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Chapter 7- The Truth
"Get him. And wait for me." Jack mumbled into the phone with a low, dark voice. "This blood sucker had picked the wrong house to get into." The boy called and immediately flew away towards Burgess. He called Bunny while flying and asked him to get to Jamie's house, since he was closer to the spot.
Jack felt his stomach turning around as he got closer and closer to Burgess. He was afraid the vampire will hurt Jamie and his family. He was afraid he'll get there too late. He was afraid Tooth and Bunny will get too late, or will get hurt. But most of all, Jack was afraid he'll never see Jamie's family again.
Jack arrived to Burgess forty minutes later. This was very fast considering he was in Russia. He got to Jamie's house and tried to open the door, but in vain- it was locked. Jack flew over to the kitchen window and opened it. The winter spirit opened it and got inside the house.
"Tooth?!" He called "Bunny?!" He called again, and then heard growling from the couple's bedroom. Jack quickly ran towards the room, his staff in his hands. He was ready for the worse.
Jack got inside, kicking the door with his leg. He could see Tooth and Bunny, holding the figure's hands tightly. The figure, she looked familiar, but he couldn't see her face since she looked down and her long blonde hair covering her face. Jamie Bennett stood close to them, looking confused and worried to death.
"Jack!" Tooth called and the figure lifted her head to look at the boy. Jack looked in shock at the blonde girl with the light green eyes. How could the boy be so blind? She had the speed and the good looks, as well as the pale skin and the sharp senses.
"Laura?" Jack asked, still feeling all these feelings; fright, anger, confusion, sorrow, betrayal and pain. He was angry at Laura, he was angry at Manny who haven't told him this whole thing was a lie, but most of all- he was mad at himself.
"J... Jack..." She mumbled quietly. Jack could see her messed hair, the bruises on her arms and legs, and he could see the wet, red eyes. She was crying.
"Do you know her?!" Bunny asked, confused. The girl was on her knees, held up by the two guardians.
"You... You lied to me." He said, looking deeply into her eyes. "I thought I could trust you." He said. The 'so called' spirit looked at him with terrible sorrow.
"Jack I'm sorry..." She said and tears were forming in her eyes.
"Why did you do that?" He asked. He wanted to know. He needed to know.
"I... I don't know... It's just that I saw you playing with the kids and you looked so happy... Something in my heart told me that maybe you could make me happy as well. I mean, I have friends and they're fun but... We don't have this kind of fun. Children's fun." She explained. "And then when I realized who you were you thought I'm a spirit. I knew that if I told you who I really am you won't wanna be related to me in any way so I played along." She said and the tears were already down on her cheeks. She took a deep breath "I never intended to do any harm, Jack. I swear. I just wanted to be your friend. Something inside of me told me to be your friend."
"Bullshit." Bunny said, grabbing her arm tighter. She closed her eyes tight in pain. "If you didn't wanna to do any harm, then what are you doing here?" Bunny asked. Jack knew what she was doing here. She was a threat to Jamie and his family.
"Jack what is going on?!" Jamie asked, totally confused.
"Don't you get it, Jamie?" Jack asked. "She's a vampire."
"She's what?" He asked. "Very funny Jack! This joke is so childish, even for you!" He called and pointed on the white-haired boy.
"He's not lying..." The girl mumbled under her breath. Jamie looked at her, frightened. "I couldn't tell you that I was dead... Sorry..." She said, closing her eyes. Now Jack was really confused.
"Wait... Do you know each other...?" He asked.
"Jack..." The vampire mumbled. "There's something else I haven't told you..." She looked at him as he waited for her to tell him. "My name's not Laura." She said. "I made that up. It was the first name that popped into my head." She said and they heard a cry coming from another room. Jamie jumped on his feet and walked away to the baby's room.
"You know what?" Jack asked her. The girl waited for him to scream at her and ruin the friendship between them. "Now tell me who you really are. As if I don't know you at all." He said, since he got confused by all the information that he received in the last few minutes. He didn't want to be angry at the girl, he learned to like her. She took a deep breath before speaking.
"May I get up please?" She asked and looked up, on Bunnymund and Tooth. Bunny looked at her, then on Tooth and eventually on Jack. "Please?"
"Don't you pull any tricks, you blood sucker." He told her and left her arm. Tooth did not leave her other arm, still afraid of any tricks the girl might have had in mind. The girl got up and rubbed the mark on her wrist.
"Okay. So I'll start from the beginning." She said and wiped the tears off her face with her free arm. "My name is Sophie. And I'm a vampire. I got bitten a year or so ago. I don't like hurting people, but sometimes I had no choice. Lately I found a way to survive without hurting any live creature." She said and paused. "I'll never kill people, Jack." She said and looked into his blue eyes.
Jack now realized where he knew her from. He was shocked, and barely could say the words he tried so hard to say.
"You... You are Sophie Bennett...?" He asked, hoping he was wrong but deep inside he knew he was right. Her name, her appearance, and the fact she was in Jamie's apartment. It cannot be a coincident.
"Do... Do you know who I am?" She asked. It was her turn to be confused. Jack sighed in shock. Bunny looked at the boy, confused as well.
"Wait a minute, mate. You wanna tell me this is the Ankle Biter?!"
"The Ankle what?" Sophie asked, confused. "Did I bite someone's ankle?"
"I'm confused, Jack..." Tooth admitted, leaving Sophie's hand. Sophie looked at the bruises and put a little of her spit on them. A few seconds later, the bruises were already gone, as if they had never been there. Jack looked at the sight of her hand, amazed.
"Yeah, me too. But now I'm starting to understand what's happening here. Sophie, When you were young the Boogeyman attacked."
"Yeah, you told me that story already."
"Yeah, but I didn't tell you that once, we- the guardians, were in a child's house and North dropped a snow globe and..."
"Snow globe?" The girl asked, interrupting him.
"A portal." He explained. "Well, he dropped it and a little two-year old girl found it." He said and smiled a little smile. "Without understanding, she used it and found herself in Bunny's Warren. This girl helped us paint some Easter eggs and actually, she did a lot of mess..." He said and giggled. His mood changed very fast, since he realized the huge misunderstanding they were stuck in. "She couldn't see me, since she didn't believe in my existence, but her brother could. He was the first one to see me, and that's why his family is so important to me, and this is the reason we all flew in here the second we thought he was in danger." He said.
"I was in the Warren? The Easter Bunny's Warren?" She asked and jack smiled "Why can't I remember any of this?"
"You were two, Sophie." Tooth said "But... If you want, I can remind you. I have all your baby teeth in my palace." She said as Jamie came back, with the baby in his arms.
"Okay, I'm back. Now can anyone explain to me what's going on? What do you mean by 'a vampire'?" The man asked.
"I don't have much to explain. I was heading home from a party when someone kidnapped me. I don't remember much from that night, but I remember that I was put in a truck or something. Then I've heard the driver talking to the one that kidnapped me, and the driver got out of the truck. And I remember a burn in my neck, it felt like I was burned alive, and it spread through my body. I was screaming and a few minutes later I passed out. The last thing I remember was their sharp veins, so I realized I was a vampire. When I woke up it was something like 2 a.m so nobody noticed anything." She finished and it could be seen that she didn't feel comfortable taking abut that incident.
"And you thought I'd never find out that my sister's not growing up?"
"I don't know... I just couldn't tell you that..." Jamie looked at her with shock and hugged her. He was a caring big brother and it seemed that he trusted her and wasn't afraid at all. Well, he loved her.
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Sophie sat on her brother's front stairs and watched the night sky. Everyone was inside except Jack; he decided he should have a talk with the girl.
"Um, may I sit down?" He asked her as she noticed his presence. She smiled and he took that as a yes. The two teens were sitting next to each other.
"Jack, I'm really sorry..." She mumbled "I never intended to lie to you like that..."
"That's okay, I would've tricked myself too if I were in your shoes. I mean, I'm awesome!" He called and they laughed.
"Thanks, Jack..." She said. She was afraid she'd lose the boy's trust. She really felt strong affection towards the boy. "J... Jack?" She asked the boy and he turned to look at her. "Do you think the Tooth Fairy can show me my memories?" She asked.
"I'm sure, Lau..." He started and corrected himself "...Sophie. Sorry, gotta get used to this." He said and she half-smiled at him. "I still can't believe it's you... I remember you were so small and... Now you are seventeen..." He mumbled and smiled softly at her. She smiled back. He looked down and saw her torn Jeans and the small cuts on her knees. "I'm sorry if they hurt you..." He said.
"That's okay, I guess I deserved that. With all the lies and stuff..." She said.
"Yeah, but it feels good now that we all know the truth right?"
"Yeah, since you don't reject me..."
"Hey... Soph... You are my friend. No matter what's your name or what you are." He said and a huge smile spread on Sophie's face. She hugged him tightly and he hugged her back. "Oh, by the way, you don't... you don't drink spirit's blood, right?" He teased and her face became red, from embarrassment and anger.
"Now you're just being evil!"
"I know, I know... But seriously, do you?" He asked and she laughed.
"Jack can we discuss it later? I'll tell you everything this time, I promise." She said.
"So do you sleep in a coffin?"
"Jack..."
And what does human blood taste like?"
"Jack!"
"Alright, alright... Sheesh... No matter what's your name, you still are a buzz killer." He said and laughed. She pulled a face at him and smiled softly. She was glad she didn't have to hide anymore.
Or, that's at least what she thought.
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