Valkyrie - The Vampire Princess

CHAPTER 15

CHAPTER 15

I awaked during the night. Sleep gave place to an extensive insomnia. Due to that I turned from side to side in my bed, trying to fall asleep again after several tentative attempts without success.

I rose from my bed and went to my room's open window. I had the habit of sleeping with it open due to the owl's constant visit. After all, I got accustomed to its visits, watching over my sleep. Every time the owl didn't appear in my room, I felt its absence.

Then I remained in front of the open window and gazed at the orchard out there as I began absorbing a little fresh air. I saw an image in black between two trees, someone walking slowly.

Eros had emerged from nothing and was in my vision. I turned aside my gaze and stared back at the optical illusion, trying to figure out if this was a hallucination.

Then I saw Eros was standing near a mango tree. He made a gesture with his hand in the direction of my window, calling me to him.

Voluntarily, I went out of my bedroom and walked in a hurry to the garden. I was still in my nightgown and barefoot. I didn't want him to go away before he had really talked to me.

"What are you doing here?" I asked, I was enough surprised before him. I didn't anticipate seeing him there.

"I needed to talk to you." His voice was low and cold. His face was closer and so serene at the same time.

I faced him severely. But Eros's eyes tried to make me tranquil. His attractive eyes always had some power over me and my behavior. "How did you discover where I live?"

"I followed you without your permission." His fingers scratched his chin for some instants. But his gaze was fixed to mine.

My cheeks became ruby.

Then we walked to the mango tree and sat down on the ground under it. Silence came over the situation, until he finally spoke.

"You might think I am wacky for walking by the other's home at an hour like this, but I needed so much to talk to you and try to repair that disagreement that occurred between us."

"I am no longer angry at you."

"I don't want to destroy our friendship, and throw out all that I have achieved until now." He gazed at the darkness while I gazed at his face. "You are the coolest person in that school and I don't have anybody except you as my friend."

My voice came out of my lips. I looked at his face. "I don't want you to lie to me again."

"I'll no longer do that," he promised and his voice sounded truthful.

A fussy wind made my skin ruffle. Then I shrank my posture as I felt cold. Eros noticed my necessity to be snuggled up, and then he took out his dark coat and put it onto my back. Then he said to me, "You aren't dressed adequately to be out here."

I was reminded I was in my sleep clothes.

"I think it is better you go inside otherwise you could catch a cold."

Then he got up and held my arm, helping me do the same. Another shudder came over my body and it wasn't due to the wind. It was a different shudder that was provoked by the touch of his frozen hands.

I wished within me that this night could be eternal and he wouldn't go away. He faced me, gazing into my eyes and due to this I could see inside his eyes that another world was waiting for me and through him I would be another creature.

He held my face with his hands and I faced him too, hoping for something more. Seconds later, he had done a silent reading of my aura which was attracted by his fascinating gaze.

He decided to leave my face free, taking his hands away from me.

"Now go in..." that was all he said me.

Once more I obeyed him like a domestic animal.

Then I returned home as I was cautious and happy for those unique moments.

Before I passed over the front door, I looked back at him and saw his departure. He walked slowly and disappeared thereupon.

As if he didn't exist.

I walked up after that and began searching my room with my eyes. Then I rose from my bed, went to the open window and gazed at the orchard. There was no person in it, just a cutting wind that made my window's curtains dance from side to side.

Seconds later, I went back to my bed, stared down at my feet, and I noticed they were dirty with earth and its grains, the same grains of clay from my orchard.