It didn't take me long to change into something nicer. My nicer means a pair of high waisted black shorts and a white top that falls at the end of my shoulders. I didn't pack any makeup with me either so I wasn't able to touch up some flaws on my face or try to cover the bite on my neck. The only way I covered it was by draping my hair over it. I get out of the bedroom and noon has fallen. Chandler shut all the blinds from each window and turned on the living room light. All the boys were silently sitting on the couch and I felt awkward walking out in front of them. "Perfect." Evan mumbles, getting off the couch and brushing his jeans down. He's wearing a plain grey v-neck and dark washed jeans. Chandler follows us to the door to guide us out. "Be careful guys and don't stay out long." "Yes dad." Evan says jokingly and I can't help but choke a laugh. "Wait what am I going to do?" I turn to the voice of John's who's walking up to us. Evan grumbles something under his breath but I elbow him in the chest to stop. "You'll be stuck with me." Chandler responds, looking up and down at John's figure. "We're also going to go out to buy you new clothes." I haven't realized it but John is still in the nasty clothes from yesterday. "Suits me. If I don't have to use my own money I'm fine with that." He replied back before turning back and heading to the couch. Chandler turns back to us and grins. "Be careful." "We will don't worry." I smile and he opens the door for us. Evan let's me out first and we hit the warm fresh air. The streets and sidewalks were busy with vampires and luckily they minded their own business in why a human is in the vampire world. Evan and I talked our way to a restaurant he knew that was close by. I would basically tell him stories since I was gone and when I forgot about the living of vampires. About the random visions or when I worked in the cafe or about my volleyball games. Every time we gazed in each others eyes his smile would grow wider and wider. I laugh and look away feeling a bit shy from my cheeks growing red. "What?" I finally say when he bursts out to laugh. "Don't hide yourself from me, you're beautiful." "Thank you." "No." He grabs my wrist and I look up at him. "I mean it." I bite my bottom lip and he stops walking, tugging me into a stop from holding me. I look at the building he was facing and it was a little garden restaurant. It was a cute small restaurant and it wasn't that crowded inside when I peaked through the large window. Evan holds the door open for me and I walk in first. A hostess grabs two menus for us after Evan talks to her and she guides us to a small two seated table. People watched me at first before going back to their own conversations and at that moment I felt insecure. I sit down when the hostess places the menus down and I sigh, running my sweaty hands down my bare thighs. I shyly look around my presence until I bump into Evan's eyes who were staring at me the whole time. "Am I seeing a nervous Adeline right now?" He asks in shock and I roll my eyes, taking a sip of the cold glass of water in front of me. "No, I-I'm fine." I choke and he leans back in his seat. "Don't lie to me. Your heart is racing." "I'm sorry I haven't adjusted yet in this atmosphere. Especially after getting my memories back." I point out to him and he nods understanding at what I mean. "Is it because there's only vampires around you?" I swallow, looking around again from the unfamiliar faces who gaze at me then ignore me. I think about the dungeon and the hungry vampires sinking their fangs into my skin. "Would it still be awkward if you were also a vampire?" My thoughts go blank after hearing Evan say that to me and I glare at him. "That will never happen." I say through gritted teeth, growing furious. I lick my lips. "And it's impossible for me to become one. My dad is a demon. " I add and my hands start to shake. I never knew Evan would bring that choice up to me even though it's impossible. "I know I'm just wondering if you ever had the choice to do it, would you?" He leans closer to me and I look down at the table. "Okay I'm not going to talk about this subject." I snap, kicking my seat back with the back of my knees when I stand. "No, wait." I was about to walk away but Evan grabs my wrist, stopping me. "I'm sorry it's stupid of me to bring it up. Especially with everything you're going through." I stare at his cold hand touching my warm one and it feels like electric. I sigh sitting back down so I don't cause a scene and to make everything awkward between Evan and I. I slouch in my seat while a waitress comes and asks what we want to drink. We both stick with water. After searching through the menu I order but Evan still stuck with only water. I cross my arms over my chest and I rethink about everything. After a long silence between us I burst. "How can you be okay around me even though it was my fault your brother is gone." I admit and Evan hesitates for a bit. Now I lean over the table my elbows resting on both sides of my empty plate. I smell the sweet Italian bread in front of me but it stays untouched. "It wasn't your fault, Adeline. I knew that in our life Miles was going to make a big mistake and I guess it was sooner than I thought." "But how can you bare the pain." I pause, staring at his flawless face. "You're so impassive about this." I whisper my last sentence and he licks his lips, leaning on the table too. To get a closer look at me. "I feel pain but I don't show it. It's been months now and my body is sick of being tortured to the point that I don't try to show gloom emotion. When you were gone I was broken, I wasn't able to move on. It made me stay in a state that I could for once be ruthless and reckless..." He closes his eyes like he's remembering everything all over again. "But it made everything worst. Thinking of my brother being a demon and after my girlfriend wants me to rip everyone's head off." "I understand." I whisper unable to look away from the pain I see in his eyes. Evan is right about one thing, he doesn't express pain or show it... but you can see it swirl in his hazel eyes. "Adeline listen. Things have changed over the months and I'm trying to retract everything. If my brother touches you in any way like he has tried to do in the past I won't hesitate to cut his head off." "I know I've said this before." He runs his hand over mine, soothing me and making me feel safe. "Let me just get this out. I love you Adeline ever since I laid my eyes on you in the hallway of the school. As human and vampire I promised myself to protect you in anyway I can even if you didn't have the same feelings towards me. You're my treasure, my love and my world." "The way my brother harassed you angered me and made me act like the bad guy when you didn't have your memories. I'll be the person you can tell everything to, I'll be the shoulder you can cry on and I'll be the man who will hand you every respect you deserve." Evan's eyes are deep like he's digging somewhere in my soul. Scavenging for the light that has stayed hidden for a long time. "I love you Adeline because of how strong and independent you are. You make your own decisions without getting others opinions -even though some are so stupid. And some of those selfish choices you made were suppose to be made. You've sacrificed yourself for me and others. Those selfless decisions are bound to turn into selfish ones for your own survival. And I envy you for that." We both laugh and I can't help but let some tears fall out of my glossy eyes. "Most of all, I love you Adeline O'Here because of not only your features and your perfect lips and round curious green eyes. It's your heart that's pure, something no one will ever have besides you. From everything you've been through you're still fighting." "I don't even know what to say." I chuckle to myself because the things Evan just said to me feels like it would be said at a wedding. "Thank you." My shaky voice rattles out, pulling my hand away from him just so I can wipe the tears that were stuck on my cheeks. "Now you don't have to say anything about me." "I wasn't." I laugh, leaning off the table so the waitress can place the pasta I ordered down in front of me. "Now that's the Adeline I remember." I still smile twirling the fork around the pasta and stuffing my mouth with food. ~~~~~