They returned home around dawn. We didn't have to sleep, so they could do things like that. I didn't like worrying, that was what I was doing practically the hole night. I was pretty pissed when they came through the door. I didn't say anything. They ignored me. I wanted to yell at them. That wouldn't have ended well so I kept my mouth shut.
"They are the oddest group of vampires I have ever seen, besides the Volturi." Eve was saying as they came through the door.
"Why did we ever want to attack them?" Rashel asked. She had that silly smile on her face that meant she liked them.
"We were told to." Eve shrugged and set her backpack on the couch next to me. Did she even notice that it almost hit me? It wouldn't have hurt, but still.
"Well, I'm glad you guys didn't kill them." Stephan came in behind Rashel, put his hand on her hip and kissed her deeply. They were all about PDA.
I looked away when Mason came in. He didn't seem as angry as before. There was still some underlying tension, though, and only I sense see it.
"Cleo, can I talk to you?" I froze at Mason's question. Oh shit, he was going to tell me what he was made at. If it was my fault, I didn't know what I would do.
"Sure," I got up reluctantly and followed him into our bedroom. I sat down on the couch. He just stood by the closed door,
"Eve, Rashel, Stephan and Michael are going hunting. Now's a good time to ask you about today." He actually came and sat down next to me. I lean my head against his shoulder.
"Why did you get so angry? That wasn't a good reaction," that was an understatement and Mason knew it. He didn't correct himself.
"I don't know. One second I'm scared as hell and the next I want to tare them limb from limb. It scares me." Mason stroked my hair the whole entire time I said this.
"Didn't you say one of them could influence emotions? Maybe it was him," Mason suggestion sounded right.
"But why would he make me mad when they wanted peace?" I snuggled closer to Mason and he let me.
"Maybe it backfired. He was trying to make you calm and instead it made you angry," he stopped stroking my hair and instead slung his arm around my shoulders.
"Whatever it is I don't want it to happen again. I was so worried they were going to hurt you." I was so relieved that they had come home whole. I don't think I'd live through them coming home in pieces. That could happen.
"You didn't have to worry. We can handle ourselves." Mason was staring down at me with a look that meant he loved the way I worried over him.
"I know, but still…" I really didn't want to go into the hours I spent worrying over them.
"We're fine. The Cullen's are okay. Anyway, come on, you have to get ready for school." He sounded as if school sickened him. He said he didn't like school before he changed and he still didn't like it now.
"No, I can stay like this for a few seconds more," I needed to feel his arm around me for just one more seconds. It was reassuring.
"Good, I wasn't going to let you go anyway." He leaned in and nuzzled my ear. I giggled and bit on my cheek to control it. Mason got a lot of reactions off of me that I normally wouldn't do. Like giggle, for instance.
I was really happy to have Mason back. He was my soulmate, my other half. I wasn't whole without him. I knew he felt the same way.
"I love you, Cleo." He kissed my cheek. That sent tingles down my spine.
"I love you, too." I always would.
