"Have you at least picked a date yet!?" my mom yelled. Pete and I looked at each other then back at my mom.
"No" we said at the same time. She rolled her eyes and groaned.
"You haven't thought about this at all have you?"
"He's got a ring on his finger doesn't he?" Pete asked.
"This is your wedding! Don't you want it to be spectacular!?" She sounded really upset. "Oh my god"
"Mom calm down" I said.
"We need to start this now! Mom, I need you to pick out flowers, dad I need you to pick out tuxes. Pete pick a date"
"What about me?" I asked.
"I don't know help pick out flowers"
"Wait, this is me and Petes wedding we should plan it together" I said.
"Patrick we don't have time now-"
"No! I wanna plan my own wedding!" I yelled.
"And you are but-"
"I mean Pete and I! I wanna pick out a tux and I wanna pick out the date of my wedding! I wanna pick the flowers and the music!"
"Patrick-"
"No!" I cut Pete off "I didn't even want this wedding and now that I do I can't even plan it!" I looked at my mom. "Ugh!" I yelled angrily. I stormed out of the house stomping my feet as loud as I could to let them know I was pissed. I sat on the porch frumpily with my chin resting on my hand. I felt calmer. "Stop it!" I yelled. I felt angry again. "Don't fuck with my emotions Pete" He hugged my stomach tightly.
"I apologize" he said gently.
"Can you just leave me alone please?" I asked. He snorted in my ear.
"Do you know who I am?"
"Go plan my wedding" I smiled at him sarcastically.
"Mon amour" He said kissing down my cheek "You need to calm down"
"It's hard to do that when-" I groaned when he started sucking on my neck "Stop it"
"That's not what your boner says"
"Fuck it" I pushed him against the door. He smirked at me. My lips were barely an inch from his.
"You seem calmer" he said.
"Hm" I kissed him. He smiled then kissed back. "Change me" I whispered "I wanna run away with you. Change me" I kissed him again.
"Marry me first" he whispered. He played with my hair. "On our wedding night. After everything's done with. I'll change you. And we'll disappear"
"I wanna disappear now"
"Soon"
"Pete"
"Patrick. I don't wanna change you in the first place. Don't make me do it any sooner than I have to"
"When should we get married?" I asked.
"What day is it?" He asked.
"It's May 1st" I mumbled. He smiled at my hand. I noticed he was staring at my ring.
"My birthday" he said.
"Yes. It's June 5th. What about it?" I asked.
"I mean let's get married on my birthday" he said. I smiled and leaned in for another kiss.
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After about another half hour of making out on the porch we went back inside to tell my mom. She looked at us.
"I wanna plan my own wedding. I wanna plan it with Pete. Thats that. It's our wedding. Not yours" I said.
"Oh?" she asked a bit annoyedly.
"And it's gonna be on June 5th. I want it in the woods near the house" I smiled.
"Fine" she said nodding.
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I jolted awake from a dream about the man from the woods. Pete wasn't there.
"Pete?" I asked. I heard something move at the foot of my bed. I looked over and saw glowing red eyes. "Pete don't scare me like that" I said. I clicked the light on.
"I'm not Pete" Luke said smirking. I froze up in fear "Lover boy went out for a while. He needed to hunt. I thought now would be the perfect chance" he zoomed over to me and ran his hands through my hair. "So you're getting married"
"Yes" I breathed.
"And you want to become immortal"
"To spend my life with Pete yes" He laughed wickedly.
"If you say that's the reason I'll believe you" he said. He looked out the window. I grabbed my phone quietly and started a text to Pete.
Me: Help.... lu-
He snatched my phone away.
"You dumb little human" he said crushing my phone in his hand. He dropped it to the ground and sniffed the air. "Ah right on cue" he said looking at the door. Now it actually was Pete. His eyes were a dark red. He glared at Luke. "The pathetic protector" Luke laughed "Come to save the day again?"
"Get out or I'll kill you" Pete snarled.
"Why are you refusing him immortality. Who knows when I'll just pop by? Don't you want him to protect himself?"
"Get out!" Pete yelled grabbing him by the neck. He smiled at him. Pete looked a little freaked out and hurt as he lowered him. Luke laughed again.
"See you soon" he said. He was next to me now. He ran his hand through my hair "Mon amour" Pete punched him hard across the face sending him flying back.
"Get out" he said angrily "Now"
"Okay lover boy. I'm leaving" He mumbled. Pete slammed his foot on his leg. Luke cried out in pain. "Okay!" he yelled. He stood up and looked over at me. "I see that you'll never love me the way you love him" he said gently. I still had a fearful look on my face. I looked at Pete wanting him to comfort me. Pete stared back at me. "Just the way you look at him. You never looked at me like that"
"Y-you hurt me" I whimpered. I was shaky. And sad. I was confused.
"Luke stop" Pete warned.
"He controls you. Doesn't he?" he asked.
"No. I'm free to do as I please as long as it can't harm me. You controlled me. I couldn't talk to anyone or do anything because of you" I started shaking some more.
"I've asked you to leave several times and I won't ask again. Now get out" Pete said. He was in his face now. Luke nodded. He looked genuinely sad as he left. I watched him run outside and disappear. Pete looked at me again.
"I-I" I couldn't coherently form a sentence "Pete"
"He loves you still" he mumbled.
"I-I never loved him. He scares me. Pete" He hugged me.
"He wants to hurt you because of what I turned him into" He mumbled "Remember when I said monsters don't have feelings only a select few? He's not of that select few"
"Then why is he waiting?" I asked.
"I'm not sure"
