Vampire love story by Miss Riddle (reading strategies book txt) 📕

Ian suddenly grabbed the desire to kiss those tender lips from which these words were breathed sweet. His fears by now were completely forgotten, had simply vanished into thin air. And he bowed his head down to her soft lips to caress them .
A sweet sigh escaped her. But then she drew away from him and stood up. She put her finger to her lips as she could not quite believe what had just happened. Then she turned quickly and hurried out the door.
Ian remained. Had he acted too hastily?
He got up again and decided to seek her to apologize to her.

Gabriel was still leaning against the tree and looked at the reflection of the moon dancing on the restless water. He thought about his wicked sister. Even for one so ruthless vampire love should be the most sacred commodity on earth. No, no one should play with love, not even for the ever so delicious taste of blood, the only something they had remained out of life.
A gust of wind caused the leaves on the trees rustle. Gabriel breathed in the clear night air as he suddenly noticed an incredibly sweet scent in the air. He looked where this scent was comming from and then he saw him. This mortal man Anna had brought into their castle. He looked about searchingly.
His hair was slightly shorter than shoulder length and brown. He was slim, but his body was reflected again in spite of all the result of long hard work. The sweet scent of his blood was surounding him.
He had noticed him and came up to him. Gabriel tried to ignore him, but it did not seem to bother him, he just came closer, until he finally stood beside him. The smell was now so intense that it almost robbed Gabriel of his other senses. But it probably just seemed to him so strong because he had not been drinking blood for at least two weeks by now and his body longed for it.
'You are Gabriel, aren't you?' Gabriel was back to reality.
'I am. And you should better disappear, you have no business here, that is not a good place for you!', he said in an indifferent tone of voice. Then he looked at him. His eyes were dark blue, like the deep sea inviting you to sink in it.
But he seemed not to understand what Gabriel meant to say. 'Have you seen your sister here somewhere?', he just asked.
'Don't you got what I just said?', Gabriel said angrily and grabbed him by the shoulders. But this had been a mistake. He pulled his hands back quickly and turned, overwhelmed by his sudden feelings to hastily. 'I have not seen her! And now disappear!', he said.
'Is something wrong with you?', asked the man, 'I said you should disappear! Leave me alone!' Gabriel began to shiver.
At last the man turned around and went back. Gabriel looked back and watched him a moment before he disappeared into the mists of the night.
But his' sweet smell still remained a few seconds longer hang in the cool night air and Gabriel inhaled the delishious smell deep. He still stared at the spot where the man was gone.
What had just happened to him?

Ian ran to the small lake, there still was this man. Something told him that he absolutely had to go to him. He called his name, but he did not seem to hear. Ian had almost reached the sea, when suddenly someone grabbed him by the hand and withdrew.
Anna was standing behind him. And suddenly shot its head forward, and her teeth dug into his flesh. Ian screamed full pain.
Awakened by his own scream Ian almost fell out of bed. But two hands kept him from falling. 'My goodness, Ian!' He looked to the side and looked directly in Annas wide-opened eyes. 'This indeed must have been an incredibly horrible nightmare!', she said and sat down beside him in bed.
Ian breathed rushed in and out, his heart still raced. When he had finally calmed down and realized that it was only a dream, he took Annas hand. 'You always seem to watch over my sleep.' He said, not knowing whether he felt this was a good or a bad thing.
Then it suddenly growled loudly. Anna laughed. 'Well, no wonder that you are afflicted with nightmares.', she said amused. 'You're hungry!'

Ian sat on the mighty table in the dining room. Was there in this castle for nothing in a normal size? Obviously not. Even the food brought to him shortly after by Anna was a real feast, so much that he certainly could have it five times a full meal! He resorted to grateful and filled up the empty stomach.
Anna just sat by and watched him. 'Don't you want to eat as well?', Ian asked her. She opened her mouth for a moment, as if she wanted to say something, but then closed it again and slightly shook his head. She looked at him with a slightly pained smile. 'I think I should not eat here ...!', she finally said quietly.
Ian had to think a moment about the meaning of her words, until it occurred to him suddenly and painfully again. He passed the fork on the edge of the plate and swallowed the last bite down painfully. He suddenly became ill.
'Is something wrong with you?', asked Anna worried and touched him shy on his shoulder, but Ian jumped up. 'I need some fresh air! I think I ate too much!' With these words he hurried out of the dining room and let Anna back alone. He hurried down the aisle in search of the next balcony to grab some fresh air.
Then he suddenly hit with someone. 'E-excuse me.', Ian stammered and looked up, as Anna's brother stood before him. His expression was at first as surprised as Ian's, but immediately gave way to anger.
His green eyes flashed. He pushed Ian to the wall and held him there. 'Didn't I told you that you shall disappear?' Ian squinted in anticipation of another outbreak, but it never came. Gabriel's grip in the material of Ian's shirt dissolved. One moment his fingers glided over and then he removed them again. Carefully, Ian opened his eyes. He was still standing infront of him and stared him with a thoughtful and confused expression on his chest.
Ian's heart was racing. Then suddenly Gabriel saw in his eyes, but his thoughts seemed to be still somewhere else. His face seemed carved out of ivory, pale and smooth. He had opened his lips slightly, breathing heavily as if his thoughts were pretty hard to handle.
Suddenly he pulled his look away from Ians eyes and looked away. 'You should not stay with my sister', he said and just went away. Ian, with his back still pressed against the wall, looked after him. Something wrong with this man, he acted very strange. But Ian was quite confused. And so he stayed a few more minutes before he went to his real target: the balcony.
The cool night air took all his confused thoughts away. He breathed in and out deeply grateful. Then he leaned on the balcony railing and looked down. In the darkness he saw some figures, the other vampires which Anna had told him about. Until now he had not seen any of them.
A hand was laid on his shoulder. Ian was terrified, and drove around. Anna looked at him anxiously. 'Sorry if I scared you.', she said shyly. 'Is all right.', he said in short supply. Anna looked up from below. 'Do you hate me now?' She seemed near tears. 'No.', said Ian now warmly and held her in his arms. She sank with a sigh eased into his embrace.
After a while Ian broke the hug and looked up at the stars. 'The night is beautiful', he said dreamily. 'It sure is.', said Anna, looking up as well.
Then he remembered the encounter a short time ago. 'Your brother behaves very strange.', he said. Anna sucked in her breath sharply. 'Did you talk to him about me?', she asked somewhat brash. Ian looked at her again, she seemed not at all enthusiastic about it.
Then she turned her gaze back to the distance. 'You'd better go out of his way. Gabriel is not happy about the fact that I'm with a mortal! He certainly has mentioned such a thing, didn't he?' Ian nodded, lost in thoughts. 'It is certainly not the best thing ...', he said quietly. Anna threw her arms around his body.
'Don't say that!'

Gabriel was sitting on a chair before a large mirror and stared at his not existing reflection.
Suddenly the door opened the cracking noise tore him from his thoughts. He saw Anna come furiously rage stormed at him. Angrily, she showed her teeth.
'Why are you interfering in my affairs you dirty bastard!' She grabbed him with tremendous force on the collar and pulled him from the chair into the air. He said nothing and looked not once at her. She shook him roughly. 'Listen to me kindly!', he turned his face, but still said nothing. Anna seemed somewhat confused.
Suddenly she released him and stepped back. She looked at him in disbelief and shook her head. 'Oh no. I know what's going on! You better banish those thought out of your head!' And she gestured wildly with her hands in the air. 'Forget it!', she screamed at him. 'Do not even think about it!' She breathed in and out stunned. Then she grabbed him by the collar and shook him again. 'I warn you not once you interfere in any way again! Do you understand me!?'
He still kept quiet. With a furious outcry she pushed him away. Still furious she rushed out of the room and struck with a mighty crash the door shut.
'Don't you dare!', she screamed in the corridor again. Then her steps withdrew from the door.

Gabriel grabbed the screaming young woman by the arm and pulled her to him. She struggled frantically, trying to escape his iron grip. He dug his teeth into her neck and began to suck her blood from her trembling body.
Gabriel swallowed, but it seemed to taste bitter. He did not want her blood. He stoped and turned the young woman that she had to look at him. The last drop of her blood he spat out and wiped his hand across his lips.
He saw into the girls fear-filled eyes. 'You should not walk around at night alone.' With these words he pushed her away and looked after her as she ran away.
What was the matter with him? Gabriel was completely dissatisfied, however nothing seemed to help. He had not been drinking for more than two weeks by now and he did not want