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AN I know I'm updating very soon. I already had this one made and decided to put it up. The next chapter will be long and it will take me a bit to come up with it. it might me as big as chapter 3 or bigger. Hope you like this Chapter!! R&R please!!!!
-Shadow2438
Chapter 5 awaken
I woke up. In what I thought was my tribe's field, but it wasn't. I woke up with a leaning Xavier over me looking very surprised. I stretched as I do every time I wake up from a nap or deep sleep.
I stared at him with his astonished expression. As I watched him, memories from the last few hours came rushing back. I remember him kissing me then forcing me to swallow something. That apparently put me to sleep.
I tried to scurry away from him, but only ending up hard against a tree behind me. I looked for a means of escape, but as mom said, there is no way to escape from them. Still I had to try. Looking behind Xavier I see Michael standing quite still behind him.
I didn't know what to do. Should I let Michael attack him and take me away? On the other hand, should I tell Xavier that Michael is standing right there behind him?
"Xavier." I said and imminently the surprised expression comes across his face. "Explain."
"Explain what." He asks.
"You know as well as I do what." I answer back harshly.
"I suppose you wish to know everything. In addition, where we are, am I correct?"
"Quite, now if you would please explain" I said in a very polite manner.
He started how we got there. At that point, I yelled at him till I had used up all my air. He told me why Michael is here. How he turned himself in and the others.
Sitting there listening, my neck started to itch. I reached up my hand. To see what was making it so badly. My hand stumbled upon two small puncture holes. I turned my head to reveal the little marks. Spread perfectly apart what looked like a mouth could fit? I looked at Xavier he was still rattling on about what happened. I shifted my gaze at Michael. He was watching me. Our eyes met and he smiled reveling little sharp teeth at the end of his smile.
"You must be wondering." Michael asked over Xavier's ranting.
"About what" I asked, but already know the answer.
"The marks" He answered.
"You mean these." I asked showing off my now marked neck.
"Yes those." He said turning to Xavier. "Do you want me to tell her or would you rather do it?"
"Well explain later we should get home. I still have to talk with everyone and you have to talk with your father." Xavier said simply.
"Alright I guess that would be better because I thing everyone will want to her how I did it."
"You are probably right. Lets go get some food I hope they left us some meat. Jaya are you hungry yet."
"Actually not really, is it normal."
"Well still come they need to know you're awake. I don't know if it's normal or not, no body has ever been waken up like you have."
"Alright I'm coming."
They got up and started walking to the clearing. Where I can see smoke, they must have a fire brewing. I lagged behind feeling the two little holes one my neck every few seconds.
Xavier ran ahead of us to tell the others suppose. Michael got into step with me. He kept watching me touch my neck. He took my hand suddenly and pulled me into the trees. He let go of my hands when we reached the shadows of the surrounding trees.
We stood there in the quiet neither of us saying anything. I started to turn away when he grabbed my hand and pulled me close to him. He leaned in and kissed my forehead. This startled me.
"He's not what you think he is." He said suddenly.
"What? Who? What are you talking about?"
"Xavier you can't trust him. If you are his chosen one, then you have a lot more in store then just being with him forever."
"What are you talking about? What do you mean?"
"I can't explain in full detail right now. Just know that if you are his chosen one then you will bear him the start of two different species."
"I don't get it. What does that mean is it good or bad?"
"Very bad I would be the end of your people and ours. The only ones that would survive it would be you and him. And you would only be there to bear him more children."
"So what does that meet that I'm the destroyer of two species and the creature of two new ones."
"In a sense yes there is only one way to change that."
"What are you saying?"
"Don't drink his blood."
"Whoa, wait just a second I'm not drinking any blood. Why would I? I know he has to drink mine to stay alive, but why would I drink his?"
"Because that is how the imprint is done. I isn't simply him drinking your blood you have to drink his. And once you drink his blood there is a chance that you could bear his children."
"If you are telling the truth when would this thing happen?"
"When ever he chooses it could be once we reach the castle or years from now it all depends."
"Will he force it on me or ask me if ill drink his blood."
"I don't know they all act different. Someone knocked out his bride and forced it down her throat. They are still together and they have one son."
"Ok you can give me proof. I have one question for you, why did you kiss me. As far as I know I'm going to be Xavier's bride not yours."
"I felt like it. If I really wanted to take, you away I would have just have done it. And yes you are his bride for now, but it could change."
"What?" I said but he was already walking away.
I watched him go. I just stood there thinking about our conversation. I finally started walking at the smell of the meat and my stomach's hunger. I made my way to the fire. All the men were laughing and eating meat. All besides Michael, he just sat there with an empty place next to him.
I got to the fire and looked around for another open spot. All the logs where full besides the one Michael was sitting at, I guess that's where I'm sitting. Reluctantly I took the seat next to Michael. When I sat down everyone became quiet. They were all staring at me I didn't know what to do.
I looked down at the fire and saw two skewers of meat. I was beginning to reach for one when a hand grabbed mine and pulled my hand back. I looked for the source of the hand. Who else, but Michael he shook his head and looked straight forward.
I followed his gaze to Xavier's face. Xavier was staring straight at me ignoring Michael his eyes dancing. I withdrew my eyes and folded my hands in my lap. I looked around the circle so many faces. All of them staring straight at me not even eating anymore till, I made my way back to Xavier's face.
I watched him. When he noticed me staring, he beckoned me to him. I got up slowly and walked over to him. All the men's eyes watched me as I made the short walk over to him. I stood to the side of Xavier so I wouldn't get burned by the fire.
He turned to a young man on his left and whispered to him. The young man got up and walked to the empty seat. Xavier then stood up and came to my side. He took my hand in his softly. I recoiled a bit, but before I could take more then a step back. A hand pressed on my back keeping me where I was.
I turned and saw whom it was. It was a dark haired man with soft blue eyes. He almost looked like a double Xavier but with out the soul piercing eyes. I hand on my back pushed me forward toward Xavier. This time I went with trying to run.
The hand on my back came off when I reached Xavier. Xavier still holding my hand wrapped his free hand around my shoulders. He leaned in and put his head on my shoulder. He hummed a song softly in my ear. A song I've never heard, but it comforted me nevertheless. My body relaxed and fell slightly deeper into his arms.
He picked me up when he saw how my body relaxed. He took me over to where he was sitting. I noticed the man that put his hand on my back sat on Xavier's right. Xavier arranged me half on him half not. I was on Xavier's left just like when mom sat with dad. Always on his left never on his right for some royalty custom.
"Now that we all are here, time to discuss some little details and issues." Xavier said in a strong voice.
"Yes, let us get started I want to get home soon." Said the man on Xavier's right.
"I agree, but we can discuss our problems later. We need to tell Jaya about our customs and some of our names." Xavier said looking down at me.
"Alright, but we shall me leaving her with the women. We have some stuff to discuss with the sum of you," said the man on Xavier's right. "I'm Simon, Xavier's brother."
"I'm Mick," said the man that got up earlier. It was followed my too many other names I still only remembered the first two.
"That didn't take long now we can get down to business. Jaya, if you have any questions now would be the time to ask." Xavier said looking deep into my chocolate brown eyes.
"Ok, I do have a couple. What's this?" I said moving my hair off my shoulder to expose my neck. I looked over at Michael and he leaned in a bit closer.
"What? There's nothing there."
"What do you mean nothing's there? There were to small puncture holes."
Xavier nodded knowing what I was talking about. "I don't see anything but maybe before I used hit and heat you ran into some twigs."
"That may have been it, but I swear I felt them when I woke up."
"I'll examine closer later when we get home."
I nodded and leaned onto shoulder suddenly tired.
"Well tell her the customs later right now she's dead on her feet. Everyone finish the meat and lets get a move on." Xavier said softly, but full of authority.
They all returned to their food. I watched half asleep Glancing at Michael from time to time. He didn't seem to move or try and reach for any food. Xavier put one of the skewers in front of my mouth and told me to eat. I took a bite, but wasn't really hungry. He took a bit after I did and it continued that way through out the rest of the meat. The meat itself was ok not as good as the tribe's food.
After we finished it, he moved me on his lap surrounding me in his arms. Michael got up and sat in the empty seat next to us.
"Let's get going a storm is going to come soon." Michael said softly.
"Your right, let's go."
Everyone got up all most at once. Michael slowly rose eyeing me. Xavier put his arms under me to pick me up. He nodded to Simon and the other and they started to run. The only ones left were Michael, Xavier, and I.
"Michael, go run with the others I got here. I'll just behind you guys some."
"No you are the leader of the clan. You need to lead the way home. I'll carry her."
"I don't trust you." Xavier said looking at me.
"You don't have to. You just have to be a leader right now. I had to do it when I had my men, but now they are yours. So you have leaded them now so you need to lead everyone home."
"I'm sorry, but they are fine with Simon leading them for now. I will talk with them when we get there. Right now, I need to be with Jaya. Soon she will be mine and I will be hers."
"Fine." Michael said staring to turn away.
"Where do you think your going?"
"What do you think to catch up with the others?"
"Nope you are staying with us. I need to talk with you alone and I think Jaya will like hearing in."
"Can we save it for later?"
"No." Xavier said firmly.
"Yes." Michael said turning extremely quickly and running the way the others ran.
"Ugh…." Xavier said shaking his head. He looked down at me. "You awake?"
"Yes," I my voice barely a whisper.
"Guess you heard all that."
I nodded.
"You want to go to your new home."
Once again, I nodded.
"Let's take a short cut."
"Ok." I said but it was muffled by his shirt.
He squeezed me a little harder to his chest and started running. Everything became dark once we entered the wood. The only light coming from the cracks between the trees. I glanced up at him. Running seemed to just be second nature to him. He kept glancing down at me every so often.
Suddenly we stopped sending my body jerking forward. I looked up at him opening my mouth read to ask why when he put a finger on his lips to tell me to be quiet. I closed my mouth with a small click. I eased myself deeper in to his side to hide from what ever was coming near.
Then a twig snapped in the distance. In made me try and dig deeper in to Xavier. Xavier walked farther into the woods. His whole body alerts his arms tightening around me. Another twig snapped and Xavier stopped and looked around.
A dark figure came out from behind a tree not far from where we were standing. Xavier relaxed I guess he knew who he was imminently. The figure walked in to the one of the many patches of light. Now I could tell how he really looked.
He had dark red hair slicked back to his shoulders. His hair was nothing like the men in my tribe their hair as with entwined with feathers or in a long braid down the back. His eyes were almost the same color as Xavier's, but these were a light gray instead of a piercing silver. He stepped closer his hands going up on the air.
"Ander." Xavier barked. "What in the world are you doing here?"
"What I can't worry about my brother? And any way it took longer then usually so everyone was wondering. What happened to you?"
"Well we ran into a couple of things. We are bringing the others home."
"You mean Michael and all them?"
"Who else would we be bringing home? You know your being rude."
"How am I being rude?"
"Your blind aren't you look down Ander."
"Oh I'm sorry. I didn't notice you down there you blend into him nicely."
"Ander enough you're being rude. I guess its sort of my fault."
"Xavier enough it's not your fault you have told me before that I need to be more like everyone else always alert, but I just never listen to you about it." Ander said then turned to me. "Hello I'm Ander sorry I didn't notice you."
I didn't reply I just stared at him. He looked kind enough, but all I have been through. He moved his hands down to hang at his side.
"Are you going to talk to me?" Ander said softly taking a short step closer.
"You know how all of the new ones act. She's no different just give her a moment." Xavier said then leaded close to my head to my ear. "Jaya don't be afraid."
"I'm not." I whispered back.
"Then speak to Ander he wont hurt you."
"Ok. Can you put me down my legs are starting to feel weird."
"Sure thing." Xavier said setting me down to my feet but not letting me go.
"Once again let me introduce my self I'm Ander." Ander said
"Hi I'm Jaya." I replied.
"Ander, where's Ender you guys never separate." Xavier asked.
"Right here," said a voice from behind. It startled me so much I jumped back in to Xavier.
Once my breathing got back to normal. I turned around and looked at the guy behind us – Ender--. He looked exactly like Ander except his eyes they were ocean blue one of the only things glittering in the dark.
He took a couple steps closer. Xavier surprising became stiff beside me and pulled me close. Ender kept walking around us and joined Ander in front of us. They turned to each other and started talking in hush voices.
Xavier noticed this and acted quickly. He scooped me up into his arms and started running with me away from Ender and Ander. He didn't look behind him he just kept running in the direction the rest of them went. I kept glancing behind us to make sure no one was coming. I looked up at Xavier and it didn't look like he could take much longer. He came to a sudden stop looking around and breathing heavily.
I heard a crunch of sticks behind us and in front of us. Great were surrounded, but why is he running he can take them. Suddenly a figure jumped down from the trees above. I turn my head to look behind and there's a figure there also.
Xavier began circling around and squeezing me closer to him. Xavier looked exhausted as if he couldn't stand much longer not to mention my weight adding to his strain. His legs gave out from underneath him making him kneel. He looked down at me.
"Jaya, I need you to run I can protect you right now."
"What? Why not what's wrong with you?"
"I don't know it has never happened to me before. Please I need you to get as far away from here as possible maybe find the others."
"I'm not leaving you Xavier no matter what."
"Jaya, please do this for me I don't want you to get hurt."
"I'm not leaving you."
When I said that his eyes closed and his breathing slowed. I pushed his shoulder by he didn't respond. I looked around Ender and Ander were coming close they both had an evil glint in their eyes.
Suddenly Ender fell down as if he was dead. Behind him was a figure. It had a sharp idem in its hand that looked like a knife. The figure moved with speed over to Ander and in a second, Ander was down. The sun hit the figure its Michael.
Michael kicked Anders body lightly making sure he was down for good. He walked over to Ender and did the same. Once he was satisfied. He walked over to where I was next to the unconscious Xavier.
"Jaya, are you alright."
"I am, but Xavier isn't something is wrong he's not waking up."
"I was afraid of this."
"Afraid of what?"
"Xavier he hasn't had blood in ten years. He's going to die if he doesn't drink soon."
"Wait, what r u saying? Didn't he have a wife before me?"
"No. he didn't tell you? His last two wives have killed themselves. The last one jumped off the roof."
"What can we do?"
"The only person right now that can help him is you."
"What do u mean? I don't know how to help him."
"You have to give him blood."
"Can't you?"
"No if he drinks my blood he will die with in seconds. Vampire blood is poisonous to one other."
"Ok. How do I do it?"
"You need to cut your wrist and let some blood run into his mouth."
"Ok." I said pulling a knife out of my bag.
"Do u need me to do it?"
"No."
I take the knife and cut my wrist. Placing my wrist over Xavier's mouth. A couple of drops land on his lips and his tongue goes to retrieve them. I put my wrist to his mouth and he wakes up and starts to drink.
I can feel the blood moving out of me. I thought there was going to be nothing but pain, but it doesn't hurt. It feels wonderful like I'm surrounded by happiness.
The happiness cuts off to soon. I look at Xavier and he's moving his mouth away from my wrist. I start to feel dizzy and everything goes fuzzy. I start to sway a bit. Firm hands press against my back. Looking up I see Michael leaning over me looking concerned.
"Michael, what did you do?" Xavier said wiping his mouth with the back of his hand.
"Just what was necessary?"
"Look at her she's about to collapse right here."
"I know, but it was necessary. You were almost dead."
"I know I was going to drink right after we got home."
"You wouldn't have made it home. When was the last time u drank?"
"Just now."
"I mean before now."
"Let me think. About 9 years."
"How have u been surviving this long with out blood."
"I drank from animals, but I could tell that doing that was affecting me. This past couple of years I could barely drink anymore animal blood it was beginning to become just plain revolting."
'Then why didn't you pick a new bride."
"I looked but I didn't see any I liked."
"Xavier you cant do that again. Lets get her home, you took too much blood. She's bound to be feeling the effects right now."
"Yes Michael we shall take her home now."
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