The Hearts that are Entwined

A friendly warning

The sun was streaming down across the water making the river shine and shimmer sparkles here and there and normally I love to watch the dancing water but today it seemed my attention couldn’t be put upon the beauty of my home and I resolved to help my friend. “Patrick what’s the matter?” I asked softly. “Ash I know who you brought to the veil and I heard that everyone got along fine with him. But I don’t trust him and no I don’t want to meet and make friends with him. I can assure you that the second you all let your guards down is when he will strike. I told you he’s not alive he’s not dead his soul is stuck like that the damned demon spawn!” He spat the last word out. Abruptly I stood up and stepped away from his venomous words “Patrick I know it’s scary but maybe the elders were wrong maybe vampires aren’t mindless blood suckers after powerful blood. He seems to be rather kind and gentle and father Braum himself approved.” I argued but I was shaken. My friend my confidant and dearest brother was being so hurtful with his words. “Astrid my love do you really think he wants to be your friend? He’s trying to seduce you dear he wants to claim you so of course he’s going to be appealing and most importantly make good impressions for your father.” He shook his head and came up to me putting his hands on my arms with a slight squeeze. “He just wants to get close to you and when you least expect it he will find a way to bite you and when he does drink from you your power will be absorbed into him. That’s all he wants. And I’m not gonna stand by and let you be foolish enough to let him destroy you!” He started squeezing my arms too hard then and his face was right in front of mine begging me with this intensity I hadn’t seen before. Shaken I blustered out” pat you’re hurting me stop!” I tried to shake away from his grasp. “ please for the love of Gaia Astrid rose stay away from him!” He begged. “ Patrick listen to me he’s not like that please I am begging you to give him a chance he isn’t like that. I just wants us to be friends why can’t we just be friends?!” I pleaded on the verge of tears. “ Friends with a vampire?” He scoffed at me. Was a thing possible? Or was Patrick right and there could be some hidden motive for Alex even being here in the forest? That thought made me stopped cold no longer fighting against Pats grip I began to slump forward and just naturally he brought me into his chest. Our breaths had been coming fast with our struggle but slowly in his arms I could feel our bodies slowly relax and return to normal. “ Ash my love please if you won’t stay away from him least proceed with caution. He may not be dangerous to you or us on purpose perhaps his nature will revert back to itself over time or perhaps I may be proven wrong but I would never forgive myself if I didn’t say a warning to you and he end up killing you. I couldn’t bear the thought of losing you my dear friend.” Pat kissed me on top of my head and I could hear in his voice how sad and sincere he was. I returned the embrace happy to hear that his prejudices were just fears for my wellbeing. “Pat I promise you I will never put myself or our family in danger and if I thought the dark one had any ill intentions I would not have brought him into the veil to meet everyone. We were born from the same lily flowers some hundred years ago you know me and my heart and I always follow it. And my heart tells me he that is Alex is true he is not a danger to us or this forest. Please think about meeting him for yourself and you will see not just with your own eyes but listen to the trees Pat they whisper to us and speak truth.” I pulled away and smiled up at him and could see my encouragement was working. His blue silver eyes looked down into mine soft and loving and he looked so remorseful for his outburst earlier that I was ready to forgive him and begin again. When suddenly without warning he leaned down and kissed me right on my lips and I was frozen. For a moment I couldn’t move or think and then it was over and he pulled away looking not guilty at all but hungry for more. But for me I was so stunned at his actions and confused it wasn’t until he took another step towards me as if to try and kiss me again that it broke the spell and before I knew what I was doing I flew off as fast as my wings could carry me. Afraid if I stayed my heart would break.