So… as promised, here is the sequel to Some Things Just Happen:

Love Is Merely a Madness

I hope you enjoy!

"Morning," Jill said, happier than usual. I supposed that the fact that Adrian quit drinking was doing her a world of good. And that brought me back to Adrian. I internally groaned. Why on earth had I been dreaming of him? And why couldn't I get him out of my head now?

That blue dress looks good on you…

Did he mean to say that I looked good? He must have meant that, right? A piece of clothing can't look good on someone unless they looked good too, right? And why am I giving this so much though? A dream is just a product of one's imagination so I shouldn't worry. The Adrian I dreamt of doesn't exist.

"Morning, Jill. You look happy," I said, stifling a yawn.

"I am," she admitted. "Adrian had a nice dream," she said then grinned like the Cheshire cat but quickly turned to face the mirror so she could brush her hair. I was too tired to give that much thought. Although I had a full night's sleep it felt as if I was up dancing all night.

I got dressed and went to the bathroom to brush my hair. My hair was exactly as it was after Adrian brushed my hair back from my left cheek to expose my golden lily. I hastily brushed my hair back so it covered the tattoo on my cheek.

"Can we meet with Adrian and Lee for breakfast?" she asked me. "I hope you don't mind." I wanted to argue that we could eat at the campus cafeteria as usual but she seemed far too excited to see Leeso I didn't argue.

"Sure. No problem."

You could loosen up a bit once in a while…

He was right, of course. What troubled me is that I seemed to be loosening up only around him. He seemed to bring out the normal side in me. A side I never knew I had.

It was a half hour drive to the café that we were supposed to meet. I wanted to rip my hair out by the time we got there. Why couldn't they have picked a café that was closer to the campus? As soon as we got out of the car Jill practically ran to the door of the café.

"She must be really excited to see Lee," Eddie said. I couldn't quite place the expression on his face.

"I guess…" I said slowly. As we entered Jill was telling Adrian something but stopped as soon as he saw us. Eddie lifted a brow questioningly but said nothing. Neither did I.

I hated the fact that my heart leaped in my chest when I saw Adrian. I had to keep in mind that the Adrian I had dreamt of was just a product of my imagination. A product of your imagination, Sydney, I repeated to myself. I averted my eyes from Adrian's burning gaze.

Jill was talking animatedly with Lee, Adrian and Eddie but I kept quiet, sipping my drink ever so slightly. I didn't eat anything. The cereal bar I ate in the car was enough for me.

"Why are you so quiet, Sage," Adrian asked me all of a sudden, a slight smirk on his face. "Had a bad dream?"

I chocked on my water and Eddie reached to pat my back. Jill giggled slightly and Adrian stopped smirking.

"What?" I asked. "Why would you ask that?" My voice got uncharacteristically high. Anyways, lately I seemed to be doing a lot of things that were out of character for me. Like thinking of Adrian Ivashkov all the time.

Adrian didn't really know how to answer me. He seemed to be struggling to find his words. That must be a first, I thought.

"Adrian can walk dreams," Jill blurted out like she's been holding this secret for a while. Adrian's brow furrowed but he said nothing.

"What?" I said again. Me not being able to say something less monosyllabic was also a first.

"He can walk dreams. He can… get into your dreams. Make someone share a dream with him or whatever," she said quickly. "I think you know what I mean."

I gulped and stood up knocking a couple of glasses down and spilling Jill's and my drink. "Excuse me," I said, my throat dry. I walked out of the café and sat down on the sidewalk, my head in my hands. What was happening? Did that mean that Adrian really said those things? And why was my heart beating faster at that thought?

The way he acted…

You're not usually this cheerful. Not with vampires, not with me…

He seemed to have liked the fact that I was acting like he was normal and not a vampire.

But, it's just a dream, right? I can just pretend you're normal…

Normal. He must have felt so bad. What I said was practically worse than calling him an evil creature in his face. That's why he didn't tell me the dream was real. He knew I must freak out when I found out the dream was spirit induced.

I shuddered at the thought. I raised my head and put my hand on my cheek, where his fingers lingered on my golden tattoo. The place seemed to burn.

"You ok?" My head whipped back and I found Adrian studying me, looking rather concerned.

"Yeah. I… I…" I had no idea what I was supposed to say. "I'm sorry. I… I just needed some air."

"You freaked out," he told me, a sad smile on his face.

"No. I…" I gulped, not knowing how to finish the sentence. "I need to do something," I said quickly. "I hope Lee can drive Jill and Eddie back." He nodded and I climbed in my car as quickly as I could.

As soon as he got inside I put my head on the steering wheel, hoping being inside Latte, the feel of something familiar beneath my fingers would calm me down.

Things happen without us intending for them to happen, Sydney… They just do…

I never intended to fall in love with a dark creature of the night. I never intended to fall in love with Adrian Ivashkov…'

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