A/N: Hello everyone, how are you guys? I got lots of PMs about the last chapter and how you guys weren't able to review. It all happened because I deleted the author note that was in chapter 13, but it's all fixed now, so you can go head and review this chapter. And please if there is any thought about the last chapter, you can let me know in this one.
Important note: I'm thinking about knocking this story into M rated. Please let me know what you think. If you want things to stay modest, I will keep it just the way it is. But if you want to see things get hot, I'll be happy to go a bit dirty. It's all on you my readers, so please let me know.
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I never walked near the edge,
Used to fear falling.
I never swam far from shore,
Never tried the secret door.
But when you give me love,
When you give me love
I have no fear of heights,
No fear of the deep blue sea,
Although it could drown me,
I know it could drown me.
I didn't wander in the woods,
Used to fear the darkness.
I didn't like getting deep,
I was scared of what I couldn't keep.
No Fear Of Heights - Katie Melua
Chapter Seventeen - Blow Me Away
Driving to Godric's place wasn't rather as tricky I thought it would be. I knew where Godric lived. I mean Steve didn't just go and grab whatever vampire he could find on the street. No, he actually put some thought into it. He wanted a war between vampires and humans, so he was going to pick someone important, or at least someone known in the vampire community. After the fellowship picked Godric, they had to do a bit of stalking, like find out where he lived, and what his daily routine was like. Even though Steve trusted me back then, he wouldn't let me know much of the details. All I know is, through out this event, I knew Steve was keeping a file about him. I have seen his address multiple times in that file. They didn't think Godric was going to hand himself in like the way he did. So a couple of days before they brought him to the church, Steve and his guys were studying his house access, trying to find the best way in and out and mapping the direction. And that was all what I had to do, follow what I remembered, follow the mapped out direction I have seen so many times.
Even though he lived in a secluded area, it wasn't hard to find his house. His house was a bit pushed out of the rest of the houses in that region, and it looked more expansive than the rest. When I finally got to the white brick house, I noticed there a parking space with a few cars parked in it, so I carefully moved to park in the corner. I looked through the windshield toward the vampire's house. One word to describe it would be… fancy. It looks about a two story house with its own deck, and the front side of the entire wall was substituted by beautifully designed glass. The house appeared open, like you could see the garden and let a fresh air come in, but at the same time it was sheltered from the world.
My body was just giddy in happiness to even move out of my car seat, so I decided to sit there for a few minute and just soak up the feeling. I can't believe I did it. I was finally out of that twisted place, and now, I get to live with the man I love. This was a big move for me, and somehow, part of me knows Sarah needs me right now. Her marriage was failing, and she could use all the support she could get. I do want to help her, I do want to let her know I'm there for her, but at the same time, I want to do this for myself. I can't bare it any longer; I can not choose her over myself this time. Maybe this was for the best. I hated living there from the beginning anyways, but I kept telling myself it will get better. And I can't do that any more. I'll always and forever appreciate the sacrifices she made for me and Claire, but there are bigger things in life than trying to make her happy. I thought the day I will leave Sarah and Steve was the day I turned 18 and move away to college. But here comes my knight in shining armor, well more like in silver chains, but he came, so that's all that matters. Godric was never in my plan, he was just a vampire that I befriended, but he ended up being my accidental fairytale.
I slowly stepped out of my car and walked toward the door. I didn't have to worry about knocking or anything. The door was left open half way, letting anyone come in and out as they wished. I could hear voices and soft music coming from inside, and I slowly walked in feeling very awkward, for there seem to be some sort of party/get-together going on. There were many vampires and humans who seemed to be enjoying each others company, as they were talking and laughing. My eyes searched through the crowd trying to find a familiar face, and I was happy when I spotted Jason.
I rushed toward him, moving through the light crowd quickly. "Hey, Jason?" I greeted cheerfully. The blonde's eyes widen in shock when he noticed me.
"Wha… Anna… what in the hell are you doing here?" he questioned, his voice showing his surprise.
"I was invited." I replied brightly. I couldn't help but smile at him. He is probably thinking, why is the goody-goody, bible hugging, girl doing in a vampire party.
"… You were?" he asked uncertain. "Yep. Umm, I'm looking for Godric. Do you know where he is?" I asked the smile still not leaving my face. As much as interesting conversing with Jason always was, I really don't want to stand around talking about why I'm here.
"He is somewhere that way." He pointed toward the right. I could tell he was still taken-aback by my being there. "Thank you, Jason. See you around." With that I walked away looking for Godric.
I followed Jason's direction, walking through the beautiful house. Even though the Newlin manor was gorgeous too, but it was nothing like Godric's. I guess you could say the two houses beauties differentiate in its styles. The Newlin manor had a rather antiqueness to it, which could be from the fact that it was passed down through generations of ministers. But Godric's house was completely unlike the preacher. The vampire's house had a bit of classic modern-ness to it. What caught my eye was though the few unusual yet fancy looking paintings that was hanging on the wall.
Just as Jason said, I found Godric sitting in a white couch looking somewhat bored. As I walked toward him, he looked up sensing me like he always seem to do. He was wearing a gray sweater, which seemed to slightly show the tattoo around his neck. He was also wearing a matching khaki pant. It felt a bit different seeing him out of his normal white attire, not that I don't like this look too. The vampire's eyes immediately brightened, as he slowly got up. He grabbed my hand before I could say anything and walked through a small hallway that was by the area he was sitting.
Once we were away from any prying eyes, I quickly pulled him into a hug, which he also replied by pulling me toward him. "You came." He mumbled as if to himself as he ran his fingers through my long golden hair. His back was touching the white wall as he leaned on to it. "Of course I did." I murmured as I took in his scent, brushing my lips against the soft, pale skin of his neck. God, how I missed that scent. "I would always be here." I voiced, this time little louder than before, just to make sure he heard me right. He pulled back slightly to look me in the eyes, his hands copping my cheeks. He had that soft look again that seemed to warm my heart, as his cold thumb moved back and forth against my cheeks.
My hands grabbed the soft material of his sweater, slowly pulling him down toward me, giving him a light kiss on his smooth lips. I kept him pressed close desperately, his forehead touching mine. Our nose softly brushed against each others, lips caressing lightly. It was a sweet, butterfly kiss, as the tip of his eyelashes fluttered against mine when he closed his beautiful silver-blue eyes. This was just more than your typical I miss you kiss. There was something else passing between us as the moment somehow turned thick with passion. It has been awhile since it's been just the two of us, away from everything and everyone.
His lips moved against mine as the slow kiss turned heated. My hand gripped the back of his neck, moving down to slide pass his sweater, desperately trying to feel his soft skin. My other hand tangled in his hair, as I took his bottom lip in between mine, gently and shyly sucking and tugging on to it. It was hot, yet awfully romantic as it seemed to send tingles up and down my spine. It seemed to have the same effect on Godric, for his hand tightened against the back of my head, pushing our heads closer as if that's even possible, while the other hand moved to my lower back. Our lips were smashed together in sweet, feverish kiss when someone gasped loudly.
We both broke off quickly as we turned to look who interrupted us. It was a gorgeous Latina woman, dressed in all black. She looked stunned, like she just saw dinosaurs walking around or something. Her eyes moved from Godric to me as she spoke. "… Please pardon me sheriff, I didn't mean to… disturb. There are a few vampires who wish to welcome you home." She spoke politely the surprise still not leaving her. I could tell she wasn't interested in the vampires that wanted to welcome their sheriff back home. Her curiosity was focused on me, as her eyes kept moving from the male vampire to me. I could feel my face turn hot, the heat rushing to my cheeks. "Isabel," Godric called as the Latina woman walked toward us. "This is Anna Coleman." Godric spoke with a hint of something that the female vampire seemed to understand. I was happy he didn't introduce me as a Newlin. There was a soft smile playing on the dark hair woman's face as she gazed at me up and down.
Godric continued his introduction, "Anna, this is Isabel, my underling." I timidly raised my hand to shake hers, blushing furiously. Oh how embarrassing was that, getting caught by his subordinate when we're making out in a dark hallway. "It's pleasure to meet you, Miss Isabel." I shook her cold hands returning her smile. "Oh sheriff, she is just too cute." She commented in her Spanish accent, laughing at my bashful face. If even possible, my blush doubled making me look like a tomato. I couldn't take it anymore; even Godric was smiling. It felt like my cheeks were set on fire. So I did the only thing I could have done at that moment; hide. I turned my head aside to hide my face in Godric's chest, burying my red cheeks in his sweater, causing him to let out a few hearable chuckles too. Oh God, I'm embarrassing myself for being embarrassed.
Just then my phone ringed, forcing me to pull from Godric and look down at who it was. It was Sarah's number that popped. "Please excuse me, I have to take this." I told both Godric and his subordinate who nodded their head. With that, I walked back into the crowded room with my phone in hand. The moment I clicked the talk button Sarah started to speak incoherently, "hello, Anna? Oh thank god. Where are you?" She questioned frantically, and I could also hear Helen's panicking and rambling voice in the background. I wasn't going to lie to her, besides if Helen is panicking, there must be something seriously bad going on. I walked into another small hallway drowning out the noisiness around me. "I'm with Godric." I replied slightly worried. "Get out of there now." She demanded loudly. "… Wha—" she cut me as she spoke again. "Please, just get out of there now!" she yelled frenetically, her voice heavy in alarm. "I'm not leaving Godric no matter what you say, you can't jus—" Sarah's voice interrupted again before I could finish what I was saying. "This isn't about you and the vampire, DAMN IT! Some of the fellowship members have taken the matter to their own hand. They're coming to bomb the place; you need to get out of there now, please. I'm begging you, you need to get out. I can't lose you too Anna, please." Her voice had gone from yelling to desperately pleading. Her request did not register for moment as my mind went blank. All I could think about was someone was coming to bomb Godric's home. I have to tell him about this, Godric has to know. I hanged up on my sister's still pleading voice and ran back to the living room anxiously trying to find Godric.
The moment I stepped in to the room there was someone, whose face look very familiar, standing by the door addressing everyone. Isn't that… what's his name… umm, Luke or something? I moved closer, passing through the crowd to get a better hearing of what he was saying. He was unzipping his jacket as he said, "I have a message to you all, from reverend Steve Newlin." He was wearing a bomb vest underneath his jacket that had silver chains wrapped around it, while his hand held the detonator. Everything happened in a second. He pressed the red button and the place went BOOM!
The power of the explosion sent me across the room knocking me against the wall. The blow had knocked the air out of my lungs, and there was unimaginable pain through out my entire body that felt like I was set on fire. My ears were ringing from the blast, and I couldn't feel the left side of my arm. On top of the pain, the knock had left me disoriented and dizzy that made me wanted to throw up. There was a shooting pain in my ribs and my lower stomach that prevented me from breathing. My right hand moved to my abdomen to press to the spot where the excruciating pain was coming. It was wet and slightly sticky as the spot throbbed in pain more than the rest of my body. I couldn't scream or let out a sound at all. All I could do was force a little bit of air down my throat as it came out like a gasp. "… Anna…" I heard a voice that sounded like Godric's. I forcefully opened my heavy eyelids, which I didn't even know I closed. Everything was blurry at first. All I could see was the outline of someone over me. It took me a moment to register who was hovering above me.
It was Godric's concerned and distressed face that greeted me. His eyes looked heartbreakingly sad as it scanned my body. He had a few scratches and was covered in ruins. My pain at that moment didn't seem to matter, for I couldn't tell if he was ok or not. "A—are—you…Ok?" I tried to question but it came out as a mumble and a gasp. I was sure he heard me, but his eyes were focused on my numb arm. He slowly and gently raised it, his hands only touching my palm and my finger tips. I knew I was losing conscious, for I could barely comprehend what was going on around me. With a great effort, my eyes moved to the dead arm the vampire was holding. My arm was burned to the point where I could see soft tissue. I bit on my bottom lip to keep the sickening feeling down. "It will be alright, Anna. You'll be alright." Godric comforted in his sweet, soft voice, as I struggle to stay conscious. When I couldn't fight any longer, I let my eyes close. "Please, stay, Anna… Stay with me." Godric pleaded sadly. I wanted to stay; I really did want to stay with him, just so I could take away the sadness in his voice. And not to mention, I felt like I was going to die if I let unconsciousness take me. But I couldn't fight. My body ached too much, and I was drained, like I had no energy left whatsoever. The last thing I felt was something wet being pressed to my lips. It was sweet, yet had a bit of metallic taste to it as it forced its way down my throat. "…come back, my angel… come back," was what Godric had said to me in his desperate, sad voice as I drafted into a dreamless world.
Important note: I'm thinking about knocking this story into M rated. Please let me know what you think. If you want things to stay modest, I will keep it just the way it is. But if you want to see things get hot, I'll be happy to go a bit dirty. It's all on you my readers, so please let me know.
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