MY LOVER IS A VAMPIRE

She was in the woods again. But this time she was not alone, unlike the previous times. The grandmaster was there . She was not sure how she knew him but he was the grandmaster.

Dilly strained her eyes to see properly, it was too bright in there. He watched her closely not daring to take a step closer, she could see every muscle in his body tense, she wanted to ask him why but at that instance her mouth felt like it would not open. The atmosphere was calm and the birds whispered sweet melodies in her ears.

Dilly worried about the strange looking man sitting across her.

"I've never seen you here" she managed to say.

He smiled showing a set of extremely white teeth, "I'm the Grandmaster".

She nodded like she was expecting him to say that.

"Well I wish I was" he laughed. "I'm only but a messenger, but I'm the grandmaster's favorite"

He was beaming with so much pride.

She looked at him in awe. He wasn't the grandmaster but the grandmaster existed. She could not figure out how she knew but she just knew it. It felt strangely familiar.

His big blue eyes shone as he looked at her, "there are five powerful cities in the world beyond and I'll list them according to hierarchy ".

"The world beyond?" she thought

If anyone had told her there was a world asides the human world on earth , she would have argued flatly. But she had been dreaming about it. Could this be one of her numerous dreams ?

" These cities are powerful and they all work together for the well being and growth of the immortals..." he continued.

"we care about humans too....sometimes" he shrugged.

Her eyes were fixed on his sharp jawline and sexy lips as he spoke.

"These cities are Lebron, Iris, Lozandros... " he stopped and scrutinized her from head to toe.

Dilly suppressed a giggle because he was acting just like her chemistry professor would.

"Pasia and Latos" she said almost in a whisper.

He nodded in agreement with a wide grin. She smiled in spite of herself. How did she know that ?

"Are you ready Dilly? " he got up swiftly and began to stroll into the depths of the woods effortlessly.

She followed suit, "yes I am! ".

She was going to scream "ready for what?" but he moved too fast and he was doing it effortlessly. She ran after him as much as her legs could carry her.

"Messenger please slow down, I might go out of breath" she pleaded. He didn't tell her his name , so it just made sense to call him messenger.

They stopped when they got to the bank of the cleanest river Dilly had ever set her eyes on. The water was blue and sparkling.

Her jaw dropped in amazement. "I've never been to this part of the woods."

She turned back to look at the grandmaster's messenger and what she saw made her gasp. She opened her mouth but there was no sound.

Right before her eyes, he was transforming into what looked like an angel. His wings was a mixture of white and gold. Her heart raced at the transformation.

"Somebody help!!" She screamed internally.

Fear gripped her but her gaze was fixed on him not daring to blink or look away for she feared that he might flap those wings , fly away and leave her in the woods all by herself.

"We start by introducing you to the least in the hierarchy, city of the arch angels" his voice was firm and calm.

"Latos? " her eyes widened and suddenly everything became blurry.

Dilly forced her eyes open and jumped out of bed as someone knocked at the door. She was sweating profusely.

What happened to using the door bell? She just lay there and stared at the ceiling.

She just had one of her silly weird dreams.

"Who the hell is the Grandmaster?" she rolled her eyes.

The knock came again, this time louder. She hesitated for a while.

She has to be at the gym at exactly seven. She looked at the small clock on her dressing table, it was few minutes past seven already.

She sleepily walked to the door and opened secretly wishing it was Matt just so she could tell him about her dream again. She could not wait to see him laugh and call her a dream maker. Her best friend was the only one she could talk to concerning those silly dreams and not fear being judged.

"Your dreams are like movies, we can make a good comic story out of it " Matt would smile in an attempt to cheer her up.

"Good morning" she squinted at the figure before her. Thankfully her glasses was hanging on her neck. The glasses rope was a good idea after all. But too nerdy for a hot chick like her.

"Sorry to bother you ....I'm Ryan...your new neighbor " an almost familiar voice spoke.

"I need your help with some tools to fix my kitchen , I'm afraid I left mine at my old apartment".

"Hi Ryan" She said as she wore her glasses to clearly see the man standing before her.

Her heart missed a beat and almost dropped in her mouth.

"No way!!!" She screamed in her head.

Her body was urging her to run but she could not obey because her mind was all about passing out.

She could see him clearly. Standing in front of her was the grandmaster's messenger from her dream.

"Grandmaster.....?" she stuttered.

"huh?" he looked stunned. "I am so sorry to bother you"

She blinked, too scared to look at his face properly. What if her dreams are finally coming to reality? What would happen to her if she disappeared into the woods? Who would look for her? maybe her mom and her best friend.

"Hello? Are you sleep walking?" he laughed.

With that she jumped , it felt like she just woke up properly. She scrutinized the tall man standing before her. He looked nothing like the grandmaster or his messenger. She bit her lower lip in regret. She was indeed sleep walking and not only that, she sleep talked.

"Sleep walking?" she let out an embarrassing laugh. "uhhh no, I just didn't see you properly"

"Yes silly, even with your thick glasses on" a small voice in her head teased.

"I will take my leave then" he said smiling.

She just stood there as she watched him walk down the hall.

The dim glow from the red lights that shone above their heads made Dilly's eyes blurry . For Someone that can barely see without her glasses and contact lenses, she has big brown eyes that stares right into the soul.

Sophia took note of these beautiful features as she sat across Dilly in one of the most expensive restaurants in town.

Dilly blinked from time to time , she didn't know for sure if the red lights was affecting her eyes so bad or if it was the fact that sitting across the table was Sophia Ruben, her boyfriend's wife.

" ex-boyfriend" She reminded herself .

She had broken up with him because she can't seem to live up to the guilt that she felt every time she was with him. She loved him which made it worse, she should not be loving him, it felt very wrong to love him but there was nothing she could do.

She did not give it a second thought when she replied to Sophia's mail few days back. According to the mail, Sophia Ruben wanted them to talk over dinner at one of the most popular five star restaurant. The restaurant was one of the reasons why Dilly agreed to go to the date asides from being curious as to why Sophia would want to have dinner with her.

Deep down in her mind she knew what it was about.

They had met at a private house party that Sophia hosted a year ago. It was at the same party Dilly met Hank Ruben, Sophia's husband. She had fallen for him instantly without knowing he was somebody's husband although she didn't hesitate to continue her affair even after she found out he was married.

Sophia Ruben was popularly known for her successful modeling agency across some parts of the world. She retired from modeling at a very young age and started an agency to help aspiring models achieve their dreams.

Dilly admired her a lot.

"Dilly?" Sophia's soft but piercing voice jolted her out of her numerous thoughts.

"I'm sorry , I was lost in thought" she faked a smile.

Her palms were sweaty , she picked her glass up and sipped the wine nervously .

As if sensing Dilly's discomfort , Sophia cleared her throat gently , "I know you are sleeping with my husband and I know you are in love with him".

Dilly stared right into her company's eyes ,dumbfounded.

"Well not anymore" she wanted to say but kept her mouth shut. It could get messy.

There was silence for few minutes. The two women seem to be short of words as they kept staring at each other.

"We broke up" Dilly whispered. " it's been three weeks and five days". She wanted to make sure that Sophia knew she had been counting.

She bit her lower lips.

"Lovers do not just break up and end things.....I'm sure you know better" Sophia laughed dryly , her face held no emotions and her voice had no hint of pain or hurt.

If she was truly hurt then she did a great job hiding it.

Dilly wondered what more Sophia knew about her love affair with Hank.

"Well that's not why I'm here, I'm not here to hear of your little affair with my husband , it's not my business whether you guys break up or not" Sophia eyed her, sipping from her cocktail with so much class. "I am aware of how you guys feel for each other because I went through his phone. I confronted him and he admitted that it was true"

"I'm sorry Sophia" Dilly muttered even though she was not sure what she was apologizing for . What she feared the most was finally happening.

She had been cheated on and she knew how much it hurt. But this woman was acting like she didn't feel anything or maybe she was just good at hiding her emotions.

"You are sorry?" Sophia laughed out loud "I don't think so Dilly because you were not sorry when you had sex with my husband".

Dilly froze as the words pierced through her.

"Hank will never leave me young woman" she continued quietly . "not for you, not for anybody else".

"I know Sophia" Dilly said determined to hide the tension that gripped her.

"Good . So stop wasting your youthful years with someone else's husband" she fired quietly not wanting to attract attention.

Dilly opened her mouth to talk but she was rudely interrupted by Sophia "my husband loves me and I love him so much".

Dilly scoffed knowing fully well that Sophia had cheated on Hank but she was not about to bring that up . Sophia has every right to be upset , Hank is her husband.

"You can consider me your karma" Dilly thought feeling rebellious.

The almighty Sophia Ruben glanced at her wrist watch and smiled sheepishly at Dilly like they didn't just have the most difficult conversation.

"I need to leave now , I have a meeting in thirty minutes" She got up and left with so much charisma that Dilly watched her until she was out of sight.

"Well your husband is all yours now , except that you still have other bitches to fight" she muttered to herself .

Dilly rolled her eyes realizing that Sophia invited her out to a five star restaurant just to warn her to leave her husband alone. How classy!

"She could have done that over the phone though" she sighed.

Something about Sophia Ruben made Dilly curious. She didn't know what it was but it pulled her like a strong force.

She had witnessed few scenarios where Hank had to move out of the house just to be on his own simply because Sophia was 'stressing him out' and most times Dilly always ended up being with him in their usual hideout.

At a point she concluded that he seemed happier around her than when he was back home with his trophy wife. But that was before she found out that she was just one out of many of his mistresses. It's crazy that she still liked him very much.

She could not deny the fact that she missed him so much since it's been long they reached out to each other. She had clearly warned him to stay away from her. Now she had to let him go totally especially after her conversation with Sophia.

The woman had this aura about her that tells you not to mess with her or you will end up in trouble.

Is Hank really worth the trouble ? She doubts.

Ryan groaned as he felt an irresistible urge to take a walk. He felt irritated with having to move into a new apartment, his frustration was mainly moving to an entirely different city. It's been weeks already and he was yet to get used to his new environment.

All his attempt to meet his sleepy neighbor again proved abortive increasing his frustration.

A smile crept to the corner of his lips as he remembered her sleepy face when she referred to him as 'grandmaster'. He had caught on the embarrassment on her face and the way she was not able to look at him.

The urge to take a walk came again , this time stronger pulling him on his feet. He sighed as he wore his sandals and headed out of the house , he followed submissively as the force pulled him along the lonely street that leads to the city's biggest shopping mall.

For some reason , the street was quiet and no one was walking or driving or standing outside. He stopped and looked around in time to see his sleepy neighbor coming out of a fruit shop. She had a bottle of soft drink in one hand and a bag of fruits on her other hand, she was heading home alone. Just as she started to walk down the lonely street, a car stopped right in front of her making her jump in fear.

He wanted to run toward their direction but his feet would not move, he struggled to free himself but the force holding him down was too strong. He was standing beside an old building , nobody would see him. He groaned in frustration.

"Be still" a small voice in his head commanded.

He relaxed his muscles immediately, watching keenly.

Dilly gasped as the left over soft drink spilled on her white dress.

"Oh shit" she was clearly pissed . She flung the empty bottle in the waste bin close to her.

Why would someone drive so recklessly. She was beginning to lash out at the careless driver when Sophia Ruben got out of the car.

"What!" Dilly thought "was she trying to kill me?"

They glared at each other and Sophia smirked , her right palm landing heavily on Dilly's left cheek.

She looked at the Sophia in shock , the woman looked crazy. Her eyes burned with so much anger and rage that Dilly wondered if she was going to strike her dead at that instance.

She was too stunned to talk , she just held her cheek trying so hard not to cry.

Sophia slapped her again and again making Dilly lose her balance . She staggered backwards , her eyes seeing stars . Thankfully she was wearing her contact lenses because the slaps would have sent her glasses flying in the air.

"You bitch! Didn't I warn you to leave him alone?" Sophia yelled.

"I did , I've stopped seeing him" Dilly whispered. She tried so hard to stop the sob that was building up in her throat . She would not let this woman see her cry , she would not give her that satisfaction.

"Really?" Sophia laughed "then explain this"

She put her phone in Dilly 's face eyeing her with so much bitterness and rage written all over her.

Dilly gasped shaking her head in disbelief as she stared at a picture of herself and Hank hugging tightly. Hank had begged to see her one last time and they had concluded on meeting in an open space. She could not believe her eyes , Sophia had followed them?

"Are you stalking us now? Dilly laughed in an attempt to annoy the almighty Sophia.

Sophia ignored her question.

" He asked to see me, he called and begged to see me one last time...." she continued.

"Hank promised me he was not going to call or text you again , so how would he have asked to see you... you liar" Sophia said with disdain.

Dilly's anger was beginning to take the best of her , this woman really thought she could just go about hitting people the way she pleases.

Ryan stood still, watching the drama unfold. It was amusing that they are actually arguing over a man? He laughed but not loud enough for them to hear.

Surprisingly, he felt upset that the older woman hit his sleepy neighbor across her face. That was so unfair.

"Dilly I bet the next time I come to warn you, I'm getting you locked up" Sophia spat, with that she turned to walk back to her car.

"You should be less worried about me Sophia, there are four more girls you need to beat up since that's what you're really good at" Dilly fired at her.

Ryan's mouth opened in surprise at Dilly's outburst. He was not expecting that. He might have to interfere before it gets messy. He wondered what type of a man would make two beautiful women go crazy at each other. He would like to see what this man looks like.

Sophia stopped in her track . Heat rose up to her face as she rushed back to Dilly and grabbed her by the throat.

"What did you just say?" Sophia's eyes were wide open. Dilly could see the raw hatred in them making her flinch a little.

"You heard me right. He has four or more other mistresses. You might as well beat them up too" she laughed in spite of herself.

Sophia was about to hit Dilly again but she stopped mid air all of a sudden. She moved backwards in great fear looking at something behind Dilly.

"Hey babe let's go home" Ryan grabbed Dilly's hand from behind and started to pull her away.

She snatched her arm from him scared that he would hurt her too just like Sophia did.

"Calm down" he whispered "I saw what happened."

"ohh" she flushed in embarrassment. She looked over at where Sophia stood wondering why she kept looking at Ryan with so much fear in her eyes. They watched her walk back to her car and drive away quietly.

Dilly looked up at Ryan suspiciously "what did you do to her? She suddenly became quiet after you came here"

He just shrugged . "You should say thank you instead I guess, I came here to save you".

Dilly sighed softly "Thank you, next time i can fight for myself"

"You are not coming home?" He called after her as she began walking in the opposite direction towards her best friend's house.

She ignored him and just kept walking. Her thought shifted back to the fear in Sophia's eyes after he appeared. He must have cast a spell on her. She shook the silly thought off her head.

They definitely know each other, that was the only reasonable explanation for what had happened.

Ryan watched as she walked into the dark ends of the lonely streets, He punched thin air as he let out a frustrated sigh.

"That was so close" the tiny voice in his head mocked.