More Human

Chapter 18

"FRAN!" I heard him shouting and in a flash he appeared in front of me. His raven black hair longer now, reaching his mid back, was swaying with the wind, carrying the sweet scent of Jasmine roses, our favorite, to me. His pale face was chiseled by gods making any woman crumble and crawl with need. But his luminescent blue eyes were a dead give away of what he is. He was about to come near me when I pointed my gun at him. He stopped dead on his tracks. The sky is turning orange as the sun rises.

"Xed, good for you to finally come and meet me." I looked at him defiantly, trying to make a brave face but deep inside my heart was breaking because he's a vampire and I knew all along. I was still in denial. I wanted to believe what Noelle said. My eyes welled up, as tears threatened to flow. Of all people, why him? Why the person I loved the most?

I clicked my gun ready knowing he'll come nearer. My heart was cracking inside as I looked at him. He was still majestic as ever with the rising sun behind him. He looked like a god. He still had his handsome face the way I remembered him to be. He looked a bit paler than his usual self but he looked more human than the other vampires I faced.

His face showed sympathy and his voice clearly sounded worried as he spoke, "Fran, please let me help you." He held out his hand for me to take. "I know you're in pain. I'll make it all go away please." he begged me. He took a few steps towards me, I fired a bullet near his left foot. He was wearing a loose fitting white button down long sleeved shirt, with matching nicely fitted casual trousers. He was wearing oxford shoes, too formal for him.

The Xedjedy I knew was never formal. He loved matching his jeans with anything. With the nature of his work, he would sometimes come home ruddy and a mess. He was a simple provincial boy who had to work on huge machineries for a living. He was hard working and ambitious. From a maintenance engineer of a mining company, he became one of the supervisors in just two years.

I remembered so well the day we celebrated his promotion. His grandmother asked my family to come over to surprise him. I remembered the look on his face as we pooped the confetti cannon when he opened the door of their house that night. How he looked so tired but genuine happiness was reflected in his face.

That night my father broke the news of his parents' legacy which they left for him. He was so convinced that he needed to go and see it. I was supportive of his plan as well. Within a week he had filed for a work leave to visit a State in America. Our first kiss was the last day I saw him as human.

"Next time I won't miss Xed." I said through gritted teeth. "Go to hell where you belong!" Ispat at him. I was so angry at what he did to me. Of how he invaded my head with his telepathic abilities. How he used my weakness, my love for him, to exploit me and our plans of escape.

"Please Fran, I can help you." He begged me, "at least to make the pain go away." his voice was cracking as if he had real emotions. As if he truly loved me. His emotions were from the man I loved. The person in front of me was but a shell of him. He is a monster using my weakness to coax me into believing him.

"Why are you here Xed, you're supposed to be dead two years ago!" I asked hissing from pain and hints of fear from what he may tell me. "And after all this time, why just show your fucking face now?"

"I don't know." He looked away from me as if his memories were taking him some place else. "When I woke up I could only remember a few things. The most vivid of them was you smiling. I was constantly visited by flashbacks of you talking to me, holding my hand while walking by the beach, our first kiss before I left you." Our eyes met then he smiled at me, looking more human. "I didn't know why I've been having urges to get in this country, but my question was answered yesterday when I found you under that tree, our tree." He closed his eyes, his smile still not leaving his lips. "I realized then that Vampires are born with a soulmate. I realized that I loved you so much."