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Part 6
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"Sometimes if you hold back the tears, you hold back the love."
Lucien stayed as close to Gina as he could. But his son wouldn't even let her look at him. His own thoughts made him think he too was falling in love with this girl.
Wait love? Was this true or was he just going mad? He looked over at Gina and smiled his first true smile in months. His heart felt like it was opening and damn he knew it was going to hurt.
"Nat?" asked Gina. "How did this happen? All that you told me, this can't be true. I mean a human does not become a vampire by a bite alone. Did you ever take any of Nicholas's blood at anytime? I mean a close time. Not so long ago." Gina was trying to understand what was going on.
"I... I can't remember. I am sorry little one, but I just can't." Nat's face grew tired. It had been a long night for her. "I think I need to sleep. Nick you should also." Nat put her hand on her lover (who was sitting beside her, on the couch).
"Yes, that a good idea. I'll take you both to a place where you can rest," Lucien said.
He walked to the back wall and turned a light on the wall. A door opened that showed a back room. "Your sister showed me this, it was here when she moved in... But she only found it months before she left." He walked in and looked over at the three still sitting. "Do come, there is nothing here that can hurt you."
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Gina just couldn't sleep as she walked around the now closed Raven. She couldn't sleep and did not want to. There was something not right about sleeping now. She knew if she slept that she would have the dreams. The dreams that would tell her that he was coming after her again.
She didn't know why she thought that she could get away but she did. She knew that 'he' would want her back. Who wouldn't want the light child back? It was so great here; no one knew who she was or what she was. Then she felt him. No, she wouldn't go back. She couldn't go back. She would have to leave but how? How could she leave the family that she wanted to start?
Gina's mind was fighting with her heart. The mind was telling her if she left her loved ones, they would be safe. But the heart was telling her that she needed to stay.
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(Down in the sleeping room)
Lucien was lying awake. He couldn't sleep. Every time he closed his eyes, he would see her. Hear her calling for him. But it wasn't true; he wasn't falling in love.
He got up and put on his everyday black pants and black shirt. It was always the same, never any different. He was supposed to be evil and evil always wore black. As he made his way to the heart of the Raven, he looked around. There she was. She wore the same dress.
He could now see why his son had thought that he had hurt her. The way the blood had fallen made it look as if someone took a drink from her. She look like a Goddess, so pure the way she sat there all alone. He knew he wanted her.
But how could she love a monster like him? He wanted to pray to the Goddess of Love. But he knew a spell would only hurt her. She seemed so lost, almost as if she was deep in her mind. She turned and saw him. Her blue eyes seemed to burn into him.
"Hello," was all she said but there was something was wrong.
"How are you feeling today? I might guess that you needed to leave in order to change?" LaCroix was starting to act like an over grown school boy, at least in his own mind.
"You're right, I just wanted to leave a note." She had been looking around the bar for some paper. "Lucien, do you know where I can find some?"
"What... OH! Yes, paper." He walked behind the bar and got a note pad he used before for something just like this. Watching her as he placed the note pad upon the bar, his eyes almost trying to find a better way.
"Thank you. I just needed to tell Nicholas that I went to the hotel." She looked into his eyes. "I would like to have you go with me." She was almost lost in them. "But it's light out... I wouldn't want you to get hurt."
"Yes, your right. We could call the hotel, couldn't we?" The idea just seemed to come out of no where, as if her being made the idea come to his mind, but he douted that could happen. Then again he had a feeling if he let her leave; he would never see her again. "Please, allow me to do this."
"That is a very good idea, such a very good idea." She knew now, no matter what came, she wouldn't leave. Not now or ever.
End of Part 6
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Part 7
(Into love comes the sweetest of deaths, of my loneliness... For you are mine and mine alone.)
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(That night)
Nat opened her eyes and she hurt all over. Her fangs had cut from her gums and her belly called out to tell her of her hunger. It wanted her. Wanted her to turn from the last bit of her human self.
Her eyes were pure gold. This was the first full night of her vampire self. She grabbed for the bottle of blood that LaCroix had put there for her. She would have to thank him latter. He made a great grand master but a poor friend, still...
Last night when LaCroix showed them to a bed, he didn't go near her or Nicholas, but stayed at Gina's side. This made Nicholas so mad that she had to tell him that everything was fine.
And now none were here. Nick still slept on, which was good. He needed his sleep. Drinking down the red juice of life,
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(In the heart of the Raven.)
Gina was sitting across from Lucien, cards in her hands.
"Go fish," the childish giggle came from her sweet mouth.
He thought this child's game would be easy. Picking up the card his smile so what died. "It looks my dear that you are winning." Looking down at his timepiece, "it is almost time for us to open."
A knock sounded on the door.
"Here is hotel with your things."
Walking, he let the somewhat fat man in with her things. After giving him a big tip, LaCroix let him out as fast as he could.
"Thank you," was all she said while she ran to the lady's room.
The sound of footsteps came from his office. It was the doctor, his grandchild. Turning to her, he knew her pain well, the hunger.
"Come have a drink with me, Doctor."
"Thank you..." She walked to his side. "I would like that and why don't you call me Natalie or even Nat." She wanted to be friends, wanted to call him one, a friend.
"Thank you, Natalie, I would like that."
"Where's Gina?"
As she asked Lucien, they heard someone cry out in fear. He knew that sound well. It was so small that a vampire would be the only one that could hear it.
"Did you hear something?" Natalie asked.
She was new to her vampire hearing. But the sound had come so fast and clear to her, she did not know what it was.
"Yes, I did. But you stay here. Come only if I call you."
Lucien rose and walked to woman's room. As he opened the door the smell of old blood came to him. He knew that the blood was from a woman. It was a female vampire's blood, all that in the smell of the blood.
Looking around for Gina, he saw there was blood on the walls, it was in some form. Were they words? No, this tongue was so old, older then he. But there they were. It was as if someone was sending a message.
"GINA?" he asked in the room. Then he heard her. It was her voice; not her heart beat that he heard. She was whispering to herself in a strange tongue. Something told him it was the small message that was on the wall.
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When Gina had come in here she felt it, felt 'Him'. Why now when she was finally getting happy? Then there was the calling on the wall. She knew what it was. It was calling her to return to her old home. Then when she tripped over the young vampire, she knew more than ever who did this.
Donovan, her 'father' as he called himself. He had saved her life twice. Both of those times she was too young to know what happened. Only that the people she was with, all died but her.
Now here was 'The Calling', telling her if she did not come, he would. That he would find her anywhere. That she was his child and that no one would take her from him. The vampire was a friend to Gina, one of the few Donovan let her have. Now she was dead and it was because of her.
She was talking to herself, in the old tongue. She was whispering a spell of power, one that maybe could save her friends, maybe one that could save the only people she cared about.
She asked herself...
"He's coming... He coming," she said out loud to no one but herself.
End Part 7
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Part 8: (Family)
Father May I?
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Lucien took Gina into his arms.
"Who's coming? Gina... Please."
He saw the body of the vampire. She also was covered in the same blood, as well as the writing, but somehow this was different. As if it meant something else, he had seen this before... But where?
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Divia was sitting under the tree as Lucien stood looking around.
"Come here," she said waving her hand over to him. "We are getting close to the Master's land. We must be careful for he is a powerful vampire, older than most."
Lucien helped Divia to her feet.
"Tell me what do you feel?" she asked.
"The coldness of evil... It's all around us, as if someone is watching us. Who is here, Divia?" he asked.
"He is here... He wants you my dear, he loves young vampires. He is strong. My master told me never to come near him with a young one, something about finding a child of the light. One who's blood would cure us all... My Master was an old fool... Just like he is."
Diva walked behind the tree and around three times singing something that he could not understand.
Then the feeling came back to him, but it was stronger, more stronger as if what ever had been there was now standing with them.
"Welcome Grandmaster," Divia said. "How can this girl help you?" she asked.
As Lucien turned around there was a tall man standing behind him. His hair was as black as sin, almost like the darkness of the night. This was something that wasn't too odd. But it was the green eyes. They held so much power almost as if they had seen the making of the world and would see the end of the world. He didn't understand.
"I see you have someone new, grandchild, what is it's name?" The man spoke in a tongue only Divia could understand.
There was a lot said. The only thing that he could understand was his name and Divia's. After it was done Divia stepped to the side and moved 40 steps away from there. This Lucien felt was wrong.
Lucien didn't understand this man.
"Great-grandchild, come to me."
The man stood almost as if he was a great tree, so tall. This man was like a great lion, no one could hurt him. Lucien knew he should not disobey but his feet would not move.
"COME NOW!" The man yelled.
Lucien was at the man's side as fast as his vampire speed could take him.
"In you I see greatness, but only until the 'light child' comes," the man put his hand on Lucien arm. He held on so strong that it hurt. Lucien could tell that if he wanted to, he could tear off his arm. "If you ever, ever see this child... YOU WILL TELL ME!"
Lucien had no ideal what this meant. "Yes..." he whispered. He only did this so that he could get a way.
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Gina was speaking the same words as Divia on that day that he had met that powerful old vampire. This was too much even for him. LaCroix picked Gina up and took to the sleeping rooms. He laid her in his bed.
Kissing her on her forehead he said, "I won't let him hurt you, not now or ever."
End Part 7
"No you may not."
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Part 8
"Hope is never far away, neither is death,
for she always has a way to find you."
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Lucien was holding Gina when Nat walk in, her eyes moved to LaCroix.
"What happened?"
Nat's young vampire skills were trying to open up to what had happened.
"Go," was all he said.
He didn't want her here. If the older vampire was still here then he would get his eye on her, she would be dead like this one laying on the floor.
"I'll go get Nicholas?" Nat sounded as if she was asking him.
"No, let him sleep."
He knew that the old one would love to take everything from him.
"Join him in the sleeping room."
With that Nat left the room a little too slow for Lucien's liking. When Nat was finally gone Lucien started to speak.
"Gina?" There was sadness in his lonely voice. "Please dear one, tell me. Why are you so scared?"
"There's no time, please... I can't. If I tell you, then all you have to look forward to is death."
Her hair fell over her white face as she tried to stand.
"I can't be here. Please, I can't let him find me here, then death will come for you, Nicholas and Nat."
Her hair moved over her face. She stood and looked over at Lucien.
"I care too much to let anything happen to you... To all of you."
"But if you go?"
Lucien didn't want her to go.
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Nat walked to her bed. She felt another by her, but she didn't understand it. She felt strong arms go around her.
"NICHOLAS?" she asked.
It sounded like Nicholas's voice but she heard it in her mind... "Yes, my love... Where is the light child?" the voice asked her.
"What's a 'light child'?" She didn't understand.
"Where is Gina? I have need of her." The voice told her.
"She is with LaCroix... Up stairs."
This didn't feel like Nicholas. It felt darker, older and a hell of a lot more evil than Nicholas.
"Good, very good."
"This is not Nicholas," her mind told her. She knew she was right as a pair of fangs ripped into her skin on her neck. Pain went though her taking her into darkness.
End of Part 8
Death was here, or was she?
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Part 9
"A kiss is just a kiss and nothing more."
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Lucien placed Gina on a nearby chair. She seemed weaker than ever. He placed a hand on the side of her face.
"Lucien," Gina looked into his eyes, putting her hand on his. "This is my fault. I shouldn't have come here. That girl was a friend who helped me get here. If he did that to her... What is he going to do to you?"
"Oh, Gina I..." she then kissed him. She didn't want Lucien to finish, just in case.
She hated things that started with 'I'. 'I hate you' or even worse is and was, 'I love you.' But she didn't think a quick kiss would be this good.
"GODS!!" he thought. "This kiss was earth stopping."
This was a kiss that he would have walked into the sun for. This was a kiss that he would kill for and will kill for...
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Nicholas's eyes slowly opened, "Nat?" he asked. He felt stronger. More stronger then ever. Standing up from the warm bed he walked to the heart of the Raven.
Seeing Gina and his father kiss, was more than strange, it was odder then hell. It was like being a teenager and walking in on your father and one of your best friends.
When his father's hand slowly moved to no man's land on Gina's upper part of her body; it wasn't the anger of a child but of a father. He made himself known. The way Gina looked at him made him think that he should walk out and come back in a few hours. She looked madder than his father.
"Nicholas?" Gina asked seeing him,
"Yes, it's me... Have you seen Nat?" He didn't understand why LaCroix just stood there with his hand on his mouth as if he didn't know where he was. Almost as if he was kissed for the first time. This was beyond a quick make out thing. As if this was beyond that and it didn't matter. As if he needed more.
When Lucien finally got himself over the quick kiss and almost more, he said, "She was supposed to be with you. I sent her to stay with you when I found..."
"What did you find LaCroix?" It was almost as if he knew but wanted Lucien to say it.
"I found it first. A young vampire was killed. She was a friend. Donovan killed her. I know he did." Gina stood just looking at the two male vampires. They were her friends and she loved them. Yet right now it felt as if something cold was moving over one of them. The one she has known longer. She knew this feeling. She knew that this wasn't her Nicholas. This was something that was made to look like Nicholas. His soul was being used.
Donovan had done it once before. He did this to spy on those he knew would betray him. She knew Donovan had the power of a darker side but this... Her hand slowly moved into Lucien's.
She knew how to save Nicholas and mostly now Nat. She would have to go to him. Go to Donovan and finally do what the 'light child' was suppose to do. Either kill all the vampires in the world... Or become the strongest vampire in the known world.
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Natalie felt the coldness of the room on her face, she was throw in to the room a little while ago. She couldn't see who do did it. Her neck still hurt. She felt weak from who ever feed off her, her fingers run over coldness of the floor, there wasn't much light in this room, not even one drop.
Then as if someone had heard her pray for light the door opened, she could tell there were 2 male vampires entering the room. As she let her eyes turn up to see them. The first man was just a little over 6 feet tall, his green eyes seemed colder then this room, he wore jeans and pale white shirt.
The second man seemed to be different, his form was small, he wore a pair of sun glasses that fit his face, he wore just a jeans and a T-shirt. He seemed to look at her as if she was a price of meat.
Nat stood up as fast as she could she was just a little scared, she knew that this guy had to want something but what?
The Taller man looked over the young vampire before him, oh how he loved to play with the young, he looked her over with look of lust, as a smile of pure evil dance over his mouth. "Oh, you are a sweet one aren't you doctor. I am so happy he brought you to me. I will use you with great care." Donovan or the taller man looked over to the one next to him, his slave.. Or child James..
"James, has she come to yet?"
The shorter man answered " No milord... Soon... Very soon. I think she will want to see you first. What things did you want me to get from the Doctor?"
It was James' job to get things from people. Anything Donovan wanted and any way he can, he enjoyed his job more then he let on. The only thing was if James knew that this woman was tied to Gina, he would never have said that he would help if he knew that. Gina was diffent a kind lovely soul.. But she did belong to the Master as he did so he had to do his job.
James was one of the few vampires that Donovan let Gina come around. At first James' main job was to stay with Gina when Donovan could not. Then James made up his mind that no man or woman should be kept without knowing what they were and who they were. Hell everyone had to find themselves.
So, when Gina said she wanted to leave to find herself for the first time, he let her go... That was before Donovan had made it known that he was either going to keep Gina or kill so that one else could have her.
"Only what she doesn't want to give... She mine now, this doctor and so is her lover... Very soon, they all will be mine..."
End of Part 9
"To kiss death is to welcome the new time of this world. So come and kiss me already."
Part 6
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"Sometimes if you hold back the tears, you hold back the love."
Lucien stayed as close to Gina as he could. But his son wouldn't even let her look at him. His own thoughts made him think he too was falling in love with this girl.
Wait love? Was this true or was he just going mad? He looked over at Gina and smiled his first true smile in months. His heart felt like it was opening and damn he knew it was going to hurt.
"Nat?" asked Gina. "How did this happen? All that you told me, this can't be true. I mean a human does not become a vampire by a bite alone. Did you ever take any of Nicholas's blood at anytime? I mean a close time. Not so long ago." Gina was trying to understand what was going on.
"I... I can't remember. I am sorry little one, but I just can't." Nat's face grew tired. It had been a long night for her. "I think I need to sleep. Nick you should also." Nat put her hand on her lover (who was sitting beside her, on the couch).
"Yes, that a good idea. I'll take you both to a place where you can rest," Lucien said.
He walked to the back wall and turned a light on the wall. A door opened that showed a back room. "Your sister showed me this, it was here when she moved in... But she only found it months before she left." He walked in and looked over at the three still sitting. "Do come, there is nothing here that can hurt you."
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Gina just couldn't sleep as she walked around the now closed Raven. She couldn't sleep and did not want to. There was something not right about sleeping now. She knew if she slept that she would have the dreams. The dreams that would tell her that he was coming after her again.
She didn't know why she thought that she could get away but she did. She knew that 'he' would want her back. Who wouldn't want the light child back? It was so great here; no one knew who she was or what she was. Then she felt him. No, she wouldn't go back. She couldn't go back. She would have to leave but how? How could she leave the family that she wanted to start?
Gina's mind was fighting with her heart. The mind was telling her if she left her loved ones, they would be safe. But the heart was telling her that she needed to stay.
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(Down in the sleeping room)
Lucien was lying awake. He couldn't sleep. Every time he closed his eyes, he would see her. Hear her calling for him. But it wasn't true; he wasn't falling in love.
He got up and put on his everyday black pants and black shirt. It was always the same, never any different. He was supposed to be evil and evil always wore black. As he made his way to the heart of the Raven, he looked around. There she was. She wore the same dress.
He could now see why his son had thought that he had hurt her. The way the blood had fallen made it look as if someone took a drink from her. She look like a Goddess, so pure the way she sat there all alone. He knew he wanted her.
But how could she love a monster like him? He wanted to pray to the Goddess of Love. But he knew a spell would only hurt her. She seemed so lost, almost as if she was deep in her mind. She turned and saw him. Her blue eyes seemed to burn into him.
"Hello," was all she said but there was something was wrong.
"How are you feeling today? I might guess that you needed to leave in order to change?" LaCroix was starting to act like an over grown school boy, at least in his own mind.
"You're right, I just wanted to leave a note." She had been looking around the bar for some paper. "Lucien, do you know where I can find some?"
"What... OH! Yes, paper." He walked behind the bar and got a note pad he used before for something just like this. Watching her as he placed the note pad upon the bar, his eyes almost trying to find a better way.
"Thank you. I just needed to tell Nicholas that I went to the hotel." She looked into his eyes. "I would like to have you go with me." She was almost lost in them. "But it's light out... I wouldn't want you to get hurt."
"Yes, your right. We could call the hotel, couldn't we?" The idea just seemed to come out of no where, as if her being made the idea come to his mind, but he douted that could happen. Then again he had a feeling if he let her leave; he would never see her again. "Please, allow me to do this."
"That is a very good idea, such a very good idea." She knew now, no matter what came, she wouldn't leave. Not now or ever.
End of Part 6
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Part 7
(Into love comes the sweetest of deaths, of my loneliness... For you are mine and mine alone.)
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(That night)
Nat opened her eyes and she hurt all over. Her fangs had cut from her gums and her belly called out to tell her of her hunger. It wanted her. Wanted her to turn from the last bit of her human self.
Her eyes were pure gold. This was the first full night of her vampire self. She grabbed for the bottle of blood that LaCroix had put there for her. She would have to thank him latter. He made a great grand master but a poor friend, still...
Last night when LaCroix showed them to a bed, he didn't go near her or Nicholas, but stayed at Gina's side. This made Nicholas so mad that she had to tell him that everything was fine.
And now none were here. Nick still slept on, which was good. He needed his sleep. Drinking down the red juice of life,
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(In the heart of the Raven.)
Gina was sitting across from Lucien, cards in her hands.
"Go fish," the childish giggle came from her sweet mouth.
He thought this child's game would be easy. Picking up the card his smile so what died. "It looks my dear that you are winning." Looking down at his timepiece, "it is almost time for us to open."
A knock sounded on the door.
"Here is hotel with your things."
Walking, he let the somewhat fat man in with her things. After giving him a big tip, LaCroix let him out as fast as he could.
"Thank you," was all she said while she ran to the lady's room.
The sound of footsteps came from his office. It was the doctor, his grandchild. Turning to her, he knew her pain well, the hunger.
"Come have a drink with me, Doctor."
"Thank you..." She walked to his side. "I would like that and why don't you call me Natalie or even Nat." She wanted to be friends, wanted to call him one, a friend.
"Thank you, Natalie, I would like that."
"Where's Gina?"
As she asked Lucien, they heard someone cry out in fear. He knew that sound well. It was so small that a vampire would be the only one that could hear it.
"Did you hear something?" Natalie asked.
She was new to her vampire hearing. But the sound had come so fast and clear to her, she did not know what it was.
"Yes, I did. But you stay here. Come only if I call you."
Lucien rose and walked to woman's room. As he opened the door the smell of old blood came to him. He knew that the blood was from a woman. It was a female vampire's blood, all that in the smell of the blood.
Looking around for Gina, he saw there was blood on the walls, it was in some form. Were they words? No, this tongue was so old, older then he. But there they were. It was as if someone was sending a message.
"GINA?" he asked in the room. Then he heard her. It was her voice; not her heart beat that he heard. She was whispering to herself in a strange tongue. Something told him it was the small message that was on the wall.
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When Gina had come in here she felt it, felt 'Him'. Why now when she was finally getting happy? Then there was the calling on the wall. She knew what it was. It was calling her to return to her old home. Then when she tripped over the young vampire, she knew more than ever who did this.
Donovan, her 'father' as he called himself. He had saved her life twice. Both of those times she was too young to know what happened. Only that the people she was with, all died but her.
Now here was 'The Calling', telling her if she did not come, he would. That he would find her anywhere. That she was his child and that no one would take her from him. The vampire was a friend to Gina, one of the few Donovan let her have. Now she was dead and it was because of her.
She was talking to herself, in the old tongue. She was whispering a spell of power, one that maybe could save her friends, maybe one that could save the only people she cared about.
She asked herself...
"He's coming... He coming," she said out loud to no one but herself.
End Part 7
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Part 8: (Family)
Father May I?
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Lucien took Gina into his arms.
"Who's coming? Gina... Please."
He saw the body of the vampire. She also was covered in the same blood, as well as the writing, but somehow this was different. As if it meant something else, he had seen this before... But where?
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Divia was sitting under the tree as Lucien stood looking around.
"Come here," she said waving her hand over to him. "We are getting close to the Master's land. We must be careful for he is a powerful vampire, older than most."
Lucien helped Divia to her feet.
"Tell me what do you feel?" she asked.
"The coldness of evil... It's all around us, as if someone is watching us. Who is here, Divia?" he asked.
"He is here... He wants you my dear, he loves young vampires. He is strong. My master told me never to come near him with a young one, something about finding a child of the light. One who's blood would cure us all... My Master was an old fool... Just like he is."
Diva walked behind the tree and around three times singing something that he could not understand.
Then the feeling came back to him, but it was stronger, more stronger as if what ever had been there was now standing with them.
"Welcome Grandmaster," Divia said. "How can this girl help you?" she asked.
As Lucien turned around there was a tall man standing behind him. His hair was as black as sin, almost like the darkness of the night. This was something that wasn't too odd. But it was the green eyes. They held so much power almost as if they had seen the making of the world and would see the end of the world. He didn't understand.
"I see you have someone new, grandchild, what is it's name?" The man spoke in a tongue only Divia could understand.
There was a lot said. The only thing that he could understand was his name and Divia's. After it was done Divia stepped to the side and moved 40 steps away from there. This Lucien felt was wrong.
Lucien didn't understand this man.
"Great-grandchild, come to me."
The man stood almost as if he was a great tree, so tall. This man was like a great lion, no one could hurt him. Lucien knew he should not disobey but his feet would not move.
"COME NOW!" The man yelled.
Lucien was at the man's side as fast as his vampire speed could take him.
"In you I see greatness, but only until the 'light child' comes," the man put his hand on Lucien arm. He held on so strong that it hurt. Lucien could tell that if he wanted to, he could tear off his arm. "If you ever, ever see this child... YOU WILL TELL ME!"
Lucien had no ideal what this meant. "Yes..." he whispered. He only did this so that he could get a way.
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Gina was speaking the same words as Divia on that day that he had met that powerful old vampire. This was too much even for him. LaCroix picked Gina up and took to the sleeping rooms. He laid her in his bed.
Kissing her on her forehead he said, "I won't let him hurt you, not now or ever."
End Part 7
"No you may not."
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Part 8
"Hope is never far away, neither is death,
for she always has a way to find you."
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Lucien was holding Gina when Nat walk in, her eyes moved to LaCroix.
"What happened?"
Nat's young vampire skills were trying to open up to what had happened.
"Go," was all he said.
He didn't want her here. If the older vampire was still here then he would get his eye on her, she would be dead like this one laying on the floor.
"I'll go get Nicholas?" Nat sounded as if she was asking him.
"No, let him sleep."
He knew that the old one would love to take everything from him.
"Join him in the sleeping room."
With that Nat left the room a little too slow for Lucien's liking. When Nat was finally gone Lucien started to speak.
"Gina?" There was sadness in his lonely voice. "Please dear one, tell me. Why are you so scared?"
"There's no time, please... I can't. If I tell you, then all you have to look forward to is death."
Her hair fell over her white face as she tried to stand.
"I can't be here. Please, I can't let him find me here, then death will come for you, Nicholas and Nat."
Her hair moved over her face. She stood and looked over at Lucien.
"I care too much to let anything happen to you... To all of you."
"But if you go?"
Lucien didn't want her to go.
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Nat walked to her bed. She felt another by her, but she didn't understand it. She felt strong arms go around her.
"NICHOLAS?" she asked.
It sounded like Nicholas's voice but she heard it in her mind... "Yes, my love... Where is the light child?" the voice asked her.
"What's a 'light child'?" She didn't understand.
"Where is Gina? I have need of her." The voice told her.
"She is with LaCroix... Up stairs."
This didn't feel like Nicholas. It felt darker, older and a hell of a lot more evil than Nicholas.
"Good, very good."
"This is not Nicholas," her mind told her. She knew she was right as a pair of fangs ripped into her skin on her neck. Pain went though her taking her into darkness.
End of Part 8
Death was here, or was she?
EJECT
Part 9
"A kiss is just a kiss and nothing more."
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Lucien placed Gina on a nearby chair. She seemed weaker than ever. He placed a hand on the side of her face.
"Lucien," Gina looked into his eyes, putting her hand on his. "This is my fault. I shouldn't have come here. That girl was a friend who helped me get here. If he did that to her... What is he going to do to you?"
"Oh, Gina I..." she then kissed him. She didn't want Lucien to finish, just in case.
She hated things that started with 'I'. 'I hate you' or even worse is and was, 'I love you.' But she didn't think a quick kiss would be this good.
"GODS!!" he thought. "This kiss was earth stopping."
This was a kiss that he would have walked into the sun for. This was a kiss that he would kill for and will kill for...
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Nicholas's eyes slowly opened, "Nat?" he asked. He felt stronger. More stronger then ever. Standing up from the warm bed he walked to the heart of the Raven.
Seeing Gina and his father kiss, was more than strange, it was odder then hell. It was like being a teenager and walking in on your father and one of your best friends.
When his father's hand slowly moved to no man's land on Gina's upper part of her body; it wasn't the anger of a child but of a father. He made himself known. The way Gina looked at him made him think that he should walk out and come back in a few hours. She looked madder than his father.
"Nicholas?" Gina asked seeing him,
"Yes, it's me... Have you seen Nat?" He didn't understand why LaCroix just stood there with his hand on his mouth as if he didn't know where he was. Almost as if he was kissed for the first time. This was beyond a quick make out thing. As if this was beyond that and it didn't matter. As if he needed more.
When Lucien finally got himself over the quick kiss and almost more, he said, "She was supposed to be with you. I sent her to stay with you when I found..."
"What did you find LaCroix?" It was almost as if he knew but wanted Lucien to say it.
"I found it first. A young vampire was killed. She was a friend. Donovan killed her. I know he did." Gina stood just looking at the two male vampires. They were her friends and she loved them. Yet right now it felt as if something cold was moving over one of them. The one she has known longer. She knew this feeling. She knew that this wasn't her Nicholas. This was something that was made to look like Nicholas. His soul was being used.
Donovan had done it once before. He did this to spy on those he knew would betray him. She knew Donovan had the power of a darker side but this... Her hand slowly moved into Lucien's.
She knew how to save Nicholas and mostly now Nat. She would have to go to him. Go to Donovan and finally do what the 'light child' was suppose to do. Either kill all the vampires in the world... Or become the strongest vampire in the known world.
(A Dark Room)
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Natalie felt the coldness of the room on her face, she was throw in to the room a little while ago. She couldn't see who do did it. Her neck still hurt. She felt weak from who ever feed off her, her fingers run over coldness of the floor, there wasn't much light in this room, not even one drop.
Then as if someone had heard her pray for light the door opened, she could tell there were 2 male vampires entering the room. As she let her eyes turn up to see them. The first man was just a little over 6 feet tall, his green eyes seemed colder then this room, he wore jeans and pale white shirt.
The second man seemed to be different, his form was small, he wore a pair of sun glasses that fit his face, he wore just a jeans and a T-shirt. He seemed to look at her as if she was a price of meat.
Nat stood up as fast as she could she was just a little scared, she knew that this guy had to want something but what?
The Taller man looked over the young vampire before him, oh how he loved to play with the young, he looked her over with look of lust, as a smile of pure evil dance over his mouth. "Oh, you are a sweet one aren't you doctor. I am so happy he brought you to me. I will use you with great care." Donovan or the taller man looked over to the one next to him, his slave.. Or child James..
"James, has she come to yet?"
The shorter man answered " No milord... Soon... Very soon. I think she will want to see you first. What things did you want me to get from the Doctor?"
It was James' job to get things from people. Anything Donovan wanted and any way he can, he enjoyed his job more then he let on. The only thing was if James knew that this woman was tied to Gina, he would never have said that he would help if he knew that. Gina was diffent a kind lovely soul.. But she did belong to the Master as he did so he had to do his job.
James was one of the few vampires that Donovan let Gina come around. At first James' main job was to stay with Gina when Donovan could not. Then James made up his mind that no man or woman should be kept without knowing what they were and who they were. Hell everyone had to find themselves.
So, when Gina said she wanted to leave to find herself for the first time, he let her go... That was before Donovan had made it known that he was either going to keep Gina or kill so that one else could have her.
"Only what she doesn't want to give... She mine now, this doctor and so is her lover... Very soon, they all will be mine..."
End of Part 9
"To kiss death is to welcome the new time of this world. So come and kiss me already."
