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[KERFUFFLE]

"There have been a lot of girlfriends. Of course there have. But I've never loved any, until you," Brandon told her. "Nothing close to what I felt with you, even on that first night. I did have a fiancée, though, strange as that may seem, considering I felt nothing for her."

 

[Bunny_grl07]

"What was she like?" Sadie asked. "Am I like her?" Secretly, she hoped not. She would rather be the unique one, than one of many.

 

[KERFUFFLE]

"If you were like her, would I be with you?" Brandon chuckled. "If that were the case, I probably would have either loved her, or I wouldn't have ever loved you. That goes for all of them, Sadie. You're nothing like any of them." He paused after his slight digression. "Anyway, her name was Emmeline. She was my first girlfriend; I met her when I was seventeen. I didn't have much, and she was from a respectable family. I helped her carry her bag through the city one day, and she was very grateful. But I didn't know she'd be so grateful that she searched for me. And she told me when she found me that she simply fell in love with me after just that one day. Her parents greatly disapproved of me. She, of course, was expected to marry a man richer than she-- something I was far from being. I never loved her the way she loved me, and I felt so terrible, but also so lucky, that she had risked everything because she wanted me.. I suppose I admired her for that, in a sense, and that was why I never told her how I felt."

 

[Bunny_grl07]

"Well, what happened?" She asked, full of curiousity. But inside she was wondering: had he slept with any of the others before? She didn't voice that question, but remained silent.

 

[KERFUFFLE]

"Well, I became a vampire. People were very religious then, and had anyone else known, both of us would have been killed. I told her, and she said she once thought she would have done anything for me. But she knew there was nothing she could do-- neither of us knew enough about vampires to find a solution. She let me go, but I remember coming through the city one day to find out she'd killed herself because I had been the only one. I felt awful." His expression was solemn.

I gotta go! And I'm going to jazz tomorrow night so I won't be on

 

[Bunny_grl07]

Okay! Talk to you whenever xD

Sadie suddenly felt like she was going to be sick. And so, she jumped up, and ran into the bathroom, making it just in time. Her guilt made her feel physically ill. And she disliked it.

 

[KERFUFFLE]

Brandon ran a hand over his face and sighed, annoyed with himself for telling her that. He was in the bathroom in a few seconds, his hand on her back. "I'm so sorry," he said, sounding deeply upset.

 

[Bunny_grl07]

Sadie murmured, "Brandon, she was much more like me than you know. I understand why she did what she did. I would have done the same thing myself. In that sense, me and her might have easily been the same person."

 

[KERFUFFLE]

"I would have done the same for you, too. I know she loved me; I always knew that. And the fact that I had never truly loved her back only made me feel more guilty," he said. "She wasn't like you in other ways. And I've never once compared you to her, until now, because you have."

 

[Bunny_grl07]

"I just feel so terrible, that finding me meant... a lot of misery, for not only you, but someone else. I'm... I'm sorry." She pulled him into her arms, and just held him. That was all she wanted to do now. Was to know how lucky she was that he loved her, and that, hopefully, she would not share the same fate as Emmeline.

 

[KERFUFFLE]

"I'm sorry for all of it, too. That day was the first time I truly believed that what I had become was a monster. I've hurt a lot of girls. Badly. But not intentionally.. Things just happened that I couldn't control." Brandon cupped her face in one of his hands. "And I worry every day that something's going to happen to you, because of me. And it kills me. But I'm selfish; I've always loved you too much to consider breaking it off because it would be safer for you. I can't do it."

 

[Bunny_grl07]

Sadie suddenly blurted, "Was I your first time?" Her cheeks flared up, and she realized what she had just said. "I mean... you were mine, and I was just... wondering." She said, calmer than she had seemed before. She stared up at him, waiting for the answer.

 

[KERFUFFLE]

"Well.. Think about it.. Nearly two hundred and fifty years, I've been living. You tell me I'm handsome, and I told you I've had a lot of girlfriends.. Don't you think most guys my age, particularly when stuck at my physical age, wouldn't have waited that long, just to find 'the one'..? I know they wouldn't have." Brandon pulled her closer and his expression softened, and he stroked her cheek. "But I did. I waited for you, Sadie. That's how special you are to me."

 

[Bunny_grl07]

Sadie let out a large sigh of relief, which destroyed the softness of the moment. It was actually pretty comical. "Thank. Goodness. You know, you scared me for a minute there. Don't do it again, or I just might have to hit you!" But words simply could not say just how relieved she really did feel. She would have tried to say, if he hadn't answered the way she hoped, that she didn't mind. But she knew she would have minded, a lot more than she would have liked. It didn't help that she got jealous easily, despite her normal "go with the flow" attitude.

 

[KERFUFFLE]

"Sorry. I couldn't help myself," Brandon grinned at her. "In fact, I almost dragged it out even longer, so be thankful for that. For that, as well as the fact that I was a 246 year-old virgin until I met you," he laughed. He picked her up and kissed her gently, then took her back through to their room, and they settled back in bed as they were before.

 

[Bunny_grl07]

Sadie burrowed down into the covers, pressing lightly against Brandon. "So... if you don't mind me asking, why do you love me?" She said quietly, looking up at him. She wrapped her arms around him gently, a soft smile on her face. It was easy to be comfortable around him, to be completely at ease.

 

[KERFUFFLE]

"Oh, so you'd like to stay here until next year, then? 'Why do I love you?', honestly, how can I answer that briefly?" Brandon smiled at her, laughing softly. "Well, like I said before, you're unlike any girl I've ever met. You're a free spirit, so laid back, and you love living.. You never try to be anyone else, around me or other people, you be yourself. And therefore I trust you with my life, and we can always tell each other what's on our minds-- don't say anything now, today was just this once. You've never judged me, and you accepted me for who I am, what I am and what I stand for-- most of my other girlfriends, as soon as I told them I was a vampire, wanted nothing to do with me. You're so good to me, and my family; you're so kind and gentle. And, though looks shouldn't be important, you're indescribably beautiful. And I love you because you love me back." He paused for a moment before making his final point, trying to think of how to explain it best. "And those are all kinds of reasons, but they could make anyone love you. It's also down to that unexplainable feeling I get-- when my skin tingles or my heart skips a beat-- every time I look at you, or hear your voice, or when we touch or when you kiss me, or when you tell me you love me. Something I can't put into words happens, and I know I love you because you're the only person who makes me feel that way."

 

[Bunny_grl07]

To put it clearly, Sadie was floored. She had not described such an amazing answer. And it was strange, because she almost felt like he was describing a completely different girl. She never thought of herself the way he thought of her. She blinked back the tears that she knew were coming, and playfully huffed at him. "You big dummy, you're making me cry!" She exclaimed, rubbing at her eyes. She hated crying, but crying in front of him was something she hated even more. Maybe it was because she hated him seeing her so emotionally distressed, or because she hated having blood shot eyes around him. But, at the same time, she was glad that he still stood by her, through all of the crying fits, the crazy outbursts, the moments of weakness, and the crazy womanly mood swings.

 

[KERFUFFLE]

Brandon laughed and hugged her tightly. "Just please tell me you're not crying because you're upset," he said. "It felt good to let it all out and tell you, though. Not that it even covered just a tiny amount of reasons I have for loving you."

Back later. Pizza making time =D

 

[Bunny_grl07]

Okie dokie! =D

Sadie said, "I'm crying because I'm happy." She wiped her eyes hurriedly, taking a deep breath. "I feel amazing, actually. I mean, just hearing what you said makes me feel all giddy and happy, and I'm really hormonal right now, so it all just makes me seem insane, but I'm really fine, I promise!"