Chapter 50: Falling into Place
Sam's POV
Alec grasped my hand and we left the Video Gaming Convention, leaving the guys absorbed into the game. "So... my beloved girlfriend, what should we do now?" Alec asked me. I swung our hands as we passed through the crowded shops. "I don't care as long as we're together." I said cheerily.
"Okay, then how about we go in there?" he asked me, pointing at a Victoria's Secret shop. "We can stay there all day long, and you can buy any underwear you want as long as you try it on and model in it for me." he said cockily. I slapped his arm playfully. "Tool." I muttered and he chuckled.
"So where are we going? It would be romantic to share a milkshake or something since we're in a mall but I guess that would be useless."
"So what would you like to do then?" Alec asked me.
"Um... I know! Tell me more about the time before you met me. Did you ever come here to England, I don't know perhaps about two hundred years ago?" it should have sounded weird saying that but in reality for me it wasn't at all. I was proud to have Alec as my mate, though the most part of Alec's history was violent the rest was simply fascinating.
"Yes, actually I came to England quite often. England was quite the superpower back in the days. It was the most modern country, and since many people inhabited it, we frequently to discovered newborn armies." he started. I listened carefully, absorbing every little detail. I had studied a lot about England, especially since my native country, Malta used to be a British colony. Plus we studied the Industrial Revolution and it was impossible to study the topic without mentioning Britain, the foundation of the revolution.
"So did you meet any royalty?" I asked him. He shook his head to my dismay. "No, I didn't meet them personally but I was present to the coronation of Queen Victoria and the late queen of England, Elizabeth the second." he explain. My eyes widened and I clicked my tongue.
"Alec, you're my idol." I told him. He laughed at me. "Aw, Sam you're so cute. I was just present. It's not like I did anything."
"Yeah, but how many people can say that they've attended to the coronation of Queen Victoria?" I said to him.
"I guess you're right. But you know what, I told you a lot about my past. How about you tell me a little bit about yours? I know you don't really like to talk about when you were human but can't help being curious."
"Um... okay, what do you want to know about my past that I haven't already told you?"
"Um... let's see... just to be clear I can ask about anything, right? Personal questions included?"
"Anything you want." I said through giggles. He had a scheming look on his face that made me want to pinch his cheeks and laugh at him.
"I know! Had you ever been to Italy before we met?" he asked me. I nodded and grinned at him.
"Huh, I want to go tell little nine year old me that three hundred and five kilometres away from where I stood back then was the man, who's really a vampire that would be the one! I want to see her face! I bet it would be priceless." we both laughed at that.
"Talking about childhood, Sam, we're going to your country so if it's possible I want to see a picture of you when you were little." he said matter-of-factly.
"But that's not fair! I can't see a picture of a little you!"
"Life's not fair." he said bluntly. I frowned at him but it wasn't long lived as he had his lips pressed to mine in a matter of seconds. "But sometimes its so good it's too good to be true." he had to break our kiss but then he kissed me swiftly again. I felt a little light-headed. It felt exhilarating when he kissed me.
"So, I just decided that I want to buy you something." he said, glancing at the shops around us.
"You don't have to! I have everything I need right here." I said, snaking my arm around his back.
"I do! Boyfriends buy their girlfriends presents. So I want to buy you something." I giggled lightly at him.
"Since when have you considered yourself my 'boyfriend'? I thought you considered that name demeaning for us."
"It is, but it is also a nice gesture to buy something for you. Plus, I love it how every time I say that you're my girlfriend or I'm your boyfriend your eyes twinkle."
"No they don't." I said defensively.
"You're too cute, Sam." Alec said. He kissed me softly on my cheek.
"But, seriously, I want to buy you something, to recover a little bit from the twelve years we lost."
"Alec, I already told you. I already have everything I'll ever need. What about you? Would you like anything?"
"You know, if we go back to that Victoria's Secret it would be a present for both of us." he said, wagging his eyebrows. "Alec, honey, you seriously need to get your head out of the gutter. And apart from that I already bought all I need from there. You know, for Paris..." I said, my gaze shyly on the floor.
"Sam... when I was telling you to go to that lingerie store I was only joking. It's not that I want to force you into it. I don't know how long it will take you to get over him. You obviously can't decide one day out of the blues that he's not going to affect you anymore. It takes time. So if you don't feel like it, even if we go to Paris I don't want you to feel obliged to do so. I don't mind waiting as long as you're by my side. " he put his hand under my chin so that he could lift my head up to look at him and put a lock of my hair behind my ears. "I don't know, Alec. I want it to be a memorable day and-" it was already difficult trying to find the right words, and Alec's sudden grin was not helping at all. "What are you grinning about?"
"I never imagined that that our night together in Paris meant that much to you." He said sounding half amused, half surprised.
"Well of course it means a lot to me. It has to be perfect! We were unlucky enough that our first and second all ended disastrously. It seems as if the universe has conspired against us, so now it's personal. I'm going to make sure nothing goes wrong, you can count on that." I said, determinately.
"Come on, Sam. Our first time wasn't that bad, if you don't consider the ending, and neither was our second time."
"You don't have to lie to me, Alec, the first time I was unexperienced. I barely knew how to do anything an the second time was a little bit hasty, you can't deny that." I answered grimly.
To my surprise, he shook his head, "Maybe you're a little bit right about the second time, though it was great, but you're sincerely dead wrong about our first time, love. It was beautiful, you were divine, Sam." I glanced down at the floor in shyness, the black pieces of gum stuck to the floor suddenly becoming very interesting. He squeezed my hand and I looked at him, his smile melting off any shyness I felt.
I slapped his arm playfully. "Oh, you."
"Ah, look!I think I know what I want to buy you." he suddenly said as he noticed an ad for Cartier love bracelets.
"That's really nice of you, but as much as those bracelets are cute I already have some thing that reminds me of you which I never take off." I said, my hands automatically reaching for the diamond pendant which I never took off. Alec smiled and we continued walking, the ad now forgotten. I felt his lips on top of my head, kissing gently my hair. I wish Mamaand Papa could have met you Sam. They would have loved you." his voice was quiet, almost sad. He had never talked about his parents apart from the time he told me about his human life. I remained speechless. But I searched for my voice deep within me. Alec needed comfort and as his mate I would always be there for him.
"Me too. They sound like they were awesome people." I heard myself saying, my thoughts focused on trying to cheer Alec up.
"They were. They wouldn't have been proud of me, I've done much horrible things but since you came along and revolutionized my life I finally feel as if I have earned the right to speak their names."
"Then I'm really glade I came along." I said, pulling him closer to me.
"Me too, baby." his loving gaze made me feel lucky. Despite everything that happened to me since I became a vampire, the change, the bloodlust, the agony after I thought Alec was lying about our relationship, those lonely years I tried to fill with studying all over Europe... Gaius... they were all worth it, for Alec.
If I could redo history, I wouldn't redo a thing. I'd take everything life had thrown at me all over again... even Gaius and all he did to me... all for him.
"Sam!" Alec's voice was barely a whisper. He had stopped in mid tracks in the middle. People who had bumped into us were giving us annoyed looks and some of them even complained. I apologised to them but Alec didn't even spare them a glance. He was acting as if we were the only ones in the whole entire mall. He grabbed my hand and lead me to a corner, away from the majority of the public eye.
"Sam... did you really mean what you just said?" his voice still echoed disbelieve, as if what he thought I said pained him. Oh, no! I probably spoke out loud.
"What did I say?" I asked him worriedly.
"Y-you just said that you'd go through everything again for me... even Gaius. Is it true?" darn me for my cursed talking my thoughts out loud.
I nodded my head solemnly, my head tilted downwards so that my gaze was stuck to the filthy pavement beneath me.
I was taken by surprise when felt his soft lips pressing gently on mine. Shocked by his actions, I lifted my head up. This was all he needed to deepen our kiss. Once his lips started moving against mine it took me no time to react. Our lips moved together in perfect sinc, his hands were on my hips, keeping me closer to him, not that I would have ever moved. Unfortunately we were in public. I wanted to run my fingers through his hair and run my hands all over his sculpted chest. Thankfully he stopped me before I could lose control and drag him into the bathroom.
"You make me feel guilty. Sam do you realise the gravity of what you've just said?"
"I do. And it's true, Alec. You're my mate Alec, we're made for each other. Do you think I would think twice to accepting every think I went through when you're at stake?" I said logically.
"Sam, I don't want to hear you talk like that. You're my first priority. As long as I'm on this world I'll always be there to protect you. I promise- no I swearthat no one except for me will ever touch you again." his golden eyes were lit, as if a roaring fire was dancing inside of them. I knew that kind of emotion of his. And I also knew that I could count on him and that I'd never be abused ever again.
The wound Gaius left was shrinking, I could feel it disappearing. Slowly, but it was still disappearing.
"Alec,"
"Yes, Sam?"
"You are strong enough to protect the both of us, but there is one thing even you don't stand a chance against." I grinned, already knowing his reaction.
"What is it?" His shoulders rose up in alarm.
"My determination to get you in a coloured shirt." I said pointing at his black shirt. He laughed out loud. "Fine, but no pink shirts. I'm sorry but that colour's just plain wrong on a man like me." I chuckled at him. "Fine. Done deal. Now come on." I said as I dragged him to the nearest Lacoste shop.
Daren's POV
I was second to a Ferrari. Always the second. I just couldn't catch up to the freaking car. I heard a voice inside my head, taunting me.
You'll always be second. It doesn't matter if it's a Ferrari in Ridge Racer or the girl you like. You'll always be Number 2.
Guess who's voice it was which echoed inside my head. Alec. I pushed my Lamborghini to its maximum. I heard the controller make a little cracking sound under my grasp so I loosened my grip on it. I was close. The Ferrari never saw it coming. At the dying moments of the game I surpassed it and made it to the finish line victoriously.
Nerdy guys around me cheered. And yes, that included Alex, Jake and Logan. The only cute nerd I wanted to hear cheer my name was not here. And neither was the guy I despised, her jackass mate.
"Where the hell did Sam go?" I asked as we made our way to buy the game. "She and Alec left. Something about their second official date or something" Jake muttered. I sneered. Typical.
"So much for hanging out with us, He wasn't supposed to stay with her. I seriously can't stand that guy." I said. I know it was a little egoistic of me, but Alec's happiness with Sam sent me berserk. I could have easily been the guy who's lips were ravished by Sam's eager ones if he had never been in the picture. It would have been perfect, with Sam being my maker and all. I looked over at the guys who were giving me clearly disapproving scowls.
"Dude, you need to stop hating on Alec and accept him. He's the guy Sam wants to be with, she's made herself perfectly clear. I'm not telling you this to be a dick to you, I'm just telling you to spare you the useless pain." Jake pointed out to me. I scowled back at the group.
"You of all people shouldn't trust him, Jake. He almost cost you your imprint." I answered angrily. What the hell was wrong with them? How could they trust a guy who's been ripping throats for the past three centuries?
"You're right but I was present and back then it was obvious that he was a different person, Sam changed him." Jake answered.
"Plus, he saved our asses from Gaius, Sam included. You weren't there to see what Gaius did to her. I swear, I've seen ugly and messed up things in my time but that had to be practically the worse! You should be grateful Alec loved Sam to the point that he was willing to cross half the world to save her, or else I bet you and even the Cullen's would be dead by now." Alex said, his expression mimicking Logan's one of pure terror and loathing. They were saying the truth... but how could I ever accept Alec when Sam, the girl I constantly fantasized about was his?
I sighed. "I'm sorry. I-"
"It's alright, just try to keep the Anti-Alec talk to a minimum. I have a pretty god grasp on emotions of people around me, and well, honestly, Sam and Alec's relationship is like glue. They're stuck together, and nothing will ever get between them, I can see it and I hope that maybe one day my relationship with Bonnie will be as strong as theirs. But don't demoralize yourself. You' ll find that right person." Logan said sounding sincere and less severe of the three.
Yeah, maybe if i waited I would find my mate. But I have to be patient. I knew that I should apologise but it's easier said than done. Only time could change that.
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I watched as Alec skillfully played Assassin's Creed, wiping out all the enemies in his way without hesitation. As he did so he was telling everybody the story of 15th century Italy, about three hundred years earlier before he was born as a human. I wasn't that far off when I said he was old as dirt. Anyways, I listened to what he was saying, like everybody else in the room absorbed by his story. He had such a way with history that made it almost seem almost not boring. And so he told us about the Templar Knights, headed by the pope Borgia who were the enemies of the Florentine Medici, better known as the assassins. Sam looked like she was enjoying every minute of it, especially since she kept reminding us that she studied all these facts back when she was human. She accompanied Alec perfectly and her explanations were clear, like when she told us why the Borgia's were considered as the bad guys. Much to my surprise, I grew a sudden liking to the Renaissance when she told us that the Pope Borgia had two children, whom grew up to become ruthless murderers. His daughter, Lucrezia Borgia in particular used to poison her lovers! Huh, who knew History could ever be so enthralling. Sam and Alec would beat our old history teachers by miles. They made the history come alive.
After the fuss about the story settled down, the girls continued to chat amongst them, The guys kept encouraging Alec as he played and I went back to my bored out of my head state of mind. I picked up my laptop off the coffee table and tried to browse the web, yet it was all in vain, nothing held my interest for longer than five seconds.
Sam suddenly got up and went to search in the cupboards. The manager had said there were some food supplies in the kitchen but it was obvious that they weren't up to Sam's standard of cooking. She announced that she was going out to buy groceries and kissed Alec on the cheek before she left which caused me a pang of jealousy. I called out her name before she left."Hey Sam, do you mind if I come with you?" I asked her. I saw her glance at Alec swiftly who from the looks of it was glaring at me with such intensity that I could feel the pressure building up in my skull, as f he wanted to blow me up just by looking at me. Ah, if looks could kill I was a twice dead man.
"Um... I guess."Sam answered, unsure. She was biting her lower lip in nervousness. I knew that she hated being stuck in these positions.
"Sam, should I come with you two too? Just in case he goes out of line?" He asked, his frown showing his discontent.
"That's alright, honey. If he tries anything I'll twist his arm or something." Sam said with a playful smile, a smile so contagious it made me smile too.
"As long as it hurts I'll always be proud of you." Alec said. Sam shook her head and blew him a kiss before she exited. Alec gave me a chilling glare as I exited behind Sam, as if to say touch her and I'll kill you. I smirked at him and made my grand exit. I followed Sam outside our rented suite and downstairs in the car park where a rented seven seater Toyota was. As Sam walked coolly and calmly towards the driver seat, spinning the car keys on her pointer finger. With one quick motion I stole the car keys from her and bolted to the driver's seat. To bad I forgot that in England the driver's seat was on the right! Why the hell was the British driver seat on the right! It made me look like a freaking idiot! "Cute yet utterly stupid. Nice try though, keep trying Dar." Sam said as she held her hand out for the keys from across the driver's seat. Reluctantly feeling like a bloody idiot I handed her the keys 'cause she had won this battle like a boss.
"Sometimes I really don't like you Sam." I said to my grinning maker. She winked at me and reached over to ruffle my hair. Did she think I was like eight or something?"
"So... is there a reason why you wanted to come with me other than to make a fool out of yourself?" she asked me, her smile showing she was joking. I swear it was as if a alien had captured her and took control over her. I had never seen her so cheerful. It was as if Alec had done a spell on her. Her change in character was simply astounding.
"Is it so wrong I wanted to spend time with my maker?" I asked her innocently. Her face had that you-are-not-fooling-me look on it yet she accepted my lame answer. To be honest I didn't really know why I came. I thought it was out of boredom, but to be honest I was still pondering about what the guys said to me, about Gaius and all. After her drastic mood change I should be happy that she reunited with Alec, but if I said that, it would be a lie. I was glad that she was happy, but I wanted to be the cause of that happiness. I wanted to be the reason why Sam smiled. The confusion inside my head grew. I didn't know if it was love what I felt for Sam... maybe it was just lust... or simply the fact that she was the girl who saved my life when I had been a total dick to her.
"Daren... Daren stop staring at me or I might have to actually twist your arm."
I smiled at her, pulling out of my long train of thought. I noticed that she had already parked in front of a little grocery shop. "Come on, let's go. I said as I got out of the car.
"Daren, you're freaking me out. Just tell me what you want." Ah, at least a little part of the the blunt, old Sam was still there.
"Trust me, you don't want to know." I replied sharply. Her frown and determined look told me this wasn't the end of the discussion. We shopped in peace, Sam didn't utter one word, she just shopped and I glanced curiously at the objects I hadn't touched in a while. Mushroom soup, Tortellini, Prosciutto, mac and cheese, noodles. They all brought back memories of the few months before I died. I couldn't cook to safe my life so I risked my life whenever I tried to cook something for myself. I felt Sam vibrate with laughter next to me.
"Not only did you have gang members on your tail, but apparently you were already trying to kill yourself. Eating runny eggs with stale bread! who the hell does that?" Sam said, obviously her damed sixth sense butting in.
"Whatever. You know, If I were you I wouldn't be so peachy about this. We'll see who gets the last laugh. We're bound to dig some good stuff on you when we go to your country." I answered he. She appeared in thought for a moment until she shuddered. You guys would never let me live it down." she said her face scrunched up.
I chuckled lightly. The shopkeeper checked out our items and once Sam paid we left the minuscule shop.
Sam put the groceries a the back and I went to the left side to get in the passenger seat when Sam, using her full speed cornered me against the car.
"Daren, stop being mysterious and tell me what the hell you were talking about. I'm tired of trying to decipher your codes. I want to help you!" She was cupping my face tightly between his hands. Her rosy lips were just inches away from mine. I wanted to close in on those few inches yet I didn't want to upset her.
"I... Sam I was thinking about you actually."
"Me? Please tell me you were thinking what a bitch I am or something like that. Pretty, pretty please with a cherry on top." Sam begged as she stepped as far away as possible from me.
"Sam, this is really hard for me to say but... I think I'm actually glad... Alec and you reunited."
"I'm sorry Daren, but you know I love Alec and - WAIT what? Did you just say-? Oh my God! Oh Daren I'm so relieved. I was feeling guilty because of you!" She was hugging me so tightly I felt as f I was going to burst with overdose of her scent. Her marvelous beautiful scent. I had to pull away or otherwise I knew I would end up kissing her neck which would result in Alec killing me for sure.
"You didn't let me finish Sam, I still have... feelings for you. I... our proximity-"
"You don't need to continue. I think that I understand. I'm just glad you're trying." I smiled weakly at her.
"Come on, let's go back to the suite before your jealous mate tries to accidentally kill me." I said putting extra pressure on accidentally. She smiled and nodded and soon we were on the way home.
"So I was wondering..."
"Yes?" she asked me.
"Um... so you're the only one in our group who can manage to turn a human without killing them like finally killing them, right?"
"Yes... Where are you going with this?" her voice was high with suspicion, as if she knew what I was going to ask her.
"Sam would you turn a girl if I asked you to?" I cut to the chase. She didn't look taken aback, just tired.
"Do you have anyone specific in your mind? Or are you just asking me out of the blues?"
"The latter."
"Well then I'd have to see what what kind of girl she is. If she's worthy of you and if she's be able to keep our secret than I'll think about it. You know that I don't like to turn people into what we are. I keep that as the very last resort." she answered solemnly. It was nice to know she cared that much.
"Thanks. I appreciate the honesty." She smiled at me and squeezed my hand reassuringly.
"And who knows, maybe you'll find a nice vampire girl, like Alec and I found each other." That would be great... but I doubted I'd ever find a vampire girl I liked as much as I liked Sam.
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Hey guys! I know this was not that good, it was just a filler chap. Wile I was writing I was really skeptic about it. I miss writing often, but I had this Maltese test that kept me studying all weekend :/ I just can't get write in Maltese to save my live and it's my first language for crying out loud! Well, apart from my strange language disorders, I thought you guys would like to know that I'm planning the Part 2 of this story, which is going to be called Raptured. And the main characters are, nah I'm not telling you :P But I think you'll like it. Sam and Alec will still be main characters but there will be another important couple to pair...
For all of you Americans Happy Thanksgiving! We don't celebrate it over here but I just wanted to wish you a happy holiday!
Until the next time, my lovelies :3
