Carolyn

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Chapter Twenty

When Carolyn woke up in the morning, all anger had been washed away. She felt as though she was beginning to accept Aurora's death. She didn't want to accept it but she knew she had to. She didn't want to think about how Aurora would never be seen again but she had no choice.

Carolyn slowly walked downstairs so she wouldn't wake Andy. She thought she was the only one awake but she soon found out that she was wrong when she saw Jake raiding the fridge.

"What do you need?" Carolyn asked. Jake turned around quickly and it was obvious that he had been so wrapped up in finding something that he hadn't even noticed Carolyn walk in.

"We're running out of blood" Jake informed. Carolyn pushed him out of the way lightly so she could see if she could find any and she came up blank. She sighed loudly as she realised what she would have to do. Aurora was better and this kind of thing but it looks like Carolyn would have to do it now.

"If you get ready then we can go to the blood bank" Carolyn sighed as though it was everyday conversation but to vampires, it was. Jake nodded and then disappeared upstairs. Carolyn turned round and went back up the stairs and into her room. Andy was still asleep so she crept over to the wardrobe and opened it as slowly as possible. As soon as it was open she picked up a top and jeans and pulled them on. She ran a brush through her hair and just as she was about to leave she saw the glass on the floor. She was confused at first but soon remembered her anger yesterday. She had been so mad at Aurora's death that she had kicked the drawers and the mirror smashed. Carolyn sighed as she gathered it up in her hand and threw it in the bin by the door. As soon as the shards of glass hit the metal, Andy jolted awake and looked for me next to him. He finally turned and looked up at me. I felt bad for waking him up so I smiled warmly at him. He grinned back and started to get up but I held my hand up to stop him.

"Why can't I get out of bed?" Andy asked with a grin playing at his lips.

"You can get out of bed. Jake and I are going to the blood bank" I informed. Andy didn't argue about how he should go. He nodded and smiled before standing up and heading to the bathroom. I shrugged lightly and left the room to see Jake going downstairs. I ran over to him so we could walk together and he smiled brightly.

The walk there was pretty much silent until we reached the dirt path that headed to town.

"Are you feeling ok?" Jake asked. Carolyn didn't know how she should answer that question since she felt bad about dumping her problems on Jake. It must be so hard for him to deal with losing his girlfriend.

"Things are tough but we need to move on" Carolyn replied, nodding when she was satisfied with her answer. Jake let his arm drape over her shoulders in an effort to lend her support. Carolyn looked up at him and grinned. It was hard to believe that she had ever had romantic feelings toward Jake. It was only because he seemed to act like a big brother towards her now.

"I know we do but it's hard" Jake sighed. Carolyn felt awful for Jake feeling so depressed about Aurora's death. Carolyn knew that if she could take the pain away from him then she would.

"How are you feeling?" Carolyn finally asked. Jake looked as though he was trying to word his answer carefully and after about five minutes he finally opened his mouth to answer.

"I miss her so much but I feel like I have purpose since I need to look out for Virtue" Jake answered. It made perfect sense to Carolyn. She knew that Jake felt better since he had something to live for. Aurora had asked him to look after Virtue and he felt it was his duty to do that.

"Maybe things could go somewhere with Virtue" Carolyn suggested as she bumped her hip against Jake's in a playful way. Jake looked down at Carolyn and rolled his eyes at her.

"Nothing could ever happen between me and Virtue" Jake said with a playful hit at the back of Carolyn's head. Carolyn looked up at him confused and then fake hurt when he slapped her.

"How do you know that nothing could happen between you and Virtue?" Carolyn asked. It was now Jake's turn to seem confused. How did she not know how it could not happen?

"It's Aurora's sister that would be weird" Jake answered. He expected Carolyn to understand now but she still looked at him with expectant eyes.

"Aurora would want you to be happy" Carolyn retorted. Jake sighed and shook his head. Could she not take no for an answer?

"Aurora wouldn't want me to start going out with her sister" Jake argued. Carolyn shook her head in an adamant way. Was he really so oblivious?

"I don't think she'd mind. Just think about it" Carolyn finally sighed in a way that was supposed to end the argument. Jake still didn't look very happy but he let the conversation drop. He turned two corners until arriving at the blood bank. He cut a few corners that led him to a window and he slowly cracked it open. When it was large enough for him to fit in he slipped in and helped Carolyn get in. As soon as they turned round they were hit by the smell of blood and Jake's eyes went wide. The hit never grew weary. They set to work in the blood bank and soon left with a bag full of blood.

"I love doing that" Jake gasped when he finally squeezed through the window. Carolyn was the complete opposite to Jake since she didn't like doing it in case she got caught and he liked the rush. Carolyn turned back to him and shook her head as though she couldn't believe he actually admitted to enjoying stealing from blood banks.

"Let's just get back to the house" Carolyn sighed as she took Jake's hand and led him back to town. The bag was heavy that they were holding but Carolyn was adamant to at least help Jake with the weight. She took one handle and they began to walk back up the road. Soon they were reaching the town where a lot of people were leaving bars. They looked drunk but content with life. They gave the pair of vampire's funny looks but never bothered to question what was in the heavy bag. It took longer to reach the dirt path since they had extra weight to take with them but it was still quicker than it would take for a human. They were soon walking through the forest and when Carolyn turned around she suddenly felt ill. She could see the sword sticking out from the ground that marked where Aurora lay. Jake noticed her hesitation and he soon wrapped his arm around her and guided her towards the house. When it was in view Carolyn started feeling better since she knew that Andy would soon have his arms around her and would soon be able to comfort her. Jake let his hand rest on the doorknob for a couple of seconds before turning it and opening it. They stepped inside slowly and looked around the hallway for any signs of Andy or Virtue. With none, they stepped into the living room to see them sitting on the sofa watching the television together.

"We're back" Jake said in a voice that sounded more like he was singing. Virtue and Andy looked up at the same time and grinned. Carolyn held up the blood and Andy held his hand out expectantly. Carolyn rolled her eyes but still tossed a bag of it over to him.

"Do you want any?" Carolyn asked Virtue. She nodded and in her eyes you could tell she was hungry. She looked a little like she had gone crazy but it was really the fact that she was in need of blood. Carolyn tossed her a bag too and then handed one to Jake before leaving to put the rest in the fridge. When she walked back in Andy was standing in front of her with a grin on his face. He bent down slightly and pressed his lips to Carolyn's for a brief moment and then pulled away again.

"I just wanted you to know how much I love you" Andy sighed. Carolyn felt his small outburst seemed random but sweet at the same time. She grinned back at him and then took her place at the sofa. Everyone was sitting around the same coffee table in silence but Carolyn soon decided to break it.

"I think we need to talk about Aurora" Carolyn said. Everyone looked up at her with sad eyes but nobody questioned why she wanted to talk about her. They all knew that she was bothered by her death and wanted to do something about it.

"What is it that you want to say about her?" Virtue asked. Carolyn was slightly shocked by the fact that it was Virtue who spoke to her since Virtue had always stayed pretty much quiet around her. Carolyn's mouth hung open for a few seconds until she realised what she was doing and then let it shut again. She had forgotten what she was even going to say but after a few moments of trying to remember it soon came back to her memory and she was ready to proceed with her conversation again.

"She died fighting the originals. Why don't we make a group that goes out and fights them?" Carolyn asked. She knew that it probably sounded stupid but she felt as though it would be a good way to honour Aurora. She wanted to be part of a group that tried to make the vampire world safer and then, over time, they could gain more members. When she looked around the room to see if it looked like they would do it she just saw Jake and Virtue looking at her as though she was stupid and Andy looking like he didn't know what was going on. Jake and Virtue had been vampires longer than Andy had so they probably know something that he didn't. Carolyn looked at them expectantly since it didn't look like they were planning on answering any time soon.

"Why are you looking at Carolyn like she has the plague?" Andy asked. Jake and Virtue turned their attention to Andy for a moment and realised that they had been staring at Carolyn.

"There is already a group of people who fight the originals. They're based in Russia" Jake explained. It was now Carolyn's turn to look shocked at the news. Maybe it would be possible for her to honour Aurora even in death. She could fight the originals in memory of Aurora.

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