Tenshi: lol! Baka! Jk! Shido is just a very good brother/friend to Tao that's all you need to know. Hope you like the chapter too.
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Disclaimer: See chapter 2
Where is He
Chapter 3
(Tao's POV)
The sea air smelt of salt and the rusty mold of the ship's lower levels. Cool wind combed through my hair. An uneasy feeling crept up from my gut to my throat.
I loathe going home, Transylvania…the birth and death place of Aaron Skyler and out of her sad, lonely corpse a rose the scourge of the vampire race. Me…Do I really want to do this? Facing Cain is bad enough on my self-control, but in going here where every creature of the night knows my name and would love to see me head on a silver stake…Tao shook her head mentally slapping herself as hard as she could… Snap out of it, Tao! You're the most feared dhampir in the world. You're known in places you've never heard of or been too. This is no time for you to go soft! Have you forgotten how both human and vampire races alike hate you just for what you are? They've both mistreated you and even tried to kill you. And Cain is probably the one who is most responsible for that. A father not even knowing he had a daughter even when you were right in his face.
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My crimson eyes reflected sadness once again. It would seem that I still wasn't able to choose whether or not I'm really Aaron or Tao. Both were forever a part of my soul, my essence. They represented the fragile blending of blood coursing through my veins, for my blood is mortal and immortal, light and dark and good and evil. I'd never be able to choose which person or creature I was because I was both, neither the vampire nor human race will take.
"There's a thin line between man and monster, and I am forced to walk on that line every day of my life from now to the end of time." I mumbled to myself.
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The city really hasn't changed much over the long years of my life. Television, cell phones, street lights, and electricity were all here but the city still retained its old world style. The cobblestone streets, horse drawn carriages, and the brick building of old were still here, even a few candle lanterns and street lamps. This place still gave off the feeling… that feeling, whether it was a smell or touch, or look, it felt like home. Although I shouldn't say that, since this place didn't have those fuzzy, warm, happy home memories for me. No, instead of having a nice little brick home of my own and a little cozy fire to curl up every night to with parents, friends or even a little pet, I had a horrible orphanage filled with cruel children that never came near me, that would walk away when I drew near. Then after that I had an alley for a home, full of rats and other things a child my age at the time shouldn't have been forced to be living in.
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The lights of the small city faded as I put more distance between myself and it. Stone streets transitioned to dirt. In a strange way it was like the clock was turning back. The surroundings were changing everywhere, the farther down the road I'd go the less evidence of the current year was shown. I remembered, almost see, when I'd ride horseback from place to place and not waist an important moment. Oh, how reckless I was then… back then I had a lot of bottled up rage and hatred leaking from the very seems of my being. Now look at me… walking, when I could have gotten a horse. My anger was no longer the raging inferno that many vampires have come to know. Indeed, I have changed… if Cain is in danger I should be rushing to him, but I'm not… maybe the side that still hates him, the hunter in me is taking their time because that being wants to see Cain suffer.
"I honestly don't know…" I murmur to myself drawing closer to my destination.
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The wind blew as I drew closer to my destination. A strange empty sense came over me. I just couldn't explain it really.
Not long after I found the reason for the strange feeling earlier. The front door to the castle itself was… wide open as if kicked in.
A feeling of dread came over me and I rushed into the castle as fast as my half vampire legs would dare to carry me.
