Hey people, sorry it took so long, work is trying to kill me! Thank you to all those who reviewed . . . cept the one reviewer who said was going to stab me XD I am a little scared now.
Rebecca's POV
It was hell being in that room with a Kalin I did not know.
It was if there was a madness in him, a madness that I could not sooth and he could not control. The floor was so cold, but I pressed myself into the wall and had no other choice than to sit on the floor.
I tried to talk to him so many times, tried to convince myself that what they had told me was not true. But every time he would hear my voice he would roar for me, and thrash against his restraints until he bled. I began to fall quiet, and pressed my hands to my hears so hard they went numb. Tears rolled down my face in fear and confusion, and the proof that I could not deny was right there. Every time he would open his mouth his fangs were there, and the pieces were all coming together.
Him taking my blood, the slight sharpness to his teeth.
But everything else still fell under shadow and chaos.
I don't know why he called for me, as if I were the one thing that could take this suffering away. But I was too scared to go near him, they had seen to that. He was a vampire, he could kill me, and I did not want to take my chances.
How long before someone realized that I was missing? The school wouldn't even notice, since I was in and out of class constantly with my health issues and my family matters. Crystal and me were in a fight, so she would not come looking for me, and the only one who saw me on a regular basis in my family was my brother and sister. My brother was in the hospital, and my sister would be busy with her students for the rest of the week.
That only left Philip.
If he called and I did not pick up, he would assume something was wrong. He was going to contact me about some test results, so that may work in my favor. And when I did not show up to our appointment, that would tip him off, and he would call the police to look for me.
At least I hope.
And what did Jimmy mean, from the moment I was made? What did he mean about the Thorian? Kalin was a vampire, or was there different breeds?
I didn't know! Nothing made sense to me anymore!
Finally, even with the cold stinging my limbs, the stress and tears gave me the exhaustion I need to pass out.
But it seemed Kalin was there even in my dreams.
Kalin's POV
Suddenly, I had sanity again.
And there was two things I became aware of.
One, I was chained to a wall. Forgive me, but that was kind of a hard thing to miss.
And two, Rebecca was huddled in the corner, as far away from me as she could possibly get. And it meant one big horrifying thing.
Even in her presence the madness would not go away as it would before. It meant the magic was going haywire, and I needed to fix it as soon as possible, otherwise I did not know what would happen. As it was, in my maddened state, I could not even fight when these people came to take me, finding me on the side of the road where Rebecca had left me.
Had they done something to her?
The thought made a growl rise in my throat, especially when I noticed she was shivering uncontrollably, and from the limpness of her hands, asleep.
"Rebecca?" I asked in a soft voice, and it came out scratchy, like I had been yelling for hours. My wrists had dried blood on them, and it made my heart fall at the thought of what had gone one.
I tried again.
"Rebecca?" I asked a little louder, and she stirred.
"Hmmm?" she murmered, giving a hard shivering, her body attempting to warm.
"Rebecca, baby, I need you to wake up."
"Kalin?" she gasped, her head suddenly coming up, her eyes bloodshot even as she stood. "Kalin, I was so scared, you just kept yelling and yelling, you wouldn't say anything to me. And they told me you were a vampire, and you even have fangs! And they said I came anywhere near me you would kill me but I felt like I was dying from not going near you but I was so afraid and I am still so afraid! Please tell me they lied! Tell me those fangs were fake and they drugged you to make you act like that!" by now tears were rolling down her cheeks, and she took a wobbly step forward, even as I leaned as far as I could towards her, wanting to touch her, sooth her. I would kill them for doing this to her, my precious Becca, she had nothing to do with this war between us.
Or did she?
No, certainly she couldn't be.
"Becca, I need you to listen to me . . ." but she butted in again.
"Kalin, tell me they are lying, please!" she gasped, sobbing now, and my heart ached for her.
"I would never hurt you, Becca." that was all I could say. It was the only piece of truth I had to give her. I could not tell her about my people yet. I could not tell her about them. I wanted to tell her about all of that when this was over, when she was calm enough to actually take it all in. All it would do now is scare her.
But there was one thing I could not avoid.
So why would it not come out of my mouth?
Just as I was about to explain what we needed to do, the door opened and Jimmy came in, dragging her out by the arm while she kicked and put up a fight. She did not call for me, whether because she did not want them to know we were talking, or because she honestly did not feel like she could call out for me with all of the secrets that surrounded this place.
Then the madness came.
Rebecca's POV
They wanted my blood. I didn't know why, and when they fed me and actually gave me a blanket to warm myself, I was so out of it I didn't even care.
But that didn't mean I didn't listen.
"There is no sign of cellular death, as in the others. As a matter of fact, she is producing blood as intended and heals well. Her body also rejects unnatural and unhealthy substances." the voice was one I didn't know, and it didn't matter, because I had no idea what they were talking about. Surely not about me, like I was some kind of lab rat they had designed?
"Good, and what about baring children?" this voice sounded familiar, but I could not rouse myself enough to check it out.
"She does not seem to pose the same threat as the other female that was a success. But there is always the probability that she will fall into a coma like the rest of them."
"What about the probability to produce female children?"
"We won't know until she has a child. Though I do not think we got around the self destruct gene built into Thorian blood that makes them sterile after their first child."
"Shit!" the swear was muffled, even I barley heard it. I was working so hard to keep myself awake, it was hard to translate what they were saying.
"I am sorry, ma'am. But that is just something that we have no even found in the blood yet. Hell, it may not be a gene at all."
"Your saying their goddess makes it so?" the woman snorted, and it helped rouse me a little bit.
"I am saying that just as the males have to pay for the gift of a soul mate by suffering through the madness until she comes, maybe the women have to suffer through only being able to bare one child as their payment." there was silence for awhile after that, in which is was so hard to stay awake for. After awhile, I began to fear that they had figured out I was not asleep, but was listening, and that they had moved on.
But then that female spoke again.
"See that she is better taken care of. I do not want her and Kalin in the same cell until we are ready. I know he has had a taste of her blood, and now without it he will slowly sink more into madness and his body will waste away without its nourishment. Make sure she is well fed, kept warm, and cannot hear his cries for her. I do not want her to fear for her life and go running, which means tell Jimmy to stay the hell away from her."
"Yes, right away," the other voice scrambled to say, and hear the running retreating footsteps. I was not sure if the woman was still there, until I felt her presence at my side. She did not say anything, just seemed to be, well, watching me sleep. She murmured something, and I swear I thought she was going to touch me or something.
But she didn't, and when I was sure I was in no danger I could hold out no longer.
The darkness was nice.