Dealings with Lamias
Part Four
They stopped right outside her apartment this time. Blade carried Jamie's body up the stairs to Ann's apartment, where he laid her on the couch. Ann knelt down besides her little sister and stroked her forehead. Jamie's eyelids flickered but remained closed. Ann stood back up and sighed. "I guess we'll have to wait a few more hours," she said more to herself.
She turned to Blade and gave him a small smile. "I really don't know how to thank you Blade," she said quietly. He stared at her from behind his sunglasses.
"Yes you do," he said gruffly.
Realization struck Ann suddenly. She'd completely forgotten about her deal. She solemnly nodded her head and stepped away from the couch. "Right," she said quietly. She took a deep breath and looked over at Jamie. Blade had held up his end of the deal, now it was her turn.
Blade stepped in front of her, then stuck out his hand. Ann gave him a curious look, but slowly took his hand in hers. "I think I'll hold off collecting on this deal for awhile," Blade said as he shook her hand.
"What?" Ann wasn't sure she'd heard him right.
He released her hand and took a step back. "Well, I'd hate to have to kill both of you. Someone's going to have to look after your sister, for awhile anyways."
Ann's mouth dropped open to speak, but she didn't have anything to say. Blade seemed to understand. He smiled at her, then turned towards the door. Just as he was stepping through, he looked back at her. "Don't think I won't be watching you now though, Ann. The minute I see you acting like a real vampire, I'll be back to finish this." Ann just nodded her head and he left her alone with Jamie.
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It took another hour for Jamie to finally wake up. Ann was sitting at her kitchen table, massaging her arm back to normal when Jamie sat up on the couch. Ann jumped in her seat, but quickly recovered. "Jamie?" she asked quietly. Jamie seemed to still be a little out of it. She looked around the apartment and didn't seem to see Ann for a few moments.
Ann got up from the table and crouched down in from of Jamie. "Jamie, how are you feeling?"
Jamie finally saw her. ""Ann?" she asked quietly. Her voice was pretty gruff. Ann told her to wait a minute and she went to get a cup of water for her sister. After Jamie had taken a long drink, she cleared her throat. "Ann? What's going on?"
Ann settled herself on the ground infront of her sister and smiled at her. "Nothing's going on now. Everything's ok." Jamie looked Ann in the eye and Ann realized she was crying. "Jamie? Jamie what's wrong?"
"Oh Ann," she cried. "Ann, what happened? Why did you do all that?"
Ann sighed and lowered her head. "Vassili lied to you. I haven't done anything he said I did."
Jamie shook her head. "But he said-"
Ann's head snapped up before Jamie could finish. "Jamie! I wouldn't do that. Listen to me, he lied to you. I know it's hard for you to understand, but as a vampire he's got the ability- He can control your mind, partially anyways. He could have told you the grass is purple and you would have believed him."
Jamie just continued to stare at her. Ann sighed and placed a hand on Jamie's knee. "Look, Jamie, it just matter what you think of me, right now anyways. Just please, please promise me you won't get back into this life again. Please, Jamie. It's no good. It's not something you want to be a part of."
Jamie's eyes were filled with tears again and Ann could feel herself getting emotional as well. She took a deep breath and said again, "Please, Jamie. Promise me you'll go home and stay there." Jamie nodded her head and Ann smiled. She got up on her knees and hugged her sister. "Thank God," Ann whispered.
Blade nodded his head as he watched the scene from the building across from Ann's. He knew the sister would go back home and Ann would keep an eye on her from here on out. Blade headed out of the building and climbed back into his car. He was expecting Ann to become a full-fledged vampire anytime soon, now that she had her sister back, but he'd still check in every once in awhile.
****Notes****
Ok, so... yeah. I think I watched both Blade movies for the first time in the same weekend. I liked the first one way more then the second, but that's just my opinion. Frost was amazing. Anyways, back to the story. Umm, It's kinda got an odd ending, but I wasn't sure where I wanted it to end up. I was just as surprised as all of you then. Hope you liked it. Reviews are always welcomed. [Disclaimer is back at the beginning.]