The Midnight Love

Chapter IX

The limo ride would have been much more exciting and fun if it didnt take so long. I was enjoy the music and the lights but i felt Bella's drool on my shoulder indicating she had fallen asleep. I looked down at my phone that told me we had been in the car for 3 hours now. Andrew had texted me asking where i was. i decided to call him back.

"yo where the fuck have you been bro? did you ever find Bella?" Andrew said loudly, and Bella moved but i held her head down on my chest to keep her asleep. "Yes shes with me and fine, we're ok again. but you wouldnt believe me if i told you whats been going on." i told him honestly. "youre right man, leave me out of it. unless its gonna kill me, i dont wanna know" he continued speaking too loudly, or was it my increased hearing? i dont know.

"Listen 'Drew, i need you to tell your dad that im taking my vacation days now, ok?" i said to him. "Why man? working for him isnt that bad is it?" he asked me, sounding a little offended. "no andy, i can explain once everything clears up, just please do me this favor." i pleaded with him. "you got bro, text me alright?" he asked. i felt relieved that he wasnt interested in my big secret and now very dangerous life. "yeah i will, later dude." i bid him farewell and hung up.

Bella was fidgeting now, and i layed her across my lap and put her feet up on the seats and she settled down and went right back to sleep. My eyes began to feel heavy as we were now reaching the 4 hour mark, and the limo showed no sign of slowing down. I asked the driver where the 3 agents were and he said they were in 3 seperate limos behind us. I felt it best not to ask why, instead i asked him how much longer and he replied with, "a long while, open the compartment next to you, there are pillows and blankets for my wife and I."

I thanked him and smiled as i layed down with Bella on the gigantic seats that could pass for a bed. She wasnt my wife but i was thrilled at the sound of it. I made a mental note to ask her to marry me once all of this was done, and then i remembered i also wanted to re do the stairs in our house. As my mind wandered through past mental notes i had made, i fell asleep quietly.

I woke up to Bella making a silly face at me while sitting on top of me. Slightly confused as to where we were i sat up, kissing her softly and noticed that we were still in the bedroom sized limo. She stayed on my lap as i frowned, "how long was i asleep" i asked her, "its been three hours since i woke up, mustve been at least 4 hours total." She frowned too and nestled herself into my neck as i wrapped my arms around her. "Where the fuck are we?" i was getting a little aggrivated. "language" she replied and i stuck my tounge out at her though she couldnt see, i felt as though i won.

Contrary to what I thought the car would be doing after all this time, it sped up. "where are we going?" i asked the driver, "headquaters, sir" he replied evenly. i just noticed that he had a slight british accent. i wondered absent mindedly if he was named Geves, or Alfred. "much longer?" i asked with a yawn, "No sir, a half hour at most." he answered me and smiled through the rear view mirror. i thanked him and sat back, closing the hatch to give us some privacy.

"Why arent you wearing a shirt? I think the Driver was checking you out" Bella said to me as i sat back. She ran her soft fingers over all my tattoos, tracing them. "Long story. He says we're almost there." i said to her, relaxing as she continued tracing my ink.

She smiled up at me and kisses my cheek, "Do you think they'll give us a real bed there?" she asked me quietly, "im sure they will baby, he told me they would give us clothes and food too." "good, im thirsty and tired." she complained. i rolled my eyes and laid back down, she laid on top of me with a pout on her face. The car slowed down and Bella peered through the window, "we're in the middle of no where baby, will you ask them where we are?" "baby im sure its fine" i told her reassuringly as i sat up. "baby ask them, please? for me?" she said and gave me the puppy eyes and obviously i couldnt tell her no.

Before i could tap the driver's shoulder, our door opened and Geve's asked us to step out of the car. Bella got out first and began to stretch. "would you stop being so dramatic?" i asked her as i got out and closed the door behind me. Geve's showed us the way into a small concrete building with windows everywhere, it looked like a regular city building, though it was the only building in site.

As we walked inside, i kept Bella close to my side as i had my arm wrapped around her waist. This place was very busy, people dressed in suits and tuxedos and women in button down shirts and pencil skirts rushed around everywhere. i felt very out of place right now, as they stopped and stared at all of my tattoos. I was usually dressed nicely for work but this was pretty bad. Bella rubbed my back gently as we walked to a room all the way in the back of the floor.

"this is your room" a man said to us and Bella ran to the closet that was filled with clothes. I put on a simple t shirt and looked around the room. The bed must have been even bigger than king sized and Bella winked at me as though she read my mind. The man behind me at the door mustve noticed that as well because he cleared his throat awkwardly. Everything in the room was a plain yellowish color, but it would do for now. "will you be ok here for a now, while i go talk to these guys?" i asked her and she nodded happily at me as she skipped back to the closet. i shrugged at her and walked out of the room with the suited man.

He led me to a large conference room, with a silver oval table in the middle and told me to sit down and that a man named James would be here in a few minutes. I took a seat at the head of the table and leaned back on the soft chairs when another suited man with cropped blonde hair and a gray beard entered the room. "james?" i asked him and shook his hand. "yes thats me." he smiled. "im Bobby." i said. "oh yes, we all know you" he grinned and sat at the table with me. "you know me?" i asked him confused. "yes, youre a pretty big name around here now." he answered me. "and why is that?" i asked again, "well, you killed Raymond." he answered me as though i should know all this information. "who?" i asked. "you know, Raymond. That gigantic beast of a vampire, from the SAC. In Brooke's final report before her dissapearence, she sent in a short video of you killing him. A masterful fight if i may say so myself, sir." he answered me and straightened up when he said sir, as if i was his captain or something. "oh... can i ask you something, james?" i inquired to the suited man. "yes, of course, anything sir!" he answered me, too excitedly for my taste. "why are you helping us?" i asked him. "Because we need you, sir. Raymond was virtually invincible, and you sent him to hell within 3 minutes of encountering him." he replied. I stood up and paced for a while. "need me for what?" i asked. "well, sir" he opened a suitcase filled with papers, pens, and paper clips. "we're prepared to offer you a job in the NAC Army. You will be offered the rank of Alpha Division Captain. Which gives you full range of leadership of about 10,000 vampire soldiers. In return we will give you the house here to live in plus access to all the ground's facilities for 2 years of service. Once two years of service is completed you will have to option to renew your contract or you can relocate to any foreign country of your choice, all expenses paid for. You will have 2 days to discuss this with Bella and we will need an answer the following day."...

"what?" i looked at him like he was joking. "im not a soldier, look at me! im a freak!" i shook out my hair down to my shoulders and back, and showed him my tattoos and ear peircings. "ive never killed anyone, i killed that guy by accident." i told him frantically. He simply shook his head, "Sir, youre a natural. its like you were born to be a vampire. your skills are unparralleled. and this isnt just coming from me, its from the up and up. We need you to help us stop those savages from the SAC."

i sat back down, trying to absorb all of this and burried my face in my hands. "what if i dont want to do this?" i asked him. "you will be killed, sir. Its nothing personal, we just cant risk losing your skills to the SAC. If they aquired you, we would be devasted and defeated." he told me flatly.

I sighed, i shouldve expected a choice like this. Die in a battle i never wanted anything to do with, or die because i dont want to fight that battle.