Skye's POV; Friday morning
I woke up to the scent I love, warm vanilla. I was still in her arms. Opening my eyes, I realized that I was gripping onto her shirt. Letting go of her shirt, I looked up at her face. She looks so calm and content. I could see a few light freckles across her nose and cheeks. How could such a creature look so gentle? Especially after what I witnessed. I should be terrified of her, but instead I'm cuddling her. There's just something about her that...I can't explain. I've only just met this woman, and I'm already trying hard to not fall madly in love with her. Maybe it's the fact that she's a vampire, that's making me want her. Like the whole Bella and Edward thing from Twilight.
Could you imagine your life being like those movies? Or like the cringy wattpad stories. If I were to be in a wattpad story, this would be my prayer to the author;
Dear Author, please don't make my life a cringy story, thanks.
That would be my prayer. But this isn't just some movie or made up story, this is actually how my life is right now. Just yesterday morning, I was at home with my mom (Linda) and Angie. Going through my morning routine. My life was normal and simple, until I met Rose. A vampire who pretended to be from the insurance company, killed my kidnappers who were also vampires, and brought me to her vampire friend's home through some magic portal. I don't think my life will be so simple anymore, and I think I'm okay with that.
As long as Rose is with me, I think I'll be fine. It's funny, in the movies and stories, vampires are made out to be such bloodthirsty creatures, with no hearts, feelings, compassion, or a gentle bone in their body. Yet, I'm laying in bed with a vampire who has shown me otherwise. I reached my hand up and caressed her face. I mean, she's asleep so she won't know about what I'm doing right now. I traced her jawline with my fingers and trailed down her neck. Her skin is cold and soft. My fingers made their way down to her collarbones. So sharp and defined, my fingers lingered there for a minute.
I felt like I had eyes on me now. So I looked back up to make sure that she was still asleep. Only to see her looking down at me with a soft smile. I immediately pulled my hand away. "Sorry, I th-thought you were asleep," I said shyly. "Don't be sorry my love. I like it when you're touchy. It feels nice when someone caresses you ever so gently," She started doing the same thing I did to her. Caressing my face, trailing her fingers down my neck and to my collarbones. "Doesn't it," she whispered, bringing her lips close to mine.
Our lips were barely touching. I wanted to feel those soft lips against mine so badly. I took my hand and placed it on the back of her neck. I noticed Rose's breathing getting more harsh. I pulled her closer, almost being able to kiss her. But before anything could happen, she pulled away and sat up. I slowly sat up as well. "Sorry," I whispered looking down at my hands. "No no no. Don't apologize, trust me I really want to kiss you. But if I do, I won't be able to stop myself," she said. I looked at her and saw her fangs poking out. "Stop yourself from what?" I questioned.
She knows that I saw her fangs. "From marking you, that's why my fangs are out. But not marking you as in biting you..like that guy did. It's a..a different type of marking," She tried to explain. But I could tell that she wasn't telling me everything. And I wasn't about to pry it out of her. She'll tell me when she's ready, or maybe I could bring this up to Zach and he'll tell me. He's gonna teach me about the mate thing anyway, so why not. "Okay, I can tell that there's more to it. But I'm not going to force it out of you," I reassured her. She relaxed a little at what I said. "Thank you, I promise I'll tell you everything in due time. I don't want to keep anything from you. Let's go see if the other two are up," She said, getting out of bed.
Beth and Zach were already up and in the kitchen. Beth was hugging Zach from behind as he was cooking scrambled eggs. It was really cute to see, but it also made me a little jealous. I want that with someone. I want to experience all of the couple things. Things like, slow dancing in the kitchen and such. Maybe I can have those moments...with Rose? "Good morning," Rose said, catching their attention. "Morning friends," Beth smiled. "Zach is just making you two some breakfast sandwiches for your little trip this morning," Beth looked at me.
"Little trip? And where is it that you're running off to?" Rose looked at me curiously. "Zach is showing me his favorite spot on the beach, he'll also be teaching me some things," I shrugged. "What things?" She glared at him. "Well, we can't keep her in the dark forever. And it might be easier to grasp if it comes from me," Zach explained. I saw Rose's jaw clench. "He's right Rose," Beth agreed. I could tell that Rose still didn't like the idea. Without thinking, I grabbed her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze. She looked down at me, and her gaze softened. "Okay," she sighed.
"Skye, you wanna get dressed while I finish up our food? Then we can head out." Zach said, grabbing cooked breakfast sausage out of the microwave. "Yup, I'll be ready in a minute," I said, heading back to the spare bedroom. I don't have a choice but to wear the same shorts and red tank top from yesterday. As it's all I got at the moment. Maybe instead of having Rose take me shopping, I'll just convince her to bring me home to pack some things. Then I could lie to mom (Linda) and say that I'm spending time at a friend's house. I'll have to get my car so that the lie looks real, and not suspicious.
I got dressed and threw my hair up in a messy bun. "Okay, I'm ready."
"Perfect timing," Zach said, putting the food in a bag. "It's only a five minute walk from here," he said, opening the front door. "Have fun!" Beth shouted from the kitchen. "Zach if you hurt her-"
"I'm not gonna hurt her. I promise I'll return her to you unharmed," Zach said, closing the door on Rose. This caused me to laugh a little. We started walking to his favorite spot, wherever that may be.
After a minute or so of walking, I looked over at Zach and saw someone's initials tattooed on his neck, right below his jaw. "Whose initials do you have tattooed on your neck?" I asked. "Um..that's not a tattoo," he laughed. "Then what is it?"
"That's Beth's mark, her initials," he replied. Mark? Is that what Rose was hinting at earlier? Zach saw the confusion on my face. "People get marks like these when their mate marks them," he explained. I looked at him even more confused. "I'll explain more about markings later. First let's sit down and eat while we talk about mates," Zach said as he pointed to a picnic table. It was a nice secluded area. We were still on the beach, but also surrounded by palm trees. We sat down and started eating.
"So tell me, what are 'mates'," I started. "Okay so, your mate is your soulmate, but more. When us humans talk about soulmates, we're talking about many different people that were meant to be in our lives. Whether they are our best friends or our lovers. But in this world you have your soulmates, your best friends who were meant to be in your life, and then you have your mate, your one and only true love.."
Zach had explained it all to me. How your mate is the person you're destined to be with. How you know you've found your mate. He also explained the whole marking thing, and how it happens when your mate bites you during sex. Supposedly it doesn't hurt though, he said it actually made the sex better. It's exactly how it is in those damn wattpad stories. Am I really living in a wattpad story? "Well that was some lesson," I joked. "Like I said, we can't keep you in the dark forever so...This is what you get," he shrugged.
I remembered how the guys who kidnapped me said that I might be Rose's mate. Am I? I mean, why else would she want to protect me? I'm special, but not that special to the point where someone would want to protect me like she has. "So..do you think that..Rose is my mate?" I asked, finishing my food. "Oh yeah, you and Rose are mates. All those signs that I told you about, when someone finds their mate, you've been experiencing and feeling. I can tell that you have. And Beth told me that Rose knows that you are her mate, she just doesn't know how to bring it up to you. She's afraid that you won't believe her, or that she'll scare you off," he explained.
So I am her mate..and she's mine. I couldn't help but smile. All those cringy couple things I was thinking about earlier this morning, I really could have those moments with her. I get to spend the rest of my life with her. "Alright smiley, we should get going before your mate thinks I killed you or something," he joked. I tucked a loose strand of hair behind my ears, slightly embarrassed at how I was smiling. We cleaned up our mess and headed back to the beach house.
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Author's Note: I hope you enjoy "My Rose". This is my second story, my first is called "Skye and her Alpha". All story characters are mine, and yes I use myself as one of the main characters as it is easier for me to write that way. I update every other day, and I already have chapters just waiting to be published. But I've decided to publish this chapter because it's Valentines Day :)
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