Similar Yearnings

Ch.12

"This story goes all the way back to when I was practically a kid and Dave was a baby," he says. "My mother was a human, and my father was a purebred vampire. My father was very cold vampire or so everyone believed. But my mother saw through him the day she met him. That's because he saved her from being attacked by another human. She knew he had a warm heart. But he kept a mask up because otherwise he could might as well wind up dead by either his family or hunters. And our fathers family had a strict history in regards to hunts and associating with humans and other vampires. My parents kept their relationship a secret for a very long time. After all they managed to have three baby boys....but the happiness wouldn't last long." He stares at his hands at the steering wheel and clutches onto it tightly. Jake frowns and takes his hand. Dirk turns to him.

"What happened...?"

Dirk holds his hand and takes a breath in, "I was four at the time, Dave was three...our Bro was practically ten. We were all playing around with our toys, when the lights were cut off and our Mother runs in breathing heavily and picks up Dave, our Father runs in and picks me and Bro up. They start running outside while carrying us. We were terrified and didn't know what was going on. My father's eyes were glowing red, and it was different. But I felt captivated by it. We kept going til we reached the forest. People behind us were shouting senselessly. But then we were surrounded by my dad's family. The hunters arrived and the battle started. My father protected us and fought against both sides. My mother hid us, and fought beside him. She wasn't a weak woman. It was because she was a hunter herself, but decided to quit her job after having to massacre a whole family of vampires whether they were children or not. Even babies were not shown mercy...Bro and I watched but by the time the fighting was over and done with...they had lost and were dead but not after killing half of the forced on each side...."

"Oh my gog...."

"Years later...Bro is taking care of us he's working and quit school just to take care of us when he didn't need to...our parents saved thousands and thousands of dollars, maybe even more. But he still decided to save. We moved into the home we live in now and that's when the shades came into play. To hide our abnormal eye colors....but one day Bro was found out....but he was a big fighter....he ran off to protect us. He would come back here and there to deposit money and give us things....but then one day when we were in the forest just hanging out an arrow comes out of nowhere and shoots through his chest. Me and Dave were horrified. We buried him and left his sword deep in his grave.....ever since then no one tried to find us...no one dared to try and kill us...instead they decided to let us live with torturous lives of not belonging anywhere.....we are outcasts....tossed aside by both humans and vampires....but what could we do? It's not like no one is willing to listen to anything we say...."

"Back then...no..but Dirk...maybe...maybe I can change their minds..."

"What?" He turns to the Brit who stared down at his feet for a moment.

"Since I'm the head now...I can probably try to fix things....I can probably try to get them to understand...put new rules in place..."

"Jake...sorry to say but....I don't trust the Crocker family except Jane....and that robe you have...is dangerous...my parents told us stories about that robe...if you keep it...it will cause you to grow dark....you will lose your sanity....and I think that's what they want...."

Jake looks at the robe, and glares at it. He knew something was wrong. He knew it felt off. But..it was something his grandmother left behind for him wasn't it?

"Jake..."

"What should I do with it....?" He asks.

"Burn it,"

"But...Dirk....it was left for me by my grandma...."

"Did she have it around you when she adopted you?"

"W..well...no...."he says.

"Then obviously it's something she didn't want to be exposed to you. You have to get rid of it,"

"But..if the others find out it's gone.....I don't know what will happen!" Jake shouts. Both boys sit at a loss of what to do not realizing the time.

"It's late...I'll get you home...but put that thing in some secure place and don't put it on or go near it got it?"

"I got it..." Dirk nods and starts up his truck as he finally takes Jake home. As soon as he parks at the drive way Jade runs out from the porch with Bec following along beside her.

"Jake! Finally! Where did you go?! I called everyone else and they said you left already but you weren't home yet!" She cries.

"Jade im fine...im alright don't worry about it," Jake says as he exits the truck and walks over to his sister. "Dirk drove me over,"

"Oh...how did you end up with Dirk...?"

"O..oh heh I got lost wandering through town so I asked for a ride..." Jake says nervously laughing while rubbing his neck.

"Jake English! You were supposed to wait until they dropped you off!" She scolded.

"I'm sorry...! He says with a squeak. Dirk sits in his truck not commenting, but silently waiting to say goodbye as Jade continued to nag him. Dirk clears his throat a bit to grab their attention, but it fails. He sighs and honks his horn instead. This time they both jumped.

"Yo Jade mind if I have a word with Jake?" He asks. Jade stops herself and nods as she heads inside with Bec. Jake sighs and turns to his boyfriend.

"Thanks a lot love, I swear my goose was almost cooked right there,"

"Haha sure thing, but what if Jade asks about well if anything about me seeing the robe?"

"I can't lie...but I know Jade won't tell anyone anything either..."

"This is a bit risky Jake...if she knows then we have to get all of our friends rounded up to actually have only them know..."

"I guess you're right...and tomorrow we have a day off correct?"

"Yes yes we do, so tomorrow we'll call up everyone,"

"Sounds like a plan!" Jake says with a grin. "Well I'll see you tomorrow Dirk.."

Dirk nods and pulls his face close by grabbing his collar as he kisses him deeply. Jake blushes a bit and returns the kiss as Dirk's grip loosened. Jake buries his hand into the blondes locks as the blonde slips his tongue into his mouth. After a moment, the two pull away to breathe their faces deeply red.

"See ya Jake," Dirk says with a smirk as he drives off leaving behind a flustered cherry faced Jake and a squealing Jade who watched from the front door.