiot stranger. You talk to me like I am an actual person, not just a Hallaway. You make me feel.......you make me feel like I'm so much more then I am. You make me feel like I can fly without a broom or wings. You make me feel like I can say anything and the world would bow at my feet. You make me rethink everything I do. Everything I say. I've always known what to say or to just shut up, but you make me feel like if I said anything, I'll always be stupid. Like if I said one word, the whole world will fall apart. Then again, when you laugh at what I say, I feel like I could talk to the rain and make it fall or stop. Like I could talk to the moon and tell it to rise. When you hold my hand or touch my skin, I feel like I'm on fire. You make me feel like bursting. I feel like.......I feel like every inch of my skin is humming with magic from your touch. That every molecule in my body dances with electricity from your gazes. When I'm with you, I feel all my magic rush to meet you. Rush to be out of me and to be shared with someone." I sighed, blinking away tears. He really did make me feel this way. "And then when you leave or you act like a dick with all your friends, I feel like the whole world just stops and in slow motion every word you say slowly kills me." I couldn't help as a tear fell. I brushed my shoulder over the tear to wipe it away. He stayed silent for a second, but he took my face in his hands and made me look at him.
"I'm sorry I did that. I.......I was a jerk I know, but I don't want to do it. I love having you smile. I love hearing your laughter. But do you know what I love the most?" He asked. I shook my head confused. "I love the way your eyes brighten whenever you're utterly happy. And when you're smile pulls over your teeth, taking my breath away. And the way your skin feels against mine. The way you talk to me like I wasn't a total threat to you." He smiled and kissed my nose. "And the way you fit completely with me. The way you smell, the way you look, the way you're eyes glow that amazing white when you use that heart stopping magic, and the way always so happy when I see you." He smiled and gently stroked my cheek with his thumb. "I love seeing you. I love looking at you. I love watching you. I love all of you, I love everything you do. I guess what I'm trying to say is….I love you." He said. I stared at him with wide eyes.
"Oh my god." I said, blinking. This wasn't happening......and of course, it wasn't.
"I'm sorry Abby." He said again. "But I need to be like that. I need to be like that with them. They'll think my family is weak or getting weak. It's not fair to them. I can't be swept away by a witch do you know what people will say?" I shook my head and moved to get off him. "Oh no you don't." He said. "I might have to be an ass when I'm with them but when I'm with you, I can be how I really want to be. I want to be good to you. I want to make you happy." I smiled and kissed his lips gently.
"Meet me tomorrow afternoon." I said. "I'll bring you hear and we'll have a picnic." He laughed and nodded.
"Where should I meet you?" He asked. I thought about it.
"Meet me behind the school. We'll sneak out and come here." I said. He laughed and nodded.
"Alright." I smiled and hugged him. This was so.....normal. Setting up dates with a guy. I felt normal! He laughed and gave me a squeeze. "Are you alright? You're strangling me." I laughed pulled away and nodded before I stood and pulled him up to stand.
"I'm fine." I said. He smiled and held out his arms. I couldn't help but want to feel him again. Feel him close to me. I moved into his arms, which wrapped around my waist, and put my arms around his shoulders. I just couldn't believe I was here with him. Here with a vampire. I had just brought the enemy here and I was going to bring him back!? What am I thinking? He sighed softly into my hair, his breath tickling my neck, and I knew. I brought him here cause this is where I can be myself with him. I can actually show him how much I like him. How different he made me feel. I pulled away from him and poked his chest. He looked down at the finger then at me. "You're it." I said as I ran away. He laughed and chased after me.
He and I ran through those hills, laughing and giggling. The moon made his face glow, his smile brighten, and his eyes gleam. I smiled as I ran back to the broom where we had been before. Laughing I put the stick between us, breathing hard. I smiled more as he put his hands on his hips. Oh boy did that make my heart skip a few beats. "Come on," He said, sucking in air. "That's not fair." I laughed and shrugged.
"No it's not. You already caught me a few times with your vampire speed." He laughed and shrugged.
"You never said I couldn't use my vampire powers." He said as he started to move around the broom.
"So I can use the broom. It's part of my powers." I laughed as I moved around the broom again.
"No it's not you cheater." He said. I laughed and ran again. He caught me as I went by him and he pinned me to the ground. Staring down at me, he had a smile that was wholly genuine and the way his eyes sparkled was just enchanting. I leaned up to meet his lips and I was just so happy this wasn't so stupid fantasy again. "We should get going." He said pulling away while his eyes searched my face. I sighed and nodded.
"Yeah, I know." I said as I pushed him up. He laughed stood next to me. I sighed and looked around one more time. I sat on the broom like it was a wall and Jason leaned against it, crossing his legs at the ankles crossing his arms over his chest.
"It's nice here. Thank you for taking me. I'd never even know this was here." I smiled.
"Of course you wouldn't. This place is only seen to witches and the witches guests." He smiled and put his arm around my shoulder. "Sit on it." I said. He did and slowly, the broom lifted off the ground. His first reaction was to grab onto me and try to steady himself. I laughed and held his arm while he finally settled. "All set?" I asked. He nodded and put his arm around my waist. "You're fine. I'll catch you if you fall." I said. He smiled and looked around.
"This is amazing Abby. You must love riding." I sighed and nodded.
"I do, but I can't do it enough. My mom locked my normal broom in the closet and I just found the spell to make this broom fly." I said. I sighed and leaned my head against his shoulder. "I'll have to find my broom. It's much nicer." I looked down at the broom and smiled at it. "Not that you're not amazing, my dear broom, but I've been with my other one longer." The broom bounced and I laughed. "I'm sorry. I'll still use you, don't worry." It bumped again and settled. Jason rubbed my arm and leaned his head against mine.
"You know," He said. "I think this is the most fun I've had with someone in the longest time." I could hear his smile. "And I'm glad I had it with you." I smiled and looked at him.
"I have a question." I said sitting up. "We can't act like this in public right? We have to be, I hate your fucking guts you vampire, and then when we get alone I can be all over you like the fantasy loving freak I am?" He laughed and nodded.
"We can be as lovey dovey as you want to be when we're alone. When we're with people we have to be hate your guys damn witch." He laughed. I nodded and stuck out my hand. He shook it firmly with a smile.
"Well, let's get you home." I said as I swung my leg over the broom. He did the same and put his arms around my waist as I turned the broom around and headed towards his home. I knew where he lived, I knew where all the seven families lived. I was supposed to know. I looked at the moon and it looked like it was just about two o'clock. "Well, looks like I kidnapped you long enough for one day." I said laughing. He smiled and kissed my cheek over my shoulder.
"Go to the highest window to the right. That's mine." He said. I nodded and complied.
"Here you are sir. That'll be fourteen ninety five." I held out my hand as he climbed through his open window. "Know I was going to drop you off like this?" I asked. He laughed and shook his head.
"No, I just like the window open." He said shrugging as he leaned out the window. I smiled and rolled my eyes. He held out his hand and when I took it, he brought me close enough so his lips would meet mine again. Pulling back, he kissed my hand. "Good night, good night, parting is such sweet sorrow." He murmured.
"And I shall dream of you till it be morrow." I finished as I kissed him again.
"That's not how it goes." He whispered. I shrugged.
"Sounds better." I said. He laughed and held my hand for a second longer.
"Tomorrow right? Behind the school at noon." He said. I smiled and nodded.
"Noon. Be there and don't bring anything. I'll get all the stuff and you don't have to worry about a thing alright?" He nodded and pulled me back to kiss me longer and deeper. "Can't get enough of me huh?" I asked. He laughed.
"No, I can't. I just adore you." He said. I smiled and looked away, knowing my face turned pink. "Even that." He added with a smart-ass tone. I smiled and turned around.
"I'll see you tomorrow." I said. He nodded and let my hand go so I could fly home slower then usual, not wanting to forget the feeling I had.
