Chapter 6: The Truths are Revealed
What in the world was he doing here? He walked over to me and sat down on the floor next to me. " Alexander . . . what are you doing here "? I said with tears still flowing like a river down my face. " We need to talk Jade. About Kevin, and about our family " he said his eyes never leaving mine. " Kevin, and your family "? I was confused what was there to tell me. He looked down at the floor and then back at me. " Ok . . . ". He sighed. Whatever he was trying to tell me it was very hard for him to say. He sighed again. " Ok . . . Jade . . . this is extremely difficult to tell you . . . I've promised to keep this secret . . . but you and my brother are in love even though you've been dating for a few days . . . and I think you should know this . . . I mean . . . ugh . . . Kevin would hate me for telling you this . . . ". " Alexander . . . just tell me . . . I can take it " I said staring into his sky blue eyes intently. He chuckled sadly. " Jade . . . thats the funny thing about you humans . . . you believe that you can handle something and then when you find out what that something is . . . * sigh * you freak out ". Us humans? What in the world was he talking about? " Alexander . . . what are you talking about . . . us humans? Your a human too " I said confused. He sighed again. " I mean . . . your human . . . and we are not ". My heart skipped a beat. " Jade . . . we are . . . monsters . . . monsters that I know you've heard of before. We are Vampires ". My heart was pounding so hard I thought it might just bust right out of my chest. After a minuet or so I found my voice. " Why? Why wouldn't Kevin tell me "? " To protect you. He loves you, he wanted you to see him as a normal person and not to judge him by what he is ". Judge him. I could never judge him. " . . . Jade . . . please don't be mad . . . Kevin . . . * sigh * he really loves you ". Was all he said. This was all so much. " Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thankyou . . . . . . ". Alexander looked at me confused. " Thankyou . . . thankyou for telling me . . . . . . " I smiled. Thankyou was all I could think to say. Alexander smiled, and then he lowered his gaze to his hands. " You understand this is a secret that you must carry to the grave "? " Yes of course " I answered. Alexander looked kinda scared. " Alexander . . . are you alright "? Alexander looked like he was in a trance. I placed my hands on his shoulders. " Alex . . . Alexander ". Nothing. I shook him some. " ALEXANDER "! " Huh what . . . .? Oh . . . . sorry Jade . . . I . . . . zoned out ". I stared into his sky blue eyes. The sky blue eyes that were similar to Kevin's. " Alexander . . . is something bugging you "? Alexande looked at me. " I just . . . . * sigh * . . . I just never thought . . . I never thought my twin brother would be the next to fall in love with a human ". The next? " The next one . . . what do you mean Alexander "? " I mean . . . three years ago . . . I fell in love with a human . . . her name was Elizabeth Laneo. . . . . and . . . . . . . . . and . . . . . . . . I got her killed her " he covered his face with his hands. He got her killed. I was really confused now. " Alex . . . Alexander . . . what happened . . . ". He didn't move he was like a statue. I put my hands over his and gently pulled. They wouldn't budge. I pulled my hands away and they were wet. " Alex . . . look at me ". I thought I was going to cry next. He slowly removed his hands. His eyes were wet with tears. " What happened . . . "? I thought I heard my voice crack. He took in a deep breath and closed his eyes. " It was three years ago . . . when I met Liz . . . I was out at the mall just for something to do . . . and I accidently bumped into her:
* Flashback in Alexanders POV *
" Oh . . . sorry . . . " she said as her emerald green eyes met mine. " It was my fault I wasn't watching were I was going " I said mezmerized by her beauty. She smiled at me and then she continued walking. I was stunned for a minuet and then I continued walking. After about and hour of walking through the mall i decided to go into gamestodp to get a game that had just come out that Kevin and I had been dying to play. I walked in, and I saw her. She was looking at the same game that I had walked into the store to buy. 'Living in Darkness' a vampire game kind of ironic huh . . .anyway . . . . I walked over and picked up a copy of the game. I saw her look at me from the corner of her eye and she smiled. I smiled and pretended to read the back of the game. " So . . . your interested in ' Living in darkness ' too " she asked me turning to face me. " Y-Yeah . . . my twin brother Kevin and I have been dying to play this " I said smiling at her. " Really . . . so have I " she said smiling a big smile. We walked to the register and checked out our merchandise. We had learned so much about each other already. I learned her name and her hobbies. It was like we were made for each other. We walked outside and it started raining. " Do you have a ride home "? I asked her. I didn't want her getting sick because of the rain. She shook her head. " I'll take you home " I said smiling. " Are you sure Alexander . . . . I mean I don't want to impose ". " Yeah . . . . its no problem " I said leading her to my little black car. I opened the door for her and she got in. Then I got in on the other side and turned the car on. She was shivering so I put the heat on high. She was still shivering so I slid over and put my arms around her and tried to warm her up. Her shivering ceased and I smiled. She looked up at me and smiled as well. Then all of a sudden I felt as though a magnet was pulling me in toward her . . . I leaned in and kissed her. She didn't pull away. . . . but she kissed me back. The storm was getting fiercer and fiercer but we didn't care, and before we both knew it we were in my back seat . . . . doing well . . . . . I guess you already know . . . . . . . . . But what we would pay for later would be coming sooner than we thought. Once we were dressed and back in the front seats I began driving. The storm was getting worse out, and even with my elite vision it was very difficult for me to see. " Maybe we should pull over " Liz suggested. " Ya I better " I said putting on my turn signal and pulling over. I looked at her, and she smiled at me. Then my eyes grew wide with horror as I saw what was coming straight for us. " Whats wrong "? She said, and before I could say anything the car that had lost control and was heading straight for us crashed into us. Everything went black. All I heard were me and Liz's screams. I woke up about a month- from a coma- after the accident in a hospital. Kevin was by my side. He hadn't left my side since the accident. " W-Wheres L-Liz " I breathed. Kevin hung his head low. " I'm sorry Alex " was all he said, and thats how I knew.
* End of flashback *
I felt so bad for Alexander. " Alexander . . . . It wasn't your fault . . . " I whispered. " YES IT WAS! YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND! IF I WOULD HAD JUST KEPT DRIVING . . . MAYBE SHE WOULD STILL BE HERE! YOU STUPID HUMANS! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PAIN I GO THROUGH EVERYDAY! AN ETERNITY IS A LONG TIME WITHOUT THE ONE YOU LOVE! " he screamed at me. I looked away from him. I felt a tear escape my eye. " Jade . . . . I-I'm sorry . . . . I shouldn't had yelled . . . . " He said gently. I still didn't look at him. " I better go . . . . . . . . but . . . . . I came here to ask you to come by tomorrow and visit Kevin . . . . . . . . .if you want . . . . . . you know the truth now. All of it. " He said as he walked ove rto my window. " Alex . . . " I whispered. He looked back. " Thanks for trusting me enough with this secret. " I said smiling. " Your welcome " he said giving me a hug and leaving.
So tomorrow . . . . I would go see Kevin. I went to bed with this thought in my head, and I smiled.