Chapter 2: A Dream and a Realisation
Zoey POV
I was walking through a forest in winter. Icicles caught the last of the dying sunshine and threw it back a thousand times brighter. Snow covered the trees so even the evergreens that carried the hope of spring were covered. There was a noise behind me and I started running. I ran and I ran until I spotted a clearing ahead. For some reason my dream-self was drawn to the clearing like she wanted to run from whatever was behind her but not lose them completely in the mazelike forest. It was almost like I was playing with whoever was behind me. Bursting into the clearing, I looked for some place to hide but even then I felt no fear. I heard the noise again and I turned and tripped over my own feet. After I had fallen, I heard laughter and somebody said
"When you said you'd fallen for me, I didn't think you meant it literally"
Jerking awake, I looked around. I recognised that voice. It was Aphrodite's! Speaking of Aphrodite, where was she? She'd been here before I fell asleep but she wasn't in here now. Sitting up fully, a blanket fell off me and I saw my head had been placed on a pillow. Who knew she cared?
Looking at my alarm clock, I saw that it was nearly time to get up anyway so I decided to go and track Aphrodite down. I walked down the hall but just as I was about to knock on her door, it swung open and standing there, looking just as surprised as I felt, was Aphrodite. She recovered first and grabbed me before dragging me inside. She quickly shut the door and then looked at me, with an expression on her face that clearly said 'Well?'
"Thank you for being nice last night" I mumbled, looking at the floor.
"You're welcome" she muttered back at me. Neither of us said anything and an awkward silence fell. I suddenly remembered the words the dream person had said to me. Fallen for her? Why would I ever say that to Aphrodite? I gave an internal groan and just hoped the dream wasn't a fore-telling of some kind. I mean me and Aphrodite? It'll never happen but then why do I feel regret?
I was jolted from my musings as Aphrodite laid a hand on my shoulder.
"Are you alright? Because staring out into space is so not a good look for you" I look up at her and even though I could hear the sarcasm in her tone, her eyes convey a different emotion. My eyes are welling up and I can feel tears falling. I brush them away and turn saying
"I'm fine" before reaching out for the door and just as I was about to step through it, Aphrodite grabbed me and spun me round.
"You're not alright and since you're not alright, you aren't leaving my sight" the firmness in her voice surprises me. She is never this caring twice in a row. That just tips me over the edge and I start crying for real now. I can feel her pulling me over to the bed and she all but drags me down with her. Then she hugs me with an intensity I didn't know she was capable of. I hug her back and bury my face in her shoulder. Aphrodite smells really nice. She smells of perfume and spices and a scent I can't identify but it reminds me of how grandma smells when she hugs me. It's like she smells of home. I wish this hug could go on forever but I can feel my eyes drying so we've run out of time. I pull back and look at her and at that moment in time her lips look very inviting. I lean forward and she leans forward too. All I can think of is how beautiful she is. Somewhere in the back of my mind, a little voice is saying I shouldn't do this, Aphrodite is my friend and this will ruin our friendship. I ignore it and lean forwards even more. Our foreheads are now touching and I'm looking deep into her eyes. She's looking at me too and for just a second our lips brush. It's like somebody has thrown a match onto petrol. Desire races like wildfire through me and I deepen the kiss. She doesn't pull away; in fact she is pushing me down onto the bed. I turn her over so I'm on top of her and kiss her more deeply than before. My lips work their way down her neck and as they hover over her arteries, I can feel the blood rushing and her pulse beating. It's too much for me so I try and pull away but Aphrodite pulls me back again and whispers
"It's alright. I don't mind. Go ahead" I look up into her eyes and I can see she means it. My lips return to her neck and my teeth lightly graze her skin. Blood wells up and I drink it. Her blood is so much tastier than Heath's. It's like liquid gold or nectar. My sucking intensifies and I can hear her moan slightly. I can feel emotions building inside me and suddenly my imprint with Heath breaks and I can feel a new one forming. Aphrodite's feelings surge through my mind and she is feeling exactly the same way I am. The imprint strengthens and becomes even stronger than the one I used to share with Heath. Stopping the sucking of her blood, I close the wound with a light flick of my tongue. Aphrodite moves over slightly and I lay down next to her. I have a feeling that things are a lot more complicated now.
