over the centuries

8

"Which car again?" I asked into the void of my mind
"The black one parked at the end of the street" Michel grumbled.
As I continued my walk down, my nerves started kicking in. Was I really about to get into the car with a total stranger? Well he wasn't a total stranger. I guess you could say it was like talking on the phone for awhile before you met up with someone for a date. A very paranormal phone.
I spy the car as I get closer, parked out on the side of the road was a very expensive looking car. Right were he said it would be. It was too dark for me to see the driver inside. My legs suddenly stop working. Was I really going to do this? The window suddenly rolls down.
"Get in" Came michels voice in real life.
Holly shit! Right there was the man who had been talking to me inside my mind for months. My legs still wouldn't move, the sudden realization that everything was real and not my imagination hitting me like a ton of bricks. I felt scared, that meant that everything was real and Michel... he was a vampire.
"Get in" Michel growled again.
My legs move this time, almost robotically I walk to the car, illuminating the rest of the space between myself and a real vampire I stand at the passenger side door. He opens it for me, cool air escaping the vehicle as the door opens. I get in.
What greeted me inside was the most handsome man I had seen in my entire life. Chiseled jaw line, and dark blue steamy eyes I was sitting there gapping at him for a good long second. Michel leans over me and grabs my seat belt, buckling it for me, the motion cause me to jump. His skin brushing against mine, it felt electrifying.
"Where are we headed?" I ask breathlessly
"To Oklahoma city" He says "I have a house just outside he city."
Michel put the car into drive and spead off into the distance.
"You said you'd explain in the car..." I said weakly "I want to know what's going on. Where that other vampire."
His head swiveled in my direction, his piercing eyes bore into mine for a second. He grunted then continued to drive.
"His name is adam" He said "And he's after you because your my soulmate."
"Mate?" I asked bewildered "wow there I just met you. And I thought werewolves had mates not vampires?"
"All the lore you know is wrong. Well some of it." He says
"So then tell me about it" I say
He peers down at me again, his strong arm gripping the steering wheel tighter.
"If I tell you there's no going back" he says
"I'm already in the car." I say "is there any going back anyways?"
He let's out a long sigh, turning onto the highway, he merges his car, speeding up at an ungodly speed.
"Aren't you scared?" He asks
"Of your driving? Yes, how fast are you going?" I ask grabbing on to the ow shit handle.
He speeds up the car faster then, trying to make a point and scare the living daylights out of me. It was quite in the car for a long moment, as we sped around other cars.
"So what does it mean by I'm your mate?" I ask again.
"Every vampire is born with one human soulmate. Unlike the lore we can't make more vampires, we're born this way." He says then
"And how do you know I'm your mate?" I ask
"I just know." He says then "we all just know. Were drawn to our mates. I knew from the second you were born."
"And you've waited tell I'm 26 to seek me out? That seems like a long time to wait." I said "You couldn't just do that mind thing when I was younger."
"It's complicated" He said
"How so?" I asked but I was only met with silence. He runs a hand through his dark short hair then, letting out another sigh.
"I wasn't planning on taking you at all but things got complicated." He said finally
I let that little bit of information sink in. He wasn't going to take me at all? I had a feeling he wouldn't tell me more even if I asked. In the cup holder there was a diet coke waiting for me, I picked it up and took a huge swig.
"You remebered" I said taking another swig of my soda.
"It's a long drive" He said simply "and you'll need to stay hydrated."
"Do you have fangs?" I asked still not compeltly convinced he was a vampire.
He opened his full lips, his mouth opening as wide as it could, his canines started inlongating, his pupils dilating. I reached a hand out to touch it but he caught it, eyes darting in my direction he growled.
"That's not very smart" He said then closing his mouth, his eyes slowly turned back to normal.
"So vampires have one mate. And this guy Adam's after me because I'm yours. Do he hold a grudge against you?" I ask still a little lost.
"He's my best friend" he said after a long pause.
"Your best friend!?" I ask now completly lost "Then why in the fuck is he after me if I'm your souldmate!?"
"We didn't get a long in you last life." He said "and Adam hated you"
My head was spinning. Did he just say last life? Was reincarnation real? My hand went to the vent, feeling to cool air. I had to cool my head after this information download.
"He didn't like me? Is that a reason to kill me now? How many lives have I lived? Reincarnation real?" Questions were spilling out of my lips as soon as they hit my brain. Unable to control myself they just kept pooping out like popcorn.
"It's not a reason to kill you, but he seems to have it in my mind that this life will be the same. He's trying to save me the heartache by killing you." He says
That logic was seriously fucked up. I go back to chugging my diet coke. Thinking my next questions out before I ask them this time.
"And you've lived several lives with me. I haven't kept count of how many but I still remeber all your names. Your last name was Mary." He said
"And I was a raging lunitic?" I asked
"You were" He simply said "you nearly drove us both mad."
"But Adam doesn't know me. This version of me." I say weakly
"He doesn't care. He thinks I'm better off without you and wants to kill you before I get attached." He said "after he found out I caved and spoke to you telepathically he was furious. He went into a blood rage and now he can't stop until your dead."
"Why did you?" I ask breathlessly "why did you finally cave."
His pupils dilated and he let out a low growl, opening his mouth slightly. I repositioned away from him, not realizing I had been leaning into him.
"Only a mates blood can quench our thirst. The endless hunger finally started getting to me. I need your blood to quench this burning in my throat." He said
My hand went back to the ow shit handle, holding on for dear life. I realized I had made a huge mistake by getting into this car. Escape one preditor to find yourself in the grips of another. Michel took a deap inhale, smelling my gut reaching fear.
"Don't be scared" He finally said "I won't drink from you unless you let me"
"O-ok" I stammer out, still hugging the door with my body.