CHAPTER SEVEN
After my birthday…I went home with my brother, Kendra, Rosie, Kat, and Brett, Dylan stayed behind to look after Jared. on my birthday we went to this little beach house and just relaxed, when we came back I walked into my room to find Jared and Vicky dry humping on the couch, so I just walked in and packed my stuff like my brother told me to and we left this morning before the sun even came up, and when I got home, my father's house he just told me to rest and that I would go stay with Nick and Kendra the following day because he and uncle Daniel are going for a boys or men's weekend with some other friends which is shocking to hear.
After a month of living with my brother , I went back to my home. Aunt Bella was happy, more then happy, she has decided to get me a tutor to help me so yea back to school again. For a month we got to know each other better and I helped her with her queen duties, she says I have to learn. Sky is now th pride and joy of the Lockwood family , uncle Daniel steals him away every afternoon to go read in his office .
Even after two months Jared hasn't come back and Jess has appeared again, I'm walking in the garden when I hear Rosie.
"WANDI! WANDI!" I turn and smile at her.
"in a rush are we?" I hug her, and let go.
"Jared is coming home" my smile drops, I start feeling dizzy.
"are you okay?" I nod and smile.
"lets go have ice cream yea?" I hook my arm with hers.
"you are going to turn into whale, eating like you eating for two" I laugh.
He walks through the door and everyone freezes,we were all watching a movie about some panda , I get up from the couch Rosie and I were sitting on and walk to him.
"Welcome Home" I walk past him and into the kitchen, I get a bottle of water and go to my room.
"where is Sky" I turn around to find him behind me.
"sleeping" already wearing my pj's so I put my water on the side table and pull back the covers.
"how are you" I get into bed and close my eyes.
I Ignore him, and let sleep take for a ride.
Rosie has been walking around taking a video of her family for school, so Kat, Sky and I have been hiding in Sky's play room the whole day, when Jared comes in and just looks at us.
"Rosie's looking for you" he walks towards Sky and picks him up, I stand up and lift my hands as if to take Sky away from him.
"Wandi no" I turn around to see Jess.
"where have you been?" I whisper and walk towards her.
"you're different" I laugh like really from the core laugh.
"you have a beautiful laugh" I turn around to see a very shocked Jared.
"FAMILY!" Rosie come running in, I get a fright so I grab Jared's arm, I sit down slowly.
"you okay" I nod.
" I think I'm gonna go lay down, I feel tired" Rosie appears in front of me.
"no please, I have to take this video for school please" I smile, And nod.
"okay shoot" she smiles, jumping up and down.
"okay tell me, what do you know about our kind, us Vamps" I look at Jared, but he's too busy playing with Sky.
"well, I know Vamps have unnatural super strength, hearing, eyesight,…powers and speed, you all have different powers and caln walk in the sun, you are very high developed, and have unnatural beauty to attract your prey, some of you…if I say how I see and what I know about some of you… I'd rather not" I smile at Rosie.
"okay, can you tell me how life was for you before you came here" my smile drops, I look my hands.
"it wasn't bad, just dangerous. I would do what I had to do to make sure my family and I survived, people think that if you lived in the wild you are retarded. It's not true, I met a woman after my brother disappear Mrs Hudson, she lived about 5 miles from us, she was a maths and English teacher so she taught me and in return I helped her with her sick husband, farming and knitting. One day after my son was born, I went to her house to help her…I found her and her husband dead, she was on the floor and he on the bed…blood everywhere" I feel the shivers run down my back and warm tears down my cheeks.
"I cleaned her up and him and moved her to the bed, laying them next to each other, I then cleaned the house, then got my friend Jake and we burn them in a pier that evening , it was…don't have words to describe it, a month before my best friend Maggie dead from an OD of morphine in the hospital after she had Skylar… she did it for us because Halflings are being killed" I breath out heavy.
"other than that, I got lived…awesomely dangerous never scared of shit, I would break into schools, malls, anywhere for food, clothes, money, household stuff, we would go on shopping well you slept, I was almost caught once by some guy but just a round to the face, it was both good and bad before…this" I get up and go window.
"Jared how is it being married" he final stops staring at me to look at me, and looks at Rosie.
"its amazing" I laugh out too loud.
"sorry" I look at the sky, stars, the moon.
"do you love Sky" I freeze, holding my breath.
"yes I do, he's like my own son" I glare at him.
"Rosie come lets show your classamates how awesome baking with your sister-in-law is" I walk up to her and hook my arm in hers, whistling.
He walks into our room, I put my book down and turn off my lap, and close my eyes. I feel the bed move and Jared sigh.
"I think we should talk about what happened" I stay quiet.
"Wandi look at me, talk to me" I sit up and look at him.
"can we talk about what happened the other night" I look at him, then all the anger I had locked up in me just explodes and I slap him hard.
" I want to sleep, I have been fine since I came back here without you, I don't want to talk about it…I'm moving out of this room, I spoke to your dad and he told me I can anytime I want…I…I hate you soo much of raping me, I really hate you with everything…Jared you have broken me, you have hurt me…are you happy? ARE YOU!" I hit him in the shoulder, again and again and again.
"WANDI STOP!" I her Jess screaming, she tries to pull me back but she cant.
"NO JESS! I HATE HIM" I stop hitting Jared and turn to face her.
"wait…how come I can feel you and you can touch me, I feel you" I get off the bed and face her…I reach out and…I touch her, I can feel her.
"I have to go" she steps back smiling, she winks at me and disappears.
"I can touch her" I look at my hands, shocked.
0"you can see her…how can…you can see her" I jump when I hear him speak, I can feel him behind me, his warmth radiats off him.
"answer me, you can see the dead" I nod, and turn around.
"YES…now I would like to sleep, I have schooooo-oo-ool tomorrow" I feel dizzy again,I hit the floor, breathing heavy. I feel Jared touch my cheek, then my forehead.
"what's wrong?" he caress my cheek, I pull away from his hand, I try to stand but I can't.
"I've been feeling dizzy and sick lately " I take a deep breath, he big hands cap my small face,I look into his black…black eyes, they are beautiful…hypnotizing, I look away when I feel my body go weak.
"let's sleep" he picks me up bridal style, and walks over to the bed, I close my eyes when I feel him put me on the bed.
"thank you…Goodnight" I turn away from him, and close my eyes, I feel a musculan arm wrap around my waist, my eyes shot open…he pulls me closer to his warm body.
"sleep now Wandi, I'm taking you to the doctor tomorrow" he commands, yes commands me.
"Kendra's taking me,Rosie and Sky out tomorrow and plus…I don't like doctors" not after what they made Maggie do, to protect Sky and me.
"I don't care if you don't like doctors, you are going to see one tomorrow" I move away from him to the far end of the bed.
"why? Why do you insist I see a doctor? Are you scared you might have turned me?" I laugh, climbing out the bed, I walk to the bathroom.
"Wandi come back here now! We are still talking!" I turn around and glare at him.
"NO" I shut the door, walk over to the basin and look in the mirror…I look like death.
Kendra walks in through front door and bear hugs me, a little to tight.
"can't breath" she lets go, embarssed.
"sorry" I smile, I really missed her.
"you guys ready?" I nod, Rosie comes running down the stairs…without Sky.
"where is Sky?" I walk up to her slowly.
"he's with my father" I turn to face Jared.
"why?" I walk up to him and glare at him right in the face.
"my parents and you dad and his…girlfriend want to take him out, spend time with their grandson" I push past him, I knew my father and his girlfriend, Tyna his fomer helper and the best and most awesome baker in the world…I've really grown to love her. I walk into uncle Daniel's study to find my father, Tyna and aunt Bella.
"daddy?" he gets up smiling .
"baby girl" he hugs me, he smells like…the forest he leaves near.
"you guys are taking Sky out?" uncle Daniel gets up smiling, he walks up to me and puts his hand around my shoulders.
"yes please, he needs to get to know us better" I nod and walks to Tyna and aunt Bella and give them a hug before leaving the room.
"why don't you trust me?" I jump up, putting my hand on my chest. I glare at Jared he nearly killed twice now does he want to do it again.
"would you trust yourself" he starts walking towards me, I start walking back and end up walking into the wall, I puts his hands up against the walk, at the sides of my head, he leans in closer, leaning he forehead against mine,closing his eyes, he takes a deep breath while I stand against the wall, frozen.
"no I wouldn't" he opens his eyes, he smells like mint and vallian.
"they're-" he lips touch my mine, I push him away, but he doesn't move, he kisses my cheeks, my nose, my forehead, I feel a tingling feeling were he lips touch my skin, where he kisses me.
"I know, I hurt you but I promise" I let out a soft sound as tears run down my face. I look down at my hands.
"they are waiting for me" I push his arm away.
"Wandi look at me please, I promise" I stop a couple of steps away from him.
"don't make promise me anything…please just don't" I walk back to him slowly.
"Wandi i-" I laugh softly.
"no you don't…you pity me and you feel guilty for raping me…that's all…don't make me promises …please" I turn around and walk away as fast as I can away….Him.
JARED'S POV
"I think I'm falling for her…for your sister" I look at a very happy Nick.
"what changed?" I can't tell him now, he would hate me, he's my best friend.
"what did you do to her" I hate it when he does that!
"I…was at the French council man's party he invited dad and since I'm going to be king soon, dad sent me. Vickyand her brother were there…Miles as well, I was talking to some French friends having a ball when Richard Zane brought up the subject of my wife, he made a fool of me about Wandi and I was drunk on damon blood, I ra- I raped her" Nick stands , and tackles me to the ground, he punches me in the face several times.
"I'm sorry…I-I …you raped my sister" he gets off me, and sits in front of me and I sit opposite him.
"I am sorry" he looks up, he looks hurt.
"I know you are…were you blank when it all happened you know…because of the angry thing you have" I nod, tears run down my face.
"I lost 2 months Nick, I don't know what I did for two whole months, all I know is when I was me again Dylan told me what happened, I want to die" he stands up, and holds his hand out to me, I take it and he helps me up.
"I forgive you…I know you didn't mean to, and I can see you love my sister" he smiles, weakly.
"yea…I just…can we not tell anyone else yet?" he nods.
"and by the way your sister can see,speak and touch the dead, their spirits" I raise my eyebrow.
"my mother could see the dead, my father can control the elements, so can i…meaning she can too and see the dead… I can too but why can she now…she's still a Halfling" he looks deep in thought.
"she's been speaking to Jess" he looks up, shocked.
"yea I know" I look out the window.
WANDI'S POV
Ice cream, when was the last time ice cream tasted so good, I just eat my choc mint, vallian red velvet, choc crunch. It taste so amazing, the coolness... I remember my mom and I would go for ice cream, just us girls, when everything was yellow.
"wow…you sure love ice cream" I break from my thoughts.
"ooh yea, I love it for sure" I look around and spot Sky and Rosie sitting on a swig. I see a black car stop at the other end of the park and 4 men come out.
"ROSIE, COME HERE!" I shot, she appears in front of me handing me Sky before I even finish my sentence.
"Wandi, stay behind me and Rosie at all times" I nod,hold Sky tighter to my chest.
"this is her, our future Queen and her bastard son" the man in front with black ponytail and green eyes, sharp cheek bones, thinner than most of the vamp men I've met.
"Richard Zane…may we help you" Kendra's eyes narrow, a growl eacapes her mouth.
"yes…I'm here for her and that thing" thing?
"I think you should leave Zane, you know the rules" his meacning smile, get wider.
"yes I do, but you see I want her…like I wanted Jess" he takes a step closer to us.
"Richard we had a deal" Miles comes walking towards us.
"yes I know, but…HE ALWAYS GETS EVERY FUCKING THING HE DOESN'T DESERVE!" Sky starts crying.
"SHUT IT UP" Richard runs towards me, I take a few steps back and fall on my butt, he looks like an animal, a monster I close my eyes, I hear something hit the ground hard.
"YOU TOUCH MY WIFE YOU DISGUST PIECE OF ZANE SHIT AND I'LL KILL YOU AND YOUR FAMILY I SWEAR IT!" I open my eyes when I feel someone pick me up, Jared looks he's going to kill someone, I look at the person who helped me up, Nick looks mad too, he touches my cheek than takes Sky from me, cheacking if he's okay.
"you can't always get what you want Jared" Richard stands up.
"yes, but I already have what I want" he walks closer to Richard.
"JARED DON'T " I shot, he turns around and smiles at me, I know he's just trying to reassure me.
"I will have her, one day" Richard and his gang disappear and the black car drives away.
"is he okay?Nick is Sky okay" I feel the warm tears run down my cheeks.
"yes he's fine, just scared" I take a deep breath, I can't stop shaking.
"Wandi breath" Jared appears in front of me.
"breath" I walk up to him,.
"third time…THIS THIRD TIME I ALMOST DIED BECAUSE OF YOU, AND THIS TIME SKY, KENDRA. AND ROSIE AND MY BROTHER WERE INVOLVED!" he looks down at me blank but serious, I look up at him, I feel like I'm about to explode I feel so hot.
"Wandi, I didn't know he meant what he said" I slap him, he touches his cheek, I slap him again.
"I HATE YOU" I push him away from me, he looks so shocked.
"did you just burn me with your hand" did I what?, he removes his hand for his cheek. What the hell! On his cheek is a already healing burn, in the shape of my hand.
"I didn't do that" I turn around, walking to my brother.
"you just burnt him Wandi…we have to tell dadd-"
"no…something's wrong with me, I don't want him to worry and plus Jared's healed now right?" I turn to look at him, he looks fine, no burn mark.
"can we go now, I always feel like death even long after it disappears" Nick hands Sky to me, aah poor baby.
"my car's around the corner" Jared picks up Sky's bag.
"I'll see you tomorrow?" Kendra hugs me, I smile and nod.
"okay, love ya" she kisses my cheek, and Nick hugs me for a long time.
"I love you sis, you know that right?" I nod.
"I love you too Nickbear" I whisper, he lets go of me and takes Kendra's hand, they disappear.
"Let's go home"
Rosie and Sky are sleeping,I'm surpised they can sleep after all that, Jared been quiet since we got in the car, so have I. I can't stand him right now.
"sorry for burning you" I whisper, he stops the car slowly.
"you know, I tried to save her, protect her for animals like Richard Zane…I don't even know why I was with Vicky, I lose days, months where I don't know what I did for the past week or month, I don't know who I hurt. I didn't know I raped you till Dylan told me…Wandi i-"
"I just want to go home please" I look out the window.
"Wandi please just listen to me=_" I turn and glare at him as best as I can.
"no, take me home" he sighs and starts the car.