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I poured my bowl, sat down and started to chow down. I finished my bowl quickly, shoveling in mouthfuls. I rinsed my bowl and put it away. I looked at the microwave; it read seven thirty-two. I wondered when heâd be here. Just then there was a light knock at the door, I ran for it. I was panting by the time I was at the door. I had to calm myself quickly. There was another light knock on the other side of the door. My heart stuttered and butterflies fluttered in my stomach. I reached for the handle and opened the door.
Chapter 7-Explanations
Daniel was standing gracefully, elegantly, and beautiful at my doorway. I stood speechless for a moment then brought myself back to reality. Daniel was dressed in his normal button up t-shirt and casual jeans. I, on the other hand, went all out. Wearing a skirt-which I never did, never-flats, and a short sleeved shirt. I wasnât expecting muchâŠtill now.
Daniel looked me over a couple of times. Smiling to himself occasionally. I blushed and ducked my head. I had a feeling that I was just a tad over-dressed. I stepped back from the door. âWould you like to come in,â I asked him, keeping my eyes on the floor under my feet. Daniel laughed at my expression and accepted. He stepped one foot in the door then the other.
Daniel told me about our plans for today, which meant I would have to change. I hurried upstairs and found my quickest pair of jeans and a t-shirt with a hoodie for later. Daniel was waiting for me at the foot of the stairs when I came rushing down the stairs. I stopped as soon as he came into view. Daniel laughed at me a lot, but I was used to it. I asked if Daniel wanted anything to eat before we left he said no, thank you though. Iâll explain why later. Then he muttered something that sounded like if youâd still want to hear. I grabbed a couple waters anyway.
We took my truck although it was sort of slow. Daniel minded, but I told him Billy might get suspicious. Daniel muttered to himself about how long it would take for us to get there, wherever that was.
We drove for what seemed to be a long time, but soon enough he told me to pull over. We got out and started going through the woods. I wasnât sure it was safe to be out here, for me that is. I was never a nature girl. In fact it wasnât that I didnât like nature. Nature didnât like me. I was always tripping over rocks, twigs, and my own feet. Especially when I was young, Sharon and Billy would take me out to the beaches and I would fall into the tide poles, a lot. Never went back.
Daniel was never impatient with me. Whenever I would get too slow, he would stop and wait. He never got tired of my slowness either. I tried to tell him that nature and I had our differences but he wouldnât listen. He kept saying something about needing to show me something and how this would affect everything. It was weird, but I liked Daniel; a lot. And I hoped he liked me a lot too, at least itâd seemed that way.
I sighed once more because I knew I was slowing him down. Once I thought I heard him sigh but I wasnât sure. So I tried to speed up and that didnât help; I tripped often.
âWeâre almost there,â Daniel said turning his head to the side to tell me, again. Heâd probably said that at least more than once, sometimes I heard him, others I didnât only because I was distracted by his beauty. I wondered if he knew how beautiful he was. Sometimes Iâd catch myself staring at him for more and more periods of time during the day.
âWeâre here, Liz.â Daniel called to me. I was about twenty feet behind him, but catching up. Daniel waited for me. While I was trudging along to get up to Daniel I was thinking about yesterdayâs kiss in calculus. It was sensual but wild. I was still wondering if he was ever thinking about it. I also wondered if he would want it to happen again. The fire was amazing, I hoped heâd felt it too and maybe that was why he was with me, still. I knew I wasnât interesting.
I finally caught up to Daniel, but not soon enough. I wasnât prepared for what was about to happen. Daniel looked at me, cautioning. I was confused, why? Daniel looked at my expression and answered it. âIâm different and I want you to know, Liz. I donât know if I can stay away from you anymore, but I want-no need you to know what I am.â What was he talking about? I was lost. I stared at him, waiting for him to continue; he didnât. I stepped up to him carefully. I said slowly, âI donât understand.â
Daniel shook his head. He sighed heavily, âYou have to. What if I told you I was different than you, different than everyone at school, different from everyone period?â I thought carefully and hard. I glanced at the ground then back to his face. I said in a stern, determined voice, âI would say, it doesnât matter. I donât care if youâre different. Weâre all different.â He was already shaking his head before I finished. âNo, you donât understand. I-IâmâŠnot human,â he whispered, lowering his head. I thought about what he was trying to say, he wasnât human; check. I clarified, âOkay, and?â He jerked his head upright. âWhat? Iâm telling you Iâm not human, that Iâm a monster and-and that Iâm dangerous.â His voice was low but his intent was clear.
I looked at him, not seeing someone who wasnât human. âWell, if youâre not human, th-then what are you?â I tried to keep my voice as firm as his, but I slipped up. He turned and started walking again, showing me what he was. He walked into the sunlight and beams of the light reflected off of his body. He slowly unbuttoned his shirt-I now saw the purpose of it- and opened it so more like could show. I gasped aloud.
It wasnât a frighten gasp, it was a heâs so beautiful gasp.
Minutes had passed and I was still staring at Danielâs beautiful flesh. He started to button up his shirt and turned around. I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes. Soon enough they would betray me and fall over the edges. I blinked and they started to fall down my cheeks. While he was still turned I quickly wiped them away with my sleeve.
I was breathing heavily as he turned back around to look at me. âDo you believe me now?â Danielâs voice was quiet and hidden, but serious. I didnât stop staring but I nodded.
Obviously he wasnât human, but what could he be? Would he hurt me? No, that was even more obvious. Would he hurt others? That was undecided. Hundreds of questions like these ran through my head over and over again. It was hard to concentrate as he walked toward me.
I wasnât scared but he stayed fifteen or so feet back from me, giving me space; I didnât like that. As I started to close the space between us, he stepped back more. âI-I donât care,â I whispered when I noticed heâd moved. âI donât-it doesnât matter to me.â The tears were even more noticeable now. âWhat?â Daniel asked, incredulously. âIt doesnât matter to meâŠwhat you are,â I added. âIt doesnât matter?â I thought about, âNo. I donât care what you are.â âYou donât care that Iâm a monster? That I could kill you within seconds?â Daniel asked strained.
I understood what he was saying. He was dangerous and was trying to restrain. A tickle ran down my spine making me shudder as he said that. I inhaled and in an audacious tone I said, âNo,â then exhaled.
Chapter 8-Final Love
Daniel started walking again, I followed; he knew I would. I would do anything for him. I was in love with him and I didnât care if he wasnât human or if he was dangerous, I loved him.
He walked through trees and bushes, occasionally looking behind to see if I was still following. Suddenly he halted to a stop. I finally caught up to him. He turned his head to look down at me. He calmly said, âThis is where I come to think.â
Daniel put his pale white hands on both sides of the big, green bushes and pulled them apart, holding it open for me. I looked at him then stepped through the hedge, ducking. As I stepped through the hole, my eyes slowly rose from the ground. I looked around and saw thousands of tiny flowers. Some lying on the forest floor, others growing tall. There were a bunch of trees surrounding this little circle of flowers and grass.
Daniel stepped around my still body and sat down in the middle of the small circle. He folded his legs and put his arms in his lap. I stood at the entrance for a few seconds that seemed to be minutes. I looked behind me to see that there was no entrance, just more trees. I whipped my head back around to where Daniel was, sitting peacefully on the ground. I walked over to where he was a sat next to him.
I folded my legs and put my arms in my lap now. I looked around at the beautiful meadow surrounding me and this beautiful non-human. That got me thinking, he never did say what he was, but that didnât matter; I didnât care.
âWhat are you thinking about?â Daniel asked as I went over our last conversation in my head. I cleared my throat, âI-if youâre not human, then what are you? Will you tell me, please?â My voice was low but not higher than a whisper. He didnât raise his voice any higher than a whisper either when he answered. âIâm afraid youâll run away if I tell you,â he said, looking down then glancing at me. He was scared that I would run from him? âNever. Nothing could ever make me run away from you, Daniel,â I sighed, âY-youâre too important to me.â I looked up at his face.
Daniel looked up at me under his eyelashes. âAre you sure you want to know?â I nodded slowly. âWhat is one mythical creature youâd never thought would ever exist?â I thought about this carefully. There were so many âmythical creaturesâ out there. Zombies, werewolves, vampires, aliens, goblins, etc. but which one did I believe in the most? Which one was the most logical? Zombies are brought back to life; Daniel didnât even look like he had ever died. Just the thought of his dying had me shuddering. Werewolf? Was I crazy? Werewolves didnât have beams of light shining off of them in the sun? At least not from the movies Iâve seen. A vampire? That was logical, I suppose. Movies and books say that they canât come out in the daytime, if Daniel is vampire, then how is he outside?
I was trying to go over all of the things Iâd read or seen in movies about all of these mythical creatures, but none
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