I sat soaking in the tub, still a bit sore, but days had gone by healing my body and relaxing my mind. I had grown accustom to be nocturnal. The door was locked and I wanted my privacy, but honestly what could stop a vampire from breaking the door down. Silver? Yep silver but it was something that was stripped from me.
The bathroom was full of expensive bathing soaps and soaks, some imported from different countries and some from the states. I took advantage of it all staying in the water for as long as my skin could handle it.
Looking at my knees I noticed that they were scabbed over and bruised blue and green. I lifted my hands out of the water to see my finger tips were all wrinkled a sign my skin was ready to exit the warm waters of the tub.
I stood up grabbing a towel from the shelf to my left, wrapped it around my body and stepped out of the tub. I walked to the fogged mirror, swiped my hand over it clearing a section of it. suddenly Godric was behind me. I jumped hitting my wet back against his stomach and chest. He had startled me.
"Have you ever heard of knocking?" I asked as I tightened my towel around my body.
Looking at him in the mirror I saw his eyes drift from my reflection to downward.
"What are you looking at" I asked curiously.
His hands went to my shoulder blades and trailed down my spine down to the small of my back. My eyes closed and I shivered from the soft touch. My body began to heat up again. Was this attraction?
"Your back" his eyebrows formed a frown. "There are bruises on it that have formed since the last time I have seen you with out clothing, I find it odd"
"What?" I whipped my body around so that my back was facing the mirror, I dropped my towel just a bit and turned my head to the left and looked in the mirror. I indeed had bruises on my back, big blue bruises. "It must had been from my fall"
His hands went to my neck turning my head. This vampire seemed to love touching me with out my permission.
"Fallen?" he asked worried.
"Yes, I fell into a ditch trying to hide from Eric" I grasped his arms and tried to pull his hands from my body. "You seem to like to touch me" I sarcastically stated.
He didn't move his hands from my skin, but instead moved the location, to the side of my jaw and cheeks.
"I am only looking at your injuries, they are healing quite well"
I dropped my hands from his arms, though this time I think I enjoyed his touch.
"and your skin is so warm against mine, it always heats up, it brings me pleasure to touch you"
woah there! I thought. pleasure? okay.
My body began to heat up more, I tightened my towel up around me.
"Was there a reason you came in here other than to touch me"
His eye squinted like he was trying to hold back a smile, trying not to look flustered.
"Yes, I want you to join me tonight, you can leave your room, but only at my side"
I felt my face wanting to smile, but I stopped it. instead my eyes went into a glare.
"Join you?" I asked looking up at him making eye contact. "Where?"
"Here of course" he exhaled loudly, almost a sigh. "My nest, nightly ,if they are not gone elsewhere, always gather in the living room with their mates to relax and talk, I sit and they come and speak with me about matters"
how ironic...living room. I fought back a smile.
"But wont it be dangerous for me"
"Not unless you are by my side at all times"
"but what am I to wear, I can't wear lounge pants and a t-shirt"
"Isabel has brought you a dress, I guessed your size"
"Isabel?"
"You can trust her, she had a human companion so she knows how to treat a human"
"When"
"In an hour she will come by"
An hour later I heard a knock on the door and a calm loving voice.
"Vivian" the voice had an accent. "It is me Isabel, you can trust me"
I slowly padded my way to the door. I hesitated for a second and then opened it. Isabel was a beautiful woman with long black hair and darker skin than the average vampire. In her hand was a long silk green dress.
He had to be kidding, that dress would make me look ridiculous, for one thing a girl with my chest size shouldn't wear something like that, I would look flat as a board.
"He was right" Isabel smiled.
"What" I questioned her softly. For some reason I was comfortable around this vampire, her presence was calming. She seemed to be full of compassion.
"You are very interesting to look at, very beautiful" She smiled her red lips spreading. "You will look beautiful in this dress, now please come toward me and I will help you get ready you don't have to worry about me harming you"
I sat in a chair as she did my hair, big rollers to bring bounce to my wavy hair and to soften it.
"I understand why you did it" she broke the silence as the last roller was placed in my hair.
"I did what"
"Told the world our secret, it makes it almost even"
"It just slipped out, but honestly I never really thought about why I agreed to tell the world"
"It was out of anger i believe, I have this feeling it was"
"Yes I suppose, the fact that my father was killed by vampires and recently my best friend's brother, I guess it was out of anger, I wanted your kind to know that humans could be just as harmful"
"Yes, I am sorry to hear about both deaths. I don't take it personally, I knew it was bound to happen one day, though many things have happen out of spite of it"
"Yes, I am sorry" I felt terrible again, all the thoughts from a few days ago when I watched the news report on the situation. "I feel as if I need to make amends now"
"yes maybe, but it will all justify itself as the end, the world has it rights to know how to keep themselves safe"
Looking in the mirror I saw the dress, on of course, It was very revealing, but a very beautiful dress to say the least. It showed nothing of course what I meant by revealing, I mean it was so low cut when almost down past my breast bone, being flat chested was not a bad thing now. The dress stretched down past my feet, which now wore heels that made me two inches taller.
"You look lovely, this shall charm you into the undead hearts of the rest of the nest" She smiled moving my long blown out wavy hair over my shoulders. "Godric will not be able to keep his eyes off of you"
I turned to her and smiled. I didn't know that was a bad thing or not. I just wanted to get out of this room regardless if Godric thought I was pretty or not.
"I think you are good for him"
"What" I asked confused. "He barely knows me, and I him"
"But you are good for him, he has been different, he wants our kind to become more human friendly, he is also good for you"
"For me"
"Yes, he lets you see the real side of vampires, other sides"
She was right, he does allow me to see that side.
"But letting him care for you allows him to forgive himself about his past"
"His past?" I asked walking into the bath room once again, Isabel had also brought me a make-up bag full of make-up, i dug through looking for mascara. I applied some then went for some blush.
"Yes his past, but I have no right in telling you about his past"
I frowned.
"I must be on my way, I need to get dressed as well, it was a pleasure in meeting you Vivian and if you need me for any reason please don't hesitate in contacting me"
she grabbed my hands and held them, then smiled.
Another knock came at the door.
"That must be him" Isabel dropped my hands and answered the door, it was Godric. As he walked in Isabel walked out.
He smiled, it was calm and gentle.
"You look beautiful" he spoke. I didn't respond to his comment, I honestly did not know what to say."Come" He held his arm out and I linked my arm with his.
He sat near the center of the golden painted room, on a large thrown like red chair, it was odd seeing him like this, and I at his side sitting as well, though sitting in a smaller chair.
It was quiet, all you could were the romantic rich notes of a cello and the sound of Godric's breathing. He was still, sitting statue like once again, poised and stiff his shoulders and back were. He looked almost handsome and he was clearly showing his age and maturity.
"You have nothing to fear" Godric turned his face toward me, his lip curling into a small smile. "They will not harm you"
I inhaled and opened my eyes wide, my back straightened up as well.
"Please relax, the worry on your face saddens me." he held his hand out and placed it on my cheek. I felt the air stick to my lungs, how could a vampire have this effect on me. Hie face turned from mine and his hand left my cheek.
vampires.
"Hello Godric, good evening" a tall blond woman greeted. When her eyes met mine they squinted into an even glare.
I sat back into the chair, shoulder blades digging into the cushion. I didn't want to be here, I wanted to be in the Silver Sun Cafe away from these creatures, away from Godric's touches, the touches that made me confused about what I believed in.
"Laura do not glare at my guest"
"Yes Godric" The vampire turned on her right foot and stomped off, he short red dress making a strange stretchy sound, too tight for her own good.
As time went by the room filled with more vampires and some humans, all looked at me with strange eyes, eyes that almost seem out for the kill. I stared out at them breathing as slowly as possible.
"Vivian" Eric greeted. "Don't you look appetizing tonight, Godric you are showing off a real treat"
"Eric hello" Godric greeted him. "And she does look beautiful, I would appreciate you keeping everyone in line tonight while Vivian is in our presence"
"yes Godric, I will do as you ask" Eric bowed him head in Godric's direction, which left my mind questioning Eric's loyalty to Godric. "Have you eaten yet tonight?, I can arrange you a donor?"
"No, I need little blood these days, I am find" he smiled. "But thank you Eric"
Godric's eyes went wide with compassion.
"alright sir"
Eric walked away, Pam joining him as his side.
"Are you and Eric ugh" It seemed as if they were in love or in a relationship. "An Item"
"No not at all" He wide eyes closed a bit and his brows connected into a frown.
"You both seem really close" My cheeks went red and heated up. "I can tell there is something between you two"
A sigh slipped from his lips.
"I am his maker"
"His what" I choked on air, coughing.
"I made him"
"you made him? like you are his father, like you had a wife at a young age and then was turned into a vampire after birth and he grew older and then you changed him?" I must have sounded like an idiot.
"No I made him a vampire, I am not his father, though in a since I am, I made him immortal"
"Oh" I wasn't going to ask how he did it.
An hour later I felt the need to walk around, to stretch my legs to see new faces even though they were vampires. At this moment I was not afraid, if these vampires really wanted to harm me, they would have already approached me. I began to wonder how the live of the human companions were, how they lived and what they did with their lives. It certainly couldn't be a problem if I asked them. To get their perspective on what I did and how society was and how it is now would be great.
"Godric" I had to ask permission even though If I willed it I would have stood up against his wishes. "Godric may I walk around, I feel the sudden urge to mingle around with some of the human companions. I feel the need to know how their lives are, to form another opinion"
I began to stand up, Godric instantly stood up and was before me blocking me from moving. His eyes looked at me sternly, almost piercing.
"Please" I asked kindly, my tone of voice gradually had changed from being pissed to mildly mad to understanding within day. "I want to do a bit of research and now seems like the right time to do it"
"Only if I am by your side" He held out his arm and I latched mine around his, I could feel the coolness coming off his skin and spreading over my arm, the fabric of his top was thin and white. I wanted the fabric to be gone, so I could feel his skin with out it. I began to wonder if I could see his tattoos threw his shirt and if he had more.
"Only, of course" I smiled. He smiled back catching the humor in my voice.
"I will take you to a couple, they are quite kind"
Godric and I began to walk around the large room, he was scanning for them, smiling at his nest mates, it was as if he was showing me off as well, bad or good, at the moment I did not care. But what did it look like to the outside eye, did I look like a tamed beast that was being controlled by the same creature she hated or did it look like a truce between two kind.
Looking around I noticed Eric in a corner talking amongst a group of vampires, Isabel was one of them, noticing my gaze his eyes met mine, his lips formed a smile and he tipped his head. I wasn't sure if it was out of being kind or not.
My eyes left Eric's when I felt Godric's cool hand threw the thin silk fabric of my dress, his hand was draping at the small of my back, leading me in a direction toward a young looking couple. A vampire male clad in dark dress pants and a nice button up top beside a female human who was wearing a long backless black dress. She was beautiful and he was very handsome.
"Vivian this is Mark and Chloe" My eye's met the green eyes of the woman.
"Hello Sherif" spoke Mark, he had a slight accent, but I could not pick it up. "And miss Vivian, its a pleasure to meet you, you are great talk of the nest, I was in deed curious to meet you"
"Nice to meet you as well, I have questions to ask and I am sure you have many to as me as well" I lifted my eye brows into a slight composed smirk.
"Questions?" Asked the woman. "What sort of questions"
"I am probably just as curious about you and your human companion as you are about me, a member of The Silver Sun, the girl who exposed your secrete about silver, being here"
Mark thick black eye brows rose up, his lips pursed in curiosity.
"Come, let us sit and talk" Godric spoke.