A Heretic and Some Vampires

Chapter 14

A day ago, I learned that the Mateo family is a family of vampires. At first, it scared me, but I still felt safe. That is all I care about. Is that I’m safe and protected. They all think of me as a member of their family. Which I’m very thankful for. Maybe not Isaac, though. He's so sweet—Caring, compassionate, trustworthy. Not to mention his incredibly sexy and toned body. But wow! Is he romantic? He woke me up to breakfast in bed this morning. After I was finished, he drew me a bath and told me to relax. When I got back into my room, rose bouquets covered my bed, a letter stood out on top of them.

I picked up the letter and read it. Isaac has written a poem about us. A vampire falling in love with a human. It was charming; it brought me to tears. I looked at all the different coloured roses and smile as I pick up one and smell the calming flowery scent. I put the rose down and walk into my closet to get dressed. I pull on a black strappy sundress and slip on some black flats. Finally, I quickly brush my hair and go to my bookshelf to grab a book. I take out one of my favourites—the Beautiful and The Cursed, by Page Morgan. I grab mums necklace and ring from my vanity table and put them on before leaving my room with my phone and speaker dock. I have my music on my new phone now.

I walked through Kat’s garden maze until I got to the middle, where I sat down, plugged my phone into the dock, put a song on and started to read my book.

I quickly got lost in my book and didn’t keep track of the time. When I woke up this morning, I didn’t feel the happiest. It’s been a while since I last used my magic a decent amount, and it’s taking its toll.

I kept reading through the entire day. And for once, my head was utterly peaceful. Of course, it didn’t last long, but it happened. It’s been years since my head has been this quiet.

Isaac P.O.V

Clem’s birthday is in 2 weeks, so mum, Dante and I started planning her a surprise party. I hope she’ll like whatever we come up with. And by ‘we’, I mostly mean Mum and Dante.

“Ma? Have you seen Clem today?” I ask suddenly.

“No, I haven’t. Why is that?” She asks, sounding a little worried.

“I haven’t seen her since this morning. I’m worried. I checked her room before, and she’s not in there. I don’t know where she could be.” I say as I start freaking out.

“Dinner is here,” Dad says happily as he walks into the lounge room with 15 pizzas.

Mum and I look at him with worried expressions. Finally, he puts the pizzas down and turns to us.

“What happened?” He asks worriedly.

“We haven’t seen Clem today,” Mum says sadly.

“Where is she?” Dad says, his tone was unchanging.

“I don’t know,” I say as I stand up and pace the room.

“Have you checked the garden?” Dad asks.

“No.”

I stop pacing the room and speed out of the house towards mums garden.

I reach the garden in no time at all to find Clem, curled up on the ground, asleep with an open book beside her head. Her speaker was still playing music too.

I picked up her phone, speaker and book before picking her up and walking back inside normally.

When I got back, Mum was frantic.

“You found her? Thank god.” She breathes out.

“She fell asleep reading.” I smile lovingly at Clem as she cuddles into my chest.

“Why don’t you wake her while we get some plates.” Mum smiles as she and dad walk into the kitchen.

I sit down on the couch with Clem still in my arms.

“Baby?” I say gently. “Baby, it’s time for dinner,” I say, lightly shaking her.

“Hmm. Isaac? How did I get here?” She says groggily as she looks around.

“I couldn’t find you, but dad suggested I check the garden, and there you were, asleep. So I just brought you inside. Dad got pizza.” I smile as she sits up and leans against my shoulder.

“Thank you.” She smiles.

I give her a kiss and hold her close as my brothers come running in.

Everyone sat down, and mum put a movie on as we started eating the pizzas.

When the movie finished, Clem was asleep on my lap. I decided to take her to bed since it was past 9 and we had school tomorrow.

I got her to bed and laid her down, gently pulling her blankets over her. I kissed her forehead and turned to leave when she grabbed my hand.

“Please. Stay.” She whispers sleepily.

I didn’t say anything. Instead, I took off my shoes and shirt before climbing in beside her.

I kissed her cheek as I pulled her towards me, and she rested her head on my chest, wrapping an arm around my waist.

I sat there all night, just watching her sleep peacefully. She looks so happy and at peace within herself. It makes me happy.

Clementine P.O.V

I had asked Isaac to stay with me when he took me to bed. I fell asleep on his chest and even had a nice dream. Then, I snapped my eyes open and screamed in pain. I sat up quickly and started breathing heavily.

“CLEM!” I hear Kat and Andrew shout.

My door bursts open, and they both appear at the edge of my bed.

“Clem? Is everything ok?” Kat asked worriedly.

“What happened? Are you hurt?” Andrew asks hurriedly.

“I had a premonition,” I say as tears roll down my cheeks.

“What did you see?” Andrew asks as he sits on the edge of my bed.

“I was meeting Isaac. I walked into a classroom at school, and he was with a girl, bent over a desk.” I whisper as I pull my knees to my chest and bury my face as I cry.

“Can we change it? Keep it from happening?” Kat asks sadly.

“No. The premonitions I get can’t be changed, and I’m assuming Clem’s can’t be changed either.” Andrew growls.

“No. They can’t be.” I whisper sadly.

“I’m sorry, Clem. We’ll both be here for you when it happens. I promise.” Andrew says warmly as he pulls me into a hug.

“Thank you,” I whisper as Kat joins us.

Kat and Andrew held me while I cried. Isaac had left while I was still sleeping.

“I need to be alone. Excuse me.” I whisper as I stand up and walk into my closet.

I take off my booty shorts and pull on a pair of long black yoga pants. I pull on a hoodie and a pair of socks. I slip into a pair of black vans and walk back into my room. Kat and Andrew were gone, so I picked up my speaker dock and my phone. I put on one of mum’s spelled rings and left my room. I walked outside and slowly went through the maze toward the garden. I sat down at the edge of the little pond and put on one of my favourite songs.

Fix a Heart by Demi Lovato.

“I just ran out of band-aids

I don't even know where to start

'Cause you can bandage the damage

You never really can fix a heart

You must be a miracle worker

No, no, baby, tell me, how could you be so cruel?

It's like you're pouring salt on my cuts

Baby, I just ran out of band-aids

Oh-oh, oh, oh-oh yeah-oh, oh, oh, oh

You never really can fix my heart.”

I didn’t know how to feel right now. I’ve only been with him for 2 days. I can’t believe he’s going to hurt me like that.

I sigh as I wrap my arms around my legs and look at the water. I stared into the water, attempting to take my mind off of it as my music played in the background.