I Need You (H.S Vampire)

Chapter 17:

Chapter 17:

(Ellie's POV)

"Will I see you again?" He asked. I knew he wouldn't make this easy for me.

"Probably not. Witches and vampires. Besides it being against the rule, we don't make a good mix." I replied uncrossing my arms and putting my hands behind my back as I tried to get away from the spotlight he put me under. A part of me wanted to release his curse. Make him remember. He clearly wasn't going to make this easy and let me go but I had to try.

"I've never been one to follow the rules." He said placing a piece of hair around my ear again. earlier again. His reply made me laugh a little as he wasn't wrong. Our eyes locked and I realised the space between us had closed dramatically. We were dangerously close to me breaking. He knew it and he knew that I knew it too.

"Why do I feel that we know each other more than you're letting on?" He asked, my breath catching.

"Why do you think that?" I managed to get out.

"Call it a gut feeling." He replied pushing the rest of my hair behind my shoulder.

"We did. In a past life." I said, the tension between us was so thick it could be cut with a knife.

"Past life?" He asked as he put his hand back down away from me, releasing some of the tension. I took a quick breath as I tried to regain my strength in this situation.

"A life I'm not planning on bringing to the future." I said crossing my arms again, my eye contact not breaking however.

"Ouch." He said laughing as I took a step away. I didn't get him. He didn't know me. Naturally we were mortal enemies. Yet he was still treating me the same as when were together. He

"I tell you my family hurt you and stripped your memory and you want to be in my future?" I stated. His emerald eyes were like lasers into my soul.

"Is that a problem?" He asked as I tried to avoid eye contact.

"For your future maybe." I replied rolling my eyes at how he was being. He didn't know me but he was already acting lovestruck. I knew why I was acting like I was. I love him and I'm trying to do what's best for him. I knew he loved me and I knew he wasn't going to let this go.

"You've never been able to leave well enough alone have you?" I asked laughing.

"It's not my style." He said as our eyes met again.

"I like you little witch." He added making me blush. I hadn't heard him call me little witch in years.

"Maybe one day you can tell me that again -" I said turning around away from him trying to escape before I gave in.

"In the space right here, possibly dancing underneath the stars." He finished making me stop in shock. How did he know that?

"Harry?" I asked staying stuck in the moment. Did he remember? Had he just broke the spell?

"Sorry. I don't know where that came from." He stated. My heart dropped. The spell hadn't broke. He didn't know me. He only remembered a moment.

"I'll see you around." I said before he could see the tears escaping. I quickly sped away and walked home. He stood still where he was watching me go before I turned a corner a broke down.

I knew I could stop this. I could make him remember but I knew there was a greater purpose. He could be free. He could be left alone. And he could find peace. Yet. A bigger part of me was wanting to be selfish. To make him remember so we could pick up where we left off. But where would that lead us? On the run from my family? from the vampires? Hiding just to be together? That wasn't a life. That was torture.

Once I reached the gates of the house, I stood for a moment. Everything had changed and everything had happened so fast. I took a deep breath to ground me and to try and calm down before I went in.

"Ellie?" My mother called from the living room. When I entered, I could see she was looking at all the books and the grimoire. When I left her earlier, the portal spell had broken so I can only imagine she was trying to find a solution.

"What happened? Why are you here? Where's Harry?" She asked looking up and then back down at the books.

"It was Dad." I stated shuffling where I stood.

"What was your father?" She asked looking at me again and then back at the grimoire.

"He stripped Harry's memory of me." I explained.

"So? You know how to reverse it." She said dismissively.

"I'm not going to." I answered leaning on the door frame, crossing my arms looking trying to hold in the tears.

"I don't understand." she said turning to me granting me all her attention. She stood and walked towards me, and started to lead me towards the sofa.

"I'm giving him a chance at a normal life. Without threats or running or -" I said as we sat.

Without me

"Honey, he's a vampire. He's not going to have a normal life." She said as we sat down as I wiped my tears from cheeks in a swift motion.

"He can at least have a more peaceful one." I said defensive.

"Is he really going to let you go that easy?" She asked.

"He has too. He doesn't remember me. He was trying to I could see it but I couldn't let him."

"Ellie this may be you're only chance. The longer he's under the spell, the harder it is to break." She said pointing at the books on the floor as if it were an example.

"It's for the best." I said looking back into my lap. I couldn't look at her. If I did, it felt as I would have to face my decision face on and I couldn't.

"For who?" She asked.

"For him." I answered.

"What about you?" she asked. She brought her fingers to my chin and got my face to turn to her.

"I'm doing what's right." I breathed.

"But is it? Harry should at least have a choice in this too?" She lowered her hand.

"When have you been on team Harry?" I huffed.

"Now that's not fair. It wasn't like that. I wanted what was best for you" She stated

"And this is." I said attempting to conjure some courage.

"I'm sorry but I don't agree." She said standing. She tried to take my hands into hers, but I swiped them away. I wasn't hurt at her and what she was saying, I was hurt by the situation.

"I think you're breaking your heart first so nobody can break it for you." She continued, placing her hand on my shoulder to try and comfort me. She was right. I was but I was also trying to protect him. Two things could be true at the same time.