Temple De Silvia: The Vampire In The Woods

Chapter 6: Questions Answered

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Temple's point of view
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Looking at Charles right now makes me feel like I'm looking at small child, but at the same time an old man. His smile reminds me of my two nieces on their birthdays. Just barely holding onto they're excitement to open their gifts. His eyes reflect a look of pure, controlled bliss. They also have a calm peace look in them. He looks...beautiful, more beautiful then any other man, except one. Focus Temple, you have questions that need answers.

"Charles, please come sit down with me. We have to back to the business at hand." I say as I walk back and around the sofa. As I sit down I tuck and curl my legs under me so I can see Charles. I sit there watching him look out the window for a few moments. Slowly he turns around, puts his hand on the back of the sofa, pushes himself up and over the back of the sofa, and finally sitting down right in front of me. He meets my eyes and says

"Okay, but I get to ask the first question. Why, you may ask. First, because last night you didn't answer any of mine, and second you already ask the first question." I just keep looking at him, silently and he continued on.

"Can you tell me all you know about your father?" He asks, and I feel like my eyes are about to pop out of my head. I ruffle my hair as I say

"Well, I know that he had brown eyes and dark brown hair. Mother told me that he was old-fashion. She said every-time he asked her out he would bring her a pot full white lilies. They were her favorite flower and they met in a flower shop. He would take her to Maris Island to go ride horses, to go hike up mountains, he taught her how to waltz. He also made feel complete in her own skin and loved him with her drying breath. The last thing I know is that his last name is De Silvia and he left my mom before she even knew I was conceived."  

He sits there perfectly still just staring me in the eye the entire time as I give him my answer. His face gives no emotion to my words. Charles puts his left hand on his chin and he tilts his head downwards once I was done speaking.

I guess my question is up next. Should I ask him how old he is? No that's rude and I don't really need to know that. Should ask him about his relationship with Thomas? Nah maybe later. Maybe about how long his going to stay with me. Yeah that's good question, but maybe I should ask him about why he wants to know about my father. 

"Before you ask, why I wanted know more about your father is because I thought every human with the name De Silvia died out. There's quite to few other species that have the name De Silvia, but you smell completely human."

"What does a human smile like? There are other species besides humans and vamps?" I ask without hesitation. Charles looks back at me smiling widely and puts his hand up in front of my face wiggling his pointer finger. He does this while saying

"Uh uh uh, only one question. I will answer your first quest. What does a human small like, well that depends on their heritage and the person who is smelling. Like an unpure-blooded human, to me, smells like peppermint. A pure-blooded human smells like fire roasted chestnuts. Your smell is that of roasted chestnuts and I love that smell."

Charles body comes closer to mine and he's slighty leaning in. I pull away as I think 

Lets not get any closer to this vampire you just met in the woods. Wow that's a crazy thought a vampires they're real or I just going crazy like mother.

"So why are there no pictures of Ashley on the walls," Charles asks as he looks around the room.

"That's because there are pictures of her on the walls," I say as I point at the changing picture frame. Charles looks like he's choking on something as he noisily yells

"No way Ashley's a dude? What does he...wait i mean she take? And that's not the picture that was up there earlier. What the hell happened to it?" 

"What are the other species besides humans and vamps," I ask him as he gathers his composure. 

"I will not tell you all the species for I don't think you need that information. I highly doubt you will meet every single species before you die. So besides humans and vamps, I will tell you two of the other species. One, tasteless werewolves and second the other species has many names. Guardians, protectors, helpers, but the last name they've been has been widely known for is hunters. They're the next step to human evolution. They both help humans from dying from from the supernatural and to keep humans from finding out the true world."

I am getting ready to be asked a question when deep ringing fills the halls. Charles looks at me and asks

"What is that?"

"The doorbell, were you expecting somebody," I ask back

"Yeah, my new queen."