the college and back.
Still, Aradia was surprised to see him at the bar because she had
thought he would probably be too busy with his classes to visit.
Yet it was not Aradia's style to ask her friends unnecessary
questions so she just made her way to the bar and greeted
him.
Calvin was serving the
drinks but was shocked to see Aradia looking so grouchy. Usually
she never went anywhere without a smile on her face. One glance to
see that she was clearly alone was enough for him to deduce
why.
"C'mon Aradia," Calvin said
while giving her a playful punch on the arm. "Cheer up. I mean sure
your boyfriend isn't here but that doesn't mean you still can't
have a good time?"
Aradia just glared at
him.
"I actually agree with him
sugar," came a deep voice from right next to her.
Aradia looked up and saw a
tall, handsome, blonde boy with a dimple in his cheek dressed in
black staring at her hungrily.
Vampire , Aradia automatically concluded. This in turn reminded her of
the vampire that was the source of her discontentment.
"Who asked you?" she
snapped.
Glancing away, she stared at
her reflection in the polished wooden surface of the bar. The
vampire said nothing, he merely tipped his head back and finished
his drink. After licking his lips, he looked back at
Aradia.
"Whoever he is, he is not
worth it," he whispered in her ear.
"Like I said who asked you?"
Aradia snarled.
Instead of being insulted,
the vampire merely smirked.
For a while, they just stood
gazing at each other. One in hostility, the other clearly not.
However, almost as fast as lightening the vampire let go of his
glass, slipped his arm around Aradia's waist, and dragged her
towards the dance floor. She knew she could easily burn this guy to
ashes but stopped herself considering the fact that there were
humans around. Gritting her teeth, she decided to grin and bear
it.
Saul wanted to pinch
himself. He couldn't believe he was right now dancing with Aradia,
the girl that been haunting his dreams since the day he first saw
her. He thought he would never have the chance to get her alone but
after hearing all the rumors of her and her boyfriend, Dax,
fighting it was as if all his prayers had been answered. Now all he
had to do was put his plan into action.
Aradia swayed along with the
rhythm of the music and tried to keep her body contact with him to
the bare minimum. She cringed a little whenever his hands touched
her, memories of her rape still flashing through her mind. It had
been over three years since it happened but still the memories
haunted her. However, it was as she tried to block the memories
when she started to feel a strange tingle of familiarity with the
vampire caressing her.
"Have we met before?" Aradia
finally asked him.
He chuckled and asked, "does
it matter?"
"To me it does," Aradia
snapped, "so have we met somewhere before?"
Saul lifted his head and
stared into Aradia's eyes. He sighed softly before capturing her
lips with his own. Aradia's eyes flew open in astonishment as she
struggled to break away.
Saul wouldn't let her go
until at last the kiss ended and he whispered in her ear, "we have
met before and we will meet again. Only the next time we will get
to know each other more intimately."
He let her go before she
could shove him away. It was as he turned his back when Aradia
remembered exactly where she had seen him before: at the house
where Henry McAlester had taken her!
"Hey!" she cried as she ran
after him. "Hey!"
Shoving people out of the
way as gently but as swiftly as she could, she tried to follow
Saul. Why had he been there? Why had he and his friends been
staring at her the weeks before? She had so many questions and
hoped he had the answers. However, as she reached out to grab his
shirt he ducked out the back. She followed him and tried not to
slip on the mud. Covering her bare arms to shield herself from the
cold, she quickly looked around to see if Saul was nearby. She knew
in order to sense everything around her she