“Now just feel what I feel. See what I see,” Jonathon said in a soft voice.
This sensation was weird. It was like having an out of body experience. It’s like I was seeing through Jonathon’s eyes. I could see myself standing there with my eyes closed shut and an intense expression of concentration. I tried to focus on what he was feeling.
“Oh!” I said, my eyes flying open.
He smiled. “Did you feel anything?” he asked.
I nodded, “Yes, you’re still upset but you’re pleased too. Pleased that I didn’t enjoy it and pleased that I’m a quick learner.”
“Anything else.”
“Yes,” I said blushing, “Love.”
“Love for who?” he said with a grin.
“Love for me,” I blushed even redder.
“And only you,” he said wrapping his arm around my waist and pulling me against his chest. He kissed me with such passion and force that I thought my head might burst.
We finally made it out of the forest and into the clearing where the entrance to the Coven’s headquarters was hidden. It was raining now and the black mustang was waiting like a silent warrior. I slid in and Jonathon took off into the night speeding down the wet roads as I silently wept for the life that was supposedly mine but seemed to be anything but.
Chapter Eight: Graduation
I couldn’t believe the day had come. Graduation. You wait your whole life for this moment thinking that it’s never going to happen. But here it is already upon me. This should be a happy day for me. Both my parents and brothers should be here. But instead my mom is locked inside a house so she doesn’t kill anyone, my dad is dead, and my brothers are doing extra classes over the summer and don’t have the time, though they say their sorry they have to miss it. Instead my vampire family will be there. Patrick, Amelia, and Joseph, will be watching from the crowds as I get my diploma for the first time, and Danny, Mason, Diana, and Jonathon get theirs for like the one-hundredth time or something like that.
But instead the day feels ominous. Tomorrow evening we leave. Everything is prepared and has been for weeks. The Coven is going with us. I haven’t spoken much to Isaac since that night. I know I should but I can’t help but fear an episode like last time. He keeps trying to talk to me and I keep avoiding him. It’s like playing cat and mouse. Although I don’t know whether I’m the cat or the mouse.
“Knock knock, Kylie are you ready?” Diana asked in her sing song voice as she danced lightly into my room clapping her hands together in glee.
“Am I?” I asked turning away from the mirror.
“You look perfect,” she said running her fingers through my perfectly straightened hair. She looked like an angel in her silver cap and gown. The silver fabric flowed elegantly down her thin shoulders. She made the simple piece of fabric look runway worthy whereas on me it looked like a rumpled mess of cloth.
Her blond waves bounced lightly as she flitted around me looking for stuff to add to complete my look. Diana had no doubt already been to see Jonathon, Danny, and Mason, to make sure they all looked their best and they probably had refused her offers. But I would take whatever she offered me if I could look half as good as she did in her cap and gown. Her beauty was absolutely ridiculous! How any one person, vampire, could be so beautiful, was beyond me.
“I think we should add a hint of silver shimmer to your eyes to pick up on the gown and make your green eyes pop. Ooh, and this shade of lip gloss will look lovely on you. Some bronzer for your cheeks and your look is complete,” she said, turning me back around to face the mirror.
I gasped. “How did you-?”
“It was simple. You just needed a kick to give your look an extra notch. Now you’ll be the prettiest girl there. The guys, especially Jonathon, won’t be able to take their eyes off of you. And to think you’re only wearing a cap and gown. Imagine what you’ll look like on your wedding day.”
“Wedding?” I gasped. What was with everyone talking about my wedding? I wasn’t even engaged yet?
“Well, you know, it’s bound to happen sometime. You and Jonathon are soul mates,” Diana said like, ‘duh’.
“Right,” I stuttered. The thought of marriage had never crossed my mind but it seemed to cross everyone else’s. And now that she said it, did I even want to get married? I shook my head. Of course I did. I loved Jonathon more than most people loved in a lifetime. Of course one day I would marry him.
“We’re going to be late,” said Diana looking at her watch. As she turned her back to me I saw that she had tiny silver stars woven into her hair. I followed her out of Jonathon’s room; I had kicked him out so I could get ready, down the attic steps, through the hallway, and down the grand staircase. Everyone, of course, was waiting for us, like always.
The boys all looked handsome in there black cap and gowns, especially Jonathon. We reached the bottom of the steps and he grabbed me up in his arms and kissed me. He dipped me down while he kissed me and my cap fell off. I heard what sounded like, “How sweet,” come from Amelia and Diana and “Yuck,” from the boys. Jonathon had never kissed me in front of his family so this was a weird experience all around. Jonathon broke off the kiss but kept his arm around my waist. My cheeks were bound to be a bright red. I was so embarrassed that he had done that in front of everyone. I looked up at him to see what he was feeling and he wore a goofy smile but seemed to be the happiest he had been in a while. It was probably partly to the fact that we were going to be leaving but I would enjoy his good mood nonetheless.
“Shall we get going?” he asked the rest of his family. They all nodded and murmured their answers as they bustled around.
“Patrick, did you get the video camera?” asked Amelia like an eager soccer mom.
“Of course, and the regular snapshot camera, too,” he said holding both up for her to see.
“Good. You only graduate once. Oops, well you know what I mean; you only graduate for the first time once after that it’s never as exciting,” she smiled and patted my arm.