Night World : Soulmate Chapter 17

I need to call my mom, Hannah said.Thierry nodded. But peradventure wait until shes up. Its not dawn yet.They were at Thierrys house, in the elegant sleeping accommodation with the softly burnished gold walls. The windowhad undecomposed begun to turn gray.It was so good to rest, to let go of tension, to feel her battered body relax. It was so good to be alive.She felt as if shed been reborn and was looking for at the world with wide new eyes. Even the smallestcomforts-a hot drink, a dismiss in the fireplace-were immeasurably precious.And it was good to be with Thierry.He was sitting on the bed, holding her pass on, watching her as if he couldnt believe she was real.The healer had have it away and gone, and now it was just the two of them. They sat together quietly, notneeding words. They looked into to separately one others eyes,and and so they were reaching for each other, holding each other. Resting similar fatigue travelers in eachothers arms.Hannah leaned her forehead against Thierrys lips.Its over, she idea. I was right when I told capital of Minnesota the apocalypse was coming- moreover its over now.Thierry stirred, kissing the hair on her forehead. whence he spoke, not out loud but with his mental voice.As in short as Hannah heard it, she knew he was trying to say something serious and important.You know, you came precise close to becoming a vampire. You re passage to be shake off for a few days whileyour body shifts back to human.Hannah nodded without pulling away to look at him. The healer had told her all that. She sensed that there was something more Thierry wishinged to say.And well, you still have a choice, you know.There was a silence. Then Hannah did pull away to look at him. What do you remember?He took a deep speck, then said out loud, I mean, you can still choose to be a vampire. Youre right onthe edge. If you want, we can make you change over.Hannah took a long breath of her own.She hadnt thought about this-but she was th inking now. As a vampire, shed be immortal she could chitwith Thierry continuously for who knew how many thousands of years? She would be stronger than ahuman, faster, telepathic.And perfect physically. Involuntarily, her hand went to her left cheek, to her birthmark.The doctors couldnt take it away. But becoming a vampire would.She looked presently at Thierry. Is that what you want? For me to become a vampire?He was looking at her cheek, too. Then he met her eyes.I want what you want. I want you to be happy. Nothing else matters to me.Hannah took her hand away.Then, she said very softly, if you dont mind, Ill stay human. I dont mind the birthmark. Its just-partof me, now. It doesnt bring up any bad memories. After a moment, she added, All humans areimperfect, I guess.She could see tears in Thierrys eyes. He gently lifted her hand and kissed it. He didnt say anything, butsomething about his expression made Hannahs throat and chest fill with bask..Then he took her in his arms.And Hannah was happy. So happy that she was crying a little, too.She was with her flitting companion-her playmate. The one who was sacred to her, who was the otherhalf of the mysteries of life for her. The one who would eer be there for her, armed serviceing her, watching herback, picking her up when she vicious down, listening to her stories-no matter how many metres she told them.Loving her even when she was stupid. collar her without words. Being inside the innermostcircle in her mind.Her soulmate.Things are going to be all right now, she thought.Suddenly it was as if she could see the corridor of time again, but this time looking forward, not back.She would go to college and become a paleontologist. And she and Thierry would work with CircleDaybreak and the Old Powers that were rising. They would be happy together, and they would help theworld through the enormous changes that were coming.The sadness would go out of Thierrys eyes.They would love and discover and learn and expl ore. And Hannah would grow up and get older, andThierry would love her just the same. And then one day, being human, she would go back to MotherEarth, like a wave going out to the ocean. Thierry would grieve for her-and wait for her.And then they would start all over again.One lifetime with him was enough, but Hannah sensed that there would be many. There would always besomething new to learn.Thierry moved, his breath warming her hair. I almost forgot, he whispered. Youre seventeen today.Congratulations.Thats right, Hannah thought. She looked toward the window, startled and overwhelmed. The slant wasturning pink now. She was seeing the dawn of her seventeenth birthday-something that had neverhappened before.Ive changed my destiny.I love you, she whispered to Thierry.And then they just sat together, holding each other as the room filled with light.