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Title : Fade Into You
Genre : Drama, Romance.
Disclaimer : I don't own the characters unfortunately. They are the property of HBO and Charlaine Harris ! I only own my OC, Scarlett Lockhart.
Chapter 2 :
How do you get inside a community that is totally against vampires? That was a question I kept thinking about and I might have found the answer. There was two ways to infiltrate the Fellowship of the Sun, one was certainly better but not easier. I was determined to succeed either way. It was my duty to get Godric out of the place he was. It was my duty to give him all my love and show him how beautiful the world truly was and how much he meant to me. I knew it would be hard. There was a bumpy road waiting for me but I was more than ready. Anyway, that task would have to wait for another day or rather night.
Tonight, I had to get inside the Fellowship of the Sun and find Godric. I was persuaded he was there. There was no other possibility, the vampire went there for his desperate attempt to end his life hoping to do it right. It was rather evident if you studied every clue, it led there.
Now, I just had to find my way there for him but time was running out. I needed to be quick and though it was already late. It was still nighttime. Darkness was all around me but it didn't bother me, in fact I hoped it would give me an advantage. Darkness could be my ally. Barging in or trying to get inside by using force weren't good ideas, on the contrary, it was stupid. There were people patrolling around the place and they would easily catch me. Though I didn't doubt that I could avoid them for a while, I would never ever be able to be invisible. They would see me at some point and my telekinesis power wouldn't be very helpful. Sure it was a fantastic way to protect myself but if someone attacked from behind, I would be helpless. I was far from being invincible and invisible. I also couldn't run fast enough to escape. Getting caught wouldn't aid Godric. It could make things worse for him. I didn't know how they treated him but I was scared for him.
Even if he probably came willingly, they could be torturing him. I knew that some people hated vampires with passion, I had seen how Steve Newlin behaved on TV. That man was a fierce hater of those creatures, yet he was so ignorant. Vampires weren't the only supernatural creatures that existed and the reverend would be surprised by them. Sure vampires could be considered as cruel and vicious but they weren't the only monsters out there, lurking in the shadows. Many other creatures were worse and more dangerous though they didn't fed from humans like vampires do. If humans ever learned about the real world they lived, they wouldn't be scared like they were now, they would be terrified. They wouldn't want to ever leave their houses. I wasn't even talking about all those humans who killed for fun or because they took pleasure in it. There are monsters everywhere but Steve Newlin's followers preferred to believe that only vampires were bad guys. They were blinded by their own stupidity and that would cost them more than they would ever imagine. They were losing precious time because of their hate. It was almost sad that it never clicked in their minds. Of course I wasn't saying that vampires were the most friendly things in the world but some were good, like Godric. They didn't all choose this life.
Since barging in wasn't an option, I had another idea. It was risky and painful for me but I was ready to do anything for Godric. Pain didn't scare me if it was needed, if it was for him. He was the reason why I was there after all. At least, something reassured me. My plan had the good luck to succeed thank to my my look. I would appear less suspect in there eyes. My father always described me as the sweetest girl he had even seen. I looked so innocent but I was far from being like that. I used everything I could to get what I wanted.
So my plan was quite easy. I decided that I would try to pass for someone who had just been attacked by a vampire and who was searching for shelter. Surely, they would help a poor and scared girl with blood on her skin and tears in her eyes. To make it all more realistic, I tore my clothes up but that wasn't the only thing I had to do. It was a painful and delicate thing to do but I had no other choice. I needed to look like I was really attacked by a vampire and that meant one thing, blood. I made myself bleed with a knife on many parts of my body. I cried when I did that but it had to seem real. I couldn't find a nice vampire to bite me, he would drain me before I had the chance to do something. I knew how tasteful my blood was. Sure I wasn't a bloodsucker, nor did I knew one since Godric was the only one I was interested in, but I heard stories, I saw things. I just had to take care of myself and prayed that it was just enough.
Hopefully my looks would fool them and I could get inside without too much difficulty. If I ever failed and if they saw right through me, I didn't know how I could get out and save myself.
So the plan was quite easy now. I had made sure that no one was patrolling near the entry before running towards the church or whatever that building was. That place was huge but I guessed it needed to be that way since so many cars were parked there. How was it possible for so many people to believe in what a crazy man like the reverend could say?
"Help me! Please somebody help me!" I screamed as loud as I could. I even forced myself to cry as I ran as fast as I could. I probably looked pathetic but that was perfect.
My screaming caught somebody's attention because suddenly someone turned on the light near or perhaps inside the huge building. I couldn't really be sure. I smiled to myself. That was a good thing but I shouldn't cry victory too early. There was still many things to do and convincing them would not be easy. I was pretty sure that Steve Newlin was a very suspicious man. I had seen him once on TV and perhaps I would have the immense pleasure to see him in person. That was the least he could do after all though honestly, I wished I could avoid him. Yet I knew that he wouldn't help someone he had never met.
As I arrived in front of the building, I hit the door to make as much noise as possible but very soon someone opened the door.
"Please help me." I begged him, nearly throwing myself at him. He was tall and not very friendly. His appearance sent a shiver down my spine. I almost regretted coming there and that ridiculous plan.
I truly believed I deserved an award after my fantastic performance of the damsel in distress. I had successfully fooled Steve's Newlin henchman and now I found myself in the reverend's office, in the church. I was crying, I was shaking with fear or so they thought. I was doing a pretty good job at pretending I had been attacked. I was rather proud of myself though I knew I should stay on my guard. It could all go wrong at any second.
Steve Newlin was there, his wife too though I didn't know exactly what she was doing here. Well, that wasn't entirely true. She was probably supposed to be the shoulder I could cry on, the mother figure to help me through this ordeal. Sarah Newlin was absolutely lovely and adorable but that was disgusting and so annoying. She was too nice, too generous, it sounded so fake. Was that woman even sincere? If she was then I was surprised, if she wasn't, she was a very very good actress. Either way she was getting on my nerves. I just wished I could punch her face so that it would wipe her sweet smile off her face. One day I would be able to do it but for now I had to stay as calm as possible and concentrated on my mission.
"I thought... I thought he was going to kill me, I was just walking back home. He grabbed me from behind, I tried to fight him... He... He used his fangs, his nails, everything. If I hadn't used my silver spray, I'd be dead. I didn't know where to go, the police... They don't listen. They think everyone's a fangbanger but I'm not. I swear I'm not like that. I'm a good girl. I didn't know where to go then I remembered what you said on TV. You're the only one who sees the true nature of those vampires. I thought that perhaps you could help me. I don't want to be a burden but I just want a shelter for tonight, I can't go back home... He's out there... Oh no... He might have followed me there."
I wished I could cross my fingers right now. That was an enormous lie and probably too big for them to believe. They might not fall into my trap. Perhaps my story was too insane.
"Sweetie, you are safe here. We will protect you." Sarah Newlin said while she gently put one of her arms around my shoulders. I wasn't very fond of her but if my story was true, her behavior was praiseworthy.
"I don't want to cause you any trouble... I'm so sorry." I let out a pathetic sob and got closer to her as if she was family.
"There is no reason to apologize. You did the right thing by coming here, don't you agree Steve?"
That was it. I would know if I had succeeded. My heart beat wildly, I was so anxious. If I had fooled Steve Newlin, the real game would begin.
"You are more than welcome here. Your unfair attack is proving once again how vicious vampires are. We must eradicate them."
My blood ran cold when those words escaped his mouth. That man was determined to murder every single vampires in the world but that meant he would kill every supernatural creatures if he knew they existed. I would be part of them unfortunately though I was far from being a monster like some vampires were.
"They are a mistake of nature." Sarah added. "I promise you that their crimes won't stay unpunished, Scarlett. Tonight you will stay with us and we'll make arrangement for you tomorrow."
I had given them my name. Sure that wasn't the brightest idea I had but if they ever decided to do a quick research on me tonight, that would make my story believable. Also I knew that if I gave them a false name, I wouldn't realize that they were talking to me if they used it.
"How can I thank you for your generosity? You're giving me more than I expected."
That wasn't a lie. I never expected them to welcome me with open arms in their own house because that was exactly what the reverend's wife implied. It was very nice and generous though it would complicate a little bit my plan. I realized that perhaps I wouldn't be able to search for Godric as easily as I thought. Getting out of their house tonight would be hard but there was still hope. Also since it was already late I could wait a little bit and start my research early in the morning. I knew by experience that Godric could stay awake a little bit longer than other vampires because of his age. I didn't think he would be awake if I found him in the morning but I could at least wake him up to let him know that I was there, that I was going to get him out.
"There is no need to thank us. Now come on, we'll get you cleaned up." She smiled at me and looked at her husband. "Perhaps tomorrow we could show her what we do here, Steve. She needs to learn a few things for her own safety."
"Perhaps we could."
I didn't know what they were talking about but I could care less. All I knew was that I had to stick to my plan and be as quick as possible. There was no time to waste and my thoughts were focused on one thing : Godric. I would find him tonight or this morning but it was now or never.
I hope you liked that chapter. I wanted to end it another way on a cliffhanger but I changed my mind. I hope you won't be disappointed by it. I'm not sure I managed to portray Steve Newlin and his wife properly, I hope you won't mind.
starryeyedx3 : Scarlett has a power but she's something else than a psychic. What did you think would happen? I'm very curious!
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