Sexting With A Vampire
Chapter 148

Nora

A Week Later

Lily leans against the car's open trunk, arms crossed over her chest while she looks ahead. Despite being twins, she is much taller than me. We are fraternal twins, not identical ones. My twin is more beautiful than me.

Pretty. Flawless.

Lily has also awakened as a werewolf while I haven't. That also affects my height, but it won't change later either. I was small in the other timeline even after my awakening.

"He is looking at us," Lily glances down at me. "Actually, I think it's you that he is spying on."

A blush covers my face. Leo is hanging out with our neighbor's kid but currently standing on the porch, staring.

I told my family the truth, hoping it won't change the future of Leo being my mate. Maybe it will, but at least I saved him. I'm the bigger person here, and soon, we won't live in Lunaris anyway.

"Do you really think moving away is the best idea?" Lily peers down at me with a small smile. "Won't you miss Leo?"

I snort in amusement while packing the trunk with my stuff. Lily is looking at me expectantly, so I sigh.

"Look, Leo hates me right now... He won't miss me at all, and it's not like we will be gone forever. Mom and I think bonding with the family elsewhere can do us good."

"I know that, and I agree," Lily says. She has taken everything surprisingly well, and we are bonding as sisters. "Going away will be good for us. But I think it might be good to return here after we are both like nineteen, right before our twentieth birthday, but... What if going away changes things with you and Leo forever?"

I swallow thickly and give her a sad smile. "Well, at least Leo will be alive. It pains me. It does... But my family needs me."

Lily smiles. "I think you should talk with him now."

I blink at her. "What? Why! What would I even say to him right now? I'm a twenty-year-old stick in my fourteen-year-old body, but Leo is a goddamn kid, Lily!"

She tilts her head, still wearing a face that tells me to just chase my dreams; even her eyes are sparkling. "You know... Leo was always mature for his age..."

Her words sure are tempting. "That's true..."

"Talk to him."

I take a deep breath and exhale. "Fine... Could you be so kind as to pack the rest of my stuff then?"

Lily beams at me. "Sure," she taps my shoulder. "Good luck!"

I glare after Lily, and then I turn around, eyes focusing on the boy still curiously watching me across the street. Leo was a late-bloomer, and he is still his short, scrawny little self. Cute.

Although he would probably kill me if I told him.

I quicken my steps, parting my lips. "Hey, Leo? Could I talk to you for a minute?"

The blonde boy begins to open his mouth, probably to shout something unfriendly to me. It's how Leo was in the past, but his face changes when he sees my solemn expression. I find it surprising.

"Sure," Leo strolls over the grass. It's a bit weird that he is suddenly shorter than me. He seems to frown at that fact too. His eyebrows are caught in irritation. "What is up?"

Since I have no idea what to tell him, I just step forward. He back away with widened eyes, but I hug him before he can flee. His whole body turns tense, and I squeeze the life out of him. Not to hurt him, but to tell Leo without words that I will miss the little spitfire. I shut my eyes, and to my utter bewilderment, Leo hugs me back with the same force.

"This is weird," Leo says. "But... If you need a hug... I guess I'm not going to say no, seeing you're... Going and stuff..."

I breathe a laugh and lean away from him. My eyes meet his, and a tiny smile spreads over my lips.

"My family is going away until the time shall come for the arranged wedding..."

His lips quirk up by the corners. "You're using smart people's words... Did something happen?"

I laugh a little at his suspicion. "What do you mean?"

"Pretty sure no person below fifty uses 'shall' in a sentence. Where is Nora, and what have you done to her?"

Drying a tear away from my cheek, I laugh at him again. He gives me a weird face, and silence falls.

I take the time to absorb him.

Leo's blonde hair is curly from having swum in the ocean. His eyes are as beautifully green as usual, his eyelashes long, and I know he will be very charming in the future. I just hope he is still mine.

The moon goddess better not change that.

I suck air into my lungs. "Leo, listen, I know that we supposedly hate each other, but-"

"We should become penpals."

"What? Why?"

"Isn't it obvious? To keep in touch since you're moving away."

Why would he offer that? This is weird. "Do you have a hidden motive? Any evil plan on the agenda?"

He shakes his head. "Nope."

I blink in surprise, and Leo shrugs, smiling. His eyes are glittering too, and I tilt my head, trying to read him. But I can't.

This beautiful boy's face is shrouded in mysteries, and I can't figure him out to save my life.

My tongue darts out to wet my lips. "I just don't understand why you want to keep in touch with me. I thought you hated me." I hadn't even gotten to the apologizing part.

Leo smiles. It's weird and a bit bizarre. He never did that in the past as his younger self. He is kind of stinking cute. It would be strange to tell him that, but he really does have an angelic face. Leo's voice makes me stop staring at him. "Do you want to become penpals or not? I don't have all day."

Wow.

Now, when I understand Leo better, I can tell his tone is playful-not menacing or threatening.

To think I used to think he was the devil on earth. He was simply a boy pulling pranks on the girl he liked.

I study him, and the grin on his face makes me throw caution to the wind. Maybe I don't need an answer to everything? Perhaps I should just go with the flow.

"Sure," I beam at him. "Let's become penpals."

Leo looks thrilled, and my heart skips a beat. "Good choice."

I laugh. "I hope so."

He gives me another smile, and I repress the urge to sigh. I really hope we will still become each other's mates in the future. Because there is no way, I can forget that look upon his face. Not to mention that smile.

Even now, I still love him. And in the future, I pray that Leo will love me back as my fated mate.