Chapter 3- The Bargain
Finally, I was out of the house. I couldn't stand it much longer, I
needed to run. Ah, just the thought of Changing sent my thoughts into a
sweet reverie. Those few seconds you feel perfect, not quite human, not quite
animal. You would feel weightless and like- the sound of rustling bushes
wrenched my mind from its thoughts. I sent out a little 'string' of thought.
What this 'string' does is… well it senses any other creature's life force. It
helps a lot when I'm trying to find a safe place to Change. I didn't sense
anything. I just hoped there werent any other Darke Blooded creatures in
town. Some of them can hide their forces. I decided on a wof shape and
changed. I went quick, Getting As deep into the forest as possible. I enjoyed
the fresh air, the whole time trying to siff out an animal to hunt. Only
squirrels and birds… nothing really fun. I needed a challenge. I picked up a
smell that wasn't supposed to be this deep in the woods. It had a hint of
human to it… strangley familiar. I saw a bleach-blond haired boy. I don't
think he noticed me yet, so I quietly snuck up to him, melting into the
shadows.
My ears twitched and I looked at him, listening to his voice. He was
saying something…
I couldn't quite tell what it was. His voice was enchanting, though… I
listened to the musical words and fell under his spell.
"Mar…" I could almost understand him…"…aul… Dwa…" there,
almost…
"Your early deaths to be undone, I invo-"
I must have been careless, he saw me. His eyes blazed a bright golden-yellow
colour and he bared his now sharp teeth. I panicked. My eyes looked into his
for a second, changed to their normal purple-ish black colour and I quickly
shifted to my vampire self, readying my Witch-Powers.
I also bared my teeth, fully lengthened. My eyes now were also a bright
golden colour. We were ready for battle. Were. He suddenly relaxed. Standing
strangley calm. He flashed a cold smile at me, I just glared at him.
"New in town, eh?" He said. There wasn't a hint of alarm in his voice.
He didn't have a heartbeat though. He was a vampire. I decided to play along.
I stood up, 'de-fanged' and tried to get my eyes back to normal, but I only
succeded half way. I had an expression of calm on my face.
"I just arrived today." I replied coolly. He cracked an amused smile.
"What exactly are you?" He asked, his voice loosing its neutrality.
"I am a mutt; part Vampire, part Witch and part Shapeshifter." I
replied, annoyed and sounding it. My eyes were now an orange-ish colour to
match my mood. I rolled my eyes, turned around, and began to walk away.
"Wait. Where are you going?" he asked, his voice now full of curiosity. I
turned around, facing him.
"Why would you care?" I asked. Then I thought: Oh, what the Hell? "I'm
staying with my cousin, Michael. If you really wanna know where I am, you'll
find the place." I quickly shifted to a horse, a beautiful, black Freisian mare. I
bobbed my head at him, as if saying farewell, turned and set off at a canter. I
headed back, taking a flat route and galloping. I sped to a run, taking trees
quickly. Something felt funny though, tugging at the back of my mind. I
stopped and listened. There was someone here. I could hear their footsteps. I
looked in their direction and saw someone, I was expecting The blone boy,
but it was Michael. I trotted off, trying to be silent. I found a spot that would
hide me from anyone's prying eyes and changed back. I was human-looking
again and I crept back into the house, using the window-well to get into the
basement. I opened the door to my part of the basement (a.k.a.: my room)
and saw someone standing at my bed.
I stupidly switched on the lights.
"Hello." Came the voice of the blond boy. "By the way, what is your
name?"
"Keira. What's yours?" I asked.
"David. You said you're part Witch, didn't you?" He was up to
something, I could hear it in his voice.
"What's it to you?"
"Well, a Witch would really help strengthen these spells I need to do."
"I only do good spells. What are they for?"
"Revenge and to bring murdered Vampires back from the dead."
"I might help. I need to know the story behind the deaths, though. I
assume the person you want revenge on killed the Vampires?" I was Wiccan,
and the main Wiccan rule was to harm no one: "An' harm ye none, do as ye
Will." Was a very important line in the Wiccan Rede.
"You assume correctly." He replied and began his story, recounting the
events of the past weeks to me. I couldn't tell if he was lying and I was looking
into his eyes almost the whole time; I assumed he was telling the truth.
"OKAY. I cant do anything too bad to Michael because he didn't
REALLY kill anyone, but the others I can get. I'll try to help you out with
your friends, but I haveent done anywhing like that before." I explained to
him. "Give me a day or two to write out the spells. And the one with your
friends- That'll take a lot of energy, of you have any other… friends that can
help, please bring them." David nodded his understanding and left, using the
door and climbing out the window-well of which I entered with.
I sat down with my Book Of shadows to begin my task.
Finally, I was out of the house. I couldn't stand it much longer, I
needed to run. Ah, just the thought of Changing sent my thoughts into a
sweet reverie. Those few seconds you feel perfect, not quite human, not quite
animal. You would feel weightless and like- the sound of rustling bushes
wrenched my mind from its thoughts. I sent out a little 'string' of thought.
What this 'string' does is… well it senses any other creature's life force. It
helps a lot when I'm trying to find a safe place to Change. I didn't sense
anything. I just hoped there werent any other Darke Blooded creatures in
town. Some of them can hide their forces. I decided on a wof shape and
changed. I went quick, Getting As deep into the forest as possible. I enjoyed
the fresh air, the whole time trying to siff out an animal to hunt. Only
squirrels and birds… nothing really fun. I needed a challenge. I picked up a
smell that wasn't supposed to be this deep in the woods. It had a hint of
human to it… strangley familiar. I saw a bleach-blond haired boy. I don't
think he noticed me yet, so I quietly snuck up to him, melting into the
shadows.
My ears twitched and I looked at him, listening to his voice. He was
saying something…
I couldn't quite tell what it was. His voice was enchanting, though… I
listened to the musical words and fell under his spell.
"Mar…" I could almost understand him…"…aul… Dwa…" there,
almost…
"Your early deaths to be undone, I invo-"
I must have been careless, he saw me. His eyes blazed a bright golden-yellow
colour and he bared his now sharp teeth. I panicked. My eyes looked into his
for a second, changed to their normal purple-ish black colour and I quickly
shifted to my vampire self, readying my Witch-Powers.
I also bared my teeth, fully lengthened. My eyes now were also a bright
golden colour. We were ready for battle. Were. He suddenly relaxed. Standing
strangley calm. He flashed a cold smile at me, I just glared at him.
"New in town, eh?" He said. There wasn't a hint of alarm in his voice.
He didn't have a heartbeat though. He was a vampire. I decided to play along.
I stood up, 'de-fanged' and tried to get my eyes back to normal, but I only
succeded half way. I had an expression of calm on my face.
"I just arrived today." I replied coolly. He cracked an amused smile.
"What exactly are you?" He asked, his voice loosing its neutrality.
"I am a mutt; part Vampire, part Witch and part Shapeshifter." I
replied, annoyed and sounding it. My eyes were now an orange-ish colour to
match my mood. I rolled my eyes, turned around, and began to walk away.
"Wait. Where are you going?" he asked, his voice now full of curiosity. I
turned around, facing him.
"Why would you care?" I asked. Then I thought: Oh, what the Hell? "I'm
staying with my cousin, Michael. If you really wanna know where I am, you'll
find the place." I quickly shifted to a horse, a beautiful, black Freisian mare. I
bobbed my head at him, as if saying farewell, turned and set off at a canter. I
headed back, taking a flat route and galloping. I sped to a run, taking trees
quickly. Something felt funny though, tugging at the back of my mind. I
stopped and listened. There was someone here. I could hear their footsteps. I
looked in their direction and saw someone, I was expecting The blone boy,
but it was Michael. I trotted off, trying to be silent. I found a spot that would
hide me from anyone's prying eyes and changed back. I was human-looking
again and I crept back into the house, using the window-well to get into the
basement. I opened the door to my part of the basement (a.k.a.: my room)
and saw someone standing at my bed.
I stupidly switched on the lights.
"Hello." Came the voice of the blond boy. "By the way, what is your
name?"
"Keira. What's yours?" I asked.
"David. You said you're part Witch, didn't you?" He was up to
something, I could hear it in his voice.
"What's it to you?"
"Well, a Witch would really help strengthen these spells I need to do."
"I only do good spells. What are they for?"
"Revenge and to bring murdered Vampires back from the dead."
"I might help. I need to know the story behind the deaths, though. I
assume the person you want revenge on killed the Vampires?" I was Wiccan,
and the main Wiccan rule was to harm no one: "An' harm ye none, do as ye
Will." Was a very important line in the Wiccan Rede.
"You assume correctly." He replied and began his story, recounting the
events of the past weeks to me. I couldn't tell if he was lying and I was looking
into his eyes almost the whole time; I assumed he was telling the truth.
"OKAY. I cant do anything too bad to Michael because he didn't
REALLY kill anyone, but the others I can get. I'll try to help you out with
your friends, but I haveent done anywhing like that before." I explained to
him. "Give me a day or two to write out the spells. And the one with your
friends- That'll take a lot of energy, of you have any other… friends that can
help, please bring them." David nodded his understanding and left, using the
door and climbing out the window-well of which I entered with.
I sat down with my Book Of shadows to begin my task.