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Chapter 10, One Vampires Choice Part 18: A Tragic Ending.

Carol's POV

I guess I was underwater; the only thing around me was blackness and water. Then I heard a growl, a low deep hungering growl. I floated over to metal bars and inside was a pearl white fanged person who looked exactly like me only she had pure hell red eyes, vertical black pupils and silver hair. She was colossal to me and her hands closed on me like a cage and she squeezed my blood in every direction.

"AHHHH!" But the beast shut me up and this time, her wall sized fangs reached my middle section and dug right through me. Time froze, this was me. I was facing my other mask alone and I had no one, I thought about Kate. How upset she would be, but if I died no one would be in danger, they'd be okay.

They'd be safe without me.

"Carol! WAKE UP!" If only Kate had seen that, she would've understood.

Wouldn't she? My body shot upwards and I slammed against someone's front side. That monster I thought scared, was it...me? No, it couldn't be!

"Carol, are you alright?" Airin asked I looked up, mortified. Airin pushed me back down on the back of the recliner and looked at me as if trying to memorize my face.

"Airin was I...how long was I...what happened?" Airin sat down on a stool and scooted closer; he took a big sigh and looked towards the window.

"It's not exactly easy to explain"

"what happened after I passed out," I persisted. Airin's grip on his hair tightened and he bit his bottom lip, blood dripping from his self inflicted cut. Airin got up as if attempting to avoid the pressure,

"Well..." he began slowly, "Kate and I found you and Kate insisted that she should've gave you some of her blood to keep you strong but I told her no. So instead someone else did." My eyes widened at the possibilities, Nights, Zero, Raven (highly unlikely), Samos, Tetra...

"It was me." He said as if finishing my thoughts, "I hooked my wrist to your mouth and gave up so much blood that I almost fainted." I just stared at him, after a long pause I asked

"Why?" Airin gazed at me with those smoky emerald eyes, before leaving the room Airin turned to me as I had rolled over until I couldn't see him. I was still pretty tired after all that's happened, who wouldn't be?

"You're like the sister I never had."

My thoughts froze, everything did. MY one and only thought was

What.

(Back inside Carol's sleep.)

This time the beast that was me spoke, she sounded raspy like a monster. Her tone was low but still monstrous either way; I was the first to make a comment about her speaking.

"You want to kill me you...other side, do you not?" She smiled and gently held my blood covered face,

"I want to keep looking at you; your eyes which are so full of hate are mine and mine alone. Because of that I am delighted"

"You wish," I snapped back. Her hands tightened and blood squirted from my mouth, she leaned forward and licked the blood and swallowed the water uttering a satisfied growl. Her face leaned close to mine and she licked the side of my face,

"Oh to devour myself," she said dreamily, "I wonder if..." she paused and looked down on me. "I wonder if you'd feel anything hm?" I wanted to struggle and kick her, use every ounce of vampiric strength I had to beat everything out of her but my limbs felt heavy and I only sighed heavily.

"What's with this freaky dream" I managed through my chokes of blood. My vampiric self only released her grip and I floated over to the bars and suddenly I saw them, Kate and Airin hovering still in the water. I reached out through the bars,

"KATE, AIRIN!" From behind me the vampire surrounded me with her palms, like a cage.

"Don't bother" she said sadly, "they can't hear you, this is only a dream." I turned around fast and breathed out a fast breath of fury and anguish,

"Tell me how to reach them!" My other half only stared sadly, I yelled once more "TELL ME!" My screams shook the bars; my other half turned me around and waved her hand. Suddenly Airin and Kate shook awake, they first stared in wonder at the water they were in until they saw me.

"Carol!" They yelled in unison, but I couldn't get through the bars. What if they couldn't get through either? I turned back and my other had disappeared, they reached the bars and our hands connected and I flashed back into reality slamming into Kate this time. My hands were clammy,

"Kate...this isn't me..." I mumbled shakily, Kate backed away and Nights came forward looking worried.

"Are you alright?"

"Don't come any closer, do I look alright?" I asked angrily, Nights gaze dropped to the floor. She raised her hand to speak but I was unstoppable,

"Nights, somebody help me through this nightmare. I can't control myself, nothing at all. Its breaking guys, the seal is. Just...you guys haven't..." I paused everyone was staring, Nights mouth hung open.

"What are you saying? You're our friend."

"No one can ever change this animal I've become!" I shouted and swatted aside a chair as it crashed and exploded. Nights stepped back, Kate's eyes shimmed with tears.

"Carol...stop..." she murmured softly, all eyes stared at me. I snapped again the sky turning black,

"So what if you've seen the darker side of me Kate. No one can tame this animal I've become." Suddenly I was surrounded by a reddish liquid aura, Nights stared in horror.

"That aura..." she whispered, "It's not protecting you, it's killing you. I've...never seen...this." My growling grew louder, wind spiraled around me my eyes turning red with their vertical slits.

"Carol NO!" But Kate was too late; my cross grew a deep crack down the middle of the bead and within a split second. It split.

To be CONTINUED...