9 Secret Unveiled

Not only was she standing less than a foot from me but her dark skin seemed to be glowing like I have never seen. Her aura was huge and so sporadic I could not tell what was happening with her feelings. They seemed to be all over the place yet happy, more than she usually was.

She bit her lip slightly, I thought my heart was going to jump from my chest. "Please say something, anything," I had to know what was going on with her because I could not tell from her aura. "If you just want me to leave I will, I understand." I did not want go, but if it was what she wanted I would.

Without warning, she jumped into my arms and I almost dropped her. She held me so tight I thought I was going to pass out. I held her and walked over to the couch, I gently put her down and sat next to her, still slightly confused about what has happened in the last five minutes.

I take her hands in mine and look at her. "Please? I'm so lost and confused right now.I don't know what to do or say for that matter." I take a deep breathe, hoping to hear her say anything that does not include me leaving.

Just as I am about to give up hope and let her go, she grabs my face gently in both her hands and kisses me. I melt the moment her soft, smooth, full lips touched my thin, slightly chapped lips. I may have even let out a slight moan but I am too dazed to know for sure. I wrap my arms around her waist and pull her gently into my lap as I lay back on the couch. I break the kiss long enough to see the happiness and joy in her eyes as well as her aura. At this very moment, I wish she could see mine. My whole being wants her, in every possible way. She lays her head on my shoulder and tucks into my neck, "I've fallen for you too, babe." She fidgets with the hem of my shirt. "I just didn't think it was possible for you to ever feel the same. Since the day you walked in, I felt drawn to you."

"I never thought you'd be interested in me. Especially with me being so different from everyone else." I said as I started running my fingers through her long, soft golden brown hair.

"That's exactly what makes you so amazing, Jaz," She smiles up at me and entwines our fingers. "I never thought you'd be interested in someone so average and boring like me. There really isn't anything special about me. You've got an incredible gift, no matter what you call it." She pauses a moment, rubbing her thumb over my fingers. "Over the last few days, I've grown more and more attached to you. I don't like that you leave at night to hunt, not because I fear you'll be hurt but because I almost feel empty when you're not with me." She tuckes her head as if she is ashamed.

I lift her chin and kiss her deeply then stare into those beautiful eyes of hers. "I haven't been able to think about anything but you either. Even when I'm out hunting. Hell, I even find myself back here to check on you because I can't even stand being away from you. Plus, you're not average, hunny, you are so much more than that. You are, by far, the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. Also, you happen to know what I am yet you say you still want me, which makes you perfect in every way to me." I kiss her again and hold her a little tighter against me, never wanting to let go.

She smiles while kissing back. We lay there for a while simply cuddled into each other. I cannot help but smile as well because I can see her happiness shine in her aura. I can feel her happiness course through me and collide with my own. She is everything I could ever dream of and more. Until this moment I would not believe it possible for anyone to love me, let alone actually want to be around me or in a relationship with me.

"Hey, Jaz?" She looks up at me.

"Yeah, hun?" Honestly, I was a little worried she was going to say we cannot do this, that we could not be together.

"What made you realize you wanted to be with women? Or was it something you always knew?" She asked, I could see the curiosity throughout her aura.

"Well, I guess I always knew but my experience at the hospital convinced me I'd never be with men." I told E'Lara about the asylum but I never told her what actually happened to me while there but by the anger that over took her aura, I can tell she already knows what I meant.

"They fucking raped you!?" She is now sitting up next to me and she is not trying, in the slightest, to hide her anger.

I sit up slowly and avoided looking at her, I did not like her aura like this. "Yes, they did. More than once. Why do you think I lied to everyone, telling them I didn't see things anymore. It certainly wasn't because I wanted to be with my parents, it was to get away from those men."

She is gripping the couch now, her knuckles white and her face red with anger. "What the hell is wrong with people!? Do they really think-"

"Please, E'Lara, calm down. Please? I don't like how your aura changes when you're pissed off. It's just, it's not you." I still was not looking at her but I can feel she was calming down.

"I'm sorry, love," She reaches out to run her fingers through my hair and caressed my cheek with her thumb. I close my eyes, leaning into her hand. "I just can't stand the thought of anyone treating you like that, doing that to you." Her aura flickers with anger but does not rage with it.

"It's okay, I just," I take a deep breath and pull her back into my lap. "Seeing your aura angry like that just reminds me of all the people who hated me or treated me like that. You aren't like them. You're so much better of a person. I don't want to see you like I do all those people. I understand you don't like what happened but there's nothing you or I can do now. Plus, the hospital was shut down shortly after I was released. The woman that always came in after they were done with me finally stood up and turned them in for rape. She was the first aura I saw that was genuinely good. Maybe she's part of the reason I turned to women. She was a good looking woman, even though she was my age then, she looked so much younger." I paused and lay my head against E'Lara's chest. "Maybe I'm part of the reason she finally had enough of them. I always told her thank you after she took care of me. Maybe that was what did it."

E'Lara lifts my face to look at her. "I'm sure you played a part in it. One way or another, you managed to do good even in a horrible place." She kisses my forehead and smiles at me.

"I love seeing you smile, babe. Especially when it's because of me." She smiles more and blushes a little.

I wrapped my arms around her waist and gently lay her back onto the couch. I stare into her eyes, wondering how long this will last. She must have caught what I was thinking because sadness flickered throughout her aura and it just made me think even more that this will not last. I cannot look at her, could not see the possibility of not being with her. I lay my head on her shoulder and softly kiss the base of her neck.

"What's wrong, Jaz?" She asks, kissing my forehead and holding me tighter.

"I just, I was wondering how long this would last or if it even could. How long will it be until you realize you don't actually want to be with me because of who I am? Will you walk away from me like everyone else always does?" I tuck into her neck more as I try to hide my tears.

She ever so gently lifts my face, wipes my tears and kisses me, which made it harder to stop my tears. I just want to be with her forever, no matter what. Time and time again, I have seen that my happiness is not a possibility, it is not allowed.