The entire drive was perfectly silent. Every inch of my body just wanted to scream, so that I can relax my muscles. Everything was dark outside, I couldn't see anything.
"You know, you can relax a little more right? It's just me and you." Tobias said, as pulled me closer to him. His left hand was around my waist during the entire drive, once in a while, he will rub his thumb softly against my shirt. For the first time, he had tried to make some physical contact between him and me. The kind of physical contact that lovers have.
"It's too quiet in here," I complained.
"Isn't it good to quiet sometimes?" He answered, and smiled. "It's good to have some peace and quietness. I'm just glad that you're back. It almost feels like a dream."
My face blushed at that. Even though I couldn't see my own face, but I was very sure of it. I tried to cover my face with my hair, faced the window. I couldn't' see anything outside, but I still stared out at the emptiness. "Good night." I finally said, to end our stupid conversation.
Suddenly, I felt the hand around my waist tighten a little. He laid my head down on his lap and whispered. "You can sleep better this way." My entire face was filled with his minty scent, and in a second, my whole body was relaxed.
"Fine," I mumbled. "Thanks, T."
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When I woke up, I was sleeping on a very large bed. It was 3 times the size of the little junky bed I had on the attic. The blanket was white and silky. I never felt any cloth as soft and light as this. The floor also had a very interesting design to it, it was covered with black and white squares.
I sat up and stared around me. "Holy shit."
I looked around and everything looked very... stylish. Everything was black and white as if the world lost its colors. My favorite color has always been black and white. The shelves, curtains, bed... They're all, totally my style. This is literally my dream room.
"Holy shit, this is amazing," I looked at the back of my left hand, and I saw a very beautiful mark. "Oh my gosh, I totally forgot about this!" I touched the mark softly, then I saw a ball of fire, fly up right before my face, out of my freaking hand. It didn't hurt or smell like a burn at all. Next, the fire all of a sudden turn to ashes, and a little elf dropped down swiftly unto my hands.
"Hi there." I laughed quietly. "Do you remember me?"
The little elf stared me quietly then started jumping up and down. Her little red skirt flying up and down.
"Can you talk?" I asked and patted her gently on the head. The elf nodded.
"I need to name you, don't I? Let me think... Gracelyn! Yes, your name is Gracelyn!" I squealed quietly, all excited about my new little friend. Then the little elf flew up and said in perfect English, but in a thick Irish accent. Gracelyn will serve Master Katerina for the rest of her life."
"Come here," She flew over slowly and floated in the air right before my face.
"Yes, master."
"Do you have to call me master?"
"Yes."
"Fine then, but I want us two to be friends, not master and servant. Okay?" Gracelyn hesitated but soon nodded quietly.
"Can you turn to a human-like Dodo?" I asked Nina.
"Mr. Dodo..." Nina whispered as her face turned redder than it already was. "Yes..."
Um... Things are getting interesting here...
"You like him?" I asked curiously with a smile. "Go ahead. Friends don't keep secrets from each other."
Nina nodded her head again. Then she suddenly turned to the form of a little girl. She had scarlet eyes like Dodo, her hair had a warm shade of amber-red. She stared at me shyly, pulling her short skirt down nervously.
"I... I can adjust to any age you want me to..." She murmured.
"17 then," I answered. "Same age as me. We can be great friends. Oh my God, you're gonna look so hot." Her already blushing face turned even redder. She twirled around gracefully, and turned into a young adult, like me.
"Oh, my, Gosh!" I said with my mouth hanging open. "You are gorgeous! Come here."
I put her hands in mine and looked at her from head to toe.
Suddenly, Gracelyn sneezed, and her whole body lit up in fire for about 3 seconds.
"Bless you!" I laughed at her cute behavior, and suddenly remembered something.
"Wait, you just lit up in a fire, and I was holding your hands. Why don't I get burned touching you?"
"That's because master's powers are awakening and your dragon scale skin are growing back."
"Wow, what a monster I am," I whispered to myself. "Whatever it is, at least I won't catch on fire. Now, I don't have to worry about you burning me to death one day." I laughed nervously.
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Gracelyn and I talked for hours and hours until she got sleepy so I sent her back. There is another dimension, where all the elves live in. The little red mark on my hand is kind of like a portal, so... Yea, I actually learned pretty much about the elves. I learned that Haze is known as the best male elf trainer on earth. They all call him "King of the Elf trainers" and there was another girl known as the 'Queen of the Elf trainers'. They say that she was even better than the King, but they say one night she just disappeared. The girl owned all the elements of the elves. She actually created some elements also. I think I know who they're talking about. She's... Katerina.
But I'm not her... I can never be.
I laid on my bed peacefully thinking about everything that happened these weeks.
"You're awake." I heard someone say suddenly. I sat up right away, and I saw this beautiful young lady... She really looked like Tobias. Those eyes and hair... She was leaning against the door frame, her arms crossed over her chest.
"Are you done staring at me?" The girl asked, sounding upset.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Who are you?" I asked, and jumped out of my bed, my bare toes touching the cold floor. I was surprised at how cold the room was.
"I can't believe you literally forgot all about us... All the things we've done together. How did you survive these without your mate, without him... Oh, I guess if you forgot about him, you wouldn't have to suffer the pain without him. You have no idea how mucho(Spanish) you tortured him, and us... Lo Siento(Spanish)... I've said too much." The girl said with so much pain on her face, and she also had a very strong Spanish accent. "I guess you don't know what I'm talking about."
I didn't answer and just stared at her. She had no right to be mad at me. I am not Katerina and I never will be.
"You know what, just follow me, okay? I need to try out something." The girl said grouchily, she sounded just like Tobias when he was grouchy. "And my name is Delia Alvera Evans, Tobias' older sister. By the way, call me Alvera."
Wow, now it all makes sense.
I followed her out of the room, and we walked down a very long hallway. The walls on both sides had many paintings. The right side wall had many paintings of people's faces.
"These are my great grandfathers... You'll see that the last picture is Tobias. They are all pictures of the vampire kings... Generations after generations...'
'How about the pictures on the left?' I asked carefully, afraid to make Alvera angry again.
"Those?" Alvera said turning to the paintings. "Those are all that Tobias drew. He draws one a year. They are all scenes of you two together. He would buy boxes of oil paint and all kinds of stuff. Locking himself in a room for about 2 weeks, then we'll find one new painting appear and one locked away somewhere. Every year...'
I followed quietly, not saying a work again. Every word she said was like punches. One blow and another... As if an unfixable hole was made.
"We're here," Alvera said as she opened a door.
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