Unhappy Reunions

I was in excruciating pain, pain caused by the one person who I thought would not hurt me but I was wrong, so very wrong…

*flashback*

The day had started out as usual except for the note that was on my nightstand that morning that said: having company for a week or so, so I cannot come down at night. C. Well… I somehow figured he could not always come down… I would just have to deal with the aftershock of my dreams by myself. I was about to walk out and leave when something else caught my eye on the chair Caleb usually sat in. When I got closer I saw it was his iPod. On it sat another note saying: thought you could use this since I won't be able to be there. C. A big smile spread across my face against my better judgment. I seriously needed to get my emotions in check.

The day went without an incident; I had to make up the two guest bedrooms upstairs for the "guests", if you could call them that, who would be arriving at "dinnertime." Around 8 the guests arrived and I was ordered to help assist bringing the drinks out. When we walked around the corner and I saw Gretchen's guests I froze. Fear, anguish, hatred, and other emotions were surging through me. There, sitting nice and comfy on the plush couch, were the two vampires who had murdered my parents; the vampires who had turned my world upside down, the ones who tore me away from my other siblings, the ones who had haunted my dreams. Jane managed to elbow me without drawing me to attention. One was a red head girl with almost reddish eyes, while the other was a male with short auburn hair with almost the same exact eyes.

The things hadn't noticed my sudden lapse, except Caleb. He kept looking at me with… concern? I quickly got out of my daze and walked with Jane to the table. I took one drink after another and set it on the small coffee table and walked to go stand by the wall, in case they needed me. I stood like I was carved out of glass; any movement might cause me to shatter. The window was slightly open and a breeze wafted though the room, causing my hair to fly around me.

The two vampires who had killed my parents froze and turned to look at me with curious, questioning eyes. I felt my eyes widen as a million thoughts went through my mind. They could not remember my scent… could they? They were in front of me within a matter of seconds. I was too scared to move and I noticed Gretchen saying something, but I couldn't hear because my heart was beating so loudly.

"Do we know you?" the girl said. Her voice made me want to vomit. The man was inching toward me, smelling me. I managed to shake my head, no. "Oh but I think we do, or maybe not you but perhaps a family member, hm? What do you think Valentina, can you remember?" the man said. The girl, Valentina, thought for a few moments until recognition came across her face. "Of course," she cooed, "do you not remember Antonio? This is one of the daughters of those wretched people who had killed so many of our kind. Do you not remember? Look here, this was the necklace!"

I looked to Valentina as she held my mother's necklace. The replica my brother's had made me did not come close to this one. Suddenly, I was angry. Adrenaline was coursing through my body and before I knew it I lunged at Valentina, pushing her back and back until she was right in front of the lit fireplace. Some of her clothes had caught on fire and Gretchen, Andrew, Caleb, and Antonio were all staring at her in shock and horror.

The flames were growing on her and she started to scream for help but no one made a move to help her. It was then that I watched what the flames were doing to her skin. I watched in horror and recognition as I watched the flames devour her skin. She was dying… So it was fire that was the vampire's weakness… I stood frozen, trying to decide if I could somehow make it out of here. I started to slowly edge toward the doorway when Gretchen caught my movements. All of the sudden I felt a searing pain in my head and I was unconscious.

So here I am now, lying for who knows how long, all the while feeling like I was being burned alive. I was strapped down outside, I could tell by the light and the wind moving across my skin. All of the sudden I started to feel cooler, I felt like I could breathe again, and I began to hear everything clearer.

I opened my eyes and looked around me. I was in the middle of what looked like a metal cage, strapped down to a metal table. Gretchen, Andrew, and Antonio stood outside the cage while Caleb stood at the end of the table. The others had a look of hatred but also triumph while Caleb had a look of sadness and remorse. I tried to get up and was surprised how easy it was, even though it appeared that I had been strapped down quite tightly.

I stood up and looked at the bonds that had held me and froze. They were two inches thick with thick metal clasps. I froze, feeling a tear roll down my face as I held my hand up to look at it. I turned to Caleb and was able to choke out the question that was running through my mind. "What have you done to me?"

sorry to leave it here! :) i have been dying to write this part though!!! and the part to come!!! review please :) im always up for suggestions. hope you guys liked it. i should have the next one up maybe tonight or tomorrow.