Part 3
Jewel had felt on the way to the mansion that she would hate it there and would want to go home after only a few days. What happened was the complete opposite. She loved it at Thierry's mansion! She hadn't yet met the leading man himself but there was always so much going on and so many different people to talk to it was almost impossible to be bored. She hung around with Hannah a lot, Hannah being the one closest to her own age, only half a year older. Hannah was a lot of fun and was into most of the things Jewel was into like reading and watching films.
Jewel saw very little Scott. He seemed to stay out of the mansion as much as possible and if he passed her he wouldn't say anything, he wouldn't even look at Jewel and although she would never admit it that hurt to be treat like she didn't matter. She did matter and obviously the connection they had mattered for if it didn't surely she wouldn't have been asked to come to Thierry's mansion.
It was Christmas Eve when Jewel finally met him. He had come back from his business trip in the day and had sent someone to fetch her to see him in his office. She wasn't the slightest bit scared for Hannah had talked about him a lot and from what she had heard he sounded like one of those good guys that you had a 1 in a million chance of meeting. A young shewolf called Lupe took her down to Thierry's office where she waited patiently for a few seconds until he shouted from the room that she didn't have to wait for his permission to enter.
She opened the large oak door with a loud creak and stepped into a well-lit neat office with wooden panelling and large red velvet curtains draw, blocking the outside world. A young man no older then 19 sat at the wooden desk surrounded by paper work. He was very good looking with gorgeous eyes and short white blond hair. His skin was pale as was normal for a vampire and he looked tall and strong. He was dressed as any teenage boy would be, in jeans and a black t shirt.
"Hi sit down" He said. She took a seat at his desk.
"So are you doing ok here?"
"Yeah its wicked I mean there's so much to do and people to talk to but." She stopped and to her surprise felt tears stinging her eyes." I'm sick of Scott treating me like im nothing like I don't exist"
Thierry watched her and she could see sadness in his own dark eyes. She had never thought a vampire lord to behave like this. Kindly.
"he will come around.I promise.We had the same problem with Ash but he came around and now he and Mary Lynette are very happy. All the soulmate connections play a big part in the future and they shouldn't be ignored. Ignoring them will only make them stronger" Said Thierry.
"I've heard all this before about Scott coming around but what if this time its different and it turns out different and ends badly" She said.
"I'm speaking to him later, try and knock some sense into him" Said Thierry" I have a feeling already that he knows he cant ignore the connection but he is trying to. I will make him see things differently" Thierry said a wild fire in his dark eyes" The soulmate connection is a wonderful thing and it should never be abused and im not going to let it be"
She brushed away a few tears and smiled weakly. She liked this boy, he seemed the understanding type but he was also saying he would help her and make Scott see that the connection was unbreakable no matter how much they both wanted it. But did she want it to be gone? Or could she learn to get along with Scott? Her brain was very muddled and she felt differently at different times about the situation she and Scott were in. The think about it made her head throb painfully.
"Is there anything I can do for you? Anything you need?" Asked Thierry. Jewel shook her head but then she remembered something.
"I don't need anything but I think you should know Scott has been feeding on humans. That's another reason he spends so much time away from here"
"I know I need to talk to him about that tonight" Said Thierry" Its snowing. Why don't you go out? You love the snow"
"How.." She began but then it struck her" Right you can read minds"
"No Scott told me" he said a smile playing on his lips. She looked at him confused. Why would Scott tell him a thing like that?
"Why..."
"All in good time. This is all part of the plan which will make you and him understand what will happen more" Said Thierry and she could tell he wasn't going to say anything more.
She stood up and turned to leave her head throbbing with the confusion that pounded through it. Why the hell would Scott mention something like that? Maybe Thierry had tricked him into saying it or maybe Thierry could read Scott's mind. She didn't know but at the moment she didn't want to think about it anymore.
The snow hit her face, chilling he and curing her headache a little. Thierry was right, she loved the snow as much as she loved the lights of New Orleans. She missed those lights, they were much more beautiful than the lights of Las Vegas which were sickly orange and flashing. She sat on the wooden bench near the fountain with the mermaid on top that wasn't running. The snow fell down on her and she felt relaxed. If she didn't think about things she relaxed.
The hours passed and she stayed in the garden walking around and sitting down just feeling the cold wash through her body. It was as if the cold and the snow were washing away her worries of Scott and how he treated her. With the snow it was as if nothing else mattered and it never would matter again. The snow was the world to her at that moment.
"I knew you loved the snow" Came a cold voice from behind her. She knew that voice and at that moment she hated it and didn't want to hear it ever again. She tried to ignore what she had just heard and carried on letting the coldness wash through her trying to relax again. She didn't even hear the snow crunching under his feet as he walked over to the bench and sat down beside her. His presence made her feel the cold even more.
"I have talked with Thierry and he knows I have been going out to hunt and feed on humans and he wants it to stop now. You told him, I know even though he wouldn't breath a word about who had told him" Scott said and although she wasn't looking at him she could feel his eyes on her and knew he would be glaring at her. It seemed that by telling Thierry she had ruined his fun.
"So you shouldn't be allowed to do it. Its not right that you have been allowed to stay here and yet go against their rules" She replied nastily still not looking at him." You think your something special..your not"
"I'm something more than what you are" She heard him say angrily" Weak pathetic moaning human whose only reason for living is to destroy the earth and kill each other"
"Ignorant evil blood sucking vampires like you who like nothing better than to cause pain and sadness wherever you go. I think id prefer to be living" She snapped.
"I am alive but I've never been human and you know that. I'm glad I was never human for humans are the weakest of the weak and you are one of the weakest humans I have ever met" he snapped back.
"I may not be strong physically but I've managed to put up with the fact you hate me, my own soulmate hated me and I've managed to deal with the fact that there is a nightworld" She said trying to calm herself" Not many humans could deal with that"
She stood up and started to walk back to the mansion the snow crunching beneath her feet and some ice making her slide a little. She managed to keep her balance though and she didn't fall. She didn't even look back at the vampire who was her one and only soulmate. She would never be able to rid herself of the connection not even the most powerful magic could do it.
"I don't hate you"
She thought at first that she imagined those words but she didn't and they stuck in her mind. To her horror she lost her footing on some ice and slipped and got ready for the pain of falling. The pain never came but now she felt strong arms around her, arms that had caught her and stopped her from falling. Scott was holding her up had saved her from pain. Luckily his skin wasn't touching hers.
"Get off me" She demanded. He let go of her and she steadied herself. She didn't even look back or thank him for catching her. All she waned to do now was get away from him. She never wanted to see him again.
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Christmas morning started early with people up and opening presents at dawn. Jewel herself didn't have any presets from her family having got money to spend so she was very surprised to see a small pile of presents at the bottom of her bed. At first she thought there must have been a mistake and then presents had been put in the wrong room but then she saw on the tags that they were for her, all of them. Who were they from? She started to open them and then found out that they were from the people she had known from little over a week.
Thea the witch with the long golden hair had given her a very pretty blue sleeveless top, which went with her eyes. Jewel felt a surge of gratitude and would thank Thea the first chance she got. She opened the next present, which was wrapped in silver paper and saw it was from Ash and Mary Lynette. It was a pretty silver cross with a bright blue jewel in the middle of it. She put it on and then looked back to her presents. The next was from Rashel and Quinn and it was a strange shape. She ripped the paper off and in her hand was a wooden stake with a sharp end. The end were it was held was silver and had crystals imbedded in it on the tag it said, "in case you ever get in any trouble and we are not there". Her next present was from Thierry and it was a book. It looked quite old and the pages were yellow with posh black writing upon them. To Jewel it looked like a book of spells and potions. Thierry had written on the inside of the cover.
"Everyone contains magic in them even humans. This book contains spells and potions though it is more Wicca than witchcraft, it may help you one day"
The last present was small and had to tag on it telling her whom it was from. She unwrapped it and opened a small jewellery box. A ring was inside in the shape of a rose but the strange thing was that the rose was black. Jewel had never seen a black rose ring. She looked around for a note that might have fallen off but there was none. Who would send her this ring without a note? She slipped it on anyway feeling that it couldn't hurt to wear it. It really was a pretty ring.
It seemed that Christmas day was a day off for almost everyone in the mansion and even Thierry pulled himself away from his so called important work to join in the festivities. They had a wonderful diner with turkey and stuffing and veg and even the vampires ate something. To no ones surprise Scott wasn't seen all day and Ash said he was shut up in his room sulking. Maybe what Jewel had said had actually got to him. Good that's what it was meant to do and she hoped he felt as bad as she had felt when she was being ignored.
After dinner just for a laugh they played party games and of course Thierry being the oldest, strongest and quickest won most of the games. There was a funny incident when Quinn and he were still in a game of musical chairs and Thierry pulled the chair from right underneath Quinn who couldn't stop himself from hitting the floor. Of course everyone laughed at him, Rashel the loudest and Quinn gave her a dark look and pulled her down to the floor playfully. She hit him still laughing and got up. He sat on the floor looking like a sad puppy. Jewel never imagined a vampire could look like hat. She was having the time of her life with Vampires and witches and if one of her friends had told her that she would have laughed in their faces but not now. Now she knew the truth and she could deal with it or so she thought.
That night Jewel pulled herself up to bed feeling tired. Sleep tried to overcome her half way up the stairs but she wouldn't let it. The glass of wine she had had was kicking in and making her feel dizzy. The quicker she got up to bed the better. She could still hear the other laughing downstairs. Scott hadn't come down all day and had most likely gone out to feed now, even though Thierry had told him not to. She had to sit down just for a minute and she did so feeling even dizzier.
"You shouldn't go to sleep on the stairs"
At first she thought she had dreamed that voice but then she realised she was still awake. The voice had come out of the darkness surrounding her and it could belong to anyone. She would have to hear it again to recognise it. Maybe someone had broken in because the security wasn't as tight as it should be but then she remembered that there was a spell around the mansion stopping human thieves. That meant it had t be a nightworld person.
"Who is there?" She whispered. She heard the shuffling of clothing as someone moved into the silver moonlight shinning through the window.
"Oh its you" She could hear the dislike in her own voice. Scott stared at her hard and her head started to pound horribly but that didn't stop her nastiness" Shouldn't you be out killing some young girl?"
"You've been drinking"
"I had one glass of wine so what?" She said," Nobody stops you drinking blood"
"I never realised before what a bitch you are" He snarled but didn't move.
"What's that talking about yourself again? You're the bitchy one" She said" It isn't exactly nice when your soulmate, the person your meant to be with forever hates you"
"I told you before I don't hate you"
"You hate humans, I'm human so therefore you hate me. Don't try and play with my mind you piece of scum" She spat.
"Vermin!" hr roared" That's all you are, that's what all your kind is. I am so much stronger than you and I deserve this life. You deserve nothing not even the blood running through your veins!"
"Why don't you take it then if you deserve it" She cried. She pulled her knees up to her and rested her folded arms onto them laid her head down and started to sob. He hated her, she hated him how could they ever be soulmates?
He looked shocked for a few seconds and then she saw his face and body change before her very eyes. His muscles shifted and grew underneath his black shirt his canine teeth grew long and ended with a sharp point becoming fangs. His eyes were the most frightening things for now they shone silver. It looked like he had molten silver in his eye sockets. He had shown his true vampire form.
"So you want to die?" He asked his voice now distorted by the sharp fangs" It that what you want?
"No but I've got a feeling its going to happen anyway"
"I could it you know, take your life into me, I should do it. I will do it" He started to walk swiftly towards her. The last bit had made her jerk her head up and jump up. She should shout for help but the music and laughter downstairs told her that no one would hear. He was much closer now and almost upon her and she had to think of something, a way to stop him even though she had in a way invited him to do it.
He lunged at her his teeth snapping inches from her neck and she pushed him off with all her strength. She scrambled up off the floor and took off down the dark corridor towards the west wing of the mansion. She suddenly realised her mistake for hardly anyone went in the west wing and there would be no help. She was alone with a killer and she had to deal with him herself. If only she had her stake but it was back in her room. Her room! It was close to the west wing. She had to get to it before he got her. She ran as fast as she could down the twisting corridors and came to a stop at part of the mansion she knew. It wasn't far to her room.
She started to run to her room but stopped in her tracks when Scott stepped out of the darkness.
"I'm not as stupid as you think," He said.
Oh no. This was it. She was going to die. Well she wasn't going to go down without a fight.
"Come on then!" She said" get me if you want me"
She turned and took off the way she came and he easily caught up with her. Before he grabbed her though she managed to pick up a vase on a stand and throw it at his head were it hit him. He snarled like an animal in pain and she saw the large cut of his forehead were the glass of the vase had sliced open his skin. Blood was pouring out so fast that it had already covered the carpet around him staining it a dark red. Dispite all this she felt herself smiling but then her smile turned into a look of shock. The cut had already stopped bleeding and was starting to heal. Only wood would hurt him enough for her to get away. She didn't have any wood.
"You worthless little bitch you will pay for that" he snarled" Am gonna enjoy this"
She couldn't help but scream as he jumped on her knocking her to the floor with a loud bang, which sounded down the corridor. She tried to push him off and as she tried a sob escaped her mouth. This was it death was upon her but she wasn't ready to go. She didn't want to die and she only had one last hope.
"Please" She whimpered," Don't do it"
She saw him look at her for a moment in a shocked way but then fury quickly replaced the shock and is head shot down to her neck and she felt the teeth piece her skin. The pain was incredible as the life was being sucked out of her. She resisted with all her will and being and still struggled but it was helpless. She was going to die.
The sucking had stopped but the pain was still there. She opened her eyes and looked up to see Scott stood up the light from the window surrounding him. His lips were stained red with her blood and the silver was still in his eyes though his fangs had retreated into themselves.
"I hate you" She managed to croak through the pain and weakness. He looked on at her and then turned his back and walked slowly away. She shut her eyes wishing death would come quickly and she wouldn't have to experience any more pain.
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Cold winter light shone through the window onto the sleeping head of Jewel. 3 days had passed since Scott had attacked her and not once had she woken. The house was tense and alert looking for any sign of Scott. It seemed he had simply vanished.
Jewel moved a little in her slumber but did not yet open her eyes for she was still recovering from the blood she had lost. Thierry knew that she had almost died but it seemed Scott for some reason had spared her and left her with just enough blood to recover with. Rashel Quinn and Ash along with others had been sent out into the city to see sources and try and track down Scott before it was to late. Thierry had a feeling Scott had betrayed them.
Jewel opened her eyes now because the sunlight had begun to irritate her. She sat up in her bed and looked around. Things seemed different. She didn't recall what had happened. There was a stab of pain at the neck as she moved her head to the side and she cringed. Flashes of memory came back to her. A party with people laughing and drinking.Scott his face full of fury his fangs long and sharp.his eyes glowing silver.. the pain of being bitten.his face as he turned and left her..
She lay back down again physically and emotionally exhausted and wishing she had somebody to talk to, to fill in the gaps of her memories. As if hearing her thoughts someone did came a few minuets later and to her great surprise it was Thierry. His face was one of great sadness and he sat down on her bed without a word.
"He has left us hasn't he?" Jewel asked him already certain of the answer. He nodded slowly.
"He attacked you and then left, no one has seen him since and it looks as if he has left town. The thing that puzzles me though is why if he wanted to attack you and drink your blood, why did he leave you alive. I have a feeling he left you alive for a great purpose"
"He is going to Hunter"
"That is what we think. We think he is going to lead hunter here and attack. I have called in circle day breakers from all over the world to join me here to fight when they come, if they come. It seems most likely he has gone to Hunter but of course we cannot be certain until we get word back from our spy."
"Its all my fault" she sighed" If I had never gone to that stupid party id have never met him and he would have never have had to come here..."
"Don't blame yourself. Soulmates are drawn together and it was destiny, both of your destinies to meet and to come here"
"Which means it was Scott's destiny to leave me and go to Hunter"
Against her will tears stung her eyes. Why was she crying over the boy who had attacked her and would kill her? Because they were soulmates. No matter how much she hated him and he hated her they would always be connected. There was only one hope.
Please Scott. Please don't do it. Come back to me. I forgive you.
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New Orleans was as he had left it full of light and human vermin. He only needed to pack a few things from the apartment and then he would be off, to New York City where Hunter was waiting for him. He should have been with hunter from the start. It would have saved him so much trouble. He should have never have gone to Las Vegas. Well it was ok now for he was going back to New York to be with his real family, away from his soulmate who he had nearly killed. He would have most likely killed her if it hadn't been for the damn soulmate connection. The thing that had stopped him feeding off her was that he could feel her pain.
Well that was all behind him now. New York was waiting for him along with hunter and the rest of his vampire family, the only ones who cared about him. He stepped outside holding his bag full of clothes and possessions when something hit him.
A message someone had sent telepathically. It was Jewel and she was desperate. He got the message load and clear but he ignored it. She was only saying it to save her own skin and circle daybreak. She didn't really forgive him and even if she did he didn't care. Did he? No of course he didn't for she was human vermin weak and useless and he was a Redfern vampire strong and ruthless. He made his way to the bus station and caught the first bus heading to New York City.
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Well there have it. I might not update for a little while because I will be working on another story, which with any luck will be up on Fictionpress.com soon. Please review.
Jewel had felt on the way to the mansion that she would hate it there and would want to go home after only a few days. What happened was the complete opposite. She loved it at Thierry's mansion! She hadn't yet met the leading man himself but there was always so much going on and so many different people to talk to it was almost impossible to be bored. She hung around with Hannah a lot, Hannah being the one closest to her own age, only half a year older. Hannah was a lot of fun and was into most of the things Jewel was into like reading and watching films.
Jewel saw very little Scott. He seemed to stay out of the mansion as much as possible and if he passed her he wouldn't say anything, he wouldn't even look at Jewel and although she would never admit it that hurt to be treat like she didn't matter. She did matter and obviously the connection they had mattered for if it didn't surely she wouldn't have been asked to come to Thierry's mansion.
It was Christmas Eve when Jewel finally met him. He had come back from his business trip in the day and had sent someone to fetch her to see him in his office. She wasn't the slightest bit scared for Hannah had talked about him a lot and from what she had heard he sounded like one of those good guys that you had a 1 in a million chance of meeting. A young shewolf called Lupe took her down to Thierry's office where she waited patiently for a few seconds until he shouted from the room that she didn't have to wait for his permission to enter.
She opened the large oak door with a loud creak and stepped into a well-lit neat office with wooden panelling and large red velvet curtains draw, blocking the outside world. A young man no older then 19 sat at the wooden desk surrounded by paper work. He was very good looking with gorgeous eyes and short white blond hair. His skin was pale as was normal for a vampire and he looked tall and strong. He was dressed as any teenage boy would be, in jeans and a black t shirt.
"Hi sit down" He said. She took a seat at his desk.
"So are you doing ok here?"
"Yeah its wicked I mean there's so much to do and people to talk to but." She stopped and to her surprise felt tears stinging her eyes." I'm sick of Scott treating me like im nothing like I don't exist"
Thierry watched her and she could see sadness in his own dark eyes. She had never thought a vampire lord to behave like this. Kindly.
"he will come around.I promise.We had the same problem with Ash but he came around and now he and Mary Lynette are very happy. All the soulmate connections play a big part in the future and they shouldn't be ignored. Ignoring them will only make them stronger" Said Thierry.
"I've heard all this before about Scott coming around but what if this time its different and it turns out different and ends badly" She said.
"I'm speaking to him later, try and knock some sense into him" Said Thierry" I have a feeling already that he knows he cant ignore the connection but he is trying to. I will make him see things differently" Thierry said a wild fire in his dark eyes" The soulmate connection is a wonderful thing and it should never be abused and im not going to let it be"
She brushed away a few tears and smiled weakly. She liked this boy, he seemed the understanding type but he was also saying he would help her and make Scott see that the connection was unbreakable no matter how much they both wanted it. But did she want it to be gone? Or could she learn to get along with Scott? Her brain was very muddled and she felt differently at different times about the situation she and Scott were in. The think about it made her head throb painfully.
"Is there anything I can do for you? Anything you need?" Asked Thierry. Jewel shook her head but then she remembered something.
"I don't need anything but I think you should know Scott has been feeding on humans. That's another reason he spends so much time away from here"
"I know I need to talk to him about that tonight" Said Thierry" Its snowing. Why don't you go out? You love the snow"
"How.." She began but then it struck her" Right you can read minds"
"No Scott told me" he said a smile playing on his lips. She looked at him confused. Why would Scott tell him a thing like that?
"Why..."
"All in good time. This is all part of the plan which will make you and him understand what will happen more" Said Thierry and she could tell he wasn't going to say anything more.
She stood up and turned to leave her head throbbing with the confusion that pounded through it. Why the hell would Scott mention something like that? Maybe Thierry had tricked him into saying it or maybe Thierry could read Scott's mind. She didn't know but at the moment she didn't want to think about it anymore.
The snow hit her face, chilling he and curing her headache a little. Thierry was right, she loved the snow as much as she loved the lights of New Orleans. She missed those lights, they were much more beautiful than the lights of Las Vegas which were sickly orange and flashing. She sat on the wooden bench near the fountain with the mermaid on top that wasn't running. The snow fell down on her and she felt relaxed. If she didn't think about things she relaxed.
The hours passed and she stayed in the garden walking around and sitting down just feeling the cold wash through her body. It was as if the cold and the snow were washing away her worries of Scott and how he treated her. With the snow it was as if nothing else mattered and it never would matter again. The snow was the world to her at that moment.
"I knew you loved the snow" Came a cold voice from behind her. She knew that voice and at that moment she hated it and didn't want to hear it ever again. She tried to ignore what she had just heard and carried on letting the coldness wash through her trying to relax again. She didn't even hear the snow crunching under his feet as he walked over to the bench and sat down beside her. His presence made her feel the cold even more.
"I have talked with Thierry and he knows I have been going out to hunt and feed on humans and he wants it to stop now. You told him, I know even though he wouldn't breath a word about who had told him" Scott said and although she wasn't looking at him she could feel his eyes on her and knew he would be glaring at her. It seemed that by telling Thierry she had ruined his fun.
"So you shouldn't be allowed to do it. Its not right that you have been allowed to stay here and yet go against their rules" She replied nastily still not looking at him." You think your something special..your not"
"I'm something more than what you are" She heard him say angrily" Weak pathetic moaning human whose only reason for living is to destroy the earth and kill each other"
"Ignorant evil blood sucking vampires like you who like nothing better than to cause pain and sadness wherever you go. I think id prefer to be living" She snapped.
"I am alive but I've never been human and you know that. I'm glad I was never human for humans are the weakest of the weak and you are one of the weakest humans I have ever met" he snapped back.
"I may not be strong physically but I've managed to put up with the fact you hate me, my own soulmate hated me and I've managed to deal with the fact that there is a nightworld" She said trying to calm herself" Not many humans could deal with that"
She stood up and started to walk back to the mansion the snow crunching beneath her feet and some ice making her slide a little. She managed to keep her balance though and she didn't fall. She didn't even look back at the vampire who was her one and only soulmate. She would never be able to rid herself of the connection not even the most powerful magic could do it.
"I don't hate you"
She thought at first that she imagined those words but she didn't and they stuck in her mind. To her horror she lost her footing on some ice and slipped and got ready for the pain of falling. The pain never came but now she felt strong arms around her, arms that had caught her and stopped her from falling. Scott was holding her up had saved her from pain. Luckily his skin wasn't touching hers.
"Get off me" She demanded. He let go of her and she steadied herself. She didn't even look back or thank him for catching her. All she waned to do now was get away from him. She never wanted to see him again.
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Christmas morning started early with people up and opening presents at dawn. Jewel herself didn't have any presets from her family having got money to spend so she was very surprised to see a small pile of presents at the bottom of her bed. At first she thought there must have been a mistake and then presents had been put in the wrong room but then she saw on the tags that they were for her, all of them. Who were they from? She started to open them and then found out that they were from the people she had known from little over a week.
Thea the witch with the long golden hair had given her a very pretty blue sleeveless top, which went with her eyes. Jewel felt a surge of gratitude and would thank Thea the first chance she got. She opened the next present, which was wrapped in silver paper and saw it was from Ash and Mary Lynette. It was a pretty silver cross with a bright blue jewel in the middle of it. She put it on and then looked back to her presents. The next was from Rashel and Quinn and it was a strange shape. She ripped the paper off and in her hand was a wooden stake with a sharp end. The end were it was held was silver and had crystals imbedded in it on the tag it said, "in case you ever get in any trouble and we are not there". Her next present was from Thierry and it was a book. It looked quite old and the pages were yellow with posh black writing upon them. To Jewel it looked like a book of spells and potions. Thierry had written on the inside of the cover.
"Everyone contains magic in them even humans. This book contains spells and potions though it is more Wicca than witchcraft, it may help you one day"
The last present was small and had to tag on it telling her whom it was from. She unwrapped it and opened a small jewellery box. A ring was inside in the shape of a rose but the strange thing was that the rose was black. Jewel had never seen a black rose ring. She looked around for a note that might have fallen off but there was none. Who would send her this ring without a note? She slipped it on anyway feeling that it couldn't hurt to wear it. It really was a pretty ring.
It seemed that Christmas day was a day off for almost everyone in the mansion and even Thierry pulled himself away from his so called important work to join in the festivities. They had a wonderful diner with turkey and stuffing and veg and even the vampires ate something. To no ones surprise Scott wasn't seen all day and Ash said he was shut up in his room sulking. Maybe what Jewel had said had actually got to him. Good that's what it was meant to do and she hoped he felt as bad as she had felt when she was being ignored.
After dinner just for a laugh they played party games and of course Thierry being the oldest, strongest and quickest won most of the games. There was a funny incident when Quinn and he were still in a game of musical chairs and Thierry pulled the chair from right underneath Quinn who couldn't stop himself from hitting the floor. Of course everyone laughed at him, Rashel the loudest and Quinn gave her a dark look and pulled her down to the floor playfully. She hit him still laughing and got up. He sat on the floor looking like a sad puppy. Jewel never imagined a vampire could look like hat. She was having the time of her life with Vampires and witches and if one of her friends had told her that she would have laughed in their faces but not now. Now she knew the truth and she could deal with it or so she thought.
That night Jewel pulled herself up to bed feeling tired. Sleep tried to overcome her half way up the stairs but she wouldn't let it. The glass of wine she had had was kicking in and making her feel dizzy. The quicker she got up to bed the better. She could still hear the other laughing downstairs. Scott hadn't come down all day and had most likely gone out to feed now, even though Thierry had told him not to. She had to sit down just for a minute and she did so feeling even dizzier.
"You shouldn't go to sleep on the stairs"
At first she thought she had dreamed that voice but then she realised she was still awake. The voice had come out of the darkness surrounding her and it could belong to anyone. She would have to hear it again to recognise it. Maybe someone had broken in because the security wasn't as tight as it should be but then she remembered that there was a spell around the mansion stopping human thieves. That meant it had t be a nightworld person.
"Who is there?" She whispered. She heard the shuffling of clothing as someone moved into the silver moonlight shinning through the window.
"Oh its you" She could hear the dislike in her own voice. Scott stared at her hard and her head started to pound horribly but that didn't stop her nastiness" Shouldn't you be out killing some young girl?"
"You've been drinking"
"I had one glass of wine so what?" She said," Nobody stops you drinking blood"
"I never realised before what a bitch you are" He snarled but didn't move.
"What's that talking about yourself again? You're the bitchy one" She said" It isn't exactly nice when your soulmate, the person your meant to be with forever hates you"
"I told you before I don't hate you"
"You hate humans, I'm human so therefore you hate me. Don't try and play with my mind you piece of scum" She spat.
"Vermin!" hr roared" That's all you are, that's what all your kind is. I am so much stronger than you and I deserve this life. You deserve nothing not even the blood running through your veins!"
"Why don't you take it then if you deserve it" She cried. She pulled her knees up to her and rested her folded arms onto them laid her head down and started to sob. He hated her, she hated him how could they ever be soulmates?
He looked shocked for a few seconds and then she saw his face and body change before her very eyes. His muscles shifted and grew underneath his black shirt his canine teeth grew long and ended with a sharp point becoming fangs. His eyes were the most frightening things for now they shone silver. It looked like he had molten silver in his eye sockets. He had shown his true vampire form.
"So you want to die?" He asked his voice now distorted by the sharp fangs" It that what you want?
"No but I've got a feeling its going to happen anyway"
"I could it you know, take your life into me, I should do it. I will do it" He started to walk swiftly towards her. The last bit had made her jerk her head up and jump up. She should shout for help but the music and laughter downstairs told her that no one would hear. He was much closer now and almost upon her and she had to think of something, a way to stop him even though she had in a way invited him to do it.
He lunged at her his teeth snapping inches from her neck and she pushed him off with all her strength. She scrambled up off the floor and took off down the dark corridor towards the west wing of the mansion. She suddenly realised her mistake for hardly anyone went in the west wing and there would be no help. She was alone with a killer and she had to deal with him herself. If only she had her stake but it was back in her room. Her room! It was close to the west wing. She had to get to it before he got her. She ran as fast as she could down the twisting corridors and came to a stop at part of the mansion she knew. It wasn't far to her room.
She started to run to her room but stopped in her tracks when Scott stepped out of the darkness.
"I'm not as stupid as you think," He said.
Oh no. This was it. She was going to die. Well she wasn't going to go down without a fight.
"Come on then!" She said" get me if you want me"
She turned and took off the way she came and he easily caught up with her. Before he grabbed her though she managed to pick up a vase on a stand and throw it at his head were it hit him. He snarled like an animal in pain and she saw the large cut of his forehead were the glass of the vase had sliced open his skin. Blood was pouring out so fast that it had already covered the carpet around him staining it a dark red. Dispite all this she felt herself smiling but then her smile turned into a look of shock. The cut had already stopped bleeding and was starting to heal. Only wood would hurt him enough for her to get away. She didn't have any wood.
"You worthless little bitch you will pay for that" he snarled" Am gonna enjoy this"
She couldn't help but scream as he jumped on her knocking her to the floor with a loud bang, which sounded down the corridor. She tried to push him off and as she tried a sob escaped her mouth. This was it death was upon her but she wasn't ready to go. She didn't want to die and she only had one last hope.
"Please" She whimpered," Don't do it"
She saw him look at her for a moment in a shocked way but then fury quickly replaced the shock and is head shot down to her neck and she felt the teeth piece her skin. The pain was incredible as the life was being sucked out of her. She resisted with all her will and being and still struggled but it was helpless. She was going to die.
The sucking had stopped but the pain was still there. She opened her eyes and looked up to see Scott stood up the light from the window surrounding him. His lips were stained red with her blood and the silver was still in his eyes though his fangs had retreated into themselves.
"I hate you" She managed to croak through the pain and weakness. He looked on at her and then turned his back and walked slowly away. She shut her eyes wishing death would come quickly and she wouldn't have to experience any more pain.
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Cold winter light shone through the window onto the sleeping head of Jewel. 3 days had passed since Scott had attacked her and not once had she woken. The house was tense and alert looking for any sign of Scott. It seemed he had simply vanished.
Jewel moved a little in her slumber but did not yet open her eyes for she was still recovering from the blood she had lost. Thierry knew that she had almost died but it seemed Scott for some reason had spared her and left her with just enough blood to recover with. Rashel Quinn and Ash along with others had been sent out into the city to see sources and try and track down Scott before it was to late. Thierry had a feeling Scott had betrayed them.
Jewel opened her eyes now because the sunlight had begun to irritate her. She sat up in her bed and looked around. Things seemed different. She didn't recall what had happened. There was a stab of pain at the neck as she moved her head to the side and she cringed. Flashes of memory came back to her. A party with people laughing and drinking.Scott his face full of fury his fangs long and sharp.his eyes glowing silver.. the pain of being bitten.his face as he turned and left her..
She lay back down again physically and emotionally exhausted and wishing she had somebody to talk to, to fill in the gaps of her memories. As if hearing her thoughts someone did came a few minuets later and to her great surprise it was Thierry. His face was one of great sadness and he sat down on her bed without a word.
"He has left us hasn't he?" Jewel asked him already certain of the answer. He nodded slowly.
"He attacked you and then left, no one has seen him since and it looks as if he has left town. The thing that puzzles me though is why if he wanted to attack you and drink your blood, why did he leave you alive. I have a feeling he left you alive for a great purpose"
"He is going to Hunter"
"That is what we think. We think he is going to lead hunter here and attack. I have called in circle day breakers from all over the world to join me here to fight when they come, if they come. It seems most likely he has gone to Hunter but of course we cannot be certain until we get word back from our spy."
"Its all my fault" she sighed" If I had never gone to that stupid party id have never met him and he would have never have had to come here..."
"Don't blame yourself. Soulmates are drawn together and it was destiny, both of your destinies to meet and to come here"
"Which means it was Scott's destiny to leave me and go to Hunter"
Against her will tears stung her eyes. Why was she crying over the boy who had attacked her and would kill her? Because they were soulmates. No matter how much she hated him and he hated her they would always be connected. There was only one hope.
Please Scott. Please don't do it. Come back to me. I forgive you.
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New Orleans was as he had left it full of light and human vermin. He only needed to pack a few things from the apartment and then he would be off, to New York City where Hunter was waiting for him. He should have been with hunter from the start. It would have saved him so much trouble. He should have never have gone to Las Vegas. Well it was ok now for he was going back to New York to be with his real family, away from his soulmate who he had nearly killed. He would have most likely killed her if it hadn't been for the damn soulmate connection. The thing that had stopped him feeding off her was that he could feel her pain.
Well that was all behind him now. New York was waiting for him along with hunter and the rest of his vampire family, the only ones who cared about him. He stepped outside holding his bag full of clothes and possessions when something hit him.
A message someone had sent telepathically. It was Jewel and she was desperate. He got the message load and clear but he ignored it. She was only saying it to save her own skin and circle daybreak. She didn't really forgive him and even if she did he didn't care. Did he? No of course he didn't for she was human vermin weak and useless and he was a Redfern vampire strong and ruthless. He made his way to the bus station and caught the first bus heading to New York City.
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Well there have it. I might not update for a little while because I will be working on another story, which with any luck will be up on Fictionpress.com soon. Please review.