Chapter Ten
Poison studied him for a moment. She was just about to hug her childhood friend, when suddenly she remembered what he and his family had done to her.
"What are you doing here?" she snarled giving him a horrible look.
"Nice to see you too," he replied
"Don't you 'nice to see me.' After what you did I should just kill you here..." Poison stopped, she breathed in Velkan's scent. She stopped and smiled evilly at him, "Hmm. I see someone's already got to you. Poor Velkan a werewolf," she giggled. "Guess you got what was coming to you."
Poison moved to push past him. He grabbed her shoulders and pushed her back, with enough force that she had to step back to regain her balance.
"Do not test me Velkan," she grumbled moving off again.
"Poison wait. I want to apologise for what happened. I was just a child. I was scared," he mumbled not looking her in the face.
Poison stopped and stared at him for a moment. Vivid images of their past filled her head. She closed her eyes and shook them off.
"So was I." She replied. "You let your father beat and rape me right in front of your eyes. You couldn't even watch you turned away. We were friends once, you are right, now we are enemies."
"What was I supposed to do? He was my father; he was so much stronger than me."
Poison rolled her eyes and walked past him. He grabbed onto her shoulders and held her tightly. She struggled in his grasp.
"Velkan let go," she yelled at him. Usually she would have been able to fight him off easily, but being sick before had taken a lot out of her.
"Poison stop. Let me explain."
"Explain what. I was nine years old. Your father violated me and beat until I was almost dead. Then he grabbed you and walked off leaving me alone. How could you let him do that to me Velkan? I thought we were friends?"
Poison was about to cry. She wanted to kill him. Slowly, to make him experience a glimpse of the pain she had felt. Poison had suffered her entire life and the ones who were meant to love her just let it happen.
"Poison please. Let me explain. He would have killed me if I had done anything. I was afraid of him. I am so sorry."
Poison stopped struggling in his grasp and broke down. She slumped onto the floor, bawling her eyes out. She didn't know what she felt anymore, ever since Dracula had made her a vampire her emotions had been a mess. Usually she was a very strong person, even as a child she hardly ever cried. It seemed now she was being forced to release all her pent up feelings.
Velkan kneeled down in front of her. She grabbed him holding him close to her.
"I know Velkan. I know it wasn't your fault," she whimpered.
Velkan sighed; he stood behind her and lifted her onto her feet. He bent a little to wrap one of his arms around Poison's thighs. He lifted her tipping her back and catching her in his other arms. Poison snuggled up into Velkan's chest whimpering quietly.
Velkan carried Poison to her room, as he knew where it was because had been watching her since her arrival, waiting for just the right moment to announce his presence.
He walked into her room and placed her gently down on her bed. He turned to leave, but she grabbed the back of his shirt.
"Please don't leave. I'm tired of always being alone," she murmured.
Velkan turned and looked at her. He didn't know what to do. He loved Poison, but knew if Dracula found out he would kill him. Poison looked so sadly at him, they he couldn't help staying. He moved towards the bed and Poison moved over, he climbed under the blankets, as unlike Poison he felt the cold. Poison snuggled up next to him, putting her head on his chest. She lay on her side folding her arms in front of her chest. Fortunately for Velkan, Poison kept skin-to-skin contact to a minimum, as she knew if her skin touched his she would make him cold.
She nuzzled her head into his chest. Listening to his heartbeat and feeling his chest rise and fall with each breath, she fell asleep.
