Here it is ladies and gentlemen, chapter two of Embracing Immortality.
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That witch. That DAMN Vida witch. Of all Lines of witches, it had to be a Vida. Sarah Vida had to be the one to show me what I had become. Her eyes never fell upon me, but how she fought for her life reminded me of my own struggle. She fought with knives. I fought with words. And of course she was fighting an enemy that was not within herself. I had. And I had lost, terribly.
Although the witch would later tell herself that the vampires had grown bored of her, I knew she would be lying to herself. I have the knife wound to prove it, although she was the one to strike and not the vampires that I had stopped from killing her. True, I had spoken in a bored tone, in to which would make it appear as if I had grown bored of watching the scene.
And let me tell you, a Vida knife wound was nothing to brush off. It made you want to scream out, and I almost did so. My wound was smaller than the one I had dealt Kendra those years ago. It started at the upper left corner of my forehead and ended right at the corner of my left eye. I knew it would scar as soon as I had fallen to the ground, blinded in my one eye from the blood seeping into it. With me as a distraction, the witch had gotten her grip on her knives.
Kaleo had let her go then. Ok, earlier I had said that she had changed my life indirectly. I might have been a bit off. She had just given me a Vida knife wound. And after a whole day, I could still not see out of my one eye. I knew I would be able to see again, but right then it hurt like all hell. Of course, I had not fed yet. I felt more like a human than ever with my face bandaged up. Rabe had insisted on it. Oh, Rabe. My dear little sister. I would give my life to save her point blank. She cared for me like an older brother, but loved Aubrey's brother, Maverick, like a lover. Infact, I do not even want to think about Maverick. He irks me.
"Kairbre, take that bandage off." I groaned as Kaei slowly unwrapped the gauze off my face and gasped when she saw my wound. I would have too if I had seen it. No doubt it looked disgusting. I had seen the wound Jessica had dealt to Fala last year, and lets just say that even I was grossed out.
"Come on you whimp," Rabe teased me as she handed me a cup. I smiled and drank what she gave me, but almost spit it out instantly. Cold animal blood. "Heh," she laughed and Kaei giggled as well. "No, seriously. I got this one from Caryn Smoke herself." I winced as she pulled out another cup. Caryn had recognized me from the day at the church and since her being almost stipped of her powers, she had built up a hatred for me almost as bad as she had hated Aubrey. They seem to be on better terms now, since Caryn's aura is vampire tainted, like Rabe's. Turns out that the two witches have become have decent friends. But only half decent. Whenever a vampire name comes up, Caryn flips out.
"Almost funny Rabe," I muttered as I took the glass in my hand. "You sure it's not Triste?"
"Alexander was happy to oblige," Kaei joked but she was silent when I sent her a glare. Alexander had thought about killing me, and had abandoned any thought of me being a tolerant vampire ever since I had slept with Rayne. He and I had fought several times over the past year, but he always left before we could finish.
"It's just plain human blood," Rabe answered truthfully. "Now, drink!" I drank obediantly and she smirked like she accomplished something.
"I really need some-" I began, but was cut off by Rayne, who appeared in the room just then.
"Cyanide, I know. But you can't have any until your body can heal that nasty cut of yours." She glanced over at the two humans before adding, "Your body needs to focus on one thing at a time, Kairbre."
I pouted like a child deprived of a lolipop, which sent all three girls into laughter. I suppose they bring out the humor in me. Especially when I can barely see out of my eye. "That is one of the worst places to get a knife wound," Kaei sighed as she sat down on the floor.
"Besides the heart," Rayne added. They all giggled again. They always seemed to get along, with or without me there. And I only heard Rayne giggle when she was with them. It made me smile.
"So, how is your mom?" I asked Rabe, knowing it would irk her. She just pretended to nudge it aside and playfully twirled her dagger expertly between her fingers. "Glad to hear that."
"So, who did this again?" Kaei asked me as I fingered my wound. Once it was healed I could hide this scar. No doubt it would make others think that I had survived a Vida attack and give me more respect, but I would rather not. I personally disliked the Silver Line for personal reasons. None of your business.
"A Vida," I finally answered after a minute or two of silence. Rabe growled audibly and Kaei shook her head. Madrina Macht had warned Rabe about the Vidas, and Rabe had heeded that warning. But she still loathed the vampire killers with a passion, with every molecule of her heart and soul. And Kaei, well . . .Kaei didn't like many witches at all. Except for Rabe. They had become good friends before Rabe had figured out from me that she was an Arun. THAT is another story completely(A/N: Rabe's Story). Let's just say that my reasons for disliking Maverick included Madrina.
"Sarah Vida," Rayne added, "Dominique's daughter." I winced at that. I had known THAT, but still hearing that I had survived a small fight with Dominique's daughter. Personally I'm even more relieved that I didn't get in a fight with Adrianna. Man, that bitch can kill.
"At least she didn't have enough sense to hit you where it would hurt. She was probably too shocked to actually think that a vampire wouldn't want to see a witch killed." Rayne's point of view made me turn and look at her. She just arched a brow. "Go back to bed, Hunchback," she sighed as she pushed me down onto the mattress.
"Yeah, teddy bear," Rabe cooed from her side of the room. "Take a nappie."
"Nighty night!" Kaei added before the two humans left the room, which left me with my lover.
"Well, looks like it's just you and me . . " She whispered in my ear.
"No," came another voice that had just appeared in the room. "It's just you, him, and me." Looking up I saw who it was and I almost gasped. If this had happened last year, I would have done so. I mean, it's not every day that Silver visits you.
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That witch. That DAMN Vida witch. Of all Lines of witches, it had to be a Vida. Sarah Vida had to be the one to show me what I had become. Her eyes never fell upon me, but how she fought for her life reminded me of my own struggle. She fought with knives. I fought with words. And of course she was fighting an enemy that was not within herself. I had. And I had lost, terribly.
Although the witch would later tell herself that the vampires had grown bored of her, I knew she would be lying to herself. I have the knife wound to prove it, although she was the one to strike and not the vampires that I had stopped from killing her. True, I had spoken in a bored tone, in to which would make it appear as if I had grown bored of watching the scene.
And let me tell you, a Vida knife wound was nothing to brush off. It made you want to scream out, and I almost did so. My wound was smaller than the one I had dealt Kendra those years ago. It started at the upper left corner of my forehead and ended right at the corner of my left eye. I knew it would scar as soon as I had fallen to the ground, blinded in my one eye from the blood seeping into it. With me as a distraction, the witch had gotten her grip on her knives.
Kaleo had let her go then. Ok, earlier I had said that she had changed my life indirectly. I might have been a bit off. She had just given me a Vida knife wound. And after a whole day, I could still not see out of my one eye. I knew I would be able to see again, but right then it hurt like all hell. Of course, I had not fed yet. I felt more like a human than ever with my face bandaged up. Rabe had insisted on it. Oh, Rabe. My dear little sister. I would give my life to save her point blank. She cared for me like an older brother, but loved Aubrey's brother, Maverick, like a lover. Infact, I do not even want to think about Maverick. He irks me.
"Kairbre, take that bandage off." I groaned as Kaei slowly unwrapped the gauze off my face and gasped when she saw my wound. I would have too if I had seen it. No doubt it looked disgusting. I had seen the wound Jessica had dealt to Fala last year, and lets just say that even I was grossed out.
"Come on you whimp," Rabe teased me as she handed me a cup. I smiled and drank what she gave me, but almost spit it out instantly. Cold animal blood. "Heh," she laughed and Kaei giggled as well. "No, seriously. I got this one from Caryn Smoke herself." I winced as she pulled out another cup. Caryn had recognized me from the day at the church and since her being almost stipped of her powers, she had built up a hatred for me almost as bad as she had hated Aubrey. They seem to be on better terms now, since Caryn's aura is vampire tainted, like Rabe's. Turns out that the two witches have become have decent friends. But only half decent. Whenever a vampire name comes up, Caryn flips out.
"Almost funny Rabe," I muttered as I took the glass in my hand. "You sure it's not Triste?"
"Alexander was happy to oblige," Kaei joked but she was silent when I sent her a glare. Alexander had thought about killing me, and had abandoned any thought of me being a tolerant vampire ever since I had slept with Rayne. He and I had fought several times over the past year, but he always left before we could finish.
"It's just plain human blood," Rabe answered truthfully. "Now, drink!" I drank obediantly and she smirked like she accomplished something.
"I really need some-" I began, but was cut off by Rayne, who appeared in the room just then.
"Cyanide, I know. But you can't have any until your body can heal that nasty cut of yours." She glanced over at the two humans before adding, "Your body needs to focus on one thing at a time, Kairbre."
I pouted like a child deprived of a lolipop, which sent all three girls into laughter. I suppose they bring out the humor in me. Especially when I can barely see out of my eye. "That is one of the worst places to get a knife wound," Kaei sighed as she sat down on the floor.
"Besides the heart," Rayne added. They all giggled again. They always seemed to get along, with or without me there. And I only heard Rayne giggle when she was with them. It made me smile.
"So, how is your mom?" I asked Rabe, knowing it would irk her. She just pretended to nudge it aside and playfully twirled her dagger expertly between her fingers. "Glad to hear that."
"So, who did this again?" Kaei asked me as I fingered my wound. Once it was healed I could hide this scar. No doubt it would make others think that I had survived a Vida attack and give me more respect, but I would rather not. I personally disliked the Silver Line for personal reasons. None of your business.
"A Vida," I finally answered after a minute or two of silence. Rabe growled audibly and Kaei shook her head. Madrina Macht had warned Rabe about the Vidas, and Rabe had heeded that warning. But she still loathed the vampire killers with a passion, with every molecule of her heart and soul. And Kaei, well . . .Kaei didn't like many witches at all. Except for Rabe. They had become good friends before Rabe had figured out from me that she was an Arun. THAT is another story completely(A/N: Rabe's Story). Let's just say that my reasons for disliking Maverick included Madrina.
"Sarah Vida," Rayne added, "Dominique's daughter." I winced at that. I had known THAT, but still hearing that I had survived a small fight with Dominique's daughter. Personally I'm even more relieved that I didn't get in a fight with Adrianna. Man, that bitch can kill.
"At least she didn't have enough sense to hit you where it would hurt. She was probably too shocked to actually think that a vampire wouldn't want to see a witch killed." Rayne's point of view made me turn and look at her. She just arched a brow. "Go back to bed, Hunchback," she sighed as she pushed me down onto the mattress.
"Yeah, teddy bear," Rabe cooed from her side of the room. "Take a nappie."
"Nighty night!" Kaei added before the two humans left the room, which left me with my lover.
"Well, looks like it's just you and me . . " She whispered in my ear.
"No," came another voice that had just appeared in the room. "It's just you, him, and me." Looking up I saw who it was and I almost gasped. If this had happened last year, I would have done so. I mean, it's not every day that Silver visits you.