~12~
Jasper didn't come pick me up until 8:00. We had sat there on the porch for a half an hour, until my phone rang and Alice had called. Aiden's tears had finally relented, and he gathered himself to go finish picking up the kitchen.
"Are you sure you'll be okay?" I muttered to him as I was headed out to meet Jasper in the driveway.
"I'll be fine," he said, but I could see the tears and pain behind his smile.
I quickly went around the counter and gave him the biggest hug I could give. I let all of my warmth that I had inside of me, go back into him, so he could be that happy little scrawney boy again.
"Thanks, Remy," he muttered.
"You're welcome, I'll see you later," I said as I broke away from him and headed out the door to see Jasper waiting for me, sensing my recent emotions of pain and sadness.
When I got home, I ran to crawl in my bed and cried thinking about Aiden. I was so confused. I was so used to living inside my bubble, that I was immune to all the pain humans could cause one another. I had always longed to be human, even for a little while, just to see what I was missing out on, but after I saw what Aiden went through and his mom, I never wanted to be human again.
That night, my dream came back to me. It had left for many days, but that night it came back, only, it was a little different. I was running through the meadow until I came to the edge of the forest, but instead of a wolf form stepping out in front of me, it was a human boy. He was pale, but not as pale as a vampire. I could only make out slight features in front of me through the fog and haze, but I noticed he was smiling through his chestnut hair blowing in the wind. Then all of a sudden, it went dark, and he crippled to the ground screaming in agony, pleading for me to help him. I just stared at the horrific look of pain, hearing his screams echo through my ears, as it went black, and I woke up screaming, tears streaking down my face.
My dreams had never been so disturbed, and as Alice rushed to me, all I thought of was Aiden. Surely, my dream had just been a reaction to what had happened the night before, and didn't mean anything. I prayed Aiden and would be safe and nothing would happen to my angel. He needed me and I needed him. I sat there crying, not knowing what to do or where to turn. My life had been turned upside down, where was I supposed to go?