Atomic Redwood Revamped

 

Chapter 15: “Her Mother”

 

“Well… open it.” Falcon said. Tempest opened the box and inside was a picture… A picture of her parents… She started to cry. “See, I told you that you look like her.” Falcon said, tilting his head and smiling.

 

“She… she’s beautiful…” Tempest said through her tears.

 

Jacques walked up behind her and looked at the picture smiling. “You have her smile.” Jacques said hugging her from behind.

 

“It’s time for us  to go, take care Tempest, I’ll answer any and all of your questions about her, that you have, the next time we meet.” Falcon said.

 

Tempest nodded in response. Falcon nodded and turned to head back to his ship.

 

“See you later brother.” Nicolae said as he took his hand into Skyler’s and followed Falcon, Tamera not too far behind.

 

Jacques let go of her as she placed her picture back into it’s box. She rubbed her eyes dry with her sleeve and put the box into her front pocket. “Okay, we can go now.” Tempest said hugging Jacques for just a moment and letting go with her eyes all red and puffy, but still smiling.

 

“Okay we can go now.” Jacques said.

 

Julian led the way while Jacques and Tempest walked behind him, holding hands and just enjoying the quiet closeness of being with each other.

 

It was silent the whole way back to Julian’s house but that was okay. Once they finally got back to the house, it was already starting to get light outside.

 

“Well looks like there will be no training tonight. How about some food and then bed?” Julian asked as they reached the front door.

 

“Okay sounds good.” Tempest said. She looked at Jacques and winked. We might go to bed but that doesn’t mean we’ll sleep… Tempest thought ass Jacques smiled at her, understanding the wink.

 

When they went inside Julian went straight for the kitchen, while Tempest and Jacques went to the front room to sit on the couch together.

 

They sat there for a while not saying anything. Jacques wrapped his hand into Tempest’s still saying nothing while he rubbed his thumb over the top of her hand.

 

Tempest couldn’t help but smile. But something was bugging her… “Do you think they are proud of how I turned out?”

 

Jacques turned around in the couch so he could look at her. With Tempest’s head down, Jacques placed his right hand on her left cheek to make her look up at his smiling face. “Of course they are proud… You are stronger than you let yourself think… You are also a very wonderful and kind person. Anyone would be crazy to not like you. I’m not saying this because you are my girlfriend, I’m saying this because it’s the truth.”

 

“Um, supper’s done.” Julian sad from the doorway, making both of them blush. “I’ll just be in the kitchen.”

 

Jacques smiled sweetly and stood up, still holding her hands which made her stand up. “Come on, time to eat.”

 

“Your too good to me.” Tempest said out of the blue.

 

Jacques blinked then gave her a quick peck on her forehead. “I love you.”

 

“I love you two.” She responded with a smile. With that said the headed for the kitchen to eat.

 

When they got to the kitchen, Julian had their plates on the table with their food already on them. Tonight’s supper was Roast pork shoulder, tempura fried okra and masked potatoes.

 

Tempest’s mouth was watering as she took this all in… They pretty much ate their supper in silence.

 

Tempest was hungry and she did like the food but once she started eating she didn’t want that much anymore. Jacques noticed. “Are you feeling okay?”

 

“Yeah… I am hungry and I do like the food but I jus can’t seem to eat.” Tempest answered making sure not to hurt Julian’s feelings.

 

Jacques reaction was to put his hand on her forehead. “Your not warm.”

 

Julian didn’t say a word as he got up and went to the fridge. He looked around in it before pulling out what looked like Jell-O.

 

When Julian got back to the table, this time he sat on the other side of Tempest.

 

Jacques smelled what Julian really had, it was Jell-O, blood Jell-O.

 

“I’m not sure but when you first arrived here I made this just in case. Here lately you’ve been able to make contact with your abilities. Here, try some of this.:’ Julian said holding the bowl of jell-O to her.

 

Tempest blinked. “Jell-O?”

 

“Yes jell-O.” Julian answered.

 

Tempest shrugged and decided why not humor Julian and eat some jell-O. She put a spoonful of it into her mouth and chewed.

 

It wasn’t the kind she was expecting. Not cherry, not strawberry… She couldn’t figure it out but whatever it was, it was good. “What kind is this? It’s good.”

 

“Julian what does this mean?” Jacques asked.

 

“I believe it means when she opens up her vampire said all of her is consumed with it.” Julian answered.

 

At that, Tempest stopped eating. “I know what this is now. Krystal did this to me once, I hated it then. Julian why did you give me blood jell-O?”

 

“Well, you said you were hungry but you couldn’t ea. And well, I thought maybe… See if a vampire is truly hungry and eats human food only, it will still be hungry. So I figured maybe that’s what was going on.” Julian explained.

 

“So I have to drink blood now?” Tempest asked.

 

“Well see I don’t know. I guess when you’re hungry but still can’t eat, you should have blood then.” Julian answered the best he could.

 

Tempest looked down at the jell-O. “What kind?”

 

“What? What kind of blood?” Julian asked. She nodded. “Pig.”

 

“Tempest neither of us drinks human blood and we’d never make you.” Jacques explained.

 

“I know I was just wondering.” Tempest responded.

 

After a while she sighed and started to eat the rest of her jell-O.

 

Once she was done, she stood up and out the bowl in the sink. “Well I’m going to bed.” she said as she walked out of the kitchen but not first turning around and motioning Jacques.

 

Jacques smiled and nodded, showing that he understood but stayed in his seat while she went upstairs and into her room.

 

When she got to her room the first thing she did was take out the box and set it on the nightstand. She smiled at the box as she sat down on the bed and started undressing. “heh, looks like I’m becoming Buffy…” she laughed as she crawled in bed, waiting for her love…