Mirror, Shattered 11- Sister, Changed
"She still hasn't woken up?" It's been at least two hours. Kristopher shakes his head and I push past him to sit on the couch beside Sarah. I touch her cheek.
"Do you think she'll be okay?" I shrug.
"Shut up and give me a minute." I listen to her heart and sigh. "I'm not sure…" The door opens and I stand. I push Nikolas and Kristopher out of the room before Adianna can get in the living room. I go back into the living room and watch Adianna from the door.
Kristopher and Nikolas join me at the door and Kristopher pushes past me. I turn to Nikolas and touch his shoulder.
"Can we go upstairs?" He nods and we go up to our room.
"What's wrong?"
"I don't want to speak with Adia right now, and…unless she kills Sarah now, then the only way that Sarah will live will be if Kristopher…"
"Then why did you ask me up here?"
"Because. He's the one who loves her. Not you."
"Why is she dying when it's done nothing to you?" I shrug.
"It might be because of our relationship. I don't know. Considering you never tried to blood bond me until recently." He nods slowly and I put my arms around his neck. He kisses me lightly and moves to my throat. I nod once and he bites me.
"Will you stop pacing? She'll wake up. I'm sure of it."
"I can't help it. It's almost sunset. She should already be stirring." I sigh.
"Can you try to stand still? It's making me sick." Nissa arrives and takes a seat in one of the chairs. I had called her over to diffuse the situation if things get out of hand when Sarah wakes up. Nikolas continues pacing. Kristopher brushes a hair out of his face, the only movement in the past twenty minutes, and I sigh. After a while, Sarah moans, a pained sound. I wince and notice that Kristopher feels extremely guilty. I want to stand and slap him smartly across the face. Sarah moans again and sits up slowly, blinking to clear her vision. She'll be extremely groggy for a while. She might not even remember anything until she's fed. Nikolas walks over and both he and Kristopher reach out to help her up. She can't stand on her own! I stand and walk over as well, to help them steady her if need be.
"I need to take her someplace she can feed safely."
"Don't let her kill anyone, Kristopher." Nissa walks over and Nikolas laughs.
"That's impossible, Nissa. She's a new fledgling, and her change wasn't nearly as easy as yours was—if she doesn't take a life, she won't be able to sate the bloodlust, and you well know it."
"She's a daughter of Vida. She won't take a human life." Nikolas looks at Sarah doubtfully and then looks at me. Kristopher smoothes Sarah's hair in an attempt to comfort her.
"Nissa's right. A Vida never takes human life unless necessary. There's no help for that."
"I'll take her. There are people I know at SingleEarth who will be willing."
"Not willing to die." Nikolas and Nissa continue to argue, but I lock eyes with Kristopher and he nods. The only blood powerful enough to sate her thirst without her having to kill would be either vampire or witch. And I'm in no state to be donating blood to anyone but Nikolas. And that's only because we trade blood in the long run. It's a shame that it's too dangerous for Nikolas to turn me right now. Not knowing how it would affect an unborn child. Kristopher draws Sarah to his neck and I touch Nikolas' shoulder.
"I'm going hunting for a while. I'll be back shortly." And Kaleo is at the top of my list. I head upstairs and check my weapons. At my back, thighs, the hem of my skirt, in my glove, in the braid extension in my hair, and then my shoes. I nod to myself and head out of the house. I stretch my senses to locate Kaleo and find him at the house where Christine lives. I smirk and approach him before he goes inside through a window. "Kaleo! There you are! I've been looking for you." He turns and smiles as he recognizes me.
"Maria. Did you get an extension in your hair?" I nod and swing it lightly over my shoulder. He stares at the blade and I smile slightly. "You're heavily armed tonight. You have a strong target in mind?" I nod once and reach back. The motion startles him and he hesitates in defending himself. That moment of hesitation gives me the opening to draw a knife and have it in him before he has a chance to react.
"It's been fun playing with you, Kaleo. But it's high time you paid for your deeds. Torturing the innocent, murdering those who will be sorely missed, giving kind people a bad name, toying with women's hearts, the list goes on and on. Things that I might not even know about right now." I twist the blade and destroy his heart. "It's time for your dead heart to stay that way." I twist the blade again and he collapses, dead, at my feet. I clean the blade of my knife on the ground and sheathe it. I pick up Kaleo and take him to a nearby dumpster. I shut the dumpster and dust my hands off. I go to hunt down a few more in the next town and then head back to the house.
"Where's Sarah?"
"She decided to be on her own for a while. Nissa asked if she wanted her help and she said yes." I nod slowly.
"I figured as much." I cramp and gasp, doubling over.
"Maria? What's wrong?" I shake my head and straighten up.
"Nothing. Just a cramp. I'm fine."
