A Vampire To Love

“Are you ready to move on, Alice?  The walk is long, and I want to get there before everything closes,” he asked.

I nodded.  I was happy we were away from civilization at the moment.  I was nervous about going back though, for I didn’t know what would happen to us next.  It would probably be an interesting affair, but I know that we would get the answers that we needed.  I started to walk with Donte, the cold mountain air refreshing in a way.  He disposed of the bag in a small creek.  Although I was worried about hurting the environment in some way, he smiled at me with a reassuring glance.

“Don’t worry, it’s biodegradable.  It won’t hurt the environment.  That’s why these were created, so that we don’t have to worry about hurting any more people than we already have,” he explained.

I nodded.  “I get it.  What type of blood is in there?  I had a small taste of human blood when I tried to drink from Ryan, and that wasn’t human,” I said.

“It’s animal blood.  Deer to be exact.  We believe in not killing humans for this blood.  It’s better to feed off of animals anyways.  If someone sees a dead deer in the middle of the road, they won’t think twice about it.  It’s a whole different ballgame if the person is a human,” he explained.

Donte did have a point.  I would probably be scared sh*tless if I saw a human that was drained of blood.  But an animal, I would probably just assume that some stupid driver hit it or something.  It’s a weird double standard, but I understood it.

“So what do you think of this whole vampire thing?  What do you think about being turned?” I asked.  I know that Donte hated it, but I wanted to hear more about it.

“Well, to be honest I hate it.  I know that you know that, but I think that it’s also something that had to be done.  I know that I didn’t want to be turned, but it was either that, or death.  I didn’t want to die obviously, so I took the other road.  As much as it su*ks, sometimes you don’t have a choice.  I know that I lost the chance to see the love of my life because of it, but I know that she’s happier now.  She’s in a better place.  Plus, I get to help a woman like you.  And to be honest, you’ve helped me out a lot when it comes to her,” he admitted.

“I did?  How so?” I managed to ask.  I didn’t think I did a damn thing about it, but okay.

“Well, you actually helped me forget about her.  You helped me realize that there is more to life than just one woman.  There is always something out there that can help you, and you’re the one who helped me.  You helped cure this man of a lonely life, and since I’ve been around you I have been happier.  I don’t think it’s sad anymore,” he said.

I listened to this, and it warmed my heart.  Just being around Donte changed me, and I liked that about him.  I felt like he did care, and I actually felt whole when I was around him.  Maybe that was the way love was supposed to feel.  If that’s the case, then I wasn’t in love with Ryan at all.

“I’m glad I was able to help you feel this way.  I’m happy to have met you as well.  To be honest, I wanted to talk to you when I first met you, but I was scared.  You were so open though, I felt like we were kindred spirits,  that we were actually the same in many ways.  I’m happy about that, and I know that we are close.  I’m happy to have met you.  I actually realize what the emotion of love is.  It’s something that you do have for another person, and I do have that for you,” I admitted.

It was weird, but admitting that I loved Donte was one of the easiest things to come out of my mouth.  It didn’t take a whole lot of work and effort, but instead it just took an effortless utterance of those three words.  I know it was something I would have to work on, but at this point I totally know I love him and I do want to be with him.

We stopped in the middle of the pathway, his lips against mine.  It was nice, and I felt happy with the kiss.  We didn’t deepen it at all, but I felt the passion in that subtle taste of his lips.  He was my savior, my protector.  In a way, he helped save me from a lonely existence, one that I didn’t want to have.

We pulled away after a moment, both of us happy and satisfied.  He cupped my cheeks, giving me a beaming glance.

“I love you Alice,” he said.

“I love you too Donte.  Let’s head into town,” I said.

We walked down there, the path being narrow and steep.  I don’t remember it being this hard to navigate in the car.  Then again, the excitement that I had earlier for potentially finding a way out of the rut that we were in trumped that of the pain it took to walk the road.  We continued to maneuver down it for a bit, until we finally got to the town.  We talked a little bit, and I learned more about Donte.  He never wanted this life, but he made use of what he had.  He worked hard, and he actually used to have a small shop before he got captured by Raphael.  I found out more about his childhood, which seemed like a fun one.  He was a child from a family of five, and his two older siblings turned out to be strong people.  It was nice hearing about this, and I could tell that he was excited to say all of these things to me.  I felt like a confidant that got to hear all the musings of the person that they cared for.

When we got to town, Donte made a beeline for the library.  It was a quaint place, but it had everything a person needed in that small space.  It didn’t have anything extra, just some general stores, a clothing store, a small café, and a library.  It also came with its own police station and ambulance to take people to the hospital ten minutes away.  I was happy that I didn’t have to worry about going to the hospital anymore, for I don’t think I would be able to survive a ten-minute drive.  Then again, maybe they had a faster means of doing so.

Donte went into the library, going straight for one of the computers that was nearby.  I followed him, checking out the books.  They had a lot of books on the different facets of country living, and I even found a tiny recipe book.  It was cool to notice all of these things, but I wondered what Donte had in store for us next.  I hope he was able to find the answer that he needed here.

Donte settled into a computer, taking one of the temporary tags and passwords so he could use the computer.  He typed it in, automatically going to Google.  The counter said we had 59 minutes left, but I didn’t think we would need that much time.  He navigated over to it, typing in where the person was.  After a bit of searching, Donte smiled.