He walks into the kitchen and sees me sitting at the table and lets out a sigh. "I thought you left when I didnt find you in your room. You had me worried for a bit. I'm glad that you took my advise and got yourself some food. You are welcome to explore the house and what ever is in it is yours also."
"Thank you. I will try not to be a burden. I do work tomorrow. Can you take me back to the club so I may get my car? I can't miss work I need to pay my bills and pay you back for your kindness of letting me stay here."
"There is no need to pay me back. Yes I can take you to get your car. If you need help with bills just let me know. You have been under a lot of stress these last two days so it might not be a good idea to work. I don't want you to have a bad experience at work that might cause you your job."
" I can't accept your money. You already doing so much for me. I should be fine at work. I'm strong willed. I don't let things bother me." I finish my eggs and walk over to the sink and start washing the dishes that I used. When I finish with that I wash the counter and table down where I sat. He sits there watching me. "Can I help you with something? I don't like being watched."
"Sorry I'm just fascinated in you. You clean up after yourself even though there are maids to clean up the mess. I like that you are independent. You don't depend on others to take care of you. I'm surprised that you gave into me so quickly."
"I may be stubborn about being independent but I know that I'm not going to be able to protect myself from a vampire so I guess I just gave in for self preservation."
"I see so you are using me to protect you. How do you know that I will? No I'm not saying I won't. I will protect you. You intrigue me."
"I'm not sure how I know you will. My instincts tell me that I can trust you. How do I intrigue you? By the way. Why was I naked when I woke up? Did you take my clothes off? How did I get into that room?"
" I will answer your questions but maybe we should go somewhere more comfortable then a kitchen table. Lets go into the living room." He says making steps towards the door to the kitchen.
"Ok lets go." I say as I start to follow him. we walk out of the kitchen and back down the hall toward the double doors. When we get to them we turn right towards the middle of the house. We walk through the high arch in front of the double doors and I find that its a sitting area with a couch, a few chairs and a TV. "This is your living room? It's very nice."
"No this is the sitting room where I entertain my guests in the living room is through those doors there. I don't let people go in there often. Follow me. He says and walks to the doors. He pushes them open and holds one for me to go through. I walk in and my jaw drops in awe. There are paintings on the walls. There is a couch and book cases but no TV. The room has a red and gold theme. He motions for me to sit on the couch. " Would you like something to drink?"
"Yes please if it is no bother."
He leaves the room as I sit down on the couch. As I am waiting for him to come back there is a book that catches my eye. It says something about a Phoenix. I get up to check it out when he walks back into the room. "Ah interested in your future I see."
"What do you mean by my future?" I ask.
"So you really don't know what you are then?" I shake my head no. "You are a Phoenix Ameilia."
"What do you mean I'm a Phoenix? Is that why you say I'm special and they say I have a gift?" What happened last night and why do I have a Phoenix on my chest?"
"You went through your transformation last night. It burned your clothes that you were wearing and that is why you were naked. The Phoenix showed up because that is what you are. Yes in a way that is why you are special. No that is not why they say you have a gift. They say you have a gift because we cannot control you or read your mind. When your Phoenix burned it cleansed your body of any flaws. You will start to gain powers that you never knew about. The transformation happens when the Phoenix turns twenty one Happy birthday by the way."
"My birthday isn't until May 1st. So that can't be true."
"No you were born today. In my 2000 years of being on this planet I have seen four Phoenix's be born and they all turned on twenty first birthday. Are you sure your mother gave you the right day of birth?"
"Yes my mother did. I have a birth certificate and everything. It is my suitcase I will prove it." I get up to go to the room to get the birth certificate when he pulls me back down to the couch.
"That won't be necessary. I know you are telling me your truth. Do you have any questions to ask me? I will do my best to answer them."
"I do have a few questions. Did you know I was a Phoenix? What will these powers be? Is there rules that I need to follow? Can I not become a Phoenix? Do you know why I have the gift of not being able to be controlled?"
"I had a feeling that you were supernatural but i wasn't a hundred percent sure. Every Phoenix has different powers so I am not sure what powers you will have. There is no rules to being a Phoenix. The gift falls on different people whether they are supernatural or not. It runs through a few bloodlines of the original people who created the world. There are some from the bloodlines that don't have the gift also."
"I think I need to go lay down for a while. This is a lot of information to take in. I need to process it. May I please be excused?"
"Of course. You are more than welcome to do whatever you would like other than kill someone in the house."