"Y'know, I thought I'd feel really awkward sitting here with you. I mean I
ought to.. Sitting with a complete stranger.."
Tess looked into his eyes as she spoke. They were magical. It sounded tacky
but it was true, there was something not at all real about his eyes, but
somehow she doubted they were contacts. They were sitting on a bench by the
edge of the garden, opposite each other. Tess couldn't help but notice
that practically every other girl in the party had noticed Gabriel, in a
place as small as this, guys like Gabriel were rare. Gabriel was gorgeous,
he would become a competition among the local girls of who would get him
first. She knew what they were thinking, "why was he sitting there with the
freaky girl?" She would normally feel angry or maybe even embarrassed, but
this guy, he didn't seem to want to look at anyone but her.
"No" he said. "It doesn't feel awkward at all". He seemed a little
surprised.
Just being around this girl made Gabriel feel different. For once he felt like he didn't have to pretend to be someone he wasn't. Its not like he was one of those vampires that was "all so tortured" and hated hurting poor innocent humans. Yeah right, none of them were innocent. Goddess he didn't even kill them...well usually. No, in fact he loved being a vampire. But the council and the vampires on the enclave, they were all so.scheming. They all wanted power or money or a nice little wife, Gabriel wanted blood, lust, adventure. He didn't care much about his History, though It was quite interesting, about the Harmans and Redferns or allegiances, all he wanted was to enjoy every moment of immortality, that wasn't so much to ask for now was it? Well so what if that meant breaking a few rules, this girl could be fun, and anyway the rule said not to tell humans about the night world or fall in love with them, and hey, he had no intention of doing either. He just wanted to have a little fun. That's all.
Tess was a little creeped out now; he had been staring at her for quite some time. She raised one eyebrow and asked a question. "Are you meditating? Or is this some voodoo thing?" "Huh?" He did not follow. "You have been staring at me for about ten minutes." Tess was very good at not letting men embarrass her. He lent over the table, tilted his head and examined her eyes. They were very blue, Tess felt her cheeks go red, "damn, exception to every rule." she thought. "I was just thinking about something. Hey, come with me, ok? There's something I want you to see!" He stood up, drink bottle in one hand. "Umm. What is it?" Tess was a little nervous. Should she trust this drop dead gorgeous stranger? He whispered in her ear, "Don't worry baby, I don't intend to kill you and leave you in the bushes.yet" He was grinning. Tess smiled, despite herself. She liked this guy. He was interesting, new and dangerous. Yes, she definitely liked this guy. She followed him as he led her through the woods. She felt the stares of the other girls on her back, "fuck them" she though to herself.
Gabriel led her through the woods and onto a path; it smelled of pine and damp earth. When he reached a tree with a scar the shape of an arrow in the trunk he headed into the woods again. He was concentrating hard and on where he was going, but he knew Tess was still there behind him, and it didn't feel strange, not talking, he knew also that she was watching him very closely.
He moved like a hunter, it was beautiful, somehow he managed to walk without making a single sound, Tess felt like a huge bulldozer next to him. It would have annoyed her, only she was fascinated by every movement he made, his muscles moved in a blur and he faded into the night so well that sometimes she though she had lost him. It was a few minutes after they turned at the oak tree that he finally stopped. It was a clearing, nothing special, just a clearing. She was starting to feel nervous, What was she doing? Her Aunt would kill her if she knew where she was. Only then he turned to her and one half of his lip curled up in a mocking smile, "no need to be nervous, I told you I won't kill you". Two cigarettes, she didn't catch the make, appeared from his back pocket, putting one in his mouth and handing her the other, he got out a lighter. It was silver and had snakes carved into it. He lit their cigarettes but didn't put the lighter away. Tess inhaled, "There are much worse things than death you know". As she blew out Grey smoke he smiled, " smart girl". He turned around and walked to a huge tree, then he disappeared into it. "What the fuck?" Tess was confused. She walked after him, trying to work out where he went, when she heard a laugh. "Bend down," he said "then walk inside" She did. The tree was hollow. Gabriel clicked his lighter so she could see better, there was a metal ladder propped against the inside of the tree. "You ever wanted to be closer to the stars?" he asked her. "All the time" she replied, staring up. "Then lets take a look". "You first, I'm wearing a skirt", Tess grinned. Gabriel smirked and swung himself onto the ladder. She climbed up after him, it seemed very high when she reached the top. She climbed out onto some planks. "Wow" Tess gasped. They were high in the treetops, hidden by leaves and branches, a careful platform of planks holding them. "Are we safe up here?" she asked, "yeah. Ill take care of you." He wasn't joking and it didn't sound as cheesy as it looks on paper. He was staring at her again, time to lighten up the situation, she told herself. "I bet you will" she murmured, He laughed and leant down on the planks, she noticed that there were small candles around the edge of the wooden platform. He lit them. It was square and about twice the size of a double bed. He sat in the centre of it and gestured for her to join him. They sat there, Utterly silent. Staring at the jewels that clung to the black velvet curtain above them.
Slowly Gabriel reached out his hand, he was a little worried, and he wasn't sure whether he wanted to feel anything or not. Touching her could be nothing, like touching any girl, but maybe, just maybe it would be something else. Something he had heard about from Ash, of course he hadn't believed him, but this girl really was different, he hadn't heard much about how this whole Soulmate thing worked but apparently it involved mist. Very, very strange. Well, here goes, he told himself. He lifted his hand to her chin and very lightly brushed his fingers across her lips, tilting her head upward toward the sky. The shocks were immediate, tiny little lightning bolts spinning through his mind and body like daggers, only good, this felt good. A pink haze slowly flooded his vision, and all he could see was Tess, he forgot his previous inhibitions, nothing about her was bad.
The second he had touched her she had felt it, this craziness. Her blood turned hot, it was electric running through her body, she was aware of every movement he made. Slowly a pink haze leaked everywhere, leaving everything with a soft glow; she had an amazing urge to wrap herself in him and this pink haze and never to be apart from him again. Suddenly lightning crashed above them and rain poured down. Goddess, she told herself, we make the rainfall down. This, this was something amazing, something she read about in her books or wrote about in her poems. Their lips met, rain soaking their bodies, the tingling sensation began at their lips but turned into full scale burning as it coursed through their bodies, the pink haze twisted and spun around them like ribbons and silk, protecting them. This was meant to be.
Just being around this girl made Gabriel feel different. For once he felt like he didn't have to pretend to be someone he wasn't. Its not like he was one of those vampires that was "all so tortured" and hated hurting poor innocent humans. Yeah right, none of them were innocent. Goddess he didn't even kill them...well usually. No, in fact he loved being a vampire. But the council and the vampires on the enclave, they were all so.scheming. They all wanted power or money or a nice little wife, Gabriel wanted blood, lust, adventure. He didn't care much about his History, though It was quite interesting, about the Harmans and Redferns or allegiances, all he wanted was to enjoy every moment of immortality, that wasn't so much to ask for now was it? Well so what if that meant breaking a few rules, this girl could be fun, and anyway the rule said not to tell humans about the night world or fall in love with them, and hey, he had no intention of doing either. He just wanted to have a little fun. That's all.
Tess was a little creeped out now; he had been staring at her for quite some time. She raised one eyebrow and asked a question. "Are you meditating? Or is this some voodoo thing?" "Huh?" He did not follow. "You have been staring at me for about ten minutes." Tess was very good at not letting men embarrass her. He lent over the table, tilted his head and examined her eyes. They were very blue, Tess felt her cheeks go red, "damn, exception to every rule." she thought. "I was just thinking about something. Hey, come with me, ok? There's something I want you to see!" He stood up, drink bottle in one hand. "Umm. What is it?" Tess was a little nervous. Should she trust this drop dead gorgeous stranger? He whispered in her ear, "Don't worry baby, I don't intend to kill you and leave you in the bushes.yet" He was grinning. Tess smiled, despite herself. She liked this guy. He was interesting, new and dangerous. Yes, she definitely liked this guy. She followed him as he led her through the woods. She felt the stares of the other girls on her back, "fuck them" she though to herself.
Gabriel led her through the woods and onto a path; it smelled of pine and damp earth. When he reached a tree with a scar the shape of an arrow in the trunk he headed into the woods again. He was concentrating hard and on where he was going, but he knew Tess was still there behind him, and it didn't feel strange, not talking, he knew also that she was watching him very closely.
He moved like a hunter, it was beautiful, somehow he managed to walk without making a single sound, Tess felt like a huge bulldozer next to him. It would have annoyed her, only she was fascinated by every movement he made, his muscles moved in a blur and he faded into the night so well that sometimes she though she had lost him. It was a few minutes after they turned at the oak tree that he finally stopped. It was a clearing, nothing special, just a clearing. She was starting to feel nervous, What was she doing? Her Aunt would kill her if she knew where she was. Only then he turned to her and one half of his lip curled up in a mocking smile, "no need to be nervous, I told you I won't kill you". Two cigarettes, she didn't catch the make, appeared from his back pocket, putting one in his mouth and handing her the other, he got out a lighter. It was silver and had snakes carved into it. He lit their cigarettes but didn't put the lighter away. Tess inhaled, "There are much worse things than death you know". As she blew out Grey smoke he smiled, " smart girl". He turned around and walked to a huge tree, then he disappeared into it. "What the fuck?" Tess was confused. She walked after him, trying to work out where he went, when she heard a laugh. "Bend down," he said "then walk inside" She did. The tree was hollow. Gabriel clicked his lighter so she could see better, there was a metal ladder propped against the inside of the tree. "You ever wanted to be closer to the stars?" he asked her. "All the time" she replied, staring up. "Then lets take a look". "You first, I'm wearing a skirt", Tess grinned. Gabriel smirked and swung himself onto the ladder. She climbed up after him, it seemed very high when she reached the top. She climbed out onto some planks. "Wow" Tess gasped. They were high in the treetops, hidden by leaves and branches, a careful platform of planks holding them. "Are we safe up here?" she asked, "yeah. Ill take care of you." He wasn't joking and it didn't sound as cheesy as it looks on paper. He was staring at her again, time to lighten up the situation, she told herself. "I bet you will" she murmured, He laughed and leant down on the planks, she noticed that there were small candles around the edge of the wooden platform. He lit them. It was square and about twice the size of a double bed. He sat in the centre of it and gestured for her to join him. They sat there, Utterly silent. Staring at the jewels that clung to the black velvet curtain above them.
Slowly Gabriel reached out his hand, he was a little worried, and he wasn't sure whether he wanted to feel anything or not. Touching her could be nothing, like touching any girl, but maybe, just maybe it would be something else. Something he had heard about from Ash, of course he hadn't believed him, but this girl really was different, he hadn't heard much about how this whole Soulmate thing worked but apparently it involved mist. Very, very strange. Well, here goes, he told himself. He lifted his hand to her chin and very lightly brushed his fingers across her lips, tilting her head upward toward the sky. The shocks were immediate, tiny little lightning bolts spinning through his mind and body like daggers, only good, this felt good. A pink haze slowly flooded his vision, and all he could see was Tess, he forgot his previous inhibitions, nothing about her was bad.
The second he had touched her she had felt it, this craziness. Her blood turned hot, it was electric running through her body, she was aware of every movement he made. Slowly a pink haze leaked everywhere, leaving everything with a soft glow; she had an amazing urge to wrap herself in him and this pink haze and never to be apart from him again. Suddenly lightning crashed above them and rain poured down. Goddess, she told herself, we make the rainfall down. This, this was something amazing, something she read about in her books or wrote about in her poems. Their lips met, rain soaking their bodies, the tingling sensation began at their lips but turned into full scale burning as it coursed through their bodies, the pink haze twisted and spun around them like ribbons and silk, protecting them. This was meant to be.