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CHALLENGE 2: Unspoken

Story Title: Finally Found My Way To Where You Are
Character/Relationships: Jasper/Alice
Rating: PG
Words: 584
Warnings: None

I wasn’t sure where I was going. I never had a final destination. Just went where I could find my next meal while remaining inconspicuous. Speaking of which, standing in the pouring rain was attracting attention. For a vampire this storm was no big deal, but the humans were waiting it out indoors. As I ducked into a diner, a bolt of lightening touched down across the street.

To my dismay there were customers, and it had been sometime since my last meal. I held my breath to sustain my thirst. I was not used to being around so many humans at once, but it was to be expected. Even though I could not order anything, well, not anything that was offered on the menu, I queued for a table.

The patrons’ mood reflected that of the miserable weather, depressed and bored. They kept their heads down, reading the menus, drinking their coffees, or eating the retched, greasy food off their plates.

There was one petite girl at the counter staring off into space. Though she seemed to be in a daze, she was excited. The tiny brunette stuck out like a sore thumb in this setting. She was incredibly beautiful, and impeccably dressed in what looked like a designer label. That wasn’t the only different thing about her. She was way too still and she never blinked.

I immediately recognized that she was most definitely a vampire.

Her head snapped towards me faster than a human’s should. She looked right at me with a smile, like she was expecting me. I was sure I didn’t know her.

The pixie girl jumped off her high stool like a graceful dancer and walked up to me with confidence in her steps. I was prepared to defend myself, but first I searched her feelings and there was not a single ounce of malice. She was completely delighted.

She was shorter than I thought and she stretched her neck to look up at me with her gold eyes. (What kind of diet turns a vampire’s eyes gold?) Those eyes seemed to want to tell me all she had seen and I felt compelled to want to know her secrets.

“You’ve kept me waiting a long time,” she said in a bell like voice.

If I didn’t know her how could I have kept her waiting? Yet, she looked at me like I was a long lost friend. I started to doubt my perfect memory and tried to think back to when I might have met her. I realized I was being rude to the lady, so I ducked my head and said, “I’m sorry, ma’am.”

She accepted my apology with a smile and held out her hand, palm up. I raised my eyebrow with bewilderment.

She nodded and held her hand out further as if to say, trust me, you won’t regret it. I looked into her big, expressive eyes. Here was a courageous and determined vampire who knew where she was destined to be and she was asking me to join her. Why me, I didn’t know, but I sensed she did know that wherever she was headed, it was my final destination too.

With blind faith, something I thought I didn’t have left, I took her hand in mine. Our strong marble hands held each other, like perfectly matched puzzle pieces and for the first time in my life I felt hope.

We walked out into the dismal rain with optimism. We were heading home.