And it goes like this..
"That was the Black Rose's doing," Carmel whispered, "you need to know how dangerous they really are!"
I gazed at her face my own a mask of controlled emotion. Her eyes were wide and troubled her voice had even shook as she said that sentence. I took three small breathes and closed my eyes.
"Crystal?" her voice asked closer now. A small hand rubbed my back soothingly and she sighed.
"It's okay Crystal we won't let them hurt you. We're your friends Arrow, Tate, Zac, and me. Why would we let someone kill you- our hope and friendship?" her voice sounded peaceful now and I felt sleepy for a moment listening to the sweet voice.
I finally opened my eyes and small tears dripped out of them. I hugged Carmel leaning on her even when I was sitting in the bed. She held me and I also felt her shake with sobs. Calming myself alittle I spoke my voice cracking on the last word.
"Why me, why?" I whispered. Carmel heard me and pulled back smiling at my face sadly.
"We all don't like what fate has given us, but we still have to live through it and hold our heads high." I nodded understanding and sighed.
"I'm hungrey." I complained trying to lighten the mood. She nodded and gestured her head to a door in the room.
"That's the bathroom I set out a dress for you there." she smiled as I shakily got up and walked slowly to the door. Closing it I looked at the dress on the counter.
It was a plain blue sundress that widened on the skirt. I slipped in on depositing my dirty jeans and t-shirt. I swayed to the side and it swirled so gracefully that I had to smile.
Gazing in the mirror I saw my eyes were puffy and my face flushed. I splashed cold water on my face to wake me up and opened the door. Carmel had already made the bed and looked up as I stepped out. Her own face was normal unlike my puffy eyes and red cheeks.
She beamed at me and walked over circling me for a moment.
"I knew that dress would look perfect on you." she said mostly to herself. Latching her arm through mine we walked to the bedroom door and she opened it. I gasped as I saw a long staricase and to the left a hallway beyond that.
The door to the bedroom I had been in was right next to the stairs and glancing to my right I saw another long hallway. Carmel laughed at my expression.
"Welcome to Arrow's Mansion in the Vampire Realm."
I nodded slowly and she laughed more the sound echoing off the empty space.
"Can you keep it down?" a grumpy voice called from the stairs. Letting go of Carmel I walked closed to look over the banister. Zac stood there arms crossed and his frown disappeared as he saw me.
"Crystal!" he yelled as he blurred. A second later he was at the top of the stairs and hugged me swinging me around. I laughed, Zac's good mood always made me feel better.
"Okay, okay you can put me down!" I said still laughing. He set me down gently and Carmel joined us since she had been standing back watching.
"Jeez you act like I've been away for weeks!" I said. They both fell quiet the smile ripped from Zac's face. I looked at them both.
"What?"
Carmel choose to talk and hesitated as she gazed at my expression. "You've been out for two weeks Crystal, we couldn't wake you. You were like Sleeping Beauty still alive but not intact."
Zac spoke now, "Arrow was getting pretty frusturated he said he would march right to the Black Rose and demand what happened to you. That had us scared and he disappeared yesterday-"
"What?" I cried my voice shrill. My eyes widened with horror and I ran around Zac to the stairs. Taking the steps one at a time still running I thought this in my head.
Why had he done that? Was he okay? What if he was... dead or injured? Or-
My thoughts broke off as I tripped and didn't even have time to cry out. Wincing I wait for the hard floor... but it never came. Opening my eyes slowly I saw I was being held bridal style by...
"Arrow?" I said confused. I searched his face his green eyes just as piercing as ever. He looked at me to studying my face and bent his face towards mine.
My eyes widened with shock as he did something I didn't even imagine until now.
He kissed me pressing his lips softly against mine and I had just closed my eyes when he pulled away. Opening my eyes I smiled feeling red creep into my cheeks.
Very werid....
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