SCARLETT (Kiss From The Darkness)
Chapter 22

We kissed a long time. We vent the longing that has been harbored. I don't know how long Roland and I kissed like that until I heard Damon's voice and forced us to let go of our kiss.

"I'm having no taste in watching romantic scenes in this kind of place." Damon walked up to me and stopped a meter in front of me. He saw me from top to bottom.

"Why are you so ragged?" he said while laughing.

"Can't you give me a little sympathetic look?" I asked while pursing my lips.

Leda ran towards me and hugged me. This time he cried until his shoulder was shaken.

"You scared me half to death!" He said it while wiping away the tears.

"I'm still alive." I said it while smiling to calm him down.

"Why are you so charred?" Erick looked at me while glaring.

"I almost got charcoal, you made fun of me." I rolled my eyeballs.

The best thing today is that I'm alive and I'm still with them, my friends. The better thing is that I'm still with Roland. The five of us walked out of the place to my house. For now it is better that we gather in my house.

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The sun was shining when we got to my house. I told Roland to rest here. He agreed. My heart seems to be in flower today. Damon and Erick chose their own rooms in my house. There are many rooms here. I told them to choose him. My house looks like a base camp to me. It'll be safer this way. We can take care of each other. I cleaned myself and changed clothes. Afterwards we regrouped in the living room to talk about what had just happened.

"How did you find me?" I asked curious.

"Leda follows your body odor. He has a sniffer-like smell." Erick explained.

Yeah, the werewolves are the best trackers, I thought.

"Damon, I want to ask you something" I said.

Damon raised an eyebrow and listened.

"Why did Victor have the ability to create fire?" I asked curiously.

"Aren't you supposed to know more about something like that?" Damon answered me with another question.

"Come on," I said, shrugging my shoulders. "We are both transformed by witches, but why can't I create fire from my hands?" I said it while looking at my palm.

"I've heard the rumor that a thousand-year-old vampire has abilities that no other vampire has." Roland is speaking.

We all looked towards him.

"I've read that some vampires, including yourself," he paused his lines while staring at me, "you have the ability to change shape."

"Everybody knows about it!" Damon said that in annoyance.

"Drinker?" I'm looking forward to not believing. "I've never heard of it."

Leda and Erick listened as seriously as the students in the class who were paying attention to their teacher.

"I've read the records of ancient witches possessed by vampire hunter clans regarding supernatural powers like this. That power needs to be trained to be able to appear and be used by vampires." Roland explained seriously.

We are all still focused on Roland's explanation.

"If you can turn into smoke, there's a good chance that you also have the ability to control fire or even lightning." Roland continued while staring at me.

"Wow." Erick shook his head as if in disbelief.

"We're like playing superheroes in movies." Damon raised his eyebrows and leaned against the sofa.

I pursed my lips hearing Roland's explanation. Can I control the fire? Ah, just now I almost got burnt to death by being burned by Victor.

"Maybe you need to practice to hone that ability." Roland said that to me.

"Yes, maybe I need to practice," I said rather lazily while shrugging my shoulders.

Right now I don't want to play superheroes like Damon said. I just wanted to take Roland to my room and we were both there. I dismissed that thought. Fortunately, no vampire here can read minds.

"How about we just take a break. We can continue this conversation later." I got up from the sofa and walked towards the stairs that led to my room.

Damon and Erick walked towards each other. Leda led to the kitchen, maybe she would cook for him and Roland. While Roland was still sitting on the sofa.

I stopped my steps on the first rung of the stairs and turned towards him. He returned my gaze. I stared at him for a long time. Why didn't he follow me? There's no way I told him to come to the room with me.It would be a shame! I don't want to sound like a woman begging for her love! I smiled at him and I turned up the stairs. Actually in my heart I wish he would step behind me. But I did not hear his footsteps. I let go of the disappointment in my heart.

I entered my room. I walked towards the balcony. I stood there staring at the sky. I'm sure Victor's not dead. The Silver Dagger that stuck into his chest only knocked him unconscious. Vampires turn to dust when they die. Victor is still intact. That means he'll definitely come back looking for me.

I felt a pair of hands holding me from behind. I know that this is Roland. I felt his heart beat on my back. I held her hand that was wrapped around my body. This time he really came to fulfill the call of my heart.

I felt him immerse his face in my shoulder. I closed my eyes. Roland flicked my hair to the side. I felt my breath hunt. Roland's lips kissed my neck. I felt my body heat up. I've been craving this kind of feeling for so long.

Roland turned my body to face her. I looked up at her beautiful face. He looked me in the eye. His heart is pounding. This is her gaze pointing to my lips. I wanted her lips to land on my lips.

As if she could read my mind, she landed her kiss on my lips. We enjoy each other. Roland carried me and took me to the bed. He laid me on the bed. He went up on me.

"I guess I'll see a crate for your bed instead of a soft mattress." He whispered the sentence in my ear while lightly biting my earlobe.

I was shaken by his touch.

"I'm a modern vampire" I whispered in his ear.

This time Roland buried his face on my shoulder while kissing my neck. I arch my body enjoying every touch. We enjoyed that moment. I put my finger in her hair. Is this what love feels like? It's so intoxicating. We keep moving together. This is what I've been craving all along.