Vampire Protection Program

Chapter 21: MEMORIES OF THE PAST

Hi guys!!! I know that some of you had some questions on who Stark and Jason were in the last chapter and I have made it so that you know who they are in this chapter. I really hope that y'all enjoy!! Let me know if anything is confusing and I will try and clarify and change it so it's not so confusing.

Love y'all!!

Also! This is the longest chapter that I have in this book so far. Curtucty of my failing to update in so long before this. Also, there might be a second part to this memory, but I'm still debating on that. Let me know what y'all think!!

Here you go!!

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Drew held me close as I shivered. I was freezing and his skin was so cold. He had tried many times to pull away and give me some space because he knew I was cold, but I wouldn't let him. I only clung to him tighter when he tried to.

Unlike Deric, who was always warm to me even though he was just as cold as Drew, Drew was freezing to the touch, but I was too scared to let him move. If he moved, then my lifeline to sanity went with him.

So he just held me against him.

"Sammie." He whispered. "Ortho will make it all okay Pet. I promise. He's had to do this for us before. It's not easy... and I will be honest, not guaranteed to really work like it needs to, but I have a feeling that it will work."

"W-what if he c-can't?" tears rolled down my face and Drew touched my chin. He made me lift my head off of his shoulder and look at him.

"You need to be more optimistic-"

"I want to be." My lip trembled and he sighed. "I want... t-to believe he can fix this... I-I can't... I can't lose Deric... I love him and m-my heart... it h-hurts already... Drew..."

"Oh Pet." He sighed and drew me closer to him again. For some reason, the pet name—no pun intended—that he used for me sounded very familiar. "Even if he can't fix everything in Deric's head, he will eventually make it back to him old self. It might take a little bit, but it will heal inside his head and he will be okay." I sniffed and shivered again, not answering him. He sighed again and stroked my hair. We were quiet a while before curiosity got the better of me. It just went to show that even in terrible times, my curiosity would always get the better of me.

"Why 'Pet'? I whispered. He was quiet a moment and when he answered, I could hear the small smile in his voice.

"It is what I called you when we first met." He said softly and I scowled as I lifted my head. I started to shake my head, but he went on. "It was a time you don't remember. You were younger then and a little bit easier to manipulate then, not that I did it to hurt you or anything." He hurried on when I tensed. "I made you forget our first encounter, because a lot of what we said, were things you were not ready to know in my opinion. You were too young and if anyone had found out that you knew before now, they would have kidnapped you and made you a hunter—if the hunters found out first—or kidnapped you and made you do things you didn't want to do in order to keep your father safe... might have even just killed you because you became very important to me after that encounter and I have many enemies... so I made you forget about me and everything we said."

"W-what did we say?" I asked in a small whisper. I was a little scared of what we had talked about, but I wanted to know. It was a welcome distraction—if only for a moment—to take my mind off of the terrible things going on right now.

"Instead of telling you... can I show you?" he asked and I scowled again. "It's hard to explain, but since I blocked the memories, I can allow them to come back to you and you can remember..." he paused and looked into my eye quietly, waiting for my answer. Slowly, I nodded and he smiled softly. Gently, he pulled me closer and pressed his lips to my forehead. I instantly felt sleepy and found my body giving in to it very quickly. My head fell against Drew's shoulder and I breathed shakily as I slipped into the memories of when I met Drew.