CHAPTER 3- ENJOY

I felt my throat drying and my forehead creased at the hear of it. Is he a playboy? Or does a playboy exist in vampire world? Wait, do they have different world or they're also living here on Earth and they just appear to be humans? But then, he doesn't know teachers, so they're not living here. I nodded to myself.

"You'll teach me?" It made me look at him and saw how his eyes twinkled in excitement.

I winced when i didn't even saw a slight movement from his lips indicating that he's pleased or happy! Is it required to be serious if you're a vampire?

"No... I mean yes. I mean... we can't really teach someone to love," even i, got confused with my answers. I heaved a sigh. "Teachers teach the childrens about thier lessons, proper behaviors and many others but they don't teach someone to love."

I touched my left eyebrow in frustration and took a bite from the fruit. He just stared at me with his expressionless face, gone the twinkling excitement in his eyes. It is now dull.

"Love can be felt but it can also be taught. What kind of love are you referring to, anyway?"

"The love for lovers. Romantic love," he said seriously.

Is he really this serious always? He's talking about love but it doesn't show on his face. I mean, others that speaks about love has different emotions when they talk about it.

"Have you already fallen in love?" He stiffened. I saw how it stopped him but he immediately recovered and stared at me.

"Yeah," he swallowed hard.

I felt a pang of pain attacking my chest at the hear of that. My face turned sour as i touch my chest to massage it. When i looked at him, he was already looking at me in disbelief. His adam's apple moved up and down while staring at me. He also looked tensed and uneasy.

"Why?" i asked curiously.

"What are you doing?" his voice sounded so hoarse and his amber eyes darkened.

"What am i doing?" I wondered.

"Why are you massaging..." then it hit me. He thought i was massaging my chest? Wait, aren't i really? I was massaging my chest but...

This crazy vampire probably thinks that i'm...

"My heart just hurt a bit that's why," i almost shouted in panic.

I felt the head spreading all over my face because of undeniable embarassment. It silenced him. He cleared his throat and averted his eyes away from me.

"Do you live here?" I decided to break the silence.

"No. We live in a different world."

My lips parted. "How did you get here?"

"Portals," he simply said.

"Why did you come here?"

"My mate- I mean, future wife is in danger."

My eyes rounded. "You saved her?" he nodded.

My forehead creased. He saved me too. Is he flirting with me? But... If i am his supposed wife, i should know. Why does my heart hurt everytime i think that he's been in love and it's not me? Why does my heart reacts this way when he told me that he has a future wife? And it is impossible to be me.

How did the peaceful moment we have earlier turned out to be this way? Or i am the only one not at piece? He looks natural. No hint of irritation nor anything can be seen on his face. It remained expressionless but his action tells me that he's enjoying.

"So, you'll go back to your world?" I felt sad when i realized it.

He looked at me in a slow manner and tilted his head to the side. He stared on me for so long, examining my face. When i raised my brows, his forehead creased. He scratched the tip of his nose and looked away.

"Do you honestly want to get rid of me?" he asked slowly and clenched his jaw.

What the? Where did that come from? I want him to stay here forever! In this world where i can see him.

"No. I just wanna ask. Do you have a family?" I thought of my mother. I know she's already worried by now. I should be panicking right now but this vampire in front of me calms me down. He took my focus and made himself the center of it.

"Yes."

Won't he ask me too? I shifted on my seat when i realized that i am just the only one interested.

"Where do you live?" I immediately faced him.

Does he know the places here in our world? I winced at that.

"Just a place after this forest. It will probably take a kilometer walk to my house from here. It's this way. I am living with my mother ever since... because my father is now gone. Our house is made of nipa," i felt shy when i said that but he just remained looking at me when i lifted my eyes at him, so i continued. "It is also small. Just enough for us too. We actually migrate from one place to another. It is already our 6th year here." It is our longest stay. "Our house is that way," i pointed which he immediately traced with his eyes.

"How about you? Mind to share what your world looks like?" I smiled sadly, thinking that i can't enter his world.

His eyes stared at me intently and i averted my eyes away when i noticed how he focuses on my eyes, reading my emotions. He already stopped eating the fruit and he just remained sitting in a nearby big root to listen to me.

"It's just like this, without the city. We have kingdoms there but the buildings aren't tall as what i see here. It has more trees than buildings. Vampires mostly build their houses on a big tree, a tree house. I actually built one between a nearby cliff and a falls."

I closed my eyes to imagine what he's talking about. I have always wanted the nature more than the tall buildings. It actually never crossed my mind to enter a tree house but i want so bad to see the tree house he built.

"Seems to be a beautiful place to live in." I smiled as i opened my eyes.

His lips parted and he shook his head. My brows meet halfway in confusion before staring at him.

"I've always wanted a place like that that's why i never complained to my Momma whenever we migrate because she always choose to be in a place near the forest and not in the city."

He just looked at me and didn't say anything. If i am on my usual mood, i probably won't mind him too.

"In here, it's so complicated and not peaceful. Wars happen between two countries and people in one country doesn't unite. It's not an ideal world for me."

He nodded and swallowed hard. "Alright," he murmured and suddenly glanced up while his brows are furrowed. He seemed to be thinking deeply. I saw how his Adam's apple moved and he shook his head, very disappointed at something.

"Alright then," he looked at me. I wondered what he is talking about. "You'll live in peace," he nodded.

I slightly smiled, thinking that he wants me to live peacefully and away from any harm but i can't help but ask too. What was he thinking earlier?

"In our world, wars happen too. Vampires to vampires. Werewolves to vampires." He looked at me straight in the eyes. "Right now, it's not safe there. I want you to live peacefully."

I pouted when i thought of something. "Can a mere human enter your world?"

He blinked at me repeatedly and shook his head to himself. "Huh?"

"I mean... is there a chance that a human can enter your world?"

His eyes wandered around. "Yes... You want to enter our world?" he sounded so thrilled.

I smiled widely. "Of course." But then, i remembered my Momma. I can't leave her. She's the only family i got.

"You want to live there?" he asked again.

I don't want him to lose the excitement i can feel in his voice but i also don't want to lie. I want to enter his world so i can see it. The world he's been living all these years. But here... this is my world and no matter how i don't like what's happening here, i'll always choose to be here. Because this is where my Momma is. This is where i belong.

"No. I just wanna see the difference. I can't leave my mother behind. Besides that, your world is full of vampires. I am not a vampire. I don't belong there," i voiced out.

"Okay," his voice lost all the warmth i felt earlier.

I looked around do ease the loneliness rising in my heart. If i can only decide, i'll choose to be with him since i felt comfortable and secured with him. No man has ever made me feel this way. Only him. A vampire.

"If... you're mother will come with you and i tell you that you belong there, will you choose to live there?" he asked slowly.

I heard his ragged and deep breathings as his piercing eyes stared at me. My heart raced at the thought of it and i can't believe that i could be this happy for just a mere word from him.

I smiled at him sweetly. "Of course," i then sighed. "But that's impossible." Too impossible.

Because i am a human. I have no fangs and i know that mother will not like vampires and werewolves. She probably hate them because father died because of them.

He hummed disapprovingly and when i meet his eyes, it held an arrogant expression as if he's challenging me.

"You think it's possible?" i pursed my lips.

"Everything is."

"Then, i'll happily enter and live in your world if that happens." I saw how his lips rose before suddenly looking at a certain direction.

He stood up and went to me. I nearly screamed in shock when he carried me bridestyle and run fastly using his lightning speed. I closed my eyes when my sight became blurry due to dizziness and i tightened my embrace on his neck. It didn't take long before he gently put me down. I heard the water splashing and its flow so i assumed we're near a body of water.

I waited till my dizziness go away before opening my eyes. I felt my lips parting in admiration of what i saw. It's a falls! I saw how the crystal water fall from a height. It is surrounded by tall and green trees with flowers of different colors surrounding it making the place look so magical.

I remained here, wandering my eyes around to savor the view in front of me but when i heard the footstep from my left side, i saw the vampire wearing his coat with his wet look and based on his appearnace, he just finished swimming.

He brushed his hair while walking towards me. "Won't you take a dip?"

I frowned. What? Dip? I blinked repeatedly, processing what he said while staring at how his fingers comb his hair before gripping it making the waters from it flow to his face. I felt my throat drying.

"I'll just probably drink," i unconsciously said.

"You're thirsty?"

It woke me up. Thirsty? Yeah, i'm definitely thirsty. Of you. I nearly cursed myself. If he can just read my thoughts, he'll probably run to hills.

"Yes."

"That water is not fresh. It's salty." Yeah, and its not a fresh water that will satisfy my thirst.

"Do you know... how to swim?" i looked at him hesitatingly.

When he nodded, i abruptly stood. I think, being surrounded by a cold water will help me get my sanity back. He just took it away.

I walked slowly towards the running water while i condition myself. I'll just take dip. I was about to step on the water when a grip stopped me.

He pulled me gently. "Your dress will get wet."

My face heated when i thought of removing it. I can't! He probably felt the awkwardness i felt so he shook his head.

"You'll get cold. Just... remove it. I won't look until you say so. Don't mind me."

He turned his back on me and walked forward five times before he stopped. "Go on," he urged me.

I looked at the water which looks enticing and look again at him before slowly removing my ruined long symmetrical skirt and loose blouse. I put it on a nearby rock and slowly dipped myself to the water. I looked again at him and smiled.

"Hey, i'm done," i exclaimed.

I think, i want to enjoy this moment with him.