over the centuries

11

It was dark outside when i finally roused from my slumber, having slept the whole day away i yawn to myself. Waking up to a silent house, in a strange bed, i layed there for a moment grougily, staring up at the unfamiliar ceiling. With nothing but the sound of wind and bugs chirping, it took me a minute to remeber everything that had happened the night before. Slowly I begin to rise from the bed, hair messy and clothes disheveled I search out a brush, finding everything I needed in the joined bathroom. Thank goodness vampires were sensible. Pulling out the drawers I quickly found an unused toothbrush and tooth paste, quickly brushing my teeth before I searched out food.
A nock came at the door then, my hands stilling mid brush. I quickly spit out the content in my mouth, rinsing thoroughly before I answered.
"Come in" I said already headed toward the door to my room.
It slowly opened to reveal Michel leaning against the door frame, arms crossed.
"What can I do you for?" I asked nervously
"I want to discuss what i discovered going through your memories last night" He said
"Ow?" I asked "just ordinary memories?"
"Thats the thing. They were too ordinary for you. You weren't lying." He says
"And your upset about this?" I ask confused
"I just don't understand how you've lived such an ordinary life." He said bewildered
"Look can we discuss this over some food. I'm starving." I say making my way around him and down the stairs where I can smell food cooking. He trails after me, still intent on talking.
"If I had known.... I would have come for you sooner.." He mumbles to himself.
"Well you didn't. And I don't know if I would have wanted you to anyways." I say making my way down the stairs. He grabs a hold of my arm then, stopping me midflight.
"Cassie" He said
"No" I angrily pull my arm away "and why couldn't we have had a normal life even if I was pshchic?"
"Because it drives you mad everytime. But I still took you every life. But last life... you made me promise you I wouldn't take you. Now I suspect you knew you'd be normal, you must have wanted to get back at me." He says voice low.
"Sounds like we had a glowing relationship" I answer back sarcastically now back on my way down the stairs.
"It was strained" He admitted.
I make my way into the kitchen, pushing past the revolving door, the large yellow room happily greeting me with the smell of bacon. Roy was cooking, humming a happy tune as he swayed his hips, flipping the sizzling meat. I walk over to him, reaching for the kitchen fridge standing alone to the right of the kitchen.
I was angry. Still not understanding the depth of michels words, I wondered how bad it really could have been to warrant a vampire coming after me to kill me. How could seeing the future or having the fucking universe speak to me cause such malice in me. I couldn't see it effecting me at all, and I raged at this strange man for labeling me as anything based on other people. Because that's what my past lives felt like to me. Other people. Not me. Michel entered the kitchen then, slowly.
"I'm going to see Adam today. I'm going to show him your memories with your permission" he said
"Go ahead" I answer still peering into the overflowing fridge, before picking up the milk. Roy looked up from his cooking with a worried expression, the happy tune having fallen from his lips the second Michel walked in.
"That sounds like a good idea. Surely Adam will see reason. He's such a friendly guy." Roy said "I don't see why he's doing this."
Michels attention goes to Roy now, I slide to the side, getting a glass for my milk and hiding behind the drawer, wanting the second to collect myself out of michels veiw. I was still seething.
"You have my permission" I said again still hiding, pretending to rummage through the glasses before I slowly closed the cabinet, a look a dread on my face.
Michel slowly blinked, still leaning on the countertop on the opposite wall.
"Then I'll have this whole mess cleared up by tonight." He said
"Can I go home afterwards?" I asked not wanting to stay with these strangers if I didn't have too. If it wasn't for the sake of my own life.
Michels arms crossed infront of him then, his brows still knitted together.
"You know about vampires now." He said slowly.
"And no one would believe me even if I told them." I said
"Your in my life for good. You know about us." He countered.
"That doesn't mean I'm a prisoner does it? And no one else knows about me so it's not like they care." I say
"I had to report you to the vampire council. That I was extracting you. Normally we talk longer before I take you but it was an emergancy." He says back "but no your not a prisoner. I can take you home, but I'll have to be monitoring your thoughts at all times. Can you handle that?" He asks
"Beats staying here" I answer back.
My phone was destroyed for nothing if I was just going to return home. I started worrying about my job then, and Aaron who I'd soon see again. How was I going to explain this? I could always tell him the truth; I was mad at him and left, only to return again when I missed him.
Michel nodds his head, with everything planned out I went over to Roy offering to help cook. Michel left the kitchen with nothing else to say.
The day went on uneventful, deciding to watch a movie with Roy with laughed over a silly cartoon together. Michel and Elise were no where to be found. When I asked Roy about it he said the two often went off together. I guessed that they were preparing for the meeting with Adam.
It was getting to be 3 o'clock in the morning, when Elise and Michel suddenly walked through the open double doors to the living room. They both wore serious expressions on there faces as they trudged down creeky wooden floors.
"I'm going to see Adam. Elise is staying here incase something goes wrong." Michel said.
"You two stay in here, I'll be monitoring the outside of the house incase he decides to attack." Elise said
I bundled up in my throw cover higher, Roy looked to have a worried expression on his face.
"Be careful" He breathed and Elise came around to give him a kiss on the cheek.
"Don't worry about me love. You know I'll be fine." She said with a warm smile that Roy reciprocated.
"So that's all we do is sit here and wait?" I asked fear in my voice.
"Humans stay inside" Michel responded.
Elise got up from her crouched position, removing her arms from around Roy's shoulders, she slicked back, turning to walk back to michels side.
"I'll let you know telepathically if things go wrong." Michel said and with that they left, nothing but the sound of there feet falling to the ground and the front door slamming behind them.