1 Author's Note: This chapter is kinda long compared to the others, and it
gets kind of confusing. PLEASE let me know if it's too confusing in your
review so I can figure out how to change it :)
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3 Chapter Nine – Hope Forgotten
Laina awoke to find herself in Jade's arms. She felt the wound on her neck – it had healed, but she cold feel a scar forming. She sighed. "Morning." Laina grumbled a response and sat up, looking at her watch – 2:00am. "Isn't it more like, 'night'?" "I guess so." She smiled and kissed him. He caught her eye, and she became lost in his. "It's not fair. You can get into my mind and I can't get into yours." "That's the point." She smiled and they kissed again.
Laina pulled off Jade's tee shirt and ran her fingers down his bare chest. He pulled the dress she was wearing over her head and unclasped the back of her bra. Laina unzipped his jeans and they fell to the ground at his ankles. He brushed a piece of hair out her face and pulled her to him. The last thing Laina could fully remember was lying with Jade, kissing in the grass…
"Dominique!" Isis ran into the house screaming for her aunt. "Dominique!" Please be home… "Domin – ow!" She ran into her aunt on the stairs and fell to the floor. "Get up." Dominique offered her a hand. "What's wrong?" "Laina! I saw her, in the woods by the lake…Jade was…feeding off her." "When was this?" "Just now! Please, help her…"
Caryn was eavesdropping on the entire conversation. Grabbing the knife she lent Jessica, she climbed out her window and sprinted towards the lake, wondering what she would do when she got there.
Dominique grabbed her jacket, along with two knives at her hip and two daggers, which she hid up her sleeves. "Why didn't you help her Isis?" "I was going to, but they just disappeared! God, I hope she's ok." "I'm sure she's fine – just unconscious somewhere." "How can you say that so nonchalantly?" "I'm a cold hearted bitch who's fought vampires long enough to know that emotions, worries, and regrets only get in the way of winning a fight. She's fine, I'll bring her back."
Isis watched Dominique stormed out, leaving the door open behind her.
Laina sighed as Jade tightened his hold around her waist. "You know, I could easily get disowned for this. " A mischievous smile crept across her face. "I didn't force you, and you know it. If you get disowned, it's your own fault." He paused. "Of course, you can't get disowned if you're not human."
Laina sat up, clutching her arms around her. "What are you saying Jade?" "I could change you. You could become a vampire. We could get out of Ramsa, not worry about anything, Think about it. Would you really mind?"
Laina thought about the possibility – would she mind being with Jade for the rest of what would be an eternal lifetime?
No, I wouldn't mind… But flashes of her family came to her – Fala killing them. She didn't think she could stand draining the life out of someone just to keep herself alive. She didn't want to become the heartless, violent creature she had seen so many vampires become.
Laina shook her head. "No Jade. I can't. I just…" She shifted her gaze to the ground.
I can't. I'm sorry.
I understand. He kissed her shoulder and put his arms around her.
"Laina!" Laina turned her head. "Who is that?" "Laina, where are you?" "Damnit Caryn, not now!" she scowled. She grabbed her dress and pulled it over her head. She threw her hair up in a clip, leaned over, and kissed Jade, quickly but aggressively. "Wait for me."
Laina ran out into the moonlight and up to her cousin. "Caryn what is it?" "You have to get out of here! As soon as you can." "But Caryn, I – " "Isis saw you! She saw Jade…feeding, and came home to Dominique, and boy is she pissed. She's on the warpath, she'll be here any minute. You have to get out of here." Laina saw the knife gleaming in Caryn's hand. She grabbed it and threw it to Jade, who had come up behind her. "What are you doing? Are you trying to get us killed?" "Jade isn't going to kill anyone – get your facts straight." "But Isis said he –" "I let him, ok? It was practically my idea, I was fully aware of what he was doing. I let him."
Caryn looked at her, shocked. "How could you?" "You're the last person I expected to preach Caryn. Let's not forget Jessica." Jade put his hands around Laina's waist, and Caryn sucked in her breath when she saw him, bare chested, standing behind Laina. "Please Caryn…" Laina pleaded.
Caryn sighed heavily. "Get out of here. Before Dominique kills both of you."
Laina resisted the urge to go over to her cousin and hug her. She ran back to the tree, grabbing their other various articles of clothing.
Why are you doing this?
Caryn gasped at the intrusion of her thoughts. Taking a deep breath, she clearly responded: Because Laina's my cousin. I wouldn't want her to lose someone else she loves.
Caryn watched as Jade walked over to Laina and put his hands on her shoulders. They disappeared, and Caryn began to make her way back home. The last thing she needed was for Dominique to catch her there for a reason she wasn't even supposed to know about. She was in enough trouble with the huntress already.
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3 Chapter Nine – Hope Forgotten
Laina awoke to find herself in Jade's arms. She felt the wound on her neck – it had healed, but she cold feel a scar forming. She sighed. "Morning." Laina grumbled a response and sat up, looking at her watch – 2:00am. "Isn't it more like, 'night'?" "I guess so." She smiled and kissed him. He caught her eye, and she became lost in his. "It's not fair. You can get into my mind and I can't get into yours." "That's the point." She smiled and they kissed again.
Laina pulled off Jade's tee shirt and ran her fingers down his bare chest. He pulled the dress she was wearing over her head and unclasped the back of her bra. Laina unzipped his jeans and they fell to the ground at his ankles. He brushed a piece of hair out her face and pulled her to him. The last thing Laina could fully remember was lying with Jade, kissing in the grass…
"Dominique!" Isis ran into the house screaming for her aunt. "Dominique!" Please be home… "Domin – ow!" She ran into her aunt on the stairs and fell to the floor. "Get up." Dominique offered her a hand. "What's wrong?" "Laina! I saw her, in the woods by the lake…Jade was…feeding off her." "When was this?" "Just now! Please, help her…"
Caryn was eavesdropping on the entire conversation. Grabbing the knife she lent Jessica, she climbed out her window and sprinted towards the lake, wondering what she would do when she got there.
Dominique grabbed her jacket, along with two knives at her hip and two daggers, which she hid up her sleeves. "Why didn't you help her Isis?" "I was going to, but they just disappeared! God, I hope she's ok." "I'm sure she's fine – just unconscious somewhere." "How can you say that so nonchalantly?" "I'm a cold hearted bitch who's fought vampires long enough to know that emotions, worries, and regrets only get in the way of winning a fight. She's fine, I'll bring her back."
Isis watched Dominique stormed out, leaving the door open behind her.
Laina sighed as Jade tightened his hold around her waist. "You know, I could easily get disowned for this. " A mischievous smile crept across her face. "I didn't force you, and you know it. If you get disowned, it's your own fault." He paused. "Of course, you can't get disowned if you're not human."
Laina sat up, clutching her arms around her. "What are you saying Jade?" "I could change you. You could become a vampire. We could get out of Ramsa, not worry about anything, Think about it. Would you really mind?"
Laina thought about the possibility – would she mind being with Jade for the rest of what would be an eternal lifetime?
No, I wouldn't mind… But flashes of her family came to her – Fala killing them. She didn't think she could stand draining the life out of someone just to keep herself alive. She didn't want to become the heartless, violent creature she had seen so many vampires become.
Laina shook her head. "No Jade. I can't. I just…" She shifted her gaze to the ground.
I can't. I'm sorry.
I understand. He kissed her shoulder and put his arms around her.
"Laina!" Laina turned her head. "Who is that?" "Laina, where are you?" "Damnit Caryn, not now!" she scowled. She grabbed her dress and pulled it over her head. She threw her hair up in a clip, leaned over, and kissed Jade, quickly but aggressively. "Wait for me."
Laina ran out into the moonlight and up to her cousin. "Caryn what is it?" "You have to get out of here! As soon as you can." "But Caryn, I – " "Isis saw you! She saw Jade…feeding, and came home to Dominique, and boy is she pissed. She's on the warpath, she'll be here any minute. You have to get out of here." Laina saw the knife gleaming in Caryn's hand. She grabbed it and threw it to Jade, who had come up behind her. "What are you doing? Are you trying to get us killed?" "Jade isn't going to kill anyone – get your facts straight." "But Isis said he –" "I let him, ok? It was practically my idea, I was fully aware of what he was doing. I let him."
Caryn looked at her, shocked. "How could you?" "You're the last person I expected to preach Caryn. Let's not forget Jessica." Jade put his hands around Laina's waist, and Caryn sucked in her breath when she saw him, bare chested, standing behind Laina. "Please Caryn…" Laina pleaded.
Caryn sighed heavily. "Get out of here. Before Dominique kills both of you."
Laina resisted the urge to go over to her cousin and hug her. She ran back to the tree, grabbing their other various articles of clothing.
Why are you doing this?
Caryn gasped at the intrusion of her thoughts. Taking a deep breath, she clearly responded: Because Laina's my cousin. I wouldn't want her to lose someone else she loves.
Caryn watched as Jade walked over to Laina and put his hands on her shoulders. They disappeared, and Caryn began to make her way back home. The last thing she needed was for Dominique to catch her there for a reason she wasn't even supposed to know about. She was in enough trouble with the huntress already.