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here's chapter 11

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Making a Choice

"Giving up your immortality is a big deal," Helena said the next night. "Are you sure that you want to?"

"Yes, I have already made my decision," Erik said sitting by the fire in the common room. "Don't you want me too?"

"Personally, I don't," Helena said which made Erik very curious. "I'm afraid that if you give up your immortality then you will be vulnerable and I'm just afraid you will die."

"I know my family is worried about that too," Erik said as Helena sat down next to him.

"I know we have been through a lot together," Helena said as she took his hands into hers, "I just don't want to lose you."

"You won't," Erik said smiling and gently kissing her.

"Isn't that sweet?" Accalia sneered at the couple.

"Just because you don't have anyone," Helena said, but before she could get another word out, Accalia had her pinned to a wall by her neck.

"Don't hurt her!" Erik pleaded as his brother Palmer held him back.

"Mother and Father sent us out here to kill this witch," Accalia said smelling Helena's neck. "Her heart is racing which means more blood to drink."

"I told you I wanted the first bite," Palmer argued.

"Oldest goes first," Accalia smiled.

"Or you have this option," Palmer said as Erik became interested.

"What's the other option?" Erik asked.

"You either come back home with us or we kill the girl," Accalia said squeezing Helena's neck tighter and tighter.

"STOP!" Erik yelled as he saw Helena's eyes starting to roll into the back of her head.

"What's your decision?" Palmer asked as Erik started to cry.

"I'll go," Erik said, "just don't hurt her anymore." Accalia let Helena drop to the floor with a loud THUD as Erik crawled over to her. "I'm sorry, but I couldn't let them kill you."

"Do you love your family?" Helena asked.

"No I don't," Erik said, "they think you're a threat because of the recent happenings."

"Do you want to make them even more afraid of me?" Helena asked as Erik suddenly became confused.

"I guess," Erik said holding her hands.

"Bite me," Helena said as Erik strongly abjected.

"I can't kill you," Erik said kissing her hands.

"You won't," Helena said smiling, "just do it."

"Alright," Erik said taking a deep breath and lowering his head toward her neck. He whispered, "I'm sorry," in her ear and sunk his teeth into her neck. Accalia and Palmer looked at each other very confused as Erik looked at her neck and wipped the blood from his mouth. She was indeed dead; her pulse was gone and her face had gone pale, but she somehow seemed to smile at him without opening her eyes or contorting her mouth.

"Why did you bite her?" Accalia asked furious, "we don't need her on our side."

"I'm not on your side," Helena said suddenly on her feet. She closed her eyes and when she opened them she sent stakes flying out of her fingertips. The stakes send Palmer and Accalia back to hell when they turned to dust, but after they were gone Helena fainted onto the floor.

"Helena?" Erik asked shaking her, but she would not wake up. "Please. Wake up."

Helena, slowly, opened her eyes and looked at Erik. "Hi you."

"I thought you died," Erik said sitting her up. "What happened? You're skin looks normal and not pale."

"I chose not to die," Helena said explaining the entire situation to Erik after he gave her a confused look, "Ok. You know that I have powers no one else does and with those powers I can choose whether to let those powers overtake me or control them. And I can't leave, so I chose to control them."

"And thank goodness," Erik said kissing her gently.

"Let's get out of here," Helena said standing up.

"I agree," Erik said standing up and picking her up. "I say we go upstairs and have some fun."

"Oo, take me to your lair," Helena said smiling and kissing him.