There's Someone Always Watching

Tessa's POV

I was falling. It wasn't a big drop, but if I were to drop out of my window, as I did, I would probably break both my legs and an arm. At least.

I felt the air rushing around me, I closed my eyes, waiting for the impact that never came. I felt two arms slide around my waist, carrying me bridal style. But we weren't on the ground yet. I would have felt a slight impact. I open one eye slowly and scared, seeing Niall's staring right back at mine.

Then I looked around, seeing we were still in mid-air, making me wrap my arms around Niall's neck.

"Niall, get me down," I whimpered into his chest. I was scared of heights. So much for a vampire, huh?

"Are you scared," he asked me, floating about the air with me in his arms. I didn't hear the bump, bump, bump, I would hear in my mother's chest when I hugged her in his chest.

I look up at Niall, confused.

"No heartbeat," I choke out. He nods, then gently whisks us to the branch I saw him only a few moments ago when I thought he would let me fall.

"No soul, no heartbeat, barely any feelings," he murmurs. The wind whisks away the sound of his voice, carrying it off to other states, countries, other places.

"Vampires are supposed to be like that, aren't they?" By this time he has put me down and we sit on the branch. He turns and looks at me.

"Yes, but I WANT to feel things! I want to feel love and sadness and hurt and betrayal and great happiness! I want to have a girl tell me one day that I'm warm when she is up against my chest! I want to tell a girl my heart beats for her!"

I nod, staring off into the starry night. The moon is a crescent, and the stars like sprinkles on a cake. Spread out and everywhere.

"One day, that'll happen, I'm sure," I whisper into the night. He looks at me sadly.

"No. It won't," he says and crosses his arms.

"Why not?"

"Because girls aren't sweet like that. They don't understand the needs of men an what they want to hear and that even a vampire, cold and angry, wants to feel love and happiness."

"Some are, Niall. You'll find that girl some day. I'm sure of it," I say ad lean back onto the tree trunk.

Notes

I just had this weird craving for lemonade.....0.0