Experiments

Chapter 4

He catches meeasily and makes me stop, he grips my left wrist in his right handbefore yanking me around to face him. His eyes show how sorry he isbefore he pulls me into a hug, I fight it for a second then I wrap myarms around him and snuggle close.

"I'm sorry Jinx,I didn't mean it like I would be there at your every beck and call. Imeant that I'd always be there for you no matter what. Also I'd liketo give you something to always have, a piece of me if you will."Drake mutters in my ear making me look up.

I frown slightlyand step away from him, he fidgets with something on his hand beforewatching me. I sigh then close my eyes and hold out my hand knowingthat's what he wants me to do, I wait for what feels like an eternitybefore he places something small and metal in my palm. I wait until Ihear him step back before I open my eyes and look at what he put inmy hand. I see his family ring laying there glinting in the light,when I look up Drake isn't standing there he's just gone. I frown andfiddle with the ring as I head to my room, I find out it's too bigfor my finger so when I get into my bedroom I go to my jewellery boxand grab out my one and only chain. I slip the ring onto it then slipthe chain around my neck, I sit down on my bed and play with the ringmy eyes staring off into the distance as I space out.

I don't know howlong I sit there for but when I snap out of it I sense something offabout the house. I get up and head into the hallway looking around,there was no noise being made which made me very nervous. I make myway to Drake's room, only to find it empty, that's when I reallystart to freak out. I run to the backyard and sniff the air, butthere was no scent of Drake anywhere, that's when I notice the fogrolling in.

"Of course!" Icry out as I realize where he would be.

I turn and dashinto the house and down past the basement to the room built specificfor Drake when the weather is too damp for him. I peek into thewindow in the door and only see steam so I press the intercom button.

Bzzzt!"Drake are you there?" Bzzzt!

I fidget asI wait for the reply, and he leaves me waiting for what seems likehours, but soon...

Bzzzt! "YeahI am. I tried to tell you but you were spaced out. Come on in, makesure to wear one of the bathing suits this time though." Bzzzt!

I laughslightly at the memory of the only other time I had entered the roomI had had a heat stroke. I quickly go into the little changing room,blushing when I see his clothes there except his boxers which meantonly one thing. I sigh then look in the basket labelled with my nameand pull out a skimpy bikini, my eyes instantly narrow as I know Drake wasthe one behind this choice. I growl slightly and get undressedquickly then pull the suit on and quickly walk into the room throughthe entrance in the changing room. I squint my eyes as I'm greeted bya bright warm light, my toes curl as they meet sand instead of actualfloor. All of a sudden I'm tackled and I'm rolling down a small sanddune, I laugh as Drake lands on top of me. He's smiling and so arehis eyes until they catch the necklace around my neck and he appearsto be fighting tears.

"Hey." I reachup and place my hand on his cheek, "You gave it to me of course I'mgoing to put it on my mother's necklace so that I don't lose it."

The look on hisface is one of such pure happiness it takes me aback for a moment,then he gets up and holds out his hand for me. I take it and let himhelp me up, he leads me deeper into the room as I brush the sand offof my body. Soon we are at an oasis with a bunch of shady palm trees,there were even some trees bearing fruits like mangoes. The lake wasa beautiful crystal blue colour that showed all the way to thebottom, where there looked to be a cave. I finally look at Drake, whoseems to be watching me with baited breath his eyes sparkling.

"I've been dyingto share this with you Jinx. But this isn't all, it includes a swimif you're up for it?" he smiles holding out his hand again, hiseyes begging me to trust him.

I hesitate for asplit second before I allow myself to place my hand in his, I'mrewarded with an earth shatteringly beautiful smile spreading acrosshis face. He leads me into the pleasantly luke warm water up to myhips before he stops, he seems to have finally taken in how I look inthe bright red bikini he had chosen as his face goes quite reditself. I frown then look down at the water and my eyes widen at howI look, my hands reach for my face then I look at Drake and see achange in him too.

"I'll explainwhen we get there OK?"

 I nod then watchas he dives into the deeper water, I follow suit a second later. Ifollow him to the bottom of the lake and into the dark tunnel, hetakes me through a bunch of different tunnels until my lungs areburning. By the time we come up for air I'm gasping and panting forthe oxygen I so badly need. I yelp slightly as Drake scoops me up andcarries me onto the shore, I go to get out of his arms but then Inotice the heat difference and his shivering. I snuggle closer to himto help him with my body warmth, he smiles graciously then carries meto the centre of the island where a beam of warm sunlight lights up abeautiful garden with a very inviting hammock strung up between twotrees. Drake heads to the hammock and we curl up there enjoying thewarmth of the sunlight.

"You said you'dexplain why we look so different." I whisper after a few minutes ofsilence.

"I know, it'sjust kind of hard to."

"What do youmean?"

"Well I had ahand in the design of this room, or rather that one room, no one elseknows of the existence of this one. But anyway, my magic kind of gotcarried away and shows me and anyone else that enters as the age theywish they were."

"Does anyoneelse see it?"

"You're the onlyother one that's seen it... and the only other one that has everchosen the same age as I have."

"Well we dothink a lot alike. We've been in this house for how many years now?"I frown slightly playing with my now waist long hair.

"Ten years."

"Exactly we needto get...."

"I overheardDracula talking on the phone...He has plans for us. Plans we can'tescape, if we do the whole of the Mystic world is going to come downon our heads." Drake fidgets his emerald eyes dark and cold makinga chill run down my spine.

"That doesn'tsound like you talking Drake... Did Dracula do something to you?"

"He caught mebefore I could get away and threatened you."

"What do youmean threatened me?" I frown slightly.

"He said that hewould take what I treasure most in this world and destroy it if wetried to run away."

I go silent myface losing all colour before I choke out, "I don't know what youmean..."

"JINX I'M NOTPLAYING! YOU! YOU'RE WHAT I TREASURE MOST IN THIS WORLD!" Drakegrowls loudly finally snapping, his hands trapping my face so I'm forced tolook at him.

 He growls andpulls me closer to him before roughly kissing me, I freeze and hefeels this and softens the kiss. Something in me makes me kiss himback my fingers tangling in his hair, our bodies react to each otherlike they were made for each other. As soon as I think it I feel aspark jolt through us, it makes me break the kiss and look at him myeyes wide. I can tell he felt it too as his eyes are as wide as mine.It instantly brings a thought, what if we do belong together, to thefront of my head and I can see it mirrored in Drake's eyes.