Centuries

Flash Forward: Month One

A/N: Hey guys! So, in chapter 2, Flash Forward, Jennifer had just moved to a new place, and she met a guy. A guy she thinks is totally gorgeous by the way. The day after meeting him, she wakes up with him in her bed. He tells her that he is going to be her boyfriend and that he is moving in with her. No argument she makes works, so here they are. Now, it's a month later. Jennifer is really good friends with Nolan's friends, and she has even made some friends of her own. Nobody, not even Nolan, has discovered what she truly is.
Laters,
-KS

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Jennifer POV
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Beep,beep,beep.

I roll over and hit the snooze button on the alarm. I could get used to this human life. Unfortunately, I still have to hunt. Human food can only sustain me for about a month before I must feed.

"Nolan. Nolan, baby, wakeup."

"Fuck work," he mumbles, "more sleep."

I laugh. Nolan blinks, and begins to sit up.

"Goodmorning Sleeping Beauty!" I say, trying to sound cheerful.

"Yeah, yeah, you too. Hey, Jen, I was wondering if you would maybe like to go out on a date with me tonight?"

Crap! Crap! Crap! I need to hunt tonight!

"Um, what time?" I ask, nervous.

"Well, I was thinking maybe 7? If that works for you."

"How about 8? I'm supposed to help Becca with something. I'm not sure what, she just said she needs some help."

"I can do 8."

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6:30pm
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When I moved, I did not expect to make friends. Or get a boyfriend. I think that I love Nolan, but I'm not sure. After all, I've never been in love. I have learned to travel to feed, so that anybody I know doesn't catch me feeding. They wouldn't know I was feeding, they would see me making out with somebody. Part of my protection spells. Yet, the last thing I need is what they saw getting back to Nolan and destroying all that I have built. So, I must leave town.

I arrive at the bar at 6:30. That gives me 30 minutes to eat and get backto Nolan.

"Hey sugar," I turn the charm on for a nice looking gentleman who appears to have no date.

"Would you mind stepping outside with me?" I know he's hooked by the slightest green swirl in his blue eyes that only a vampire could cause. I take him and back and drink.

Blood. Fabulous blood. Even when I despised drinking, I knew nothing had ever tasted better. I will never be able to get enough. Just before He runs out of blood, I heal him and send him on his way. All he knows is that he heard a strange sound in the alley and wanted to check it out.  No more, no less.

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Nolan P.O.V.
8:27 p.m.
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Jennifer arrives just as I begin to worry. She immediately walks over and kisses me.

"So sorry that I'm late."

"No, it's quite alright."

We continue to wine and dine until about 9:30.

That's when I pull out the velvet box and kneel at her feet.

"Jennifer, I know that we haven't been together that lomg, but I've never felt this way before. Never."

"Nolan...."

"No. Let me finish. I love you, Jennifer.  I love living with you, I love that our friends get along, I love waking up with you, and I love you, and I want you to marry me. So, please, marry me, and make me the happiest man alive. Please?"

"Nolan. I know that it's really soon,  but I love you. So much, more than I could ever describe," she takes a deep breath, "But I can't marry you."

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Jennifer POV
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Maybe it was hearing Nolan declare it, maybe just hearing it, I don't know.  All I know is that I love this man more than anything.

I can't marry him. I'm a vampire.  He's a human. It will never work. Leaving Nolan there dumbstruck, I leave the resturant.

As I walk down the street, I hear footsteps behind me. I instantly tense up. Impossible. He can't have found me. After all this time it's hard to believe he was still looking.

I was so sure it was him.

I turned around and asked Carter how he found me.

It wasn't Carter.

It was Nolan.

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Nolan POV
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Jennifer turns and screams, "How did you find me, Carter?"

Suddenly, it's as if my eyes have opened.

I knew she had secrets. The unintentional peeks over her shoulder, the tensing that happened when somebody walked up behind her. I knew she had secrets, but I didn't know it was a fear of an attack from behind.

I'm suddenly pissed at whoever this Carter dude is.

I want to kick his ass.

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Jennifer POV
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"No," I moan, "No, Nolan. No. I broke up with you. "

"No, you didn't. You said you couldn't marry me. You said you love me. There's a difference.  I know you have secrets," he steps closer, touching me, "and we can unravel them together."

"No. It's only a matter of time."

"Before what? A matter of time before what?"

"Before I lose it. Before he finds me. Until you die, whether it's me or him who kills you."

"Jennifer, hun, I don't plan on dying for a long time. And he, who I'm guessing is Carter,  will never find you. I promise that I won't let him hurt you."

"You can't stop him."

"That's not the point.  The point is that  I am going to marry you.  Then, we, together, will make sure that this Carter character never finds you.  If he does, then we'll take him down."

"You can't. Carter is powerful. He can't be deafeated."

"Why not?"

"Because he is not human. He hasn't been for a long time, and never again will he be human. He made me what I am."

"What are you, Jennifer?"

"A vampire."

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