In my veins »/Raphael Santiago\«

All we do

That night Raphael decided he'd teach Afina some skills to keep her safe and so she could protect herself

Afina groaned as Raphael pinned her once again

"You are leaving yourself completely open for someone to attack you" Raphael stated

"Ya well I'm used to being a shadowhunter who doesn't want to drink blood" she replied getting frustrated

"Let's take a break" Raphael suggested and Afina nodded in agreement before Raphael took a seat on the couch motioning his head next to him

Afina smiled and sat next to him and he took her hand in his. The pair sat there for a few minutes in silence when Afina spoke up

"Did I ever tell you what happened that night when Clary and the team went to Magnus to get her memories back?" She asked and he shook his head

"No I don't believe so" he said

"Well that night when he summoned the demon I guess it wanted payment and we each had to give up a memory of the one we love the most and when it got to me it was Izzy then it changed" she explained

"To who?" He asked

"To you" she said

"I'm the one you love the most?" He asked but Afina noticed he didn't sound that surprised about it

"Why aren't you surprised by that?" Afina asked looking at him

"I am" he lied and Afina scoffed

"You're keeping something from me aren't you?" She asked

"No I'm not Afina" he said and he noticed that Afina glared at him slightly as she stood up

"What are you hiding?" She asked

"Nothi-" Raphael was cut off by Afina

"Stop lying Raphael! What do you know?!" She yelled at him now mad

"You don't need to know" he whispered

"Yes I do!" She shouted

"Fine you want to know so bad? When your mother went to Magnus to tell him to erase your memories it wasn't just to keep you away from him, it was also to keep you away from me" Raphael explained

"What?" She asked

"You didn't like being around your strict parents and when Magnus was busy you'd walk around alone at night and I would follow you-" Afina cut him off once again

"So you could get my blood?" She asked sarcasm evident in her tone

"No because every night for two weeks I'd see a little girl walk up to the hotel and look up at the building and always catch sight of me watching it became a regular thing. And when you didn't show up one night I started to get worried and went to see if you were outside and I saw a crowd of vampires surrounding you. And ever sense then I'd protect you unless you were with Magnus. Magnus knew about me and how I watched over you and he took me in and I also protected you because he was like your father and I trusted him" Raphael explained

"Why didn't you tell me this sooner?" She asked sitting down

"What'd you expect me to say 'oh ya before your memories got wiped we knew each other and you told me multiple times that you loved me back then" he said sarcastically making her giggle

"Wait really?" She asked

"You did you told my all the time and I didn't care because you were young but deep down I believed that after your memories were wiped I'd see you again and I was right." he smiled and Afina couldn't help but smile as well as she wished she remembered those moments