Gabriel (Book 1)

Scared

July 3rd, 2011

All night long all I could do was listen to Johanna's rhythmic breathing. In and out. In and out. Calm and slow. A few times she woke up, startled at first forgetting where she was, then she got worried about what would happen, and finally, she fell back asleep. I hadn't moved from the floor by the door, I didn't plan too. I actually got exhausted from all of this, I was probably just as worried as Johanna. What good would 8 hours worth of worrying do me? I figured the only thing left to do would be to sleep. Taking my human form, I immediately fell asleep and dreamt of nothing.

About 10 hours later I awoke to the smell of coffee and eggs. A part of me wanted to go down there and eat them. But a bigger part of me wanted to be a vampire again. So back to being a vampire I went. I was faced with the feeling of anger...at Johanna. How dare she come to MY home and make herself comfortable! This would not last! She was leaving. NOW.

I ran down the stairs, surprisingly everyone was at the main house, except for Jordan and Sophia.

"Alright. Where is she?" I demanded from Faine.

"She isn't here. She went out."

I grabbed the door handle of the front door and flung it open.

"Gabriel! What are you going to do?!" She shrieks.

The guys were getting up, preparing to try and hold me back.

"She's leaving, Faine. Right now. I'm going to find her and make her leave. Its my house, not hers. She has no right to just come on in here and have me lock myself in my room."

I tried to walk away, "But Gabriel! Just talk to her, try to understand!" Faine pleads with me.

"Its me or her, Faine." I warn, I was dead serious to, "And I will not be the one to leave what was mine first."

I didn't stay to listen any longer, I raced off after her scent. The smell of rain in a forest rode on the wind. Johanna's scent.

I ran for about 30 minutes and found myself in a small town. The clock in the town rang 12 times. It was noon. For the first time since getting here, I actually looked around and noticed that it was pretty deserted here. Nobody was around to be seen, it was as if only ghosts lived here. Then I heard a soft voice, a beautiful melody riding on the wind. I followed this melody to a church. Slowly I gazed up at the large gargoyles and ornate carvings, my chest felt tight and I wished that I didn't have to go inside. But unfortunately, that melodious voice was connected to Johanna's scent.

I took a deep breath and walked through the heavy wood doors. My muscles flexed and my eyes keep shifting around, my chest got tighter. I felt like a wolf in the middle of a flock of sheep, like the only light bulb in a room that wouldn't work, like a dead rose in a garden of living ones. I felt like walking further into the church would cause my death. I had this feeling that God would smite me for setting my un-holy body in such a holy place. I slowly made my way through the doors and down a long empty corridor. The soft melody continued. I hid along the back wall, sinking into the shadows and watched her. She was wearing a white peasant blouse and a purple skirt made of cotton that touched just below her knees. Also...she had no shoes. I chuckled and a smile played at my lips. Oh, Johanna, leave it to her to walk through a church without shoes!

She was observing the beautiful stained glass windows depicting scenes from the Bible. And also looking at a porcelain figure of Jesus as a baby,

"'Yes I know I'm just an outcast. I shouldn't speak to you but still I see your face and wonder....were you once an outcast too?'" She sang.

""God help the outcasts hungry from birth. Show them the mercy they don't find on Earth. God help my people, we look to you still, God help the outcasts when nobody will...'"