Chapter 15

Blaze couldn't believe what just happened, he had blown the only way to Melissa's heart. The scratches that she had left on his face where healed. But he's heart hurt by the wounds that she had inflicted in it with her words. He needed to find a better way to win her heart. He knew that she loved him, that she really loved him.

"You just invented a new kind of stupid. I should kill you right here, right now". Adel's voice rumbled in Blaze's brain. He was standing before of the humongous wolf, but his size didn't matter to the vampire, he was also tall and strong. "What were you planning to pull?" he kept inquiring while his demonic gaze was fixated on the wolf's. "Do you really think that she will be yours after you forced that kiss on her".

"You saw us kissed? how do you feel?" Asked Blaze ignoring his words.

"That, my stinky fool, wasn't a kiss, that was a pathetic one-sided performance. I should kill you for trying to force a kiss on her. She's not yours, she never has, she never will".

"Ha-Ha," retorted Blaze mocking him, "this was me stealing the ball from you. At least I got to touch her lips with mine, you couldn't even get that close, could you?" Said Blaze implying the time when Adel and Melissa were at the studio. "You know I was there, and I saw everything. How you were shaking in despair when you couldn't touch her. When she rejected you".

            Adel clearly remembered this. Filled of rage snarled his fangs at Blaze. "Come, come to me. Let me break that neck of yours, or I can give you a fast death and ripped your heart out".

"You wouldn't get to me fast enough. Before you do that, I'll snap you in two". "How do you feel now that she drew the line" Adel asked trying to calm himself for Melissa's sake.

"Don't come on me with that stupid nonsense. What are you doing here anyways, were you spying on us?"

"I'm always around her you know that that's nothing new".

"Yeah right"

"I was just enjoying the show on first row. I came to see you suffer after her rejection". Adel says while looking at him with his still fire red eyes.

"You look hungry, have you eaten already? you can bite me so I can burn your soul to ashes". Said Blaze not wanted to let go on the matter.

"Alright, I'm not wasting my time anymore with you any longer. I'm better at than you at that. Actually, I came to see you because we have to come up with a plan. Everything is different this time. Melissa is not the same, she had rejected both of us, that should made you feel better for sure. We must be on guard at her birthday, she's going to be around humans. But the vampires hadn't made their move yet. They are too quiet and that's not a good sign".

"You should know their movements. You should know everything about them. What's wrong with you? are you getting old? We must find a way to keep them from coming here".

            Adel kept ignoring Blaze's provocations as he said. "I know they're planning to attack and I'm pretty sure that it will be on her birthday. It will be impossible to keeping them far from here. But maybe we can wait for them. We need to take her far away. There are only two of us vampires and your uncle against all of them, but, if we send Anastasia with her, it will be only me and you two".

"I don't think we can do that. You see, this will be a detrimental birthday for Melissa. She's stubborn. I don't think she will go anywhere. But we can make her," said Blaze

"It will be something like forcing a kiss on her idiot. It will be hard; she doesn't really want us nearby. She has changed, she's not the same girl that promise us eternal love on her last life". Adel spoke hoping that somewhere a part of that girl is still in her.

"We must convince her, somehow. We can just talk with her and prepare her for what's coming".

"She does not want to hear us right now. She needs to cool her head; she needs to think she didn't seem that she wanted to be with any of us, because she didn't want to be the reason for anyone's extinction. She doesn't know yet how powerful she is".

"Maybe if we can earn a little bit of her trust. We also need some insight on the Vampires movements, I warned the werewolves, and they will not do anything stupid. I'm keeping my eyes on them".

"I will try to get any information I can from the coven". Adel finally said while disappearing on thin air.

            Blaze turned back to his human form and started communicating with his uncle. "You, stupid boy" the grumpy voice of his uncle rumbled on Blazed head. "Could you have been more careless towards Miss. Melissa?"

"I'm sorry uncle but after all this time I was sure she will be happy to see me" said Blaze trying to convince himself about this.

"She doesn't remember you, what made you think that? Or you really thought she will be running to you with open arms. What happened out there anyways?"

"I might force a kiss on her, but don't get mad she didn't respond to it. Melissa has changed too much uncle. I don't really know what to think. Also, it seems like the vampires will attacked at her birthday. We must prepare. The problem is that we don't know where she stands as if right now. I will keep it guarding the perimeter until the vampire comes back with news from the coven".

"OK please don't try anything stupid again until then".

"So, can I try something stupid after that?" Blaze asked, as always, his childish attitude was thanking the better of him. Anastasia new that Flavio was talking to his nephew. She waited for him to lose his concentration. That will indicate her that he had finished the conversation.

"What did your dumb nephew do to her?" Asked Anastasia pretending to wash the dishes. Flavio was lost in his though for a moment, trying to come up with a better and less blunt sentence but failed miserably. It was always better to be straightforward with Anastasia.

"He kissed her" said Flavio while bracing himself for the full destruction of the house in seconds.

            Anastasia had a glass on her hand and after hearing this the glass shattered millions pieces flying everywhere as her eyes glowed red, the corner of her mouth turned inwards. Making her look like a mad animal.

"Anastasia, I know that you don't like him, but you know he loves her. You know he will not do anything to harm her"

"He just did" Anastasia said while looking for something to clean the mess with.

"Come on woman, he is just a kid. You know how we were. We couldn't wait to touch each other, to kissed each other, to love each other". He looked at her with hungry eyes, but his honey covered words didn't take any effect this time. "You know everything he is going through" Flavio continued "he only had eyes for Melissa...and once you get to know him right…" he trailed his words.

"I've been known him for a lifetime and he's still the same brute force. The only time that he's somehow decent is when… well, never. You know that's impossible for him, his male animals' instincts are always kicking in".

"Look at the time," said Flavio trying to change the subject. Anastasia rolled her eyes at him. "I need to go to the office. I need to help Mr. Rembrandt run some errands. You know, Melissa asked me about him. I don't like to talk bad about people".

"Don't worry about him". Said Anastasia wiping her bloody hands and cleaning the mess she made after breaking the glass.

"Oh, I worry alright! he is a sneaky one, just like a slippery slug that slide between your fingers and when you try to grab them...puff... they just get away. That's why I have to keep him in check".

"Yes, you are right, but you can't do anything to him". Said Anastasia while looking at Flavio's eyes. Her eyes returning to their normal color.

"Melissa is the one that have to decide about him. She's not the same you know. All these past lives, she has been selfish, but now she's different. I got a good feeling this time". Anastasia noted while turning to look outside the window in the directions of the tombstones.

"So, what do you think is going to happen this time? do you think she's going to die again?" Asked Flavio with a puzzled look.

"I'm not sure, but something is different about her. Something tells me that the outcome this time will be different. She just needs to get herself together to get to the point when she remembers who she really is. Once she gets to that point, she will know what to do. Is like all these past lives made her mature enough". Anastasia implied with an absent look.

"I just hope everything goes well this time". Said Flavio getting up and kissing her goodbye, disappearing through the door. Leaving Anastasia reflecting on everything that had happened.