Part 12
Susan slipped into Josh's room. Josh was awake, staring out the window. He turned when he heard her, obviously surprised. "Susan? What are you doing here? I thought you were mad at me."
"I got over it," Susan whispered. She walked over to him. "Look at me," she ordered. He did. He looked right into her mysterious, twilight eyes. Fool. Susan smiled. She had him now. She was also using mind control on him so he wouldn't make a noise. She could feel her canine teeth lengthening as she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him close.
Her teeth sank into the soft flesh of his neck easily and the warm blood shot into her mouth. She was careful to shield her mind and block all telepathic bonds between them. And he wasn't fighting her at all. He just hung on to her, not moving.
At the last minute Susan suddenly pulled back. She had a moment of regrets. She suddenly decided she didn't want him dead. She lifted her wrist to her mouth and bit into it, drawing her own blood, which welled up, dark red in the wounds. She pressed the wrist to his mouth and felt him drink. She knew sometimes it took three or four exchanges of blood, but it had only taken one to change her. Maybe that was because Blake's blood was so strong. Well her own should be as strong as his then.
Eventually Josh fell back, unconscious and Susan laid the crumpled body on the bed. She lay beside him for a while, wondering what to do. Blake was going to be mad if he found out she'd changed him.
She knew she didn't love Josh as much as she loved Blake, but she didn't want him dead. She wanted him to have a chance. Maybe she could bring him over to their side. If he were a vampire and as evil as her and Blake, Blake might not mind so much. He'd want to make sure she was taken care of and protected, right?
She smiled to herself as she left the room.
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Part 13
When Josh woke up he knew something was wrong. He felt thick and dull. He glanced out the window and saw it was twilight. The few stars and the colour of the sky reminded him of Susan's eyes. He vaguely remembered Susan coming into his room and a feeling of peace and forgetfulness and after that...nothing.
He was hungry. He stumbled out of bed and got dressed and headed out into the hall. He could hear faint voices from somewhere, but couldn't make out what they were saying. He could also hear the clattering of pots and pans from the kitchen which he remembered was somewhere below him. Odd. He didn't remember his hearing being *this* good.
He stumbled into a room which was deserted. A dinner buffet was set up on a wooden sideboard. He tried to eat a few of the orange slices, but they made him want to throw up. He didn't know what was wrong with him.
He looked around. No one else was around. Dazed and miserable, he wandered outside. Then, he caught a scent of something. Life. Human life wandering towards him. He looked around and saw Iliana walked towards him, her pale blonde hair glinting in the odd lighting.
"Hi Josh," she said brightly. "Where is everybody? I know I'm not supposed to be wandering around with out protection but I got sick of sitting in my room and when Nissa and Winnie weren't looking I kind of slipped out and decided to go for a walk. So, are things any better with Susan? We really need her on our side you know."
Josh didn't hear any of what she was saying. His eyes were fixed on the flickering pulse beneath the translucent white skin of her throat and before he knew he'd pounced on her. She screamed as his fangs sank into her neck but she was panicked and too stupid and weak to fight or even use her blue fire on him.
He didn't hear the footsteps running behind him and got a shock when he felt the pain of wood stabbing through his heart. He dropped Iliana and found himself staring into the stunned green eyes of Rashel, who had stabbed him with her wooden sword. Then he saw nothing.
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Part 14
Susan smiled as she watched the people running out the mansion. Okay, so her plan hadn't gone as she'd expected but the turnout was even better. She wasn't exactly sorry Josh had gotten himself staked. She should have known. Oh well. It didn't help to dwell on it.
Blake was waiting for her, holding out a hand. She took it and they walked off together into the night.
* * *
Thierry shook his head. "She's gone," he said softly, looking up from Iliana's dead body.
"She tricked us," Keller whispered, stunned and angry.
There was a shocked silence among all the Daybreakers. They'd realised what Susan had done to Josh. They were wondering if she'd changed him to be cruel or for some other reason. But the way she'd smirked as she'd walked off with Blake Redfern...
"What are we going to do?" Thea said in a subdued voice. "We don't stand a chance."
And of course, she was right.
The Daybreakers were down two Wild Powers.
Susan Black-Lightning had chosen to fight for the darkness.
The human world was doomed.
The End
Author's Not quite the end, there is a sequel Black Lightning 2: Resurrection and Revolution which will be posted ASAP.
Susan slipped into Josh's room. Josh was awake, staring out the window. He turned when he heard her, obviously surprised. "Susan? What are you doing here? I thought you were mad at me."
"I got over it," Susan whispered. She walked over to him. "Look at me," she ordered. He did. He looked right into her mysterious, twilight eyes. Fool. Susan smiled. She had him now. She was also using mind control on him so he wouldn't make a noise. She could feel her canine teeth lengthening as she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him close.
Her teeth sank into the soft flesh of his neck easily and the warm blood shot into her mouth. She was careful to shield her mind and block all telepathic bonds between them. And he wasn't fighting her at all. He just hung on to her, not moving.
At the last minute Susan suddenly pulled back. She had a moment of regrets. She suddenly decided she didn't want him dead. She lifted her wrist to her mouth and bit into it, drawing her own blood, which welled up, dark red in the wounds. She pressed the wrist to his mouth and felt him drink. She knew sometimes it took three or four exchanges of blood, but it had only taken one to change her. Maybe that was because Blake's blood was so strong. Well her own should be as strong as his then.
Eventually Josh fell back, unconscious and Susan laid the crumpled body on the bed. She lay beside him for a while, wondering what to do. Blake was going to be mad if he found out she'd changed him.
She knew she didn't love Josh as much as she loved Blake, but she didn't want him dead. She wanted him to have a chance. Maybe she could bring him over to their side. If he were a vampire and as evil as her and Blake, Blake might not mind so much. He'd want to make sure she was taken care of and protected, right?
She smiled to herself as she left the room.
* * *
Part 13
When Josh woke up he knew something was wrong. He felt thick and dull. He glanced out the window and saw it was twilight. The few stars and the colour of the sky reminded him of Susan's eyes. He vaguely remembered Susan coming into his room and a feeling of peace and forgetfulness and after that...nothing.
He was hungry. He stumbled out of bed and got dressed and headed out into the hall. He could hear faint voices from somewhere, but couldn't make out what they were saying. He could also hear the clattering of pots and pans from the kitchen which he remembered was somewhere below him. Odd. He didn't remember his hearing being *this* good.
He stumbled into a room which was deserted. A dinner buffet was set up on a wooden sideboard. He tried to eat a few of the orange slices, but they made him want to throw up. He didn't know what was wrong with him.
He looked around. No one else was around. Dazed and miserable, he wandered outside. Then, he caught a scent of something. Life. Human life wandering towards him. He looked around and saw Iliana walked towards him, her pale blonde hair glinting in the odd lighting.
"Hi Josh," she said brightly. "Where is everybody? I know I'm not supposed to be wandering around with out protection but I got sick of sitting in my room and when Nissa and Winnie weren't looking I kind of slipped out and decided to go for a walk. So, are things any better with Susan? We really need her on our side you know."
Josh didn't hear any of what she was saying. His eyes were fixed on the flickering pulse beneath the translucent white skin of her throat and before he knew he'd pounced on her. She screamed as his fangs sank into her neck but she was panicked and too stupid and weak to fight or even use her blue fire on him.
He didn't hear the footsteps running behind him and got a shock when he felt the pain of wood stabbing through his heart. He dropped Iliana and found himself staring into the stunned green eyes of Rashel, who had stabbed him with her wooden sword. Then he saw nothing.
* * *
Part 14
Susan smiled as she watched the people running out the mansion. Okay, so her plan hadn't gone as she'd expected but the turnout was even better. She wasn't exactly sorry Josh had gotten himself staked. She should have known. Oh well. It didn't help to dwell on it.
Blake was waiting for her, holding out a hand. She took it and they walked off together into the night.
* * *
Thierry shook his head. "She's gone," he said softly, looking up from Iliana's dead body.
"She tricked us," Keller whispered, stunned and angry.
There was a shocked silence among all the Daybreakers. They'd realised what Susan had done to Josh. They were wondering if she'd changed him to be cruel or for some other reason. But the way she'd smirked as she'd walked off with Blake Redfern...
"What are we going to do?" Thea said in a subdued voice. "We don't stand a chance."
And of course, she was right.
The Daybreakers were down two Wild Powers.
Susan Black-Lightning had chosen to fight for the darkness.
The human world was doomed.
The End
Author's Not quite the end, there is a sequel Black Lightning 2: Resurrection and Revolution which will be posted ASAP.
