SCARLETT (Kiss From The Darkness)
Chapter 40

We both drove to Roland's house. It had been a few days that Roland had not checked the condition of his house at all. So I agreed to go with him.

Along the way, we both talked about light things. At the last turn leading to his house I saw a couple walking on the sidewalk holding a cute little boy. The girl was carried by her father.

I saw all three of them. The couple was joking with their daughter. I looked at them with the same longing in my heart.

Deep down, I wanted a life like that with Roland. I want to be human and age with Roland while raising our child.

That desire seemed to gnaw my soul from within. I remembered that it was impossible to happen. I had to bury that desire. However if I decide to stay alive as a cursed creature, then one day I will have to accept the harsh reality that Roland will age and die. I will return to travel alone in this world.

Thinking about it was like it was breaking my heart. What it means to live without Roland in it.

"What are you thinking?" asked Roland to break my daydream.

"Nothing" I said lying.

"I can see that you're thinking about something" he said, staring at me for a glimpse before he looked back to the front.

"Here you go, this is just an impossible wishful thinking" I said as I looked forward to the road leading to Roland's house.

"Scarlett, we'd better never have secrets between us" he said.

Roland said as if slapping me. Did I make a mistake because I covered up the truth about her? I don't know, I'm confused. What would Roland do if he knew that his soul was capable of unleashing the curse upon me?

No, don't let Roland know about this. He knew how much I wanted to be human again. If he knew that at the expense of his soul was able to remove my curse, then he would sacrifice for me.

I don't want that to happen. Let Roland live happily. I want him to live without sacrificing for me.

We both got to Roland's house. I walked beside him to his house. He opened the front door of his house. The living room began to get dusty because some days no one has ever cleaned it.

"Do you want me to help you clean up?" tanyaku.

Roland laughed at my question.

"You seem to play the role of a housewife" she said, laughing and gently peeping at my cheeks.

"Yes," I said as I walked to another room in the house to look for cleaning supplies.

"Sit down, let me clean the house" Roland said, pointing to the sofa to sit down.

I obey. I sat on the sofa and stared at the cold fireplace. My memory goes back to the couple I saw walking on the sidewalk.

How does it feel to be with a partner and have children? My soul misses such a thing. Never mind, I have to bury that desire.

"You look moody," Roland said as he walked over to me.

I smiled at him.

"These few days have been so exhausting" I said.

"Then just rest," Roland said.

"I want to be accompanied by you," I said spoiled.

Roland brought his face closer to my face and gently kissed my lips.

"I'll be with you later" he said, winking one eye at me.

I smiled at him. Roland cleaned his house. I watched his movements. He looks good at doing everything himself. Maybe all this time he always lived alone after his father died.

My heart ached considering Roland's story that his father was convicted of treason charges by a clan of hunters.

Roland realized my gaze was always on him. He stopped his work and smiled at me. He threw the washcloth he was holding onto the floor.

He walked up to me and carried me. I put my arm around his neck.

"Fuck up with clean-up" he said, kissing my lips.

Without saying much, he went straight up on me and hugged me again and kissed me on my neck and on the other side of my body.

"Scarlett, you're really intoxicating" he whispered.

I closed my eyes enjoying every touch of it in every inch of my body. How could our passion never go out. Maybe this is what is called love.

We both got together. There was nothing else on my mind but Roland. The two of us moved in rhythm until we reached a mutual release.

Roland looked me in the eye. I could see such a deep love in his eyes.

"I love you" I whispered.

"I love you more than my life" he said.

I felt a tremor all over my body hearing his words. Roland, can fate let us live together? The question floated in my mind.

"Scarlett, live with me" she asked.

Even without being asked, I was willing to give up my life for her.

"There's something I want to ask you" Roland said.

I looked at him worried. I'm afraid he'll come back to ask about Meredith's words. I waited for him to talk.

But the question did not come out because we were both shocked by the sound of Roland's room door opening with a loud bang.

Me and Roland were immediately on guard. I covered my body with Roland's blanket.

"You two must die today!" Shouted a man by pointing a gun at both of us.

I saw several other men rushing into the room with their guns in hand.

I saw the logo of the vampire hunter clan on the jacket the first man was wearing. Damnit damnit! Why did they come at the wrong time, I thought.

"Basic traitor!" the first man shouted towards Roland. "You will be the same fate as your father!"

"My father didn't do anything wrong!" Shouted Roland.

"You're defending that monster?" Reply to the man while pointing his gun at me.

"He's not a monster! You are the monsters!" Shouted Roland.

The man spit to the side. I saw all the members of that hunting clan standing on standby. We're surrounded.

"Your mind has been poisoned by that damned creature!" the man said to Roland.

"Look, he never attacked humans !" roland said trying to explain myself to the members of the hunter clan.

"Your mind has been confused by her," he said as he glared at Roland.

The man shot his bullet at me. But I moved quickly to avoid it. Fortunately, the blanket that covered my body was still tightly held.

"Go! Before I burn you all," I said in a relaxed voice.

The first man laughed at me.

"Who do you think you are heh?" he sneered at me. "I can even kill you in just one shot."

I felt my anger flaring at her words. He doesn't know who I really am. Maybe for him I'm just a snot vampire who's getting drunk on romance.

Without saying a word, I lit a fire in my hand and directed the fire towards the first man.

The man screamed hysterically as flames raged on his body. While the other clan members ran away scared to see what they were witnessing.