Trent's POV
Camp was set and I was going threw a transfusion. I sighed wishing I can have a blood bag like everyone else. I looked over and Gwen was sitting on a rock staring off into space. She didn't look to good. I mean, she looks good, but she looked tired and sick.
"You all right?" I asked. She jumped startled. "Oh sorry, you don't look to good." I said removing the tube from my arm.
"I'm just tired. I'm ok." She said looking down. I don't believe her.
"You can tell me." I said. She looked up and scanned the camp ground. Laushawna went to look for berries; Connor was studying the map and Duncan disappeared.
"Have you ever been asked, what do you want to do before you die?" she asked. I was taken back from that but answered.
"Yeah." I answered. She smiled.
"Tell me some." She said.
"I want to see the world and bungee jump, get a tattoo, fall in love, flip off a cop, and spend my last hours with my loved ones. You?" I said turning the tables.
"I want to help my sister. And ride a motorcycle, and ride on a boat, get married and…." She started tearing up and couldn't finish.
"Hey you alright?" I asked.
"Let's go. Lets go find Sam." She said getting up.
"The sun will be up soon. We need to camp." Connor said. Gwen sighed and walked off. I had a bad feeling and silently followed her. Something's up and I need to know. She walked into a clearing and just stood there.
"I'm ready." She cried. She stood there bawling, just standing. Then she hunched over slightly. "I'm sorry Lilly, I'm sorry I couldn't help you." She said threw her tears. Then she fell down like a sack of rocks on the floor.
"GWEN!!!" I ran to her and lifted her up. "Gwen, what's wrong, what happened?" I asked examining her for damage.
"I missed an injection. I ran out. I'm dyeing." She whispered. My eyes bulged out of there sockets. "I don't want to die, but it's my time." She said crying. "I made that list when I was told I might die at any moment, wanted to finish it soon." She said as more tears fell from her eyes. Either from pain of emotion. I hope emotion, if she must go, I don't want her to be in pain. "I never finished that list." She said before she closed her eyes.
"No Gwen!!!! Wake up; it's going to be all right…. CONNOR!!!!" I yelled for help and tried to pick her up.
"Find Sam, she'll be happy to see you." She said as I stood up holding her.
"HELP, GWEN'S HURT!!!!!" I screamed. She placed her cold hand on my cheek.
"Don't bother. I want to die." She said coughing now. Blood slowly spilling from her mouth and eyes. "I……..l-l-l-lo-lo-lo-lov---" was her last words.
I screamed and yelled as I ran her back. Connor had headphones on, or he would have heard us sooner.
"WHAT HAPPENED??" he yelled.
"She missed an injection." I said. He ran to me and took her from me and sighed. He put her down and went threw his bag. He took out a black case and held up a needle, like the ones Gwen used but bigger. He forcefully stabbed her leg and injected her. In 5 seconds her eyes shot open as she gasped for breath. She began coughing as Connor put everything away.
"I'll head to the nearest pharmacy to refill her prescription. But first" he said looking at everyone but especially Gwen who looked like she was ashamed. "Why?" he asked. "You know I had emergency ones." He said in a stern tone.
"I thought I could go with out it." She began but was cut short.
"YOU CANT. YOU'LL DIE IF YOU TRY. DO YOU WANT TO DIE???" He yelled at her. Then he stormed off with all the empty needles and there cases.
"What was that all about?" Duncan said taking a break from sharpening his stick with his pocket knife.
"The girl thinks she's strong enough. Girl you know better than me you can't go with out your medicine." Laushawana said. But Gwen stormed off. "It's hard for her, but she needs to know she can't miss one." She said sitting down. I got up and followed her.
She was standing in the same clearing but wasn't doing anything. "You ok?" I asked sneaking up on her.
"Fine." She said coldly.
"If you knew there was more, why didn't you…" I began but was cut short.
"I DIDN'T KNOW!!!" she snapped.
"But you told Connor…" but again I was cut off.
"I lied." She said as she started tearing up. "I really thought today I was going to die." She said looking away. My mouth became very dry and I can feel my fangs coming down causing me pain. Like two hot needles being stabbed into my flesh. "I always knew that day would come, but I never thought it would be so horrific." She said as I crept closer. I need something to drink, something to stop this pain, this agony that shatters my bones and pounds my head. "I can't die until I help my sister though. I promised her." she said completely unaware of me right behind her aiming toward her neck. "Trent? Are you even listening to me?" she asked and turned around.
I quickly bit down into her and she silently screamed. I took in her blood enjoying every last drop as she whimpered and lost feeling in her legs. I was soon satisfied and released her and she stumbled back but didn't fall.
"You…..you…..you…..JERK. How could you bite me while I was….and here I thought I had someone to talk to….UGH…..I'm so angry I can't find the right words." She screamed. I laughed a little at her outburst.
"Sorry couldn't help myself." But then I felt sick. Like I had eaten a baby's used dipper and sour milk. I hunched over in pain as my stomach gurgled.
"Awww what's wrong? Cant hold down a little blood??" Gwen said in a mocking tone.
"……get help…please." I said threw the pain. It felt like I drank acid and it's burning me slowly. The vile rose up my throat and I tried to hold it down.
"Nope, I think I'll sit here and let you suffer." She said sitting a safe distance away from me.
I groaned and pleaded for mercy. "I'm sorry, please, I'm dyeing here." I said falling to my knees.
"Just puke, you should feel better." She laughed. And just as she said I hurled every last drop of her blood on the ground. I had never in my life felt so much pain before. I wanted someone to shoot me and take me out of my misery. But Gwen just laughed as she watched.
"Oh revenge tastes sweet." She said threw her laughs. But after everything was out I fell to the floor out cold.
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"Stupid boy." I heard an angel sing. I fluttered my eyes open and saw Sam standing there. "Why do you insist on drinking blood if you know you cant?" she asked threw her fiery, yet passionate eyes.
"Sam, thank goodness. Please, I'm in so much pain, please help me." I pleaded reaching for her but she backed away.
"I'll give you enough to mislead those fools but not enough to save you." She said.
"Why won't you save me? I'm sick, I'm dyeing." I said as blood tears fell from my eyes. I looked at them questionably but received no answer.
"It's all part of my plan." She smiled and pricked her finger. "You can suck, nothing else." She said holding her finger to me.
"No, I want to be cured. Help me." I demanded.
"Don't you speak against me. Or I'll just let you die now." She screamed at me.
"CURE ME." I demanded. Her eyes burned with fury and she approached me. She grasped my head and she kissed me tenderly on the lips. Everything came back to me. This is the girl I love, and I have made her angry. "I'm so sorry, for shouting Sam, please forgive me." I begged. I cant believe I hurt her and raised my voice to her. I should be happy with what she offers me and be happy to help her.
"It's ok." She said cutting her finger more. "I'm feeling sympathetic today." She said sliding her finger into my mouth and let me suck on it until I was ok.
"Trent stay focused. That Gwen is cutting threw my imprint…I mean our love." She said.
"She isn't a problem, she means nothing to me." I said in a pleading look.
"Good." She said with a smile. "Just keep going the opposite of the compass until it's time." She said walking away.
"Time for what?" I called but she was gone.
"For bed." Came Gwen's voice from behind me. "Listen I'm sorry for what I did earlier, I was just mad and….I'm really sorry." She said.
"So? I could have died and you laughed at me." I hissed.
"I know. I'm really sorry, I don't know what I was thinking." She defended.
"I don't know what I was thinking trying to help you when you were dyeing this morning, but I know I wont make that mistake again." I said walking past her. she just stood there frozen. But I don't care. I meant what I said, and wont take it back.
Gwen's POV
After my talk with Trent I smelled fresh blood on him. And not mine. But another girls blood. And since her isn't barfing it must be Sam. He's helping her, the inprintment is back. That also explains the increase of rudeness. Sam is here, and not far. But I cant tract her with this weak sent I need to smell or taste her head on. But how?
"Trent wait." I called out. He stopped in his tracks and I ran to him.
"What do you want?" he asked. I threw my arms around him and pressed my lips to his. If I can get her taste in my mouth then I can track her down. I forced his mouth open and searched for remains of her blood and easily found it. Perfect timing to, he pushed me off him as soon as I got her taste in me.
"Freak, leave me alone." He yelled and ran off mumbling to himself. I dusted myself off and sniffed the air.
"Your not far Sam, I'll find you, and make you cure Trent. I don't know what you're planning but I know one thing. It ends with you dyeing." I said as I ran in her direction.
The trees grabbed at me. The mud held my ankles. But I fought threw nature and ran closer to her. I came close to a cliff side and saw her sitting on a rock staring at me.
"I knew you'd find me." She said smiling sweetly but I knew that under that sweet smile was more sour than sweet.
"So you're the infamous Sam?" I spat.
"Infamous? Has Trent never spoke about me enough? Maybe my imprint isn't strong enough." She laughed.
"What you're doing is wrong and sick. Your killing him." I yelled at her.
"You don't know my plans." She said standing up. "I am not the bad person here." She said coming closer. "But you, your playing with his emotions." She said now in my face. "You are the worst, your killing him on the inside." She said.
"You're physically killing him. He might die any second now. Don't you get that?" I yelled.
"I understand it all too well." She smiled. "You don't." I gritted my teeth, and got ready to hit her. "So I must dispose of you before ruin everything." She said. Before I could react, she jammed a sharp stake in my stomach.
I backed up and she removed the stake. I couched and gripped my bleeding abdomen. But I won't go down with out a fight. While her back was turned I threw a boulder at her and she fell off the cliff. I smiled slightly as I fell to my knees. At least I won't die from the humans created illness. I began to feel cold and stiff. So I lay down and closed my eyes, this time ready to die.
Trent's POV
I stormed back to the camp completely furious. I can't believe Gwen kissed me. She knows I love Sam. Sam was right; Gwen was out to ruin what we had. She's jealous and wants me. But I belong to Sam.
"Where's Gwen?" Duncan asked.
"I don't know and I don't care." I said sitting down.
"The sun will be up in a few hours. Where is she?" Connor asked concerned. He was my enemy but now I could care less.
"Hey Connor." I said looking up at him. "You win." I said and walked away.
"Win what?" Laushawna yelled. As I was walking away I felt something. Sam's in trouble, I can feel it. I ran as fast as I could, where I don't know, but my guts telling me its right. I ended up on a cliff with Gwen on the floor and Sam hanging off a cliff.
"Trent….Trent baby save me." Sam called. I looked over the cliff and saw my love hanging on to dear life. "Trent help me." She pleaded and I quickly grabbed her hand and began to help her up. But then I looked back and saw Gwen lying there, bleeding, and dyeing.
"Gwen, what happened to her." I asked keeping Sam dangling over the cliff.
"She was a danger to our plan, our love, us." She said in a desperate tone.
"No YOUR plan, I have no idea what's going on." I said furious. "I want answers NOW!" I said loosening my grip on her slightly.
"Ah, Trent don't, please." She begged.
"Why won't you heal me? Why did you kill Gwen? WHY??" I demanded.
"I'm in cahoots with the humans. I'm helping them make a anti hemophage vaccination. Gwen's test was so close, but the hempphages found something to hold it back. If she was killed they'd think it was a failure and have to start from scratch." She said.
"You killed her for THAT???" I yelled letting go another inch. "You want to destroy us??? WHY??" I yelled.
"I hate hemophages. We are not natural. There must be a cure. And Trent." She said looking me in the eyes. Her's tear-filled. "I found it, you're the cure." She said. "You're blood, it can heal Gwen's disorder if used right, but it can also be the death of her and all hemophages if used the right way." She explained.
"My blood?" I asked.
"Half human and half hemophage mixed in harmony. That's the cure, and it's also the weapon." She said. "Help me up and I'll tell you how to cure Gwen." She said.
"NO, you have to cure me too." I demanded.
"I can't do that. I need you in this state, its part of my plan." She said.
"I'll die if you don't." I yelled.
"It's a sacrifice for the good of humanity." She said.
"HUMANITY???" I yelled.
"The hemophages are evil, they are unnatural and ungodly. Humans are the superior being and the good guys." She said.
"The humans tested on there own kind, they put a disorder in Gwen, they risked children's lives, and they are the monsters. NOT US!!!" I yelled letting go another inch.
"Us? Trent, you're nothing. You are neither accepted by humans or hemophages. HELP ME UP!!!" she yelled.
"No, I don't care if I do die, you are NOTHING, you are sick, and troublesome. So I'm doing society a favor." I said tearing up and letting go. But she grabbed my hand and dangled onto my fingertips.
"Please Trent, you don't understand, please this isn't the answer." She cried.
"It is, I need all your blood to live, but Gwen and other like her need mine. You wont help, so I will." I said. "Good buy Sam." I said letting go.
Time stood still as I saw her fall to the rocky below. Her arm extended and her face in shock. I couldn't believe I let her go, let her die, did I do the right thing?"
I turned around and saw Gwen still lying there in a puddle of blood. "GWEN!!!" I cried picking her up. She wasn't dead, or not yet.
"You let her die?" Gwen said confused.
"I don't know how but I do know my blood will save you." I said. "Drink me, it's bound to work." I said bringing my wrist to her mouth. But she was already passed out, breathing slowly. I bit my wrist and took in as much blood as I could and brought my lips to hers. I passed the blood from my mouth to hers in a cold lifeless kiss. I kept this routine up until I passed out myself.
Did I make the right choice? Probably not. I will either die in the end, or live forever as a full vampire and Gwen and others like her would die from the human created disorder.
Will I ever be cured? I don't want to be cured. As long as there are other hemophages like Gwen that I can help, I will live as a half until a better cure is found or until I die.
Gwen? As I lay here, unconscious, unaware of what's going on, Gwen seam's more appealing to me. Sam is a monster and should be tormented and killed. I want Sam to find the deepest pit of hell and dig deeper then rot.
The future? I am unaware of it. All I know is I want to see Gwen healthy and cured. I want the humans to stop trying to destroy us. And I want to hold Gwen in my arms.
Will it ever happen? God I hope so. But probably not.
AN: Sorry it took sooooooooooooooooo long. But here you go. There'd only 1 maybe 2 more updates. Sorry I'm taking so long. BUT I'm planning out the ending and im still working the dents out. To tell you the truth I haven't decided yet if Trent and Gwen should be cured or not. I'm working out possible endings and thinking which would be better.