Silhouette discussion

(At night you can hear shrieks and screams...is the forest haunted by the Red Phantom, or is it just vampires drinking their prey?)

Vitale looked around the forest quietly, sighing as he ran a hand through his hair, which somehow seemed to always fall perfectly, now. It had been four months, and he still wasn't used to being a vampire; he missed his life, but mostly Renzo and Emma. He sighed again as he sat down against a tree trunk, leaning his head back.

Emma held the camera a little too tightly in her hands. It had occurred only after she had barely entered the forest that...they...lurked them too. Her heart beat painfully hard against her chest and a small whimper escaped her lips. But her determination to get to the Ochard was still number one priority. Maybe even catch a ghost...if they existed. Slowly, she began her march in the forest, feeling a faint tremble in her fingertips. She was cold...so so cold.

((MY INTERNET CUT OFF DX))

((IT'S OKAY MY LOVELY! WELCOME BACK!!))

Vitale bit his lip, then frowned, his heightened senses hearing a quiet, feminine whimper. Frowning and standing up, he quickly looked around, then darted behind trees, looking for the source. He was a vampire; it didn't mean he couldn't care, right?

((OMG I FEEL SO LOVED ;-;))

Emma's breath grew a little quicker as she heard a small rustle. What was it? An animal, perhaps? She was starting to regret not having brought Renzo with her. Suddenly, she found it harder to walk, afraid that if she'd make the slightest noise, she'd die. But slowly, she did take little steps at a time, eyes wide and senses as alert as they could be. Would she be able to outrun a vampire? No...no she wouldn't be able to.

((I LOVE YOU))

Vitale reached the tree closest and his breath caught in his throat; not that he really had to breath anyway, anymore. Emma. His fingers tightened their grip on the trunk of the tree, and when some bark chipped off he started and let go. Should he make himself known? It had been four months since he had seen her, four months.

((I LOVE YOU MORE))

Emma kept on walking, brushing the hair out of her face. Then she heard a small chip and she froze completely, snapping her head in every direction. "R-Renzo...I swear...if this is you, I'm never speaking to you again." She managed to say, remembering what he had said back at the barracks, about him being the thing she should be scared off in the forest. Stop overreacting. She couldn't take it anymore, she had barely been walking for ten minutes and she wa alraedy walking back.

((I LOVE YOU THE MOSTEST))

Vitale flinched, hearing Renzo's name, and decided it was now or never. "Emma..." He said quietly, his voice silky and smooth, the same kind tone it had been when he was alive. "It's not Renzo." He slowly stepped out from behind the tree, watching her quietly. "Emma?"

((I JUST FUCKING LOVE YOU, OKAY?))

Emma's heart sank to the deepest pits of her stomach at the sound of his voice. Sure his and Renzo's were pretty similar but she could make the difference between the two any time. He knew her name. This couldn't be...No..Slowly, she turned around and sure enough, there stood Vitale. Looking as handsome as ever. So impeccable. So...inhuman. He wasn't Vitale. He was a vampire. A bloodsucking creature from hell. "V..Vitale..." She whispered,staying still. Fearful yet awestruck.

((OKAY, I FUCKING LOVE YOU TOO.))

He didn't know whether he should be overjoyed or terrified, the way she looked at him. "Emma, it's still me." He smiled weakly, taking a hesitant step toward her. "Emma, I've missed you so much," and there was no mistaking his desperation in his voice. He really had missed her, and he was so, so glad to see her.

((OKAY GOOD.))

Em shook her head slowly, taking a step back when he stepped forward slightly. "No..." She whispered quietly, "This isn't you..." Her voice quivered as she took yet another step back. "You're dead....y-you died...Vitale died." She stammered, though her eyes never left his, her heart aching to just run in his arms but her brain flashed her memories and stories of what these creatures were capable of.

((I KNOW IT'S GOOD.))

Vitale paused and took a step backwards, feeling ashamed of himself through no fault of his own. "I-I'm sorry, Emma. But I'm still Vitale." He shook his head, biting his lip, sure tears would come if he had been able to cry anymore. "Emma, please...I've missed you so much..I'm not dead."

((I KNOW YOU KNOW IT'S GOOD.))

Emma blinked when he took a step back and she also stopped taking steps back. Instead, she took a small step forward. Her own tears spilled down her cheeks, "But...that means..." Slowly, she shook her head slowly, "You're one of them." She choked out, not believing her eyes. What was Renzo going to think of this?!

((I KNOW YOU KNOW I GOT YOUR HEART PUMPIN' I KNOW YOU KNOW WE KNOW WE GOT SOMETHIN'))

Vitale shook his head, "I didn't choose to be like this, Emma...If I could change back, I definitely would." He bit his lip and took another step backward, wanting to leave if he was going to affect her like this. "I-I'm sorry, Emma, I have to go."

((;-; OMG I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!
SING TO ME!!!!! ))

Emma's heart tightened in her chest at his words, I didn't choose to be like this, Emma.... And then he said he had to go. "No...please...don't leave me...not again." She pleaded softly, taking slow steps forward. "You can't leave me again." Her voice quivering with longing.

((IT FEELS LIKE MUSIC SOUNDS BETTER WITH U BABY, EVERYTHING'S BETTER WITH YOU!!))

He bit his lip and turned back toward Emma, but he didn't move any closer to her. "Emma, I can't....I don't want you to think badly of me...It's not my fault, but..." He let out a quiet sigh, looking up at her. "I'm sorry..."

((*SOBS IN HAPPINESS* YOU MAKE ME SO HAPPY!!! SO HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!!!! <3 <3 <3))

She shook her head, hating how the two strongest parts of her body fought for reasoning. Does she go to him? Or does she run? He's her lover. He's a monster. He's alive. He's dead. "Have you..." She bit her lip, slowly making his way to him cautiously. "Have you...killed...anyone?" She asked softly, dreading the answer.

((NOW I'M ABOUT TO GIVE YOU MY HEART, BUT REMEMBER THIS ONE THING, I'VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE, SO YOU GOTTA GO EASY ON ME!))

Vitale shook his head quietly, his brows creasing, "Do you think I would kill anyone? Even as this monster?" He closed his eyes, then closed his mouth, not breathing so he wouldn't get her scent stuck in his mind.

((OKAY!! I'LL GO EASY ON YOU!!! NO ACCIDENTS ON CARPETS, OKAY?!!?!! [C;]))

"I don't know...I don't know how it works." She told him, walking towards him until she was close enough to have to look up at him to see his face. With a shaking hand, she gently set it over the place where she would normally feel his heartbeat. "Vitale..." She whispered, trying not to hyperventilate, trying not to scream, trying not to scream at him and hit him, trying to not do anything she would do if this wasn't Vitale as a vampire.

((...I'LL USE SNOWY'S TOOTHBRUSH...))

Vitale looked down at her hand that was on his chest, then he reached up with both of his hands, clasping her hand gently between his two cold ones. He bit his lip, "You're so warm, Emma..." He looked back up at her face, his brown eyes searching her face.

((OKAY THEN WE CAN MESS ON THE CARPET ALL WE WANT!!! ALL BECAUSE OF LOUIS AND HARRY!!))

Emma flinched when his freezing hands touched her own and for a moment, she jerked back but then his words came through and she relaxed slightly. "Y-You're so cold..." She said quietly, wishing she could feel his warmth. He used to be so warm... "I miss you so much." She said finally, looking up at him, finding comfort in his brown eyes.

((AND CHICO. o_o I'M GETTIN' A CHICO POSTER SOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNN. AND IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE BECAUSE IMMA PRINT IT))

"I miss you more," he repeated, squeezing her hands gently, knowing he could hurt her if he went too hard. "I can't stand not having you with me...it's so lonely out here...." He bit his lip, looking down at their hands again. "Please, don't go..."

((O.M.G. SO? OMG ARE YOU GOING TO GET NAKED CHICO? XD XD JUST KIDDING...BUT OMG....CHICO POSTER WOULD BE THE BEST!!))

Emma teared up all over again, hating how cold he was compared to her. Without thinking about it, she threw her arms around him and burst into tears, dropping her camera at the same time. "I have to..." She cried, "I can't stay here..and you can't come back..." This was breaking her heart even more.

((MY PARENTS SAY NO WAY XD XD ))

Vitale hugged her gently, rubbing her back with his strong hands. He let out a deep breath, not daring to breath again. "I love you, Emma...If you do go, I just want you to know that...and to never forget it."

((LOL LOL IT WOULD BE WEIRD TO HAVE NAKED CHICO STARING AT YA!!))

Emma continued to cry, wishing she could undo everything and have him back by her side. "I love you too, Vitale." She whispered quietly, knotting her hand in his hair gently, having missed the tender thickness of it.

((NO IT WOULDN'T. O_O))

Vitale bit his lip, then he gently, tentatively kissed her forehead, "I'm sorry I couldn't come back to see you, my love. I'm so sorry...And I'm so sorry that this happened."

((WELL. WHAT IF YOU AND A GUY HOOKED UP ONE NIGHT....AND ERR..THINGS GOT SERIOUS ON THE COUCH AND YOU DECIDE TO MOVE UP TO YOUR ROOM AND THEN BAM! HE SEES NAKED CHICO'S POSTER...))

Emma winced when he did, somehow thinking that it would end up in him ripping her apart and she was disgusted with herself for having thought that. She looked up at him, her tear streaked face smiling a little, "It...It wasn't your fault." She whispered quietly, facing the truth. "You have nothing to be sorry for...it's not your fault..." She murmured and then slowly, she kissed him gently, not able to hold back.

((WELL, THERE'S YOUR FIRST PROBLEM; GUYS DON'T LIKE ME. AND YOUR SECOND PROBLEM, I'D BE OVER AT THEIR HOUSE. XD))

Vitale noticed her flinch, how could he not? He sighed quietly, but kissed her in return, wanting everything to be back to normal; he didn't want to be a monster anymore, not that he wanted to be one in the first place. He slowly and gently moved his hands up to her face, holding her gently as he kissed her.

((OMG WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM!! DX DX
AND LOL OKAY OKAY!!))

Emma closed her eyes when his hands held her face. Her hand remained in his hair and the other laid on his shoulder. She kissed him for a few more moments before she pulled away gently. "I don't want to leave." She whispered, pressing her forehead against his gently, ignoring how cold he was. She could learn to get used to it.

((IT'S OKAY...I LIKE YOU.))

Vitale let out a soft, cold breath then opened his eyes, "Then don't. You could stay here, we could be together again?" He looked at her with false hope in his eyes, knowing she never would.

((I LIKE YOU TOO.))

Emma's heart was pained, she considered it, she truly did. "I can't." She whispered, closing her eyes, "I need to stay back...I can't leave Renzo.." She whispered quietly. "The boy's hurting a lot, y'know..."

((I MORE THAN LIKE YOU. O_O))

"I know," he murmured quietly, rubbing her cheek gently with his thumb. "I can still dream that it will happen, though, right?" He bit his lip lightly, then watched her curiously.

((I...I LOVE YOU!!!!))

Emma leaned into his touch, closing her eyes. "We can still dream." She agreed quietly, opening her eyes once more. "Do...do you wish you would have died?" She asked softly, returning the curious stare as she stroked his hair slowly.

((I MORE THAN LOVE YOU. <3))

Vitale sighed quietly, "I did wish I had died, until today." He shrugged with a small smile, "Now that I've seen you again...what reason do I have to die?"

((NUH-UH))

Emma bit her lip and looked up at him, smiling softly. "I'll be back here more often...that's for sure." She laughed quietly as she pulled away gently and slid her hand into his, once again, forcing herself to ignore how cold it was and the fact that he was a vampire.

((YUH-HUH))

Vitale grinned, the first time he had actually felt any happiness in four months. "And I suppose I'll be coming more, too." He bit his lip as he felt a breeze, not feeling the coolness, but the wind rush by. "Are you cold?"

((*sobs and stomps feet on the ground and whines* NOOOOOO!! I LOVE YOU MOOOOORRREE!))

Emma's face light up when he grinned. Oh, how she had missed that beautiful smile of his. When the wind rushed by, Em shuddered and cursed herself for not having brought something warmer. "I'm alright." She assured him, partly lying. Then weaved their fingers together. "I have to go to the Orchard.." She told him.

((UMM...WE CAN LOVE EACH OTHER THE SAME, OKAY?))

Vitale noticed her shudder and started to take off his jacket, knowing that he really didn't need it, "Here, take this, and I'll show you where the Orchard is." He smiled slightly, running a hand through his hair.

((OKAY!!!!! *glomps*
Hehehehe...works everytime!))

Emma smiled and gladly accepted the jacket, slipping on herself, loving how it still smelled like Vitale. "Thank you." She smiled, stepping closer to him as they walked. She couldn't help but swing their hands a little, overjoyed by this moment.

((Yaaayyyyy!!!))

Vitale smiled and gripped her hand in his, not doing anything but savoring this sweet moment between them. "So, how is...How is Renzo doing? Is he coping, like I am?"

((*parties*))

Emma smiled and looked up at him, her smile faltering as he asked how Renzo was coping. "He's resorted to working out rather vigorously...he says the pain hasn't lessened...but he's learning to cope with it." She murmured quietly, looking down at the forest floor.

((*party rocks*))

Vitale's smile faded and he sighed quietly, squeezing Emma's hand lightly. "I'm sorry, but I really couldn't come back to show you that I was still alive. Imagine what everyone back at the camp would do if they saw a...a...a bloodsucker, like me?"

(whee)

Emma sighed quietly and gave a slow nod, "I know that...now." She whispered quietly, squeezing his hand gently. "It was hard...trying to move on...but neither of us really could..." She told him honestly.

He sighed quietly, "You two weren't the only ones, though." He bit his lip, and shrugged. "You two had each other, and I had this vampire named Alastair ((heehee)), he was the one who turned me." He shook his head quietly.

((BRING HIM IN!! OH.MY.GOD.
YOU. DID NOT JUST GO THERE!!
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!! D'=))

She frowned slightly, squeezing his hand tightly. "Why? Why would he do that?" She mumbled out loud, feeling hot tears sting her eyes. "He had no right to take you away from me..." A small pang of anger flooded through her but she refused to let it stay. It scared her to be angry, so she just kind of let it flow.

((Well, Alastair is kind of a bastard. XD
SHOULD I REALLY BRING HIM IN? O_O))

Vitale shook his head, "It's okay, Emma, it's still going to be alright, isn't it? We're just going to have to work harder at it, won't we?"

((O_O
I wanna say yes..>.> So badly...XD))

Emma took a small breath and nodded slowly, "Yeah...we will...but still...four months...you were still here...he hurt you..and.." She shook her head and sighed once more. "You're right, we'll just work harder at it, I'm sure Renzo will be delighted to know you're still alive." She smiled faintly.

((He'll be...hiding in a treeeee....))

Vitale smiled slightly, then bit his lip. "W-we don't have to tell Renzo...You have to keep me a secret, Emma." He shook his head quietly, then rubbed his thumb on the back of her hand softly.

Alastair sat up as he heard voices coming toward him, and he looked around from his high perch on a tree. Vitale's voice, and...some human female. This would be interesting.

((Oooohhhhhhh AAHHHH))

Emma looked up, a shocked expression on her face. "B-but...don't you want him to know you're alive? Vitale..he's your brother!" She argued softly. "He'll be able to keep a secret..."

((*fireworks*))

Vitale frowned and looked away, "Fine, you can tell him if you'd like." He shrugged, looking around them at the trees. Doesn't matter. I'm just afraid someone might overhear you two."