Tale of a Vampire

Chapter 2

The next night Diana was a bit disquieted. James sat at the table while she and her father had dinner just to keep them company and because these little gestures made him feel more human, even though secretly it irritated it a bit his necessity to be human in certain ways. Diana raised her eyes off her plate and looked in front of her. Her blue eyes found his and her heart began to race and she felt her cheeks getting hot, flushing. She knew was losing control over her feelings or maybe she didn't want to control them anymore. There was this heavy silence lingering in the air that displeased her.

"May I ask you a question my Lord?" Her voice echoed on the huge saloon.

"Diana!" Her father reprimanded her but James raised a hand at him to stop him.

"Let her." He said to the man and then his face turned to Diana and he smiled. His perfect teeth showed. His smile was the most beautiful smile she had ever seen and her heart began to race once again. If only she knew how her heart beat tortured him... "What question is that?" He said trying to ignore that echo.

"How old are you?" She blurted.

"I am thirty." He said quietly. Yes, that was his human age. The age he had when he had suffered from that deadly bite. He should have said 150, for that was his current age, but that would scare her too much. Then he went silent but her blue glare was still locked on his. There was more coming, he was sure.

"How come you are not married?" Diana continued.

"Diana!" Her father reprimanded her again. But James laughed a little. His laughter echoing in the thick walls of the dining room and she loved that sound so much. She smile back at him under Constantine's reproving look. His daughter could be so insolent sometimes.

"I am still waiting for the special one." He simply said. Telling her he could never get married would only make her more curious.

"If you were a woman you'd be condemned to no marriage for you were too old." She played with him and he had to laugh at that. Diana was funny. Innocent but funny.

"You too are getting old my Lady." He played back.

"Old men can marry young girls. Last man that came here was 32." She told him rather annoyed.

"He seemed like a good man." James told her but she looked at him almost as if she could kill him. He saw her cheeks flush with rage, he could tell she wanted to yell but she controlled herself.

"I will only get married for love." She stated and her love was the man sitting in front of her eyes. Couldn't he see that? Couldn't he see that he was the one she loved and longed for? Sometimes it irritated her so much that she wanted to yell it right to his face. Her fists clenched under the table on her lap, controlling the fury that possessed her that very second. He saw her chest come up and down as she breathed heavily for a moment and her heart was beating fast. He needed to leave, that sound was driving him insane.

James got up and she got up too. "Do you want me to play for you?" Diana offered but he shook his head and gave her a little bow. He needed to leave.

"I am going to leave. I have a party I shall attend." He told her. Diana felt her heart sink in sadness. It would be a night without his company. After kissing her hand, James left. Again she watched him from behind, his perfect long blond hair tied. He looked gorgeous.

"The master is not the man for you." Constantine said. Diana felt tears in her eyes. Why? Why wasn't he the right one? She wouldn't mind whatever secret he had. She wanted him and only him.

"Why?" She asked controlling her voice not shake. She was holding her crying inside, her chin trembled a little and her eyes glittered as water menaced to fall.