Cursed

Chapter 9 - The Tour

Chapter 9 - The Tour

Alison's POV

We walked down the lonely streets of London in silence as Brian admired the world ahead of him. I observed as his eyes followed every step he took, looking at literally everything. From the old posters in the coffee shop to the fresh flowers growing in Mrs. Anderson's garden. He didn't utter a word, and neither did I. Words weren't necessary when there was beauty, and his face was most certainly beauty.

I had promised to explain everything about the new society, the way people dressed, walked, talked and performed all tasks. It sure was a big difference from 1556. We continued advancing my house in complete silence, until I could see it from a short distance.

"There it is" I said, breaking the silence and pointing at the house a block away. Soon enough, we arrived it, and I unlocked the door, walking inside. My parents were working at this hour, so I snuck him in. As soon as he step foot in my house, he froze and looked awestruck.

"This is your home?" He questioned. I nodded, scanning my house for any problems. "Wow" He then said, taking me by surprise. I closed the door behind us and walked ahead, dropping my coat on the couch in the living room. "What is that?" Brian asked, I looked back and found him pointing at my TV. I chuckled and shook my head.

"That, is a television" His eyes widened.

"What is a television?" I laughed at his innocence.

"I'll explain later" I said, grabbing his hand andd dragging him through my house. I made sure to go through all the other rooms in my house before we arrived my bedroom. I slowly peered the door open, and walked inside.

My room was pretty organized. I had a red chair in the corner, next to my bed. A medium sized bed next to the wall filled with posters with a purpled comforter; a small study table next to it with all my school work. Opposite the bed was my dressing table, not that I used a lot of makeup, but it was rather useful. I shut the door of my bedroom, and walked inside sitting on my desk chair.

"So, what do you think of the new world so far?" I turned around, and caught him staring at my baby pictures that were on display on the wall. His eyes moved from them to me and a smile appeared on his face.

"Thank you" he suddenly commented, sitting on my bed.

"For what?"

"For everything Alison. You allowed this to happen."

"Oh please-"

"No, let me" he interrupted me. "I was locked up in that cage for 436 years Alison. You might have come in there by accident, or for some history project, but that day you saved me. You let me see the world again. I drank from you that day Alison, and yet here you are, helping me" I went to talk again, but his finger stopped me from uttering any words. "You saw the good in me that no one else would ever see. Most people would just run away after setting sight on a monster like me. But you didn't, you helped me, you allowed me to see the the beauty of life again, and for that I will forever be grateful" I smiled and got off the chair, sitting right next to him on the bed.

"You're wrong" I stated, he looked puzzled for a moment before I elaborated. "You are not a monster Brian. Yes, you drank from me, but I don't blame you. After being starved for 436 years, I'm suprised you even survived. And if you wouldn't have done it willingly, I would have forced you to drink from me. So no, I'm not trying to turn a monster into a human. I'm saving a human from something that he doesn't deserve to be"

A moment of silence filled us as we simply stared at each other.

Two.

Three.

I didn't even notice until his breath fanned my face that our faces were incredibly close, and I found him leaning into me as I did to him. But I didn't stop, I didn't want to. I meant every word I said, and I believed that Brian was an icredible man. My eyes started to close and I knew that soon the feelings of his lips on mine would embrace me.

But life had other plans.

"Alison honey! We're home!"

A/N

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