Chapter 3: The Return Home part 2

So here I am, enjoying a nice little dream where I didnt just get my butt kicked by my former best-friend, when I hear this sound like someone slurping soup. It takes me a minute before I realize what's going on. She's actually trying to drain my blood. Now I'm not that concerned about dying, so I'm spending a few seconds wondering why my rings didn't work when the other half of my spirit speaks up.

"Did you remember to activate the rings?"

"Well of course I…" I started to respond before remembering in my haste that I had not.

I quickly thought the activation words and felt the power flowing through me. With an unnoticed smirk, I threw Melanie across the clearing. I was about to tell her to calm down when I noticed the look in her eyes. One thing I had learned early on was that the blood of the Amenti is twice as potent as human blood, quite addictive to vampires. I sprinted through the woods towards the pond, knowing Id only have a few seconds before she caught up. As soon as I reached the waters edge, I dipped a linen bandage in and placed it on the bite, feeling the skin start to heal. I reached down and picked up a branch that had snapped off at some point in the trees life. There was only one way I could think of to solve this, and I just knew that Melanie was going to hate me for it later. I leapt into a tree and watched as she ran beneath me. She stopped a few feet away, trying to catch my scent on the wind. Before she could move, I tackled her from behind and shoved the branch through her back and into her heart. I felt her freeze up beneath me as the make-shift stake did its job and paralyzed her. I carefully picked her up and carried her back to the cabin, sitting her in the one sun-proof place I could find, the closet. Luckily there was an old inflatable pool float in there, so making her as comfortable as I could.

"Now I know this isn't that comfortable, stake and all, but Ill take it out later on tonight." I said as I closed the door on her glare.

I went and locked the cabin down before laying on the couch and going to sleep. Hours passed, dreams ensued. I could have awoken as Ra crossed the sky, but there was really nothing for me to do during the day so I continued to sleep until eight-thirty. When I awoke, I was shocked to discover a note taped to the window. As I headed for the door, I yelled to Mel still in the closet.

"Ill be back there in a second to let you out."

I opened the door and walked around the cabin until I saw the note. Pulling it from the glass, I opened it up and read.

"Greetings Child of Amenti, I know you are returning to your home and I cannot wait to meet you. In three days time, I shall send word to you on where we can meet. Sincerely, a friend."

I thought it was very odd as I stepped back inside and walked around the stairs to the closet, noticing that Mel was glaring up at me.

"Ok, brace yourself because this is going to sting just a bit." I said as I reached down and grabbed the stake, ripping it out of her back.

She let out a gasp of air before her blue eyes completely turned to a frigid ice color. "You son of a bitch," she hissed out before jumping to the other side of the room, and crouching on all fours. Her fangs bared, and her claws outstretched.

"Do you think that little stake is going to make me falter," she let out a little laugh "You thought wrong."

"Well it did paralyze you for a good amount of time," I answered sarcastically as ever. I knew she hated when I contradicted her.

Her eyes turned cold again, before she let out an animal sound that sounded almost like a growl. "So Travis where have you been all this time? I see you've become a mummy. Quite impressive... good blood," she added licking her lips.

"Yes," I answered getting bored with this conversation.

"Too bad you must die though. You really were a good friend, but I'm afraid animal does take over the mind in this situation. And blood sustains me..." she let her fangs slip over her bottom lip drawing out a little of her own blood that she sucked back up immediately. "Any last words?"

"You are still lively even after death aren't you?" I added with a grin. I knew this would piss her off to no end.

An ferocious growl escaped her before she pounced.

"You know, I'm supposed to be a pacifist now that I'm Amenti, right?" I asked just before she slammed into my chest, knocking me back into the closet.

"I don't think she really cares." The spirit said with a chuckle.

She slashed his chest with a snarl before kicking him in the jaw and running around the stairs.

"Ouch." I thought as I stood up, rubbing my jaw.

"OK, I REALLY want to hurt you for that!" I yelled as I walked around the stairway looking for her.

Halfway down the hall I heard a soft growling. Spinning around I saw a snow white wolf coming from around the corner.

"Oh very nice, you've picked up a few tricks over the years haven't ya." I said with a smirk as she barked and growled. "Ok, fine, have it your way."

With a final bark, she ran straight for me, biting and scratching. She got her teeth into my arm and wouldn't let go, so I did the first thing that came to mind. I swung my arm and her into the wall. After three slams she let go and dropped to the floor, for her credit she was still growling. With a smirk I pinned her down and held her jaws to the floor.

"Are you ready to change back and be a bit civilized now?" I asked with a laugh, ignoring the stabbing pains in my chest and arm. Suddenly a glowing light surrounded her and she was back in her normal form. Which consisted of white wolf ears sticking out the top of her head embedded in her dark wavy locks. She had little white fur sticking out of her arms, and sort of on her hands, but it did not look gross in anyway. Her long claws were still out, and ready if need be. I also noticed a little white wolf tail making its way out to the side so it wouldn't be squished under all the weight.

"What are you staring at?" I heard her growl in almost a hurt tone "I know I'm ugly now you don't have to tell me."

"That's just like you, Beautiful. Always putting yourself down." I said with a grin, knowing it would just piss her off even more. "Now come on, will you at least calm yourself enough so we can discuss what we're going to do. I've got plans to go back to Spring Hill, and you are more than welcome to join me.

As gently as I could, I climbed off her and reached out to help her up. She grabbed on, trying to disguise the fact that she was digging her claws as deep into my arm as she could get. With a smirk I lifted her to her feet and looked at her.

"What are you so sore about anyway? I don't think I've seen you this mad since…oh. Still holding a grudge against me for that?" I asked with a chuckle.

"You tried to kill my boyfriend." She growled back as she retracted her claws.

"The guy was a loser and besides, he just wanted to get you in bed."

"Oh and you didn't." she snapped back.

"Well…yes…but that was at the beginning, there was five years of caring for you after that." I said as I started walking towards the front door, unlocking the car as I went before turning back with a grin. "You know, it just occurred to me, for never wanting to be anything more than friends, you are having a really difficult time keeping your hands off me tonight."

Luckily for me I was past the door before the boot flew through it where my head had been. I climbed into the car and started it, waiting for Mel to climb in.