An:I forgot to mention this before but this is a joint story written by Nicat68 (Nic) and myself (Clayre) Hope you enjoy
Salix finally relented and releases Spencer from the wall. His cold eyes searched hers. "I'm sorry" Spencer blushed. "That's okay.....just, um,try not to slam people into walls, it's not a very welcoming sign" Salix hesitated then nodded firmly. "Yes, I apologise." Pyrus gave Jordan a look. Jordan smiled, she understood completly. It was funny to see a 1000 year olf vampire apologising to a 17 year old girl for slamming her into a wall. "So," Pyrus said giving Jordan a meaning ful look. "We'll meet up later?" Salix and Jordan caught on. They nodded. Salix moved away from Spencer and joined a small circle with Jordan and Pyrus. Spencer frowned, hurt. She was used to being ignored, but something hurt her this time. Something had changed. She smiled wistfully and wandered off down the corridor. "See ya some other time....." she whispered. Salix heard her and turned slightly. Frowning. "Yeah, some other time" he whispered back. Spencer didn't hear him.
"So, Jordan, will you come hunting with us?" Pyrus asked. Jordan bit her lip. 'Hunting with daybreakers?' She decided to give it a try. "Okay, what are we hunting?" she questioned. "There's a couple of rogue 'wolves that have been hunting people" Salix said detached from the true body of the conversation. Jordan groaned inwardly. 'Daybreakers,' she thought angrily. 'Always thinking that they need to kill anything that harms humans, werewolves need to kill to live.' She sighed as an odd rumbling shot from her stomach. "Look, I'll help hunt, but I've got to go hunt" Pyrus looked at her in alarm while Salix watched amused. "You don't....you know....?" Pyrus demanded. "God no!" Jordan exclaimed. "My best friend is a human! I couldn't hunt them after she became my friend...it just seemed so wrong. I only hunt animals to eat and I only eat animals when I need tons of energy" Pyrus looked relieved and gave her his warmest smile. Jordan's knees wobbled but she smiled back. "I also need to feed." Salix said in a monotone voice. Pyrus nodded. "Fine, we'll meet here in an hour." Pyrus commanded. 'It was obvious that he's the leader' Jordan thought. Then she saw Salix's eyes flare. 'Maybe not' she thought stunned. "Lets hunt" he said.
Spencer sat on the park swings. She liked to come here when the thought of being invisiable became too much to bear. She sighed softly and rocked back and forth. She watched the sun set and let her eyes flutter close. Sometimes she felt as if she was so old. As old as time, or at least the beginning of man. "It's not good to stay out after dark" Spencer jumped and fell off the swing. She gave a shriek as she prepared to hit the ground. Instead she found herself sitting in Salix's arms. "N-nice r-reflexes" she stuttered. He looked faintly amused. She blushed and jumped off him. "Sorry" she said looking at the ground. He shrugged. "I never did learn your name" He stated. Spencer looked up wide eyed. "Oh, I'm Spencer, Spencer Esprit" He smirked. "Steward? Why did your parents name you after such a...it just doesn't suit you." Spencer blushed. "Well it's a long story....Spencer isn't my real name. My real name is Maura." Salix's eyes widened in shock.
"It started in Kindergarten, I had this rainbow coloured spencer. Jordan tells me that I've always been very quiet and shy, no one ever knew what to call me. The only thing that anyone knew was that I wore a rainbow spencer so thats how I got my name.Spencer....it just stuck" Salix's mouth twitched. "Cute" he declared. Spencer smiled lopsidedly. "So, what are you doing here?" she asked. Salix's eyes darkened. Spencer watched mystified as his eyes silvered. Then she watched horrified as his teeth grew longer. "S-salix?" she asked in a minute whisper. He looked up ashamed. "I'm sorry Maura, I know I did this once a long time ago, but I have to do it again." He moved quickly towards her and dug his fingers into her arms. She bit her lip and it started to bleed. He watched transfixed by the blood.
Slowly he licked it. Spencer felt something go off insider her. Something she'd never felt.
It was soothing and scary. She didn't want to use the metaphor of two droplets merging into one, she didn't want to cheapen the feeling. But that's how she felt. She could see him. All that was him and all he knew. She shuddered as the new term "Nightworld" became something to be feared. 'Not again!!!!!!!" he heard him mentally scream. "I won't!!!!!!" she could hear it echoing around the park. He pulled away angrily and sunk his teeth into her throat.
She felt explosions go off inside her and he drank. She could feel him using her and it hurt. She collapsed against him and gasped for breath. She could see things. All his thoughts that went through her. 'Old souls, Maura my saint. 5th Century. Come back. Don't kill, save her. Wipe her memories' His fangs shrunk and he lapped at the blood on her neck. "I'm sorry" he said. She could hear the anguish, the raw agony in his voice. She stroked his head. "Shhhh, Salix, that was a long time ago. I've changed, I'm not the saint you cried for, but you still own my soul." She smoothed his brow. He looked into her eyes. "Forgive me" he whispered and she passed out.