My Vampire Mate

Breaking up?

Daren's POV

Frankie grabbed a hold of my arm as I was about to start running after her. I didn't mean to kiss Jacey. She kissed me first, anyway. Kiera wasn't meant to see that, but she did, and now she's gone. "Dude, just let her calm down for a bit. She'll be back in a few hours." Frankie said, still holding my arm in a firm grip. "And what if she doesn't, huh? In a few hours, her scent will be gone and then there will be no way for me to track her!" I was screaming at this point. I've never had to worry about Kiera because i knew she was always with someone so she would be safe; at home with her family, at school with friends..., at my house with me. "Daren, she'll come back. I know she will. Kiera doesn't seem like the kind of girl to just run off and never come back. She'll be back, bro. I know it." I removed my arm from his hand and went to sit on the porch. I put my head in my hands and almost felt the need to cry. "I hope you're right Frankie. I really do." He walked over to me and put his hand on my shoulder. "Come in the house and wait. I'm sure everyone knows by now and they'll be making calls to have people looking for her. Discreetly. of course. We don't need to cause any scenes." I shook my head and hugged my knees to my chest. "No. I want to be the first person to see her when she gets back." Frankie didn't say anything, but I could hear his retreating footsteps, and I was happy he was giving me some space. God, why did I have to go and yell at her? Why did I have to go and KISS another GIRL!? Burying my head into my knees, I whisper, "Kiera, please forgive me."

It had been three hours and Kiera still hadn't shown up yet. I was way past panicking now. I stormed into the house and went to find Frankie. "Have you heard anything from anybody yet?" I almost yelled at him. He shook his head, "No, we haven't heard anything yet. But she couldn't have gotten too far. Maybe just a few miles from here, if even that." I run my fingers through my hair nervously. "Where the fuck could she be?" I mutter to myself. Just as I said that, my father came walking into the room. "Daren, she's walking up the road right now." I pushed past him and everyone else, getting to the door and running outside towards her. I could see that her cheeks were tear stained and that her eyes were red and puffy, but all that mattered to me right then was that she was back here with me, and safe. I threw my arms around her and hugged her close to me. She didn't hug me back, and I was hurt by that more than I probably should have been. I buried my face in the crock of her neck and breathed in her scent. "Are you ok? Are you hurt? I've been worried sick about you. Please don't ever do that again." I said against her neck. She pulled away from me and looked me in the eye. "I want to go back." She whispered to me. I nodded my head, "Ok. We'll go back to the hotel and -" She shook her head and cut me off. "No, Daren. I want to go back HOME." My heart dropped a little at that. She didn't want to spend the rest of spring break with me anymore. She probably didn't even want to see me anymore. I nodded my head slowly and wrapped my hand around her shoulder, walking us back to the house. "Um, can someone call us a cab, we're gonna head back to the hotel." Frankie nodded his head and walked back into the house. 

The cab arrived about 15 minutes later. I told my family goodbye and some of them even told Kiera bye. My mother was talking to her right now and I couldn't help but listen in on their conversation. "I'm sorry things went the way they did. I wish we could have spent more time together." My mother said. Kiera smiled sadly at her, "Me too" she said. "Kiera, I know Daren may have messed up, but honey, all people do. He didn't mean for that to happen, and I'm sure you already know that. Just, please don't let what happened affect your relationship too much. You two are sole mates; together forever." Kiera nodded her head and smiled again. "It was nice meeting you Mrs. Night." "You too dear." 

We hopped into the taxi and I told the driver the street and name of the hotel. We didn't say a word to each other the entire ride back, but I kept glancing over at her, and I could see how much pain she was in. I had hurt her, and that was, by far, the last thing I had ever wanted to do. When the cab pulled up to the hotel entrance, I got out and walked over to the other side to open Kieras door, but she had already opened it and gotten out, I shut her door and then paid the driver. Walking into the hotel, Kiera was already at the elevator, waiting for the door to open. I stood beside her and tried to put my arm around her waist, but she moved forward slightly, silently telling me not to touch her. I let out a small sigh. The elevator doors opened shortly after and we stepped inside. She pushed the button for our floor and the doors closed, taking us up to our room. 

Pulling out the key card, I slid it into the silver metal box connected to the door and the door unlocked. Kiera walked right into the room and stated taking off her boots and sweater. She still wasn't talking to me? "Are you just not going to talk to me the rest of the time we're here?" "I have nothing to say to you. And we won't be here much longer; I told you I wanted to go home." I walked up to her and placed my hands on her shoulders. She tried to move back, but I tightened my grip on her. After she stopped moving and I was sure she wouldn't try to walk away, I loosened my hold on her. "Kiera." She turned her face away from me and looked out the large window to the left of the bed. "Baby, please look at me." I placed my hand on her cheek and gently turned her to face me. She was crying again, and I could feel my heart break, slightly. "You kissed her Daren." She whispered to me, looking down at the floor. I placed both of my hands on her cheeks, put my forehead to hers and whispered back. "I know. I know I did, baby. But it was a mistake. You weren't meant to see that." I wasn't going to tell her that she kissed me first, she would think I was trying to blame everything on Jacey. But she was right. I did kiss her back. "I'm so, so sorry baby. I know I hurt you, and I know you're mad, and upset, and disappointed in me right now. Just.....please forgive me." She placed her hands on my chest and pushed herself back slightly so she could look up at me. "I forgive you, Daren." I hugged her as tight as I could and she hesitantly wrapped her arms around my neck. I pulled away after a while and put my hands on her hips and smiled down at her. "But," she started again. "I think we should take a break." My smile instantly dropped and she looked at the floor again. I shook my head. "No."