Hey all, were back with another installment, Incase its not clear, This happens BEFORE Kate went and found Sophie in the cave.
I'll probably be putting an update out on Wednesday's and Saturdays from now on.
Things are about to heat up, So enjoy.
Not all she seems
9:20 pm Arcadia Bay Junkyard
"YOU SON OF A BITCH," Chloe screamed as she flung herself the short distance towards Sophie, slamming her fist into the feeding vampire's face. His head snapped back, causing his fangs to be ripped from Sophie's neck as he stumbled. Sophie fell to one knee, clutching her hand to the side of her neck as a trail of blood ran out over her hand, down her neck staining her white top. Chloe positioned herself between Sophie and the red-headed vampire, only to have him launch himself at her, punching her in the gut and sending her flying into the wreck of a car.
"CHLOE," Rachel yelled as she sprinted over to the punk, who lay awkwardly inside the car she had landed in. Upon reaching her, Rachel let out a gasp as she looked down at her friend. Chloe's eyes were rolled back in her head, her breathing ragged a short metal rod protruding from her abdomen as her blood soaked into her clothes.
From behind her, Rachel heard a deep low growl. Turning her head to see the threat her gaze fell upon Sophie, who was now stood staring at Chloe's broken body, her hands balled into fists at her sides and visibly shaking. Her soft brown eyes had turned a slightly green color.
Rachel saw the red haired vampire coming up behind her. "SOPHIE, BEHIND YOU," she shouted.
She wasn't entirely sure what happened next. One second, Sophie was stood looking right at her, the next she had turned to face the vampire, an electric blue orb materializing in her hand. It shifted into a solid black sphere as she launched it into the oncoming vampire, the force of the impact sent the young man hurtling backward through the side of an old bus. The sound of ripping steel filled the air as he went. As if on a spring, the orb of black came back to the girl, turning blue once again as it rested in her palm.
Rachel's mouth hung open in shock at the sight of the new girl in front of her. Sophie was no longer blonde but something else entirely. Long blonde hair was replaced with short brunette hair, cut just above her shoulders. A pair of black wolf like ears poked out from under the hair, along with two long bushy black haired tails trailing behind her. Her white top was stained with blood down the back as her neck still oozed blood. Rachel didn't notice the dark haired vampire making a launch for her until the last second, barely managing to keep him at arm's length.
"Sophie," she grunted as she wrestled with her new assailant. Her plea was heard as she saw the blue orb hurtling towards her and shifting to black as she leaned back, putting the vampire in its path. The force of the impact tore him off her, sending him through the other side of the car with a painful groan. Before Sophie could call her orb back the third vampire lunged at her, clumsily grabbing at her shirt around her neck. He knocked the brunette to the floor as the orb came back, cracking the vampire in the head and knocking him clean off, still gripping a piece of Sophie's torn top and a piece of string.
"No," Sophie gasped as she clutched her hand up to her chest, looking at Rachel with a worried expression.
This was the first time Rachel had gotten a good look at the girl now. Deep blue eyes with a subtle hint of green around the edges. Her face was soft and slightly rounded with pale skin, her fringe covering her forehead. It was only for a second, though, as the girl's face became pained, slamming her fists into the dirt and she doubling over as she let out a scream. If Rachel had though what she had seen so far was strange, what she saw next definitely took it to a whole new level.
Sophie's scream turned into a low deep growl as her clothes exploded off her body, her pale skin replaced by thick black fur and her arms were now paws. Before she realized it, Rachel was looking at a jet black wolf with two tails standing mere feet in front of her, the electric blue orb resting gracefully on one of the tails. The wolf's face had the same deep blue eyes with a now more predominant green around the edges. The black fur on her snout was peppered with little patches of brownish colored fur. Another deep growl erupted from the wolf as she turned her attention to the vampire stumbling to his feet just behind her.
Before he could even move, Sophie descended upon him. In the blink of an eye, his head was firmly wedged inside her jaw and he let out a blood-curdling scream. It was quickly silenced as she crushed his skull in her jaw, shattering his skull with little effort and dropping the now rapidly decaying corpse onto the dirt as it disintegrated into dust. Sophie then turned her attention to Nathan, who had just stood there frozen in shock as the whole ordeal took place.
Suddenly snapping out of his trance as the black wolf advanced on him, Nathan raised his hands in surrender, shaking his head. "I didn't...none of this was meant to happen," he stammered as he glanced past the wolf towards Rachel, who was transfixed by what she was seeing. "I'm sorry," Nathan added before turning on his heel and disappearing into the surrounding wood.
The sound of breaking glass got Sophie's attention as she spotted the vampire that had bitten her. spotting her at the same time he turned and took off into the woods himself. With a deep growl, she launched herself after him, disappearing into the woods and leaving Rachel cradling a critically wounded Chloe.
"Come on, Chloe. Don't you dare give up now," Rachel urged as she shook off what she had just seen and turned her attention to the punk gently lifting her out of the car. She gently removed the metal rod from her abdomen, sat her down perched against the side of the car and began tearing parts of her shirt to use to try and stop the bleeding.
"What the fuck is going here?" A female voice cut through the silence of the junkyard, one Rachel instantly recognized.
"Victoria! Over here," she called, desperate for help. She just couldn't do this on her own.
As Victoria came into view, the blond's expression went from confused to horrified as she gazed upon the bleeding punk. Before she could get any closer, a deep growl came out of the darkness. Sophie appeared out of nowhere, pinning Victoria down in the dirt. The fur on her snout was stained with blood, bearing her teeth mere inches from the blonde's now terrified face, her orb a dark black resting on one of her tails poised to strike.
"Sophie, DON'T!" Rachel shouted in a pleading voice. She seemed to hesitate for a moment, looking back towards Rachel and Chloe and then back at Victoria. Growling and shaking her head violently Sophie backed off, letting the blonde up and glancing back at Rachel before whimpering and launching herself back into the forest.
"What… what the fuck was that?" Victoria demanded shakily as she got to her feet dusting herself off.
"I'm… not sure. Look, Victoria I need you NOW," Rachel said firmly as she continued to hold her hand on her friend's bleeding wound.
Victoria moved to the two girls side and swallowed hard. "I don't think…"
"You'll be fine, Torie. You're the ONLY one that can save her," Rachel pleaded to the blonde vampire.
Victoria already knew the answer, but asked anyway. "What… do you want me to do?"
Rachel looked down at her dying friend her breathing becoming weaker with each breath. A tear rolled down the young hunter's cheek as she looked back up at the blond vampire. "She won't make it to the hospital, Torie… You have to turn her." Victoria stood there as she took in the hunter's request.
"No," Chloe's voice was low and weak.
Rachel looked down at the punk, "Don't you fucking dare, Chloe Elizabeth Price. She can save you," she said angrily, but Chloe just shook her head. Rachel took her hand off the wound and gripped her hand as she sobbed. "Chloe please," she pleaded. "Don't leave me alone."
Chloe let out a weak chuckle as she smiled up at the blonde. "It's gonna be ok ya know… Maybe now… I'll get some peace," she murmured weakly.
Rachel slammed her free fist against the side of the old car, causing what was left of the glass to fall out of the window frame. "FUCK THAT SHIT," she shouted angrily as she wracked her brain for something… anything as she hung her head sobbing, "gimme a week," she sobbed. Chloe gently shook her head. "Fine, a day. Gimme a fucking day and I'll find a reason for you to live. If I don't..." she looked into Chloe's blue eyes pleading. "If I don't... I'll do it myself," Rachel offered hesitantly. Chloe raised her hand up to Rachel's cheek, wiping some of the tears away. "Please, Chloe."
"Pinky swear," Chloe whispered with a weak grin as she balled her fist, extending her pinky finger.
Rachel let out a watery chuckle. "You fucking nerd," she sobbed as she hooked her pinky around Chloe's.
"Of course." Chloe looked up at Victoria who eyes were red and puffy and nodded.
Regaining her composure, Victoria kneeled down beside the bluenette looking nervously at Rachel then at Chloe. After the anxious exchange, she bit into her own wrist, causing thick dark blood to seep from the wound and offered it to Chloe with a grimace. Rachel raised Chloe's head up as Victoria's blood dripped into her mouth. The red liquid causing the punk to cough and splutter several times as she swallowed.
"That tastes rank," Chloe spluttered weakly with a grin, her face scrunching up in disgust.
Victoria let out a chuckle. "You'll get used to it," she replied licking her wound clean as it healed up.
Rachel leaned over and rested her hand on top of Victoria's. "Thank you, Torie. I really mean that" she said as she looked back down at Chloe, who had now fallen asleep her breathing getting significantly stronger. On top of that, the wound in her abdomen was slowly beginning to close. Victoria glanced up at Rachel questioningly. "What is it, Torie? I know that look," Rachel said as she caught her gaze.
Victoria let out a troubled sigh. "Could you do it…? Could you actually kill her?" she asked hesitantly.
Rachel was silent for a moment before hanging her head on her chest. "Honestly... I don't know, but I had to say something. Hopefully, we won't have to find out," she replied her voice full of doubt as she checked on Chloe's wound that now looked as good as new before looking back over to Victoria. "Can you take her back your dorm," Rachel asked.
Victoria's eyes went wide. "What's wrong with her home, or your dorm? I'm not babysitting," she shot back crossing her arms slightly annoyed.
Rachel let out a sigh. "Ok fine, you can tell her mother her daughter's now a vampire. I'm sure that will be a pleasant conversation… Don't forget to include the part where you turned her," Rachel said to the blonde vampire with a hint of a threat.
Victoria was taken aback by that prospect. "Err, well how about your dorm? It's best she wakes up with a friend, particularly one she won't want to eat," she offered.
Rachel let out a laugh. "Torie, you ARE our friend. And not just because of this," she said reassuringly
"REALLY," Victoria snapped. "You two go hot and cold on me day to day. One second you're there, the next you act like I have the plague or summin'." She sounded genuinely hurt.
Rachel offered the vampire a warm smile. "Tori, we just give you space when you're having a particularly bad day. We know if you wanna talk you'll come to us, that's all," she said reassuringly.
"And how would you…? Kate." Rolling her eyes as the realization suddenly sinking in as to how the two knew how she was feeling. "I shoulda known," Victoria chuckled.
"Yes, you should have. I thought you were smart," Rachel shot playfully with a smile.
Victoria grinned back. "In my defense, I have had a lot to deal with."
"Besides, you've now got a friend back who you can relate to, AND you have… food in your dorm. And at the worst if it comes to blows no one gets hurt, well permanently anyway," Rachel said reassuringly.
Victoria let out a chuckle. "Well, that's a nice warm fuzzy feeling. And while I'm babysitting a newborn with more emotional baggage than myself, what are you gonna be doing?" Victoria questioned.
Rachel tilted her head to one side, looking down at Chloe as she slept. "I've got twenty-four hours to find a reason for her to live," she said quietly.
"Ya know, there is one thing I can think of," Victoria said firmly.
Rachel let out a chuckle and wiped away a stray tear from her cheek, "I have thought about that. And… While we are great together, it's not me that...completes her. I've already accepted that."
Victoria frowned as she looked at the blond playing with the punk's hair. "You don't mean… whatshername… Max?" she said, letting out a sigh. "No one's seen or heard from her or her family in five years. She could be anywhere," she finished defiantly.
Rachel looked at her with a crooked grin. "I think… I think she might be closer than we think," she said, glancing towards where the black wolf had disappeared into the forest.
Victoria followed her gaze as her eyes widened and jaw dropped. "No fucking way… you mean," she stammered.
Rachel nodded. "I do. It's the only thing that makes sense. You shoulda seen her," she muttered as her brain worked overtime piecing everything together.
"I did, up close. I thought she was gonna bite my head off," Victoria said with a shudder.
Rachel shook her head. "Before that. Before Nathan and his goons showed up. She got to Chloe in a way I have never come close to. Hell, not even Kate got to her like that. She had her GENUINELY crying. And Chloe Price NEVER cries like that. She didn't lose it until Chloe got hurt… And also, Kate said she was lying and afraid of something inside her. I think that was it. That's what she's afraid of…" What that was exactly, she would have to find out. "Look I gotta go, do some digging send her home tomorrow evening, and PLEASE make sure she's fed beforehand. The last thing I need is to be trying to prevent my best friend from eating her own mother and someone I consider a mom," she finished as she stood up, giving a smile before taking off and leaving a confused Victoria with a sleeping Chloe.
Well, thats that, Chloe is now a vampire, But what is Sophie.
How was the action, was it clear enough to follow. Any comments and critique is welcome
Till next time Probably Wednesday.
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