Where Life Meets a New Beginning

Chapter 8 - A Whole Tempest

“Oh shit.” I was panicking as soon as I saw Caleb coming, but it was nothing compared to the anger that I could feel boiling over in Elijah. This was the first time he’d ever even been face to face with him.

Caleb aggressively approached the table and began to yell belligerently. I could smell the liquor on him, even from a few feet away.

“So this is who you were messing around with? I should’ve known you were cheating on me. You f*****g whore.”

Elijah stood up immediately.

“Listen dude, you’re obviously drunk and making very, very bad decisions. Salem doesn’t want you here and you should just leave. Im not gonna be nice about this twice.”

Elijah had no idea what he was walking into with this one, though. I may not care about Caleb anymore, but I do care about the girl I used to be, that he treated so badly. I flew off the handle.

“How did you even f*****g find me you psychopath? I was so smart not to fall for your bullshit before I left!”

At this point, I was out of my chair and I was in his face.

“You’ve never given a s**t about me. You just didn’t want to be alone. I’m nothing but an item to you, you neglectful asshole!”

Everyone was just staring with wide eyes now, even Elijah. None of them expected this from me. I never take up for myself.

“You’re a toxic piece of s**t! If it weren’t for you I might have even done something with my life!”

He started screaming back.

“No, you wouldn’t have! Do you feel tough now, Salem? With your new little boyfriend? You’re never gonna be anything but a scared little girl! And a dumb one too! You should probably turn your location services off on your phone. I knew you were in that apartment building f*****g some dude. I’ll be here when you come crawling back again like you always do!”

Elijah had moved to right behind me, and was trying to calm me down. I was very thankful that we were the only people on the patio, because right after that, I punched Caleb square in the nose.

Elijah grabbed me immediately, because he knew I wouldn’t stop if he didn’t.

Caleb flew back a few feet when I hit him. I had no idea I was that strong.

“Salem you need to calm down. You can’t do anything to expose all the things you just learned about yourself.” Elijah said really low while holding me back. I forgot that was even a thing.

I stopped struggling to get to Caleb and do more damage and got Elijah to let me go.

I calmed down like I needed to but I still walked over to Caleb, as he used a table to support himself, while also trying to wipe his bloody nose.

“You listen to me. I hope you wake up with the worst hangover tomorrow and remember how much of an ass you made of yourself. Because it’s going to be the first day of many that you’re going to be entirely alone. I will never, ever, ever, EVER be with you again. Not in this life, not in the next. Not any time that you could possibly fathom. You will never be anything more to me than the person I wasted half of my life on from this point forward. Now go home, and clean yourself up.”

Caleb scurried passed me, with a horrified look on his face, muttering “crazy b***h” as he went.

I had never felt more empowered than I did in that moment.

All of a sudden it was like I snapped back to reality. My mood stabilized. I can’t believe I was able to get that mad while so close to Elijah.

I turned back around and faced everyone.

The gang started hooping and hollering while Elijah just stood by staring, looking halfway stunned.

The people who worked at Marie’s and the few guests that were inside were staring from the window. I looked over at them and then they all carried on with what they were doing.

I’m sure walking back through the restaurant was humiliating for Caleb.

Good.

A rough looking old man hobbled out to the patio.

“I was just about to kick you guys out, but it looks like the little one got it all taken care of. If y’all act up again ya gotta go though, ya hear?”

I began to blush and just squeaked back. “Yes sir. Sorry sir.”

I walked back over to the table and we all just kind of sat back down.

It was silent for a moment, then my friends and I busted out laughing.

I could feel that Elijah still felt a little nervous about my crazy punch, but he also still just smiled at me and shook his head.

“What? Why are you shaking your head?” I asked him.

“You’re gonna amaze me everyday, aren’t you?” He replied.

I was blushing again.

Our server walked up nervously after that.

“So uh, are you guys doing alright? Or uh, can I get you anything?”

It was a skinny, nervous looking, high school boy.

Isaiah laughed and told the kid “uh yeah, I think we could use a round of shots for the table. You in Elijah?”

“Well of course” he said back to him.

“Hell yeah! Five top shelf tequilas, dressed and chilled. You can put it on my tab.” Isaiah told the server.

“Oh don’t worry about tabs, I’ll make it easy for you. Just give me the check at the end.” Elijah said to the boy.

“I knew I liked this guy!” Zoey declared.

After that we had a couple more drinks before everyone had to get to work. It was the craziest lunch but I wouldn’t say it was bad at all.

Elijah wouldn’t tell me how high they racked up the tab but I suppose I shouldn’t worry about it now anyway.

I felt happier than I ever had, literally in my entire life.

On the ride home, Elijah was kind of quiet, and it felt like he was angry. I thought he could be mad at me, but I was too scared to ask.

Right before we got back he asked “Why are you scared Salem? Is everything okay?”

“I dunno, you were just being kind of quiet, and you felt mad, so I was afraid you were mad at me.”

“Oh no Love, absolutely not. I could never be mad at you. It’s nothing like that.”

He pulled into the parking spot and turned the car off, then angled himself towards me from the drivers seat.

“I just hadn’t seen him yet. I knew I was going to have to eventually but there was no way to not get mad. You are mine. He was damaging to you when I wasn’t there for you yet. I guess seeing his face just made me think about it more, and I hate it. Like, that guy was awful to you. And obviously manipulative because you felt bad before you lost the part of you that cared for him. And before he reminded you of his true colors again. I’m just mad that you had to go through that.”

“You have every right to feel angry right now. If it were the other way around I would feel the same way. But don’t feel this way for long. Because you’re here for me now, and you’re gonna make me really really happy. So I need you to remember that.”

He lightly grabbed my chin and pulled our faces together so he could give me a kiss.

I pulled away after just one and smiled at him.

“What?” He asked.

“Let’s stop sitting in the car and get upstairs. We can keep kissing there.” I lightly bit my lip and he knew what I meant.

He hopped out of the car quickly, and ran over to my side to open my door for me.

We were all but running up the old stairs on the side of the building to get in the apartment.

As soon as we got in the door, we threw our things down and began kissing and ripping each other’s clothes off.

Elijah threw me up onto a small table against the wall and started rubbing my p***y.

“Do you know how sexy you were today? I thought I was gonna f**k you right there on that patio.” He said in my ear.

Then he shoved two fingers deep inside of me and I all but screamed.

I came quickly and then I pushed him off of me. I grabbed his hands and led him over to the couch where I sat him down.

He still had his underwear on so I started to tease him by kissing his bulge. He was biting his lip to hold himself back.

I pulled his underwear down and then kissed the top of his d**k. He breathed out like he was gonna explode already. I licked it, just a little at first and then slowly ran my tongue all the way down the length of his shaft.

“Oh f**k” he muttered.

Then I put his c**k in my mouth and he groaned.

I began bobbing up and down, taking all of him in. He tasted so good. He was breathing heavy and saying “oh f**k, Salem.” When I stopped and took my mouth off.

I wanted to pleasure him, but I also wanted him so bad I couldn’t wait. I climbed on top of him and sat down on his d**k. Every time he went inside of me felt like the first time again.

I was sliding up and down on top of him, slowly, when he grabbed my hips and made me go faster and faster. I was screaming so loud.

One of my boobs made my way into his mouth and he began sucking my n****e while slamming into me.

After a couple of minutes he picked me up, laid me on the couch, and then rolled me over on my stomach.

He grabbed my hips and pulled them up in the air so he could thrust back inside of me. I buried my face in the couch as he f****d me, and it muffled my screams.

He pulled me back up by my hair and held me upright while he rubbed my c**t and kept f*****g me from behind.

“No, I wanna hear you.”

I screamed “f**k Elijah, you feel so good!” And then we both began to climax. I went back down on my hands and knees and he went harder and faster. We both came at the same time, and it felt like my whole body was exploding. It felt so good, my legs were shaking, and when we finished we both just fell.

“I will never get tired of that. I can’t believe I’m not sore.” I said and started laughing. I crawled out from under him and grabbed us a towel to clean up.

“Oh that was amazing. You are amazing. I love you so much.”

He was sitting upright at this point, trying to catch his breath, and I walked over then sat back on top of him again, straddling him, while we were still naked.

He raised an eyebrow at me.

“You better be careful or I’m gonna make you sore, climbing back on top of me like this.”

I put a finger over his lips.

“Shhhhh. You can take a break for just a minute.”

He gently grabbed my hand and kissed it all the way up my arm, until he reached my mouth.

We kissed for a moment and then just stayed nose to nose, staring at each other. I kissed him again, stretched, and turned over to sit next to him on the couch.

“I’m glad I’m not sore, and I’m also glad I can’t get pregnant.”

Elijah’s eyes darted over.

“What do you mean you can’t get pregnant?”

“I don’t know. I’m sorry if that upsets you. But I’ve just never gotten pregnant. I was less than careful a few times and thought it was suspicious when nothing happened, although I was thankful, so I went to the doctor and got checked out. They said I was perfectly healthy but for some reason I just wasn’t ovulating. They didn’t know why. I just accepted it and moved on. I also thought then that I would never have enough money for a kid, so I just let the part of me that wanted kids die.”

He was silent for just a second.

“Salem, uh. I don’t know how to tell you this, but.”

My heart sank. It was gonna be a deal breaker for him. I knew it.

When he paused and I got scared he felt it.

“Woah woah, hold on. It’s not bad. It’s just uhm, original bloodline vampires can only mate with other original bloodline vampires. It’s physically impossible for you to conceive any other way. You are more than capable of getting pregnant with my child.”

So now I was still scared but for a totally different reason.

I began to freak out.

“What!? You knew this and you’ve still been cumming inside of me this whole time!?”

He looked hurt. I didn’t understand why at first, but it only took a second to put the pieces together. He thought I was just okay with it this whole time. He thought I didn’t mind getting pregnant by him and that’s why I never even brought up protection.

“I misinterpreted the situation. I’m so sorry. I’m sure everything is okay. Your body reacts and changes when we find each other and our chemistries begin working together. There’s no way your body began being able to conceive so quickly. Once again I am so sorry, though. I would never push you into a situation you’re not ready for, at least not a situation like that.”

I calmed down a little bit after he told me that.

I mean yeah, that’s totally the case. I’ve been dried up for all these years, there’s no way my body switched gears that quickly. Everything is fine.

“Okay. I’m okay. It’s okay. I’m not mad at you. I guess that just spooked me a little bit. I’m so scared of bringing someone into the world and making them all messed up like me.”I confessed.

“That’s not possible. You have a big heart. I can literally feel it, remember? So I know. You’d be a great mother. And we’d also be doing it together. There’s no way that would happen.” He continued comforting me.

“I know. Just woah. Close one, ya know? I’m definitely not ready for that. If I would’ve said something later imagine how that could’ve gone. Whew.”

I could feel that Elijah was still kind of hurt but we just didn’t address it.

I decided we needed to change the subject. It seemed like that’s how all of our conversations ended.

“So, uhm. News to me. We’re leaving, tomorrow?”

I’d began pulling on one of the comfy outfits that Elijah bought me. He was still sitting on the couch naked, looking like a god.

“Yes, Love. I’m sorry you had to find out that way, but I didn’t really think it through. Everything has been happening so fast. We’re gonna get on a plane around noon tomorrow. We’ll be landing in Augusta, Maine, and traveling a little further up north from there.”

I can’t believe I haven’t passed out from stress throughout the past few days.

“Where are you taking me?”

He took a deep breath. This time it seemed to be because he was stressed about whatever we were about to do.

“I’m taking you to the capitol. Or, our capitol. The vampire’s. It’s also, coincidentally, my parents home since they are the king and queen. They’re really wonderful, and they’re gonna love you. They’re just also going to try to get us to step right into their places to take over now that I’ve found you. They’re very old, and they’ve been waiting for a long time. But I’m absolutely not ready to give up days like these with you anytime soon.”

He had pulled on a pair of pajama pants, and we had made our way to sitting next to each other on the couch. I curled up into a ball and he put his arm around me. He was putting something on the tv, even though there was no way we’d be paying attention. I guess it was just to make things feel normal.

He continued on before I could think of something to say, considering I was trying to keep my cool about it all.

“I don’t want that life for you yet, either. You need to be completely free for a while. Politics are anything but free.”

“Im not gonna lie, Elijah. I have no idea what to say. If I weren’t next to you I’d probably be hyperventilating. The thought of myself being in any sort of position of power sounds like a joke to me.”

He didn’t like that. He never liked it when I said stuff that sounded less than positive about myself, but two days ago I was a bartender so I didn’t know what he wanted from me here.

“You are growing so much already. There’s a lot of things that you’re going to do that you thought you’d never be able to. Not just when you ascend either, but in everyday life. You are such a strong person, and you don’t even realize it.”

I didn’t know what to say back, still, but I did my best.

“Thank you, Elijah. Your belief in me is what keeps me going. But we’ll deal with the future tomorrow. Why don’t we just focus on us and have a good time tonight? That’s all I want.”

“Of course, Love. Whatever you want. We’ll deal with the future tomorrow.”

He was brushing some hair out of my face and looking at me adoringly.

“Why don’t we go out? You have a ton of new clothes to break in, and you deserve a night of fun. Besides our lunch, we’ve also spent all of our time here in the apartment.”

He was right, honestly. I could say yes to a drink at any time right now, too, with everything that’s been going on.

“I think that sounds like fun. What did you have in mind?” I asked.

“I haven’t thought that far forward. How about we get ready, and see where the night takes us? Get dressed up. I want you to feel like the queen you are.”

I started blushing and shook my head yes, before I just kind of scurried away.

I made my way to the bathroom. I wasn’t sure what I’d wear yet. I just knew I needed to take a shower before anything. I still hadn’t had the chance to wash the last few days off of me, and I felt disgusting.

I had, after all, done lots of things that I had absolutely no business not showering after.

Realizing just how gross I was, I turned the water on in the shower. I got myself undressed, and looked at myself in the mirror while I waited for the water to heat up.

I didn’t look any different physically than I did a few days ago, but for some reason I felt like I wasn’t looking at a different person.

I noticed the mirror was beginning to fog up and decided to just shake it off.

It couldn’t be a bad thing. Right?

I went to the large walk in shower and stepped into the hot water.

It ran down my body and engulfed me. I thought I’d never get out.

I felt entirely brand new by the time I did.

I thought I hadn’t needed a shower that bad since I was a kid with no running water.

I spent probably two hours getting ready. I finally finished my hair and makeup, and went to pick out my outfit. I had bold winged liner with a dark purple lipstick, so I figured black was the best option.

I was looking for the dress I was thinking of wearing in all my new stuff when Elijah came into the big walk in closet.

I was in nothing but a black bra and underwear combo.

He walked right up to me and went in for a kiss. I put my finger on his mouth and pushed him back just a little bit.

“Nuh uh uh. I have fresh lipstick.”

He gently bit my finger in response, smiling while doing so, and to my surprise two fangs popped up on either side of it.

“Oh!” I gasped and pulled my hand out real fast.

He began to laugh a bit and then grabbed me and kissed my neck.

My heart was pounding. Then he spoke low and smooth in my ear.

“Don’t worry, Love. I’m not gonna bite you. Not until your ready. But you can’t boss me around, looking like that, and expect it not to drive me crazy. You’re so sexy.”

He kissed me on the neck again and pulled away to look me in the face as he spoke.

“I normally have complete control of when they come out. But as your body is reacting to mine, mine is also reacting to yours. The Solus Bond is very demanding. I’m sorry if I frightened you.”

“No, it didn’t frighten me, I was just surprised. So I’m gonna have fangs like that one day? That is crazy.”

“You are so adorable, Salem. I’m the luckiest man to be destined to you. I’m going to get in the shower, though. Finish getting dressed and I’ll be ready to go soon.”

“Will do.” I said while lightly pecking him on the lips, to continue preserving the lipstick.

When he walked out I just shook my head and smiled while I continued to get dressed.

I pulled on a black satin mini dress that had a small slit on one leg.

I paired it with a black pair of strappy heels.

My long hair was in vintage style waves. I had to admit, I looked pretty good.

Another half hour or so went by, and I was standing in the full body mirror in the hallway making last minute adjustments to my appearance.

Elijah then walked out, all ready to go.

My jaw almost dropped to the floor.

He was in a slick, but casual black suit. It fit him perfectly. I knew very well that he was a chiseled man, but this suit accentuated him in a way that I couldn’t even describe.

His hair was slicked back, and his short beard was edged up perfectly.

He cleaned up better than well, he looked almost godly.

I couldn’t believe he was the man that was chosen to spend the rest of my life with me.

Elijah took me everywhere. I grew up in New Orleans, and he somehow took me to places that I hadn’t even been. He made sure that my night wasn’t tainted with memories of my old life, and that we could make new ones together.

I had truly never felt so happy in my life. The whole night went by in a blur. I was just about wasted when we got home. I knew I’d regret that in the morning.

As I laid down in Elijah’s arms that night, I thought to myself that absolutely nothing could ever bring me down again, that my life was perfect.

If only I had any idea what the next day was going to be like.