Chetan and I walk through the forest, and I smile listening to the sounds. Sounds that have changed over the time. Not only for what lingers in the forest, but for how my ears perceive them. I went from being a vampire with every sound amplified to just having my normal werewolf hearing now.
With his fingers entangled with mine, I love the feeling of his hand in my mind. We walk as our feet crunch on fresh falling snow. The air smells sweet, and the mood is particularly jelly. I smile watching a red bird land on the top branch of a tree.
"It's funny how times have changed." Chetan tells me.
"What do you mean?"
"I went from watching Ajay punish you over and over again for not wanting to stay with the pack, and now I can't convince you to leave."
I look down at the ground."Because all I really want is you."
He stops walking and turns my body to face him, his eyes staring me right in my soul.
"Zare, you're all I want too. I'm completely occupied with my life here, and I don't want you to think I'm not. I just really want to see my mom and my dad even just for a couple weeks."
"Chetan, I understand, I am fine with you leaving."
"You know I face the same stigma you do. I still have to face your dad knowing I left one twin for the other. " I see his eyebrows cross saying this, and I know it brings him a lot of distress. He has a lot of noble values, which makes him such a great boyfriend. He never wants to hurt anyone, especially a girl, which was why he tried so hard with his relationship with my sister.
"I never thought of it like that."
He moves the hair away from my face. "And I can really care less about what anyone thinks. I can't help the way I feel about you, and I could have gone on being unfaithful to Kiara and not giving her 100% of my love, but that wasn't fair to any of us. Everyone did the right thing in the situation, and now it's time we all moved past it, even our families."
I nod.
He brings his lips to my forehead.
"Chetan, I love you." I look up at him, and I just adore the smile I see.
"I think you know how much I love you."
I wrap my arms around him and bury my face deep into his chest. I don't know how to get through even a few weeks of not hearing this heartbeat.
My ears hear many prancing feet running for us. It almost sounds like the centaurs, just not as big and loud. The sound of jingle bells fills my ears, and it jingles with a steady pace of their feet.
"Look Chetan, It's reindeer."
There had to be hundreds of them all running towards us, and then out of nowhere they took off in the sky and flew. My eyes watch them in pure wonder. It sounds like an orchestra bells above us in the sky.
I laugh as Chetan picks me up and turns me around in a circle. He brings his lips to mine and kisses me sweetly. Just like every kiss I share with him, it's magical, but this one has a little special extra Christmas magic.