Chapter 10: The Final countdown Part 2.

~ Benny's POV.~

Something's defiantly wrong I think to the pit of my stomach as I look at Annabelle. She staring out the window so blank it's scary. I know their's the option that she could be regretting having sex with me. Honestly I might be regretting it to. But that's not it. It's something more. Something worse.

"Anna."

"Call me Annabelle."

"Annabelle… What just happened."

She looks down. Her wide eyes watching my shoulder. No, my neck. I take a step back as I feel my palms itch.

"That doesn't matter right now. It should but it doesn't."

"Wh-what?"

She inhales deeply and somehow I know she's smelling my blood.

"I need you to leave and bring my Grandmother, yours and Sarah in here."

I nod and get up calling them in there. Before accidentally rushing out of there.

I see Ethan look at me carefully as the tears brim my eyes.

"Benny what happened" His voice was soft. And calm and just plain scared. I know it's been a while since he's seen me cry.

"I fell for her. She ripped my heart out, she's a vampire, and I don't know!" I cry feeling my best friends arms wrap around me.

"What are you talking about?"

"I don't know!"

"Shuuush." He comforts almost motherly as he circles my lower back. "Tell me what happened."

I pull away and clear my throat, preparing Ethan for what I'm about to say.

"We had sex. And it was awkward. Neither of us really wanted it. But it happened. And then we broke apart and she told me to have Grandma make a protection spell. Which makes since I guess. But she knows something I don't. And then… Something bad happened Ethan I can feel her emotions!"

Ethan looks absolutely speechless.

"And I didn't want to sound weird. But as soon as I meant her I started to have these nightmares about her. And now that we had sex I can feel her emotions, Ethan I can hear her thoughts. I was sharing her dreams!"

"Oh my god.." Ethan whispers. Once again taking his friend into his arms. Letting him cry as much as he wants to. Because when he touched him he knew that he would never cry again.

~ Annabelle's POV.~

It felt like my body was tearing me into shreds.

That was the only thing I could describe at the moment. My limbs were being torn apart, lengthened almost. It was such an odd and painful feelings. I felt my skin tingling and almost disintegrating. But I think the worst feeling was that of my body imploding and my teeth being shoved apart for my fangs to grow into.

I'm not an idiot I knew what was happening. I was becoming a vampire. This is the only reason I didn't fight when our Grandmothers chained me up to the wall. I was being held captive because I had been suppressed for so many years. Century's that I have not been living has served as a blood lust for me. Hundred's of vampires all their feeding habits were drenched inside of me. The only positive thing I could think of was. I just took the pain off my brother. No not all of it but half. Us being twins meant that we shared the same pain. I cringed at the thought of my brother having to go through the change again. All because of me…

And then on the other side I felt someone else's pain. Benny's. It hurt to know that he thinks I used him but it had to be that way. If he felt my emotional connection to Benny. If Layton felt that? He would kill him. And Benny wouldn't have a chance. I couldn't bear to see those lively green eyes glazed over. I know, if it comes to that I would kill myself. It sounds so overdramatic and stupid but I know that's what would happen.

I feel myself snapping at them. My eyes are probley that inhuman yellow that I remember seeing. I don't remember where but I defiantly remember it. I scream as I feel them injecting holy water inside my veins. And then my eyes close. But my mind doesn't stop thinking. I can feel them pour the substitution blood down my throat. My body is blazing, but it feels so limp. I couldn't move if I tried.

I hear the ripped, scared scream from the one I knew has my heart. "What are you doing to her?" He screams.

And I can't help but smile. He cares. And the drugged part of my believes he loves me to. Even though I can't love him.

It all goes black. But I leave with a smile on my face.

~ Benny's POV.~

"No you can't hurt her." I demand after they explain to me what exactly it is they were doing.

"We wouldn't chose to Benny. But she will heal." Her Grandmother says gently.

"No.. No you can't hurt her." I find myself begging. I'm so aware. Of everything. Her thoughts, her wants, her feelings. She's in love with me and I cannot hurt her in return.

"Benny were doing this to make her stronger. She didn't fight us." Sarah says with a reassuring smile.

"I know but…"

"No buts! Your not going to stop us." My Grandmother points out.

"Isn't there another way?" I plead.

"I really wish there was." I feel my head whip around to the soft voice. I look to see her leaning by the door but she looked so different. Her skin was much paler and her eyes seemed more alive. She had fangs. Long and pointy. But even her hair looked different. It was still that dyed shade of red. But it was in tight curls.

"Annabelle?" I ask timidly. Afraid that she wasn't really here.

"Oh this?" She points to her hair. "Is actually natural. I straighten my hair." She said with one of those lop sided smiles.

Completely oblivious to the situation at hand they share one of those smiles from before Benny adding a "That's hot." And Annabelle adding a wink.

And with a cough from the two Grandmothers they snap back into focus.

Annabelle was the first to snap out of it.

"Well first I need to make sure the one's I love that are safe.. Well the one's that are left anyway." She mumbles.

"Can you make a protection spell potion whatever? I don't care how just make sure it's strong no matter what." She said this to my Grandma.

"Of course honey. Benny, Betsy come with me." She said taking me and her Grandma over to a room. But I turn back only one thing in my head.

"Anna. Just what are you going to try to do?"

She looks down. "I'm going to protect you."

I feel my voice break. "How."

"Well. I guess we'll just see."

And with that she turned and stormed out the door.