Forbidden Love

Chapter 7 – Realization

We were in the garden, my secret place in which I shared with her, and only her. As she ran through the long twinkly lights her loud giggle echoed throughout the garden and the birds chirped and swooped gracefully around her. She wore a long white pullover that could pass off for a short summery dress, it sunk in around her curvy waist, she was so beautiful and cute. And she was right here with me. Elegantly she walked through the grass in her bare feet and sat across my lap. Everything seemed so realm yet I knew it wasn't.

"I miss you, why did you leave me?"
"I had no choice, I had to keep you safe," she replied.
"Safe from what?"
"From me, from people like me, but let's not talk about that, we're here together now."
"But this isn't real Scarlett, this is fantast."
"It is real James. We really are here together now."
"How?" I asked, feeling confused. She smiled up at me and pointed to the symbol on the end of her necklace, it was a gold sphere with silver wings and amber liquid inside. It was just like mine.
"We're connected through this James, it protects you, please keep it with you, never take it off." I wanted to ask her all about it, beg her to explain what was going on and where she was, but I could sense that she didn't want to talk about it and she wasn't ready to tell me yet. Before I could reply she plunged her mouth onto mine and we were kissing passionately on the soft luscious grass under the warm summer sun. One minute she was there, on top of me and the next she was gone and I was sitting among the Greenland feeling more alone and bewildered.

I strolled down the school hall feeling dazed about my dream the previous night, it felt so real, like I was actually there, like she was actually there, with me.
"Snap out of it dream boy, what's on your mind?" Danny snapped, as he walked up next to me,
"Oh nothing, I'm just still tired, that's all."
"Cool, so we still up for this weekend?"
"Oh yeah, about that, you were right I shouldn't waste my time on his one girl, there are other cute girls out there." I said, fake smiling,
"Cool man, I'm glad you finally see sense." Danny responded patting me on the back,
"Yo Malfoy! There's someone I'd like you to meet." Called Danny. Malfoy How did Danny know him? Strutting boldly towards us was him, the mysterious dude from yesterday, the guy from the 1869 article.
"Hey Danny," said grinning, he was now standing opposite us.
"Hey this is my best mate, James, James this is Diego." Danny said,
"I know, we've met." I replied bluntly.
"Yeah yesterday, in drama and at lunch for a brief moment." Malfoy added. He studied my face and I saw him squint at the chain Scarlett gave me, which was now around my neck.
"Sweet dreams eh?" Malfoy commented out the of the blue. My face went blank, as I was startled and by the smirk on Malfoy's face I realized that my face gave away the truth,
"Thought so." He sneered, and then walked off proudly. Who the hell is he? And what does he want?
"Well that was odd." Danny said brainlessly.
"Yeah." I added still feeling surprised. Ok so Malfoy knows about the chain, and what it's for and he also knows Scarlett but I'm guessing that for some reason he needs Scarlett and to get Scarlett he needs me. The whole day, many thoughts had been running through me had,. What should I do? Is this all a big joke? Should I call the police? I had no idea. But what I did know is that something beyond my knowledge was going on. More research, that's what I needed, so I went into our school library and logged into one of the computers. I had no idea what to look up, so I just sat there, staring blankly at the computer screen.
"You already know what I am James, what Scarlett and I am." It was Malfoy again.
" I don't know what you're talking about."
"Of course you do. You've seen the photo from 1869, you've seen me compel that teacher, you can see how perfect and young I look. Come on James, use your brain." I stared at him hardly, he was right, I did know what he was, deep inside of myself consciousness, but I just couldn't pick it out of my mind.
"Fine, I'll give you a clue," he sighed, then grabbed my wrist forcefully and slit it skillfully with one stroke across my skin. I winced and looked up and saw his beastly face. His eyes opened wide and the veins underneath bulged through his skin, he bared his sharp marble teeth,
"What am I !" I gasped and my heart pounded through my ears.
Vampire.