When Emily first woke up, she thought, and hoped, that she was dreaming. Eric was sitting beside her, holding her hand and stroking her hair. Her uncle was standing at the end of the bed. Eric smiled a sad smile.
"Hey Emily. Don't worry. Everything's going to be alright. I'm here with you now." Emily moaned. She wasn't afraid, she was angry and annoyed instead.
"Eric.....what are you doing here? Why did my uncle let you in?" Eric looked at her and frowned. His eyes were filled with love and concern. He was obviously very passionate about her. He kissed her forehead.
"Em, your uncle was the one that called me. He was waiting until you were ready but then this happened and I told him to instantly contact me if something terrible happened to you, I requested that your uncle call me." Emily was obviously angry. She clinched her fists. Eric smiled. She looked so cute when she was annoyed.
"So you and my uncle have been working with each other? How could you Uncle Hugh? You should know that he was torturing me and stalking me! Do you even care about my safety and sanity?" Hugh looked at his niece.
"Emmy darling, your family and Eric's family have known each other for centuries. They are descended from the same spirit that we are. In fact, his father and myself are the best of friends. Our kind looks after each other. We're all family." Emily had a headache. She covered herself with the covers. That didn't work because she was burning up and sweating.
"Ah, you need more blood..., don't you?" Emily shook her head. Eric smirked. "It's not anything to be ashamed of. Blood is a miracle worker for us. It heals, it rejuvenates, it makes us powerful." Eric held her head up and made her drink some blood.
"Are you feeling better now that you've got some more blood in your system Emmy?" Emily nodded. She did feel extremely refreshed. Eric and her uncle both smiled.
"That's good. I was really worried about you Em. Extremely worried. Please try not to do that again. Oh and why would you ever attempt to cut yourself?!" Emily's eyes widened. How in the hell did he know that?
"I took an innocent life Eric! I completely tore him up! I'm not myself anymore. I'm a monster and I will try to kill myself until I find a way to end it all." Eric's eyes were a yellowish red that showed that he couldn't be human. They turned black, completely black. He stared directly into her eyes.
"Please, don't. Em, I've never loved anyone before but I sure as hell love you with all of my heart. With every fiber of my being. If I lost you, I wouldn't be able to do anything at all but sit around and mope all day. You die, I die." He started kissing her at first it was a slow kiss but then it turned into something more, something fiery, something intense. Em couldn't help but kiss him back.
Em didn't know what was happening to her. He was supposed to be evil, he was supposed to be the bad guy, and her stalker. But the way that he kissed her so tenderly, so passionately, she couldn't help but fall in love with him. He was the most loving guy that she had ever been with.
Emily's Uncle Hugh eventually cleared his throat. They pulled out of the kiss, but very reluctantly. She got up and sat on the edge of her bed. They were looking expectantly at her uncle. Her uncle raised one of his eyebrows and smirked.
"What? I just cleared my throat!" Emily laughed and so did Eric. They laughed in perfect unison. Eric, as much as she didn't want to admit it, really was her soul mate. It was funny how love worked like that. How you could learn to love someone that you absolutely despised previously.
