(Image of the stone and necklace^ :)
My mind starts to unreel from my dreams and I feel the warmth of the sun leaking through the windows. I stretch my arms and legs but then frown, shit I'm sore. I feel a slight burning in my side and groan, I try and cuddle up to Marcus only to find him not there. I open my eyes and look around to find an empty room and bed.
I frown deeper and fall back on my comfy pillow, fixing my necklace and feeling the beautiful jewel and swirls of silver. It's weird because it's like I feel Marcus around me. Like I know he's somewhere close, the full feeling in my heart telling me so. My eyes shoot open in realization. My mark. I jump up and run into the bathroom,ignoring the pinch in my lower region. How did I get panties and Marcus shirt on? I shrug and look over my body in the mirror.
I don't see it on my expose skin so I lift up my shirt. I gasp breathing in all the air my lungs will allow. Its the most breathtaking thing I have ever seen. It runs up my side, all the way up my rib cage. It's absolutely beautiful.
Just above my hip bone sits a broken vintage clock; springing out from the middle of it are brown vines, small dark red flowers grow all over the swirls as it gracefully traveling up my side. The vine is wrapped around a upright golden arrow, At the top of the vine and tip of the arrow forms into a beautiful sun and moon, done with an elegant black ink.
*Always on my mind* is written in a black writing with two small hearts made by the vines formed together at the end of the quote. The hearts look a little broken but healed to make something even more beautiful.
I never pictured myself with a tattoo, but this isn't just a tattoo it's a representation of my undying love for my soulmate. I wonder what everything means, it's so delicately designed to perfect and so amazingly detailed.
When I notice where my mark is I want to cry, it covers my fathers scar, the long pink line on my rib cage is practically invisible under the ink. Sure I have plenty of scars from him but that one was the one that reminded me of my dad the most. Marcus put it there, he covered the scar just like he has covered the thought of him, he has saved me in more ways than one. I wonder where his is, it should be were I picked right? and I wonder what it looks like, Jade said they don't look identical but similar, representing both of you and your relationship.
I look up to my face and I cant wipe away the ridiculous smile that has yet to leave my face since last night. I close my eyes and remember every touch, every kiss, and every word we shared. It was the most magical experience of my life. I use my fingertips to trace down my neck still feeling his touch on my skin.
I feel the presents of someone behind me and open my eyes, looking in the mirror I see Marcus and my smile grows. He smiles back at me and looks over my body "can I see it?" He asks in a low hushed voice
I nod and lift up my shirt, his eyes widen and he falls on his knees placing his hands on my hips. He stares at my body for a while, taking all of it in "I've imagined every possible mark and looked at thousands but I have never seen or imagined one as beautiful as this" he says looking up at me
"What does all of it mean?" I ask staring down at him in his knees
He smiles and kisses my stomach, his fingers trace the beautiful clock next to my hip bone, I stare intently at his every movement "the clock represents the time I spent away from you and the time I waited or you, it's broken because I almost lost hope I would ever find you" he says glancing up at me but then back down "the vine going up the arrow represents a growth of love and long life, and the arrow represents strength and protection" he says and I know immediately the arrow is a representation of him, he traces every detail so lightly "the flowers are freesia, which is the flower of trust and eternal love" his smile grows wider as he looks at every detail "the sun and moon represent us, me being the sun" he says "the sun is the element of masculinity, authority, strength, wisdom and power, while the moon signifies emotions, imagination, intuition and beauty" he says "and the two heart represents the pain both of us went through but when together all of our pain was washed away and forgotten" he says standing up and holding my arms
"What made you choose that spot for my mark?" I ask wondering if it was just a coincidence
He smiles down at me "Because I wanted you to know that now that I'm here your father can be forgotten and you never have to worry about him again, I wanted to cover the memory of him" he says, loving eyes boring into mine
I smile and jump on him wrapping my hands around his neck "I love you" I tell him as he spins me around the bathroom
"I love you to Rose" he says putting me back down
"Can I see yours?" I ask, exited to see how similar ours are
He nods and takes off his shirt, I gasp its in the exact spot where I wanted it. it's over his heart but moves up over his shoulder. I bring my hand up to trace, just as he did, each one of the beautiful detailed lines.
In the center is the same black sun and moon I have, the brown almost black vines are thicker on his body and it sprouts out expanding over his bicep and shoulder. It doesn't have any of the red flowers, freesia, besides one right next to the sun and moon. In the mists of the vines reads *Forever in my heart* written in the same beautiful writing, perched on the word forever sits a beautiful butterfly, its wings a bright blue and purple but still seem to look amazingly masculine and sexy on his skin.
"Always on my mind...Forever in my heart" I say quietly remembering what my mark had said "they go together" I look up at him and he smiles, nodding "what does the butterfly mean?" I ask
"New beginnings after hard ship" he tells me, I feel his eyes on me as I continue to stare at his chest
I trace the delicate wings "does that represent me?" I ask and he nods
"It's beautiful" I try to take in every detail
"I couldn't have asked for a better mate or mark, I love you" he says, hands on my hips bending down, I stand on my tip toes to reach him and he kisses me sweetly, he pulls back and looks down at my wrist "what's this?" He asks holding Harrys bracelet in his hand
"A birthday present" I pull away "I'm guessing I'm not going to school today?" I smirk, lightning the mood while changing the subject
"After last night? I don't think I'll ever let you leave" he says mirroring my smirk
"When do you have to go back?" I ask
"Next week so let's make the best of this weekend shall we?" he says picking me up bridal style into his bedroom as I giggle uncontrollably. He throws me on the bed and climbs on top of me, already throwing off his shirt.
This is going to be a very good weekend
*
We spent the rest of Friday and the weekend in bed, it's like we couldn't get enough of each other. I honestly couldn't keep my hands off of him, it is impossible to get tired of his touch. I feel so much more connected to him it's insane. It's like I know when he's happy or sad, mad or frustrated, it's just a feeling I get. He said his connection will be stronger since he's a vampire, and in time we'll even be able to talk to each other through our minds, called a mind link. I'm so exited to spend the rest of my life with him.
"Mom I'm home!" I yell into the house shutting the door behind me
I left Marcus's house this morning and went back to school, for the first time in over a week he was finally at work. Harry still was with me through school and work but I shooed him away at lunch because me and Marcus...stayed in his room.
After work I went to training as usual, Nate and me practice more fighting techniques and I think I'm getting it. Nate's amazing at fighting; and serious when it comes to it, but when we take break I can't stop laughing, he's pretty amazing.
Harry wasn't very shocked to see my mark but I did see a small frown on his lips and he didn't talk much for the rest of the day. I tried to ignore it, not knowing what to do to make his pain go away, honestly I can't do anything.
Amber and Jade were ecstatic to see it, they gushed telling me how beautiful it was and I didn't argue. They were really happy for me and Jade, of course, had an idea it would happen. She told me over the weekend she was practicing see more of the future but it would take time.
Amber actually told us that she wanted to be marked, which surprised me. I thought she would wait until she had to but she looked pretty exited and I have no doubt it will happen soon.
"I'm sorry I don't know who you are" my mom says coming around the corner smirking
"Ha ha very funny" I giggle
"How was your weekend?" She asks as I collapse on the couch
A blush raises to my cheeks "it was amazing" I tell her quietly, I'm not sure I want to tell her about my mark yet, she'll think it's a tattoo and probably freak out
"Good I'm glad" she says "want some dinner?" She asks I nod, I didn't even eat breakfast this morning Marcus kept distracting me and at lunch I was...busy too
Me and mom eat dinner while she asks constant question about what he did for my birthday, what he gave me, and all different questions about my weekend. I left out the sexual parts and told her the rest, she almost started crying when she saw my necklace. I just wish he could experience a love as great as mine.
"Thanks for dinner mom" I say drying off my hands after me and her did the dishes
"You're welcome, night sweetie" she says hugging me and walking off
"Night" I say back going into my room to finish off my homework, when I'm done I throw all my stuff in my backpack and head to the bathroom ready for a shower
I let the warm water sooth my aching body, trainings getting pretty tough and without a call for Caine, Marcus is getting suspicious. I wash my hair, shave, and pour the vanilla scented body wash in my hands and lather it up until I see big transparent bubbles. I wash all up and down my body, stopping at my mark to draw on my soapy body each line.
I hear the door open and my eyebrows furrow, a second later a body is pressed behind mine, a naked body. I gasp loudly and turn around, putting my hands on his chest "you scared me" I tell him as our eyes meet and he chuckles
"Sorry couldn't resist" he says bending down and kissing me
His hands move to my waist and starts to move down to my hips, I back away from the kiss "oh no you don't, my mom is in the other room!" I whisper yell
He chuckles "fine"
"Good boy" I say running a hand through his perfect hair messing it up making him look even sexier
I look down his body as he steps behind me to get under the water, he throws his head back and runs his hands through his now wet hair, flexing every muscle in his body. His chest hard, his arms defined with muscles and veins popping out, his perfect jawline tilted up in the air as the hot water pours down his body, forming small beads of droplets dripping down every inch of his body. And the best part his hard, long-
"How am I not supposed to want to take you against this tile wall when you're looking at me like that" he says, one eye pecked open
I blush furiously and he stalks towards me like a predator, I back up against the very cold wall as his hands come by my face, trapping me in. He looks down at me and dips his head to my neck, inhaling deeply and running his tongue up and down the healing bite mark that now looks like small little scars "you tasted so good last time" his whispers against my neck and I can't breath, his hot breath mixed with the steam of the shower makes me gasp for air
"Can you do it again?" I ask curious as to if I'll ever feel that amount of pleasure again
"Of course, just not so soon" he says caressing my cheek with his wet thumb "anything to give you pleasure" he says kissing my lips so lightly I can hardly feel his
"How does someone get changed?" I guessed I never asked that question, since he bit me it can't be that, can it? I mean I'm not a vampire yet so...
He backs away from my neck but I'm still trapped against him, not that I mind "well a vampire doesn't have to bite you, it's effective because our venom is best transferred that way but you can also give the human your blood-"
"You have blood?" I ask and he chuckles nodding
"it's not like your blood but in a way yes. Anyways if the human is dying and you give them your blood and then they die, they will become a vampire. But you can also give a human your blood and kill them, as long as the blood is in there system when they die" he says "the blood is kind of like another form of our venom"
"So that's what Nate meant when he said he drank something when he was changed" I say quietly, remembering what he said
"Yeah, it happened to me to, I don't remember my change since Caine beat the shit out of me first, I'm guessing when I was passed out he gave me his blood and killed me" he says now hugging my waist to him, his manhood pressed against my lower stomach
"Oh" Is all I can say
"Now how about a happier subject" he says smirking "like how sexy you look dripping wet and naked" he says as my face turns to a tomato red and I slowly try to cover some parts of me "oh no you don't" he says taking my hands away
He lowers himself of his knees and lather the soap around my stomach moving gently over my mark, tracing the lines with pure amazement in his eyes. Heat pools in my stomach at the small gesture as he picks one leg up off the ground a little and I balance myself on the wall, waiting for his next move. He gathers trails of soap dripping down my body and rubs it up and down my leg slowly, keeping his eyes on me as he gradually moves his hands higher. When he gets to my inner thigh and my body starts to ignite with a burning fire he switches over to the other leg doing the same movements as before.
His hands go over my hips, his fingers grazing roughly against my skin. Marcus's fingers move up my stomach and outline my breast "you really are so perfect" he says, strong hands now moving back down, outlining my body slowly until he gets to my thigh
He picks one leg up and swings it over his side, I do the same with my other leg and he pushes me against the walls, kissing me furiously. I hold on with one hand to his back, for support and the other around his neck. My fingers claw up and down his back roughly feeling his hard flesh under my finger tips. His lips move hard and fast against mine and our chest are pressed together so tight we could be molded into one.
I remove my lips and kiss down his perfect jaw and neck, sucking just bellow his ear lobe, earning a husky moan from him. His arms engulf my body, wrapping around my back and pulling me off the wall. He brings us under the water and I feel the soap dripping down my body and running down his. Water drips between our lips but he doesn't stop, he cups my breast and I moan into his mouth, I move my lips down to his collar bone and suck and lick his sweet wet skin.
I bring my hand down to his hard member and move my hand up and down just like the night he marked me. It's slippery in my hand and he groans in pleasure gripping the shower curtain as I quicken my pace. I smile into the kiss as his finger moves up my thigh getting closer and closer to where I crave them most.
I hear a knock on the door and almost fall out of Marcus's arms, but thankfully he catches me. I remove my hand from his pulsing erection and grip to his shoulder as he puts me down "yes?!" I squeak out
"Are you almost out? You're taking all the hot water" my moms voice travels through the door, thank god she didn't hear us
"Yeah be out in a minute!" I say quickly
After a minute of silence I let out a sigh of relief and look back at Marcus "well that's our cue" I say "I don't think my body can get any cleaner"
We quietly laugh as he turns off the water, I breath in deep trying to catch my breath, the adrenaline still pumping through my veins. He steps out and grabs towels for both of us, he wraps his around his waist, hanging dangerously low on his V shaped muscle.
He hands me mine and I wrap it around my whole body, ringing out my hair and stepping out of the shower next to him "I'll be in my room" I tell him and he nods
I grab his T-shirt on the ground and pick up the rest of mine and his clothes bringing them with me to my room. I throw on his shirt, panties and a pair of cotton shorts and crawl in bed, waiting for him.
A couple minutes later he comes in wearing his boxers and lays next to me, crushing me to his large body "how was training today?" I ask "and your first day back at work?"
"Good, most of the vampires are very advanced and have good fighting skills, work was decent, I got to see you didn't I?" he says kissing my shoulder "what about you"
"My entire day was tiring" I tell him honestly
"I'm sorry" he says hugging me tighter
"It's fine, I couldn't be happier" I tell him as my eyelids start to get heavy
"Has your father called or contacted you?" He asks and I sense his worry and concern
"No Marcus, nothing's happening, let's enjoy it while we can" I tell him "has Caine...called you again?" I feel him stiffen
"No" his voice low
"I can't tell if that's a good or bad thing" I sigh and try to real ax even though the thought of Caine chills me to the bone. After hearing what he's done to Marcus and what he's threatened I fear this silence only means something bad is coming.
"All I know is he won't leave us alone until he gets what he wants" he says, arms becoming tighter around me...we both know what he wants and that can't happen
He sighs after silence "Goodnight my love" he says kissing my temple, I snuggle into him and fall asleep with a safer life on my mind
*
I wake up to an empty bed, I sigh and start my routine, which I like doing a lot more when Marcus is keeping me company. I'm glad I don't have work today so that's a little off my plate. I get dressed in a soft gray tank, a jacket, and dark jeans, I eat breakfast, do my makeup, hair and brush my teeth.
"Hey mom I'm going to be in-"
"Late tonight because I'll be with Marcus" my mom mocks as she gets ready "I know honey, have fun" She says quietly laughing
"Bye" I say blushing and walking out of her room to the door
Harrys already waiting for me outside, leaned up against his car as usual. I wave to him and he waves back "good morning" I say as he opens the door for me
"Good morning" Harry shuts the door when I clime in and walks around to his side, when he gets in he starts up the car and we start the drive to school "do you have the homework for math?"
"Yeah do you need it?" I ask already digging in my bag
"Yeah, I was helping Caden, Nate and a few other late night" he says "I'm not even sure why I'm even doing my homework" he chuckles
"Because you're a good student" I tease handing him the worksheet, he takes it, holding my finger tips for a moment, I breath in a quiet breath and lay my hands in my lap while he puts the paper over his legs
It's silent for a few moments, I stare out the window "you're still wearing the bracelet" he says softly
I reach for it and play with the heart in my hand "of course I am Harry, it means a lot to you so I'll wear it for as long as you want me to" I tell him honestly, I'm his friend and if it helps him feel better about the whole thing of course I'll wear it
"Thank you...does Marcus know I gave it to you?" He asks
"No...I just told him it was a birthday present and if he knows he'll freak out and probably make you stop being my protector so I think it's best if he doesn't know" I feel horrible for not telling Marcus but it's true and I like Harry. I don't want Marcus to go on a jealous rampage and hurt Harry or take him off his job as my bodyguard
Ever since he marked me he's been even more protective, on Monday he would get pissed if a guy even looked in my direction. He sent a guy out of the classroom because he was asking me for help. Jade told me not to worry about it, she said it was normal and it's just because we are more connected now.
I try to focus on Marcus and instantly I get the feeling of love and want from him, it instantly makes me smile. God I miss him, but of course I have to wait till third until I can see him again. I honestly can't wait until we can speak to each other through our mind link. I wonder how long it will take us to develop that? Should I ask Harry? Yes.
"Hey Harry?" I ask, he hums in response "how long does it take for...mates to have a mind link?" I ask
He thinks about it for a minute "it depends on the mates, it could take years or days to develop" he tells me as we grow closer to school
"How...long did it take you and Jess to-"
"Have a mink link?" he asks and I nod "three months, it didn't really matter we were always together" he chuckles like he's thinking back on a distant memory "and knowing you and Marcus, you two will have it down by tomorrow" he jokes but has a serious edge to his voice
"You think so?" I ask already getting exited
He nods, eyes still in the road "with Marcus's high power he's stronger than most so just practice focusing on each other and channeling him" he says as we pull into school
We wait in the parking lot while he copies my homework. We talk a little about our night, even though he was with me for most of it. He hands me back my worksheet and I stuff it in my bag "ready?" I ask and he nods
The bell rings just as we climb out of the car and head up to Mrs. Jacksons room.
A/N
Hey guys doing a double update if you didn't see it at the top so expect another update today! Ok that's all :) VOTE AND COMMENT!!!! Please!!
-Madi