Vlad

Chapter Three Close call

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Jessica
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Vald's POV

"I'm not marrying someone I don't know!" I sneer at my mother and she glares at me. ever since I was born my mother arranged a marriage with her best friends daughter.

"Vlad I am not taking no for an answer. Alice is a lovely girl and in two weeks you WILL be marrying her." My mother and father don't know what I am but Demitri does. I look at him and he shrugs basically saying he can't do anything to help.

"Arrange a marriage with Demitri." I grumble and of cause she hears me.

"No Vlad. Alice is your age so stop complaining." I glare at her and she steps back sensing she has past my keep calm line.

"Vlad why don't we head out for a few hours?" I hear Demitri say but I don't move. I just continue to glare at my mum.

"I AM NOT MARRYING ALICE!" I yell and she shrinks back into my fathers arms. I turn around and storm out the front door and over to my car. I start it and before I drive of Demitri turns the car back off. He isn't looking at me but in another direction. I look as well and see Alice and her mum driving towards the house. I groan and slide down in my chair.

"If only they knew what I was." I say to him and he nods.

"What we are you mean." I look at him and I slide over to the passenger side of the car. Demitri slides in and starts the car just as mum walks out.

"Alice darling its so good to see you." I groan again and I suddenly start feeling the urge to feed. It was as if Demitri knew because he hands me a blood back and I chuck it down.

"Drive Demitri before I loose it." I growl out and he speeds off in the direction of town. It has been three weeks since I last saw Jessica in the mall with her mother and its been driving me crazy. We pull up in the mall car park and I step out. Demitri puts cloud cover over so we don't burn in the sunlight and we walk inside. We walk around for a while then head over to the food court. I stop dead in my tracks as soon as we enter. Of all the times I have seen her she has to look the best right now.

"Vlad don't just stand there act normal." I hear Demitri say and I snap out of my trance and order subway. We walk over to a table and begin eating. I focus all my hearing on Jessica's family and listen in.

"Go and talk to him Jess. You haven't see him in three weeks." He mum says and I smile.

"Mum, shut up. I'm not going over there. I can barley talk to him as it is." I turn to look at her and she meets my eyes. I see her blush and look away. I smile to myself and look away.

"I can't take this anymore." I stand up and walk over to them with Demitri following close behind.

"Looks like if you don't come to me then I have to come to you." I say and she giggles. I see her parents smiling and I pull up and chair.

After talking to them for at least 2 hours I have gotten to know then quiet well.

"Well we best be off boys but it is nice seeing you again." We stand up and I see Jessica wince at something. I see a price of Brocken glass sitting on the table with blood on it. I see Jessica holding her thumb and I see drops of blood dripping into the table. I sense Demitri shift on his feet and I feel my fangs extend.

"We better let you go then. I hope to see you soon Jessica." I say and we quickly walk away from them.

When we reach the car I see Demitri breathing heavily. After he calms down we drive back home. As we pull up I see that Alice is still her and I groan in frustration.

We walk inside and over to the lounge room. We sit down on the couches and everyone looks at us.

"Where have you boys been?" Mother asks and I glare at her.

"Why do you care?!" I snap and she flinches. I jump up and walk out. I hear light footsteps following me upstairs and I stop outside my door.

"If it makes you feel any better me and my mum had the same fight. I don't agree with this. We both deserve to be happy." Alice says and I look at her.

"Don't get me wrong Alice. You are a lovely person, it's just, your not the right person for me." I say and she nods. I open my door and walk in closing it.

I slump down on my bed and I hear heavy foot steps coming up the stairs. I instantly know its my parents and I grumble.

"WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING! SHE IS PERFECT FOR YOU!" My father yells and me and I jump up walking over to him.

"No, she isn't. I don't want to marry someone I don't love. Don't get me wrong, Alice is a lovely girl but she isn't right for me. I want to be with someone who loves me the same as I do them." They look at me confused and I hear Demitri clear his throat and I glare at him.

"I need some air." I walk out of my room and down stairs. I open the back door and walk over to the lake. Sitting under a tree, I hear someone walk over to me and out of the corner of my eye I see my mum. She sits next to me and I look at her.

"There's someone else isn't there?" She asks and I look back at the lake nodding.

"Yes. I didn't want to tell you because no matter what I would say you would still want me to be with Alice." She puts a hand on my arm and I look back at her.

"I want to meat this girl. If that's possible." I stare at her and she smiles.

"You were right before. You deserve someone you love and who loves you. If this girl is the on then I want to meat her." I stand up and she followed me back to the house.

"Invite her over for tea. That will be best." She says before we enter the house and I nod. I signal for Demitri to follow me and we head back into town.

It doesn't take long before we crash into each other again.

"Twice in one day. What's the occasion?" I look at Jessica and smile.

"My parents have invited you over for dinner tonight." I hear Demitri chock on his drink and we crack up laughing.

"Ummm, sure but I don't have anything to wear." She says and I chuckle.

"Don't dress up. But don't come in old clothes. Perhaps come in the clothes you wore when we first met." I see her blush and I smile.

"I'll see you tonight. I'll pick you up." I say and I walk back over to a still coughing Demitri.

All I could think about on the way home was. Are my parents going to like the one that I am meant to be with. My Mate.