Secrets

Chapter three

I look at Tiana and can tell that she remembers him now too, but she didn't know that he would visit my dreams. We all used to play with one another.

"That was a very said day for me. My parents, well I forgot the way home and took the wrong path. My parents went looking for me, well there car ran into a tree while trying to avoid a truck. Home wasn't home for me anymore and I knew that I had to leave. It's my fault that they died, so I left. I couldn't bring myself to be in your dreams, so I watched as you grew and eventually forgot about me".

Guilt courses all the way to my core. I never meant to forget about him, but why is it that the memory only now pops into my mind? I'm scared of the answer. Tamani told us where he has been and where he is living, he's been living in abandoned buildings. After we all talk, we decided that Tamani can have the spare room. We go and pack up the little bits and pieces that he owns and head back home for the night. Little did I know that bringing him home would be the beginning of something terrifying.

My back jolts me out of my sleep, it feels as if it's on fire. I can't help but scream; Tamani is the first one in my room, followed by Tiana and Dimitri. Dimitri has a concerned look on his face and Tiana looks terrified, her face is all scrunched up and I can tell that she is feeling what I'm feeling. Tamani's face curls into a grin, I can tell that he knows exactly what is going on. He shakes his head as I go to speak.

"Stand up, don't speak and go to the mirror".

I do as he says and then I gasp, I see what he can see. There are wings on my back, the same sparkly black and blue wings that Tamani always had when he'd visit my dreams; I look at him and smile. I look like one of the creatures out of wonderland. The thought of wonderland actually being real makes my wings tingle. When I'm back in bed and Tamani is the only one left in the room, I can't help but ask:

"Hey Tam, is wonderland real"?

The expression on his face gives me the answer I need.

"yes, it is, that's where we come from. When I was little, I came into the human realm and got foster parents, they were like actual parents to me. Your mother came from wonderland and that's when she met your father. He was a witch as well, then they had you and Dimitri. Dimitri might get his wings tonight, if not then that will mean that he's not a part of wonderland, he's only witch and vampire".

Well, that's my next question in the line of questions I have for him.

"how am I half vampire, my mum was a part of wonderland and my dad was a witch"?

His eyes are unreadable, I can't find out the answer cause his face has gone completely blank.

"your father was a witch yes, then he became a vampire and that is how half vampire and half humans came into the world".

"so technically I am an abomination to life and all things nature".

He chuckles and shakes his head as if I said something stupid. Argh all I want to do is go over there and slap that silly smirk off of his face.

"You would be if you weren't apart from wonderland and that is another reason why I need to talk to you, but that can wait until you start dreaming again. Goodnight for now Rose, my little miss".

The little miss part startles me, by the time I go to ask what he meant by that he's already out the door and wasn't seen again for the rest of the night.

I wonder where Tamani went, I jump out of bed and have a little look around. He's nowhere to be seen, so I go and have a peek in his room. There he is sound asleep.

"it's not good to spy on people while they're trying to sleep".

He makes me jump, well I thought he was asleep. I let out a startled yelp.

"how did you know I was in here, look I'm sorry it's just that I couldn't sleep; well never mind".

He looks at me and smiles.

"So, you thought you'd just decide to come and stare at me while I sleep then"?

His eyes sparkle and, in that moment, I wondered what it would be like to kiss him, but then buried the thought.

"No, I wasn't going to stare at you while sleeping, I was... was just worried and curious".

I don't know why but the tingling in my shoulders start up again and I try to stifle a laugh. This time it didn't hurt, it just tingles. Tamani just sits there and waits for me to calm down. Once the tingling stops and I've calmed down, he continues talking.

"Curious, hey little miss. So, what are you curious about"?

He knows exactly what I'm curious about, guess I still have to tell him anyway. Not like he's going to say it for me.

"I'm curious about everything, why are you  here is one and two is, well I don't know what two is"?

Well, that was simply great, what the hell was that? Two Is I don't know?

"I'm here to see you, nothing more and number two is nothing. Here you can sleep in here tonight if you want to".

I do want to, but I don't want him to know that.

"No, thank you, I'm good. I better get back to my room".

He doesn't say anything, and I don't move my legs are jelly and I feel like if I go to move, I'm going to move the wrong way.

"Come on, you can sleep in my bed with me tonight, I don't bite".

I step forward a bit and then stop, not sure what to do. I'm not sure if I should sleep in his bed with him. In the end my heart wins over my brain, I slide back the covers and snuggle up to him. Realising what I had just done, I go to move slightly away. He draws me closer and I don't try to stop him. We lay like that for a while until I can hear him snore, I can't help but smile.