I Am Yours Chapter 15

"That is impossible! How can you say that?" I said after 5 minutes of silence, and he was watching me the whole time, trying to read my expression which was just blank. I just didn’t know how to react. This was utterly, and insignificantly crazy.

If he had said he was a vampire, werewolf, fairy, or something similar, I wouldn’t have been this SHOCKED. I mean I have heard like billions of stories about them, but another planet? That was completely out of question. What is that supposed to mean? The Shane whom I thought I knew, the one I thought I was in love with, was from another world? It could even be a different universe. I couldn’t even think outside this house, let alone a whole different planet!

But if he was an alien as he claimed he was, everything else made sense. Everything was so weird- the house, environment, people and just everything. And yet I hadn’t ever thought of that. How did he get here? What about his family, and friends? Were they like him too? They probably were. How could I have not known that? But that was the last thing in my mind. There was no way, absolutely no way, that Shane could be from another different world, but then why would he lie to me? I some how realized that I trusted him. How did this all happen, and what was really going on? This seemed to be beyond me. What do I do now, and what do I say?

He took both of my hands in his. I tried to pull away but seeing his expression I stopped myself. He was hurt. What did I do? He probably expected me to react in a different way. But what could I do?

"I am sorry," I tried to say something, but couldn’t find my voice. "I should have never brought you here in the first place. I always keep on hurting you and I hate myself for doing that."

"Please don’t say that." My voice was still low but sharp.

"I need to tell you something else too." I waited. "I have been keeping a watch over you for the past five years."

"What?" I exclaimed. Did that mean he knew when my mom died?

My expression probably was pretty obvious, and easy to read. "I saw you when your mom died. You looked so devastated. Believe me, it hurt to see you like that but I couldn’t do anything. I was not allowed to meet with you. But when I saw that Michael had entered your life, I just couldn’t control that anymore. As you know we just don’t get along, and I hated to see him with you. If I couldn’t be with you, he couldn’t either. I know I was selfish, but I couldn’t let you be with him." He paused and searched my eyes, as if he was guilty. "Any other guy but not him, I told myself. But I realized that it was just an excuse. I just wanted to be with you, and I don’t think I can see you with anyone else. Maybe I could let you be with someone else, but they have to be worthy of you. I don’t think I can see you with anyone. I am sorry. I just can’t."

I blushed a bit too red. Funny, how he was making me feel. Before I couldn’t feel anything, but now, the emotions were consuming me. If I tried to say something, I knew that my voice was going to crack and it would just sound funny.

"That was why I wanted to stay away from you. I tried my best to not do anything that you would have regretted after knowing the truth. Unfortunately, I don’t think I succeeded much. You were making it worse for me when you responded the way you did when I kissed you. That was a bonus part and I would forever cherish it. You have absolutely no idea what you have done to me." He gave me a sad smile. "I am probably saying too much, and you haven’t even said a single word." I tried to say something, but he stopped me. "You don’t have to. You can do whatever you want. Maybe it was selfish of me to bring you here, but I thought you would like it here, and to be honest, I wanted to have you here. I wanted to see you instead of looking at you from a distance."
"You don’t have to feel the same way," he looked down and seemed a little uneasy to continue. "But please stay here even if you don’t want me. I promise that I won’t do anything stupid if you don’t want me to. Everything will be the same as before, but I don’t want you to go." He paused and looked at me. "It is your decision to stay or to leave. Why would you want to stay with someone who doesn’t even belong here, and-"

"Stop this!" I yelled. "You really have said enough. You are perfect; I was the one who isn’t good enough for you." He wanted to protest but stopped himself. "I thought you didn’t even want me, and that was the reason why I wanted to leave. You are the reason that I am staying here." His eyes looked hopeful and I smiled. "Before I say anything else, I want to know something."

"Anything." He replied all too willingly.

"How did you keep watch over me?"

"That is one of my characteristic. I can see what that person is doing as long as the person doesn’t have a clue that I am actually looking."

What? "One of the things that we "non-human" can do," he explained. At the mention of the word non human, my breath cut in my throat. He just explained everything to me, but why was I still so afraid? I would probably get used to this.

There were other things too that I wanted to say, but we were interrupted when someone knocked on the door. I looked up to see that it was Anne.

My happiness seemed endless when I found that Shane kept watching me, and he possibly had some feelings for me, but by seeing Anne there, I was still a little jealous.

"Did I disturb you guys?" she asked hesitantly.

Not letting Shane answer, I responded. "No, its fine."

Shane just shrugged but I couldn’t really make out what he was thinking.

"Guess what?" Anne interrupted the silence. "We have a ball tomorrow!"

My eyes widened. "What?"

"Tomorrow?" We both said that at the same time. Shane looked at me laughed, and I did the same.

Anne seemed annoyed. "Whatever. It is just worthless to talk to you guys. What was I even thinking? Anyway, get ready and the ball starts at 7 P.M." Then she left.

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I didn’t have to worry about what to wear for the ball. After taking a shower, there was a midnight blue dress with a hint of silver waiting for me in the bed, with matching earrings, necklace, bracelet, and also a sandal. I gasped when I first saw the dress- it was the prettiest thing ever. The dress itself looked like it was from a fairytale. It was a little low cut with the right fitting and everything. It was tight at the waist, and it kind of flowed in the bottom. No matter how the ball was going to turn out, this dress sure would make me feel like a princess.

My life wasn’t different from a fairytale. Shane was the one who rescued me from the dark world, and took me away with him. If he was there with me, the place felt like heaven. But there was only one problem with my fairytale. Will it have a happy ending? I sure hoped so, but this was real life. Happy endings were rare.

I couldn’t help thinking about Shane while I was dressing up. He was probably the one who brought this dress for me. What would he be doing now? How will he react by seeing me in this beautiful dress? I hoped that he would like it.

The gown was pure silk, and it felt so soft against my skin. I put on my make up, and I loved myself in this gown. The ball was going to be very memorable to me. And I had a feeling that this day was going to change my life forever.

I slowly walked downstairs to see that it looked completely different from what it was before. The whole stair case was decorated with flower, and beside it were candles. There were so many people, dressed beautifully in their own unique ways. I felt like they were all looking at me as I slowly walked down the stairs. Shane was there waiting for me. His expression was something that I would never forget for as long as I lived. He looked as handsome as ever, with a big smile in his face. His eyes never left mine and admiration clearly visible in his eyes.

He looked like he wanted to say something, but the noise was so loud. He took my arm, and pulled me close, his eyes never leaving my face.

"You look beautiful," His voice was so tender, and I knew he meant it. I was so happy, and I loved this moment with him.

We were interrupted when Shane’s mom took the micro phone, and started making announcement. "Ladies, and Gentle man, May I have your attention please. I am glad that you guys joined us in this short notice……….." Even Shane’s mom couldn’t ruin this perfect moment. Shane was still smiling with his arms around my waist. I didn’t really pay any attention to her, but suddenly the smile was gone from Shane’s face. I tried to concentrate on what she was saying that completely changed Shane’s expression. "I would like to officially announce the engagement of Shane and Ana. Please come in the front, both of you." Shane’s arm dropped from my waist, and his expression looked pained. What was going on? This just didn’t make sense to me. Everything was going so good, and Shane’s engagement? What was Shane thinking? Why is his mom doing that?

My expression was just blank- I just couldn’t feel anything. There was too much confusion. Why were Shane and Anne in the front? Things just didn’t make sense to me. I thought Shane liked me, why is he doing that?

Right in front of my eyes, Shane and Ana placed ring in each others finger. I felt like Shane was looking at me but I just couldn’t make sense of any of this. I just stood their dumbfounded.

After few seconds of watching them, the pain started. It was like my heart was being turn into tiny pieces. I just couldn’t watch that any more. It hurt too much. Tears were starting to form in my eyes.

What did I do wrong? I only loved, but in return I got betrayal. How could this be? The only one that I ever loved didn’t belong to me. Why? Is this the end of my fairytale, and my dreams?

Oh Shane, why didn’t you stop this from happening? Why are you doing this? Can’t you see that this is killing me? Do I mean that little to you? Was my love just not enough? Why did you ever bring me in this place if I couldn’t be yours? I only wanted to be yours and have your love. Where did I go wrong?

It felt like it was too much. Everyone clapped and they were happy, but why couldn’t my heart accept that? Truth hurt too much.

I walked away from the crowd, to a corner, and then it started. My heart ached, and it hurt too much. It became hard to breathe. I put my hand in my chest, but the pain was being out of control.

His name was on my mind, and I started loosing my balance. It was like I couldn’t stand their on own my own. I needed someone, I needed him.

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