Starr had asked Quatre to bring a book, the Papyrus of Osi, the book of the
night. She frantically looked for the night stone, only to find it and
scream. Her breath was heavy as she dropped the book. Everyone gathered
and read the inscription, then looked at Starr and Duo. She wailed again,
her misery stabbing her very soul. Lucky brought up the courage and
started reading aloud.
"The stone known as the night stone, is very dangerous, yet can be fulfilling to a living being. Its power exceeds that of normal curses and whomever touches that stone, turns into a creature of the night. That creature, known in Europe as the 'vampirri,' is also known as the living dead. That doomed person shall never again be allowed to see the light of day.." Lucky's voice died off from shock and horror. Starr sobbed in her brother's arms. She was deathly pale, her California tan had disappeared with the light of day. Duo sat in shock of the words he had just heard. His breath quickened, his eyes shut.
"Dear God, what have we done?" he whispered, his eyes seemed to glow from his skin. Lucky thought for a moment, then turned to Heero in the drivers seat. She whispered with him for a minute, him shaking his head, agreeing or disagreeing with her. Lucky turned again, to face the rest of the group. Her green eyes glaring at Starr, her own eyes were not the blue they used to be, but silver and gold with tiny rainbows in them. She looked up carefully, staring back at Lucky.
"You know what you are now, right?" Lucky asked, cautiously. Starr nodded slowly. "You two are a danger to all of us." Lucky's eyes darted from Duo to Starr, and back. The tears came back to Starr's eyes as she wailed again. For the next hour, Starr only muttered in a mix between Arabic and Ancient Egyptian.
As they all sat around the dining room table with cups of coffee in their hands, the hours ticked by slowly. Tears came to Starr's eyes again, but she wouldn't let them drop. Her silver eyes turned red from the tears, giving them a bloody look.
Starr was paler then Duo, growing paler by the minute. Every few minutes, she grimaced in pain from her hunger.
"This is all your fault." Misty growled sleepily, "If you hadn't of dragged us here, this would never have happened." Starr slammed her fist on the table to silence her. The table cracked under her strength. Everyone stared at the table and her hand.
"Damn." Heero was the only one amazed. Misty elbowed him in the stomach to make him sit back. Starr smiled at her brother, who glared at her for breaking his favorite table, before another wave of pain over came her. Lucky was thinking about her harsh words from before, noticing Starr's pain. She thought for a minute, then stood, as if on a mission. She signaled for Starr to follow.
When the two were alone, Lucky told Starr her idea.
"First of all, I'm really sorry about what I said earlier." Starr nodded her approval, "Second, I just want to know, do you know how much to drink?"
"What are you thinking, Lucky?"
"I'm thinking, do you know how to make another one?"
"What?!" Starr was afraid of this question. The truth was, she did, but no one wanted this pain, anguish.
"I want to know what its like. I mean, its amazing how you look, and the strength, but what do you feel, see, taste, smell, hear? I want to learn!"
"You're insane." Lucky only now noticed Starr's fangs, long and sharp.
"Thank you, but I'm serious, I want this. Please."
"You want to feel this? You want hunger? Deafening sounds, the sound of my fist on the table hurt my ears. I will never see the light of day again because of this.this.curse. Is that what you want?!" Starr's voice had grown in volume to deafening heights.
"Yes!" Lucky yelled at her.
"Fine then." Starr wrapped her arm gently around Lucky's neck. "This will hurt for a second." She bent to Lucky's neck. Lucky felt a sharp prick, then, calmness swept over her. She fell loose in Starr's arms. She watched as Starr bit her own wrist and let the sweet, red elixir drip into Lucky's mouth. Lucky drank from Starr's wrist carefully. Lucky let go, falling back on the floor.
"Try not to scream, I know it's painful. Your mortal body is dying, it will only last a minute. Then everything will happen." Starr wiped her mouth where she thought she felt the nectar, her tears streaming down her face, blood tears. Lucky lay on the floor, her hair curled, eyes glassed, and her fangs grew.
"The stone known as the night stone, is very dangerous, yet can be fulfilling to a living being. Its power exceeds that of normal curses and whomever touches that stone, turns into a creature of the night. That creature, known in Europe as the 'vampirri,' is also known as the living dead. That doomed person shall never again be allowed to see the light of day.." Lucky's voice died off from shock and horror. Starr sobbed in her brother's arms. She was deathly pale, her California tan had disappeared with the light of day. Duo sat in shock of the words he had just heard. His breath quickened, his eyes shut.
"Dear God, what have we done?" he whispered, his eyes seemed to glow from his skin. Lucky thought for a moment, then turned to Heero in the drivers seat. She whispered with him for a minute, him shaking his head, agreeing or disagreeing with her. Lucky turned again, to face the rest of the group. Her green eyes glaring at Starr, her own eyes were not the blue they used to be, but silver and gold with tiny rainbows in them. She looked up carefully, staring back at Lucky.
"You know what you are now, right?" Lucky asked, cautiously. Starr nodded slowly. "You two are a danger to all of us." Lucky's eyes darted from Duo to Starr, and back. The tears came back to Starr's eyes as she wailed again. For the next hour, Starr only muttered in a mix between Arabic and Ancient Egyptian.
As they all sat around the dining room table with cups of coffee in their hands, the hours ticked by slowly. Tears came to Starr's eyes again, but she wouldn't let them drop. Her silver eyes turned red from the tears, giving them a bloody look.
Starr was paler then Duo, growing paler by the minute. Every few minutes, she grimaced in pain from her hunger.
"This is all your fault." Misty growled sleepily, "If you hadn't of dragged us here, this would never have happened." Starr slammed her fist on the table to silence her. The table cracked under her strength. Everyone stared at the table and her hand.
"Damn." Heero was the only one amazed. Misty elbowed him in the stomach to make him sit back. Starr smiled at her brother, who glared at her for breaking his favorite table, before another wave of pain over came her. Lucky was thinking about her harsh words from before, noticing Starr's pain. She thought for a minute, then stood, as if on a mission. She signaled for Starr to follow.
When the two were alone, Lucky told Starr her idea.
"First of all, I'm really sorry about what I said earlier." Starr nodded her approval, "Second, I just want to know, do you know how much to drink?"
"What are you thinking, Lucky?"
"I'm thinking, do you know how to make another one?"
"What?!" Starr was afraid of this question. The truth was, she did, but no one wanted this pain, anguish.
"I want to know what its like. I mean, its amazing how you look, and the strength, but what do you feel, see, taste, smell, hear? I want to learn!"
"You're insane." Lucky only now noticed Starr's fangs, long and sharp.
"Thank you, but I'm serious, I want this. Please."
"You want to feel this? You want hunger? Deafening sounds, the sound of my fist on the table hurt my ears. I will never see the light of day again because of this.this.curse. Is that what you want?!" Starr's voice had grown in volume to deafening heights.
"Yes!" Lucky yelled at her.
"Fine then." Starr wrapped her arm gently around Lucky's neck. "This will hurt for a second." She bent to Lucky's neck. Lucky felt a sharp prick, then, calmness swept over her. She fell loose in Starr's arms. She watched as Starr bit her own wrist and let the sweet, red elixir drip into Lucky's mouth. Lucky drank from Starr's wrist carefully. Lucky let go, falling back on the floor.
"Try not to scream, I know it's painful. Your mortal body is dying, it will only last a minute. Then everything will happen." Starr wiped her mouth where she thought she felt the nectar, her tears streaming down her face, blood tears. Lucky lay on the floor, her hair curled, eyes glassed, and her fangs grew.
