[Craig's POV]
After we'd got the bagged blood, Ray and I were flitting back home when suddenly he stopped. I halted and glanced at him. "Hey, why'd you stop?" He just kept staring straight ahead with glazed eyes.
Finally, his eyes seemed to come back in focus and he looked at me with wide eyes. "What?" I asked feeling concern for him overwhelm me.
"I just found something out. Never mind, let's just go home." I looked at him uncertainly but nodded and we were off.
When we reached the compound we heard the sounds of Prince and Chres' lovemaking, or atleast that's what I think they're doing. Ray and I looked at each other and rolled our eyes in unison. Ever since they figured out they were soulmates they haven't been able to keep their hands off of each other. It's cute really but seeing them together hurts me since I know that I be that way with a soulmate of my own.
I just wish Ray would figure it out soon enough. I wanted to be able to have him and express my love for him any time I want. I wanted what Jasanto had. Yeah, that's the ship name I came up with for them. You just combine Jacob and Chresanto to make Jasanto. Weird for a vampire to think about ship names, I know, you don't have to say anything else about it.
I walked into the kitchen after hunging up my coat on the coat rack to find Bree eating. I'm guessing Chres cooked because there's chicken, not that I'm complaining. I love chicken, in fact, everyone in this house does apart from Bree. I don't know if she does or doesn't.
"Hi." She glanced up startled and slammed the book she was reading shut and smiled sketchily at me.
"Hey. Back already?" I nodded and tried to peer past her hands to see what book it was. It was the book in which I recorded Jacob's training status. How far he's coming with his powers. She smiled apologetically at me. "I just wanted to know how Jacob's training was coming along." She shrugged and handed me the book. I glanced at it then back at her before placing the book down.
She left the kitchen after that and I proceeded to place the bags in the silver fridge mainly for blood then went and put the book back in my room.
Yeah, that's where I keep it so she must have entered my room to get it.
There's something really strange about her. The way she always seems to be interested in our abilities and such. Apart from Chres. Since he hasn't practiced yet so there's no way for her to know that he does have some powers. Which reminds me, I haven't asked him about his strange immunity to silver. That was truly incredible.
"Hey, can I ask you a really weird question?" Ray said as he sat on the counter top. I glanced at him and shrugged.
"Sure."
"Do you think Chres is one of The Gifted?" I looked at him sharply. Did I think Chres was one of The Gifted? Yes, yes I did. He is immune to silver, which only one person I've ever known was that way. Master Walter. He can teleport, which Master Walter could do too. He can control a fair bit of fire and ice from what I've seen and maybe he can control more. I know he is A Gifted. I've known all this while that he is but I couldn't tell Ray that.
I looked at Ray again for a minute trying to understand why he would want to know about that. Finally I nodded.
"Yeah, I think he is. Why?" He thought for a moment before a smile broke out on his face.
"Because, I think I have found my soulmate!" He exclaimed and jumped off the counter to do a little victory dance.
Hope immediately flared in my chest. Has he really found his soulmate? Does he know it's me? I smiled widely and contemplated whether I should tell him that I'm his soulmate. That I've known all this time that he was my soulmate. But my smile vanished as fast as it'd appeared when doubts started forming and running through my mind. What if he doesn't like me? What if he doesn't want a male mate, then what would I do? I'd definitely die, that's for sure. Living with him for all these years and not being able to be with him has been hard enough so how would I be able to continue living if he rejects me. I'd dies, I tell you. Die.
I was even almost afraid of asking him who it was. Almost.
"Well, who is it?"
[Ray's POV]
I stopped in my tracks shocked at what I'd just glimpsed. My soulmate.
Craig is my soulmate. My crush ever since I can remember is my soulmate? No, fate must be playing tricks on me. It can't be. I've been in love with Craig since the beginning when I first saw him and we were under the tutelage of Master Walter. And I find out now, that he's my soulmate? What about all these years. A whole century?!
"Hey, why'd you stop?" A voice called but it sounded so far away.
I snapped out of my daze and turned to Craig with wide eyes. "What?" He demanded looking concerned. I shook my head.
"I just found something out." You're my soulmate, I wanted to shout but keep quiet. "Never mind, let's just go home." I murmured and we were off.
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I entered the kitchen to find Craig stocking up the plastic bags filled with blood. I jumped up on the counter. I watched how his flexing arms made his muscles more prominent. The muscles in his back bunched when he bent down to fill the losers spaces. I sighed heavily. How in the world was I supposed to tell him he's my soulmate?
I decided to just go for it. "Hey, can I ask you a really weird question?" He shrugged and mumbled a quiet 'sure'. "Do you think Chres' one of The Gifted?" He looked thoughtful for a while as if contemplating his answer. Finally, he nodded.
"Yeah, I think he is." He replied. "Why?"
"Because I think I found my soulmate!" I yelled and jumped off the counter and did a happy dance around the room.
I can finally be with him. After all these years of being afraid of getting involved with him that when he found his soulmate he'd leave me me for her. Unless he already knows and accepts me. Maybe this is one of those rare cases where only one of the two mates know who's their other half. But that could only happen if there's A Gifted one near. Which either has to be Chres or Prince. And that's besides the point, the point is that I found my soulmate!
"Well, who is it?" Should I tell him? I don't know but I can't not tell him. He has the right to know. I breath in deeply. I'll never know if I don't take a chance.
My heart thuds loudly in my chest and my palms get slick with sweat. Okay, here goes nothing.
"You." I whisper and close my eyes tightly.
The decision is his to make now. If he wants me or not. If he'll accept me or reject me. Gosh, I really, really hope he accepts me. I don't want to be rejected by my long, very long time crush.
I feel arms go around me and my feet are lifted off the ground. My eyes snap open and look at Craig in shock. He's laughing so hard and tears are streaming out of his eyes. His eyes are shining with such happiness and joy. He sets me down and burried his head in my chest.
"Oh God, you don't know how long I've been waiting for you to say those words or word." He whispered now crying. I pushed him back slightly so I could look at his face.
"You have?" I asked stupidly. He wiped his eyes with the sleeve of his shirt and nodded having short bursts of laughs after every sniffle he makes.
"Yeah, I've waited over a century." He said and brought his head back to my chest. "Gosh, I'm so unimaginably happy right now." He mumbled.
I tilted his head up and cupped his cheek, stroking it with my thumb before leaning down and connecting my lips with his plump ones.
I've dreamed of this day my whole life. The day I finally kiss Craig and fuck! A dream ain't got nothing on this. It doesn't even remotely add up to this feeling.
This feeling is complete magic. Sparks, fireworks and that stuff. Everything. I pulled away with a soft pop and grinned at him. He lips stretched into a a grin too and he flung his arms around my waist then threw his head back and let out a loud gust of laughter. His face lighting up and his eyes crinkling at the sides. He truly is beautiful. And now he's mine. All mine.
[Chres's POV]
I stirred as something kept poking me in the sides. My eyes fluttered open to see Perry grinning at me then he poked me again. I shot him a glare which he effectively ignored and poked me again. Oh, if that's how it's gonna be then...
My lips pulled into into a smile. His eyes widened when he saw it and he scrambled to get off the bed. Too late baby, Perry, I thought as I grabbed his leg and pulled him back. He fell back on the bed with a bounce and looked up at me worriedly.
"Please don't." He put his hands up in a defensive manner.
"Should've thought of that before you decided to poke me, darlin." I said straddling him and beared my fangs.
His eyes flashed crimson as my hands dug into his sides. He burst out giggling and started squirming a moment later, his legs kicking up in an attempt to get me off.
"S-stop!" He panted giggling the whole time.
"What's the magic word?" I stopped and looked at him.
"P-p-please!" I made a buzzer sound.
"Nope, try again." I said tickling him again. He giggled and tried to shield his sides from my onslaught by I won't give up that easily.
"You're a sexy beast and I'm sorry." He breathed. I stopped and patted the top of his head like a puppy.
"Good boy." I whispered and jumped off of him then held my hand out for him. "C'mon, let's go eat, I'm hungry." I said pulling him by the arm. He chuckled and let me drag him.
When we entered the living room we found Ray and Craig cuddling together watching Breaking Dawn. Craig looked up and I mouthed, 'Finally?' at him and he nodded smiling. I grinned and jumped on the couch they were sitting on.
"Hey! We're tryna watch something here!" Ray exclaimed and pushed me out of his line of sight from the TV.
"So, spill." Perry stated as he sat in between the newly formed couple. They both glared at him and he looked at them innocently. "What? it's good to stay away from each other for breathing space." He defended crossing his arms. Ray snorted.
"Like you've been doing?" Perry glared at him.
"That's different. I was kidnapped." He said and Ray waved the come back off.
"Potaeto potato. Same thing." Perry smirked and whacked him in the back of the head.
Ray gathered some heat rolling off our bodies (I knew that 'cause my body instinctively grew colder and I shivered, so did the others) and threw it at Perry.
My protective side came out and I found myself concentrating on the air particles around him and lifted him out of his spot on the couch then deposited him at the far wall, relinquishing my hold on the air current and letting him fall in a tangled mess on the carpeted floor.
"You do not do that to MY Perry." I said and snapped a hand over my mouth. "Wait... Did I just...?" I trailed off looking at my hands. I can manipulate air too?
"Yes, yes you did." Craig said looking at me thoughtfully.
"Wow.." I whispered. I can control air, ice, fire and earth and I can also teleport, I'm immune to silver. Next thing you know, they'll tell me that I can physically turn into anyone I want to be, which I wouldn't mind. Not at all.
"Chres, I think it's time we had a talk." Craig murmured and just then Bree walled in. Craig glanced at her suspiciously then shook his head shrugging in the process. "But not now."
******
"Sit down." Craig said once we entered his room.
I did as asked and looked at him expectantly. Perry sat beside me and so did Ray.
Bree was asleep right now and this is the only chance we'd had to talk since earlier.That girl really is creepy and now I knew why. She'd tried to talk to Perry but he was Wary of her. I think she'd noticed that something was off with us but I'm hoping that she doesn'y suspect a thing. Otherwise our cover would be blown. She'd know that we knew something about her. On top of all that, what Craig had told me before had been bugging so i'm really glad that he's going to talk to me now.
"Okay, well, I'm just going to put it out there. You're one of The Gifted. You know what that means?" I shook my head no. "It means that you're able to manipulate all types of powers; ice, fire, air and earth and some side abilities added on to those like teleporting and stuff." I didn't know how that could mean anything.
"I don't understand." I really didn't. I just thought that it was normal for me to have these abilities. I thought it comes with being a vampire.
"You're special, Chres, that's why I agreed to turning you. I wasnt at first but the glow that permiates everything around your convinced me otherwise." Ray gasped.
"So you didn't do it for me?" He asked with a hint of hurt in his voice. Craig glanced at him with wide eyes.
"Of course I did. Well... part me me did, the other part knew about this." He confessed and smiled sheepishly. Ray huffed and crossed his arms across his chest.
"And here I was thinking that you did it for me." He mumbled under his breath. Craig shifted from his spot infront of us and walked to Ray.
"Babe, part of me did it for you." He whispered cupping Ray's cheek. Ray turned his head the other way a hint of a smile gracing his lips. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you." He whispered again. Ray smiled this time and pecked his lips.
"It's okay." He smiled. Craig grinned, pecked him again and sat back down in his previous spot.
'They are too cute' Looks like Perry was thinking the same thing. I looked at him and chuckled.
'But you're way cuter' I said and he blushed.
"Are you even listening to what I'm saying!" Craig yelled. I turned back to him with a sheepish smile and shook my head. Perry was distracting me with all those images he had in his head. Craig glared and released a frustrated growl.
"Babe, calm down." Ray said and sat down beside him. Caig sighed and looked at me.
"This conversation isn't over." I nodded and grabbed Perry's hand and rushed to our room.
As soon as we entered Pery pushed me against the wall and smashed his lips to mine. I moaned as he rubbed my straining length through my pants.
Looks like we wont be coming out of our room anytime soon, I thought as Perry flitted us to the bed and straddled my hips.