Sooooooooooooo sorry I haven't updated, lot has been going on. Power outages,heavy rain making my parents want to go somewhere to enjoy the weather, my birdie Angel died, and my internet connection has been acting up. Yeah, bad weekend. Also, getting ready for school, getting schedules & stuff. Too busy :'(
Sorry, guys. I'm soo amazed at how many people have been reading, but not reviewing. Enjoy the story! :) Seems a bit short to me, but it's good :D
Next Morning
When I woke up, I immediately felt the presence of my soulmate. I recalled last night, when I hadn't been able to sleep, so went to talk to Phil, then we had both fallen asleep. "Morning, beautiful. It feels amazing waking up, and the first thing I see is you. So, what do you want to do today?" I closed my eyes and tried to come up with a plan. "I dunno. I just want tomorrow to be completely normal, you know?" He chuckled, stroking my hair. "Well, yesterday wasn't that bad, was it?" I smiled softly, still tired. " I guess. Hmm, I kind of need to hunt, first. Then, if Theirry doesn't make us do 'training' again," I used air quotes, making him laugh, "We can go see a movie, swim, or something fun like that." I noticed that he was looking at me strangely. "What?"
"You're so human. Normal vampires, they don't talk like that. It's cute, really. You make it sound like hunting is as normal as a movie. Which, by the way, sounds fun. What movie shall we see?" Rolling my eyes, I replied, "Why don't we decide when we get there? I'm going to get dressed, then go feed. Be back in an hour, possibly." Waving to him, I skipped out of the vanilla and chocolate colored room. It hard a warm feeling to it, comforting.
I put on a cute, one shoulder, ruffled purple shirt, purple high tops, and a short, layered purple and green plaid skirt, I was off. It seemed too fancy of an outfit for feeding, but I didn't feel like changing twice. I couldn't wait to go to the movie theater and hang out with my soulmate all day!
On my way out of the building, I ran into Delos. It looked like he was leaving, too. "Hey, where you going? I've got to hunt." He glanced, putting on a jacket while walking towards the door. "Same here. Hey, can we go together? I'm having slight problems with Maggie, and I don't really know how to handle them. I've never really been in a relationship before, and I don't know what to do." Smirking, I nodded. "I'm going to the big woods over there. We have time."
As soon as we entered the woods, he blurted out, "Maggie keeps expecting me to be, well, more human. And I think she's tired of helping me out, adjusting from life in the Old Kingdom. I can't be human, though. I've always been a powerful, ruthless, vampire prince. How can I change that much?" I sighed, feeling bad for my friend. Ever since I had joined Daybreak, he had, other than Phil, connected with me the best. We just understood each other a bit more than others, and I hoped Maggie didn't leave him or anything. "Delos, it has been slightly stressful explaining toasters, Wi-Fi, and television to you, no offense. Funny, but stressful and annoying. Talk to her man, you're her soulmate. She's new to the whole vampire thing, so both of you are stressed, I bet. Seriously, just talk to her. Don't think, know. Got it?" His face lit up ever time I said Maggie's name. They were the cutest couple, and it was hard to believe they weren't on the same page 24/7. "Thanks, Jay. Means a lot. Got a lot of talking to do, blood can wait!" Spinning around, he ran back the way we came. Sighing, I found a lost looking woman, alone, and fed. Without any emotions, I drained her power source. I just took enough to have her pass out, though. As soon as she forgot about it, I went back home, as fast as Delos had. Time for some fun!
"So what movie?" He smiled, shaking his head as I ran into the room. "Well, Philip, I think we should see... Spider-Man!" He raised his eyes, making me think something was wrong. "You're so, adorably funny. That's all." Well, nothing wrong there. Just some more sweet remarks from my amazing blonde soulmate.
Three hours later, we walked out of the theater, tired from the darkness, not affected by the huge bucket of popcorn, a soda for each of us, and some delicious, pricy candy. The movie had been great, especially when Phil had let me lean against his shoulder for the remaining hour. A soulmate was so nice, you always have someone to lean on. Literally. Phil was such a sweet guy, despite his strong build.
"So, what next?" He looked at me, sighing. "Uhhh, why don't we go home and make dinner. Something delicious, for us and anyone who wants it. I feel like cooking, and nobody ever feels that way in Daybreak. Maybe cooking dinner will get me out of that stupid training thing. Ugh, it's boring." Phil chuckled, staring. "What?" Following his line of sight, I saw something in the distance. I didn't like what I saw. "Oh, God, Philip, that's Hunter's best team. What do we do? They don't see us, yet, I don't think. This is bad." "Umm, back away, slowly. Into the shadow, act normal. Blend in, then get out of their sight. Now. I'm not letting them get you." Surprised he had known all that, I obeyed, backing into the shade under a tree then stepping out into the small cluster of people a few feet away.
"Ok, let's get back home, now. We have to report this to Theirry." Nodding, I followed as he calmly walked towards the mansion. "Ok, Phil, I'm going to stop by the store to buy some things for dinner. I promise I won't die. We need milk. Pleeeease?" He put his hands on his hips, looking conflicted. "Fine. Be careful though." "Will do. Bye!"
Jogging into the huge shopping center, I made my way towards the Walmart. "Hey, princess, the castle misses you. Come on." I tried to turn, but a pair of rough hands gripped my arms, pulling me out of the store. I knew yelling wouldn't work, these were most likely very powerful vampires. Or any Night People. It didn't matter. They immediately put some kind of cast-like thing on my wrist. Just like Delos had told us about, they were for preventing blue fire. Basically, I was doomed.
"Here's the dealio, freakio," The other man smacked his shoulder. He must be mad about the extremely lame jokes his partner is trying to make. And I'm laughing. "Hey, we're going to be the ones doing the laughing. Quit it. Mr. Jacobson wants you unharmed." I blinked, trying to conjure up any information on the man who wanted me. Giving up, I lookeed up towards the tall, probably smarter vampire, and bit my lip. Here goes nothing.
"Pardon me, but who is this great man, Mr. Jacobson? I haven't heard of him." Snickering, the man pushed me forwards. We were in a dark alley, and I noticed a dark windowed, black car. Like the ones kidnappings happen in. "Aiden Jacobson, the man who hates Hunter Redfern. Your boss. So, easy to see why you're getting in the car?" Biting my lip, I tried not to laugh. So this new guy might just be on our side.
"Woooow. I work for Thierry Descourdes, I swear. I swear." The men ignored my words, shoving me into the vehicle, closing the door, and waving at the driver, causing him to drive smoothly away. "Sir, this is a mix up. I don't work for Hunter anymore. I left him and went to Theirry. I also found my soulmate. Please, I'm on your side. And I'm needed. Trust me, call Theirry. He'll agree with me. I'm not the enemy."
A guy I would have found attractive before I met Philip turned around, chuckling. "I believe you, Miss Rose. I've been waiting for you for, hmm, a long time. I'm Aiden. Sorry about the thugs, they were actually undercover agents for Hunter. Really bad at their jobs, I must say. Won't be seeing them again. So, how's Jace?"
I must've looked really shocked, because he looked a bit worried. Funny how the situation had changed so fast. "What?" Raising his eyebrows, he exclaimed, "You should know how he's doing.
He is your brother, after all." Whaaat? Since when? You're lying." "Uhhh, nope. Sorry. Last time I saw him, he was your big brother, and he wanted to check up on you. You didn't know? Whoops. Forget I ever said that." I couldn't believe it. Well, after a few seconds, I put the pieces together, and it was believable. Jace and Jayden sounded a lot alike, he had always cared for me in a sibling-like way, never looked at me as a potential girlfriend or anything, and he was always protecting me. Had Jace known all this time that we were siblings, and maybe even that I was a Wild Power?
"Hey, Aiden, why wasn't I ever told about this?" He looked extremely guilty. Like, I'm in so much trouble I should just die right now kind of guilty. "Well... He knew that if you knew, Hunter could find out. Then, he would hurt you trying to destroy your brother. He was protecting you both, really, from Hunter. He's a good brother, isn't he?" Too shocked about everything to respond, I just nodded.
"Well, I should get you home. Getting dark, and you look like you're in charge of dinner tonight. Mind if I join? I would like to see Jace, Quinn, Ash, Delos, and Thierry. And others, but mainly them." I nodded again, and he turned around, heading towards home finally.