Forced Affection

The safety of my room was jeopardised as soon as the door was flung open; of course, it was a very angry Leo. Compared to him I looked like a little teddy bear.
‘I promised your parent’s I wouldn’t kill you’ Leo said furiously no longer with a hint of boredom, as he threw my pure silver katana to the corner of my room; well at least it was there for safety if I needed it. Not that Leo had treated it with the respect it deserved; I was still happy to have it back within reach.
‘Is that what took you so long? Because we both know that even if you hadn’t, you couldn’t’ I flew back moving straight to him. Meeting in the middle of the room our angers where over powering our rational thoughts. He chucked evilly, and the only reaction I could muster up was a shudder.
‘You’d be surprised’ he muttered still furious.
‘Try me' I began as the door opened again.
‘What?’ Leo and I both yelled at the person at the door.
‘Wow that was hot. I was sent up here to make sure you hadn’t killed each other’ Drew answered me as he came in the door and began closing it behind him.
‘Has everyone left?’ Leo asked walking over to his friend and opening the door.
‘Yeah’ he answered his eyes not even moving from me as I curled my lip at the unwanted attention.
‘Good’ Leo replied pushing Drew out the door and locking it to stop any more interruptions.

‘Sit’ Leo ordered me to the bed. I obediently followed his command, even though I didn’t want to. It seems that the disturbance by Drew made our anger dissolved quicker than both of us expected. Leo sat next to me, on my queen size bed that I’d had since my 13th birthday, my bed that I had cried to sleep countless nights worrying about this arrangement, my bed that I would have to share.
‘What are you doing?’ I asked as he tried focusing on me.
‘Trying to read your mind’ he responded like I was an idiot that had no idea what was going on and to some extent that was right. I mean I should have felt threatened and scared locked in my room with him and yet I knew I could hold my own against him no matter what.
‘Good luck’ I muttered gazing around at my room knowing damn well that he would have no luck what so ever at reading my mind. I wondered what my room would be like at the Parker’s mansion? Would I have my own room? Would I immediately have to share with Leo? After the marriage could I still put it all off for as long as possible? Would we even get to the stage of marriage or would stupidity of this arrangement become clear? Would it end with one of us dead but the biggest question was: would his anger set me off every time? Would I always hate him? These thoughts and questions kept running through my mind and I knew that Leo couldn’t read any of them let alone have any idea what I was thinking. I suppose I should have mentioned that, yep Leo could read everyone’s mind bar mine. That is also a big advantage over him, another element to my ever-grateful luck of ‘surprise’.
‘Why can’t I read it?’ Leo snapped throwing one of my pillows to the other side of my room. Apparently, he has no respect for other peoples stuff; I guess I can add that to a long list of things that I don’t like about him.
‘Leo I was destined to kill you’ I began like it was the most obvious thing in the world ‘I was born with natural defences against you that no one could of ever predicted and that is what makes me such a threat to you’ I finished with a raised eyebrow awaiting the reaction.
‘If you’re such a threat why haven’t you killed me yet then?’ Leo snapped knowing damn well he had gotten me.
‘I’m not sure’ I mumbled, I guess out of my mind going a million miles an hour that hasn’t been one of my thoughts. Why hadn’t I? Because, I didn’t want his blood upon my hand? I didn’t want to break the agreement? I wanted him fighting me and I want it as self-defence? Maybe I feel as though it is my duty to fulfil this? I guess all are possible answers but I still don’t think anyone of them was the correct answer.
‘You can’t’ Leo replied as he stood up and began pacing my room that he only did in six steps.
‘What makes you think that? I’m not weak’ I snapped feeling the anger rise again.
‘Because I’ve never wanted something dead as much as I do you. I’ve never lusted over someone’s blood as much as I do yours. I’ve never had to try as much as I have with you to fight the stupid urges and yet I can’t do any of it. I assume it’s the same for you’ Leo snapped angrily, but I don’t think it was at me but rather his own self defeats that he wanted to have so much control over but couldn’t.
‘You can assume that. But until we get a definite answer what do we do?’ I replied not wanting to admit to him that I feel the same way, well not about someone’s blood but killing him and urges.
‘Well there’s a saying that if a vampire and a slayer’s first kiss includes our blood we will forever be soul mates’ Leo began before I interrupted.
‘Wait?! What? Who told you that? Why would I want to be your soul mate?’ I snapped not wanting this to last any longer. I wish he would just leave.
‘Shut up and let me finish’ Leo snapped as he stopped pacing and glared at me.
‘Well?’ I questioned.
‘You think I actually want to be your soul mate? Any way if the blood is one our lips we become soul mates and share the same life line’ Leo finished almost back to his bored tone with a hint of denial and anxiety.
‘Share the same life?’ I thought aloud and immediately regretted it.
‘Are you that dumb? It means one of us can’t live without the other’ Leo muttered.
‘I know what it means. It also means that we wouldn’t have to worry about either of us killing each other. Unless we were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice’ I replied thinking killing Leo would be easier that I originally thought.
‘Yeah but we both know we’re too stubborn for that and greedy. We want to live in this world without the other not without either of us. It also means that we technically speaking have immunity against the other species’ Leo finished.
‘Ahh, you’d have protection from Slayers because they don’t want me dead and vampires don’t want you dead so I’m in the all clear’ I summed up.
‘Unless there is the inevitable rogue that doesn’t care’ he responded welcoming the doubt back into my mind.
‘Does it work?’ I questioned again immediately regretting it.
‘How the fuck do I know? I haven’t done it before have I smart guy and it is a myth, saying bloody folk law’ Leo snapped.
‘So where did you hear it?’ I questioned once more wanting to lose my patience’s.
‘My mother. Apparently she likes you and wants to ensure your safety as much as your family’ Leo answered sitting back down on the bed next to me.
‘What about your father? What about my parents? What will everyone think?’ I questioned now standing up and pacing.
‘From memory it isn’t their decision. It is up to you and I.’ Leo answered bored again.
‘Well if it ensures safety, to a degree anyway. I suppose we should go for it?’ I replied in a quizzical tone.
‘Now then?!’ Leo asked but still managed to make it sound like an order. I guess we both felt as though we were in unfamiliar territory here.
‘No better time than the present’ I responded sarcastically feeling my confidence return bit by bit.
‘Fine’ Leo responded as I was still a little unsure and new best to stay silent in a moment like this.

Immediately in a flash Leo stood up and bit his lip as the smallest amount of blood began dribbling out of the wound he was already at my side, I guess I’d have to get use if the super speed as well. Leo’s perfectly white sharp fangs were all I could look at as he peered down at me; of course, I was still unsure even though I had already said yes to this stupid agreement.
I bit my own lip as the blood came gushing out much quicker than Leo’s I assume I have more to spare. As soon as I felt my blood spill onto my lip Leo’s whole body tensed, at that exact moment my body naturally tensed because of Leo. I couldn’t help but think I was making a big mistake, possibly the worst ever. I could taste the rusty liquid in my mouth as Leo licked his lips to the sight of my blood-you don’t have to do this my mind screamed and yet my heart silence the thought.
He bent his head down slightly seeing my reaction to determine the situation, I couldn’t help but lean up-I guess his natural looks, intensifying eyes, perfect lips, square jaw and most of all the alluring smell that sucked in an female in a mile distance, I guess these are some of the best features to suck in the prey. His lips gracefully touched mine and as if I had no control over my own actions my around his neck as his arms found their way to waist. He lifted me up with no effort at all and I lost all control. I wanted to kiss him harder, I wanted him to not let go, I wanted him. The more passionate I got about the kiss the rougher he got, still holding me a few inches off the ground to keep me at his level I was surprised to realise I wanted his blood in me, I wanted all of this.
The movement to break either one of our lips apart as he carried me back to the bed. He placed me down genteelly on my pillow. His body on top of me, his fingers tracing their own pattern down from my lips, lowering past my neck, down my chest towards my stomach. My arms remained around his neck as I lifted one to run my hand through his hair as the kiss continued, me no longer caring about breathing, Leo not needing too.
It was the best kiss ever, I wanted to keep going, I wanted to feel him inside of me. I moaned silently as I knew Leo had just smirked at what he had done to me. He bought his hand to the bottom of my dress, high up on my thigh. I could feel his hand moving up my dress, my heart pounded faster and I knew that Leo could hear it going a million miles an hour, the touch of his fangs scraped along my lips. I froze, mid kiss and I hit me-Leo didn’t long for me the way I wanted him, he wanted my blood is all. I wasn’t ready for this, no matter how much I wanted it-especially not since I knew now he didn’t even want me. Leo stopped as soon as I froze clearly he understood something was wrong, even before he could say anything we were interrupted again.
‘Bang. Bang’ on the door sounded through the room shaking my window as Leo let out a low growl.
‘What?’ he shouted towards the door surprising not in his bored tone but maybe in more of a blood lust voice if there was one?
‘Is Hallie in there?’ Rae asked scared.
Still in shock by the sudden touch of Leo’s fangs I couldn’t get my thoughts straight, it was he who answered for me again-taking control of the situation like this was his room and I was his ‘yes’ he snapped as the bored tone penetrated though I guess the lust for blood wasn’t quite so strong any longer.
‘Can I come in?’ Rae asked this time still scared.
‘No we’re busy!’ Leo responded not getting off me and still not looking at me, his hand still above my thigh at my underwear line.
‘But-‘ Rae stared.
‘No’ Leo said forcefully as one of his fingers played with the elastic on my red lace panties.
‘But’ Rae tried again losing confidence in her voice, at the defeat in her tone I realised I didn’t want this. It wasn’t me not even a little.
‘Leo get off me’ I snapped finally taking control. I felt his blood inside of me; I could feel the power, more strength, and his life. I knew I wasn’t going to give into him easily-I wasn’t something he got coz he wanted me. The original anger began returning and I knew he could feel it. I pushed him off, wanting him to understand that he had nothing over me.
‘Hold on Rae’ I said in the direction of the door, as I got up. My lip was still bleeding unlike Leo’s whose had stopped quickly into the kiss.
‘Wait’ Leo said as he grabbed my arm.
‘What?’ I asked as my eyes narrowed I didn’t want to trust him and I sure as hell was going to let him stop me. Leo leant forward and kissed my lip ever so carefully on my cut, as I felt it heal itself and naturally close. I forgot his other talent of healing small wounds, ironic really, considering he was going to unleash hell and mayhem onto the world. I couldn’t help but start to kiss him back and yet he pushed me away.
‘You had your chance’ Leo responded bored, clearly, he was pissed over the rejection-I bet he wasn’t use to that. I didn’t even bother to respond or pretend to care; I just wanted my friends now. I opened the door with Leo behind me and was surprised to see not just Rae but also Thai-Lea and Jake.
‘You better not of laid one single finger on her’ Jake started as he came through the door and grabbed the scruff of Leo’s neckline on the suit. Of course Leo knew that was going to happen, after all he can read minds.
‘Ha it was much more than a finger’ Leo smirked still in his bored tone he whispered. Jake’s reflexes were great, the sudden movement caught me off guard, but before I even had a chance to stop Jake from hitting Leo, or even more. Leo ducked letting Jake stumble and pushed him back in the direction of the door.
‘Jake stop it’ Thai-Lea squealed ‘he’s not worth it’ she almost cried knowing very well that if the fight went any further it wouldn’t be Leo who lost. Jake took a step back to Thai-Lea and Leo stood there as if nothing had happened. It was the first time I had ever genuinely saw Thai-Lea look at with nothing but hate in her eyes. It wasn’t as I had ever seen before and yet again tonight, I had another shock revelation when I realised that the look of hate was something I was going to get used to and the decision Leo and I made was probably best kept a secret.