New story. A lord of the rings story. Kinda just got stuck in my head and wouldn't get out, so like all of my other stories, I wrote it down for you guys' opinion. Virtual cookies for those who recognize the little girls name
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"Mama!" the girl cried out in desperation.
"Claudia!"
The woman ran around the corner of the burning house to find the girl sitting there, a look of terror on her face as the fire licked towards her.
Without thinking, she ran towards her and scooped her up in her arms in one swift movement. Turning around, she cried out as a part of the roof fell in front of her. It was burning in her way of the door. Looking down at the girl in her arms, she whispered "hold on." and pushed off her feet, over the fire and in front of the door.
Raising her leg, she kicked it off its hinges and ran out into the open. Cries came from inside the mansion as she ran through towards the forest. Without looking back, she thrust herself into the safety of the forest, already hearing sirens in the distance.
Ironic how they come in an instant when everybody's on fire but when we're being stalked, no one comes she thought darkly.
Maybe I should back up. The woman is called Julia the blood drinker, so named because she is a vampire. The neighboring village nearby had had suspicions for years but never did anything about it. That is, until people started disappearing. She never touched them, but nevertheless the people blamed her for it. Ironically enough, it was the girl in her arms who did it.
Claudia was overcome with sickness when Julia stumbled upon her. The girl looked so pathetic laying there in front of her mothers grave, looking skin and bones. She hadn't tempted Julia at all. She pitied the girl, and the scene had pulled at the heartstrings within her. Somewhere she had buried her heart.
Claudia had looked at her with dead eyes as she laid there when she approached. Julia knew it was forbidden to make one so young, but she couldn't just let her die. Before she knew what she was doing, she had cut her wrist and let it fall down the girls throat. The girl looked confused but didn't deny what was being given to her. Slowly, she pushed herself up to the blood as Julia willed herself to not heal it.
The moment the girl lunged to attack her arm, she pulled it out of reach, letting it heal itself finally. Claudia landed with a thud on her hands and knees as her dirtied hair elongated and turned a bright shade of red. The color of blood.
It grew to reach her hips and she turned her head to look at Julia with a dazed look in her eyes. Dazed yes, but she seemed to have a spark of life within her eyes.
Julia herself could not remember when she was turned, but she was always being hunted by others. She looked down at the girl in her arms as her head hung limply in her arms. Her vampiric speed made it to where she run a mile in 1 second when she really tried.
She stopped and set Claudia down in front of the tree, then looked around to take in her surrounding. Finding that they were alone, she settled herself beside the girl and took her in her arms.
Automatically, she curled herself up against Julia's body. Sighing Julia thought to herself. We need to move…again…I just wish…that we could be safe somewhere…I want to be anywhere but here right now…I want Claudia not to bear the same curse I do…I wish…we could be somewhere else…
With that, she fell asleep, darkness engulfing her as the moon rose to the sky.
"Mama! Mama! Wake up!"
Immediately her eyes shot open. She felt herself falling at a rapid speed towards the ground. Her eyes shot out for Claudia and found her hovering just above her, her hair whipping straight back behind her face. Claudia's face looked panic, and, out of instinct, Julia pulled her close to her, flipping herself so her feet were straight down.
Claudia buried her face in Julia's neck as she locked her legs around Julia's waist. Julia looked down to see that the ground was coming up fast. She braced herself as she landed with a thud. Dust shooting up around them. Julia fell down to her bottom with Claudia still clutching her.
"Claudia."
Claudia didn't let go but instead started crying.
"Claudia dear, its-" She clenched her jaw as burning fire made itself known in her veins. Something was happening. Claudia's screams were falling on dead ears as a tear rolled down Julia's cheek at the pain. Then it stopped and she was left gasping along with Claudia. Claudia looked up at her and Julia's mouth dropped at her features. They had matured, as if she were an adult…25, maybe 30.
Her face held the same expression as she said "Mama…your ears…"
Julia's hand flew up to her right ear and touched it. It was pointed at the top and seemed to be soft as silk. Thinking quickly, she got up and set Claudia down, then took a deep breath in through her nose. She could smell the river.
"I've still got my abilities, what about you?"
Claudia reached down and tore a few blades of grass of the ground then held her palm flat as she concentrated on the grass. They slowly started to float upward, and she looked at Julia with a smile on her face "yep momma I still do."
Julia frowned at her and said "that's not what I meant."
"yes yes mama I know."
Claudia stilled her movements and sniffed a bit through her nose and smiled "yep!" but then furrowed her brow as if something was missing.
Julia was instantly by her side, clutching her shoulders saying "Claudia? What is it?"
Claudia looked at her with confusion written on her face. "I'm hungry momma, but not that kind of hungry. Hungry like a human, and I'm thirsty like a human to. Momma how can that be?"
Julia's mind immediately flew back to her wish last night as she took in their surroundings. They were in a clearing of some kind, the ground lush and green as if someone had taken special care of it, but it was like that everywhere. There was no way someone could have done all of this.
She looked down to see Claudia pulling on her arm and pointing to something in the trees. Her head whipped around to see a man in a large robe with a staff in his hands.
His voice rang through the clearing as he looked at them with a knowing look in his eyes. "Well now, it seems the gods have answered my call."
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Sooooo how do you like it so far? Hmm? Oh and that's Gandalf if you didn't already know
