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Lone Wolf-Lone Vampire
Chapter 2
She dreamt. She dreamt of horrible things, chasing her through the forest. And in this dream, just when she thought she had escaped, they appeared from the trees. Then the running would start again, them nipping at her heels, eager for her blood. Again she would seem to elude them, only to be chased once more. Finally she would come to a clearing, only to be at her house with the monster standing on the porch. She would watch in horror as the monster viciously ripped at her father's corpse. Hearing a noise behind her, she twirled around. One of them was leaping towards her, jaws about to close on the face…
Bolting upright, waking from sleep, she was shivering with the images still in her mind. Looking around wildly, it took a few moments to notice she was alone, sitting in the cave. The thought of what had happened brought tears to her eyes. She cried for a few minutes only to feel a sharp pang of hunger, a grumbling coming from her stomach. Seeing the food and water, she ate vigorously with the thought of the creatures out of her mind. Having finished what little there was she looked around, finally able to take in her surroundings. The entrance to the cave was a good fifteen feet ahead of her, covered from the forest with loose brush. She could barely make out the slowly fading light of day. Now she wondered how she could have slept so long, remembering it had been dark out when she went to sleep. Time passed and she was unsure of what to do. The lady had said to stay here, but she still wasn't back yet. She was scared, now that the sun was finishing setting. She didn't know what to do. Should she leave? Or wait? Sitting there, attempting to find the right course of action, the sun set. All of a sudden she noticed that the brush was being pulled away. Crawling into the rear of the cave, she realized that she was trapped.
Cowering down she peeked at the entryway only to see the woman again, whose name she couldn't remember. The woman crawled into the cave and came to Rhiannon. "Sorry I was gone so long. Did you have any trouble?" she said. Rhiannon just shook her head no. "Good. Do you remember my name?" Another shake of her head. "My name is Elia. What's yours?" she asked. "My name is Rhiannon" "That is a very pretty name." After that there was silence, each a little unsure as to what to say. Finally Rhiannon spoke up saying, "What were those things?' With a surprised look on her face, Elia said "Those were Lupines, also known as werewolves." What she didn't understand is how she remembered them. Normal people's minds blocked out the sight of them, too afraid to acknowledge there existence. Noticing that she was still being watched, "They hunt these woods, wanting to keep it to themselves. The must have attacked when your family refused to leave". She stopped, seeing the sadness and cringe the child displayed at the sounds of 'attacked' and 'family'. Attempting to quickly find something to change the subject about, she noticed the food packets and water bottle. "Are you hungry?" Elia said, almost spitting the word out. The only answer she needed was Rhiannon's grumbling stomach. Nodding, Elia moved forward to pick up Rhiannon, who went willingly into her arms. Crouching, she made her way out of the cave into the brisk night air.
"Okay now I need you to be quiet for now, okay?" Eliah whispered to the child she carried on her back. Feeling the motion of a head moving up and down, she started making her way through the forest. Things were quiet for their forest trek, with the exception of small forest animals and the occasional squeak from Rhiannon if any twigs snapped or brush moved. While moving, Elia took the silence to contemplate her next action. What had she been thinking taking this child? She endangered her whole life by her sudden decision to save her, but why? Was the memory of her own lost child the cause? Now what was she going to do? She definitely didn't have the ability or knowledge to give her proper care. Not to mention the daysleep, traveling, and other vampires. Even if she wanted to keep her around, the embrace and ghouling just wouldn't work. Embracing brought its own problems, and ghouled she still wouldn't age. Also as a side note, giving a child supernatural powers wasn't a smart move either. Pondering the questions, she hadn't even noticed the sounds. Sounds of trucks, music, and people.
Stepping up the pace a bit, the pair made their way to an old truck stop. Walking inside Eliah noted the various smells of sweat, charred meat, coffee and frying oil.. There was country music on the jukebox, though it was quiet enough not to overrun the senses. That was good, in case the lupines decided it was worth slaughtering all these people to keep any witnesses from speaking of what had happened or going for help. Finding two empty seats in the corner and handing a menu to Rhiannon she told her to order anything she wanted, "I am buying so don't be worried about the price."
Now Rhiannon had been to restaurants before and promptly ordered. They then sat in silence while they waited for they food. "Why aren't you eating anything?" asks Rhiannon, looking sadly at Elia, "Aren't you hungry?" Elia just looked at her and smiled, "I will explain it to you someday, you just eat up." A few minutes later their food arrived and Elia did order some food, to go, and to be wrapped up instead of put into styrofoam. "Rhiannon, we have a long journey ahead of us, just so you know." "I see" Rhiannon responded, "your going to eat later." Elia smiled, "Something like that." Near the time Rhiannon was finishing up Elia excused herself and went outside, to come back fifteen minutes later. "You take a long time in the bathroom, not like my mom..." Rhiannon lowers her head, a tear coming to her eye. "Oh, Rhiannon" Elia says has she brushes her cheek. Rhiannon starts to cry as the food arrives. Elia gathers up their things and they leave.