14
I sat on the couch with my fingers curled, my eyes stuck on them. I could hear everyone talking upstairs. Max's voice calmed the boy's outbursts. Maine was alive. I looked at him, I touched him and felt he was real or as close as he could be.
"We have to abide by the laws if the animals are becoming greater in numbers we must do what is expected of us." I heard Max say.
"It doesn't even matter. There aren't many of them even in Santa Carla." I hear Dwayne said.
"True but if they migrate here, we will have to handle it… quietly." Max says. I started to block out their voices still thinking about Maine. What do I tell our parents? What am I thinking, I can't tell them. I would be seen as crazy and in denial about his death, sort of. I finally ran my fingers through my hair and realized David was standing in front of me. I stood up now and immediately, his hands took mine.
"David what's going on?" I asked and he just shook his head kissing my knuckles.
"Nothing that my queen needs to worry about. Just business in our world these things happen all the time." he replied. I shook my head.
"Yes, but now my brother is involved and he is a vampire." I responded and he nodded placing his hand on my cheek slowly.
"Ophelia, I'm sorry, but you need to stay away from Jermaine." he said. My eyes hardened on him and now I laughed dryly.
"Wait, you're kidding right?" I asked and he shook his head slowly, his eyes firm and steely.
"No I am not." he replied and I moved back from him, ripping my hands from his.
"What the hell are you talking about, why would you even say that, he's my brother David." I said and now he shook his head and his hands were on my cheeks holding them firmly, but light enough that I could pull away if I wanted to.
"No, my queen he is not. Your brother died on the streets years ago. He is not driven by humanistic goals anymore. Ophelia, he is driven by blood. Human lives no longer matter to him." he said and I shook my head pushing him lightly from me.
"I matter to him. You make him sound like he's a monster, he's my brother." I said and he glared a bit.
"And you think he keeps those thoughts in his head every day when he is killing a human? You think he thinks about how that human feels as the life leaves their bodies- their eyes?" he asked. I just stared at him, his words seeping in to my head and I did not want to listen to them. I shook my head slowly tears falling down my face.
"He wouldn't hurt me." I softly replied and his eyes showed sadness and pity toward me and he slowly walked over me.
"If the king told him to kill you, he would not think twice." he replied. I tensed at his words shaking my head not wanting to believe him. "This is his life now and if you both are too close then things get complicated."
"With who with he and I or with you and me?" I asked and he shrugged.
"Both. It doesn't matter if he's related to you, that's two alpha males with access to a female, and I don't share." he growled. I winced in disgust at the accusations.
"Oh god, David that's gross." I replied.
"Not in our world. The fact is you will get attached and see him as a human not him." he said. I crossed my arms over my chest and looked away in thought.
"He's my brother." I said and he nodded moving over me and gently pulling me into his hold.
"And now he's a vampire." he said. I was trying to come to terms with this fact, that my brother is a vampire. But he's also my brother who is here before me and not rotting in the ground. I can't just let that go.
"What's this animal issue everyone's been talking?" I asked gently and he sighed.
"Vampire human hybrids. They are dangerous and more vicious then regular vampires. They have the blood lust and the strength and senses of vampires, but can walk in day light. Hybrids can create hybrids out of humans and apparently they have been growing rapidly." he said. I leaned back and looked at him with concern in my eyes. There was so much I needed to learn.
"Are they stronger than regular vampires?" I asked and David nodded slowly looking down.
"Yeah, because they have such an upper advantage, going out into the sunlight they can easily take us down when we are asleep and at our most vulnerable, but also increase their numbers by biting humans." he said. I winced at his words.
"They could over throw the king." I concluded and he nodded.
"Making them the biggest threat to us." he said. I looked down in thought.
"So what will you do?" I asked running my fingers over his jacket. He sighed and took my hands, his thumbs lightly running over my knuckles.
"If they come here, we will advise them to move on. If there is a large group we attack full on so there is no way they can take over Santa Carla. They can still be killed like us." he said. I nodded curled up under his chin.
"Just don't get killed." I replied and he held me close.
"Don't worry about me." he said pulling back and looking down at my lips for a moment before leaning in and kissing me deeply. I pulled him close feeling my body react to his. He sucked on my bottom lip for a moment before pulling back. "Come let's get you home." I could hear his tone growing huskier and I nodded in agreement.
Author's Notes
I am back with this update. I plan to redo a fanfic I wrote long ago it'll be in the Priest Fanfic. I love Karl Urban. Anyways I'll be updating my Sky High fanfic soon!