Cursed Blood
Part Twenty-One
(Warning: This chapter has graphic scenes within its contents.)
I had really done it this time. Though I still savored the lingering effects of the power I had tasted by my rage fueled mind, I regretted leaving town. I regretted to the point I felt physically ill at the thought of the manner of my return. The slow and painful realization of the situation I had put myself in was becoming clearer and clearer as I shifted my lowered gaze to the footsteps walking next to me. I was returning to town with a man who wanted only to watch them burn. Like the good ole days he joked; burning them at the stake would be an excellent way to rekindle the family history. He was twisted, far more than I had originally thought. How could my first impression of him so long ago at the bus stop…be so wrong? And how would I be viewed if I was seen entering town by his side?
His handsome features and his helpless state of defeat still resonating in his gaze must have charmed even me. The kind and gentle spirit I met then was overtaken by rage and a hint of insanity that flickered in and out of sight. I see now that such a fate could have belonged to me had I allowed my anger to continue its hold over my thoughts and feelings. What did I do? Why did I let my brother leave my side? And why didn't I try to fight my way back into that motel room and demand that the love Reid had for me would be stronger than the circumstances at hand. If I could change what happened…I would. Typical words of a person engulfed in their own regret and despair.
As much as I needed the protection this crazed teenager could provide; I wasn't planning to help him as I had previously agreed to do. Despite how angry I still am towards the others, I wasn't about to join Chase and help end their lives. I would have to think on my feet and see myself out of this deal I had made with the devil so to speak.
"I'm not a fool Madison." Chase spoke as I felt his arm snake around my waist as we continued to follow the sidewalk back towards town.
"What are you talking about?" I asked while trying to keep distance between us only to feel my body being pulled into him.
"I can see your little mind working hard to figure out how to betray me the moment you are able. You never wanted to help me, how could you? You are still pathetically in love with Reid…I can tell by the way your eyes glisten at the sound of his name. You are using me my dear vampire." He spoke, his smile never once fading from sight.
"No I'm not…I'm going to help you. I gave you my word." I lied.
"You see there's where you made the mistake; you thought your word would mean something to me. I trust no one; I've been given no reason to do otherwise. But I want you to look over there…you see those lights in the distance?" He spoke while pointing towards the illuminated town laid out before us. The very town I fled from.
"There is your Reid…and the rest of those spoiled little brats. Right there is where you would find help; the very place where you would be welcomed back as if nothing had happened. Reid would kiss you, hold you close and tell you everything you want to hear. And there you could fight away each and every vampire that threatened your life with the help of Reid and your friends. You will find your happiness and live your life surrounded by the people who have shown you reason to love again. There it is." He smiled as he looked off into the distance. His words were scaring me to the point I felt my very hands begin to tremble. I felt at that very moment the need to run…I needed to run to that town and to Reid.
I felt Chase turn my body to face him; I stared into his darkened orbs and felt my entire body begin to shake. I was terrified.
"W-why are you saying all of that?" I stuttered. With my question, his lips curled into a devious smirk that sent chills down my spine.
"I just wanted you to see how close you were to being able to do what it is your heart truly wanted. You were so close…and yet I'm afraid this is as close as you'll get." Chase said in a deep tone. I felt his grip on my body begin to tighten. I began to struggle, pull away from him and yet his grip only grew tighter.
"What are you d-doing?" I was in an all out panic as his words replayed in my mind. What did he mean this was as close as I would get?
"I've weighed my options…and I've decided to make other arrangements. Your elders are quite understanding to my needs and have granted me assistance in killing the so called accomplices to your acts of crimes. They will help me and I'd like to think their word means a great deal more than yours." I was hysterical at this point; warm tears streaming like fire down my face as I tried continuously to pull away from the grip of the warlock.
"Please…d-don't let them take me!" I screamed as I began to search for the vampires that I was certain would be awaiting Chase's signal to claim their prize. The things they would do…the pain I would feel…was enough to make me grow nauseous. I was flailing about like a child trying to get away but nothing seemed to free me from his hold.
"Shhhhhhh." He whispered as he pulled me into a forced embrace that was tight enough to drive the air from my lungs.
"They're not going to take you…I felt like our level of closeness called for a more…intimate conclusion than watching you get dragged away in a beaten and bloody mess by those blood-thirsty vampires." He spoke as I felt his hand stroking my hair. I was unraveling in his tightened embrace; I couldn't do anything but cry and release various screams of help that I knew would never come. Regret, guilt and the fear of dying by the hands of the very first warlock I had ever met…was simply becoming too much for me to handle. I would have fallen to the ground if it weren't for Chase forcing me up upon my feet.
Chase began rambling, trying to enter my mind to create a greater sense of fear within me by telling me about how the stars will never seem as bright as they will the night I will draw in my last breath within a matter of days. I suppose he planned to torture me, prolong my pain and suffering. I didn't know, but I forced myself to keep from focusing on his words or his hand traveling down my side. I could only focus on Reid. God…I never should have walked away from him. I wanted him…I needed to see him again but it would appear that I would not be given that luxury. I would die…only a mile or so away from him.
Suddenly I felt a slight burning sensation upon my side. The burning quickly intensified until I felt as if lava itself was entering into my body. I was instantly released and I collapsed onto the concrete below. I looked up confusingly to Chase who was holding a syringe in his right hand.
"I would rip those pretty little fangs from your jaw if I had the time, but I have things to do and this is a brand new shirt…I'd hate to stain it. The poison will just have to suffice." He smiled. My eyes widened.
"W-werewolf blood?" I struggled to speak as my fangs began to extend into sight. My body was quickly growing in temperature; the accelerated speed of the foreign blood traveling through my body was unbelievable. I felt on fire, like I was boiling within my own skin.
"I believe they call this wolfing, if I'm not mistaken." He said gently. I released a scream that derived from deep within me as I felt unbearable pain force me into a fetal position.
"Looks painful." He spoke. I cried; sobbing from the pain until I realized my tears were beginning to have a different feeling as they escaped from my eyes. I lifted my hand to my face and felt the warm substance before bringing it to my eyes. It was blood. I was beginning to bleed from my eyes.
I was screaming, yelling out words I could barely make out myself as I watched Chase look down upon me in a sick sense of wonder.
"I would like to remain with you…see the extent of this primitive yet obviously effective poison but I have business to attend, you understand. I bid you a very fond farewell Madison." He said as he began walking away as if he had done nothing but stopped to do a mediocre action like tie his shoes. He walked casually walking away from my own murder scene.
I reached out my locked fingers towards him…I wanted to rip his head off…but the pain forced me in the very spot upon the sidewalk he had dropped me onto. I felt blood trickling from my nose and ears as the warmth of blood began pooling beneath me. It wasn't long before the irony taste of my blood began filling my mouth as I allowed it to flow from the corners of my mouth.
I tried to focus on breathing and remaining calm but such things were hard to accomplish as the pain resembled that of every bone within me being lit on fire. Damn werewolves…such a disgusting race and it was their blood that would reduce a vampire to…this.
My body was shaking wildly; this was far worse than anything I could have imagined myself going through and being alone as I suffered was just the ironic touch that painfully sealed my fate.
I began coughing up large sums of blood as I contemplated what it was I could even do to save myself from this situation. I had no idea if there were any cures, even if there was…I wasn't able to even able to seek it out. That was the intention of wolfing; force you still to contemplate your actions that led you to such a punishment. The pain, the bleeding…they were all symbolic to vampires. The pain was so you would know the pain that elders felt knowing your treachery to your own people. Whereas the blood, the ever-flowing blood was to remind you that your vampire blood was not worthy to flow within you; you would have to give up the prestige of that special blood by paying it back in full. The elders were old-fashioned; blood begets blood mentality was primitive but effective.
I wanted to die; I wanted to be rid of this torture but wolfing was a slow and painful process…it would be days maybe longer before I would finally succumb to death. The thought was just as painful as the pain surging through my body.
I passed in and out of consciousness; each time I awoke, the pain would erupt like wildfire. I had lost so much blood that it was the only thing I could see around me. Bright red blood covered my skin and the ground below. I knew I had kept screaming out. In pain and for help…but I was slowly starting to realize the only thing I could do was look up to the sky and watch as day shifted to night and I still remained in the very same place.
I began hearing something nearby, but I couldn't make out the noise until I felt a slight breeze whiz by me. I forced my head to the side to find tires a few feet from my sight. I strained to make out the vehicle until I realized that it was Tyler's hummer. I knew it was a sign of hope but the warmth of my body, the fever that must have finally set in, was making it hard to register much of anything except the throbbing of my shaking body.
"OPEN THE BACK DOOR! NOW!" I heard a familiar voice yell out. The voice sounded so far away, but I could still make out that it was Reid. I smiled slightly at the thought he had come to my rescue yet again but my jaw was locked, my fangs felt as fragile as glass as blood continued to escape through the corners of my lips.
I heard voices speaking to me, and speaking to each other; I even felt my body being lifted from the pool of blood I had left behind. I screamed out in pain as the hands upon me seemed to melt upon my skin. I was placed in the darkness of the hummer I figured as I heard the echo of doors closing behind me.
I continued to hear Reid's voice in the distance; hold on he said…I'm so sorry he added before I felt myself fading away into the darkness.
Author's Note: Poor Madison! Wolfing is no joke is it? Well I hope everyone hangs in there for the next update to see how our lead female character gets through this!
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HapaDoll: Aloha to you my friend! Well I hope this chapter wasn't too dark for your taste, but you said you have a thing for Supernatural, so I'm guessing this is nothing for you! I absolute ADORE Supernatural, I am a fangirl for many genres haha, that being one of the top on my list! Dean Winchester is my husband, he just doesn't know it yet haha! I'll have to write a supernatural fic won't I? Well that'll be in the works for sure soon, and hopefully we can both have some new fics out and about for each other to read! I look forward to it, and I understand it takes awhile to get one going, heck its hard enough for me just to update semi-regularly. I have a hectic schedule, its hard to find time but I always find the time nonetheless, this is how I relax and unwind and having friends to chat with like you make it even more awesome!
Now as for your review, I am glad I didn't make a female role where she makes dumb decisions for dumb reasons, those are the worst. I always try to show more depth and allow them to contemplate their actions a great deal; no one likes a dumb girl in a story. But I know you are interested in Reid's feelings and reaction to the cause of Tyler's transformation and to the situation he created that caused this domino effect. All will be revealed next chapter! And ah yes, she should have stayed with Max, but he may just pop back up soon as well.
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