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Sweet Sacrifice

Chapter 14

"Everleigh?"

The girl stopped at the calling of her name. It was Shu, lounging casually beside the stair case with a book in his hands. Their music class had ended more than an hour ago and they both should've been in their next class which was history. But Everleigh, after the lessons Reiji made her sit through, had enough history to last her a lifetime.

"Do you ever go to class?" Everleigh asked, her arms lightly folding.

"Why aren't you in class?" Her boyfriend countered.

"Why aren't you?"

Silence.

Everleigh sighed, giving her head a scratch. "I'm sorry…"

"You're not weak, Everleigh. It takes a strong person to admit they're not perfect, an even stronger one to admit they can't do something."

Everleigh's pale orbs bore into Shu's sapphire ones, the urge to just sit in the middle of the hallway and cry was all but overwhelming.

"What if I screw up so badly your uncle doesn't right our mateship? How long are you seriously planning to wait for me, Shu? I can be replaced."

Shu closed his book with a sigh, getting to his feet.

"Everleigh," The boy said steadily. "You can't be replaced. Even if my uncle doesn't choose you, I do. I said I would take care of you and I will." His body towered over that of his girlfriend as he rested a gentle palm on her head.

"Take me away?" Her voice came as a hushed whisper, her face resting in the warm material of his sweater.

Shu simply nodded, saying nothing, as he swept her away.

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"Where are we going?" Everleigh questioned as her boyfriend quietly pulled her along. One would think she was used to his silence by now, only Shu's silence seemed to reach new heights when she least expected it to.

For a moment the boy didn't say anything, giving the impression that he was ignoring the curious girl, before tossing a half stare over his shoulder.

"Do you trust me?" Asked Shu.

"Not really."

"…."

"…"

"You'll see."

Everleigh rolled her eyes, closing some of the space that lingered between her and Shu's side. She inhaled the warm scent that radiated off of his clothes, a mixture of his natural musk and the soap he bathed with. A calming mixture of scents the girl buried her face into after the many failed sessions with Reiji. And there was Shu after it all to help pick up the pieces.

When Shu spoke again, Everleigh found that they were standing in a semi enclosed pasture.

"This is where I come to be alone." Shu pointed to a small, rundown mausoleum. Dead twigs and leaves snapped under the pressure of their feet as the boy pulled the girl along. "I spent a lot of my days here when I was a child." He stopped when Everleigh released his hand.

"Why are you showing me this?" Asked Everleigh, much question in her tone.

They were together, yes, but Shu still chose to keep to himself most of the time. He still kept things to himself and Everleigh expected as much. After years of being alone (with the exception of his brothers whom technically didn't count) to finally have someone he wanted to spend eternity with, she knew it would be a slow but productive process to get him to open up to her.

"You're going to be my mate, isn't it required for me to share my personal items, thoughts, and feelings with you?" Blonde brows knitted together in thought.

"But if I can't-"

"Can I attend one of your lessons?" Shu didn't have to ask, he could very well just show up if he wanted to. But he wanted to do things right, he wanted to support Everleigh in any way that he could.

The girl lifted her eyes to look at the boy, his face remained unchanged but his eyes shined beautifully.

"Uh… sure…" She blushed.

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"You're late." Reiji tsked as Everleigh hurried into the downstairs parlor room.

Everleigh had been in the middle of scribbling down last minute song lyrics when she'd lost track of time.

"Sorry," She huffed breathlessly, sitting at the small table the boy had set up just for her.

Reiji adjusted his glasses, preparing to lecture the girl on her lack of punctuality, when Shu casually came strolling into their session, pulling up a chair and sitting right next to his girlfriend.

"Shu," Reiji snapped. "These are to make sure that your significant other is more than prepared for our uncle's arrival. This is not playtime, Everleigh needs no distractions."

"I'm here for support," Said Shu.

Reiji pinched the bridge of his nose with a sigh, "Let's just start." He announced. Reiji grabbed the thickest book into his hands, a leather back with some language scribbled onto the front that the girl couldn't pronounce, opening it to the first chapter.

As soon as Reiji began speaking, that day's subject being on folklore and music of vampires (a topic picked especially since Everleigh had yet to compose a piece worth reciting), meaning Everleigh stopped listening. Reiji encouraged that the girl took notes to study from, only Everleigh was lazily scribbling lyrics to a song that the all too picky boy would most likely pass up. Normally the hardest part for the track star was finding something that flowed with what Laito had composed; this was no longer the case. Everleigh might not have been the best writer in the world, but she was pretty damn good at putting her feelings down on paper. But so far, her feelings just weren't good enough. The thoughts of failing yet again brought forth a small frown which Reiji seemed completely oblivious to. But Shu? A large palm rested on Everleigh's knee. Another comforting gesture? The girl gave the silent boy at her side a small smile. Or at least she was smiling before the boy's hand began to travel up her thigh.