Chapter 8: If You Ever Did Believe
Nshina had only one mission now; to stop William. She didn't care how, she just did. Every time she saw him it made her blood boil, Nshina couldn't understand why everyone trust him so much, Aleera was the only one who could see sense. But if Nshina could feel then she knew that she would feel intense fear, that fear would be for her Master and sisters. She didn't want them to be hurt in anyway but she knew that he would betray them, and she would be left to pick up the pieces. Nshina sat in the dungeons thinking about her life, what she had become and all the people she had killed. She didn't feel anything for those people, even when she did have her feelings. They were food to her, nothing more. Nshina looked behind her again,
What is taking Aleera so long?
Aleera was talking with her Master, sisters and William,
"What did Nshina say to you?"
Dracula asked her, his eyes were fixed on Aleera, she felt like she couldn't look away,
"I wanted to see if she was alright and we just talked, nothing more,"
Marishka rolled her eyes,
"Of course she was bloody alright! She can't feel otherwise! You were talking about William weren't you!"
Aleera shook her head,
"No we weren't, she just wanted to talk to me. Isn't that was true sisters do to each other?"
Marishka glared at Aleera and stopped talking. Verona was standing over by the window, she seemed to be the only one who wasn't in the argument and she didn't want to be. All the silly quarrelling was unnecessary she felt, Dracula looked over at her then turned his head back to Aleera. William stood there with his arms folded smirking at Aleera,
"It's not nice to talk about people behind their back, especially if they are practically family,"
Aleera narrowed her eyes and put a confused expression on her face,
"Um excuse me, who asked you? And anyway, you are not family. To be a part of our family you must be a vampire, and you my dear are a werewolf. There is a difference, learn it,"
Dracula couldn't help but smile, Aleera's wit was just so effortless. Only she could say something like that off the top of her head. But Aleera's eyes were still fixed in William; he shifted uncomfortably under her gaze,
"William come with me please, I wish to talk to you,"
William looked over at Dracula; he really didn't know what to do. Either go and face what ever Aleera was going to say to him, however hurtful it was, or stay and face her wrath for defying her,
"William, now,"
She said dangerously, she turned around and walked out of the room with him in her wake. Once they were out of the room she closed the door and turned to him,
"Now you listen to me, don't start getting any idea's that you will ever be part of this family! For one thing you are not a vampire and secondly I know what you are thinking, what ever she tells you Marishka does not love you. She is incapable of love and if she could feel it her heart would belong to our Masters, like the rest of us,"
William just blinked at her and shifted his weight onto the other foot,
"How do you know what I'm thinking? You could be wrong and anyway it looks like your little family is breaking apart,"
Aleera growled dangerously,
"What makes you think that?"
"Well I can tell that the rest of your family are getting pretty annoyed with Nshina, its obvious really and soon, if you believe anything she says they will be annoyed with you too and in turn, the both of you will be outcasts. Well once they start to care again Marishka will need someone to comfort her, that is where I will be,"
The anger that had swelled up inside her when she was talking to Nshina finally erupted out of her, she leapt at William and tried to slash his throat but someone caught her foot and pulled her back, William was grateful to the person but when Nshina's head appeared behind Aleera's that gratitude went away. Nshina was holding Aleera's arms tightly so that she couldn't break free of her grasp,
"I got tired of waiting for you too come back Aleera, so I decided to find you myself. But now I wish I had just left her to it,"
Nshina smirked at William and he scowled at her,
"Oh you're so funny Nshina,"
"Wow, and I not even trying to be,"
William growled at her,
"I was being sarcastic,"
But Nshina just held up her finger as if to quieten him and she moved it from side to side,
"Be careful dear William, I'm sure if I let Aleera go she will go for you again and I… well I will just stand here, watch it happen and laugh,"
William took a step back and as he did Dracula, Marishka and Verona walked up beside him,
"What are you going to laugh at?"
Verona asked smiling at Nshina,
"Something that would be very amusing to watch,"
Dracula shook his head then smiled,
"Have you calmed down now Nshina?"
"I was calm in the first place,"
Marishka growled at her, Nshina was getting really tired of Marishka being like this. Did they feel like this when Nshina was behaving the same?
"I am getting a little hungry, I'm going to go hunting,"
As she turned around Aleera grabbed her arms and caught up with her,
"I am coming too,"
Nshina smiled at her and watched has Verona ran up beside them,
"I am hungry too,"
Aleera laughed and Dracula started to walk forward,
"How about we all go?"
Nshina's eyes caught Aleera's and she whispered,
"Great, a family outing,"
Aleera grinned at her then turned around,
"How fun, William are you coming?"
But he just watched her,
"I thought you said I wasn't family,"
Nshina groaned and turned around,
"William it was a simple question. Just answer it,"
He rolled his eyes and nodded. When they all arrived at the village Verona and Marishka went off together and so did Aleera and Nshina. Dracula and William were left standing in the middle of the square,
"Pick anyone you want, I am going to see if I can find more satisfying people,"
He watched Dracula take off then put his hands on his hips, he couldn't bare the thought of eating a human! He started to walk around when he heard a young girl screaming, she was running around and looked so helpless. He ran over to her and grabbed her hand,
"It's alright little one, I won't hurt you, I am here to help you,"
He started to out of obvious sight and bent down to her level,
"Just stay here alright? I will come and find you once the bad people have gone,"
He stood back up and turned around. He jumped as he saw that Nshina was standing in front of him, she didn't have anyone in her hands, she was just looking at him,
"What do you want?"
His voice started to shake and so did his hands, Nshina started to walk towards him,
"I know which side you have chosen William, and it is not ours,"
The girl had run off when she saw Nshina and William started to walk back,
"I don't know what you are talking about,"
Nshina sighed,
"Don't play coy with be William, you are not on our side and I know this is a fact,"
She disappeared but he could still find her voice,
"I will expose you to everyone as the lying, coward you are,"
Her voice came from behind him and he spun around, now she had her food. It was the girl he had tried to save,
"I promise you this,"
She held up the simpering girl so that he could see her clearly and Nshina wrapped her arms around her neck then snapped it. The bone made a horrible crunching sound and the girl's eyes rolled up, her head lolling,
"I will break you just as easy, I will rip you into tiny pieces if you hurt anyone in my family,"
He words weren't promises anymore, they were threats. William turned his head away; he couldn't bear to look at the poor girl's face. He had watched Nshina kill her so easily, like she was just a twig. William mustered up the courage and looked beyond the girl's face and into Nshina's eyes,
"Not if I bring you down first,"
Nshina chucked the girl to the floor and William realised that she wasn't going to eat the girl; she just killed her to prove a point. She had taken an innocents life just for fun,
"That is not an option for me William,"
She turned around and walked away from him, into the middle of the village. Aleera was standing there smiling. With her vampiric senses she saw and heard all of it, and she was proud. But Aleera realised that it was in the style of Marishka, they still had a connection it was just very weak now. IT was as if it was held together by a very thin wire,
"Beautiful, very well done Nshina,"
Aleera said to her. Nshina smiled and hugged her, they watched as William walked from out of the shadows and Dracula, Verona and Marishka joined them,
"Are we all done?"
Verona asked. Once they had all nodded they started to make their way home. Marishka picked William up in her arms and flew with him home; on the way there she could feel him shaking,
"My dear is everything alright?"
William looked up at her and smiled,
"Yes everything is fine,"
He said quickly. They reached the castle and Igor was standing at the entrance waiting for them, he bowed to them all but bowed especially low to Nshina. He felt like he could really trust her now,
"Queen Nshina may I speak with you for a moment? It is urgent,"
Dracula knew that it was pointless to try and stop her, but what he didn't expect was Aleera to follow,
"Aleera, Igor only said for Nshina,"
Igor turned around and smiled,
"It is quite alright, I wish to speak to her and Verona, if that is alright with you my Master?"
Dracula nodded and let them go. He had forgotten that Nshina had told him Igor felt the same, if he had remembered then things would have been a little different. He turned around and called out to them,
"But be upstairs soon, the sun will rise in a few hours,"
Verona turned around and smiled at him before she disappeared down the stairs with Nshina, Aleera and Igor. Marishka folded her arms and stomped up the stairs, William and Dracula followed her but William didn't say much of anything really. He was much to scared about what Nshina had made him realise when she killed that girl in front of him,
Vampires are powerful and determined. Especially one like Nshina, I can defeat her but I need some help,
Nshina was the first to step foot in the dungeons, her mind was buzzing with one thought,
Oh Master, if you ever did believe, I wouldn't have to do this…