Chapter 7: Dawn Approaches
"Damn girl, you play hard", Marko said while rubbing is arm. After Anwyn had metal bended him to the wall, the metal cut his skin very deep. The boys might be immortal but they still felt pain. They did have the capability of healing but only when they were asleep could they regenerate.
"I'm sorry Marko. Guess you shouldn't suck so badly at trying to take down a girl", Anwyn laughed as she walked over to him. "Let me look at that". Leaning over she grabbed his arm to get a better look. Marko's arm was cut up pretty badly. Embedded cuts went up and down his arm, causing them to bleed.
"Bad? Hardly! I would have taken you down…but I didn't want to hurt a girl. I went easy on you". Anwyn just rolled her eyes.
"Yeah sure you did…"
"Don't worry about it though. We can heal ourselves. I'll be as good as new after I sleep".
"Well, I can heal you now if you want".
"How"? Walking over to the well, Anwyn drew water out, forming it around her hand to create a watery glove. Walking back over, she placed her hand over his wounds.
"Now stay still", she directed Marko. Anwyn closed her eyes and concentrated. As the boys watched, the water around her hand began to glow. All the boy's eyes widened as they watched Anwyn. As the glow began to dissipated, Anwyn removed her hand from Marko's arm. His wound had disappeared.
"That was cool as hell! How did you do that"?!
"I have healing abilities; it's part of water bending", Anwyn said as she walked away. Exhausted from the amount of energy she used to bend, Anwyn flopped down on the couch near the fountain. Laying back she kicked her legs up over the side. Thinking back about what they've talked about during the night, Anwyn never realized how much she shared about herself with these boys. Although Anwyn did enjoy socializing, she was always careful to never reveal too much about herself. However, Anwyn truly felt comfortable around them. Feeling the need to drop her guard slightly, Anwyn opened up like she never had before. Deciding that she was done being the center of attention though, Anwyn started turning the questions onto them.
"So what about you guys? I've been talking about myself all night. I want to know more about you. Glancing over at David, her thoughts drifted to when he mentioned that they "turned". "You mentioned before that you "turned'. What does that mean"? David walked over to Anwyn and lifted her legs and sat down. Placing her legs back down on his lap, he turned and looked at Anwyn.
"It means that we all drank the blood of a full vampire. When we did, we turned vampires ourselves. We become undead if you will".
"Undead"?
"Yeah, I mean we're still in a human body but we can't die and we never get old".
"How long have you guys been vampires"?
"Don't really know", Dwayne interrupted. "When you turn, your memories of being human start to fade. We stay the same age when we turned but we really don't remember how long we've been alive".
"So you don't remember where you're from or anything about your families? You don't know what happened to them and they don't know what happened to you. That's kind of sad". Marko looked at Anwyn with a weird expression on his face.
"Sad? You're one to talk. You're almost 2000 years old and you can't remember your past either".
"Whatever. At least I can remember more than you guys", Anwyn said, a little insulted by Marko's comment. "So who turned you"? Paul glanced over at Anwyn.
"We really don't remember that either. Could have been the same vampire, could have been a different one. Like Dwayne said, our memories fade after we turn".
"You guys didn't turn together"?
"Nope", Dwayne said. "We were all turned before we met each other".
"So you guys met and formed a family after losing your own. Interesting". Anwyn pondered what it would be like to be a part of a family. Since she never had the pleasure, it was hard for her to imagine. For centuries Anwyn had always hoped of meeting others who were different like her. To no avail, she never did…up until now. "Wonder if I could ever be a part of their family"…Anwyn wondered to herself. She shifted her head and gazed out towards the opening of the cave. The moon started to disappear. Hints of sunlight started to trace across the sky. Anwyn knew that it was time to go, as much as neither the boys nor she wanted to leave. Anwyn hated that she had to go but bending that much always drained her energy. Since Anwyn drew power from the spirit world. Being away after bending so much slowly drains her energy. "Looks like the sun will be rising soon. I must be going".
"Aww man, that sucks. We were having so much fun", Paul said in disappointment. Dwayne, standing next to him nodded in agreement.
"You're going to come back tonight, right?" Marko asked. David stared at Anwyn, hoping that she would say yes.
"I have to admit...I had fun hanging out with you guys tonight. I had a great time kicking your asses. I'll come back tomorrow night. No hard feelings, right"? Without hesitation, Marko reached out pulled Anwyn to her feet and wrapped his arms around her, Paul and Dwayne soon followed.
"Not at all", Dwayne said. "Night sister". With that, they headed to the back of the cave. Anwyn was left standing with David. Both still feeling slighting awkward after almost kissing.
'We'll see you tonight then?" David asked, glancing at Anwyn.
"Count on it. I like hanging out with you guys, you're fun. Plus it's nice to be surrounded by others that are different. Not as powerful as me….she said in a slightly mocking tone of voice….but still uniquely different". David flashed Anwyn a smile as she leaned down to pick-up her belonging. As the light pierced through the mouth of the cave, it forced David back towards the tunnels. Grabbing her hand, David led Anwyn to the edge of darkness. Leaning in, David looked into her eyes,
"You never finished claiming your prize".
"My prize?" Anwyn asked inquisitively. David leaned into Anwyn, placing his hand on her cheek. Finally giving into the unspoken attraction for her, David quickly crashed his lips onto hers. A little shocked at first, Anwyn quickly gave into her unspoken attraction as well. She soon relaxed, leaning in, and deepened the kiss. David wrapped his arms around Anwyn and lifted her slightly off the ground. After several minutes, both finally came up for air. "Where the hell did that come from?" Anwyn whispered in David's ear. David leaned into Anwyn, resting his forehead on hers.
"I've wanted to do that ever since I first spoke to you", he whispered. A smile crept across Anwyn's face. Although she didn't want to admit it, she wanted to do the same thing ever since she met David.
"I have to go", Anwyn whispered.
"Until tonight then", David whispered. Kissing him back one last time, Anwyn turned and headed out. As she walked away, the sun light pierced the cave, melting down on top of her. "Anwyn!" David shouted. Anwyn turned around. As she stood there, the light cascaded a heavenly glow which beamed off of her. "Damn she's beautiful. I can't wait to claim her as my own", David thought to himself. Flashing a smile, David waved goodbye and blew a kiss. Anwyn just smiled. She turned around and ran towards the mouth of the cave. With no effort, Anwyn took flight and headed out across the water. As the sun fully came up, David retreated back to the darkest part of the cave. Settling in the rafters next to his brothers David dosed off with a smile across his face.