The Monster In the Mirror [Thomas Brodie Sangster]

Part 10

I woke up gently in this soft comfy bed, the linnin's soft cotton with stars and constellations all over it, a sweet knitted blanket over me. I sat up and climbed out of the bed listening to the sweet birds chirping outside the balcony, I went over to the wardrobe at the side of the room. I opened it and saw the huge wardrobe of dresses and shoes. I picked a dress out slipping it on along with some shoes, I hurried down the little stairs hearing some music from the room downstairs. I went over pushing open the door seeing this beautiful drawing room, with a old style record player, a large marble fireplace, sweet royal sofa's and love seats. Thomas sat on the sofa with a book, he glanced up to me as I opened the door. He smiled widely and shut his book putting it beside him on the sofa before getting up to take my hand "My love, you look immeasurably beautiful" He smiled kissing my head "Do you like your dresses?"

"There lovely" I nodded "thank you"

"You're welcome, if there is anything you want you have only to ask my love" 

"Thomas... Could you show me the mirror?"

"... why do you want to see the mirror?"

"to understand."
"Alright" He says tugging me to the hall with him and up the stairs to there the beautiful mirror sat exactly the same as it had been in the other world the glass of the mirror was the same as it had been I went to touch it and it was solid and cold "do you not like it here?"

"what?"

"I take you to the mirror, and the first thing you try is to see if you can leave me? what's wrong?"

"Thomas.. I don't understand this place. This isn't my home, I don't know why you want me here?"

"Because I love you,"

"You can't love me, you know so little about me, the first night I saw you, you bit me"

"Because I knew I wanted you to be mine" he says "I wanted to hold you in my arms, bring you to this place, make you my own, make you my queen. I'm sorry that I hurt you, but you can't pass though without a bite," he explained "If there is anything in this world you don't like, I will change it for you, if there is anything you want I will give it to you, No matter what you ask  of me I shall do it for you my love. I just want you to stay, and I want you to want to stay"

"I wasn't the first woman you bit?" I asked and his face hardened slightly but seemed sad 

"You know-"

"I know, Eleneor? that was her name wasn't it?" 

"It was... Once"

"what did you do to her?"

"Nothing I swear"

"Then if you bit her. took her here as your mate. to stay with you forever?" I asked "You wouldn't need me now, and you wouldn't have bitten me"

"No... I wouldn't" 

"what happened to her?" 

"I will never keep you here, against your will. If you truly wish to leave me, then you may" He says "Eleneor was scared of me. She couldn't pass what I had done to her family, She couldn't stomach what I am, and what I have to do to survive" 

"She left?"

"she left, of her own doing, of her own will, she went home, I don't know what happened to her" 

"Did you love her too?"

".... I did." he says "But know here near as much as I love you"

"Would you let me go?"

"if its what you wanted you can go back, but please.... give this place, and me. another chance. stay at least until the next new moon? and if you still don't want to stay, then I'll you can go and you'll never hear from me again" 

"okay, Until the next new moon." I nodded 

he smiled widely fixing my hair behind my ear "May I... kiss you? my love?"

"Kiss me?"

"But one kiss on your sweet lips my love? it's all I ask"

"Well, Alright" I nodded 

He smiled holding my hand tighter moving closer pressing a sweet kiss to my lips, I could taste blood on his lips gently kissing back, until he pulled away "Your kisses are like heaven my love" He says "My only wish in this world is to have more of them" 

"You're a good kisser too" I blushed "I'm afraid I am not so elegant with my words"

"You have no need to be my love, you are the one to be complimented" he says "Breakfast?"

"I'd like that" I smiled squeezing his hand, so he lead me to the kitchen and he sat me on the kitchen counter as he began making food

"Aren't you hungry?"

"No, I don't eat usual food my love"

"what do you eat then?"

"wouldn't you like to know" he smirked nuzzling his head on my neck 

"Tell me" I warn

"Blood, and flesh."

"like a vampire?"

"If that's how you understand it" he nods 

"Let me help" I said jumping off the counter to help cook he wrapped his arms around me as I cooked and nuzzled with my neck 

"I just want you to be happy my love, and I'll do anything to make you happy"