Music of Souls

"I get that, but you have my word you will leave this room unscathed within the next day or two. You need to trust me when I say you have a lot of misinformation about vampires. The most important thing you need to know is that Sarah has never killed anyone. She is a kind, gentle soul and would never hurt you."

"But does she drink blood?"

"Well yes, but you don't have to kill people to get blood."

"How does she get it?"

Jackson sighed deeply. "Listen, I do not have the patience to go through vampire 101 with you. You're going to have to get that from Sarah. Let me ask you a question. How did you feel about Sarah yesterday?"

"I loved her."

"Ok, she was a vampire yesterday and the day before that and the day before that. The only thing that has changed is your knowledge. You fell in love with who she is, not what she is. She is still that same wonderful person."

Connor stared straight ahead for a moment, picked up his glass and drained it.

Now we're getting somewhere, Jackson thought. He got up and poured another.

Connor's eyes followed him. "You said I will get out of here; what if I don't accept this? How can you let me go?"

"If you still want out after you learn all there is to know about Sarah, she will influence you to forget ever meeting her, and you will go on with your mundane life as if she didn't exist."

"She can do that?"

"In a heartbeat."

"How?"

Jackson groaned, "Again, no patience here."

"Why didn't she just do it then, instead of putting me in here?"

"Because she wants to give you some time to figure out that you two can make this work."

"Do you think it can work?"

"It doesn't matter what I think. You and Sarah need to make it work and you're never going to get there if you don't talk to her."

Connor finished his second drink and Jackson could see by the softening around his eyes that the alcohol had started to work its magic. As he refilled the human's glass he continued, "Why don't you have a few more drinks, make yourself some food; I'm sure Sarah stocked the fridge with all your favorites. Then put a movie in the DVD player and try to get some sleep. Things will be a bit clearer in the morning. I'll have Sarah wait until then to come back down." He paused at the door for a moment, "You need to promise me something now. Talk to her… listen to her… do not call her names or scream at her. If you decide to leave, I will respect that, but be a gentleman about it. Deal?"