...I know. I have my excuses okay? At the beginning of August, I got caught up with the olympics hehe great excuse right? lol and school started. Then hurricane Fay came through and sat on top of where I live for a couple of days and my internet went out. THEN I didn't know they would, but my teachers started to pound me with homework. and then I started my job again, so my weekends were gone. But my main excuse, and I'll admit, is that I was lazy. This chapter isn't my favorite. There isn't enough action. But It's still a pretty important chapter so yeah. I'll stop writing so you can read.
Thank you to everyone who is sticking this out with me and is continuing to read my story. I really appreciate it.
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When I got home last night, I didn't want to do anything but get to my room and crash on my bed. None of the werewolves were home yet so I had nothing to worry about, no questions on why I was so rushed and disoriented. I laid in my bed, recalling the past few months of being here with the Blaine family. I have learned so much, gone through so much that I felt like I was ageing a year every second. But the thing was, I wasn't. I wasn't ageing at all.
That made me even more upset, which finally, my body cooperated with me and I fell asleep early last night.
"Mrs. Blaine." I heard the teacher's voice but I didn't feel like reacting to it like I normally would. "Mrs. Blaine, would you care to join us?" she said calmly; holding back her irritation. I felt someone nudge my shoulder, trying to get me to say something, but I still was in a heavy daze.
Tori, I know you're awake! Will you say something? Collin's familiar voice rang in my head, he was getting upset.
So I snapped out of it, acting as if I didn't hear her. "Sorry Mrs. Hoogley, I didn't get enough sleep last night." I muttered, acting as if I was really sleepy, when I really wasn't.
She gave me this side glare, which told me that if I responded a second later she would have made me stay after class. But luckily, she went back to her boring lecture.
What's your problem today? Did something happen that I need to know about? His voice was calm and soothing, taking my mind off of certain things I didn't want to think about.
I'm fine. Relax.
The bell rang and everyone rose from their seats. I slowly but surely, did what everyone else was doing. I walked out the door before Mrs. Hoogley could stop to talk to me, and greeted Collin as he waited for me.
"You're not fine, I can feel that you're tense in your thoughts. And you're distracted with something… I want to know." He reached up and placed a piece of hair that was in my face, behind my ear and held his warm hand against my face. He was waiting for me to mention what was bothering me.
I looked into his hazel eyes and smiled. I was happy that he was in my life.
"Nothing. Really." I smiled but I could tell he was still upset. His hand fell from my face and grabbed onto my hand pulling me to our English class which was in the next hallway.
As was walked out of the hallway, John and Chris walked in the hallway, giving a side glance but quickly looked away.
"People are going to never forget that party that John. They were so embarrassed because everyone who went to his party, his parents made him and Chris go to their house and apologize to their parents.
They are going to be embarrassed for life." He laughed his deep laugh as we walked into our next class. Luckily our seats were together for this class like last period.
When the late bell rang, Mrs. Campbell quickly started on a lecture about a certain book that we were going to be reading soon. So I zoned out quickly; thinking about Caden.
I began to wonder if he was going to be in school today. I was really hoping he wasn't in school, it would be too awkward.
"Ms. Blaine, you have something in the office that you need to go and pick up." Mrs. Campbell muttered.
I paused for a moment, thinking about what would be in the office that I would need to pick up, but quickly got out of my seat after noticing that everyone was staring at me; waiting.
I walked out into the quiet hallway and headed towards the office. I haven't been in the office since the first day of school, when I was with Collin.
I followed the signs that said 'Office'; finally making it. I paused, holding onto the door handle. I was nervous.
I walked down the long quiet hallway, which just made everything worse.
A fuzzy sound of Collin's voice popped in my head. You okay? I had to stop in my tracks.
How can you send thoughts to my head? I thought I had to be close to you? I waited. Nothing happened.
I made it to the front desk; Mrs. Lance was talking on the phone but smiled when she saw me.
"Yes ma'am, he is available tomorrow afternoon. Okay, have a great day." She hung up the phone and held up one finger telling me to wait. She went under her desk and pulled out a beautiful red rose with a note attached to it.
I gently grabbed it, being careful of the thorns that stuck out slightly.
"Who- who brought this?" I asked, dumbfounded. I looked at the note attached to the rose while she shrugged her shoulders; she was waiting for me to the read the note.
As the note shook in my hands, I read it slowly in my head.
-Don't worry, you will see me soon enough. I'm here for you and I'm always watching. Don't let anyone know. Love you, forever and always.
That's it. It didn't say who it was from, where it came from; nothing.
I looked up and Mrs. Lance went back to her computer, typing away. I paused but looked at my watch, which told me that I had five minutes to get back to class. I started down the hallway, walking a really fast pace.
I knew who this note was from; I just didn't want to say his name or even think it. As I walked through the doors of the front office, leading into the school, I glanced around me quickly and everywhere. Now I was becoming paranoid. The words 'you will see me soon enough', and 'I'm always watching' was repeating over and over in my head.
This can't be happening. He's back from Italy now and I didn't tell my family about Alaric's letter telling us to move. Now I put everyone in danger. My family, the werewolves, and… Collin. My pace quickened even more, thinking about Collin being all alone. I knew that he was safe, with his size he could kick anybody's butt, but I wasn't too sure about a hundred and seventeen year old vampire's butt.
When I reached the hallway, the bell rang and a rush of students came out of the classrooms, pushing me in the hall. I tried pushing back, but it didn't work, I didn't have any more strength then when I was a human. I felt a large hand grab my arm from behind me, and I knew that if I was still human, I would have felt my blood rush to my feet.
I strained my neck to see Collin pulling me through the crowd with a smile on his tan face, causing me to relax.
Don't worry, I got you. I smiled.
When we pulled out into the main hallway, we hugged the wall; trying to avoid the flood of people.
"What is that?" He looked down towards the rose, pointing to it. I really wanted to throw it out before Collin saw it, but I was too worked up.
"Nothing, a friend gave it to me." I muttered just too quickly; obvious that I was lying. His dark eyebrows went downward, covering his hazel eyes.
"Do I need to pound someone's head?" He asked while pounding his fist in the palm of his other hand. I shook my head quickly. "No, just someone who likes me, no big deal." I shrugged it off and started to walk towards our next class, but he had another idea. He grabbed my arm, pulling me back to him.
"I want to know who it is." He tried reaching for the rose, but I noticed that I was holding it over the trash can and so I dropped it into it.
"What the heck? Why won't you let me see who it is?" He asked in disbelief.
I didn't want him to see it because that information would go straight to the werewolves, then I wouldn't be going to this school anymore, I probably wouldn't be able to step foot out of the house, and me and Collin wouldn't be able to see each other anymore. So that's why I don't want it getting into his hands.
"Are you seeing someone else?" He voice choked up at the last word and my jaw fell open. "Oh my god no, I'm defiantly not." My voice seemed to raise at the end of that sentence. "I can't believe you think that." I whispered.
"Well I'm not sure what to think, after I saw you last night running from the woods." His nose scrunched up, as if he smelled something bad. "You smelt like bad cologne."
I shook my head, trying to understand. Didn't you leave last night? I thought.
He shook his head but shrugged.
"Sort of. I pulled out of the driveway but I saw you go on the side of your house, so I wanted to wait till you were inside safely. Then you came running out of the woods and in your house, so I went to check out what you saw and I smelt you and some nasty cologne." His nose scrunched up again.
"Well it was nothing. I smelt the same thing and went to check it out and followed it into the woods. Then I got scared and ran out. That's it." He still had a hold of my arm so I pulled him to our next class, which we were going to be late. He didn't budge, so I turned swiftly on my heels and looked him straight in the eyes, which sort of startled him.
"Collin," A small sigh escaped my lips. "Trust me." I said breathlessly. I used his famous line, which caught him off guard.
His eyes closed for a small period of time and opened, followed by a smile. "I trust you." He then bent down and our lips met. He kissed me, and I kissed back. Our lips never wanted to be separated, and if the bell didn't ring loudly in our ears, telling us that we were late, we would have never unlocked our lips. Unfortunately, these wonderful moments seem to always happen at the wrong times.
My eyes were closed when my arm was being tugged, so I let him pull me. I didn't want to go to the next class. I wanted to run away with Collin, and leave Aidan behind. Leaving him in the past.
The class before lunch went by slow, as usual, and lunch was the same. Collin got a lot of food and ate all of it, and the typical werewolves were seated at our lunch table me and Collin sat at. Our fingers were intertwined with each others as we walked to zoology. I was starting to feel a little nervous. Caden was in that class, well hopefully he was absent; it would make life easier right now.
Collin opened the door to zoology, pulling me inside. I took a deep breath and opened my closed eyes as I walked into the class.
He was sitting in the seat right beside where I sat usually, and smiling crookedly directly at me.
Is he making a joke out of all this? I thought to myself. I knew Collin couldn't hear the thoughts that I directed to myself, so maybe Caden couldn't either.
I walked past Collin as he sat in his seat behind me, and tried not to look Caden directly in the eyes.
Don't try to ignore me. It's too hard to do. Caden's voice popped in my head. It startled me because Collin is usually the only one always in my head. I was afraid to think anything 'out loud' because of Collin hearing it. So I looked at Caden and gave him the biggest fake smile anyone could make.
The teacher quickly began telling us what the plans for class were today, which was a National Geographic movie about dangerous animals. Great, this will give Caden a chance to talk to me. I thought to myself.
The teacher turned the movie on and sat at his desk in the far corner of the room. That's when in the corner of my eye, Caden waved a folded up piece of paper at me. I still kept my focus on the television, trying to ignore him. But he didn't care; he tossed the paper so it landed on my desk. I flashed him an evil glare, and he smiled and turned his attention to the movie.
I really just wanted to crumple it up and toss it back into his face, but my curiosity got the best of me. I opened the paper quietly, so I wouldn't get caught.
Aww, cute. He has a crush on you. Collin said, jokingly. I sighed, and read what the note said:
-I don't see why you're ignoring me. I know it was wrong for me to knock you out, plus bombard you with a ton of information. But I just didn't want you to freak out and never talk to me again before I could get my story out.
It was more than that. It was not only because I was knocked out or bombarded by information but it was the whole fact that the person I'm afraid of, the person that took my normal life away is his twin brother.
-Okay, well I guess I shouldn't be this mean and ignore you. I just don't want Collin to find out about all this stuff. At least, not yet. Anyways, you were supposed to kill me, remember?
I folded up the piece of paper and tossed it back over. Okay, doesn't this kid know you're taken? There was as small pause but I could tell he wasn't done. Taken by me? You better tell him to be careful. A small growl—only loud enough for me, and well also Caden to hear—erupted from Collin's chest. I rolled my eyes.
Chill out. I thought, while another growl erupted. Caden tossed the note again, while focusing once again on the movie.
-Well yes, I was supposed to kill you. But guess what? You're alive! –Well, sort of—but anyways, I told my dad about the whole situation, and he's a little freaked that you were claimed by his son that he hasn't heard from… in forever. But he said that if there is anything that we can help with, just give us a call.
I wasn't sure if I should tell Caden about my 'gift' from Aidan, or my letter from Alaric. But when I really thought it through, Caden would be the most helpful.
-Would you want to meet at the cabin after school today? I need to show you something.
I tossed the paper back over and saw him in the corner of my eye shake his head; in agreement.
As we finished watching the movie, Collin repeatedly growled every time Caden glanced at me. So I had a war going on in my head.
Dude, your boyfriend is going to rip my head off. Caden.
If he looks at me wrong again, I'm going to hurt him. Collin.
Does he have a life? I laughed at that one, because I really don't think he does. They can't hear each other's thoughts because they are directed only to me. Thank goodness, or there would be a fight going on, but it wouldn't be a normal fight that people have seen before. It would be an all out live or die fight.
Defiantly wouldn't be a good thing.
Immediately when the bell rang, I grabbed Collin and as I passed Caden, I squeezed his arm and winked.
See you later. He replied in my head before Collin pulled me away.
I stared out the window of Collins Ford F150 truck. He doesn't drive his Ferrari because he thinks it's too fancy for school. Who would have known a Ferrari was too 'fancy' for school.
"You seem awfully quiet." I turned to look at him and he did the same, but I couldn't hold our gaze for long. I don't like keeping secrets from him.
"Sorry. I'm just tired." He reached over and lightly held my chin and moved it so I was looking at him.
"I heard you had brown eyes." He would look at the road but quickly stare back into my eyes. "I bet they were beautiful." I closed my eyes briefly and smiled a crooked smile as he continued.
"Cause your eyes are extremely gorgeous now. " I smiled but rolled my eyes and focused back to the green trees flashing by at amazing speeds, which shortly after, they slowed and we were turning down my drive way.
The hand he was holding, he squeezed and he parked the car. I waited. I wanted to clue him in with everything but I just knew it wasn't the right time, and that everything would slip out to the other werewolves, to Daniel and Kyle.
"Well, I'll call you later tonight. Thanks for the ride." I kissed him on the lips and he kissed back. I knew he could feel the tension as we kissed because he quickly released with a confused but worried expression on his face. "Is everything okay? Do you want me to come in with you?"
I caught my breath. "No, everything is fine." I said a little bit too quickly. I took an unnecessary deep breath, and collected my thoughts. "I'm okay, just worried about the big test tomorrow." I muttered while getting out of the car.I smiled and in return he gave a shaky smile as well. Bye. I thought as I closed the door.
Collin's truck didn't roar to life till I was on the porch, ready to open the door. He's really suspicious. I thought to myself.
When I walked in, the smell of cinnamon buns hit me like a ton of bricks. The smell was horrible, but I thought back into my memory and realized that I used to love that smell and taste when my mother made them.
I stared running up the stairs as I yelled, "I'm home!" I heard somebody mutter something in the kitchen, sounded like Kelly, but I just kept walking to my bedroom. When I ran in my room I immediately pulled up the mattress and grabbed the smoothed out letter that rested on the wood frame.
I opened it and started to read it once again.
Dear Victoria,
I am writing this letter to inform you that I was here earlier. I can't write much, for Aidan would be suspicious on why I was here for so long. Aidan sent me to check to see if your brothers brought you back here, and if they did he wanted me to bring you back with me. So I am going back to him and telling him that you and your family have moved. Going back to Aidan without you will be hard, he definitely will not be happy. Please do not wonder why I am doing this. Victoria you may not want to hear this, but he misses you terribly and he is determined to get you back no matter what it takes, even if it takes to kill your whole family to get you back. I did not wish to be the one to write this to you, but I had to.
Aidan and I will be going to Italy with or without you, to finish some "un-finished business", but we will head back here to find you. So that will give you and your family enough time to move far away. Please do not live life thinking you are free from Aidan. He will find you eventually, I am sorry you have been stuck in this situation, but I do not believe someone who has a great life now, such as yourself, should live such a horrible life, such as with Aidan.
Please listen to the letter, and once again, I am truly sorry.
Sincerely,
Alaric
Chills rand up my spine as I folded it back up and stuffed it in my back pocket and raced out the door again. I didn't want Caden to be waiting long so I race down the stairs, while screaming "I'll be back soon, I'm studying with friends!" I quickly heard Kelly in the kitchen approve of me studying; as I rushed out the door.
I then started at a vampire pace, running off the porch and into the woods. I started dodging trees and practically floating over the logs that rested on the ground, while pushing sticks out of my way. I even was able to miss some spider webs which I wasn't able to do that when I was human.
Before I knew it, I was at the cabins doorstep. Taking one step at a time, I opened the door slowly and it creaked loudly; echoing in the cabin.
"Caden?" I walked in a little further and jumped as the door swung shut on me with a loud thump. "You in here?" I finished.
A hand reached around my head and covered my mouth while another one grabbed my wrist and twisted it behind my back.
"You aren't a very smart vampire, you know that?" Caden's deep voice whispered in my ear. "You didn't even notice I was here." He let go of me and I turned around with a horrid look on my face.
"Did we meet up so you could make fun of me? Or are we here to talk about your piece of crap brother?" I said in disgust.
He hung his head in shame. "Well, do you have what you wanted to show me?"I grabbed the note from my back pocket and handed it over to him, which he began to read.
"That was left a few days after the werewolves rescued me. It was in my bedroom, and it's from Alar—"
"Alaric, I know. Aidan had been with Alaric for the longest time. Probably for 99 of the 100 years of Aidan's vampire life. I thought he was dead." He finished the last part with sadness in his voice, which he started to read aloud.
"Aidan and I will be going to Italy with or without you, to finish some "un-finished business", but we will head back here to find you. So that will give you and your family enough time to move far away. Please do not live life thinking you are free from Aidan." He paused and looked back up to me.
"Why didn't you tell Daniel or your family about this?" His voice started to rise. "You are putting your family's life in jeopardy. Aidan will get what he wants, even if it means killing your family and friends to get to you."
I sighed. "I know. It's just that I have already made my family go through so much; I don't want to make them move because of me. And I think that maybe the werewolves would be able to protect me if he were to come." When I finished, I started to hear some rustling outside, but I just figured it was the storm that was supposed to be coming right about now.
He folded the note and stuffed it in his back pocket. "You need to tell me everything. If you're not going to tell your family, then I guess I'll have to help you for now. But pretty soon you're going to have to tell them." I sighed but nodded in agreement.
"I got a rose today. I threw it away because I didn't want Collin to see it. But it was from him. He said that he is always watching me, and that I will see him soon." I closed my eyes and a picture of Aidan in the cave when I first met him, popped in my head. I quickly opened my eyes. "Caden, he's back from Italy." My voice was shaky, and I know Caden could see how terrified I was by the look on my face.
He didn't look as worried as I thought he would. He actually looked pretty calm; making me sort of irritated.
"Since you don't want to tell your family, and since it's only Aidan and Alaric, I'm going to tell my friends who are vampire hunters, about him. We will take turns patrolling around your house." I perked up a little, feeling happy that I didn't have to tell my family that they needed to move. –"But, if things get out of hand you're going to have to tell Daniel and your parents." I nodded in excitement and quickly hugged him.
"Thank you so much!" I hugged him again. "I owe you big." When I let go, the rustling outside seemed to get louder, but then quickly disappeared.
I looked outside and it seemed to be getting darker, so I knew I had to get home. "Well I got to go. I kind of rushed out the door without explaining where I was going, so I'll see you at school." I muttered while walking out the door.
"Tori, wait." I turned when I reached the outside and he was still inside. "I just wanted to let you know, that I'm sorry for what my brother did to you. If I knew he was planning to claim you, I would have stopped him. But since it's too late, I will defiantly make sure he doesn't get a hold of you again." He smiled, making me smile in return. I felt better when I was around him. Not like in love kind of feeling but, best friend or brother type of feeling. It made me feel good that I didn't have to keep all of this stuff to myself and that I'm able to share it with him.
"Well I appreciate it. Thank you." I smiled and swiftly turned on my heels and started to run into the woods.
As I was running, a loud piercing howl rang through the woods. It was a painful type of howl, not a physical pain howl, but an emotional pain, and it sounded so familiar.
Collin. So I started to fun faster.
I hope you liked this chapter.
So I have the next chapters events all in my head. It's just the putting it together and typying it on the computer that I have problems with. I need to fix my
"lazyness." Well I hope alot of people review. Who knows maybe it'll inspire me to write faster. ;
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