Here's chap 3 :) Yes I know it's quite short, but getting close to the citrus. :)
'Every where I'm looking now, I'm surrounded by your embrace. Baby I can see your halo; you know you're my saving grace.' What? Mary-Lynnette thought as she rubbed the sleep from her eyes. Claudine was listening to the radio downstairs and it was almost max volume. "Ugh." Mary-Lynnette groaned as she turned and threw herself back onto her bed, pulling the duvet over her head. She trying to create a barrier around her, preventing the lyrics from making sense. It didn't work. Before she knew it she was sobbing into her pillow. Gasping for breath she felt something touch her shoulder. It was Rowan. "You ok?" She asked. Her eyes caring and worried. This time, Mary-Lynnette didn't control the impulse to throw herself into Rowan's arms. She bawled into Rowan's shoulder. Rowan held her tight whilst she shook all over. She loved Rowan; she truly was like a sister to her, but it was not her embrace she longed for.
Rowan released her, Mary-Lynnette wiped her slightly swollen eyes on her pyjama sleeve. "Mary-Lynnette, he's coming back. Ash will be here soon, I just know it. He cares about you, hes never done that before." Rowan assured her softly. Mary-Lynnette nodded, although she was not sure. She was crying way too much lately. She needed to get a grip, or she'd loose it completely. "What are you doing here anyways?" She asked Rowan, trying to change the subject. "I brought Jade over to see your brother, she told me you were having a hard time. I thought you could use the company." Wow, Mary-Lynnette thought. I knew Jade knew; she didn't think she'd react to it. She got up and started to get dressed. Rowan wondered around her room, gazing curiously at the astronomy posters. She stroked a photo that Mary-Lynnette had took, Mary-Lynnette knew instinctively it was a photographic image of Vega. She wondered if Ash had told them about that night, or even if he'd had any contact with them since he left. "No, to both." Rowan answered her thoughts. Mary-Lynnette nodded, it was as she'd expected. He'd probably found a pretty little vampire girl, with perfect features, glowing hair and gorgeous eyes and a personality of an angelic angel, who would do as she was told. Someone who would suit Ash completely. She was nothing compared to that.
She sent him away, believing he'd come back. Didn't he know this was a test, if he came back he loved her, if he didn't well she'd forget about him. If she could. She took held of Rowan's hand and almost dragged her down stairs. She heard Rowan hiss in pain. "Jade, Mark out, NOW!" She almost screeched at them. Mark jumped; both of them followed Mary-Lynnette and Rowan outside and into the station wagon. "Erm, Mare where are we going?" Mark asked. "We are going out." she snapped. "Got that, but where?" She gave in, she could never stay angry at her brother. They'd been through to much together. "We're going to school, I'm going to tell them I'm not going to graduation. I want my diploma now." I don't want to go unless Ash is there to see me, she thought, but she didn't dare to say it out loud. She hoped Rowan understood, even if Jade didn't.
On the way back from school, diploma in hand, she tried to calm herself. The principal had almost had a heart attack at the sight of her. She was red eyed, tear streaked and furious. She wanted to act on it. Maybe the vampire blood lasts longer than I thought, she told herself. She needed to act on it. Mary-Lynnette drove as fast as she could to Burdock farm. Rowan gave her an apologetic smile, probably trying to apologise on Ash's behalf and got out of the car. Taking Jade and Mark with her. "Mare, where are you going to go?" Mark asked. She could see in his eyes he was worried about her. "The hill, I'll be back quite late. Don't worry; I'm not going to do anything crazy." She smiled at him. He grinned back at her and followed after Rowan.
She drove toward where Hazel Green Creek and Beaver Creek came together, when she got the she parked her car in the exact place she did last year. She grabbed a larger branch and began to take her anger out on the tree. Bits of bark flying in all directions. She screamed and collapsed to her knees. Forcing the tears that were always threatening to over flow back, she lay back and stared the stars. They were just appearing in the sky. The sun was just setting and colour was dancing across the sky. Mary-Lynnette adored the sky. Pinks, blues and even a hint of yellowy green glowed in front of her eyes. As the darkness washed out the colours and the moon hung on the horizon, she drifted to sleep. Ash's eyes the only thing she could see as she entered the unconscious world.
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