Chapter 6 Can't Concentrate

Elise sat in Erick's office after the phone call this morning she was made to come in. Erick looked over at her occasionally during meetings. Elise felt uncomfortable as she looked around but never glanced at Erick.

"Elise, are you truly ok? You made 2 errors on the excel sheet draft."

"I'm ok...I'm just..."

"Maybe I can~..."

"No, I'm not in the mood to trouble you..."

"Elise?"

Elise ran out the office without saying a word and ran into the bathroom as she sat on the toilet she thought to herself why was she having wet dreams about someone else.

"I feel dirty..."

Elise walked around the company as she made her way to the private dinning area. As she walked in a man caught her eyes eating lunch with Erick.

The man made eye contact with Elise and she ran out causing Erick to notice.

"Elise?! Wait!"

Elise covered her mouth as she ran into the bathroom panting.

"Elise! Tell me what's bothering you?!"

"That man is Abel, no?"

Erick eyes widdened as he heard Elise tone of voice turn fearful.

"How do you know?"

"He came to me in my dreams last night...!"

"He what?!"

"Elise, you should have told me earlier! Abel only knows Elysia not you!"

"Being Elysia is my past life! I realized in every dream I almost look like her!"

"I'm scared, Erick! I felt unfaithful to you when he came to me!"

"Elise, you never made me mad or disappointed...In fact it wasn't your fault you never knew of him in this life. I should have protected you more in the last life."

Elise hesitated before exiting the bathroom. As she push the door open a little she heard Abel's voice.

"Is your girl ok?"

"Yeah, she's not feeling well."

"Oh, I'm sorry, we can chat about the proposal later."

"Alright see ya!"

Elise exited out the bathroom and Erick grabbed her hand pulling her to the elevator.

"What are you doing, Erick?

"I want you to forget and I want you to feel better!"

"How? I'm not in the mood!"

"Were not having sex...We are going to a amusement park!"

"What?!?"

Erick and Elise took a ride to the amusement park. To Elise dismay, Erick was just trying to cheer her up. The day of fun and eating nice carnival food was fun for Elise. Erick won her prizes and gave her 10 plush animals to hold at once. Finally, Elise sat on a bench and sighed as Erick had a personal gaurd hold all the stuffed animals.

"Erick, it's almost night are we leaving yet?"

"We have to get on the fairest wheel!"

"Huh?"

Erick took Elise to the ride and helped her in as the wheel went up she marveled at the site of the city.

"Woah!"

Elise eyes shimmered as she watch the reflection of the lights bounce off. Erick smiled gently as he watched Elise from across. A scene of the past flashed in his mind of almost the same girl in a carriage making the same face and movement.

'Elysia, I miss you but you find your way back to me in the form of Elise.'

"Erick look fireworks!"

Erick looked up and looked over at the fireworks. As Erick try to move he accidentally fell on top of Elise. The couple stayed speechless.

"..."

Elise blushed at the sudden movement then as if as swift as wind, Erick leaned in for a kiss. Erick broke the kiss and cupped Elise's face as he smiled gently.

"I love you Elise, I know it hasn't been long but...I think you are the one for me...Please, be my one and only. I'll announce our relationship to the news tomorrow!"

"Erick I...I would love to be your one and only..."

A soft rumbling hum escaped Erick as he pet Elise hair. As the Farris wheel came down, Elise was happily holding Erick's hand as she walked with him she felt a little dizzy.

"Elise are you ok?"

"Yeah...I just don't do so well with motion sickness. I got caught up but the motion sickness got me."

"I thought you got drugged again!"

Erick held Elise's face as she sweat a little then pukes on his shoes.

"Good thing I love you." Erick murmered as he watched Elise vomit.

In the shadows the couple is being watched as Xander watched from afar with Yulia.

"Is that the radiant miss Raidne, vomiting on Erick's shoes?"

Xander chuckled as he watched Elise get herself together. Clueless to Elise she doesn't notice Xander but Erick does.

"Let's go, Elise."

Erick yanked Elise out of the park as quickly as possible.

"I might just want to cause a stir in Miss Raidne's dreams."

"Yulia, how are you? Up to get more blood from miss Raidne."

Yulia blushed as she remembered the warmth and sweetness of Elise's blood.

"No, problem, Master!"

"Good, sneak into where miss Raidne lives bring her to me, we are going to have fun again soon."

Xander hummed as he remembered Elysia from the time she was just an ordinary noble maiden at the ball. He was a humble vampire painter he was not a noble vampire but he worked his way up the noble society of supernaturals. When Lord Ambrosia ask him to paint Elysia he was thrilled to paint her.

At the time it was a painting only for Eric to look at in his personal studies. But for Xander painting Elysia was sexual torture. He couldn't touch her sandy hair or her pale skin. Every smile or giggle that came out was stir something in him, lust. Xander only had Elysia for a week in a secret spot. He obsessed over her and ruined her. Erick blamed himself and sealed Xander away to be re-educated, memory wiped and away from Elysia. Again Erick failed Elysia.

"Elise don't blame me, blame your past self. You look identical to Elysia."

Xander smirked and faded away in the shadows as Yulia ran off to do her task. Elise smiled at Erick who only looked concerned as he felt like something might happen to Elise. Erick dropped Elise home and stopped her for a second.

"Elise relax for a second let me..." Erick bit his hand, chanting and a pool of blood simmered out.

"Drink this, this will give you more of a connection to me, in your dreams and in the real world I can protect you. The only other person who can put down this protection pact is you."

"Erick I'm fine, you are being too worried..."

"I didn't like your reaction this morning and I didn't like how you felt about your dream with Abel because in the past I didn't hold you close enough to protect you. I didn't realize you attracted so many possessive suitor, you were a siren after all. You can't control who comes to you with your looks and voice. Sometimes you can but you choose not to."

"Erick, I'm Elise not Elysia I can somewhat protect myself."

"Elise trust me this is for your own good."

Elise hesitated before drinking Erick's blood and a glow surrounded them before they leave.

"Call my name, if you need help."

"I will Erick."

With that Elise ran inside and Erick watched. As soon as Erick left Yulia crawled down onto Elise balcony. The next few things to Elise was a blur.