a different kind of love

a different kind of love;chapter11

Wiping tears from my face I stand up and intent to walk straight out of the school. But a hand catches mine. I look up to see Edward next to me, holding my hand.

“You're going after them aren’t you?”

I give him a silent nod,

“I have to. He’s my brother, he always looked after me, I can’t just forget about him” I manage to whisper to him. He tilts my head up so that I’m looking at him and suddenly he closes his arms around me holding me close to his heart.

“And I’m coming with you” he whispers in my ear and I shoot him a warning look,

“What?”

“Do you really think that I’m gonna let you go after a crazed vampire on your own! I mean, you’re the best thing that has ever happened to me Lu, when we moved here I thought I would never fit in again. But then I met you. I think I fell in love with you immediately but I just didn’t know it. You’ve changed my whole life! And you think that I’m gonna let the love of my life go to her more than probable death alone! Ha! No matter what happens Lu, I’m going with you to the very end and I’d happily follow you to whatever an end! I love you Lucie.”

Once again tears are falling down my face as I realise what he’s saying: he would happily die for me.

“I love you to, and because of that, I don’t won’t you to came. I don’t want to lose you”

“But if I’m by your side you never will” he then lifts my head again and kisses me,

“This isn’t negotiable, I’m coming with you. End of” and then he smiles.

I turn my head and see Matt kneeing on the floor and staring into the night sky. I walk over to him and sit next to him.

“We can do this you know. We can find him. We will find him. I promise”

“I know, I just can’t believe that dad’s still alive and could have done something like this”

“Listen to me Matt. That thing is not our dad. Dad died a long time ago. There’s nothing of him left in that beast. He just looks and sounds like him. Dads completely gone. Don’t think of dad and see that thing, because it’s not him. Believe me” 

“I know, but it’s hard”

“I know, but it will be over when we find them. I’ll finish it. He may look like dad but I won’t hesitate in killing him. He hurt my family and turned my life upside down. And for that I can’t forgive. Are you going to come with us?”

“Yes. I want to see this thing to the end” then we stand together and all three of us walk towards the door. On the way out Matt picks Sophie up and carries her out with us. We take her into matron’s room with a note in her pocket from me:

Dear Sophie

I’m sorry for all the things that have happened to you because of me and I understand if you feel violated and don’t ever want to see me again. But please believe me when I say that I never wanted to draw you into all of this and put you in danger. You’re the greatest mate a girl could ever ask for and I can’t say how sorry I am. Maybe one day you will find it in your heart to forgive me.

I have some things to do. Please don’t think that I’m abandoning you, that is not what I intend on doing. But the people who did this to you are dead, I took care of that for you, but they had a master and he has taken Harrison to get at me. I have to go after him and save him. Please understand. One day I will return to you. Maybe by then I will have been forgiven. Please, please forgive me. I am truly sorry. I hope that when I return you are in good health and never forget that you are always on my mind and I will never forgive myself for what I have done to you-even if you do.

Live long and be happy my lifelong friend. I will never forget you and I shall see you again one day. I promise.

Your loving friend

Lucie x x x

-

As we leave the room people are starting to pour back into the school and teachers are wondering what happened to the hall. And as we try to sneak out Tim catches up with us.

“Hey guys, have you seen what happened to the hall...hang on” he looks at where we’ve just come from and the scratches on my head and arms, “you did it. You had a fight with your vampy friend! And I missed it!! God, why didn’t you tell me?” he finishes looking at his brother.

“Look, Tim. That guy is dead but there’s another...more dangerous one. And he has Harrison”

“What!! Then why are you all standing around!?! Let’s go kick some vampire arse!!”

And with that we all walk out of the school. A team. A team ready to face whatever came their way. Facing untold danger for certain and walking willingly to what is most probably their doom. But willingly we go anyway. Who would have thought that I had mates as good as these? Ready to trust me no matter what and ready to follow me to whatever an end.

To whatever an end, what does that truly mean? And what sort of “end” would we meet. And does it really matter? As long as we’re together, it doesn’t.