The Monster Within

Chapter Eighteen

|April|

I wake up early, earlier than both Justin and his dad. Or so I thought. I notice Justin's arms laying by his side, not wrapped around my waist like they usually are. I sit up, and cross my legs, also noticing Justin's back was turned to me. I lean over, seeing if he was awake. 

"Good moring." he says in a horse-tone as hs also sits up. "When did you wake up?" I shrug, and look down at my hands that sit in my lap. "Is something wrong?"

"Is there?" I ask, looking up. "Your seeming a bit distant from me." Justin shoots me a confused expression.

"What makes you say that?" He closes the gap between us, and wraps his arms around my body. I look up, searching deep into his hazel brown eyes for any signs of distress, or of him feeling any negative emotions about me. I didn't see any, and to be honest, I didn't see any emotions in his eyes.

He was emotionless.

"What's wrong?" I whisper as he gently strokes my hair. He gives me another confused look before pressing his warm lips against my forehead.

"I don't know what your talking about." he answers when he pulls away. I sit up, pulling away from his grip, and sit infront of him, crossing my arms across my chest.

"I'm being serious." I say. "Your acting weird. You slept a good three feet away from me last night, your eyes are completely emotionless, and you keep on trying to distract me everytime I try to ask what's wrong."

Justin sighs, and rubs the back of his neck nervously, like he knows he's been caught. "It's nothing." he says, and I roll my eyes. "Honestly, it's nothing."

"If it's nothing then why hide it?" I ask. Justin groans. "See? You want to tell me."

Justin smirks. "What makes you say that?" he repeats, and I laugh lightly.

"Because I can tell by how your struggling with it." I say. "You want to keep it a secret, but you want to tell me just as bad."

Justin smiles. "Am I an open book to you, or something?"

I smile. "You can say that."

Justin rolls his eyes. "I'll only tell you if you come cuddle with me."

I laugh. "I've never heard a guy ask a girl to cuddle with him." Justin smirks again, and spreads his arms out wide.

"Well you just did." he says. "Come on. You know you want to." I smile, and crawl over towards him, leaning my back against his chest as he wraps his arms back around my body, gently stroking my hair.

"Now spill." I say before he can change the subject. "What's bothering you."

"Yesterday." he says after a long pause. "I'm curious about what you had to say before my dad interupted us."

I can feel my face heating up. 'Why does he have to remember that?' I think as I look down at my hands. Suddenly, it's me who wants to change the subject.

"April." Justin says softly. "What were you going to say?" He pulls my hair away from my face, gently tucking it behind one ear, and pulling it over to one shoulder, so half my face was visible to him. "Please tell me, or I'll think the worse."

I sigh, and don't look up. "I'm not good with these kind of things." I say. "The whole you-liking-me, me-liking-you ordeal." I finally look up from my hands, and over towards Justin. "I mean, I think you like me, you haven't told me completely."

Justin sighs this time, and looks away from me. My heart drops. He doesn't like me, I knew it. I look away also, and feel suddenly ackward.

"April." Justin says, and I don't look up. "I don't like-"

"I knew it." I say, standing to my feet, out of Justin's arms. "You only kidnapped me because you mated on me. Not that you wanted to, but it just happened. You couldn't help it, right? If you could, you would have mated on some famous girl, like Selena Gomez, or Miley Cyrus."

"April-"

"Don't try to cover this up, and say it's not true." I say, not letting Justin finish. "Because I know it's not." Justin opens his mouth, but then closes it. "I knew it." I could feel my heart shattering to peices, and tears brim my eyes.

"April.." Justin begins, but I turn my back to him, and walk away. His dad wakes up in the middle of my little episode, but stays behind with Justin as I continue to walk.

Once I'm as far away as I think I need to be, I settle myself down ontop of a flat-rock. I bring my knees up to my chest, and rest my chin ontop, starring at the dark forest infront of me, not saying a word. Tears streak the sides of my cheek as I replay the dramatic scene I just played a while back.

'Why are you acting like this, April?' I think as I realize how I acted like a fool back there. 'You could have at least heard what he had to say. It didn't mean what he was saying ment he was trying to cover it up.'

I sigh, closing my eyes. 'God, I always screw things up.' I think. I hear a twig snap behind me, and I jump. Justin appears from behind a bush, and stands there. I turn my back, embarrassed and ashamed to be even near him at this point.

"I'm sorry." he whispers. "I shouldn't have acted that way towards you. I didn't know your feelings for me.."

"Well you do now." I say softly. "And I know yours."

"Do you really?" he asks. I can hear him stepping closer towards me. I make no movement to move away, but I make no movement to turn around. "Cause I think your taking this all wrong."

He's suddenly behind me, wrapping his warm arms around my waist, resting his chin on my shoulder as he tucks strands of my hair behind my ear.

"Are you sure?" I ask, not looking at him. He takes his thumb, and gently wipes a tear away, and gently kisses me cheek.

"April." he whispers, his warm breath hitting my face. "I love you."

I turn and look at him, eyes widdened. He brings his face closer to me, and presses his lips against mine. Suddenly, I feel that everything is finally complete. Justin didn't just kiddnap me because I was his mate. He didn't kiss me because he felt like he had to, he truthfully loved me.

He twists my waist around so I'm facing him now, and I wrap my arms around his neck, pulling him closer. He runs his hands down my thy's, and pulls my legs up over his waist. I gently wrap my legs behind his back, and he holds up my weight with his arms.

I pull away, and smile. "Do you really?" I ask, when I already knew he did.

Justin smiles, and gives me a look.

"Do I really have to answer that?"

**Author's Note: Yeah, it's short. This is just a kind of lovey-dovey chapter. Just to set things straight with the viewers, ALL FEELINGS REVEALED! XD Now it's official :) Only two more chapters left! I'm thinkin a sequel ;) Maybe, maybe not. don't get your hopes up! :) Comment, vote, fan! :D Love you ;)