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Chapter fourteen

When Reality Hits

Halliwell Manor, San Francisco, California

Sam's POV

"Come on, Leo," I grunted. "Is this really necessary?"

Currently I was in the living room with everybody else piling up next to me. The closest to me were Paulina and Danny, of course. And the reason everybody was staring at me with curious eyes was because of Leo, who was typing me into wires and monitors of computers to check my DNA, my blood, my pulse, blah blah blah…

Well, the reason was because this Kyle character thinks I was half-vampire. Yeah, right, as if. How exactly was I half-vampire? I mean, sure, yeah, maybe I was starting to grow fangs, but they disappeared now completely. And yet I still feel a slight pain in my gums where they used to be. And yeah, when Leo was searching my body for the injuries of last night, he didn't find them. The slice that was in the back of my head was gone, leaving no trail of blood behind it, my thigh was healed, and I didn't feel any pain when I walked around. And my neck, well, my neck is different. The bite marks were gone, but the scratches that Seth's teeth formed were still there, appearing as really light invisible lines that descended down my neck and towards my chest.

But other than that, everything was fine. Some of the guys – Danny, Paulina, and Tucker – tried denying it and just said that maybe Paige had been healing me, but they were just too upset to see it. I didn't know who to believe, though. I mean, there might be a possibility that Paige really did heal me, but there was also a possibility that I actually had died, and came back to life like this.

A vampire.

It still doesn't make sense, though. I'm not an expert on vampires, but I think that something is happening to me. Right now, despite everything, I'm really hungry, and every now and then somebody would get me anything to eat. And even though I feel full, nothing would satisfy me. I remember us orbing here and I was dashing to the kitchen, grabbing everything and anything edible. Enter the kitchen and you'll see a ton of food on the counter. Seriously.

And there's also the light. Being a Goth, I'm supposed to avoid it, because we're 'Dark' and stuff. But this time, the light actually hurts my eyes. And the incident about my burnt hand this morning was also weird, considering the sun wasn't supposed to hurt you. But it hurt me. The hand that had been burnt healed, as it had by itself.

And let me tell you, I was exhausted. Really, really tired. If I wasn't as calm and reasonable, I'd be freaking out. Seriously, when the gums in your mouth hurt, when you're always hungry, when the light hurts you, and when you hurt all over, you would be in shrieking fits running around the house in panic.

See exactly how calm I am?

"Yes, Sam," Leo sighed, connecting a crocodile pin onto my thumb and index finger. "It is necessary. I have to see all the side effects and changes in you."

"But why?" I tried again, desperate to get these stupid wires off me.

"Well," Leo started, springing one of the screens to life, which's light hurt my eyes a bit. "what if you come back from a fight or something and Paige isn't here? What if I'll have to treat you? I need to know the symptoms."

"You actually won't need to treat her, doc," Kyle said from behind him. Everybody turned to face Kyle with curious eyes. He shrugged, moving closer to me, and unplugged some of the wires.

"You can heal yourself, even if you don't know it," Kyle said, removing the clips from my hand. He went to the kitchen in a flash, and then came back half a second later with a knife in his hand. A big knife, for that matter.

"Even if you're unconscious, you can heal yourself in any condition. And the most fun part, the wounds sometimes don't even hurt." He brought the knife to his right hand, and before anyone could stop him, he sliced the knife through his palm, leaving a huge line of blood behind.

"Oh, my God," Paulina, gasped, running to him as we all gasped in shock and winced. "Kyle, why did you just do that?"

She took his right hand, and then I saw her look into it to see how to close that cut. Then I saw her blink.

"It's gone," she said in bewilderment. "There's nothing here. Just a little scar."

She held his hand up, and what used to be a huge bleeding line was now a small scar, that was starting to disappear visibly. I couldn't help gaping at his hand. It was as if nothing had even happened.

"And it didn't even hurt a bit," he said, flashing me a smile as he set the knife on a table. He walked back to me, and in a flash, the wires were gone.

"Now all she needs know is to just rest," Kyle said, directing his words to Leo. Leo was about to argue, when I saw Piper pinch him, sending him some kind of mental message. I guess she was telling him to lay off.

Leo sighed. "Fine. I'll let you go for now." He started getting all his equipment, and with a flash, they were gone. I looked up and saw Paige grinning at Leo, waiting for a 'thanks'.

I orbed out of there before anything else happened. I was just too tired, and I didn't care about anything right now.

So, as I appeared in my undone bedroom, I sat on the side of the bed, inspecting my ring. Earlier, Kyle had explained that the gem was a lapis gem, the only thing that can protect you from the sun. He, Seth and Charlie had one custom-made for them, and according to Paulina, Seth had given her this extra ring for safe keeping. What he didn't know was that I'm its owner now.

I sighed, and lied down on my back. I stared blankly at the ceiling, trying to let everything that happened today sink in. So, I was a vampire now. Well, yeah, half-vampire, technically. And I guess it does make a difference since vampires can't age or eat, but I can. I still hadn't fully accepted that, I just kept telling myself that it won't even make a difference. And maybe it actually won't, well, other than the fact I was going to have to drink blood to live. But since I still have my human half then maybe I won't have to. Right?

Another sigh escaped my lips. I'll have to worry about that later, but right now, I have to get some rest. I rolled to my side, and clutched the blanket over me, shutting my eyes. As darkness started ensuing me, dragging me into rest, I started hearing voices and shouts.

"I'm still not comfortable though," I heard Leo say, his voice filled with anxiety. "Maybe I should do more tests."

"Let her rest, Leo," Phoebe sighed, and I heard movements and footsteps, as if she was walking from where she was over to where Leo was. "She needs it. Besides, Kyle said she'd be alright. Right, Kyle?"

"Of course," Kyle said, his voice a bit farther. I heard movements, and I frowned. How am I hearing all of this from up here? Why were they talking so loud? As the voices continued, their voices grew louder and louder, giving me a major headache.

I opened my eyes, and stared at the door. It was the first time that I realized that it was still open. I got up groggily from bed, and closed it tight, locking it in the process. I made my way back to bed; determine to finally get some sleep.

Just as I was getting comfortable, I heard more voices.

"Billie, you going to get Wyatt and Chris from Magic School?" Piper asked, shifting on the couch. I could tell so because I actually heard the cushions of the couch bump up then down again. "I need to make sure they're in bed so I can hear what Kyle has to say about the two Twinkle-Couple."

Even though I was extremely annoyed at why they were all yelling, I also wanted to know about Seth and Charlie. Yeah, Piper nicknamed them the Twinkle-Couple, and we also call them the Romeo-and-Juliet-Bloodsuckers. Yeah, Taylor Lautner can make a simple catch phrase such as Bloodsuckers stick on you.

Then everybody was speaking. Kyle, then Paulina interrupting, then Tucker asking a question, then Kyle continuing, more questions from Danny, Paige and Leo, movements of Billie walking down the stairs with a crying Chris. The headache increased as Chris's crying got louder, and I tried shutting my eyes tight and covering my ears with my hands. It wasn't doing any good; they were talking so loud.

But why? Why were they yelling? Couldn't they just talk like normal people do?

Okay, that's it. I was going to go down there and tell them to stop shouting. This wasn't a karaoke party for crying out loud (Okay, I did not mean that pun).

I stumbled out of bed, and unlocked the door unwillingly. Once it opened, I flinched at the sudden raise in the volume. I tried ignoring them, but their voices were just too loud to tune down.

I walked slowly down the stairs, their voices getting louder and louder. I flinched when I reached the bottom of the stairs, and had to cover my ears with my hands. It was as if I was standing next to a loud speaker with its volume tuned way up. Why the hell were they shouting so loud?

I entered the living room where they all were. Danny and Tucker were sitting on the couch, listening to Kyle's small information he was giving about 'newborns'. Piper was feeding Chris, trying to get him to stop crying, with Leo helping her. Paige and Billie were with Wyatt, and I heard my parents in the kitchen cooking dinner. Phoebe was next to Paulina, who was closest to Kyle.

I entered the scene, but nobody took notice to me. They just kept shouting and why the hell were they freakin' shouting? It was even worse up close.

I took my chance and started shouting, my own voice loud to my own ears. "Stop shouting! Why the hell are you shouting?"

Everybody immediately shut up. They looked at me with bewildered eyes, and Danny started getting up. Well, at least they weren't shouting.

"Sam? What are you talking about? We weren't shouting – " Danny started, but was interrupted by me covering my ears harder and backing away. He sounded really loud to me.

"What do you mean you aren't shouting? You sound loud to me!" I backed all the way until by back was resting on the wall supporting the stairs. Okay, I take back everything I said about how everything will be exactly the way it was.

"Oh, yeah, I think I forgot to mention – " Kyle was shouting. But then as I shot at him a glare from my position, he got closer to me, whispering, "You also get a new power. You can hear over a distance. It won't bother you after the transition is done, but you might hear everybody shouting at this moment."

I was about to comment a sarcastic remark, but something in his sentence caught my attention.

"Wait, what do you mean after the transition is done?" I said, removing my hands from my ears and standing up straight. I guess they got the message and talked in whispers, though it still came a bit loud to me.

"Oh," Kyle said, backing away a bit. "You're still not a vampire Sam."

"Oh, come on," I said, irritated. "When is this over? How exactly am I not a vampire yet? Last time I checked, I woke up a vampire, then how am I not one now?"

"It's a bit complicated," Kyle said, rubbing the back of his neck. "But the main thing is, you still aren't a vampire yet. There's only one last thing you gotta do to turn fully into a vampire."

"And that is?" I said, raising my eyebrows with my hands on my hips impatiently. At this point, everyone was listening.

"Well," Kyle said nervously. From the look on his face, I was guessing it was something I may not like. "You're going to have to… well, you're gonna have to drink human blood to complete the transition."

My mouth flew open, and I felt everybody freeze around me, all eyes staring at Kyle. "What?"

"Do you really want me to repeat that?" Kyle said, folding his arms across his chest. What was he being so lightheaded about? I was going to have to drink human blood. Wait, if I complete the transition I become a vampire, but if I don't then…

"Wait, what if I don't want to drink human blood?" I asked Kyle, getting an idea. "If I don't drink the blood than I won't become a vampire and I could stay human!" my excitement was wiped off by the shake of Kyle's head. "Right?"

"No, Sam, not 'right'," he said, sighing. "You have to drink the blood, Sam, you just have to. Or else…"

"Or else, what?" I asked competitively, hoping he would give me a straight and convincing answer. He delivered even more.

"Or else you die."

A/N: Yeah, not really my best chapter, as it was a little short, but I had to leave a small cliff-hanger here!
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