Martin Mystery – Chapter 2 - The Vampire Returns
After the mission's over everyone is back at Torrington Diana tells Martin he should apologize to Izabel for chaining her up to keep as a pet while he was a vampire. Upon hearing what he had done he felt sick with himself and went to Izabel's room right way. She was the last person on Earth he wanted to make upset. He still couldn't admit any of the growing feelings he had for her out of fear that she'd blow him off like every other girl. And now he feared his chances were stuffed forever for how he had treated her. It was all starting to come back to him and he felt sick at himself.
Once at her dorm room he knocked, hoping she'd be there.
"Who is it?" Izabel asked after a moment.
Martin shifted on his feet running his fingers through his hair.
"Um… It's Martin. May I come in?" He asked.
"You can come in." Izabel replied and Martin entered.
Izabel had her back to him, putting some books away and to Martin's surprise she didn't seem upset with him at all. Martin didn't know where to begin but Izabel got the ball rolling for him. She turned and smiled.
"So, have you come needing someone to watch a monster movie with?" She asked hopefully.
"Of course." He replied with a grin.
Izabel was his movie buddy. They often watched movies or played video games. They were good friends and he was afraid to take things further. Despite Izabel not seeming upset he still needed to apologize to her.
"I also came to apologize." He said and she was confused.
"For what?" She asked.
"For what I did to you. Diana told me what I did. I'm so sorry." He told her and she smiled a little.
"It's ok. You weren't yourself." She told him but he wasn't satisfied.
"No it's not ok." He said as he stepped closer, gently holding her arms as he looked down at her. "I feel terrible. I never wanted to treat you like that… like an animal. MOM's told me what you've been through." Martin said sadly.
Izabel felt bad for him and she placed her hands gently on his chest.
"Don't feel bad Martin. It's alright really. You protected me in a way. If the vampire had changed me there's no telling what might have happened." She said as she looked up at him.
He wasn't looking at her, but suddenly he embraced her holding her close. She was surprised but let him hold her as she rested her head on his chest.
"I'm sorry Izabel. I promise I'll never treat you like that again. You mean a lot to me. I couldn't live with myself if I hurt you." Martin said and Izabel blushed.
He then let her go to look into her eyes, but he noticed a sore on her neck from the chains he had put her in. He moved her hair and gently touched her neck. Izabel blushed even deeper.
"Did I do this?" He asked and she shook her head slightly.
"No it was my fault. I was struggling against the chains. I can't break thick silver." She said.
Her words brought comfort but he still felt bad that she'd been hurt. He stepped back from her to lean against her desk as he thought of how he could make things up to her, and then an idea came to him.
"Hey, will you come to dinner with me? And then after we can watch movies or play video games." He said and Izabel smiled.
"That sounds great." She said and they left her room together.
After dinner they grabbed a bunch of deserts and went to Martin's room to watch movies and play video games. They had an epic video game tournament and then picked a movie to watch; to which Izabel fell asleep to. She had been lying on the futon couch next to Martin and was just lulled to sleep from the sense of calm she felt when with him. Martin hadn't noticed she had fallen asleep until the end and he didn't want to wake her. If he moved he was afraid he would. Izabel was nestled against his front. Luckily Martin had all he needed to sleep; a pillow and he could just reach a blanket without moving too much. He pulled the blanket over them and wrapped his right arm around Izabel. For a moment he let himself pretend they were a couple as he took a deep breath of her sweet scent, brushing his nose into her hair. In no time Martin was fast asleep as well.
Izabel didn't awaken until the morning. It took her a moment to realize where she was. She saw Martin's arm wrapped around her and blushed. She thought about getting up and slipping out but Martin had her trapped, and she didn't want to wake him. He was so peaceful when he slept. She decided to settle in and try to sleep a little longer, though she knew she wouldn't. She would enjoy this secret alone time with Martin, wishing he would ask her out one day.
Martin awoke an hour later. He stretched his arms above his head, releasing Izabel. She pretended to have just woken up too and stretched as she sat up a little pretending to feel bad she'd fallen asleep during the movie.
"Good morning. Did you sleep well?" Martin asked.
"Yes. I'm sorry I fell asleep. You should have woken me." Izabel said.
"Don't worry about it. You looked so comfortable I couldn't bring myself to wake you up. So, how about we get some breakfast? We're up early enough we'll get all the good stuff!" Martin said and Izabel smiled at his excitement toward the food.
"Sure." Izabel said as she stood.
Martin got up and they left, not caring that they were wearing the same clothes as the day before, no one would know the difference.