Note: I do not claim to own the characters named in this story.
Chapter 1 – Thinking of You
Caleb and Sarah for the last time turned away from the smouldering ash that was once the Putnam barn and looked at each other, thankful that the other person was alive after being so close to losing each other that night.
Sarah continued to look at Caleb as he stared towards the road ahead. He is so handsome, dark brown spiky hair, brown eyes, pink full lips that she loved to kiss and a beautiful smile with gleaming white teeth. Sarah closed her eyes as she relaxed her head against the car's headrest; smiling to herself, still thinking of Caleb; picturing her boyfriend in her mind. She loved Caleb, loved the thought that he was hers and she was his; they belonged together. At this thought, Sarah's smile widened and at that moment loved how she felt even though her throat and lungs where stinging from smoke inhalation, but she didn't care; thinking of Caleb, being with Caleb took away the pain, he made her feel safe.
Sarah started coughing and then inhaled a deep breath of fresh air to combat the stinging that is coursing through her chest and throat. She relaxed and again laid her head back, concentrating on the image of Caleb that occupied her mind.
"Hey, are you feeling alright? I still think you should have gone to the hospital for the night like the paramedic said." Caleb said looking at Sarah with worrying eyes. He knew that Sarah should have went to the hospital and her coughing and choking for air did not help the concern he felt for her. He was thinking of driving her to the hospital himself, but Sarah was stubborn and would have realised that they were headed in the opposite direction of Mrs Danvers' house.
Sarah opened her eyes and a small smile crept along her lips as she saw the concern on Caleb's face, knowing that seeing her smile he would relax just that little bit. "I'm fine Caleb, just tired." Sarah said as she lifted her hand and grazed his cheek with her fingers, smiling at how the unshaved spikey whiskers on his cheek felt against her skin. She lowered her gaze to his hand that was resting in her lap and placed it in her own and frowned. "Caleb. What does it actually mean that Chases' body was not found? How could he just disappear like that?" Sarah asked ignoring Caleb's words of worry, knowing that this topic of conversation would deter his thoughts of her health. But Sarah needed to know what he thought, to make him talk about it, she knew that he would keep hidden the details that might scare her.
Caleb sighed, pulled over the car on the side of the deserted road and cut the engine. Caleb looked down at Sarah's hands interlocking with his. "I know Chase didn't turned to ash in the fire..." He paused, closed his eyes and shook his head before lifting his gaze to Sarah's face. "With the amount of power Chase and being determined as he was, he would not be content to just die in a fire even though I would like to think otherwise. There was no body found so I think it is safe to assume that he is still alive." Caleb searched Sarah with his eyes trying to detect her reaction. He knew she did not like the idea of Chase still roaming the earth but she needed to know the truth because if Chase is still out there she will still be in danger.
Sarah dropped her gaze to Caleb's hand that is entwined with hers. "It will be ok right? I mean, you say once that you ascend the use of the power ages you, so would he be like 50 years old now because he would have had to use so much power to escape?" She returned her gaze back to Caleb's face knowing what she said was true.
"He'd have to have definitely aged" Caleb nodded in agreement. "But at the moment Chase is gone; he isn't a threat to us, and if he does return it won't be any time soon." Caleb gave a weak smile and stared into Sarah's blue eyes. "It will be alright." He nodded to her and let go of her hands and placed his on either side of Sarah's face and kissed her on her forehead. "Come on, we'll go back to my place, no one has any idea of what has happened." Caleb said as he let go of Sarah and restarted his car. He looked back at Sarah before putting his car in gear and driving off. She had resumed her previous position with her head back against the headrest and eyes closed. She looked so beautiful with her hair flying freely in the breeze about her face, ash smudged on her blushed cheeks and her silken dress. Caleb smiled at how peaceful Sarah looked. He loved her and it scared him. It scared him because loving Sarah means danger for her. It pained him knowing that if Sarah was hurt or worse, killed, because of his powers, he would never forgive himself. Caleb shook the thought of Sarah's death out of his head and restarted his car and directed it towards the visible outline of his home.
My first entry. What do you think?