Warning a bit of angst in this chapter!
"Alice?" A voice called, but it wasn't Roxy's. "Alice, wake up." It said again, and then there was an angry snarl.
"I knew I shouldn't have let her go alone with you two!" It was Jasper. Alice tried to force herself awake, but she found her self in a numb state.
"She'll be fine. Just give her time to come around, and….." They stopped. Alice sat up and looked around. She was back at the hotel with her family only this time Baa and Cathy were here as well. All the blinds in the room had been drawn shut casting the room in a soft glow.
"Jasper?" Alice's voice was scratchy, and low, but everyone turned their attention to her. Jasper was at her side in moments and hugged her tight.
"Thank God." He muttered under his breath. Alice lightly hugged him back, but as she did so Cathy and Baa went to the door.
"Where are you two going?" She asked her voice coming more in focus. Baa stopped and sighed letting go of the door handle.
"To find Roxy before she causes any more trouble." She pulled the door open.
"Wait!" Alice sprung to her feet, and Baa shut the door once more. "It wasn't Roxy!"
"Alice it had to be…."
"No! Whatever Cathy had done she could barley stay awake let alone knock me out." Cathy leaned against the wall pinching the bridge of her nose.
"Tell us what happened then?" Cathy sounded annoyed and frustrated. Alice explained in as much detail as she could what happened and the vision that had followed. "Shit." Cathy mumbled. "God damn she's dead!" Cathy slid down the wall and on to the floor.
"Dead?!" Alice hovered over Cathy who clawed at her face in anger. Baa sank down on the edge of the bed stunned.
"Its morning the sun has been up for two hours now. She's dead." Baa's body shook with a dry sob, and Alice spun around. She wasn't dead there was no way she could die now.
"Not exactly." Someone said from the darkest corner of the room. Nathan sat there with his arms crossed and his face emotionless staring at the curtains.
"Face it the sun is up! She's dead!" Cathy screamed, and Alice held her close.
"Cathy we don't burn in the light!" He yelled and Cathy froze rose an eyebrow in question. "We are sensitive to light, yes. As far as burning goes…." Nathan pulled the string to the curtain, and it sprung aside flooding the room in light. Most of the vampires sparkled; Nathan however shielded his eyes and sat there. Baa quickly stood and closed them again.
"Dumbass!" She yelled at him. He didn't care he just leaned his head on his hand and stared at her. "You're going to kill yourself."
"I just told you that didn't work." He stated dryly. "Besides that is the least of my worries right now!"
"We can try to help you, but I must tell you we had no idea classic vampires existed." Carlisle told Nathan. Nathan waved it off his eyes never moving from the wall.
"No one does.We have the flaws of a human and it has set us back in numbers. Once your kind finds out about us we are usual killed." He explained his hand toying with something on the other side of his leg.
"Roxy and you seemed to have adapted fine." Carlisle sat down in a chair across from Nathan; with the mention of Roxy a small sad smile graced his lips.
"Roxy is fierce and powerful she always has been. I on the other hand just try my best to blend in." His words were pain filled. Then he reached up and touched his eyeball with his fingers a plastic contact came out. "Colored contacts work wonders." His eyes were a deep mystifying blue with a hint of silver around the iris.
"She's always been that way." Baa mused. "You don't mess with Roxy she's a cut throat, but she's there if you need her."
"It's been that way forever, and I guess even though we are stronger now it's would just be weird if Roxy was there taking care of us." Cathy's head sunk into her knees. "Go figure the one time we try to return the favor it gets blown to hell!"
"We'll find her." Alice whispered softly we have to.
Roxy awoke to the sound of dripping water as it slowly splashed against the empty room. She groaned when she was hit with a ray of morning light it stung; she hadn't seen light in years. She tried to move away from it, and found she was strapped down.
"What the…" She forced her eyes open. All she could see in the blur of light was the run down room. She tried to sit up again, but to no avail. Both ankles and wrists along with her neck and waist were strapped to the bed. "Son of a bitch." She cursed. Then she stopped struggling as an idea crossed her mind. She would materialize out like she did for her coffin. She erased her mind and steadied her breathing. One…Two….
"Argh!" She cried out in pain as the straps burnt her skin.
"That won't work my dear." Roxy stopped breathing; she knew that voice it was Nathan's father, Robert Newbury. The man stepped next to the bed and looked down upon her. "Those straps are specially lined with a silver center. So if by chance you tried to materialize threw them….well it might be quite painful." Roxy snarled as he reached out and touched her cheek. He pulled back and laughed.
"Let me go!" Roxy snarled struggling against her restraints. He walked over to a table on the side of the room, and picked up something. Roxy was so blinded by the light she couldn't tell what he was holding. Whatever it was it sparkled in the light.
"Does that ever work?" He laughed amused at her futile attempts. He walked back over to her with the objected hidden in his closed fist. "Really I expected more from you. Oh well beggars can't be choosers can they." Held his hand straight out in front of him, and opened up his fist. A silver cross came tumbling out and swung centimeters from Roxy's face on a silver chain. Roxy gasped and turned her face to the side to try and get more distance between her and it.
"How is that not burning you?" She questioned as he lowered the necklace even closer to her face. Her breath quickened. "You're the same as me."
"On the contrary I'm not. You see we are a dying bred; a weak one as well so I converted it over. Now I'm just like your little friends." Roxy closed her eyes trying to calm herself.
"Who would ever change you?" She spat, and with a flick of his wrist the chain flew back up into his hand which then came to rest at his side. Roxy turned her face back up and stared into his devil red eyes.
"Slim did, I promised him that once he changed me he could have control over you're area once you were gone. " Roxy's eyes narrowed with hate. Her hope was fading and finally angrily made her request.
"If you're planning on killing me then just do it all ready." She swallowed when he looked at her with a sudden confusion.
"Kill you? Now why would I do that?" Roxy's eyes widened; countless thoughts of what he had planned raced threw her mind. "No, I won't be doing that. You see your powers can be very useful to me."
"I will never help you!" Robert sighed and undid the strap around her neck.
"You really don't have a choice." He then took the necklace and clasped it around Roxy's neck. Roxy screamed as it began to scorch her neck; her head was flailing violently from side to side trying to get it off, but it just slid on the table wrapping the chain tighter around her neck. Red tears flowed down her pale cheeks. She was growing tired, and soon it was difficult for her to move. Until finally she lay still as her senses went numb. Her chest rose and fell with short staggered breaths. Robert unclipped the necklace once more; The cross had left a blackened mark where is had lain. He walked back over to the table, and threw it down.
"Did you honestly think that idiotic friend of your just found the book?" Roxy couldn't answer. "I left it for her to find because I needed them to undo the curse I had placed. It was foolish of me not to see the power I could have gained. So I needed them to undo it…." Roxy gasped. She was free! She was free, and she would never get to use her freedom. "And like faithful friends they did it for you. Only the never knew it was exactly what I wanted because you see Rosa I can't use your powers to take over if you are bound to this pitiful waste land." A green vial was picked up and held into the light. A sinister smile on his lips as he walked back over to the defenseless Roxy. "What I have here is a mind control potion so to speak. Once you drink this, your mine to control." His footsteps echoed as he made his way back over to her. She firmly shut her mouth a turned her head away from him. He scowled and with a harsh hand pulled her face towards him. "Everything always has to be done the hard way when it comes to you, doesn't it." He spoke dryly as he pinched her nose. Roxy tried to hold out for breath, but with her body already weak from the silver infliction she found herself all too soon gasping for air. He dumped the vial into her mouth. She began to choke, and sputter trying to spit it out, but enough had already dripped down the back of her throat. She froze as the potion set into her veins she could no longer move or speak. She watched like an outside source while she lost control. Her eyes rolled to the back of her head. Rosa Olivia Xavier was gone.
First let me apologize for the angst I threw in. I tried to find a way around it, but I found it was necessary. So if you don't like that kind of thing I'm sorry it wasn't originally planned. Anyway I hope you liked. Thanks to all who review. Until next time. Italianamerican