I run as fast as my legs could carry me, like I wasn't out running someone, but I just had to get away.
When I got to the special exit in Volterra I then saw Red Man Cray sitting by the door.
"Hey...Cray..." I greeted, competely out of breath.
"Hello." he answered. "Isn't it a little early for an hunt, shouldn't you be at school?"
I inhaled and exhaled deeply before answering him. "I left early." I admitted.
He narrowed his eyes at me , soon his face smoothen. "I see, but why?" he asked.
"I just...need to get out that's all."
He raised an bushy eye brow at me. "Miss Freshour whatever is going on in your life, is better to face it, instead of running away from it." he told me with his wisdom.
"I'm not running away!" I assured him. "I just need to talk to a friend."
"Is that so." he said poking an eye at me. "Well then go." he said pushing the door open.
I said my thanks and ran off into the woods.
I ran though the woods like I was flying. It felt so good, feeling the air in my face. Making me feel alive again!
When I stop for a breather I realized I was at the train station. I went in and pulled out my passport with my name, age and everything to show to the station guard.
I get to my seat and rest safely on the whole ride.
As we began for depart I couldn't help feeling relaxed where I was sitting, while I watch the backgrounds burring pass me I then slowly fell asleep.
I open my eyes I was in my old house everything was Lot bigger than I thought. This was weird. This was strange? But I never expected this! Never! I began to walk in a dark and creepy hall. Then I heard thunder and lightening it was raining heavy outside, the worst I seen in a long time. Thunder rumbles again making me flinch. I went forward on the hallway until I stop at a door that learned to a room, a room that is so familiar my mind tells me not to go in .
I slowly grab the silver door knot and gently turn it open, a sudden chill crawls up my spine making me have goose bumps all over my body. Then the smell of blood fills my nostrils, the odor was strong and it made me want to vomit my guts out. Although my body moved without my control I don't know about this, but I had a feeling I shouldn't be here!
I stopped. My heart races. There! I saw a dead ugly thing laying on the wooden floor drown in it's own blood. It had no face. I couldn't see the face, since there was a giant hole in it's forehead while blood cover the whole face, suddenly the blood started to crawl to me and started to form into a person I saw it dripping blood on the floor as it moves, at first it crawled with arms slowly it's torso formed then it's legs, but it still crawled. I ran out of the room into the dark hallway, well it wasn't much a hallway anymore it kind of turned into a lovely room with wonderful color and furniture in it suddenly the lights went out. When I turned around I saw the bloody thing again, now standing on it's bloody legs! I backed away from it slowly bumping in a cover, Iit limps to me holding out it's bloody hand.
"Eliza...eliza..." it echo sweetly? It sound like a woman to me! It's voice was like she knew me? Like I was her own child?
It finally appoached me and said.
"Eliza why did you ran from me?" it asked kindly. Suddenly it fall forward soon I was covered with the ugly thing's blood.
"Miss, Miss." I heard an voice.
I fluttered my eyes open when I start to wake up.
"Hmmm..." was all I said. I turn my attention to a man who must've woken me.
"Miss, we are leaving. So would you..."
"Yeah sure, no problem." I said, getting off the train.
Although out the way out of the train station, I was soon walking around in Rome. You heard me Rome. And so happens to where Lela lives.
As I walked swiftly and quickly through the streets avoiding people much as possible, soon I was at Lela's apartment.
I knocked loudly.
Seconds later she came to the door with worry in her eyes. "Elizabeth!" she squieked bring me to a hug.
I poors me a hot mug of tea as I was seat in her over stuffed sofa. She hands me the tea.
"So Chase is missing too?" I said.
She sigh heavy. "Yes and I'm really worried about him."
"I see." I said taking a sip of tea. "Well I didn't came all this way to see you in despair."
"I know." she sighs. "But I wish he comes back."
"Yeah." I said looking at my tea. Seeing the dark water sitting in my mug showing my reflection. Was he feed on or is he one of them now? The questions flood my head wondering what happen to Chase. Could he be dead? Could he be a newborn? Or maybe he ran off with some other girl? No. I didn't let myself think that. Chase was a great person he would never leave Lela, or would he? Ugh! Too many question!
"Hey. What are you thinking?" Lela asked. I couldn't dare tell her what I was thinking! How could I tell her that I have three theories. One, Chase could be dead, Two, there are murderess newborn vampires out there, three, Chase could've left her and ran with another girl. The ideas make my grip on the mug tighten.
"Elizabeth?" I heard she say in worry.
I shook my head making those thoughts disappear. "It's nothing."
I got up putting the mug away on the coffee table. I walked over to the nearest window in her apartment while I put my hands behind my neck. Looking out I saw tiny children playing in the near by playground while their mothers talk to one and another. I watched them for a moment but soon felt Lela's hand on my shoulder.
"I know, it's hard to think that there are people out there who kill innocents." she muttered. I still watch them, but then I heard my stomach growled ferociously. I covered my stomach embarrassly.
"Well I see you starving by the tell of your tum." she giggled while she poked my stomach.
"Yeah!"
"Come then, let's go eat!" she pulled me along with her while getting her wallet.
"Hey!" I shouted.
"Come on you! We need food in that tum of yours! Come on! Move! Move! Move!" she coached.
"Okay! Okay!" I said while I got my jacket.
We went out to get some food, but Lela suggested that we should get some big, huge to fill our stomachs. So we ended up in this sandwich shop.
Lee and I talked a lot while we wait on our food. We talked about everyday stuffs like, work, family, boys, I was starting to feel nervous after a while realizing something wasn't right. Like danger. I thought maybe it was my imagination, but it wasn't. Don't you just hate that when you have those weird feelings?
As we finished our food. Lela told me about this library of all the history of great legends and stories around the world. This got my attention quicker than anything.
After we left the restaurant I told her that I was going to the library. She said okay, and said see you later.
When she was gone I started to walk there, but I had no idea how to get there. I asked some people and they gladly pointed me the way. And did I mention that they were guys! Really cute and polite! Oh my gosh! What hunks! Oops! Not the point back to business!
I got to the library in a half an hour on feet. It was a good thing that I asked the right people or I might get lost or whatever.
I walked up the stairs quickly and entered the building. There was an old lady probably in her 70s, but hey she was pretty spunky!
"Can I help you?" she asked.
"I'm looking for something." I told her.
"I can see that girlfriend!" she said. She got up from her desk and walked over to the huge shoves. "What you here for? Great Battles, Royal Families, Werewolves, Vampires, Witches, Witch Hunters, Shape shifters, Etc?" she asked naming everything in her list.
I just shrugged my shoulders. "Anything you can through at me." I answered..
"Okay, but be prepared there's a lot!" she warned me.
I took a seat at a table that was near by. Soon the woman started to stack lot of books in front of me. And I'll tell you she was right, there were a lot of books about what I was looking for.
She pats the stack with her hand. "Well here you go."
"Thanks." I muttered.
I studied the books for a moment before I cracked one open.
I read through one book and then another, as I got to the sixth or seventh, I don't know I lose count. I found something interesting, I mean really, really, really interesting I found Vampire Hunters in black and white. I read farther into the book understanding that there are still Vampire Hunters here today. I could believe that, because of Eclipse. But I did found out that there are families too. There! I saw the name Dondai! It said:There were very many of the Dondai clan, they were famous for there superhuman strength, speed, and incredible powers in their blood line. These people were the new generation of Vampire Hunters in their time. However the Dondai clan suddenly disappear without noticed and never be found...
I read farther but the woman told me it was closing time and I had to leave.
When I was kicked out, I couldn't help but feel something weird about the Dondai clan. It was just too much to take in. What happen to them? Were they destroyed? Did they chose to go into hiding? Or was it something else?
It was getting dark, and I didn't realized that until the street lights started flicking on. It was cold too cold in fact I could see my breath in the light.
"Elizabeth?" I heard a voice. I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard this. I turn around really quick that I got a bit dizzy. I scan every part that surround me and found nothing, just darkness. I went back to walking when I heard it again.
"Elizabeth?" I turned around scanning the background.
"I'm not stupid! I know your there!" I snarled.
Before long someone step out then into the light. It was a man, he was beautiful too, Pale skin, very good looking, and... that's when I saw crimson red eyes glowing in the light. Beaming down on me.
I stared at him. I was so stupid! Why didn't I just go with Lela and this wouldn't of happen! However there was something familiar to him. Extremely familiar.
I bit my lower lip. When it came to me. I knew who he was and I didn't like it one bit.
"Chase?"
Suddenly there was a sudden gust of wind.
After this moment I knew one of my theories were right! Chase was a vampire!