You Aren't the Only One
"Mina..." I turned around to face Henry and followed him out of my room. He led me to his crowded and messy room and pointed to me to sit down.
"Yes... what is it?" I asked after her sat down in silence. He scratched his head and avoided my eyes. I sighed and waited patiently for him to continue. I really don't need any more surprises tonight...
"My mom wasn't the one who thought you should come with Vlad and me to the Halloween party in eighth grade." Henry bit his lips like I often do and looked down.
"Then who did?"
He lifted his head and met my eyes. I felt confusion, and from the look Henry was giving me I felt that I should be upset with him. He didn't say anything so I believe he was waiting for me to continue.
"I don't understand..."
"I wanted you to meet Vlad when you moved here. It was all me."
"Why?" I asked, in even more confusion.
"Well, you know that since we were born only ten days apart that we are very close right?" I nodded. "Well, when we were kids, I met Vlad. And as a kid I thought it would be exciting that you two should meet. I never got the chance, I always tried though. Yet something always went wrong..."
"What are you talking about?"
"I knew that something would happen. I just knew it! Something, even though I was little, was telling me that I had to get you two to meet somehow."
"You've been trying to get us together..." I whispered in shock. Henry let his head fall and his hair hid his face. That confirmed it. "Since we were kids...the worlds wanted us together." I spoke mostly to myself.
"One year when we were nine you and Joss came over for Christmas. Vlad and his parents came to say merry Christmas and give gifts. But they were only here for like five minutes. In that time I tried to get Vlad to come into the living room, because you were there. He kept saying he had to get the presents to my parents, and then they had to go. So...I missed my chance. But I tried so hard, and then you decided to come here to Bathory..."
"It was him..." Henry tilted his head in confusion as I stared at the wall while in memories. "I remember... I remember that you, Joss, and I were sitting in the living room when strangers came. Joss and I ignored them and kept played the game we were playing with you that day. I remember it was your turn so I looked around for you...Then I finally saw you in the door way...you were with a boy our age with black hair and pale skin..." I whispers softly, and then I lifted my gaze to meet his. "And I felt that I should go up and meet him, I felt like I had to meet him. Something told me to...When I went up to try and talk to him, he turned and left."
"You saw that?" I nodded.
"That's why, when I got to you, I told you it was your turn. I had nothing else to say since he left...And the entire time he was Vlad...I completely forgot all about that day..."
"I should have told you it was me who got you two to meet."
"Why is it a problem? Not like it makes a difference..."
"I feel like I'm the one who started all this pain for you... To me, if I hadn't introduced you two, I don't think it would be this difficult. But it is."
"Henry it isn't your fault. It is no one's fault. I can fix things with Vlad on my own in time. I just want him to be happy and have his dream girl. I want him to know that I can live with him being happy, even if it causes me pain. I don't want to kill his happiness."
"If that's what you want..." Henry sighed and I nodded softly.
"Don't worry about me Henry; I've lived through it before... I can live through it again." I said and felt the truth in my words sting me slightly.
"Maybe if you meet other people...you could do to Vlad what he has done to you." Henry said, I gave him a look of shock. "Yeah, I know he is my best friend. But you are my family! I know it won't help him at all...but it might help you...That's all I really care about right now."
"Thank you Henry. I am already setting my plans in motion." He gave me a look of confusion which I ignored. "Just have Vlad here at the house by eight tomorrow."
"Sure... I'm heading to bed." Henry yawned and stretched. I nodded and stood to go back to my room. Once I was alone again I changed into my pajamas and curled myself in the soft fabric of my sheets.
Henry isn't the only one to plant myself next to Vlad. Neither is Casimir. I wonder if it has also happened before Tepes and Elizabeth. I wonder if it was just one endless chain of events that has been going on since the dawn of time. Were they both just so weak-willed that they submitted to their love and get married? Could that have been Vlad and I...once upon a time? If he had never met Meredith, would I be with him right now or still in the same position?
I must go to Casimir, he seems like the only person who has an answer to my problems...all of them... After all...
He is Casimir Dracula.
