hello, hello! i'm baaaaack!!! and so we have come at last to the conclusion, will there be a happy ending?
"Let him go." she said in a cool voice, and everyone turned to her, shocked." Let the demon burn under the torturous gaze of the sun, and he will suffer a death befitting of a monster." Everyone smiled grimly, and I sobbed. No,no,no! I thought, Adrian, no! They misinterpretted my tears and shushed me, trying to comfort me."Shh, he's gone, it's allright. He's gone."
I continued to sob, tears now flowing freely.
He's gone.
The tears continued to stream silently down my face as my aunt dressed the wounds on my back and restitched the ones that were re-opened on my chest. I was in too much shock to say anything. To answer their questions, to cry out, to scream.
Alex sat by me the whole time, silently stroking my face, worry shining clearly from her beautiful eyes. I followed the pattern, gold, amber, green to blue. I stared into those strange eyes that I had missed so much, and longed for them to bleed into crimson. I wanted to stare into his scarlet eyes.
Leo came in quietly at one point, rushing over to me in relief, his eyes shining with tears. My mother explained the best she could, but they still didn't know what had happened, for I still could not speak. Annette and Leo talked with Helena in the kitchen, and everyone but Alex returned to their homes.
Alex slowly led me up the stairs, I was sore and still weakened, but she waspatient and eventually brought me to my room. It was exactly the same as when I had left. The books piled precariously on my nightstand, paints and brushes scattered with my clothes on the floor, and my red walls.
I looked away from the walls and to my black bed, Alex set me down on it gently, then rushed to the bathroom and came back with a rag and a small bowl of water, as well as some comfortable clothes for me to change into.
She shut my door securely and helped me out of my blood soaked gown, and I winced as she ran the rag over my wounds, washing away the caked blood. I slipped on some sweatpants and a loose black tank top and lay down gratefully on the bed.
Alex continued to sit by me, wordlessly comforting me. "Wher have you been?" she asked silently in a shaking voice, on the verge of tears.
I licked my lips and swallowed."I don't know." I managed to say.
She smiled at me, glad that I was finally speaking, but then a shadow darkened her face.
"What happened?"
This question I could not answer, not yet. I looked away from those beautiful eyes and she seemed to understand."Another time, then." she said, and kissed my cheek before stepping lightly around my clutter and closing the door soundlessly behind her.
I lay on my unbruised side, bringing my knees up to my chest and wrapping my arms around them.
With my family gone I mourned freely, sobbing his name.
He should have left me, he should have left, he should have stayed safe. I kept repeating this in my head, mumbling "He's gone." I closed my eyes against the tears streaming down my face until night fell.
An icy hand wiped the tears from my cheek, and my eyes shot open to meet a pair of beautiful, caring crimson eyes.
Only they were framed by gold and pink curls.
Charlie looked at me sadly, and I took that as a confirmation, and fresh tears shined in my eyes.
"Oh Charlie." I sobbed into her shoulder."He's gone."
She wrapped a comforting arm around me."We don't know that." she said, but I could hear the doubt in her voice.
"Did you check the house?' I asked quietly, referring to the place I had only recently escaped.
She stood and walked toward my open window."No." she said"I wanted to check on you first, see if he was with you." She saw the hope in my eyes, and put her hands on my shoulders."It's very unlikely that he returned to the house, but I will try." she said, and with that she sprang lithely from my window.
I realized that I would have to wait another day to hear whether or not she did find him, because the sun would be rising soon.
I lay back down with no intention of going to sleep. He's alive, I told myself firmly, even as my tears contradicted my words. He has to be.
I felt somebody lay down next to me, and a cold hand began to stroke my arm. I turned around quickly."Charlie?" I asked.
Loving scarlet eyes met mine, and my heart skipped a beat, and my breath caught in my throat before I flung my arms around his neck.
"Adrian!" I cried, clutching him to me.
He gasped in pain and pulled slghtly away from me, and I let go to see the scorche skin of his neck and back, as well as a mark on the side of his face and on one of his arms.
"Sorry."I mumbled, resisting the urge to reach out and kiss him.
His eyes shone with love as he held my face in his cold hands and brought his lips softly to mine. I melted into his kiss and wrapped my arms around him, forgetting his wounds. He hissed in pain against my lips, and I pulled back.
My hands fluttered over him unsure of what to do."How can I help?" I asked."Honestly," he laughed,"I have no idea." He cupped my face in his hands"I love you Iris." he said, stroking my cheekbone with his thumb, and I smiled at him.
"I love you." I said, and kissed him quickly before standing up.
He made to follow me, but I pushed him back on the matress lightly."You stay right here." I said, then cut him off as he opened his mouth to protest,"I'll be right back, I'm going to get something for those burns.
Before he could say anything I ran out the door and down the stairs to rummage through the cabinets. At last I found a box similar to the one that had held the antiserum, only it was larger and made of a darker wood.
I froze when I saw Alex sleeping on the couch, then ran back up the stairs as quietly as I could, remembering that my family was sleeping as well.
I shut my door silently behind me and sat down next to Adrian on the bed. I opened the lid of the box to find our medical supplies nestled in deep red velvet. I searched until I found something to dress the burn. I got the bowl from next to my bed and washed his burns in the cool water, cleaning his back and neck and then caressing his face.
He removed whatever was left of his shirt and I taped long strips of dry gauze to his wounds. I finally taped gauze on the charred skin on his cheekbone. "I'm sorry." I said,"There's really nothing else I can do." He smiled at me and held my hand to his face."Thank you." he said quietly, and he pulled my face to his.
This kiss had more passion than ever before. He worked his fingers through my hair and I ran my hands over the muscular contours of his chest.His cold hands ran up and down my arms, raising the tiny hairs on my arms and the back of my neck. He gently lowered me down onto the bed never breaking our kiss, and as I ran my hands through his hair I could feel his hands running slowly up my sides, pushing my shirt up. He kissed the tender skin on my neck, and I took in a ragged breath, trying to order my chaotic thoughts.
I could feel him still running his hands on my sides, could feel his cold hands on my stomach and ribcage.
"Um..." I said, losing my train of thought as he kissed the throbbing pulse on the side of my neck. "Wait." I finally said, my voice shaking slightly."Not yet."
He pulled back and leaned his forehead against mine, gazing into my eyes.
"I'm sorry." he said, never breaking our gaze he lowered my shirt back down. He kissed me lightly on the lips and I struggled to remember why I had stopped him.
I wrapped my arms around hs neck and kissed him deeply. "I love you." I whispered."I love you more than life itself." was all he said.
We lay next to eachother until the sun began to rise. I looked out the window at the rays that now shone on my floor. I ran to it and quickly drew the curtains. He was right behind me when I turned around. "You should have left." I said, wondering how he would escape.
He only smiled."Thought I'd meet the family." he said.
I groaned and at that moment my door opened slightly, we froze. Alex, with her back to us, closed the door silently and then turned to find Adrian standing directly in front of me.
It took her a split second to react, and then her black hair was whipping around her face as she ran to my side and kicked Adrian down to the floor, pinning him their with her foot to his throat.
"Alex, no!" I yelled, trying to push past her protective arms. She acted as though she didn't hear me.
"You!" she yelled at him. "You're supposed to be dead! Well, lets fix that problem shall we." she said with an evil grin. Adrian didn't struggle beneath her and he didn't want to fight back and hurt her.
"Alex, stop!' I finally pushed past her arm and shoved her away from Adrian. I knelt next to him, helping him sit up.
She stared at me, utterly confused."Long story." I said as Adrian sat on my bed, checking his bandages. Alex continued to eye him, and then she turned to me with an eyebrow raised.
"Hello, there." Adrian said standing up,then holding his palms out in front of him to stop her as she reflexively raised a fist. As she lowered her arm he offered his hand. "I'm Adrian."
She shook his hand, and stared, first at him then at me. "Adrian?" she asked me skeptically. I nodded.
She looked him up and down and nodded at me. "Nice." she said, a smile lighting up her face and I grinned in response.
"Sorry about that." she said turning to him, "Reflex." He only shrugged.
"No problem." he said smiling and walking over to stand next to me.
She looked between the two of us, eyeing his arm around my waist. "So," she said slowly,"How 'bout that story?"
"Later." I said."This is something everyone needs to hear."
She nodded and motioned towards the door."Shall we go break the news?" I raised a questioning brow."That our Iris is in love with a vampire." she explained and walked out the door, leaving me staring after her openmouthed while Adrian chuckled.
"Shall we?' he said, offering me his arm.
I took it, laughing."We shall."
All laughter stopped as we walked down the stairs to the glares of my family. Alex's face was the only friendly one in the room.
They all erupted as we walked towards them.
"What the hell is he-"
"Who is this guy-"
"Aren't you supposed to be dead-"
"A vampire! They kidnapped you and-"
"QUIET!"
My mothers voice cut off everyone else's, forcefully. They all stopped immediately, though they still glared at Adrian.
Alex's cool voice cut through the silence."You owe us a story."
I took a deep breath, but it was Adrian who explained.
They listened to his story of who he was, and they all looked at him amazed. They all knew the story about Adrian, and they all still believed he was dead. He continued up until the hunt in which he attacked me, and then I took over. I explained everything, what had happened to me, leaving out details even though the bare facts of what happened set them off again. They listened to our story, expressions changing from anger, remorse, guilt, concern, and eventually, joy.
At the end of everything, they stared, not knowing what to say.
Alex recovered first, smiling and standing up. "Well," she said, then she offered her hand to Adrian,"call me Alex."
Everyone introduced themselves, smiling, shaking hands, laughing, forgetting the enmity between our kinds. We all talked through the day, and Helena even bandaged Adrian properly. We talked until late in the day, and then Charlie came.
She was shocked when she saw all of us, as were my family. "Uh,hey everybody." she said uncertainly, standing in the doorway.
After she had introduced herself as Charlie, everyone instantly recognized her from our story. They soon had their own questions for her, and to my surprise as well as theirs, Alex and Charlie struck up an easy friendship.
"Come with me." Adrian whispered into my ear, and we retreated back up the stairs to my room, everyone too caught up in their conversation to even know we were missing.
As soon as the door closed I threw my arms around his neck and kissed him. He smiled against my lips, and leaned away to stare into my eyes.
I smiled at him, happier than I had been in years.
"I love you." I said as I twisted my fingers through his hair. "I'll always love you. Forever."
He cupped my face in his hands. "For eternity."
He pulled my face to his gently, and brought his lips to mine in a passionate kiss.
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YAY!!! had to make it a happy ending!
YES! a very long chapter to satisfy whatever readers i have, and i am proud to announce that i have beaten my own personal record, and the conclusion is the longest chapter from the entire story!!!
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