~Chapter 12~

Unheard Good-Byes

Blaise snuggled his large head closer to the petit woman with a low whine and looked at her as to ask what was wrong. His yellow-orange eyes shining with the question, one he could not speak as his large maw was sealed shut from lack of water. He was in pain, yet he only allowed his focus to remain on the girl. She was his hope.

"Oh Blaise.. I swear it was just a bad dream...One i'd rather not see come into fruition..." Seras stated burying her face in his fur. Suddenly a scent hit her nose and she froze. The horrible thing was coming from him, no where else. To her he smelled sick, like a bitter smell hit her nose from his body. This little fact hurt her more then she could state. Her savior was sick and possible dying. Smelling again she began to bury her face slightly deeper, hoping to find exactly what it is that had him as ill as she felt he was. She knew better than say anything as she felt his nose could smell the bitter scent as well, lifting her face orange met red and they both sighed.

"I suppose we should keep going. But where are you taking me? " She asked and the wolf-child simply lifted his head to the air and turned west. He knew where there was a safe place, he could smell the safety in the air, even with the stinging scent of the infection. He also knew they needed to get moving and soon as he could also feel the power of a strong Vampire making his way to them. Funny thing was it felt chaotic, felt as if it was traveling in many, a bulk, a swarm, not as if it was moving in a single mass.

Suddenly a familiar scent filled the air as the smell of strong smoke hit him. How could he have not sensed him sooner? How could he be so careless with his new prize?! Blaise looked at her quickly only to see she had already sensed it as well and froze. She could not rightly believe the man, no Monster, could do such a thing. Even among vampire kind a power like that is unheard of. The man had burned his body so he could reform it. Craven was now a living mass of smoke!

The smokey cloud quickly surrounded them as a loud evil chuckle was heard from within. "Foolish mutt and silly girl. I have to say forcing me to resort to such a manner just to have my intended back was most cunning, but..." There was a moment of still silence. "It only saved her a few moments of freedom."

"BLAISE!" Her voice screamed. The wolf-child could only blinding search around the smoke for her, sadly he was not fast enough to locate her as the smoke seemed to disappate. Leaving nothing but a sad wolf behind. Not even her scent remained.
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Blaise had just shifted down, back to his human form when the chaotic energy arrived. It had taken a good five minutes after Seras was taken. The flapping of wings was almost silent had it not been for his sensitive ears. Ears that had gotten him into trouble in the past as well as kept him sane. Ears he was hoping Seras would grace with her own sound again.

"Boy. You will tell me where he had taken her." A deep, smooth, clearly male voice said from seemingly no where as the swarm appeared to him. He was not scared, however, as he felt no malice towards himself from said voice, only a deep desire, one he could only assume it was to find Seras.
"I-I do-n't know.. whe-re he too-k her." He managed out, his voice cracked harsh and weak. He was already near death it seemed. The infection was deeper and more wide spread then even his supernatural blood could handle.

The mass of bats reformed to a tall, pale male. One with shining red, angery eyes and a wide jagged toothe filled sneer. The being stood tall and stared down at the dying child. His sneer quickly turned to a frown as he realized that his fledgling's once savior was dying. This knowledge, he knew, would bring her great pain. So with little option left he walked closer to the boy, bent down and gently laid a hand on his head.

"I can save you, rid your body of the filth filling your veins."

Blaise lifted his head weakly to look a the male more so. "Wh-"

"Make no mistake, boy. I do not do this for you. I do this for her."

Upon hearing this the boy nodded weakly, accepting whatever fate the vampire before him had in store. He began to say his final goodbyes to his old life and life in general. He did not trust this new being, yet he had no energy left to fight.

Soon with his last good bye his world went black and his thoughts stopped.

A/n Sorry this chapter will be a tad shorter then most. I am sorry for never updating and the only excuse I have is laziness and a small child. I beg forgiveness!