Graycynn's Point of View
"I…think she'll hate me, If I turn her" I looked at Ayden my heart felt like it was sinking in my chest.
"I know" Ayden said he held me so close I could feel his warm breath on my neck. He wrapped his arms around me and kissed the top of my head.
"You need to make a decision; she'll die if you don't turn her. If you do then she can stay here" he whispered to me. I nodded looking at the sadness in his eyes, he knew how I felt. I kissed him lightly.
And crawled across the floor beside kestrel. Looking down at what I had done to my best friend. I can remember the night I had run away in fourth grade and she came after me, we stayed in the park all night. She made me come home and talked to my parents for me. She never let me do something she knew I was going to regret, and never let me get hurt. I clenched my fists. And put my head down to sob.
"Graycynn, if you want to save her do it now" he said quickly and looking at me.
"How…" my breath was labored and you could tell I had been crying.
"Bite your wrist and put it in her mouth" he said coming over and hugging me as I followed his instructions.
My skin was hard to puncture but once I did the amber liquid flowed. I opened kestrel's mouth and let her drink. I felt her head move up toward my wrist more and began to suck the blood. My vision blurred and I looked back at Ayden his hands were trembling. I was looking down at Kestrel watching her mouth move.
"That's enough" he said looking at me and putting his hands in mine. Kesterel let go and I put her down on the floor again. He turned me around and I buried my face in his chest and sobbed.
Kesterel was going to hate me when she woke up. I let my tears flow drenching Ayden's shirt. He rubbed my back and put his head on mine.
"I'll be right back my love" he said cooing in my ear. I just clasped on to his shirt more. I needed him right now.
"it's ok I'll come right back" he said I let go of his shirt and he stood up quickly picking up kestrel and running up the stairs with her in his arms. He was down seconds later and returned to my side. He grasped my hands and looked at me intently.
"Graycynn, I'm sure she will forgive you. It may take a bit, but I'm sure it will be ok. I promise it will" he said whispering it into my hair.
" I know she will, but am I that big of a monster" I said looking at him. Looking for reassurance.
"Of course not you are anything of a monster; you have done what you can" he said looking at me. His hair has just in front of one of his eyes. I brushed it away and smiled.
"I love you" he cooed and picked me up. The stairs squeaked under Ayden's heavy footsteps. He walked down the hall without a light and put me gently into our bed. Drowsiness washed over me as soon as I was on the soft bed. Ayden crawled in on the other side.
"Go to sleep, love" he said and kissed my cheek laying down on his side of the bed. I nodded but he couldn't see in the dark. Soon my eyes shut and my mind faded into the darkness. Finally since this all happened I was content.