19 Where? Doesn't matter!

"No! Please stay with me, Daniel!" Gabriel screamed while warm tears filled his eyes. He shook me and cried out my name until he grew tired. Then, everything was silent for a while.

"Where am I?" I asked myself. It was now the middle of the night and I was human again. I looked down to see a shivering Bella grasping my shirt tight and pulling me close. She layed in my arms, her head buried in my chest. Sniffles came from her nose. "Bella? Are you alright" I asked her.

She looked up at me, tears filled her eyes and her arms wrapped around me quickly. She pulled me close and muttered a few, small, simple words with a whole lot of feeling, "I'm so, so sorry. It's all my," she hiccuped, "all my fault." In that moment I realized how much guilt she felt for cursing me. I could feel it. I felt her pain and sorrow.

I held her closer, "It's alright. I know you had to do it. I know how you feel. Quite literally, might I add." She chuckled at my comment. "Aww c'mon now, you're supposed to be sad." I kissed the top of her head. It was just instinct, but I know I truely meant it. Her heart began to beat faster. She liked it. She really liked it! I was so happy and my heart skipped a beat. I felt this tight feeling in my chest. It wasn't bad, but it also made my stomach churn. I was so nervous, and she gave me butterflies. I stroked her silky hair.

"Daniel?" she asked.

"Yes?" I replied.

"Can I do something rash?" she asked me as her head was buried in my chest, her hands grasping onto me tightly.

"What is it?"

Immediately, she brought her head out of my chest, and pulled my face toward hers. My eyes, wide open in suprise, saw her closed eyelids as her lips pressed against mine. My eyes gently closed as I embraced her. Her lips were warm and soft. She started to pull away and my face tried to follow. She broke the kiss and looked at me. My lips still puckered up. My eyes opened again and I realized what I was doing. I fixed my expression and looked away, flustered. Her light, fluffy giggles filled my ears and drugged my mind. It hypnotized me in a way. My hand gently grasped her chin and pulled her in again. This time my eyes closed once we embraced. Our tongues then pressed against each other and intertwined. My hands ran through her soft hair, and behind her head. Holding her face to mine. She seemed so fragile and I made sure to be gentle with her. We stopped kissing, and eventually just held each other again. I lightly moved my hand up and down her back.

"I like you," Bella whispered, her eyes closed and her head relaxed on my arm.

"I like you too," I whispered back.