The Chamber

Goodbye,for now

I layed in bed, trying to figure out what to do.

I can't be with Viktor, I was stupid to let him think I can be.
With everything that had happened, you'd think I'd be used to the surreal and that cliché normality wouldn't bother me, but I still stress about things like silly little kisses.

Viktor is dangerous, I can't get involved with him, he killed my fiancé and ruined my life, I hate him.

I walked downstairs to the hotel restaurant, where I knew Viktor would be, we needed to talk.

"Hey" he said as I walked in and sat down in the seat next to him, the whole room was empty, in fact, the whole hotel was. It had been vacant since I got here.

"Hey" I replied meekly

He stood up and started to pace, twisting the pearl choker between his fingers.

"we need to talk" he announced, continuing to pace.

"Okay" I said, maybe I didn't need to be the one to start this conversation, maybe he had come to his senses too.

"I didn't come here because I needed the choker, I was here to collect it for someone else. I don't even care about the pearls! I just agreed to find it because I hate your family" he explained.

"Why do you hate my family so much?" I asked. This wasn't what I thought he was going to talk about.

"One of them turned me into this- this monster" he said, looking me in the eye, "I shouldn't have taken it out on you, and done everything I've done, I'm sorry"

I believed he was sorry, but that doesn't mean I forgive him.

"So who are you getting the pearl choker for?" I asked.

"I told you that your great great grandmother stole the pearl choker from me, that's a lie. She stole it from Bael and now he wants it back" he stopped pacing and sat down next to me.

"Bael? Bael the demon that took over James body? B-but he's dead! You killed him along with James" I exclaimed, I was so confused.

He laughed mockingly "he was already dead Emily, and he's coming back for the pearls"

"But why? Why are the pearls so important?" I was starting to understand now, "and are you going to give them to him?"

"I have no idea why the pearls are so important, and I can't give it to him, he'll want to kill you too" he sighed, he looked worried.

"So what do we do?"

"I hide, he could come for the choker any minute and I don't want you to be any where near it when he does" his words were rushed, I could tell how urgent this was.

"Okay, but Viktor about last night" I started to say

"The kiss? Don't worry about it, I know it was probably just something about James, I shouldn't have taken advantage of you like that" he faked a smile as he said it.

"Thanks for understanding" I managed to say.

He got up out of the chair and started towards the door, stopping when he got to the exit.

"Goodbye Emily" he said, half smiling at me

"I'll miss you" I said, unexpectedly. I honestly didn't know if I meant it or not, but I knew that I did care about him.

"You too, sweetheart" he winked, and his face broke out into a smirk before he turned around and left the room, the hotel and me, for now.

Written by @demidreaming