Chapter Seven

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POINT OF VIEW: Nile

The chemistry that boiled between us was like nothing I had ever felt before, the pull that was going on had brought us closer, and closer, and closer with each moment, and seemingly involuntary, even this had escaped my notice until the realization of how short of a distance it would be to take hold of her lips. Just as she blinded me with a truly radiant, happy smile. I hadn't known her long, only a few days, and yet I had a feeling it was the happiest she had been in much to long of time.

She looks like a wilted rose coming back to bloom, with all, or more of its former glory. I know I shouldn't kiss her, but the temptation lay so close, even someone with my control cannot resist her siren call so strong and addictive. I love her. I love her. It's still so foreign to my mind. For any other person, vampire or creature not quite either, it would have sounded wrong and a vile lie, but with her, it was right. It was perfect. It wasn't even close enough to describing what I felt. My heart being pulled back into humanity, after years and years of murder and loneliness, with non other than family. Ewan (the one that poked my broken angel), Miles, Vivian, and Zeke. They were great, I loved them the way I am sure you would love family. But Angelique had been what I was missing all this time.

And I would just shut my brain up, and kiss her. I was going to do it…

Then, god forgive the poor balance less girl, she somehow lost balance and much to my surprise, fell from the bed, naked as a jay bird, as the saying goes, leaving blanket and sheet behind, and me diving from my chair trying to maintain a normal speed, to catch her so, gods forbid, she break something on my account. I caught her just before she hit the ground, with my own body. I can't even think of thinking about remembering the last time I slipped or fell. But I had done both and as result, she fell onto my back, and very much still naked.

It was an awkward moment as I looked up and saw the nurse, who very much believed I was abusing Angelique, with the reddest most appalled looking expression I saw in all my years. And just as quickly as she appeared in the doorway, she stumbled off in embarrassment once catching my eyes.

"So, Angel dearest, I might call you angel, but I don't think you quite have wings yet, so, please, for the sake of yours, and my body, stop trying," I chided as she squirm around slipping about my back (somehow slipping, I am not really… slippery…) and falling back down a few times before she manages to get off and dive back under the sheets for safety.

"Please, just do me a favor and kill me now, oh merciful god," she moaned at me, full of embarrassment, clearly. Getting up off the floor I moved the sheet down to look at her head buried in the pathetic little white pillow. I move my hand and gently brush the hair from her face. A smile on my lips even though the words disturbed me, even if they were not serious, and more of a joke about the situation, but I didn't like it, the thought angered me. Stupid, and pointless, but a sobering reminder that she would still, be going home with her dad. Home to her little hell.

"Now, now, Angel dearest, everyone has their moments. Believe it or not, I have had more than my fair share as well. Anyways, you didn't really hurt me when you fell, then clawed my back," I teased at her, "remember. I'm indestructible." She groaned again into the pillow, and swatted me blindly as she tried to burry her face even deeper into the pillow.

"Why, don't I believe you, you seem much to perfect for the whole embarrassing moment thing," Angel grumbled into the pillow, hard for any human to hear, but it was loud and clear to me, and caused my to chuckle at her assumption.

"Well. I do have brothers and sisters, do not forget that, and parents. Parents find ways to embarrass you, see, my brother, Ewan, the big bad bear that poked you has done his fair share to embarrass me beyond any other. He is as brilliant as he is big, though, I will say, that indeed, I have beat him in the speed department, and when I have the element of surprise, I can beat him physically… Sometimes. Once, he had taken my cloths while I had gone for a swim, and then, once changing, my trunks, leaving only my hot pink with purple pony boxers and I had to walk down the halls looking for him… at school, just as the lunch bell wrung,. Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, saw that , I was in grade eight, now, no boy in grade eight wants to have hot pink boxers with little purple ponies associated with them. No matter HOW comfy they are. I will also let you in on a little secret. I still have them. Little tighter now, but just as comfy," Okay, Ewan had done that, but it had been about ten years ago, in grade twelve. Much worse back then, I didn't appreciate being the pretty pink pony princess. They really were comfy, though, not tighter… Okay, maybe they shrunk a few sizes when Zeke tried doing laundry for the first time two years ago.

"well," she said lifting her head slightly, quite obviously smiling now, into her pillow, her voice still muffled slightly by the pillow, making me think to get her a nice pillow, as well, "That's some what bad… Not AS bad… But, Oh my LIFE! I flashed you, and fell naked on you all in one DAY!"

Of course, her reminding herself of what had gone down so far today, at… I glanced to the clock, four ten in the morning, it looked like she was having another off day, and at least it didn't include being beaten by her father. Well, if it was possible for me to fall in love so quickly and easily with this young dove, then hell, I could take a blow to my pride, and give her something to hang over me, and to remind her I am not perfect. And hopefully, I can learn to not be so selfish, and show her I am a monster, someone not to be trusted. To spare her from me, and my kind, and the world that humans don't usually see. At least once she is free from her father. I love her, and I want her, but I know I am not good for her, I'm not good for anyone.

"You know what, I will walk down the halls at school in them again, if that makes you feel any better, even let you call me the pretty pink pony princess, so long as you walk beside me. I don't think I can take that walk of shame again Promise I will, and as proudly as a wounded pride would allow, but again, so long as you walk with me. Now that means with contact, arm in arm contact that, and, bonus, I wont let you fall if you trip," wow. I wouldn't go for that if my life depended on it, I would ask to be melted by an Atomic or Hydrogen bomb any day, but if she chooses to do that… God rest my pride, and I will do it. This time she lifted her head completely, looking at me unsure of what to say it seemed, then slowly, but surely, a big old grin took over her beautiful face. And the devilish gleam in her eyes tolled me that I better burry my pride. "Well, okay, I like that, Ill do that. And arm in arm hey? Sure you want everyone to think we are a couple..." then she added a little under her breath for me NOT to hear, I think… "Oddest one ever."

"For the sake of my pride, might I make a request on you're choice of clothing for the occasion?" I asked giving her my impression of what people call, puppy dog eyes. She looked at me, knowing it wouldn't be something she would like too much. "About the clothing, please say, you will wear my Care bears boxers with a swim top, its Cheer Bear," yes, I did have an odd assortment of boxers due to my brothers finding it rather… Amusing. She just looked at me now, and I fear she'll turn me down on that one.

"Ummm… What one is that? The pink one?" she joked, about the it being pink part. Sad thing is, it actually was pink…

"Actually, it is pink. I even have a bikini top with him on it… Ewan again… But, come one, it'll be an adventure," I pleaded, at least with that I wouldn't be so… Alone in my shame.

"Well," she started, grinning, and about to burst into laughter, I would guess, " okay"

I grinned back at her "great, and about them thinking we are dating, how about we make it a fact Cheer Bear, and I would absolutely be honored to be your date to what ever you kids do these days"

That did it, she broke out into a fit of giggles, and turned red, very red. "Ummm… You're asking me out… Oh, sure, I would LOVE to pretty pink pony princess" With that she leapt at me, her neck shoving into my face, causing me to feel just how hungry I was. I would have to eat soon. Before I had my controls slip from me. And again, she forgot she was naked. So, I pulled the blanket back up, and found myself watching her turn a darker red. Well, an interesting start to a relationship. That it was.