09 * Teach Me How

Damian’s Pov

“Dude go back home already, are you planning to stay here forever?” Aaron says as I walk into the living room.

“Yes” I reply and he gasps, sometimes wonder if he still thinks he is 19 not or something.

“But why?! I’ve been able to have a proper snack with you around.” He whines and I almost laugh.

“I’m having a mid-life crises Aaron, so I’m sure you see how that could be a problem for you?” I ask teasingly making him sigh in frustration.

Getting up from his seat, he turns to me and say “It is none of my business dude so please just go home.”

I relax further in the chair, completely ignoring him as I stare from my phone to the door.

“Why have you been staring at the door?” he asks wearily

“Why have I?” I ask back in amusement as someone knocks on the door. Aaron looks at me questioningly and I just gesture for him to open the door.

Opening the door, my favorite person in the world walk into the room with one of my most annoying underling.

“Sir!” Jason greets, bowing dramatically and I couldn’t help but smile wildly.

“Took you long enough” I say patting his back.

“Well, I had to make sure my mate is comfortable don’t you think?” he says with pride and joy and I couldn’t help but envy how far he has come.

“Whatever but why is he with you?” I ask, pointing at Lucian, my annoying underlying.

“Nice to meet you too Damian” he replied with a genuine smile, extending his hands for handshake which I ignored. I’m not here for games, nor chit chat so I look at Jason with my most serious look.

“It’s been a while we saw our sire, so it’s expected for him to want to tag along” he replies patting Lucian as if to pacify him and encourage him to be quiet.

“Fine, let’s get to the point then” I say taking my seat as Aaron seats beside me. He looks like he’s sitting on eggshells and I understand, Jason has a habit of letting his aura speak for him in the midst of supernatural beings. It’s just his way of saying “don’t mess with me or you’ll be sorry”. I gently pat his back with a smile as I feel him relax under my touch.

“Who’s the boy?” Jason asked assessing Aaron who I’m sure is about to pee on his pants.

“This is Aaron, I turned him” I reply with a smile.

“He’s a newborn?” he’s a newborn Lucian asked, eyeing Aaron and I almost laugh at his insecurity. Well, he was the last person I turned until Aaron so I’m sure he’s a little bit jealous.

“No, I’ve been a vampire for a century now” Aaron replies proudly making I and Jason to laugh.

“Yep, new born” Lucian said mockingly as Aaron’s face turned red.

“Let’s get straight to the point then” I say, cutting off whatever nonsense Lucian was thinking.

“Okay, what do you want to know?” Jason asked, sitting up.

“How did you meet your mate?” I ask, going straight to the point as I didn’t see a need not to. The faster we get this done the better so I can go back to my mate.

“I met her at a bar with her fiancé” he replied with a smile.

“Cool” Aaron said with admiration. Meeting your mate is one of the best things that could happen to a vampire but it can be quite challenging to find her in a relationship with a fellow human. The fact that he was able to win her over without having to maim or kill her fiancé is definitely something to be proud of.

“Then what?” I ask hoping something about his story would help me with Devika.

“I befriended her fiancé which was a good guy by the way and slowly made myself available to her” he replied but the way he said the word available make me feel like it means something but whatever it means is not necessary as Devika isn’t in a relationship with anyone.

“Why did you befriend her fiancée?” I ask wanting to know the logic behind his strategy.

“She loved him a lot so I had to know why” he replied and I couldn’t help but be proud of him. Knowing why she loves him so much, would help him be that for her making him even more desirable to her.

“Have you found your mate?” Lucian asks with a furrowed brow and I couldn’t help the scowl on my face. I have this deep-seated urge to kick him right now.

“Yeah, he did” Aaron replied with a cheeky smile.

“Wow, the almighty Damian young has found his fated mate, that’s breaking news” Lucian said with a smile and I can swear they might be something else in those eyes.

“If you don’t shut up Lucian, you will become one too” I threaten making him shudder as he nodded while muttering an apology.

“How did you two hit it off?” I ask Jason, ignoring the anger rising in my stomach as a result of Jason’s comment.

“Every time we met, I found ways to touch her to make sure she felt the bond, I complimented her and appeared as quite the gentle man and soon enough, her attraction to me got the better of her. I struck at the right time and confessed my feelings for her, dated her for a while and told her about my nature” he replied proudly and honestly, am proud of him too

“Maybe you should tell me where you are now with your mate and I could give you some ideas” he said with a sincere smile on his face.

“She’s at his place” Aaron replied making me slap him hard at the back of his head.

“Woah man, you don’t waste time, do you?” Lucian teased lightly and I could swear I saw a knowing look in Jason’s eyes.

“How far has the bond grown?” he asked and I couldn’t help but sigh. I’m not sure I know how to answer the question, I know how much it has grown in a knowing way but how do you put it in words?

Standing in front of my door, I had no idea how to go inside or how to face her. I must have caused her so much pain and giving the fact that she skipped my class today, she’s probably mad at me.

As I entered the house, I found out she was in her bedroom so I ask the ladies to take the night off. After setting everything up, I went to her bedroom and knocked on the door.

“hi” I say as she opens her door. She looks at me with furrowed brows and I smile in return. She looks so alluring in her long sleeve sweatshirt and matching shorts

“Could you come down for a bit?” I ask nervously as I feel my palms getting sweaty.

She purses her lips for some seconds before replying “sure, I’ll be down in a minute”

Devika’s Pov

I don’t remember falling asleep but I woke up to the sound of someone knowing on my door. I look out the window to see that the sun was just setting which means it’s still early for dinner.

Dragging my ass out of bed, I was shocked to see the person standing at the other side of the door. He looked so rough and handsome in his singlet but I had to act uninterested. He asked me to come down for a bit and I can’t help but wonder the type of game he was playing.

Immediately I closed my door, I rushed to the mirror and expected my hair was a complete mess. For a moment, I considered washing up but if I did, it may make him think that am trying to impress him which am not so I just pull my hair into a bun and washed my face.

Getting to the stairs, the lights were turned off but they were tea candles, lighting up a path to the backyard. There were golden and red lights hanging above the swimming pool and the red rights read “I’m sorry for being the worst host on the planet”.

I almost laugh for a moment but I put on the straightest face I could and walked up to him. I was almost at arm’s length when he gave me the shock of my life. He knelt down and said “I’m sorry Devika for being the biggest jerk on the planet”

“Hey get up don’t do that” I scream immediately feeling weird but there was also this warmth attached to it.

Standing up, he held my hands, looked into my eyes and said “I truly mean it Devika. I’m sorry for hurting you and making you cry”

“What nonsense are you blabbing? Why would I cry for you?” I deny defiantly.

“Oh…. Uh at the restaurant, I thought you were crying because of me” he replied

“Get over yourself” I reply but he looked at me that weird way that he does, that deep and scary look.

“Anything else?” I ask weirdly, pulling my hands away from his grip.

“Yeah, I thought maybe you could teach me how to be a better host for you” he replies, pulling me to the recliner chair.

I didn’t realize it was already dark until my butt hit the chair and then I ask the most stupid question in the world “Why are you suddenly interested in being a better host?”