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Chapter Nine

If I had my way,
I'd never get over you.
Today's the day,
I pray that we make it through.
Make it through the fall
Make it through it all

Aiden's words hit me bluntly, like a bat would a baseball. I sat there, motionless and speechless. Of course, I had never really thought he was anything 'supernatural'. I just considered the thought of him not being 'normal', if there ever is such a thing.

"Y-you're a va-vampire?" I whispered, staring down at the ground and testing the words on my own. I didn't like how they sounded. I didn't like it one single bit.

"Yes."

"W-.." I stopped myself from asking 'Why'. That would have only made me seem denser than I was.

"Is that a problem?" Aiden questioned, looking at me with his smoldering gaze.

"W-well, don't you, like, suck peoples' blood?" I stammered, suddenly disconnecting from the real word.

Aiden laughed, watching me before shaking his head,"Once in a great moon, love. Very rarely," he replied.

I shivered and continued watching him,"So w-what d-do you," I paused, trying to find a word for this,"Eat?"

"Usually small animals. One can sustain us for quite awhile. The stories aren't all true. But, yes, some do 'suck human blood', but never enough to kill the human. Just a little," He smiled kindheartedly towards me and I shivered again.

"Oh." was the only thing I could think to say.

"Don't you have anything else you want to ask?"

I nodded,"Yes.." But, here I trailed off and waited, uncertain of what to say now.

"Then ask. I don't mind," He smiled again and I sighed.

"Fine. Where do you sleep?"

"In a bed, when we can, which, I must say, is very very rarely."

"When was the last time you..." I paused again,"ate?"

"Four weeks ago."

I shuddered. Four weeks ago I met Aiden,"What were you doing in the forest the night we met?"

"Talking to Tanya. I had just fed."

Again, I shivered,"How long has it been since you, well, you know, took from a human?"

"Three months."

"How often do you have to?"

"About once every five or six months." He smiled again and I saw that flash of his sharp, white teeth.

"Oh, then, what happens after you take from a human?" I felt somewhat confident now. If he could freely talk about this, then why couldn't I?

"They forget about it. Venom does that to the human body," Aiden's eyes burned into mine.

"Why were your eyes red earlier?"

"The smell of blood does that to us."

"You keep saying 'us'. Are you just referring to, your kind in general or are there more vampires around here?"

"Tanya and Rachel are," Aiden replied with a shrug and I immediately caught on. Tanya was his sister, he made that obvious, but Rachel wasn't. She must be a girlfriend or lover, whichever you wanted to call it.

"Are you and Rachel.." I trailed off suggestively.

Aiden's response surprised me. He began laughing and then shook his head,"No, we're not together. As much as she would like that, no, we're not. She's just like a sister to me, as is Tanya."

"Wow," I mummured while trying to take all of this information in. Any normal person would have either ran as fast as they could, or said they didn't believe him. I did believe him, but I was still scared. I didn't want to run, though. I wanted to try and understand.

"Is there, uhm, anything else you want to know, Leigh?" I loved the way he said my name when he was nervous or thinking about something.

"Yes."

"Shoot."

"Well, I was thinking," I sighed softly,"And when I said I felt the same, I meant that, well, Aiden," I drew in a deep breath,"I think I love you."

"I think I love you, too," He smiled that smile and I found myself tripping over my own words. This was still very new to me, as I had never confessed my love to someone. I had never actually been in love, to be honest.

I could only watch him, that smile working onto my lips as I stood there. How could I still feel the same about him when I had just found out that he was a human's biggest enemy? I was the prey and he was the hunter, though I know he would never hurt me. Would he?

"I would never hurt you, Leigh," Aiden's sudden speech of my thoughts sent me haywire.

"Th-that's what I was just thinking ab-about," I stammered, shock overwhelming me to no end.

"I could tell by the look on your face," He smiled and tucked a lock of hair back from my eyes, kissing my cheek afterwards,"You should get back and get some sleep. Markus will be okay, but you're dead on your feet now."

It was then that I realized it was nearly three AM.

"Thanks, Aiden," I smiled and stood up slowly to go see if Brittney and Devon would come back or spend the night with Markus.

Brittney met me at the door,"Oh, Leigh! I'm glad to see you're doing okay. Markus is great, but Devon and I are going to stay here for the night. You can if you want."

"Nah, I think I'm going to head back home and clean up the kitchen and get some sleep. I'll be here in the morning around noon," I smiled and hugged her tightly.

Aiden put an arm around my waist as I turned to leave, heading towards the car. He drew me close and smiled while we headed across the parking lot. Before I knew it, I was in the passenger's seat and Aiden was driving. We took the same route back and were infront of my cabin around 3:30AM.

"Thank you so much. I'll see you later?" I was hopeful.

Aiden smiled, though he nodded and parked the car in its original place,"I'll stay with you tonight. Don't worry, I'm not going to do anything. I just don't want you alone. You have no idea what kinds of," he paused,"Things are around here. And with you alone, I don't want that," he smiled and both of us got out of the car.

The minute my feet were on the ground, I nearly collapsed as a sudden wave of exhaustion hit me. Aiden, though, picked me up quickly and carried me inside, giving me time to get into bed after he hugged me and promised he would be in the living room all night until I woke up the next day.

My dreams that night were entirely about him.