A/N: Ok, here's the next chapter FINALLY! Sorry I'm so slack, I'll try to update sooner next time.
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Ok, so, we left off from Alice about to leap across and catch the deer, however her decision triggered a new vision...
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Vision
This vision wasn't like the many I'd experienced before. It seemed like a movie in fast-forward; I could only catch a few glimpses of the millions of pictures that ran before me...
A blonde-haired gentleman...a house of glass...golden eyes...a pale, brunette human...a cherub-faced baby...furry friends...a happy family.
I tried to focus on each part but the only segment that would come into focus was the first. The scene stretched out before me...
I sat patiently on a stool in a diner. I was in Philadelphia. My hands were gently clasped together on the counter. I was waiting. The rumbling of thunder sounded outside and I smiled to myself. Today was definitely the day.
It was pouring outside and I saw him stand out in the rain for a few moments before he entered. He looked around cautiously and seemed a little nervous. There was the slightest hint of guilt on his face, as though he didn't trust himself. I frowned to myself for a split second then hopped off the stool and walked straight over.
As I looked into his eyes I felt a rush of love and affection. He was definitely the one I'd been waiting for. If he was cautious before, he was outright vigilant and shocked now. I smiled at him to let him know it was OK. I took his hand and he grasped mine sweetly, shyly. My heart was filled with hope...
As the vision ended, my lips met the furry skin of the deer and my teeth sank through the flesh and fat to the rushing blood within its veins. I drank deeply and felt relieved as my burning throat was muted for the time being. I tossed the animal's carcass to the side and pondered both the animalistic instinct that consumed me and the amazing vision that was sprawled before me only moments before. In my roomy, new mind I could marvel and worry over both at the same time, as they both fought for precedence in my mind. I decided to focus on the new vision that I was already, admittedly, obsessed with.
The handsome blonde man who was prominently featured made me want to giggle and tremble nervously all at once. But apart from that, even though the feeling was slightly smothered by my vision, he somehow emitted a sense of...home. In the split second I 'spent' with him I felt comfortable, warm and whole. An instinct told me he was my other half; we'd fit together perfectly. I had an irresistible urge to find him, and I wanted to squeal with glee that I already knew where he was – Philadelphia. I immediately began to make plans to travel there.
I managed to find my way to a nearby town and, at nightfall, used my newfound abilities to 'borrow' a map so that I could navigate my way to Philadelphia. Unfortunately, I didn't foresee my 'run in' with a stranger as he made a split decision to check on his horses. I felt very guilty as his veins ran dry that I almost gave up with my attempt at a new life if I had to deal with this horrible, and uncontrollable, impulse that craved blood. I despised this terrible creature I had become but the stained map that lay next to the stranger's limp form reminded me of my purpose.
So, with no prior experience with any form of geography or navigation (well, that I remembered or knew of, anyway), it took me a little while to actually begin my journey. However, once I had commenced the trek, I used my new strength and speed to my full advantage as I ran through the dappled light of the forest. I anxiously anticipated my new future with the handsome gentlemen of my dreams...
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I found myself in Philadelphia before I knew it and took care to feed on an animal before I would expose the unsuspecting humans to me and my brutal new nature. As I made this decision, a vision quickly fleeted across my mind and reassured me that my preparation would be valuable. I smiled to myself as I began to get the hang of my new life. I was once again so grateful that I was given a fresh start.
Eventually finding the same diner from my vision, I sat gracefully at the identical stool, as well. I stiffened slightly as I saw a few eyes, particularly those belonging to men, wander in my direction. I panicked for a moment, feeling that they somehow knew my secret, but I realised that I appeared so much more appealing to men now that I had converted to this being. I was pale with wide, interesting eyes and faintly shimmering skin that was only slightly detected by the human eye. Even though there was no sun, just a slight glare from its attempt to force its way through the thick clouds, my skin had a muted glow that was hypnotic. Although I knew all these things, I was still slightly uncomfortable with the watching eyes; I shifted awkwardly in my seat, trying to get used to all my new surroundings since my visions didn't give an exact time frame. I might even by waiting here for weeks before he turned up at the door of this quaint diner, and the door to my new life.
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Sorry the chapters are so short, but that's the way my writing seems to roll. ;)
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