Part 20
They drove out to the safe house where Theirry had told them to
take Darien. They found that he was tied to a chair with bast
cords in the living room.
"He's wild," Thea told them. "I'm not sure how but they seemed
to have brainwashed him while we was changing. We feed him but it
hasn't helped
much."
"Do you expect me to act politely when you've kidnapped me?"
Darien snarled around his long canine teeth.
"We didn't kidnap you," Keller said shocked.
"We just rescued you from them. They kidnapped you and changed
you into a vampire."
Darien glared back.. You could see in his eyes that he didn't
believe a word they were saying. He didn't listen to anything
else anyone had to say. He wouldn't even look at anybody properly.
He just stared past them.
After awhile Raven called the mansion and asked Theirry to have
Bonnie driven out. He said he would have her out there in half an
hour.
When Bonnie got to the safe house she went to the room Darien had
been moved to by herself. She asked Raven to stand outside the
door and make sure no one came through it.
"Hello Darien. I'm glad to meet you in person. The last time we
meet was kind of weird," she said in a gentle voice.
"Who are you? When did we meet?' he demanded looking at her
closely.
"I'm Bonnie. We meet last night sort of. I was in your head.
Don't you remember? It was when you were still human," she told
him.
"When I was still," he started to whisper. "I remember. I
remember talking with you. Then those guys and Campbell," he said
cutting off with a violent shiver.
"Hey, it's ok. At least you're still alive," Bonnie said
soothingly.
"How is this better? I have to kill people to survive," Darien
said loudly.
"Not all vampires kill to feed. They can drink from animals or
they don't have to take enough blood to hurt the person. If all
vampires had to kill to feed everyone would know that they existed
and there would be a serious vampire hunt."
"Oh. Well, that's just so much better," he said but not as
harshly. "Um, Bonnie, can you get these ropes off me. It's kind
of uncomfortable."
"Sure thing Darien. I think you'll like CD, everyone's really
nice," she told him going behind him to slice the cords that bound
him with a knife
that she had taken to carrying with her since that vampire had
attacked her.
After a few minutes the last of the ropes fell away and Darien
was able to stand up. Bonnie saw that he still looked a little
upset but she couldn't blame him. The past twenty-four hours
would have been rough on anybody.
Bonnie hugged Darien and he hugged her back tightly, drawing on
the comfort and strength she was practically radiating. After a
few minutes he took in a long breath and stepped back, smiling at
her.
"Thank you," he said.
They walked out of the room and Keller and Raven both jumped up
into fighting positions. Rashel was already lounging against the
wall, now she was holding a stake, still resting in her spot.
"Hey relax, he's safe," Bonnie said. Darien frowned, wondering
how he could ever fit in if they didn't trust him.
"What are you so worried I'm going to do, attack someone? Then
why didn't I attack Bonnie when she untied me?" he pointed out.
"So you could walk out untouched?" Rashel suggested casually, but
she relaxed minutely and stuck the stake back in her boot.
"Cool," Raven said and nodded hello at him.
"Welcome to the team," Thea said holding out her hand. "I mean,
I assume you'll be joining us? Did Bonnie tell you everything."
"I guess I might as well join you. You're better then the Night
World I can already tell," Darien said with a small smile and
shook Thea's hand.
The End
They drove out to the safe house where Theirry had told them to
take Darien. They found that he was tied to a chair with bast
cords in the living room.
"He's wild," Thea told them. "I'm not sure how but they seemed
to have brainwashed him while we was changing. We feed him but it
hasn't helped
much."
"Do you expect me to act politely when you've kidnapped me?"
Darien snarled around his long canine teeth.
"We didn't kidnap you," Keller said shocked.
"We just rescued you from them. They kidnapped you and changed
you into a vampire."
Darien glared back.. You could see in his eyes that he didn't
believe a word they were saying. He didn't listen to anything
else anyone had to say. He wouldn't even look at anybody properly.
He just stared past them.
After awhile Raven called the mansion and asked Theirry to have
Bonnie driven out. He said he would have her out there in half an
hour.
When Bonnie got to the safe house she went to the room Darien had
been moved to by herself. She asked Raven to stand outside the
door and make sure no one came through it.
"Hello Darien. I'm glad to meet you in person. The last time we
meet was kind of weird," she said in a gentle voice.
"Who are you? When did we meet?' he demanded looking at her
closely.
"I'm Bonnie. We meet last night sort of. I was in your head.
Don't you remember? It was when you were still human," she told
him.
"When I was still," he started to whisper. "I remember. I
remember talking with you. Then those guys and Campbell," he said
cutting off with a violent shiver.
"Hey, it's ok. At least you're still alive," Bonnie said
soothingly.
"How is this better? I have to kill people to survive," Darien
said loudly.
"Not all vampires kill to feed. They can drink from animals or
they don't have to take enough blood to hurt the person. If all
vampires had to kill to feed everyone would know that they existed
and there would be a serious vampire hunt."
"Oh. Well, that's just so much better," he said but not as
harshly. "Um, Bonnie, can you get these ropes off me. It's kind
of uncomfortable."
"Sure thing Darien. I think you'll like CD, everyone's really
nice," she told him going behind him to slice the cords that bound
him with a knife
that she had taken to carrying with her since that vampire had
attacked her.
After a few minutes the last of the ropes fell away and Darien
was able to stand up. Bonnie saw that he still looked a little
upset but she couldn't blame him. The past twenty-four hours
would have been rough on anybody.
Bonnie hugged Darien and he hugged her back tightly, drawing on
the comfort and strength she was practically radiating. After a
few minutes he took in a long breath and stepped back, smiling at
her.
"Thank you," he said.
They walked out of the room and Keller and Raven both jumped up
into fighting positions. Rashel was already lounging against the
wall, now she was holding a stake, still resting in her spot.
"Hey relax, he's safe," Bonnie said. Darien frowned, wondering
how he could ever fit in if they didn't trust him.
"What are you so worried I'm going to do, attack someone? Then
why didn't I attack Bonnie when she untied me?" he pointed out.
"So you could walk out untouched?" Rashel suggested casually, but
she relaxed minutely and stuck the stake back in her boot.
"Cool," Raven said and nodded hello at him.
"Welcome to the team," Thea said holding out her hand. "I mean,
I assume you'll be joining us? Did Bonnie tell you everything."
"I guess I might as well join you. You're better then the Night
World I can already tell," Darien said with a small smile and
shook Thea's hand.
The End