Nemesis felt herself loosing consciousness as Entropy took her time
draining her. She felt cold, as cold as she had the night that Gangrel had
embraced her. Through her haze she heard a snarl and suddenly Entropy was
pulled off of her. Weakly Nemesis raised her head to see an enraged Gangrel
kicking Entropy's sorry ass.
Gangrel, obviously stronger than Entropy, soon had his opponent lying in a bloody heap at his feet. Nemesis fought to stay conscious as Edge draped his coat over her body and lifted her into his strong arms.
"Get her into the house," Gangrel ordered, "Hurry."
Edge and Christian headed quickly towards the house as Gangrel glared down at the defeated vampire. "I should kill you," he snarled, "but I'm letting you go with the same warning I gave your whelp. Come near any of my childer again and I'll kill you." Gangrel kicked her viciously in the ribs, "And if Nemesis dies, I'm going to kill you anyway. Now get the fuck out of here!" he screamed at her watching a moment as Entropy crawled off into the night.
Turning Gangrel quickly made his way into the house and ran up the steps to Nemesis' room. Edge and Christian hovered worriedly over her. Edge looked up at his sire near panicking. "Gangrel, she's lost a lot of blood," he said as Christian covered her with blankets trying to keep her warm.
"Get back," Gangrel said pulling his sleeve up and sitting on the side of the bed. He slapped Nemesis' cheeks lightly and she turned glazed eyes to her sire.
"Gangrel?" she whispered softly her fear visible in her eyes.
"Sssh," Gangrel told her soothingly, "I'm going to fix everything." The elder vampire bit into his own wrist and held it to her mouth, "Drink, childe," he instructed urgently.
Nemesis weakly latched onto his wrist, taking as much blood as fast as she could. Finally Gangrel pulled away nearly falling to the floor, gasping as Edge caught his sire, steadying him.
Nemesis' face was flushed as if with fever and her tremors had ceased. Her eyes fluttered sleepily but she no longer felt so cold.
"Gangrel?" Edge asked worriedly exchanging terrified looks with his brother.
Gangrel smiled, "It is all right, Edge. She'll be fine," he said reassuringly to his children, "Please, help me to my room. I need to rest as does she."
Edge sighed in relief and helped his sire to stand. Gangrel leaned against his oldest as they made their way down the hall. Edge looked sideways at Gangrel, "We almost lost her didn't we?" he asked the remnants of his fear evident in his voice.
Gangrel sighed, "Yes we did, it's a good thing I heard her mental scream." The pair reached Gangrel's bedroom and Edge helped his sire to lie down.
"Do you need anything?" Edge asked wanting to make his sire comfortable.
Gangrel smiled, "No, Edge thank you. Just wake me up in a few hours so that I may go feed," Gangrel shooed him away with a gesture of his hand, "Go, look after Nemesis, I know how much she means to you."
Edge smiled slightly before turning and walking from Gangrel's room, closing the door quietly behind him. He walked back to Nemesis' room and found Christian sitting next to her on the bed, stroking her hair as she slept.
Christian looked up as his brother entered the room, "Is Grel okay?"
"Yeah," Edge said softly as he sat opposite of Christian taking one of Nemesis' hands in his. "If either Entropy or Malice ever come near her again . . ." Edge trailed his fury welling up in his throat.
Christian nodded, "I can't believe that Entropy got her so close to the house," Christian tucked the blankets more snuggly around his sister, "I thought that that was one thing we'd never have to worry about. A vampire respects another's lair."
Edge snorted, "Well, Entropy and Malice aren't exactly upstanding members of the community."
"I'm sure Gangrel will tell Eternity and then Eternity will be more than happy to kick their asses." Christian replied lying down on the bed while Edge did the same on the other.
Edge only nodded and the two brothers settled in to wait for Nemesis to wake.
Gangrel, obviously stronger than Entropy, soon had his opponent lying in a bloody heap at his feet. Nemesis fought to stay conscious as Edge draped his coat over her body and lifted her into his strong arms.
"Get her into the house," Gangrel ordered, "Hurry."
Edge and Christian headed quickly towards the house as Gangrel glared down at the defeated vampire. "I should kill you," he snarled, "but I'm letting you go with the same warning I gave your whelp. Come near any of my childer again and I'll kill you." Gangrel kicked her viciously in the ribs, "And if Nemesis dies, I'm going to kill you anyway. Now get the fuck out of here!" he screamed at her watching a moment as Entropy crawled off into the night.
Turning Gangrel quickly made his way into the house and ran up the steps to Nemesis' room. Edge and Christian hovered worriedly over her. Edge looked up at his sire near panicking. "Gangrel, she's lost a lot of blood," he said as Christian covered her with blankets trying to keep her warm.
"Get back," Gangrel said pulling his sleeve up and sitting on the side of the bed. He slapped Nemesis' cheeks lightly and she turned glazed eyes to her sire.
"Gangrel?" she whispered softly her fear visible in her eyes.
"Sssh," Gangrel told her soothingly, "I'm going to fix everything." The elder vampire bit into his own wrist and held it to her mouth, "Drink, childe," he instructed urgently.
Nemesis weakly latched onto his wrist, taking as much blood as fast as she could. Finally Gangrel pulled away nearly falling to the floor, gasping as Edge caught his sire, steadying him.
Nemesis' face was flushed as if with fever and her tremors had ceased. Her eyes fluttered sleepily but she no longer felt so cold.
"Gangrel?" Edge asked worriedly exchanging terrified looks with his brother.
Gangrel smiled, "It is all right, Edge. She'll be fine," he said reassuringly to his children, "Please, help me to my room. I need to rest as does she."
Edge sighed in relief and helped his sire to stand. Gangrel leaned against his oldest as they made their way down the hall. Edge looked sideways at Gangrel, "We almost lost her didn't we?" he asked the remnants of his fear evident in his voice.
Gangrel sighed, "Yes we did, it's a good thing I heard her mental scream." The pair reached Gangrel's bedroom and Edge helped his sire to lie down.
"Do you need anything?" Edge asked wanting to make his sire comfortable.
Gangrel smiled, "No, Edge thank you. Just wake me up in a few hours so that I may go feed," Gangrel shooed him away with a gesture of his hand, "Go, look after Nemesis, I know how much she means to you."
Edge smiled slightly before turning and walking from Gangrel's room, closing the door quietly behind him. He walked back to Nemesis' room and found Christian sitting next to her on the bed, stroking her hair as she slept.
Christian looked up as his brother entered the room, "Is Grel okay?"
"Yeah," Edge said softly as he sat opposite of Christian taking one of Nemesis' hands in his. "If either Entropy or Malice ever come near her again . . ." Edge trailed his fury welling up in his throat.
Christian nodded, "I can't believe that Entropy got her so close to the house," Christian tucked the blankets more snuggly around his sister, "I thought that that was one thing we'd never have to worry about. A vampire respects another's lair."
Edge snorted, "Well, Entropy and Malice aren't exactly upstanding members of the community."
"I'm sure Gangrel will tell Eternity and then Eternity will be more than happy to kick their asses." Christian replied lying down on the bed while Edge did the same on the other.
Edge only nodded and the two brothers settled in to wait for Nemesis to wake.