The Vampire

Chapter 50

"I will." 

A bright light seem to blind me making me squint seeing her give one final smile her eyes saddening. 

"It's okay." I nodded at her in reassurence. 

My throat tightened as she dissapear on sight tears hitting the back of my eyes. I knew one by one will get harder to let them go but I know they need this. They need to know I'm okay with this, everything will be okay. I know I need to tell everyone that vengence is not always what we need and we all need to let this one go. 

Infront of me I see Kat, her eyes widen tears running down her face as her face twisted in pain. 

"Oh my God." Kat cried.

"My fille forte" I spoke in French translating 'my strong girl' the nickname I given her the first night she told me what happened to her writting it down on a piece of paper. She knew little english so I taught her. 

She gave out a sob walking closer to me her eyes couldn't believe I am standing here. 

"Come back to us Michael, we need you please are family will fall a part without." She hold on to my hand begging me to come back like I have a choice. 

Never once did Kat show vulnerability to cry even when she came to my barn blood stains running down her dress. She stands infront of me sobbing quietly and I saw that little girl once again. I frown tilting her head up. 

"Remember what I taught you Kat." I spoke.

She sighed and closed her eyes tears ran down her cheeks her lips trembled. 

"Don't turn your back on our family even if they do." She looks up tears rolling down. "We need you." 

"Close your eyes." I spoke and she did as told. 

I sighed deeply my chest tightening seeing this girl who turned into such an amazing women infront of me. Who learned to fight for herself at the very beginning. Kat my strong girl she will always be a survior that's just who she is. I raise my hand and touch her cheek the way I always use to do to soothe her nightmares when she was young. She gave out a small whimper tears running down her face. Kat was the only one that grew up with me when she was a kid, she's like my daughter. 

"Close your eyes whenever you feel like you're alone. Close your eyes whenever your scared. Close your eyes when everything is falling a part. Close your eyes and remember I love you Kat. Close your eyes and cry because it's okay to let yourself fall a part." I trail my fingertips across her cheeks cupping her face. 

She open her eyes her eyelashes wet against her cheeks. 

"I love you Michael." There was a sense of comfort in her eyes and that troubled look she had slowly faded. 

I move closer and kiss her forehead and so slowly I can feel her vanish beneath my lips telling me that our time is up. 

I cleared my throat feeling overwhelmed by this goodbye. To lose in contact with them, to miss all their stupid fights about who won caught the flags first or who broke the TV control. They think vampires are so cruel but they don't see what I see every single day. They don't see the way they fight in a way siblings do, in the most innocent way. They don't see the kindness and respect we held for each other. They don't see the love in the eyes of vampires as we look at each other. They only see what they don't understand, a beast, an unknown creature, a wild dangerous thing. 

I sat back down on the bench trying to relax myself, to not show them that sadness that is slowly seeping in. A funeral where they gather around and say a speech isn't something they would do, not for any of us. They would burn my body and let me flow through the wind. They wouldn't say a word because right now is the only thing that would matter. I want to erase their doubts that they can't do this without me. I want to show them life will not stop for me, so don't waste your time and let me go because one day we would be together just like before, our family will be complete.