Serana's path to happiness after tragedy.

Chapter 2

I was going to just make this a one-shot but with a request by someone to see what happens next i've decided to make another chapter or two maybe three so yall can see what happens with her before the main story. My OC will be introduced into the story now too. Hope yall like it.

In the ruins of a castle around the middle of a now unfamiliar continent a coffin unseals itself. With the influx of air into it the coffins coffins occupant one Serana Volkihar woke up with a sleepy yawn and a still aching heart. As she sat up she clutched her chest still not beleiving how much her heart still hurt from all those years ago. She slowly exited her coffin and looked at her surroundings. The castle that she had once called home was now a broken and collapsed ruin. She hardly recognized anything now. It was soo nice when she had went to sleep all those years ago. The tapestreis that used to adorn the walls had rotted away the tables and chairs were now covered in cobwebs and rotted from the passage of time. She looked up and saw the stars and moon and realized the roof had collapsed. She looked around and then looked up again and saw some strange lights in the sky. They looked like stars but one was red and one was green and it moved smoothly across the sky. She was slightly fascinated by this but put it in the back of her mind as she moved through the castle ruins. She walked under fallen towers and around broken glass and through some little puddles of water and looked at the tower remembering her mother who most likely was gone now. She sighed and finally exited the ruins and walked through and old dried up moat. She looked around and noticed things had definitely changed. Everything even the bridge was gone. Nothing was recognizable as she walked over the ground where the sea of ghosts used to be. She looked sadly at this and realized that she had been asleep a very long time if the ocean side had filled in. She looked behind her at the castle and noticed that as far as she could see it was surrounded by land. No water anywhere except in a small lake by a long black strip that went across the land and horizon. She leaned down and brought a handful of water to her face and drank. She looked at the black strip curiously and as she observed it she noticed white stripes on either side of it and two long yellow stripes that went down the middle up and down it. When she thought about it. It looked like the cobblestone roads that the legion had constructed throughout the world that they used for walking and horse and carriages. But this was different, it was completly solid no distance between any stones that might have been there. She looked down the black strip that she figured was a road and saw what looked like lights over the horizon. She figured she'd go see if she could find out what's been going on while she's been gone. She walked along the road and a mile or two down the road it started to rain.

A few miles from where she was a young man was driving down this same road in a military hummer on his way back to his home from a long day of training soldiers and giving orders as well as monitoring the construction of a flagship that he was due to command once it was completed. He sighed as the rain fell hard across the windows and the wipers wiped it away as fast as possible. As he was driving he was looking back on his life and what he had lost five years ago. It still hurt and often brought tears to the eyes of this battlescared and hardened soldier. His fiance and their son dead and gone. He tried to put it out of his mind. It was too painful espeacially now near the very place they died. He drove fast as usual across the wet road. Thanks to the new and advanced all terrain tires that had been placed on his vehicle he didn't have much trouble with the rain anymore except when it was coming down too hard for his windsheild wipers. He looked down at his cellphone at the picture of his family on the screen and put it away. As he looked up he saw someone in the road and swerved hard to avoid her the vehicle barely staying on the road as it did a three hundred and sixty degree turn and the vehicle came to a stop the lights were placed on the person in the middle of the road.

He looked at the person in the road and noticed whoever it was. Was extremely pale and was shaking a bit. (What is this person. Oh woman doing out here in the rain in the middle of the road) He said outloud to no one. As he saw her shiver he put on his coat and helmet and got out and went to her assist her. As he neared this woman he noticed her extremely pale skin. It was like she had never seen the sun but he noted it for later as he jogged to her. (Miss, hey miss are you ok?) He asked. No answer but she looked up a little and then he noticed a small glow coming from under her hood. His guard was up now as he was afraid this may be another one of them. He placed his hand on his pistol and walked closer to her. (Miss, are you ok?) She looked up at him and he saw her eyes. Her bright orange eyes with small pupils and he knew what this woman was. A vampire. He whipped out his weapon and put against her head.

Serana had no idea what had just happened. First she was walking along and the next thing she knew she was almost ran over and then the concerned voice of the man who came out of the vehicle to see if she was ok. She had been afraid to look up at him knowing her eyes could possibly get her killed. When he had asked if she was ok again she had looked up at him and saw the recognition in his eyes. That he knew what she was. Before she could run she had been forced to her knees and had some kind of object against her head. As she heard a sound and it was the sound of the weapon being cocked. She looked at him with fear and sadness and saw this man. This huge monster of a man. Far bigger than any man she had ever seen. She could only guess at his height but she estimated he was at least seven feet tall and his green eyes and from what she could see he had dark brown hair. She got an even better look at him and his attire when a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky. His clothes were multi coloured. Like they were made with the express purpose of blending in with the evironment. She then noticed the five shining stars across his headwear but would dwell on it later if she survived this encounter. She saw the hate in his eyes and for some reason she couldn't see anything else. No happiness no love no pain nothing but hate. He spoke (Give me one damn good reason not to kill you.) The menace in his voice was unmistakable and she was shaking harder from the fear. This man was extremely dangerous and she didn't want to provoke him anymore than her mere presence had caused.

He stared at her waiting for an answer his finger twitching towards the trigger. She stared at him her eyes full of emotion showing her fear and pain. His eyes softened then hardened again and his finger went to the trigger as he was getting sick of waiting on this vampire to speak. Though he had to give her credit. "She's beautiful and it seems like she's heartbroken but she's also a vampire and they are well known for their tricks." He thought. He stared deep into her eyes. His drilling into hers trying to see what she was planning on on trying and he pushed the gun harder against her head to let her know he was losing his patience. (I grow tired of this vampire. Answer me now!) he said. Serana looked at him and then she spoke. (Please don't hurt me) she said. She had never been so scared of a person in her life. Neither her father nor her husband had struck this much fear into her heart. (Don't kill me.) She said.

The young man stared at her though it had softened slightly and he had eased up the pressure of his weapon. Now he was curious. The last vampire he encountered had only said i will take your soul mortal before he put a bullet into it's head. He looked at her with curious and rage filled eyes. He could see her fear. "Hmm this vampire is afraid of me. Afraid of dieing completely. I wonder what is with her. Why the fuck am i soo interested in knowing more about her. Ugh this is irritating." He thought. She looked at him and had noticed the changes and saw him ease up a bit and watch her with his eyes filling with curiousity. She figured she would chance a conversationwith him. Hopefully he would ease up completely and she could get away. She looked at him. (What is your name?) she asked. He was trully surprised now. Here was this vampire actually trying to start a conversation with him. He only opened his jacket and she read it. It said A. Baker. She smiled a little but said something else. (What is your first name?) She noticed him grunt irritatably. (Fine. My name is Aaron Baker.) His voice had softened though was filled with annoyance. She smiled a little more. (My name is Serana Volkihar.) she said. She could see his curiousity grow as he pulled the weapon away from her head. "Damn vampire she's getting to me. Using her beauty and angelic voice to disarm me. What game is she playing?" he thought. Serana noticed him thinking and figured she might actually be getting somewhere. "What can i say to get him to let me go?". He looked at her as if he had heard that thought and was quick to throw her to the ground cuff and shackle her to prevent her from leaving. She audibly growled at him. (It's just to keep you from attacking me. You're lucky i haven't just killed you in the first place) said Aaron.

She stopped growling but her heavy amount of irritation towrads him was quite visible. (Where did you come from Serana?) She looked at him irritatedly knowing she wasn't going anywhere. Even with her vampire strength she couldn't break out of the shackles so she had no choice but to answer. (I'm from here i've lived here all my life.) She said. She then looked around. (Where am i exactly? Nothing looks familiar anymore.) she said. He looked at her like she was crazy. (You're in Indiana.) He said. Serana looked at him quizzickly. Ok so where am i exactly?) she asked. Aaron sighed clearly irritated by her lack of knowledge. (You're in indiana. In the middle of the United States of America. You're oviously not from here otherwise you would know that.) he said. She looked at him confused but wondering too. (Where's the legion and what happened to the empire?) He looked at her oddly. (The empire crumbled around five thousand years ago and there hasn't been an emperor in the U.S. ever. But the country's only around two hundred years old.)

She looked at him absolutely shocked. "five thousand years. I've been asleep five thousand years." she thought as she lost it and jumped to her feet and screamed at him. (Five thousand years?! I've been asleep five thousand years?! AHHHH!) she screamed. He looked at her and realized she had no idea what anything was now. "If she's been asleep five thousand years then she knows nothing about today and this is a whole new world for her." he thought. Serana went to her knees not beleiving she had been asleep for soo long again. She was furious too at the thought that everything she knew was now gone. She tried to get up and run but Aaron caught her and put her on her back before shaking her yelling at her to calm down. She after about an hour of screaming. He looked at her and noticed something. "Hmph looks like i need to teach her about everything now. Ugh i shouldn't give a vampire a chance but frack ok i will" he thought to himself. He picked her up off the ground and carried her to the back of the hummer and put her in the back. She asked him what he was doing and he simply said (I'm taking you with me to the main base. You're going to stay cuffed and keep your mouth shut when we get there. My soldiers aren't fond of vampires and they will kill you if they see you unrestained.) Said Aaron. She looked at him and was about to say something but couldn't when he covered her mouth with duct tape and blindfolded her. (You must stay like this and not struggle at the base. If you do struggle there's nothing i can do for you. They'll open fire immediately and you will die. That's the only rule for now. Do you understand?) He asked. She nodded and felt the hummer move as he got into the drivers seat and drove towards the base. As she sat in the back she smiled a little. She was still alive and somehow she had managed to calm down a man filled with rage and hate for her kind and made him curious enough to spare her and help her. Though she didn't think much of being shackled but she figured she would understand soon.

As Aaron drove to the large home base where he lived part time his thoughts turned to the female vampire named Serana in his backseat. "What is it about her? It's like something in me is telling me to trust her and give her a chance. She's beautiful and seems like she's a really sweet and kind vampire which is unheard of." He thought. He shook his head and whispered to himself. (I'll figure out these alien feelings later right now i have a prisoner to take care of.) Serana's advanced hearing allowed her to hear his whisper and it caused her to grin into the duct tape. "I wonder what his weird feelings are" She thought. She then started thinking about her family and what had happened and what her husband had said. -find love again- her deceased husband had said. As tears started flow she kept quiet not wanting him to know she was in emotional pain. She then was pushed to the side a little as the hummer took a turn and her thoughts were broken when they stopped and someone she didn't know started speaking.

(Good evening General Baker how was the trip?) the soldier asked. (It was good check out what i found in the back. The soldier looked at the bound woman in the back and noticed a noticed the titanium reinforced shackles on her. (Ah quite the catch you got there general. Did this give you much trouble? Do you plan on pulling this creature apart and burning it's body in that heat chamber this time?) Said the soldier. (I don't know i think this one deserves the speacial treatment.) The soldier laughed. ( Sounds good sir go on through.) Aaron nodded and drove into the base. Serana was shaking hard she didn't want to know what the speacial treatment was and could only imagine the pain it involved. He noticed her shaking and shut the lights off before stopping the truck. He turned to her. (Serana listen to me closely. I'm not going to hurt you at all. This is the first time i've ever spared a vampire or wanted to get to know one. That was just entertaining him at the time so he wouldn't be suspicious. Now we're almost there keep quiet and don't struggle i don't want to watch you die.) He said then turned around and drove into the car pool. Serana was eased by his words and felt the feeling in them. But she wasn't letting down her guard completely but felt better. She noticed they had stopped and then felt him pull her out of the hummer and he put he over his shoulder. We're here don't act up Serana. She nodded then pretended to be asleep as he walked into the base.

The chatter coming from around Serana was massive. She could tell they were talking and pointing at her even through the blindfold. She heard some more speaking. (Look what the generals got. A female vampire. Hmm should be interesting.) Said one soldier others chimed in. (Yea i wonder what her death will be like.) said another. (I hope we get to watch him kill it) Said another soldier as they broke into laughter and Aaron entered the main hall. (Officer on deck) yelled a lieutenant and all the soldiers immediately stood upright and saluted him. He saluted back. ( As you were) he said as he carried Serana through the mass of soldiers patrolling and walking to and fro around the base. Serana was still nervous but she felt a little at ease in his arms even though she was surrounded by hundreds of people who wanted her dead. As Aaron turned down a hall a large pair of ten inch thick steel doors opened into a more secure area of the base where his quarters were. As he reached his door he put his hand on a pad and as it took his palm print a large needle shot out and took a sample of his DNA to check and make sure it was him. He headed inside once the door opened and then locked shut behind him. He gently sat Serana on the bed and then removed her blind fold. She looked at him and his room as she observed her surroundings. She then watched as he gently removed removed the tape from her mouth. His fingers carressing her cheeks as he slowly removed the tape. Serana shivered from his touch. It was like a bolt of lightning had been sent up both their spines. A strange spark she hadn't felt in millenia. He then took off her shackles as she rubbed her wrists from where they were holding her. She watched him throw them into a can next to the bathroom. He then looked at her and took her hand and took her to the bathroom where he proceeded to explain what everything was and how to use it which she caught on quickly he then took her to the kitchen and to a small fridge where he kept his food and explained that. He then let her go. She smiled at how kind he was to let her have free reign of his room though she figured this was the only room she would be free for now. She would think about that later. The thing she learned was called a clock told it was 2:30 in the morning Aaron looked tired. He looked at her. I'm going to go to sleep you take the bed i'll sleep on the couch. His heart skipped a beat when she smiled that beautiful smile and he laid down and fell asleep. She watched him sleep for a little while and then figured she should too. As she laid down after taking off her shoes she smiled as she thought about this situation and how she knew she was trully safe as long as he was around. She didn't notice the spirit sitting on a chair in the room with a smile on his face as she slowly fell asleep.

I hope this is good. Please review.