Mystique

Chapter 3

" Stop laughing you two and come join me at the dinner table. "

" Coming!" Derek followed me into the dining room and took a seat right next to me. That made my Aunt smirk.

" Well now that we are all seated, Derek why don't you tell us a little bit about yourself."

" Sure Miss Rose, I turned sixteen August seventh.

I go to the the Fae academy in Georgia. My emotion is Sadness."

" Thank you Derek, I am sure you will get to know Stella more tonight. So let's eat!! "

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After dinner I helped my Aunt clean while Derek sat in the living room.

" Stella you know it is tradition to allow the suitor to stay in your room? "

" No, I am sorry Aunt Rose I just don't feel comfortable having a guy I barely know in my room."

" Don't be so modest I know you want to be chosen and marked by a suitor and that is the best way. "

" Excuse me, sorry for interrupting but I don't feel comfortable staying in Stella's room either. "

I looked at Derek shocked that he would feel the same. Usually the suitors wanted to stay in the same room as me.

" Well, I don't want to have to do this to you Stella, but I will call your parents and they won't be happy."

" Okay." I sighed, cause calling my parents during council sessions was a bad idea especially if my Dad answered the phone.

" No I understand if Stella doesn't want me in her room."

" Well she is over that now, plus I have no other guest rooms so you would have to sleep on the couch which is very uncomfortable. I would not want you to be in pain. "

I scowled at my Aunt Rose she lied to Derek sweetly, just like a nymph could to get what she wanted. Derek didn't seem to notice either.

" Okay." Was the only word he could manage. I think he was dazed and confused.

" Great! Show him to the room Stella and get to bed you two."

" Sorry about that."

" It's okay I just didn't want to put you in this position, but your Aunt kind of confused me."

" Yeah she has a habit of doing that she is part nymph."

" Oh crap."

" Yeah, well here is my room."

" I think I'll sleep on the floor, if you don't mind? "

" No I don't, but are you sure it is very uncomfortable? "

" Yeah."

I changed into a blue tank top and blue polka dot matching pajama bottom shorts.

When I returned in my room Derek was unpacking I decided to grab some blankets for him from the closest.

" Here you go."

" Thanks Stella. Goodnight! "

" Thanks."

I woke up in the middle of the night, I could not sleep and my head was pounding. I needed some water.

I looked over at Derek he was sound asleep.

So I crept out of my bedroom and down the creaky steps to the kitchen.

I grabbed a glass and started filling it with water. Then I started to hear someone moving around upstairs.

I didn't have enough time to move.

" Stella are you okay? "

Derek was holding me by the shoulders, probably trying to read my emotions. We can read every creatures emotion.

" Ye- Yeah I just couldn't sleep. You can go back to bed though. "

" No I am not leaving you. " Derek started to fill up his own glass of water. Still grasping one of my shoulders gently.

" No really I am fine. "

" No your not, but you don't have to tell me anything I just don't want to leave you all alone. "

" Thank you, I appreciate that. "

" Your welcome, will you tell me what's wrong with you? "

" Um, I am not exactly sure I just woke up with my head pounding and I couldn't sleep. "

" Well I will stay up with you till you can sleep and we can watch T.V. or talk. "

" Thanks, um, I think I am going to watch T.V. ."

I turned on the television and selected a channel that I thought Derek would like also I settled on the show Big Bang Theory.

My eyes were starting to close and I was starting to doze off, so was Derek he was also shifting closer to me.

But, at this point I didn't care I was too tired to care.

( I hope you like my story so far any comments I would appreciate. Thanks!!)