Shadows of Love
In the Arms of a Vampire
Four months.
Four months had passed since Draven had found the small human on that stretch of
beach. Sun had become his entire world in those four short months. He often
wondered how someone so tiny could have such a strong hold on his heart. Then
he'd catch sight of her curled up in a chair laughing at something on the TV and
remember how boring undeath seemed before her arrival in it.
He knew it was time to tell her of his feelings for her. He stood in a steamy
bathroom, facing the mirror, trying to calm his nerves.
“Get it together, Draven. She's just a breather,” he told his reflection,
knowing she was so much more than that. “She's not going to reject you. You can
see it in her eyes, she loves you just as much as you love her. This isn't
something vampires stress over. Just go out there and tell the human that you're
in love with her.”
He laughed at himself and finished dressing.
Sun sat on the bed with her knees pulled to her chest fighting the tears that
had been threatening to fall ever since he'd said he needed to talk to her. She
knew in her heart that he was going to tell her it was time for her to go home
to her father. She was determined to not let him see how bad it hurt. She'd
fallen in love with him over the last few months and wanted nothing more than to
just stay with him forever.
She rested her chin on her knees and sighed deeply. How could he love her? She
was just a silly little human who caused trouble and got in his way. She thought
about begging him to turn her, but knew that being stuck as a 15 year old
vampire for eternity wouldn't be the best for anyone. So tonight she'd just have
to find the strength to let him go.
She was still sitting there on the bed when he turned off the bathroom light and
came back to the bedroom. He smiled at her nervously and sat down beside her
pulling her into his arms. Her back rested against his chest and he kissed the
top of her head.
“Sun, I need to tell you something.” He felt her shift in his arms and tightened
his hold on her. “Don't say anything, love. Just let me say what I have to say.”
She took a deep breath and held it, waiting for the inevitable. She simply
nodded in response to him while blinking back tears.
He fought with himself silently that he needed to wait and make this special for
her but he knew that he just couldn't wait another second to tell her that he
loved her.
“The last four months have been amazing, love. I've enjoyed every second of
being with you. But something's happened that needs to be dealt with.”
She cut him off with a quiet whisper. “I understand. You don't have to explain.
I've been anticipating this day for awhile now.” She moved to pull away from
him.
It hit him hard that she thought he was tossing her aside. Draven turned her to
face him and wiped the tears that spilled down her cheeks away with his thumb.
“I love you, Sun.” He waited for it to sink in, watching the
expressions that crossed her face. Fear and sadness turned to shock and then
joy. Her smile lit up his entire world in the instant it sunk in that he wasn't
sending her away. It was that smile that brought about his calling her Sunshine.
Sun blinked back tears and let his words sink in. Several minutes passed by
before she could speak. “You love me, Dusk?”
Draven smiled at the pet name she'd called him for months now. She'd once
explained to him that she called him Dusk because that was the time of day he
woke and she could see him. Brushing a stray lock of hair from her eyes he
smiled at her.
“Yes, Sunshine, I love you. I am in love with you and have been for some time
now.”
She threw her arms around him and kissed him with so much passion he found it
difficult to pull away from her. His body ached to feel her beneath him but his
mind screamed that she was too young. He knew he needed to wait, to make it
special for her. Their first time together in such an intimate way needed to be
perfect for her.
Sun kissed him with such joy and passion that she found herself lost in the
feelings he had ignited inside of her. The kiss seemed to last forever and when
he finally broke it, she sat in his lap breathless and blushing. She looked up
at him with love shining in her eyes. Her arms remained tightly wrapped around
his neck, her body pressed tight to his.
“I love you too, Dusk,” she whispered. His smile flooded her with emotions she'd
never known. Happiness had never been something she'd even let herself hope for
and she'd found it in the arms of a vampire.
TO BE CONTINUED....