Ch10. Saving the Two you Love

Trent's POV

Connor and Leshawna were putting the tents up. I was in the middle of one of my blood transfusions. I'd give anything to be a normal vampire. Sure blood this way keeps me calm. But it doesn't quench my thirst. I couldn't look at the bag or the tube. I'd be to tempted to remove the needle from my arm and drink the blood normally. But if I did, then I'd regurgitate it.

I sighed as I sat on the cold rock. I haven't been this miserable in my life. "Look's like our done." Came Gwen's voice from behind. I turned around and she was standing there. "Let me unhook you." She said sitting next to me. Then she slowly and carefully removed the needle from me, and put a bandage in its place. She cleaned everything up and put it away.

"Must be a pain to carry all my medical stuff." I said feeling guilty.

"Your not the only one." She said. I looked at her and noticed she was injecting something into her arm. She caught me staring and I blushed. I cant believe I did that. Staring at her. UGH I'm such an idiot.

"It post pones my death." She said. I looked at her and she was oddly smiling. "Remember how I said I could die at any moment?" she asked. I simply nodded. I didn't want to speak. I wanted to hear her speak. "Well the vampires found this. It can hold back the inevitable. Until they find a cure. If not, either I spend the rest of my life with injections, or an injection will fail and I die." She said as she removed her needle.

"Your so calm about it." I said. "If I knew I could die at any moment I'd be on edge." I said.

"Oh I was. But I stopped like a year after being the humans guinea pig." She said coldly. "Yeah I could die at any minute. It's a bummer. But I'd rather die as a vampire guinea pig than a human experiment." She said. I gave her a look that said I didn't understand. And she laughed and got up.

She began to walk away and I followed her. I want an answer. She was looking out at the sky line. The sun will be up soon and we need to sleep. We are too young to be out n day light. Connor and Laushana are not.

"When the humans tested on me their goal was to find a cure for vampirism. It was cruel, cold and heartless what they did to me. But the vampires." She said "excuse me. The hemophages helped me. They are trying to let me live. They don't care about conquering the humans. They just want to make sure I live." She smiled looking out.

"They will help you two. But it would cause a stir." She said.

"What do you mean?" I asked standing by her now. I didn't notice at first this was a cliff we were standing on. A grassy, cliff. And we had a perfect view of the cities.

"What did you know about vampire before you became one or met one." She asked looking at me.

"They are blood drinkers, immortal, young are prone to the mythical defenses, and the old are not." I said.

"Out of that. Did you know a vampire can force a human into being a hemophage?" she asked. I gave her a shocked look. "Exactly. That's because neither did the hemophages. It's a field they did not study. They didn't look into it. Sam was daring. And she did this dangerous act. Now if the humans knew they can be forced into this, what would that cause?" she asked.

As if she had painted it in my head I could see it. A war between the two races, humans and vampires. The hemopages would win. But the humans would never lose.

"That's why we need to be together" she said breaking my train of thoughts. "If I live, I can prove there is no cure to being a hemopage. And if you live, then we have another field to investigate." She smiled.

"But I need to stay hidden. If the human race knew it would start a war." I said. she sighed.

"Not if we take it the right way." I looked deep into her eyes. I felt s deep connection between us. And we were merely talking. I came in a little closer but she seemed uncomfortable and backed off. It began t feel a little awkward between us. Standing here silently.

"What happens if you miss an injection?" I asked randomly.

"Get me to a medical station ASAP." She laughed. But I knew this was no laughing matter. "The sun will be up soon. I'd love to see it rise, but I'd burn if I did. I got to go." She sighed looking down.

"Is there something you want to ask me?" I asked still standing on the cliff. She stopped and looked over her shoulder. "I can tell. You don't want to ask though." She blushed and looked away.

"It's nothing." She said.

"Tell me. I wont get mad." I reassured.

"How did you and Sam meet? I mean she's a new born like us so it had to be at night. And you're not allowed to visit at night. You must have snuck in. but why?" she asked looking at me.

I got furious. What's it to her how I met Sam. "I jumped the fence at night and met her." I answered truthfully hiding my rage.

"But why did you hop the fence in the first place?" she asked in an urgent tone.

"WHATS IT TO YOU?" I snapped. "WHO CARES WHAT I WAS DOING." I yelled. And I quickly regretted my outburst. Even from far away I can see the tears starting in her eyes. She was expecting me to say 'I was coming for you' but I didn't say that. Also I snapped at her. Now she looked furious.

"You didn't have to be so rude." She yelled back. Then she stormed off to the camp site. I fell to my knees and pounded the ground.

"WHY? Why is it that when I am so close, I lose my temper and lose it all? WHY?" I yelled into the sky.

"Because you are mine." Came a familiar voice. I looked over and there she was. My Sammy standing in the tree's.

"SAM!" I exclaimed running to her. She gave me a sweet smile.

"They are looking for me right?" she asked.

"The look is over. I am very sick, and we need your help to fix me." I said grabbing her hands.

"You are not sick nor broken. You must learn on your own. Don't listen to them. They just want me dead. She said as a tear fell form her smiling eyes. "Keep them away from me my love." She said. "And stay away from that Goth girl. She's feeding you lies." She hissed.

"Gwen? I don't care. I believe only you." I said kissing her hands.

"Good. Then go back. Rest and convince them to go another way. Not my way." She said.

"How will I know which is your way?" I asked.

She reached in her pocket and removed a small locket. She opened it and it was a compass. "It's a lover seeker. It will point in the direction of the one you love most." She said. "Go the opposite of where it points." She smiled. Then she kissed my fore head. "We must depart now. Good bye my love." Then she ran off into the woods.

"I understand love." I said clutching the locket in my fist. "I understand." But do i? I'm lost in this new world I'm in. but a;; I know is I must trust one person. Sam. She is my only concern.