2. Blood Changes
It was quite strange for me to be waking up, because I thought I would be in Heaven by now, or Hell. But instead I woke up in a front room, with a nice soft thin red cover on me. I searched myself to see that I was wearing the same clothes while I was attacked. I suddenly looked over to my right shoulder to where the wolf had bitten me. There was a hole in my top with blood around it. But on my actual shoulder, there were no marks. It just healed.
I looked around my surroundings to see a large bookshelf with old books, two desks on each side of the room and three brown leather sofas, me being on one of them. From behind me there was a huge window where you could see the night stars. I slowly got off the sofa and placed my hand on my ribs as they still seemed to hurt. I walked over to window painfully and stared out the window. I saw a bit of the moon, but it wasn't as full as before.
I replayed the attack in my head again. The unthinkable pain, the wolves and the full moon. I blacked out before I knew it.
Wait, I blacked out. So how the hell did I end up here it this nice front room? Where the hell am I for starters?
"Ah, you're awake." Said a voice making me jump. I spun around to find a boy coming through the doorway. He had curly black hair with great hazel eyes with sort of tan skin. He was wearing a revealing navy green top with light blue jeans. He looked around my age, but maybe 19 .He could see I was shrugging to reply and smirked. "How are you feeling? " He asked.
I ran my hand through my hair and replied, "Fine. Where am I?" I walked over back to the sofa, not even bothering to try and run since my body still did ached.
"Don't worry you're safe now," he told me with a straight tone. I suddenly looked straight into his hazel eyes and they looked firmer. Then I had a flash back to the wolf on top of the one that attacked me. The wolf's eyes were also bright yellow, but there was something it's eyes, like...hazel.
I gasped and backed up banging my back into the window behind me. I was going to reach something to help me kick this guys ass. But my hand was stopped by him coming over to me so fast.
"I'm not going to hurt you," He whispered pulling my hand back to my side and letting it go.
"What are you?" I asked which sounded more like a cry. I was scared. I just got attacked by a wolf and the other wolf that was there was standing right before in what looked like sort of Moroi form.
He cleared his throat before speaking. "My name is Cullen Andre and I'm a werewolf." He told me saying the word 'werewolf' really slowly. I was about to say something but then he stopped me by saying "and so are you."
My whole world froze in that moment. I'm a werewolf? No I can't be, I'm a Dhampir. But then again, I did get bitten by a werewolf.
"Oh look, sleeping beauty's up." Cullen moved out of my way to let me see who it was. It was a girl, once again round about the same age as me. She had firery long red hair that laid just by her skinny waist. She had clear crystal blue eyes, sort of reminded me of Christian. But this girl looked like a Dhampir. But she was really skinny for that but she was in my head. She was wearing a black skinny tank top with skinny dark blue jeans. Following behind her was a male. He looked around he's 50s may be coming onto his 60s. He had light brown hair with greys in them and dark green eyes but they were covered up by his glasses.
"Now, now Thea, there's no need for that." Said the man as the girl sat on the sofa, the one opposite from the one I sat in earlier. The old man faces me and gave me a kind smile. "Hello there Rose, why don't you sit down?" He asked me. I hesitated and he could see it. "Don't worry, we will not hurm you." He told me. I know Cullen has been telling me that a thousand times, but I felt more safer now that he said.
I walked over back to the sofa and sat down; Cullen did the same and sat down next to me. I still wasn't sure if I could trust him yet.
There was moment of silence, everyone taking in the moment. I didn't know what to think to be honest. I mean, I was really a werewolf?
"Now, I know what you're thinking," The man started off. "But first let me tell you who we are." Okay that would be good. "I'm Dr. Richard Sandman, but just call me Richard." He pointed to the girl's way. "That is Thea Pond and I guess you have already met Cullen." I nodded but I didn't look towards Cullen. "Good, well we apart of the Night Moon coven. A coven that is all over the world for where good werewolves go and –"
"Wait," I cut him off. "Good werewolves. So you're all werewolves?" I asked, unsure that I wanted an answer.
Richard chuckled, "Thea and Cullen are, I used to be."
"Used to be?" I asked while failing to raise an eyebrow.
He nodded. "You see when you are bitten by a werewolf; the poison changes the whole of your DNA. Making you immortal."
"IMMORTAL!" I shouted as I jumped out of my sit. "LIKE STRIGOI KIND OF IMMORTAL?"
He sighed. "Yes and no. Yes you guys can live forever and heal. But you can only change at a full moon." When he said that, I suddenly remembered the full moon I saw before blacking out. Great, I had to go out into the woods at a full moon. "And no because after a thousand years, the DNA in your blood changes back into what it was before. Like it did for me." I studied Richard to see if I could really trust him. He's body language showed no sign of lying, so I calmed myself down and sat down.
"So I'm going to live for a thousand years?" I asked, my voice a little high.
"Technically...Yeah." Said Thea while narrowing her eyebrows.
"Wait? How old are you guys?"I asked finally looking at Cullen and Thea.
Thea shrugged, "24..." She said. Wow, she looked 17 or 18 and she's 24?
"58." I turned to Cullen who was looking down at the floor. He deafly didn't look 58, otherwise he would look like Richard.
"1,036." Then I turned to Richard, who was looking straight back at me. Okay, I'm starting to freak out here. I almost didn't want to believe it, but something in my gut told me to trust them.
"So...I'm...a...werewolf now?" I asked didn't know how to put into a sentence.
Richard nodded. "I'm sorry but –"
I cut him off again by saying. "Who changed me." Everyone went silent. "Oh come on, you said it yourself that someone has to be bitten in order to turn into a werewolf, can you please tell me who turned me?"
No one spoke or made a sound. "It was the bitch Monica," I spoke to soon. I turned to Thea who was staring right back.
"Monica?" I asked, "Who's she?"
Thea looked towards Richard, I followed. "She's the one of the not-so-good werewolves," He started. "She's been creating werewolves all over the place, for the war."
"What war?" I asked
"The one where that werewolves want to reveal their selves to the world." He paused, thinking of how to say the next thing. "Along with the Morois, Dhampirs and Strigois." He told me.
"What? They can't do that, that could get everyone into danger!" I shouted.
"Don't you think we don't know that?" Asked Thea. "The vampires don't even know of us, and if they did, they would use us as little pets."
"When's the war?" I asked, my voice was shaking.
"We don't know." Said Richard, "But we do know that it is very soon."
Silence washed over us again. OH GOD! I'm a werewolf. That sort of freaked me out a bit, but I was glad I could only change at a full moon.
"Hmmm. Rose, there's something else." I turned to Cullen, who looked unsure about what he was going to tell me. "You were bonded to the princess, right?" He asked me. I nodded and followed his glaze back to Richard.
Richard had a serious face on and said, "Follow me Rose, there's something you have to see." I nodded as I got up from my sit and followed Richard out of the room, Cullen and Thea following closely behind.
We all ended up in a office. They sat me in front of a laptop and played a video on there. It was at the Court, at the place where Dmitri's hearing was held. Actually speaking of Dmitri, he was there, with Lissa. They were talking. I looked down at the time and saw this was a few minutes when I left the place and went outside. Dimitri looked upset and I could tell Lissa was trying to comfort him. But then suddenly, Lissa started screaming and putting her hands on her head. She was kneeing down and continued to scream. Dimitri and now Christian were asking what was wrong. Then Lissa screamed my name. She kept screaming it and saying "FIND HER!" I knew what this meant, even without looking through the non-existening bond. Our bond was now broken. Apart of myself didn't want to believe it, but watching this now, I knew it was true. I saw guards go out of the place and went to look for me. But it was already too late. Lissa stopped the painful screaming and started crying shouting "NO!" Over and over again. She cried into Christian's chest.
I felt tears run down my cheeks as I saw my ex-bond mate in pain and surfing. I didn't want this to happen to her or myself. But it did.
"So our bond..."I trailed off trying to hold in the tears. Richard reached over to the laptop and stopped the video. "Is broken?" I knew for sure it was broken, but I had to make sure.
"Yes it is, I'm sorry Rose." More tears came after Richard said that. They thought I was dead or the undead. But worse of all, it hurt Lissa. "I know this is a bad time Rose, but you're going to have to change your name."
I turned to Richard and whispered. "What?"
"You have to Rose." Said Thea, "Even though you might not be dead, there could be still be chance that someone might look for you. And if you do go back, you'll be putting the people you love in danger." She paused for a second before continuing. "Trust me, I know. My name used to be Clover Davis, a part of the Davis family, but then you know the rest. And then when I returned home, my whole family was killed. So you can't go back."
I knew Thea was right. I had heard of the Davis family. They were a big Dhampir/Moroi family. Well known. But a few years ago, they were all killed in a 'Strigoi' attack. I now know that it isn't true. They were killed by werewolves.
"Donnie." I muttered. The name Donnie was something I wanted to name one of my kids if I had any. "Donnie Saint West." I said louder. I had no idea where the 'Saint' or 'West' came from, I just said it.
Richard nodded. "Okay then Donnie. Thea could you take her to her room and get some rest Donnie." He said. I nodded and got out of my sit.
I followed Thea upstairs until we got into my new room. My room was big, very big. With a queen sized bed in the centre with over bedroom stuff. Thea muttered goodnight to me and closed the door, leaving me alone.
I jumped on my bed and cried throughout the night. Never getting any sleep.
Donnie Saint West hey? What do you guys think of Rose's new name? Good or bad. What do you think of the plot? Let me know.
