A.N ok yea sorry the last chapter was a bit of a filler and truly wasn't my best effort, but i needed to update seeing as i hadn't done it in so long. I hope this chapter is better. Special thanks to: xNomx, BigDaddyBall, Magieeeee and Fourwords for reviewing. You rock, thank you so much =]

I swore loudly as i stomped down the hall. How DARE he do this to me. The lying scumbag. I could literally tear him limb from limb for this. I wasn't exactly sure what my plan of action was all i knew was that i wasn't staying in this place anymore. I didn't care about Irelands freedom, hell i didn't even care about my brothers at that stage. I needed to get away from there and fast.
As i stood staring out the window i realised that it was literally my only means of escape from the life of misery that had been thrust upon me. Without a second thought or backwards glance i launched myself from the window enjoying the adrenaline rush as i landed softly and took off swiftly through the back alleys of Dublin.
It wasn't long until i reached the bridge. I stood leaning against the railing thinking. I knew i could never return now after abandoning. Not that they would miss me. The revolution was to begin later that day. I couldn't leave the country without knowing what was to become of my family. I looked down in disgust at the uniform i was wearing and swore loudly. I needed to blend in. Might aswell kill two birds with one stone....
Standing in the middle of O'Connell street, my thirst satiated, i listened in awe as the proclamation of the Irish Republic was read out to the masses. I couldn't deny the passion and reasoning behind the words. For the first time i had some inkling of what we were fighting for. The words rang out clear as a bell as all were spellbound.

"IRISHMEN AND IRISHWOMEN: In the name of God and of the dead generations from which she receives her old tradition of nationhood, Ireland, through us, summons her children to her flag and strikes for her freedom.
Having organised and trained her manhood through her secret revolutionary organisation, the Irish Republican Brotherhood, and through her open military organisations, the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army, having patiently perfected her discipline, having resolutely waited for the right moment to reveal itself, she now seizes that moment, and, supported by her exiled children in America and by gallant allies in Europe, but relying in the first on her own strength, she strikes in full confidence of victory.
We declare the right of the people of Ireland to the ownership of Ireland, and to the unfettered control of Irish destinies, to be sovereign and indefeasible. The long usurpation of that right by a foreign people and government has not extinguished the right, nor can it ever be extinguished except by the destruction of the Irish people. In every generation the Irish people have asserted their right to national freedom and sovereignty; six times during the last three hundred years they have asserted it to arms. Standing on that fundamental right and again asserting it in arms in the face of the world, we hereby proclaim the Irish Republic as a Sovereign Independent State, and we pledge our lives and the lives of our comrades-in-arms to the cause of its freedom, of its welfare, and of its exaltation among the nations.
The Irish Republic is entitled to, and hereby claims, the allegiance of every Irishman and Irishwoman. The Republic guarantees religious and civil liberty, equal rights and equal opportunities to all its citizens, and declares its resolve to pursue the happiness and prosperity of the whole nation and all of its parts, cherishing all of the children of the nation equally and oblivious of the differences carefully fostered by an alien government, which have divided a minority from the majority in the past.
Until our arms have brought the opportune moment for the establishment of a permanent National, representative of the whole people of Ireland and elected by the suffrages of all her men and women, the Provisional Government, hereby constituted, will administer the civil and military affairs of the Republic in trust for the people.
We place the cause of the Irish Republic under the protection of the Most High God. Whose blessing we invoke upon our arms, and we pray that no one who serves that cause will dishonour it by cowardice, in humanity, or rapine. In this supreme hour the Irish nation must, by its valour and discipline and by the readiness of its children to sacrifice themselves for the common good, prove itself worthy of the august destiny to which it is called.
Signed on Behalf of the Provisional Government.
Thomas J. Clarke,
Sean Mac Diarmada, Thomas MacDonagh,
P. H. Pearse, Eamonn Ceannt,
James Connolly, Joseph Plunkett"

The spell was broken as soon as he finished reading and the first battalion rushed forward to capture the GPO. I watched in mild curiosity as man after man ran into the base. Shane came into view and i lost my breath. He was magnificent. I watched as he barked out orders.. He was commanding in his role, a figure to be respected. I snorted. How naive and idealistic i sounded. He looked up and caught my gaze. He quirked an eyebrow in my direction. An invitation to rejoin my brothers in arms. I froze.i would not help a man who was so corrupted. He wasn't the man i fell in love with. He was cold calculating. A monster. We were all of us monsters in one sense of the word. Mostly not through choice but upon a decision thrust upon us. How i resented this decision...but i couldn't abandon my family....SHIT. I stood contemplating for a few more seconds before turning on my heel. I would watch.
It wasn't long before the British came running to disband the rebel fighters. I stood mouth open gaping at the carnage unfolding before me. I watched with awe as wave after wave of British soldiers fell to the ground, their weapons useless against the steely vampire skin of the enemy. The city was awash with the sound of gunfire and with one deafening bang a blazing inferno overcame the GPO. I snapped out of my reverie and ran forward. The people i loved were in there and like hell i was going to let them die and leave me alone again.
Running into the burning building my senses were immediately smoke was thick and heavily perfumed. I realised with a rush of nausea it was the scent of burning vampire flesh. My stomach churned as i searched the debris. The building was falling down around us. It was only a matter of a few minutes before i would have to abandon my search. Screams that would haunt me forever followed me as i passed burning figures writhing in agony. The heat was beginning to overcome me. I had to leave and just hope and pray my family made it out alive.
I watched with anticipation as the rebels were rounded up. None of my kind were caught, naturally being too quick to be caught. I ran towards the wicklow mountains. Our hide out of the last few months. There was no sign of the twins. My heart plummeted. They couldn't be gone i refused to believe it. Shane stood guard over the door ushering in the stragglers. Smiling sadistically i noticed there was no Aisling hanging off his arm. I turned and left somewhat satisfied, yet disheartened at the same time.
This war would change everything. I already knew i would never be the girl i once was. I needed to change to adapt. I would be stronger, more careful. I would never trust another man again. The only one i could trust was myself and my instincts.. I had wondered what the pooling of venom in my mouth had meant whenever Shane and i talked about the future. It was obvious now. It was my subconscious letting me know of his lies and treachery. If only i had been paying enough attention to heed the warning...