Forever
Chapter 1: At Last
I'd been waiting in this quaint cafe for a few hours now. I was waiting for him to show, absolutely convinced I would know him, despite the fact I'd only seen him in my mind. But I had the intuition and I knew he would finally be here today. Unfortunately, he had yet to appear.
My cup of untouched coffee sat on the counter, cooling. I was waiting on the barstool, snapping my head up whenever I heard the door open.
An hour later, still no luck. Then finally, he walked in. He was gorgeous of course. He was tall, pale, he had shaggy blond hair...just like my vision.
I hopped off my bar stool, throwing a dollar on the table. I marched right up to this beautiful man and spoke to him indignantly.
"You've kept my waiting a long time."
He ducked his head to me and said in a southern accent, "I'm sorry ma'am."
I held out my hand, which he took immediately.
Together we talked out of the little cafe and into the rain. I led him to my car and we drove down the street.
"Where are we going?" The man asked me nervously.
"Hotel room. I'd take you to a home but I don't keep a permanent residence. It is much too difficult when I'm going all over the world looking for people." I smiled, keeping my eyes on the road.
"Who are you?" He asked, cautiously now.
"My name is Alice." I replied, skipping my last name, as I didn't really have one. There was no way I could tell him that I didn't know my own surname.
"My name is-" He began, but I cut him off.
"Jasper Whitlock. You are a major in the army. You weren't old enough to join the army when you did." I gave him a once over. "However," I said, "you do look old enough to be a legal solider.
"Jasper? You and I have very much in common. The key figure is what we are." I winked at him.
I heard his sharp intake of breath and I chuckled.
"Don't worry about that. It's not important." I laughed again.
"What is important is we keep your thirst under check." I pulled over in a parking lot of a small store (A/N: Think 7-11).
"I do not smell any lone humans." Jasper said confusedly.
"That's up to you." I told him, my nose wrinkling instinctively. "I can find you a human but I won't be joining you."
Jasper's confusion did not fade.
I explained softly.
"I have chosen to leave humans in their peace. Instead, I survive off of the blood of animal."
My expression went blank for a few seconds and I put the car into drive again. This time we pulled up into a dark alley.
"There will be a human here in about ten minutes. I'm going to go find a mammal and I will be back before you are finished."
I speed off, giving Jasper one last look before disappearing.
He was looking back at me. Not in fear, not in confusion, but in longing.
That one last look left me in confusion my entire hunt.
All of my chapters so far have simply been proofread and edited. I am continuing "Forever" for the first time in a long time. Be on the lookout for updates.