Just take into concideration that this is my first go at the whole lost girl thing and I hanen't quite got the feel of it down yet so if you think is good review, or just give me some pointers on characters either would be fantastic.
chapter 1
transformation
"hey Skylar, Skylar! over here!" Sam yelled through the open door, rain crashing like a waterfall overhead.
smiling wide I walked through the restaurant doors shaking the large droplets from my slick leather jacket then taking it off. With sneakers squeaking I jogged over to her table taking in a huge whiff of the gooey cheese pizza sitting on the table.
"Man that smells amazing, why don't we eat here more often?" I said taking the biggest piece from the round metal pan.
"because its way too expensive." She said taking a monstrous bite of her own equally big slice.
"Then why are we here?" I asked already knowing the answer.
"because its your 18th birthday you moron."
Oh the joy of our so tedious birthday ritual, Samantha and I have been coming to this overpriced pizza shack since we were 10. and it still tastes like the same ooey gooey cheese pizza I fell in love with from the first scrumptios bite. Though in reality I could afford to buy the place out and still have enough left over to get a new car, and thats just whats in my piggy bank.
"oh yeah guess i was too stupid to know. how did you manage?" I said sarcastically intending to be an ass. For that I got an ice cube thrown down my shirt and a swift kick in the shin.
"bitch. you know your lucky your my bestie otherwise you'd be on the floor." I said fishing down my skin-tight black long-sleeved shirt grabbing the melting glob.
Taking another slice I met the eyes of a woman walking into the restaurant, immediately overtaken by her beauty. Hardly noticing the smaller woman I followed her to the table they sat at analyzing every part of the dark haired woman. Brown eyes, sharp nose, defined cheek bones, full lips, long dark brown hair and a body that could turn even me to 'the dark side' as my friend so elegantly puts it. Not to mention the clothes she wore showed off everything perfectly. I've never really thought about going there with a girl like ever but the energy flowing through her is.. in a word electrifying? I don't know but what i do know is that it was way intense.
Snapping her fingers in front of my eyes Sammy brings me back to life catching my attention.
"What?" i ask a bit dazed blinking my eyes to refocus.
"your nose" sam says pointing to the soaked napkin she'd placed beneath my face.
A little confused i ran my fingers across my nose, looking at the four soaked fingers my eyes bulged.
"What the hell?" i said a little panicked as I grabbed a handful of napkins holding the thick wad to my gushing face.
"be back in a sec"
"yeah ." she said moving from the booth to let me leave looking a little freaked out.
Standing felt like a big mistake it only made my nose bleed more, the panic painting my face I jogged to the bathroom. The bundle didnt make it till the then and left a few drips where I stood momentarily to lock the door. Hovering over the only toilet I removed the leaking mass letting the blood pour from my nose into the now darkening water.
"Ohh that is so nasty..."
where the hell did this come from? I thought grabbing more tissue only for it to rendered useless seconds later. Getting even more panicked as a burning pain weaved through my body I got unsettleingly dizzy and had to grab the top of the stall for support barely catching myself. With hands shaking and knees on the verge of buckling my gaze roamed to the toilet, when I did my breathing hitched. It wasn't blood spilling out of me but a thick black liquid that collected at the bottom of the bowl diluting the water to a murky gray. Completely terrified I ran to the mirror and looked at my reflection to see two thick streams, a vibrant shade of black dripping down my face slowing its exit. Stopping midway while reaching for the paper towels I blinked my eyes a few times to see if i was actually seeing what i thought i was. What is happening to me? why now, why on my birthday? I thought as i traced over the deep black veins on my hands. Gulping hard i pulled up my sleeve to see how far they went and saw that all the blood veins on my entire arm turned an even darker shade that what was recently spilling from my nose.
minutes later when I had finally started to breathe again I went back to the mirror to make sure all remanents were gone. When i did i saw my once blue veins slowly diluting to black creeping closer and closer too my face,though they hid beneath my curly brown hair. Taking in a large breath of air I turned the sink on and while I was splashing water on my face there was a knock on the door.
"Give me a minute." I yelled weakly at the loud banging turning the water off and drying my face.
I drug my feet as i walked over to the heavy metal door opening it slower than intended. When did i get this weak? I asked internally. Fully opened I was accompanied by the slight girl who the beautiful woman walked in with. With the sudden onslaught of blurry vision my body wavered falling forward into the goth clothed womans arms.
"shit you okay?" She asked eyes wide.
"y-yeah i just need to get home." I said standing straight leaning against the door frame.
"uhh you don't look okay? you look pale, like creepy pale." She said widening her eyes to exaggerate her words.
"okay I get it I don't look okay. and I really don't feel the part so will you just move so I can get home?" I lashed out unlike my normal composed self letting the uncertainty of what was happening get to me.
"kenz whats taking you so long..." The tall beautiful woman said caught off guard by my appearance as she walked over.
"no seriously im fine." i said attempting to take a step falling over into the taller womans arms, which were an odd hot temperature.
"sure as hell doesn't look like it. c'mon me and Bo can give you a ride home"
"or maybe the hospital she looks anemic." bo said lifting my face with her curled index finger turned on its side staring into my bright green eyes.
"oh god Skylar are you okay?" sam said as she walked over looking the two mystery women up and down.
In a weird trance I looked into Bo's eyes feeling the heat that radiated off her, the sound of her heart, and her wonderful perfume that drew me closer like the pull of two magnets.
"wow you are hot." Bo said smiling in an appealing manor getting an elbow from her friend as if to control her. "oh uh I mean like temperature.
Swaying heavily I used all my effort to stand on my feet without completely falling over. Though Bo lifted her arms in a cage of support which were all to tempting to fall back into it wasn't needed I had just enough balance and strength to reach our booth without toppling to grab my jacket. Slipping my arms into only one of the sleeves I became unsteady having to lean against the table for support as well as balance. With my vision blurring and refocusing again I began to fall and was held up strait by Sams sudden grasp on my waist steadying me.
"Are you even okay to drive?"
I only nodded getting dizzier from the action leaning closer to the table taking slow breaths to regain focus.
"Are you sure? you look pretty wrecked we should get you to a doctor or something." She said rubbing my back in a caring manner.
Letting out a heavy breath I straitened feeling no different from before just finding some way to hide it, to push the reality of what was happening to the back of my mind.
"totally sure I just need some sleep. Pre-party parties take a lot out of ya" I said putting both of my trembling hands on her shoulders.
"okay but if you wreck your brand new Porche I am gonna personally kill you. that thing costed a fortune." sam said sarcastically imitating my parents.
Giving her a quick smile I walked out into the cold rain not noticing the cold water pounding against me. Heading to the furthest corner of the parking lot to find the car still wavering slightly my vision kept refocusing leaving me in a disoriented state. The intensity of everything that was happening felt like a giant block of concrete on my shoulders slowly forcing all strength from my stubborn body. Grogily pulling the keys from my pocket I felt my body getting weaker and weaker as I begun to black out and leaned against the droplet riddled window of my midnight back Porche Cayman for needless support. Falling to the floor with a sharp thud my ears began ringing and my vision blurred once again. Feeling scarred as hell I decided to put my pride aside to call someone for help. Before i could press call fast footsteps were racing towards me splashing against the cold wet asphalt with loud smack of clanking heels.
"I-I lied im in trouble." I muttered almost to low for me to hear lifting a hand to Bo desperate for help.
"hey, relax. Do you know what happening to you?" Bo said reaching for my torso with my hand in hers to pick me up.
immense pain i let out a large gust of air trying to compose myself causing a white cloud to billow around the sharp contours of her face. With eyes fluttering and a high ringing in my ears I began to lose conciseness slowly drifting towards the blackness.
"hey, hey stay awake. C'mon just stay awake." Bo said running her warm fingers over my cheek bones sending that same electrifying jolt through my body.
"Please.. help." was all I could get out at least all that made sense.
"we will just tell me whats happening."
"I don't know.." I said in a breathy whisper passing out completely.
"woah were those there before?" Kenzi asked pulling the drenched hair away from my neck.
"what the hell?" Bo said leaning me against the front tire of my car removing her hot thrumming hands from my cold shivering body.
"Bo shes cold, like really cold." Kenzi said tracing the thick veins of my throat, goose bumps raising where our skin touched.
Kneeling over me Bo gently placed a hand on my cheek hitting it softly to bring me back to conciseness.
"Skylar wake up you need to wake up."
"I'll call Lauren and ask her if this shit fae." kenzi said taking a cell phone from Bo's tight jeans pocket. "yo Mrs. doctor pants we needs some medical advice. yeah yeah bos fine just, have you ever seen any fae around with black veins creeping up their necks?" sandwiching the phone between her shoulder and ear she grabbed my arm pulling back the same sleeve as before. "uhh yeah its on her arms what does... okay, okay we'll bring her in" hanging up the phone she pulled the keys from my frigid fingers standing.
"what did she say?"
"something about getting her to the Dahl before her body is too far into the transition. whatever that means."
"so she's fae?"
"duh. Lauren said she's getting some doctor crap set up in tricks office"
"Okay help me put her in the car" bo said putting my arm over her shoulder slightly standing fully able to do it alone.
"we get to drive a Porche?" Kenzi said happily taking my other arm.
"no i do you can drive my car, at least if you crash mine it's not a big ordeal but a Porche? kenz c'mon."
With kenzi now pouting i was lay into the passenger's seat and strapped in before she set the seat back.
"why are you setting the seat back?" Bo said raising an eyebrow at her best friend.
"I don't want to be on the other end of her cranky ass when she wakes up with a sore neck." Kenzi said eyeing the keys now in bo's firm grasp.
"doesn't make a difference im still driving."
"two words succubitch boob punch." Kenzi said waving her middle finger as she sauntered over to a beat up mustard colored convertible.
"Whatever." she said awkwardly inserting the keys and starting the loud engine. "Girl knows how to pick a car."
The next 10 minutes consisted of Bo periodically glancing over at me to check if i was still breathing, and the sound of steady rainfall as we reached our destination. Bo parked the car around the back of the hidden little bar and texted Kenzi to come over and help. For a few moments while she waited for kenzi, Bo looked over at me chocolate eyes filled with worry and concern. Whiping the delicate car door open Kenzi stopped in her tracks as she looked over at her friend who was entranced by the small girls vulnerability.
"... We gonna save her or eat her sexy pants?" Kenzi said sarcastically, grabbing an arm pulling me from the car a little too rough dropping me onto the asphalt limply. "shit."
"And you wonder why i didn't let you drive the Porche." Bo said lifting me from the ground completely in a sort of babys cradle with my head against her thrumming heart. "man she is way heavier than she looks."
In the Dahl the three girls were met by a short man in his 50's, a tall lean, curly brown-haired man, and a beautiful tall blonde with stunned look on her face. Dropping her feet to the floor to woman ran over setting her slightly cooler hands on either side of my face tilting it from side to side to examine my neck.
"So whats the prognosis doc?" Bo said gently looking the woman in the eyes.
"we need to get her into tricks study she's already pretty far in."
"into what Lauren?" Bo said in an obviously panicked tone.
But the woman only shook her head, turned on her heels, and started walking for an old unmarked wooden door. When we entered the room Bo set me on an old cot then stared at Lauren as she checked my vitals.
"she is a very rare fae from Greece, they have a way of eluding others and have been in hiding since the great Fae wars when both sides tried to pin their kind against eachother, most ran into hiding. The Lamia have a great sense of pride in their own kind and rarely used to even fight amongst themselves unless it was to protect their loved ones. Loyalty to these loves is the only reason the few who actually fought did so." the nearly bald man said watching everybodys reactions then going over to a bare desk picking up an old withered book. "when she gets a chance tell her to read this book, it tells of the history's of her kind."
"what do they turn into a baby sheep like Dyson or something?" Kenzi drunkenly asked taking back another shot of hard liquor from tricks personal stash.
"No kenzi Lamia not lambia. and they don't really change their appearance... well except their eyes. Like Bo when the Lamia are provoked the their eyes will glow a bright red, when they get a craving for someone, and the list goes on. other than that when the transformation starts or when it's over."
"what do they get like super freaky or something?" Kenzi asked playing with a weird artifact on a small coffee table.
"it's actually the opposite, though most are born beautiful the transformation perfects them. No blemishes, scars, excessive body weight, to the humans they were revered as gods." He responding light-heartedly snatching the silver brace from her hands.
"Dyson can you help me?" Lauren askes trying with all her might to push the needle of an iv into my wrist causing the area around where the needle punctured the skin to turn purple and bruised.
"Why the hell isn't that going in?" Bo said a little freaked.
"The black liquid has begun to solidify her veins. Thats actually the reason they were wanted so bad in the wars, most of the time it would spread through their entire body and wouldn't diminish causing a impenetrable sheild."Lauren stated.
"Is that all ?"
"No they are predatory by nature, great at finding things or avoiding them in most cases, perfect in a sense. The speed, strength, agility, and senses are matched by no other fae."
"Now im really happy im not the one who dropped her from the car." Bo smirked to lighten the mood, to no avail.
"Wait where did she hit?" Lauren asked frantically wide-eyed voice squeaking in surprize.
"Wheres the fire doc?" Kenzi said.
"During the transformation the Lamia are in their weakest state, they are as fragile as a newborn baby and are gaurded like they were made diamonds for that reason. where did she hit when she fell?"
"her right side." Bo blurted.
pulling the blanket from the shivering girl revealed a small pool of blood running from the middle of her abdomen to the cot. Lauren peeled off my soaked shirt exposing a long gash across my ribs where the skin stretched too far and ripped open.
"Dyson drop the iv and hand me the gauze and sutures." Doing exacticaly as she asked Dyson gave up for the slightest of seconds and handed over the needed tools.
"wait so that means she won't be human shield?" Kenzi asked dissapointedly.
Lauren only nodded in response.
Moments after the large cut was cleaned up and gauzed I started to come too, just in time to feel a needle poke into my arm. Vision still iffy i looked towards the pain and saw black slowly leeching into the small translucent tube conected to a milky IV bag. Blinking my eyes i looked around to find the hero who had brought me to a much needed doctor. A second after catching her smiling eyes the pain caught up to me. The sting of a needle, sharp throbbing of a huge cut across my ribs and most prominent of all the burning that was shredding through my body. Loud beeping proceeded my shrill weak cries of pain as my hands ripped at the corse fabric of the bed sheets.
"whats happening to her?" Bo yelled while she ran over to try to comfort my writhing body.
"it's a painful process that's why i tried to hurry and get the pain killers in her." Lauren said pinning my weak body against the bed. "bo will you calm her?" she asked momentarily looking up.
grabbing my hand Bo looked at me her chocolate eyes boring into mine with the most sincere look i have ever seen. Jaw locked and tears streaming i looked back at her feeling a rush of calm and safety overcome me completely. My left hand that had once been closed tight released itself sending a new wave of unreal relief through me as bo slowly rubbed it.
"relax Skylar, just go back to sleep your safe we are gonna take care of you no matter what."
The beep of the heart monitor slowed back to normal and Lauren let go of the girls frail looking body. Black veins spread across the entirety of Skylars body and the liquid had started to ooze from the girls shirtless torso running over the squared muscles of her stomach till finally spilling onto the bed, looking like a scene straight from a horror movie.
Over the course of the next seven hours the girls body proceeded with the transformation the venom that causes it fighting for control. Bo lay at the foot of the bed drifting in and out of sleep fighting it the best she could, Lauren fell asleep sitting in a chair head resting on her hands, Dyson and trick were in the bar upstairs talking about there few times coming in contact with Lamia, and kenzie was snoring away on the couch drool seeping from her slightly parted lips. The sudden clang set all three girls in attack mode, sending their tired bodies crashing to the floor in unison. Bo was the first to her feet knife in hand standing so close to Skylar she could feel the low heat her body emanated. Lauren and Kenzi both staggered to their feet at the same time looking completely confused.
"False alarm just my cup!" Kenzi yelled wielding the dented metal over her head both arms up.
"you're an idiot." Bo nearly yelled catching herself before waking the pained girl.
"hey I may be an idiot but i still get the couch whiles you two losers get stinky old chairs." Kenzi said laying back down falling back asleep almost as soon as she hit the covers.
I'm not sure exactly how much time had passed but i knew it was a while when i became coherent to my surroundings. Though my eyes fluttered they didn't open, it felt like i was a prisoner in my body being restrained even by just the slight weight of my eyelids.
"shes close the veins are receding" The voice i now recognised as Lauren said.
without a warning my eyes shot open right along with my weakened body ripping the already falling IV from my healed wrist. Breathing heavily i looked around to find the woman who i assumed save my life.
"ahh look who's back from the dead." Kenzi said walking over smiling as she took a drink of coffee.
Taking the obvious joke a little to seriously my eyes widened. "I was dead?"
Everybody laughed except for me who was completely terrified at the moment, causing the heart monitor to race.
"hahaha oh my god it was a joke babe." Kenzi sputtered between laughs.
Looking back into my saviors caring eyes I tried standing to give Bo a hug but totally failed falling against the sturdy woman. Still in panic mode I struggled in her arms for a second till she lifted me to my all too weak feet ready to catch me if i lost balance.
"hey its okay your safe now." She muttered calmly.
Locking eyes once more I leaned or actually fell into her warming arms wrapping my own around her warm body.
"Thank you." i whispered into her ear taking a large whiff of the skin on her neck per habit. It was just something i always did because people usually smell good and she was no acception Bo smelt like anything wonderful in the world, roses, vanilla, citrus, peach, salty ocean air, the smell after a fresh rain, strawberries, apples. if its smells sweet it smells like Bo. Normally when i do this i dont linger but i couldnt get enough, even her warmer temperature kept me there. Closing my eyes I set my head against her shoulder and just let her hold me up, her heart slowly thrumming in my ear. buh bum. buh bum. buh bum. Entrancing me in an endless cycle causing my own heart to slow its rythem, just being within touching distance calmed me.
"uhh what do Lamia feed off of?" Kenzi asked setting the cup on the desk walking a bit quicker with every step.
"their kind feed on either blood or chi why?" Lauren said putting away her doctorly things.
"get away from her!" Kenzi yelled ripping me from bo causing her to falter a step but me to get flung across the room by the desk.
weakly recoiling I pulled away using the leg of the old wooden chair releasing a deep throaty snarl from my chest. A stunned expression crossed my face as i realized that the terrifying sound had just come from me, a 18-year-old girl who looked as though she could break under the slightest of touches, i stared back to the floor rubbing my head where it had made contact with the hard floor. Lauren came and tried to help me up but i just flinched from the contact.
"What did you do that for?" Lauren said furrowing her brow in worry.
"she was gonna drink bo's blood she was like sniffing for flavor or something..."
"That would have taken half a second, im sure it just seemed that way." the blonde doctor said with an eyebrow raised. " c'mon sweety im not gonna hurt you. i need to look at your head."
"No don't call her sweety she just tried to eat my bestie."
"she can't even feed on blood, or even at all it's not completely... Bo was she sniffing your neck?" Lauren said standing from the kneel she was in to coax me into trusting her.
man bitches be crazy. how do they expect me to trust anyone I mean I could have just been kidnapped for all I know... I thought staring over at the women's reactions between each other.
"yeah... but I didn't really think anything of it. Okay maybe it made me a little hungry but that's besides the fact.." she said blushing slightly.
Turning in her heels Lauren knelt beside me again this time intending to make conversation. "why do you think you were smelling her?" she asked leaning against the three drawers of the desk. Seeing me shiver bo took off her leather jacket and threw it to Lauren for me.
"I always have even when I was little..."
"that's because your kind does it to acquire a scent, it's an instinct it comes with birth."
"I normally just breathe in and pull away its just she smelt so good, I was actually seconds away from licking her neck." I said smiling irritated at myself for letting that slip out, telling people who I hardly know about the feelings that ive kept hidden from my parents even though they know im not human, not so comfortable.
"What do i smell like?" Bo asked sitting on the opposite side Lauren.
"flowers, peaches, chocolate, vanilla, apples, ocean breeze... anything sweet or fresh its you." I said leaning involuntarily to take another whiff closing my eyes in fulfillment. " im sorry im not normally this creepy... but its, if you could smell it ..." I said quiet and confused still taking in her amazing scent.
"Wait lick?" Kenzi said from on top the desk leaning down till past her collar bones with black hair nearly touching the floor.
Instinct taking over i grabbed the back of her neck bringing Kenzi just close enough to smell her. Completely surprized she fell all the way forward landing flat on her back with my hand cupping the back of her head for protection.
"Thanks for the save sweetheart but next time tell me your not gonna kiss me." Kenzie said crossing her petite little arms over her chest completely relaxed where she lay. "you know your really hot?"
"uhh... thanks but no thanks" i said taking back my hand from her silky straight hair.
"haha no I don't play that way either, I literally meant warm like temperature." Kenzi said looking back at me. "but I guess your pretty hott."
Smiling wide I took Bo's warm hand into mine and traced the veins along the back of her hand. "you're really hot too... Its weird."