The truth
Whatdid I just get myself into? Alexis asked herself.She still couldn't think clearly all she saw was the picture of him, she knew the moment she saw his face it was him… Demetri.
"Alexis?"
Alexis looked over at Sarah to find that she was almost as pale as Demetri. She had forgotten that Sarah was still there to be honest. "Ya?" Alexis asked she couldn't help but, notice her voice shook as she spoke.
"So, are you going to tell me about this guy?" She asked.
"He's in your class?" What is going on I can't believe he's been here, wait this can't be him I mean I must have seen him then dreamt about him. "Well its nothing really I mean I just saw him one day thought he was cute and I've been having dreams about him for a while."Alexis still couldn't look at Sarah afraid she would see right through the lie so she walked to the window and looked out at the branch right in front of her window. For some reason she felt better looking there.
"Well I guess that makes sense I mean he is okay looking but, nothing compared to Dominic I think,"she excepted Alexis's answer and walked to look at the picture again. "But, if that's it than why did you freak out when you saw him just know I thought you were going to have an attack." She laughed as she finished and continued to look at the picture more closely.
"So umm let's go pick a movie to watch," Alexis said trying to get her out of the room so she could think.
"Sure lets go see what you have," Sarah got up and looked around to see what Alexis was doing then walked to the door. "You coming?"
"Ya give me a minute you go find one you like okay?" Alexis wasn't even listening she heard a mumble then footsteps going farther away. Then she turned to the yearbook looked at his picture again and at the very bottom was his name. Demetri James LeBlanc. How many times had she wondered who he was? Why she kept dreaming about him. Now she might just find out. She had to talk to him in person just thinking about it gave her goose bumps. "This is stupid I mean I must have just thought he was good looking I mean it can't be him I don't even know him." Great I'm losing my mind. Perfect.
She laughed at herself for being so over dramatic then put the book away after promising that she would talk to him on Monday. Then she headed downstairs to see what movie Sarah picked.
Alexis walked down stairs still thinking about Demetri when Sarah walked up to her holding three movies. "Hey I can't choose between these three you want to watch them all?"
"Ya sure let me guess are they all martial arts?" That seemed to be all Sarah wanted to watch, Alexis didn't mind as long as they ended happily. Alexis always liked the happily ever after endings she figured if she wasn't going to have one then someone should. Sarah however liked the endings where they let you come up with. Alexis hated those she needed an exact ending no wondering or what if just being happy forever.
"So it may have some martial arts I bet there's romance though." Sarah looked at her smiling. This meant there might be some love but, not the kind she liked.
Alexis could see that Sarah wanted to watch them so she rolled her eyes and gave in. "Ya okay let's go back to my room."
"Okay," Alexis could hear the triumph in her voice.
After about six hours later, two bags of popcorn, and other food Sarah brought they were almost done the third movie. They were also half asleep when Alexis finally got up off the floor where they had made Sarah's bed and went to her bed to rest. Alexis looked at the TV once more to see a guy and girl fighting to the death about something she had already forgotten.
Everything got blurring and she fell asleep only to wake up in the same dream she had been waiting for. Except something was different Demetri looked sad and even a little angry.
Alexis just looked at him he was so beautiful she couldn't help it. "Are you okay?" She asked while moving her hand to cup the side of his face. He turned into her hand and smiled as he breathed in the scent of her.
"I'm fine now that I'm with you," he smiled at her, but it didn't reach his eyes he was still sad. About what? Had she done something?
She knew she had to start getting answers before she forgot or got distracted. "Look I need to ask you some questions okay?" She didn't look at him while she said this. When he didn't answer she looked at him and regretted it. He looked like he was in so much pain. So she did the only thing she could think of she leaned in and kissed him like she had so many times before except this time she didn't forget everything like she used to whenever she kissed him.
He kissed her back not as passionately as usual. He looked at her then put his hands around her face and said, "I'll answer any question you have. I should have a long time ago."
"Okay well first of all who are you? Alexis couldn't help, but feel awful when she asked the question she knew who he was. It's just that it didn't make sense.
"Good question my name is Demetri James LeBlanc I was born in Chicago." He answered while looking into her eyes as if looking for something.
"You know you don't scare me," Alexis said knowing that was what he was looking for. As soon as she said it she knew it was true he could tell her anything and it wouldn't matter she would still love him.
"How come?" He said avoiding eye contact. "You should be after everything that I do during this dream." He took his hands from Alexis face and fanned them around as if to show where they were.
"I know it sounds weird, but that stuff doesn't matter it's in the past." Alexis tried to get him to look at her, he wouldn't. "Would you please look at me?" As she spoke her hand went to his face to turn it so he could look at her.
"I can't," he said in a pained voice while he turned away from her so his back was facing her. "I need to tell you everything and I know that when I'm done I won't be able to look into your eyes and see how frightened you're going to be."
When he spoke those words Alexis felt her heart rate increase, but then all she thought about was him and how she felt about him. She knew at that moment that whatever was going on she didn't care as long as she could be with him she knew she would be ok. "Look it doesn't matter; I just want to be with you." She reached out for him again and this time she touched his back she heard him sigh then he straightened his back and walked a few feet away.
"Look you say this now, but when you find out you'll do anything to get away," he was yelling now. She could hear the struggle he had not to lose control.
"Why don't you trust me? You don't even know me I mean if you think that I'm just run away then you're wrong I'm here and there's nothing you can do about it!" Alexis was so mad she was shaking. I can't believe that he doesn't trust me I mean what could this be about? I mean what is he a serial killer?
The next thing she knew she was in his arms and she was crying. He was rubbing her back, saying things like, "I trust you, I'm just afraid to lose you. I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you feel that way."
After a few minutes they looked at each other and walked to an empty table to sit and talk. Demetri took Alexis hand and pulled on it once he sat down she took the hint and sat on his lap. She was so happy that he wanted to still be around her that she just flung her arms around his neck and put her head under his chin. She couldn't remember a time she felt safer.
"You can tell me anything you know no matter how bad you think it is." She looked at him as she said this trying to see if he would get angry again, but all she saw was that he was frightened. She couldn't figure out why.
"I know I can I'm sorry this must seem quite odd the way I'm acting." He looked at her then kissed her forehead.
"Its fine I mean this must be hard for you," at that moment she understood a lot about him things she never pieced together. She knew that no matter what anyone said she knew he was real he was a person and lived outside this dream.
As if reading her mind he said, "I do live outside this dream you know."
"I know I just found out. So you go to the same school as me." She tried to sound carefree about this question as if it was nothing, but she knew that this answer would change everything.
"Yes I do that's where I first saw you I'm sorry I didn't tell you before. It's just how would that sound? I figured after we met a few times then I would tell you the truth." He stopped to look away from her and finished, "I never thought that I would fall in love with you that wasn't my intention it's just when I first held you in the dream I knew I would never be able to let you go." He finally looked at her. She knew the look she was giving him she was smiling after hearing that he loved her.
"You love me?" She couldn't believe that he just said that.
"Of course I do," he replied smiling down at her.
"Well you know that I love you to right?" God what if he thinks that I don't I mean I do.
Fortunately he knew. "I know you do you wouldn't be here if you didn't."
"Good so can I ask some more questions?" She didn't know if she should bring this up again or not, but she decided that she needed to know.
"Of course anything you want to know just ask." Demetri knew what would happen he would tell her the truth because he loved her with all his heart. He also knew that she loved him, but there's no way she could be okay with this with what he was. He just had to treasure these moments for they would be the last time he ever feel whole.
"Okay when were you born?" Alexis held him a little tighter not because she was afraid of the answer, but because she could see the sadness in his eyes.
He held her back just as tight. "Okay well…" His voice was getting lower by the word until she couldn't make out a word he said. He noticed because he stopped and got this angry look on his face. Then there was a sound and it became more distinct until she knew what it was it was her TV she was waking up.
"No," she yelled it and held onto him tighter than ever.
"It's okay; meet me at the tree where my picture was taken today okay?" He looked at her with pleading eyes.
"Okay I'll be there at two," every second he felt less real until she was blinded by light and the next thing she saw was her light on and Sarah above her.
"Hey you okay? You were talking in your sleep."
Alexis groaned muttering yes and put the pillow over her head. Now to just get away she thought smiling.
