Author's note: I would like to thank all the people that have reviewed my
story, especially yinyangqueen for taking the time to review almost every
chapter. Also thank you to everyone who has offered constructive
criticism. I am sorry that I have taken so long to get this next chapter
up but school has started and with school comes mountains of homework. So
I have not really have had much time to just sit and write.
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Emma woke up and looked at her clock. She really had been tired; she had slept for about 12 hours. Then she realized she hadn't had the dream that she had been getting the past few days. She was making progress with Dezeray. But it still seamed minimal just like the trust she had been rewarded with. She sighed, slowly got up, and went to take a shower.
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Emma finally walked into the kitchen to have lunch when she saw Adam hunting in the fridge for something to eat. "Hey Adam."
Adam turned around. "Hi Emma. You slept well I assume."
"Yah I guess so." She answered absent-mindedly.
"Good. Shalimar and Brennan went to go pick up the stuff that will hopefully solve Dezeray's need to, well, kill to survive. They should be back in a few minutes." Said Adam glancing at his watch. "Then I will need your help. Since you're the one who has established a connection with her."
"I was just going to go and talk to her after I had a bite to eat."
"Ok, I'll just come in when I am ready then. We're going to have to take down the force field, so I would like to have everyone there just encase. But I don't want to scare her into attacking. What do you think?" Asked Adam seaming slightly unsure of himself for once.
Emma took a few sort minutes to think then answered. "I don't know. I guess you can bring them in and then if she wants them to leave then we'll get them to leave. As long as they keep their distains though I don't think it will intimidate her too much. After we do this we're not going to put her back in the force field are we?"
"I will leave that decision to you. If you think she can be trusted then she can stay in the guest room."
"You're leaving it up to me." There was a hint of enthusiasm in Emma's voice.
"Yes. I think you will be able to make a better decision then I did."
Emma smiled. "Thanks Adam."
"Just don't make a mistake like I did."
"I won't." Emma's voice sounded more bitter then she hand intended.
"Good." At that Adam reopened the fridge and grabbed an apple, said he would be in the lab if she needed him, and left.
"Jesse was right. Adam did learn from his mistake. I really hope I don't let him down." Said Emma to herself as she looked in the fridge for something to eat.
When she was finished her lunch she went to the dojo. She walked up the stairs that connected the dojo to the ground. She stopped with one stair left to go. Her eyes had adjusted to the lack of light well enough to see that Dezeray's eyes where closed. Emma looked closer at her to try and figure out if she was sleeping or just didn't hear her. Before she could figure it out Dezeray spoke.
"What are you looking at?" She snarled.
"Sorry." Apologized Emma quickly. "I just wanted to make sure you weren't asleep. I didn't want to disturb you if you where." She explained.
"What do you want?" She demanded bitterly slowly opening her eyes.
"To talk, and also to thank you for not sending me any dreams when I slept last night." Emma paused, but when Dezeray didn't say anything she continued. "Adam has hopefully found a way for you to live without having to kill others. At the very longest we'll be able to see if it works tonight."
"And of course your going to find out if it works by testing it on me."
"That's our only choice. I'm sorry. Please trust me it will work."
"Whatever." Scoffed Dezeray.
"I want to." Started Emma, she stopped when she saw Dezeray grab at her sides arms wrapping around her waist hunching forward as she let out a quiet cry of pain, when she cried out it had sounded as if she had two voices. And her eyes started glowing blood red. "What. What's wrong?" Stammered Emma, trying to keep her cool.
"It's nothing." Shot Dezeray taking a sharp breath. Still hunched over. Her eyes still red. "I'm fine."
"Like hell you are. Tell me what is happing so I can help! Now!!"
"I..,. don't need.,. your.,. help. I'm fine." Insisted Dezeray in between breaths.
"I can see plain as day your not fine. Let me help you."
Dezeray cried out in rage, in what seemed again like two voices at once. Then she growled at Emma. Her growl was much like what Shalimar was capable of. "Shut up.,. and leave.,. me.,. alone!"
"Damn it. Adam, Adam get over here, now. Something is happening to Dezeray and she's won't tell me what!"
"Coming." Came Adam's calm and cool voice over Emma's com-ring. Emma ran down the stairs to a nearby keyboard and hit a few keys and the force field was disabled. Then she ran back up the stairs and into the dojo.
"Leave me alone!" Yelled Dezeray all in on breath. Adam came rushing in with a few things in hand. Including his new portable scanner. It was much like the scanner in the lab but smaller. He ran up the stairs as soon as he got to the vampire's side he started scanning her to find out what was going on. "Damn you. SCERW OFF!" She yelled taking a half-hearted swipe at Adam.
"Her body looks like it's self destructing from the inside. I don't know how to exactly explain what is going on. But she has got to be in even more pain then she's letting on. It also looks like it's been going on for about half a day. She must have a very high pain tolerance."
"You mean she's dieing?"
"To put it simply, yes."
"Then do something Adam."
Dezeray let out another two-voiced cry. Emma cringes slightly before she can help herself.
"I can't. Not until Brennan and Shalimar get back." Said Adam with regret.
Emma brought her com-ring to her mouth. "Bren, Shal. Where are you?"
"Where just pulling into the garage. What's wrong?" Came Shalimar's voice.
"Get you buts to the dojo NOW! Bring what Adam had you get. Dezeray is dieing."
"Be right there." Came Shalimar's voice again.
At that moment something dawned on Emma. "Where the hell is Jesse?"
"He's replenishing all the safe-houses with previsions. Don't bother contacting him. He should be back soon."
Just then Shalimar came running in at full tilt with Brennan a ways behind her. She rushed up the stairs and shoved a large cooler in front of Adam. "Here." Was all she said. Adam hastily opened it and took out some of its contents. The vampire was now lying on the floor quietly moaning in pain.
"Emma sit her up." Directed Adam. Emma did as she was told quickly as Dezeray struggled against her weakly. "Dezeray, drink this please." Said Adam putting some of the liquid into her mouth. She immediately spat it out at him.
"Screw off!" She Yelled.
Emma turned Deseray's upper body around so that she was facing her. "If you don't cooperate you're going to die. Do you understand? Don't do this to yourself. Trust us we want to help you. Please do it, for yourself. If not for yourself for me, do it for anyone anything that ever may of had any worth to you. Just don't let yourself die like this!"
"Fine." Snarled Deseray. Adam put more of the liquid into her mouth, this time she swallowed it.
Adam kept feeding her the liquid for about ten minutes straight. Then he finally stopped. "You need to rest now." Said Adam.
"No I don't." Objected Deseray.
"Listen to him. He knows what is best." Said Emma forcefully.
"Fine."
"Emma take her to the guest room. Shalimar take that into the lab." Said Adam indicating the cooler. "And Brennan go find out where Jesse is. I'm going to wash up."
"Follow me." Said Emma putting out her hand. Dezeray hesitated before taking it and using it as leverage to stand up. But as soon as she was up to her full height witch was just as tall as Emma her knees buckled and she ended up back on the floor. Dezeray sighed in frustration.
Brennan walked over and picked her up. "I will not be carried." She protested.
"Well you can't walk." Pointed out Emma. "So let him carry you."
"Fine." At that Brennan carried Dezeray to the guest room with Emma following close behind.
"I'm goanna go find Jesse now." Said Brennan as he waited for Emma to pull down the covers before he laid Dezeray gently on the guest bed.
"I'm going to stay here for a few minutes." Said Emma. Brennan nodded and left. Emma turned to Dezeray. "I'm glade you chose to live. Get some rest now and I'll come by some time in the afternoon and see how you are doing."
"Do not treat me as if I were a child mortal." Commanded Dezeray.
"Sorry, I'm not trying to treat you like a child." Apologized Emma quickly though she was slightly annoyed at what Dezeray had said.
"Whatever."
"Please, just try to get some rest, ok." Said Emma before she left closing the door softly behind her.
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Emma woke up and looked at her clock. She really had been tired; she had slept for about 12 hours. Then she realized she hadn't had the dream that she had been getting the past few days. She was making progress with Dezeray. But it still seamed minimal just like the trust she had been rewarded with. She sighed, slowly got up, and went to take a shower.
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Emma finally walked into the kitchen to have lunch when she saw Adam hunting in the fridge for something to eat. "Hey Adam."
Adam turned around. "Hi Emma. You slept well I assume."
"Yah I guess so." She answered absent-mindedly.
"Good. Shalimar and Brennan went to go pick up the stuff that will hopefully solve Dezeray's need to, well, kill to survive. They should be back in a few minutes." Said Adam glancing at his watch. "Then I will need your help. Since you're the one who has established a connection with her."
"I was just going to go and talk to her after I had a bite to eat."
"Ok, I'll just come in when I am ready then. We're going to have to take down the force field, so I would like to have everyone there just encase. But I don't want to scare her into attacking. What do you think?" Asked Adam seaming slightly unsure of himself for once.
Emma took a few sort minutes to think then answered. "I don't know. I guess you can bring them in and then if she wants them to leave then we'll get them to leave. As long as they keep their distains though I don't think it will intimidate her too much. After we do this we're not going to put her back in the force field are we?"
"I will leave that decision to you. If you think she can be trusted then she can stay in the guest room."
"You're leaving it up to me." There was a hint of enthusiasm in Emma's voice.
"Yes. I think you will be able to make a better decision then I did."
Emma smiled. "Thanks Adam."
"Just don't make a mistake like I did."
"I won't." Emma's voice sounded more bitter then she hand intended.
"Good." At that Adam reopened the fridge and grabbed an apple, said he would be in the lab if she needed him, and left.
"Jesse was right. Adam did learn from his mistake. I really hope I don't let him down." Said Emma to herself as she looked in the fridge for something to eat.
When she was finished her lunch she went to the dojo. She walked up the stairs that connected the dojo to the ground. She stopped with one stair left to go. Her eyes had adjusted to the lack of light well enough to see that Dezeray's eyes where closed. Emma looked closer at her to try and figure out if she was sleeping or just didn't hear her. Before she could figure it out Dezeray spoke.
"What are you looking at?" She snarled.
"Sorry." Apologized Emma quickly. "I just wanted to make sure you weren't asleep. I didn't want to disturb you if you where." She explained.
"What do you want?" She demanded bitterly slowly opening her eyes.
"To talk, and also to thank you for not sending me any dreams when I slept last night." Emma paused, but when Dezeray didn't say anything she continued. "Adam has hopefully found a way for you to live without having to kill others. At the very longest we'll be able to see if it works tonight."
"And of course your going to find out if it works by testing it on me."
"That's our only choice. I'm sorry. Please trust me it will work."
"Whatever." Scoffed Dezeray.
"I want to." Started Emma, she stopped when she saw Dezeray grab at her sides arms wrapping around her waist hunching forward as she let out a quiet cry of pain, when she cried out it had sounded as if she had two voices. And her eyes started glowing blood red. "What. What's wrong?" Stammered Emma, trying to keep her cool.
"It's nothing." Shot Dezeray taking a sharp breath. Still hunched over. Her eyes still red. "I'm fine."
"Like hell you are. Tell me what is happing so I can help! Now!!"
"I..,. don't need.,. your.,. help. I'm fine." Insisted Dezeray in between breaths.
"I can see plain as day your not fine. Let me help you."
Dezeray cried out in rage, in what seemed again like two voices at once. Then she growled at Emma. Her growl was much like what Shalimar was capable of. "Shut up.,. and leave.,. me.,. alone!"
"Damn it. Adam, Adam get over here, now. Something is happening to Dezeray and she's won't tell me what!"
"Coming." Came Adam's calm and cool voice over Emma's com-ring. Emma ran down the stairs to a nearby keyboard and hit a few keys and the force field was disabled. Then she ran back up the stairs and into the dojo.
"Leave me alone!" Yelled Dezeray all in on breath. Adam came rushing in with a few things in hand. Including his new portable scanner. It was much like the scanner in the lab but smaller. He ran up the stairs as soon as he got to the vampire's side he started scanning her to find out what was going on. "Damn you. SCERW OFF!" She yelled taking a half-hearted swipe at Adam.
"Her body looks like it's self destructing from the inside. I don't know how to exactly explain what is going on. But she has got to be in even more pain then she's letting on. It also looks like it's been going on for about half a day. She must have a very high pain tolerance."
"You mean she's dieing?"
"To put it simply, yes."
"Then do something Adam."
Dezeray let out another two-voiced cry. Emma cringes slightly before she can help herself.
"I can't. Not until Brennan and Shalimar get back." Said Adam with regret.
Emma brought her com-ring to her mouth. "Bren, Shal. Where are you?"
"Where just pulling into the garage. What's wrong?" Came Shalimar's voice.
"Get you buts to the dojo NOW! Bring what Adam had you get. Dezeray is dieing."
"Be right there." Came Shalimar's voice again.
At that moment something dawned on Emma. "Where the hell is Jesse?"
"He's replenishing all the safe-houses with previsions. Don't bother contacting him. He should be back soon."
Just then Shalimar came running in at full tilt with Brennan a ways behind her. She rushed up the stairs and shoved a large cooler in front of Adam. "Here." Was all she said. Adam hastily opened it and took out some of its contents. The vampire was now lying on the floor quietly moaning in pain.
"Emma sit her up." Directed Adam. Emma did as she was told quickly as Dezeray struggled against her weakly. "Dezeray, drink this please." Said Adam putting some of the liquid into her mouth. She immediately spat it out at him.
"Screw off!" She Yelled.
Emma turned Deseray's upper body around so that she was facing her. "If you don't cooperate you're going to die. Do you understand? Don't do this to yourself. Trust us we want to help you. Please do it, for yourself. If not for yourself for me, do it for anyone anything that ever may of had any worth to you. Just don't let yourself die like this!"
"Fine." Snarled Deseray. Adam put more of the liquid into her mouth, this time she swallowed it.
Adam kept feeding her the liquid for about ten minutes straight. Then he finally stopped. "You need to rest now." Said Adam.
"No I don't." Objected Deseray.
"Listen to him. He knows what is best." Said Emma forcefully.
"Fine."
"Emma take her to the guest room. Shalimar take that into the lab." Said Adam indicating the cooler. "And Brennan go find out where Jesse is. I'm going to wash up."
"Follow me." Said Emma putting out her hand. Dezeray hesitated before taking it and using it as leverage to stand up. But as soon as she was up to her full height witch was just as tall as Emma her knees buckled and she ended up back on the floor. Dezeray sighed in frustration.
Brennan walked over and picked her up. "I will not be carried." She protested.
"Well you can't walk." Pointed out Emma. "So let him carry you."
"Fine." At that Brennan carried Dezeray to the guest room with Emma following close behind.
"I'm goanna go find Jesse now." Said Brennan as he waited for Emma to pull down the covers before he laid Dezeray gently on the guest bed.
"I'm going to stay here for a few minutes." Said Emma. Brennan nodded and left. Emma turned to Dezeray. "I'm glade you chose to live. Get some rest now and I'll come by some time in the afternoon and see how you are doing."
"Do not treat me as if I were a child mortal." Commanded Dezeray.
"Sorry, I'm not trying to treat you like a child." Apologized Emma quickly though she was slightly annoyed at what Dezeray had said.
"Whatever."
"Please, just try to get some rest, ok." Said Emma before she left closing the door softly behind her.
