23. Our Journey is Begin

Me and Ammar are still sitting in the bush where we burned the deer.

"I never thought I would be a vampire. Moreover, I fell in love with it, but in reality, I was trapped and seduced by a beautiful vampire, you. Because I have no reason not to love you then, I love you. I will try my best to stay by your side until death separates us.

"Ela my PIC, I love you for the good, the bad, the beautiful, and the ugly. But most of all, I love you for everything in between. Because that is where most of our lives will spent. Not every time we are together will be happy, and there will be no suffering. Most of our days will be ordinary and in those moments, I will still love you with all my heart.

"Therefore, before answering your question, 'Do I want to be part of you or not', I have to know how you feel about being a vampire yourself. Is your life calm and happy? PIC, please tell me honestly what your goals and aspirations are. If you were given the chance to be an ordinary human like before, would you take that chance?" Ammar asked with a serious face. Meanwhile, I sat next to him and pondered. I understand I have to tell the truth.

"Ammar, my PIC, to be honest, before I met you, Layzal, and the others, I felt lonely, living in the forest. But after getting to know you, my life is more colorful. I am not lonely anymore. However, there is a feeling of worry that surrounds my heart. That would be our differences. You are ordinary people; while I am a vampire, everyone hates me. However, I was reminded of my mother's words, 'Which way of life do you choose, the dark side or the bright side?' Therefore, I chose to be on the bright side and try to be a good vampire and not kill humans.

"I'm trying to find another source of blood. Yes, I did kill the pets of Lago Village residents, but that is better than killing humans, right? But unfortunately, every full moon, I have to kill humans. So that I can survive in this world. Regarding the incident, it was all because I lost all my strength. The only way to restore all my strength is by consuming human blood. In essence, I still kill humans because human blood is the source of my strength. PIC, my goal in this world is to become a vampire Queen and live happily ever after," I said while looking at Ammar.

"So, that is your goal to become the Vampire Queen. But what makes me curious is, how can you become a vampire queen when you know you are the only vampire in this world? Should not a queen have people to lead? Like a vampire clan, and you are the queen. All your reasons do not make sense. That is why I do not want to be part of you," Ammar looked at me with sharp eyes.

Hearing Ammar's words it felt like I had been hit by a big rock. I do not know, I feel like what he said is true. How can I be the queen of vampires, when I know I'm the only vampire in this world? Apart from that, Mother also left me just like that, without any letters or vampire books as a guide to life. What's worse, she did not tell me where my family was. All I know is that I was born as a child of a mixture of vampires and humans and grew up in the Lore Lindu forest. I don't even know what my mother's purpose was in making me a vampire.

"So you are going to leave me?" these are the words that came out of my mouth.

"Ela my PIC, I do not want to turn into a vampire does not mean I will leave you. You have to know, I love you who you are now, and who you will be in the future. Remember, I will always be beside you and look after you. Then what about my last question?"

"If I could turn into an ordinary human being like before, I would take that opportunity. Live a normal life like you and the others. But unfortunately, someone who has turned into a vampire cannot turn into an ordinary human again. Even if I could change, I would have to die first. After that, reincarnated into someone else. Yeah, maybe something like that," I answered looking down sadly.

"Then I will help you find a medicine to return you to being a normal human again," said Ammar enthusiastically.

"There is no medicine to turn a vampire back into a normal human," I admitted pessimistically.

Hearing me being pessimistic, Ammar held my hand and said, "This is what I don't like about you. You have not tried but given up. Ela my PIC, if you want to accept my offer, I already have plans for our future.

"As we know, we are fugitives. Layzal and his team are looking for us. Therefore, I will not take you back to Archipelago City or stay here in the Lore Lindu forest. I will take you to the city of Vanara, there we will start a new life. It is okay for the time being, we can run away from the problem while we look for medicine for you."

"Why don't we just stay here in the Lore Lindu forest, isn't it safe?" I asked, surprised because Ammar would take me to the city of Vanara.

"It's no longer safe because when I came here, I met middle-aged men. If the man was interrogated by Layzal and his team, it would be dangerous. You know Layzal, the detective who never gives up. He will find out and ask questions to anyone he meets. It doesn't matter to him if he has to search to the ends of the world, understand?"

"Then what about your job? Are you just going to leave them behind?"

"Ela, my PIC, you don't need to worry about my work because in the city someone is already handling it. Now the most important thing is that you want to change into an ordinary human being again. Come on... the deer's tail is burnt," said Ammar as he lifted the deer that was in the flames.

"Okay, I accept your offer. But you should know that as long as I become a vampire, I still have to consume blood. That's a sign that in the city of Vanara, we have to be very clever in finding sources of blood to consume. Ammar, my PIC, approximately when will we go to Vanara City? Is it far from here?" I asked, curious about the city of Vanara.

"Vanara City is located to the north of Archipelago City. We can leave anytime--it is up to you," Ammar smiled at me, then he said, "Selene, my PIC, you did not become the vampire queen, but you became the queen of my heart," we looked at each other, smiled, and finally we hugged.

All of this is beyond my expectations. How could it not be, from the beginning, my goal was to become a vampire queen, but in the end, I chose to turn into an ordinary human again. Together with my beloved Ammar, we will start a new life adventure tomorrow morning. Let the charred deer be a witness to our love. The most important thing is that we have a plan, and we will make it happen together.

"So, the vampire does fall for the CEO."

The End

Notes:

PIC (Partner in Crime) is the affectionate nickname for Ela and Ammar.