Kings of Awakening Vampires and Purebloods (41 page)

“If Aleister’s sword was stronger than yours, then could it be possible it was made from titanium?”

“Is that possible? Even if he did craft it himself, his white flame is not hot enough to liquefy it.”

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Albed
o
was home eating supper with his parents. The feeling of being home was much needed. His mother’s food! How he missed it as he stuffed it in his mouth.  She had made him fried eggs and bake potatoes. Watching him eating her food always brought pleasure to her. When Albedo came back from his mission she was incredibly happy. This was his first mission and she was worried about him, but Sonia had ensured her that day she would look after him. Sonia was like a daughter to Cecelia, she had trained under her for a short amount of time but they had grown an attachment of mother and daughter. When Albedo came into their lives, she and Dragan would rarely go on missions together. She had remembered the first day Sonia came into the organization. She was sassy and brave.

“Someone has been askin
g about you,” said his mother.

He wondered who, maybe it was master Jarvis? He hadn’t seen him in a while.

“I believe her name was Natalia, she said she hasn’t seen you in a few days.”

Albedo was happy to hear Natalia had been looking for him; so he made plans to go to the market.
Natalia came all the way to the mountain by herself? She’s a braver woman than I thought
. This was what he needed to get his mind back to normal. She had become a close friend of his.

His father sat across the table from him reading the paper. Today Joshua had on a plain blue t-shirt and long black pants. Today was his day off and he did not bother dressing up. His son had returned from his first mission and it brought pride in his heart. It had reminded him of his first mission, when he was much, much, much younger. “I have to say Son; you’ve been making lots of new friends, especially with that beautiful girl, Natalia.” His father winks at him from across the room.
You make me proud son. It pleases me that you’re following in my footsteps. If I had my abilities back I would have helped you with your training, but Sonia and the others are doing a good job teaching you.

“Leave him alone dear, he’s just like you were, don’t you remember? Like father like son, so we know where he gets it from,” said his mother Cecelia.
Whenever you’re ready to talk to us son, will be here for you
.  She looked at him and said, “How was the school fieldtrip dear.”
Or should I say the mission?

Albedo wondered how long he and his parents will keep this circle of lies going on. A lie tha
t consisted of, I know you’re a Pureblood but let’s pretend we don’t know. He wanted to talk to them about it, but he felt he wasn’t ready to. He needed time to truly comprehend this new life. “I’d love to stay and chat but I have to go,” He left and went to the market to find Natalia.

As he walked through the market to find Natalia, a man slowly followed him. Albedo noticed it right away, and started moving faster. The power of the Elder had decided to work properly for him this morning, on and off which irritated him. He looked behind and the man’s energy was gone. When he turned around he saw master Jarvis in front of him.

“I see you’ve been training young lad!”

“Master Jarvis! I’m glad to see you, it’s been too long,” said Albedo.

Jarvis hated the fact that he continued calling him master. He had told him that it made him feel old, and he had promised to stop, but did it accidently. “I told you to call me Jarvis young lad! I’m as young as you.”

“I bet you are,”
laughed Albedo.

“It appears you’ve gotten a lot stronger since I last saw you. You just might be as strong as me!” said Jarvis. He could feel that Albedo’s strength had gotten much stronger.
You’re slowly becoming as strong as your father young lad, but I also feel the killers-instinct growing within you, you must fight it.

“You think so? I want to be as strong as you one day!” 

  “What brings you out here young lad? Here to do some shopping?”

Albedo hears a voice calling him, when he looked ahead he could see Natalia. Natalia!

Jarvis had seen her once before, when Albedo had accidently touched her inappropriately. He had explained to Natalia why he was blindfolded that day. She came closer and hugged him, smelling good as always. Today she had on slinky red velvet dress which cinched at the waist. Front open slit panel, and had on black boots.

You sure know how to pick them young lad!

“This is master… I mean Jarvis.”

Jarvis wondered how Albedo befriended her so fast. He grabbed him and whispered in his hear, “I didn’t know she was now your girlfriend young lad.”

“Oh! She’s not my girlfriend,” he stated loudly, to which Natalia laughed.

She saw him as the brother she never had, they enjoyed talking to each other about their daily lives.

“I have to go back and help the misses with the store, nice seeing you again young lad, you too beautiful young lady. Come by sometimes, we’ll have lemonade like old times,” said Jarvis.

He and Natalia continued talking, “So where have you been? I’ve been thinking you’d left forever.”

He said, “This place is my home and I will never leave,” He explained to Natalia what had happened, though he did not tell her about his power going out of control. The way he transformed into something he did not recognize. He figured she might not understand. A man came to them and asked if they were in love. They laughed, “Why does everyone think we’re in love?” he could never fall for Natalia, his heart beats only for Sonia, and no one could take her place.

“That’s so sad Albedo, it’s sad that you have to go on missions like that. Just remember, you did all you could to help him, there’s nothing more you could have done,” said Natalia. She noticed the disappointment in his eyes; she could tell he wanted to do more for Ethan
. It must be hard for him to go on his first mission like this. I wouldn’t have the heart to be a Black Reaper, to go on missions and sometimes have to kill someone
.  Her heart was too weak for it; she wanted to know why Albedo wanted to protect everyone. Was it was his nature? To help those who cannot help themselves. “You have a good heart. Don’t ever forget that. Don’t ever stop being who you are.” She gazed at him and wondered what her life would be if she had never met him. Would she still hate vampires and Purebloods? Would she still be afraid of them? He had the ability to make people fall in love with him.

As they continued talking Albedo and Natalia looked ahead to see Axil approaching them. He was wearing a
classic denim button down shirt featuring a pocket patch at front, black jeans that fit comfortably and black shoes.

“How’s it going?”  He had not seen Albedo since the mission had ended. He had met Natalia once before, he thought she was beautiful, well spoken, and the type of girl he would easily fall in love with. “Nice to see you again miss Natalia. You look lovely today,” said Axil.

It did not take long for Albedo to realize that Axil was playing the chivalry card. Maybe he had finally manned up and tried to talk to her. “Hey Axil, how’s it going?”

“Everything is lovely today, Albedo. It’s a beautiful day I must say. Your mom, I mean Sonia told me you be here.”

…
Everything is lovely today. Wow this guy really likes her, because usually he will say one sentence and he’s done talking for the rest of the day
.  Albedo wanted to laugh but thought he was really trying.

“Oh hey, Axil! It’s nice seeing you again,” she looked at one of the merchants and noticed he was getting ready to close. “Well I better get home and start cooking before they close, father gets cranky whe
n he doesn’t get his food.”

Axil was disappointed that she had to leave so soon. He sat on her chair opposite side from Albedo and wondered if he had said the right words.
He could still smell her scent after she was long gone.

“Have you heard from Dante?” asked Albedo who notice
d he was daydreaming.

“The last letter he sent me, he had a new woman in his life. He told me he’s bringing her over here for us to meet. What are the chances they’ll stay together before he comes back?” said Axil.

Dante was known for leaving girls as fast as he dated them, when asked why he couldn’t stay with a woman for long, he’d answer, “I get bored very easily.” Axil hated the fact that Dante treated all the women that way. But somehow they still loved the guy. He hardly treated them like ladies, and yet they still loved him.
It must be his looks and his charm
. Axil wasn’t a bad looking guy, but when it came to talking to beautiful women he froze. His words and body would freeze just as if Dante would freeze his opponents. Training everyday was fun, but sometimes a guy needs someone, even Axil. Angelione on the other hand, that’s a different story.

“Let’s head home, I still haven’t finish my second plate of food,” said Albedo, almost drooling. 

“Why don’t you go ahead, I think I’m going to stay here a little bit longer,” said Axil. Axil chose to stay at the market, hoping Natalia might come back.

Albedo knew what he was up to. “Are you sure? I can’t promise you I’ll save some for you, but I’ll try.”

When Albedo opened the door to his house, the look on his face was priceless when he saw Sonia waiting for him. She was cooking
with his mother in the kitchen. He stood there and was lost for words.
What is she doing here? Her and my mom, to---gether. What’s going on? Did she talk to them before I had a chance to? Alright Albedo keep cool, your worlds are becoming one.

“Well, are you just going to stand there or do you need something?” said his mother.

“C’mon, Albedo, we’re waiting,” said Sonia.

“Sonia what are you doing here? Ummm, mom this is my friend Sonia from school.”

Cecelia smiled;
you must think I’m a fool Albedo. I knew all along she’s been training you. I even know she slept in your room several times.
“Yes, Albedo, she told me. She said she’s a very good friend of yours. I’m happy to know you have such elegant young friends like her.”

              Sonia still wanted to know why Albedo hasn’t talk to his parents yet. The time Albedo was gone to the market she spent it talking to her old teacher. Axil had come along with her and was surprised when Sonia told him who his parents were. Sonia told him not to mention it to Albedo, that was his job. She figured if Albedo and his parents weren’t ready then it wasn’t her place to ask either of them. Sonia looked up to Cecelia as more than a mentor; she was the Black Reaper she wanted to become one day.

“C’mon I have something to tell you,”
She took him upstairs to tell him about their next mission.

“Hey Sonia, if a guy likes a girl, what should he say to her?” asked Albedo
unexpectedly.

Sonia’s heart beat faster; she was not expecting a question like that. She thought that since he asked the question so directly, it must have been about another girl. She didn’t know what to say
. Was Albedo in love with another girl? Her heart was bleeding inside, “Well,” she said with a lump in her throat, “if a guy likes a woman, he should go right ahead and tell her how he feels, or someone else might do it. Love is defined by actions, and you must act quickly.” She thought maybe if she told him how she felt, she might have a chance with him.
Maybe
it’s not too late to tell him how I feel before this other woman takes him
.

But as she was about to confess her undying love, he said, “Yeah I figure
d you’d say something like that. I’ll tell Axil to tell Natalia that.”

“Natalia, who’s Natalia?” asked Sonia with a slight sense of relief.

He explained to her how Axil was in love with his friend Natalia. Her heart slowly started beating normally again. But this had shown her that the thought of him being with someone else was too much for her to handle. So what, he was one of the Kings of Awakenings, he was Albedo, not Dawson, to her.
So Axil is in love with a human huh, what a guy
.

“Have you heard anything about Aleister?” asked Albedo. He wanted to go after Aleister after their last encounter. This power that he felt was strong; with it he could use it to stop Purebloods like Vincent and Aleister.
I’m coming for you, Aleister. That power that you have shown me, I’m going to use it to destroy you.

“Don’t worry about him, when the time comes, we will get him,” said Sonia. She smiled and he smiled back at her, “Well, I have our next mission, and I think we’re all going to like this one.”

Sonia read the mission to him; it was in a place called Blue-Mountain. He wondered where Blue-Mountain was located and what the mission was about. Sonia laughed, “No! Blue Mountain is a place where King Victor sends us after a long mission. The place is located up on top of the mountain by west Inferno. All the food you can eat, facials, pedicure, and manicure!!! Just thinking about it, I can’t wait!”