The Heavenly Appeal {A Vampire Diaries Fan Fiction}

{6} Winds That Whisper Lies

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Chapter Six

Winds That Whisper Lies

=-The New World-=

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"You saw him?" Tatia asked in surprise.

I nodded, my heart beating quicker as I recalled past night's events. The four of them had left as soon as it turned dark, but I still remembered Elijah's lingering gaze as he and his siblings disappeared into the night. I noticed how his oak brown eyes warmed as he looked at me. It felt like the smolder in his eyes was for me and me alone. "He is known as Elijah, Tatia. I know what he is called and it is the same for him as well! He knew of my status as a servant and continued to show me such courtesy."

She smiled at my nervousness. We were lying in her garden again, watching the clouds go by. It had been two days since the dinner and three since the feast, and since then, I had been too busy with Yvonne and my chores to leave the house at all. It was only when Magdalene intervened that I was ordered to rest, once again coming to my rescue. "What has you so excited?"

"I am getting attached," I whispered in dismay.

"Heidi, feeling such affection for a man is not a crime."

"But he will leave!" I cried out. "He is all I think about, Tatia! At every free thought, he is in my mind mocking me so. It frightens me to a degree that I am beginning to fear what this will lead to. What will I do? What is my right course of action?"

"You have given this much thought, yes?"

I hid my face at the crook of my elbow, ashamed of what I was sprouting aloud so recklessly. "I have never been so puzzled. He has captured my attention so easily, it frightens me. Should I be embarrassed to act like a lovesick fool? I can only imagine what it will be like when he leaves. What should I do, Tatia?"

"Do not think of such things. As I said, it is not wrong to feel." She let out a sigh, running her fingers through my hair. "We shall go."

"Go where?"

"To Elijah, my poor friend."

"Did you not warn me of him before?" I questioned hesitantly, confused to why she was suddenly so supportive.

She turned her face back to the sky, a nostalgic expression on her beautiful face. "I warned you of love, Heidi - the darkness of it, but I too have the duty to inform you of its light and the unimaginable beauty it holds. If it is not lost or forgotten, it will become the most beautiful thing in the world. Nothing shall ever compare to it."

"Then what is the darkness you speak of?"

"The emotion of love is a risk and that will never change. It had been the downfall of many people in this world. Imagine a beloved of yours, the person you treasure and care for with your whole heart, and have him die a horrid death in front of your eyes. It is a wager with the greatest reward, but also with the most horrible consequence. You are either victorious or you lose the very meaning of life." Tatia frowned, seeking the comfort of my hand and gripping on to it tightly. "I lost, Heidi."

We were quiet for a while, letting Tatia compose herself. She had faced such heartache and yet continued to move on for Charlotte's sake, one of the admirable traits about her. I asked gingerly, "Did you regret any part of it?"

She answered immediately, "Never. If I regret my past, then I would be confessing false penitence on having Lottie. Her father had made me to the girl who is lying next to you today. It had been painful, yet, but I believe it was worth it."