A/N: Hello everyone, here is a new chapter I hope you like it. I have to say this chapter was one of the hardest chapter I wrote so far. It literally gave me a headache, I mean I had to write it three time because I would be like 'oh Godric wouldn't say this' or 'what would Godric do in this situation?' and the funny thing is i'm still not happy with how it turned out. any ways here is the chapter I promised, I really hope you like it:)
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She was standing there by the broken tree,
Her hands were all twisted she was pointing at me.
I was damned by the light coming out of her eyes.
She spoke with a voice that disrupted the sky.
She said walking over here to the bitter shade,
I will wrap you in my arms and you'll know you've been saved'
Let me sign, let me sign.
Let Me Sign by Robert Pattinson
Chapter Ten - Angels Under The Stars
It has been three days since my almost kiss with Godric. Even though I went to see him everyday, there has been some sort of… tension between us. I mean everything seems normal between us like the usual, we still talk, read books or play chess, but…I don't know, it feels like something is missing. Who knows maybe I'm the one who is putting the tension, for I still feel that desire to kiss him.
"I miss gazing at the stars." The vampire's voice played like a recorder in my head. What the vampire had said has been bothering me. He has been locked in that cage for two weeks now, and he misses the stars, which probably are the only thing that makes him feel connected to his humanity, makes him remember what it was like to be human. If I could, I would move the stars across the sky just so he could get a single glimpse at them, but I can't. So, I decided to find another way to bring the stars to him. I was looking at some of my old pictures when I got the idea how to bring the stars to him, which is why I spent all morning shopping.
Towel wrapped around my body, I walked out of the shower, and I dragged myself in to my closet to pull on my favorite soft black halter top with a low cut back and faded jeans. It was 2:15 pm in the afternoon right now, and I needed a cold shower to cool me off from the hot summer day. I grabbed my book bag that was on the bed with all the stuff I bought inside, before walking out of my room to almost collide with someone outside of my room. "What in the lord…" I looked up seeing Jason Stackhouse looking almost as shocked as I was. "What are you doing here?" I question my voice coming out harsher than I intended. Last night, Steve had invited Jason over for dinner, and since it was Helen's day off, it was Sarah who cooked. It was theatrical just watching them, as Sarah acted like the perfect house wife while Steve and Jason ranted about vampires and laughed at Jason's weird jokes. I didn't say much, I quietly ate my food just watching the show they put on. The whole time Jason was extra focusing on Sarah with this… desire in his eyes. I don't know if I'm reading too much into this, but there was definitely something going on, and it seemed like "clueless Steve" had no idea what was happening around him. I just hope my sister doesn't give into temptation, for she would not just be cheating on her husband, but also breaking one of The Ten Commandments, "You shall not commit adultery."
"I was just looking for a bathroom." Jason's voice broke my thought as he stood there awkwardly in front of me. "That's not what I meant. I mean what are you doing here, in the house?" I asked again shaking my head. Jason was rather easy to figure out. He wasn't very bright; in fact, the dumb blonde term sort of applies to him. I mean the few times I had a conversation with him, he seemed like he had no idea what he was talking about. But, Jason has that easygoing vibe, charm and goofiness that helps him to make friends easily.
"Oh, Steve invited me for some barbecue. Sarah is grilling the ribs out in the back." Jason stated motioning behind him. Of course, I forgot that was today. "Are you gonna join us?" he asked smiling a bit.
"Nope, I have my own things to do." Even though the idea of a barbecue sounded nice, but the idea of seeing the prisoner vampire was a lot better. "By the way, the bathroom is down the hall, third door to the right," I spoke. Jason suddenly seemed to remember he had to use the toilet, "oh yeah, thanks. I guess I'll see ya around." he stated happily before walking toward the bathroom. I shook my head laughing a little, before I continued my way down the stairs and out of the house toward my car.
Like always the drive to the church wasn't long. Once I parked my car I stuffed a Trublood that I bought this morning into my bag before walking out. I know Steve had told me not to buy anymore Trublood, but I guess, what he doesn't know won't hurt him. As I walked toward the church, I noticed the outside field of the church looked crowded. Since today was all the new members' day off, some of the boys were running around playing football, while some of them were just enjoying the nice weather for a change. I slowly walked toward the entrance of the church. Unlike the other days, Gabe was sitting on the steps of the church, with a cold beer in hand. "Hey Gabe," I greeted as I walked toward him. He nodded his head to greet me back, but just before I could walk passed him on the stairs he spoke. "Hold it there for a sec." He slowly got up from his seat, towering over me. "Where do you think you're going toots? Now, hand in that bag." Gabe stated calmly raising his hand to except the bag. I was completely caught off guard. I didn't know what the hell was going on.
"Haha, funny Gabe." I voiced slightly tense, trying to walk again. But Gabe moved blocking my way. "This is not a joke Anna, now hand in that bag. I know your going to the basement, and I have a strict order from Steve not to let you into that room without a search." He stated his voice strong. He didn't even give me a second before he yanked the bag out of my hand. "Hey, that's mine. You have no right to look in there." I yelled trying to retrieve my book bag. Because of his height, it was easy for him to dodge my attempt. He jerked the zipper open before looking inside. Gabe's face immediately changed as his eyes got cold and his shoulders tensed. His right hand shot up, griping my arm before literally dragging me into the church, toward the backstage. Once we were hidden and out of ear shot, he spoke harshly, "what the hell is this?" He grabbed the Trublood out of the bag, he didn't even give me a chance to answer him before he continued, "Steve told me all about it, you little traitor!" I usually don't respond to such words, but right now Gabe was just pushing my buttons.
"Excuse me, who are you calling a traitor. I have you kno—" Gabe cut me off before I could finish my sentence as he smashed the Trublood bottle. I jumped a step back in surprise by the loud bang the bottle made as it connected to the ground. It took me only a second for my mind to register what just happened, before anger shot up through my veins. "Hey, I paid a freakin' ten dollars for that!" I yelled jamming my finger on Gabe's chest. Gabe just slapped my finger away like he was smacking a fly. "Why don't you shut the fuck up, and just listen to what Steve tells you, damnit." He cursed in my face before walking passed me. I could tell he was walking away trying to cool off, before he does something stupid and lose his job. I looked down at the wet floor, what am I supposed to give Godric now? He hasn't fed since my fight with Steve last week. I knew Steve was keeping an eye on me, but I never expected he will go to the point to have me searched. "I ain't cleaning this up!" I called toward Gabe's retrieving back as I stepped over the splashed synthetic blood on the ground, walking toward the basement.
I stepped into the cold room where the vampire was kept, before quietly walking toward the cage. Godric was lying on the ground using the sleeping bag as a pillow. His eyes were closed, for he must have been sleeping. His face looked young and innocent, like all the burden he was carrying was no longer there. I could feel my anger immediately melt away and my face soften. I stared at the vampire's sleeping face, I could almost see what he was like as a human, as a young man. I slowly pulled out the key from my pocket, and I gently lifted up the lock of the cage, and tried to open it as quietly as possible, but the moment the lock made that clicking sound, the vampire's eyes shot opened. I let out a sigh, well so much for not waking him up.
"Hey, sorry I woke you up." I voiced walking in to the cage. I guess the tiniest sound we make is like a loud bang to their sensitive ears. "It's fine." He stated as he sat up. I sat my book bag down, and looked up at the metal ceiling, measuring the distance from the ground up in my head, before turning around to quickly leave the cage. I could feel Godric's eyes follow me, probably wondering where I was going. Outside of the prison room, there was a wooden chair Gabe usually sat at. I picked it up and dragged it back toward the cage. Godric was looking at me weird when I pulled the chair into the cage.
"What are you doing?" He questioned with obvious curiosity in his voice. I looked down at Godric's sitting position before smiling. "It's a surprise, you're just going to have to wait and see." I voiced trying to contain my excitement. The vampire's eyebrow rose, and I let out a giggle at the cuteness of that look he had on his face. I turned toward the chair and moved it to the center of the room, before opening my book bag to pull out the cutout designs in different shapes and four spray paints. I climbed up on the chair, so I could reach the silver ceiling better. For about half an hour, I spent taping the cutout peaces on the ceiling. I could tell Godric was very curious to what I was doing, but he didn't ask a question. He just sat there, watching every move I made. We had some small talk, trying not to keep the room too quiet. I told him about what happened between me and Gabe, and about the Trublood incident, but he told me he already knows, for he had heard us. He also told me not to worry about him feeding because of his age; he doesn't crave blood like he used to do or like other vampires do. I was kind of surprised by this information, I guess, I didn't expect their age to effect there diet.
I slowly stretched my hand and painted the roof, following the designs using the can spray paints. The paint was colorless liquid; it looked almost like I was spraying water. Now the vampire looked completely lost as he stared at me. I used all the different cans as I concentrated hard following the designs, making sure I was doing everything right. When I was finally done, I slowly peeled off the cutout paper, leaving only the invisible paint. I slowly got down from the chair and turned toward Godric, who had went back to lying on the hard cold metal floor again, his hands tucked behind his head.
"Ok, I'm finished. Are you ready for your surprise?" I asked as I put my equipment back into my bag. He nodded his head from where he laid. "Ok, but You're going to have to close your eyes." I said eagerly, making Godric raised his eyebrow again, before he slowly closed his beautiful eyes. I smiled at him before walking out of the cage, dragging the chair with me to put it back in its place. Once I was back in the room, I placed my hand on the light switch that was by the door. "You better not be peaking." I called back to Godric giggling a bit.
"You have my promise; I would do no such thing." He stated with hidden amusement in his voice. I turned the light off before quickly walking back into the cage. Once I was in and the door closed behind me, I laid next to Godric on the hard cold ground. "Alright, you can open your eyes now." I stated barely holding my excitement. Godric slowly opened his silver-blue eyes before they widened in shock. The room was glowing bright, as the ceiling was decorated in glowing stars that almost look like the real thing. There was about fifty stars each glowing white, casting a light green and blue glow. Around the stars, there was a shimmering purple glow that softly connected all of them.
Godric was quiet as he just stared at the stars. "It's glow in the dark star ceiling. I thought since you said you missed the stars why don't I just bring them to you." I stated happily. I grew up having glow in the dark star ceiling. I remember it was after my first camping trip with dad, I fell in love with the stars. And when we got home, Dad and I decorated my room with the glow stars. We even did Claire's room too. Although his designs were a lot better then mine today.
Godric's hand moved to squeeze mine softly that was right next to his on the ground. I could tell this meant a lot to him, as he can't seem to take his eyes of it. I slowly moved leaning on my right elbow to look at him. His face was glowing, as his crystal like eyes were reflecting the different colors that were on the ceiling. His lips were slightly parted, as he seemed lost in admiration. His eyes slowly moved from the ceiling to my face, "It's beautiful Anna, thank you." He stated tenderly. My eyes scanned his face again, for at this moment, he never looked more beautiful to me. The desire I felt for him returned as my eyes slowly moved to his lips again. I desperately want to kiss him right now, just small kiss to satisfy this yearning… this longing I felt for him. I could tell from his eyes, he seemed to know what I was feeling, but he never made a move. I slowly leaned forward, my head almost hovering over his. My long blonde hair fell over my shoulder, brushing against his cheeks. Gathering all the courage I could muster, I leaned farther, my nose slightly brushing his to let him know what I wanted. But he still didn't make a move. In fact, he seemed to stay still like a statue, as his eyes softly gazed into mine. When I couldn't take it any longer, without thinking, I covered the small space left between our face. My lips gently caressed his, in a soft peck. His lips didn't move, as if frozen in place, so I leaned back slightly to look at him. His eyes were softly closed, like he was waiting for more. My head moved down again, brushing my lips against his, but this time I pressed harder, encouraging his lips to respond immediately. His head moved up slightly as he full on kissed me. My heart was beating so fast, I felt like it was going to beat out of my chest, as the passion grew thicker around us. Seconds later, Godric broke the kiss as he slowly pushed me away before he sat up, his eyes looking anywhere but me.
"Please, forgive me, Miss Anna, but I…I can not do this." he whispered sadly. I was completely shocked, not just by his rejection, but the unexpected formality too. The air around us was heavy with awkwardness, conforming my fear, I was afraid if I kissed him things will get weird between us.
"No, I am sorry. I shouldn't have kissed you. I don't even know what I was thinking. I don't know… I just …I just thought you felt the same too." I mumbled holding myself back from crying. I don't know why, but my heart was aching as if it was breaking apart. My stomach seemed to drop, and I bit on my lips to stop it from trembling.
"It is not that I do not desire you, Anna, but… I'm just not good for you." He stated with a heavy voice as his eyes were closed.
"I don't understand, Godric. What do you mean you're not good for me?" I voiced moving closer to him, putting my hand on his back.
"You are an angel, Anna. You are pure, your heart, your mind, your soul, your body, everything about you is chaste. I would just taint that, and someone like me would only spoil your innocence." He spoke, his voice slightly breaking. I knew immediately this was all about his past. He probably thinks if he was to get close to me, somehow my soul would burn in the eternal fire of hell or something. I moved closer, so I was in front of him, before I stretched my hand and tilt his chin up.
"No you won't. I wish you would see what I see in you too, Godric. I wish you could see yourself from my eyes. You say I'm an angel, but I wish you could see you're the only angel in here. You saved me, Godric. I was so lost before you came along. My life was falling apart… I was fading… I was losing myself. All I needed was a friend, someone I could tell everything to, cry to. Someone who wouldn't judge me, someone who would tell me everything will be ok, and that was you, Godric, that was you. You would never taint me, but fix me, make me whole again." My voice was shaking as my eyes tear up. My hand shifted to his cheek as my finger brushed against his cold skin. His eyes moved up to look in to mine, there was this desperation that seemed to swim them. I leaned forward, knowing this time he wouldn't push me. Godric met my lips halfway, as he took my bottom lips between his in a tender kiss. His right hand moved up, as his fingers twisted into my hair, pulling me closer. His left hand traveled to my exposed back, his cold fingers sending shiver down my spine. This kiss was full of emotions, and I knew there was no going back after this. And I also knew, I was falling beyond no return.
Thank you for reading and I hope you like It. like I said, this is one of the hardest chapter I wrote so far, so please review and let me know what you think.
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