Good morning readers~ It is finally time for you all to meet Zack~
Enjoy :)
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Inside Theo's head:
He watched her from a distance, taking in her every detail intently, wishing he could know her name… he could talk to her even for a moment… that she would notice him…
"Why don't you just go talk to her, instead of just standing around watching her go by everyday with the same moronic look on your face" Dominic, his older brother, suggested as he emerged from his shop
"Like she would even notice me if I did" he mumbled downheartedly back as he went back to moodily sweeping the ground
"Of course she will, Katherine isn't like those other girls, she is willing to give anyone the time of day" Dominic encouraged with a grin, giving him a light nudge with his elbow.
"Is that her name… Katherine?" he asked as he repeated the name mentally to get it to stay in his mind
"Yea, didn't you know that? Deary me, you've got it bad, little brother…" his brother chuckled before hooking him by the arm and dragging him over to where Katherine stood.
"Hello Dominic, is there something I can help you with today?" Katherine asked noticing their sudden appearance
"No, I'm fine today thank you, I just thought I'd introduce my overly shy Kid brother, Zachary, who seems rather fond of you" Dominic stated unashamedly with a grin
Katherine turned her attention to him, her bright gold eyes glowing "Hello Zachary, it's nice to meet you, I'm Katherine, Katherine Laurent" she introduced herself, her voice so soft and light…
He could feel himself starting to hyperventilate "Hello… I… um…" he stuttered madly as his face started to burn
"Easy, Zach… just calm down..." Katherine warned,
But it was already too late, he couldn't breathe, he passed out where he stood...
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He awoke with a start, as cold water clapped his face, finding himself still outside in the street, his brother and Katherine standing over him.
"Are you okay?" Katherine asked looking concerned as she knelt down beside him, placing a hand to his forehead, making him blush
"Yea…" he mumbled looking down, embarrassed that he had just passed out all because she spoke to him
"Told ya Kat, he likes you, so I think you talking to him was just too much for his timid little soul to handle"Dominic chuckled
"Katherine, are you coming?" called a voice in the distance
"yes, I'll be right there" she called back before turning her attention back to him "well if you can get over your fear, come talk to me sometime, it'll be such a shame to miss an opportunity to get better acquainted simply because a little anxiety, don't you think?" she mused warmly, ruffling his hair "besides your rather cute, so that's another added plus" she smiled at him before getting up and leaving.
"See brother? That wasn't that hard was it… it may have gone better if you hadn't, passed out… but it was a start wasn't it? She even called you cute~" Dominic mused as he offered a hand, helping him to his feet.
"I made a complete fool out of myself… how does that qualify as not bad?" he grumbled, he dusted himself off
"Obviously you did something right, she asked you to come speak to her again, didn't see?"
"She probably just thinks I'm some fool, who would be a good source of entertainment." He moaned, glaring at his brother before storming off back into their house, going to his room and flopping on his bed.
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Katherine smiled at him as he nervously approached her, finally plucking up the courage to go speak to her after what happened last time.
"Hello again Zach, how are you today?" she asked
He took a deep breath "I'm fine thank you, and yourself?" he said as steadily as he could as his nerves started to kicked in again
"I'm good thank you, I'm glad to see you have got over your anxiety"
He nodded shy "Umm Katherine… I was wondering if you would… maybe like to have dinner with me sometime… when you're free…?" he stuttered slightly as he waited to be shot down in flames
She flashed him a warm smile before speaking "I don't see why not, how is tomorrow evening for you?" she inquired
"Tomorrow's fine" he nodded over enthusiastically
"Great I'll meet you out here at this time tomorrow then"
"Okay… good… great… thank you… bye…" he stutters, blushing madly before rushing off back into the house.
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After their fifth date, they sat side by side on the picnic blanket, after enjoying a dinner out in clearing under the stars. They leant back at the same time, his hand accidentally coming to rest on top of hers, the unexpected contact making him pull back before sheepishly smiling before apologising.
"It's okay Zach; you only touched my hand…" Rena laugh lightly before talking hold of his hand, slipping her fingers between his "Plus isn't it about time we start stuff like this? I really like you Zack, so try and not be so shy, okay?"
He blushed slightly as he slowly wrapped his fingers round her hand "I really like you too Rena… I'm sorry, I don't mean to be, I just can't help it… I just worried I'm going to do something to mess this up; I'd hate to do that when I like spending time with you"
"Don't worry so much Zach, I doubt you could do anything bad enough to push me away, you're such a sweet and considerate man…" she reassured before shuffling closer to him, putting their intertwined hands on her lap as she leant over and softly kissed his cheek and rested her head on his shoulder.
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Rena hastily took his hand leading him into the his bedroom "Zack… there is something you need to know, before we go any further"
"What is it?" he asked nervously as her tone put him on edge
"I have a rather large secret, something that only those closest to me know anything about." Rena stated looking down, pausing for a few breaths before continuing "I'm a cursed being…"
"Cursed how?"
"I think only showing you is going to get you to truly understand" she replied hesitantly,, before morphing into her original form, a pair of board horns appeared at the top of her head, before travelling down to her ears; curve round against her head, with the tips pointing in on themselves, along with a pair of long silver angel wings, her eyes turned a bright crimson.
Zack jolted back as her appearance showed…
"Please don't be afraid… I may look like a monster but I swear I would never hurt you…" she pleaded, dropping to her knees and bowed her head ashamedly.
"Rena…" he breathed as he slowly pulled himself together, after the initial shock disappeared, he honestly didn't find her look frightening at all, sure she looked different but she was still Rena, no matter what extra appendages she may have. "Don't be silly, you just caught me by surprised that's all"
She tilted her face back up, giving him a confused look "you don't mind the way I look?" she asked sounding like the concept was alien to her.
"No, not at all, if anything… I kinda want to touch your wings" he admitted pushing his forefingers together shyly
"Go ahead" she offered turning round, moving towards him, inviting him to touch them.
Zach hesitantly reached out, softly touching her wings, brushing the layers of feathers with his fingertips "they're so soft" he mused as he watched in awe as they seem to shine when the light hit them "What are you Rena?"
"A bit of everything I suppose, part vampire, demon and angel. At the minute I am in my vampire faze, carrying the main characteristics of a vampire with the other two species taking the back seat… and it will remain like that until I am killed in a certain way, only then I would switch into one of the current lesser species. For that is my curse… I can not die… I'm stuck like this until the end of time." She explained bitterly as she stared down at the floor
He silently moved round her, wrapping his arms round her, hugging her close"No matter what, I want to be right here with you, I doubt there will be anything that will ever make me change my mind"
Rena hugged him back "Oh Zack…" she whimpered softly "you'll never know just how much it means to me to hear you say that… thank you, my sweet man…" she choked through the emotional lump in her throat, pressing his head to her shoulder as she held him close.
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He made love to her, holding her so close, kissing her neck as he moved, treasuring every new sensation, caressing her body like he was touching porcelain… so lovingly, gently and tenderly…
Laying down beside her, he wrapped his arm round her, snuggling up to her side as they both panted slight, softly kissing her shoulder. "Rena…"
"Yes Zach?"
"I love you…" he whispered, admitting his feelings finally
"I love you too" she whispered in return, kissing his forehead before drifting off to sleep,
He took a moment to truly treasure this feeling before letting himself join her in a contented sleep.
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He finally found the right words to say to her… the ones he had been searching for, so after dinner, he knelt down in front of her on one knee, presenting her with a delicate gold ring in a velvet box "Rena… you are my world… you are my soul mate, of this I'm undoubtedly sure… I love you far much more then I could ever express in words. So I ask you this, will you be mine forever? Will you bind your soul to mine for the rest of our life?" he asked
Her eyes widened dramatically as his words sunk in, before she dived at him hugging tightly "Of course Zach… nothing would make me happier~" she exclaimed hugging the holy hell out of him "I love you so much, a world without you is a world I don't want to live in…"
"Rena, you've just made me the happiest man in the world~" he exclaimed excitedly as he slipped the ring on her finger before kissing her lips passionately
