The Pleasure of Nobody by Crystal Fox (beginner reading books for adults .TXT) 📖

so gently i nearly giggled with excitement. Then he lowered his head to my hand and kissed the scar.

"I am sorry it hurt." he kissed it three more times, "But does it hurt now?" he asked. He knows it doesn't, it is only a scar. But then again, he always made a way to make me giggle from all the romance.

"You just want me to say yes so you have reason to kiss my hand everyday," I told him.

"Caught me, what is my punishment?"

"You have to kiss my hand every day for the rest of your life, and then tell me how much you care about me and love me."

"Not a punishment if I like it sweetheart, but good try." he said playfully. he held my hand and pulled my to him. He rested me against his chest and rubbed his hand through my hair. holding my other hand in his against my ribs, I stroked the back of his unscared hand. But his hands where only unscared on the outside, in side they had many scars from all the people he killed. Those scars no matter how long they stayed their, hundred and hundred of years, will always stay. And some will hurt as if fresh, others will be their and look old and wrinkled. But never leave.

If we could stay their and let the sun burn me away I would gladly let it. But he got both of us up a little later and made us go back home. Their he tucked me into bed and kissed me good night. And I dreamed of the sun.


Gabriel

One Month later, Gabriel


"Ivy tell my father exactly what you told me," I said to her. Her poor body so small shook so hard I wanted to pick her up and hold her so she would feel safe.

"Come here sweetheart what's wrong?" my father took her into a hug and held her to him and then sat her down. He sat beside her.

"I - I killed Laminate." she sobbed. "I am so sorry, I didn't mean to she followed me and said some things I got mad and - I am so sorry!" she ran to me and threw her arms around me. I picked her up and sat down with her laying in my lap.

" I burned her body after she told me, she didn't come back for a while she was just in the garden and then I saw her go in the woods. Laminate was already dead when I found Ivy moments later after looking."

"It must have really made her mad. It usually takes an hour or more-"

"That's the point."

"What do we do?"

"I don't know."

"People will look for her," I informed him. "It is not like she is that unknown."

Ivy kept crying then looked at me. Why was life so cruel to her it made her cry and kill. Her bright red dress was covered in blood and dirt and her face with tears and sweat. Sometimes it was as if she was a child, to me she was. This little girl was bringing her self into a life of misery and it felt like pain to watch her suffer. And she never leaves it, but it is all in her head.

"I am taking her to bed, it will be morning soon." I stood up with her in my arms. "Did I tell you that she wants to see the sun rise. But her body wont allow it. She saw it once and it burned her skin and left scars behind." he looked at me, as I looked at the window and say the light outside turn a purple.

"Take her to bed then come back." he ordered.

We left the room and started down the long hallway only to turn countless corners and go through blackness. in the bedroom she changed clothes and remained silent. Either to scared of her self, or to scared of the out come. When she turned her face to me she looked as if some one had beaten her. Like she beats her self up and it shows on the out side more than in. She sat on the bed in silence looking at me.

"What's going to happen?" she asked me in the smallest voice. I sat beside her and held her hand.

"I am going to go talk to my father and your going to go to sleep." I told her. Then kissed her scared hand. She laid down and pulled the covers around her and held her arms out for me, I leaned down and gave her a hug. Then left the room.

In my fathers office there was two women. One very young wearing a black dress with a black veil, and the other very old with a red dress on and a black veil. The young one looked at me and smiled wickedly, i backed up.

"Oh son their you are, Rosemary would like to talk to you. Take her to your study." my father told me, he sat behind his desk and looked stiffed. I bowed and motioned for her to follow me.

As we walked to my study we walked in uncomfortable silence. I felt her black glare on my back as I walked before her. She studied my every movement, and I can't even see her to feel the look of her is hatred. At the entrance of the room i opened the door and motioned for her to go first. She nodded her head no.

"Go in, you wanted to talk," I reminded her.

"Your room you go first it is only polite," she said to me. She continued to glare. I studied this strange girl. She was very large, not attractive at all, with no inner or outer beauty. Her mother was her same size and shape but was beautiful. I wonder what happened to this one. She does not look friendly at all and her aura was bad, she will never go around Ivy.

"Go in ," I repeated.

"No it is your room."

I took her by the shoulders and pushed her into the room. "get in the damn room!" I shouted. She backed up with me pushing her and her eyes wide in shock. I forced her to sit in a chair after she struggled with me, then turned and slammed the door shut. I took a few deep breaths before turning around. I don't like her aura at all, it is giving me a headache.

"What do you need?" I asked through closed teeth. The room was lighting up from the sun pouring in through the slightly parted curtains. The day felt of hate.

"Where is Ivy, Gabriel?" Her voice sounded sweet like Ivy's, but her voice has a rougher sound, but through the sweetness it sounded fake.

"What do you know about her Rosemary?" I turned to her and glared. She glared right back at me.

"All I know is that you are hiding her here, and i know that she is a vampire, and the law states any immortal thing is to be killed. And also if you kill some one you did don't you?" she asked.

"Ivy never killed anyone," I lied.

"She killed Laminate. I know cause I was their and i saw everything. She killed my sister in front of me and i want revenge. I wont have her get away with this she is immortal until some one kills her and I intend for that to be me. Do you understand Gabriel, you can't hide her from the world that she lives in." I heard her say the words but never thought that it was true. I made sure their was no one else around us and I didn't find any thing. But the fact is she knows.

"I am immortal," I told her to see what she would say. "And all the guards and my parents and the council,"

" But your not a vampire," she corrected me, "Right?" then she got worried.

"Your right i am not a vampire I am a half blood demon and half blood angel. My mother is the demon and my father is the angel. The council is the same, either demon, angel, or both." I informed her. We both sat their and let my words sink in.

"I will kill her, or you can. I can cause a big mess for her and turn her in to the towns people to have them do their justice, or you can kill her easily and your family will have a good name forever. Or they will be know as traitors."

"Is that a threat Rosemary?" I screamed, "Did you just threaten me or her, or my family!" I shouted, then went to my desk and threw things off of it. I heard glass smashing on the floor and imaged the tinny little pieces, I want her to walk over barefoot. Then I heard papers