A/N : This is the last chapter of this story. For those who had read and/or reviewed. Thank you so much for your attentions!

Disclaimer : I don't own anything except my OCs.

Chapter 6 : New Friendship.

The next day after Jojo was turned back into normal Who, Celis went to Karen's house to thank her, since she disappeared just after everything was finished.

Celis ran all the way to where Karen lived. A few miles later, she finally arrived. Her strength was really worn out. She sat under a dead tree on the house yard.

Suddenly, the door opened, revealing Karen, with the same attire as the previous day. Celis quickly stood up as she saw her. "Hi Karen!" She called.

"Hi, why are you here?"

Celis paused for a while, "Well, I just came here to say thank you for your help."

"You're welcome." Karen began to close the door.

"Wait!" Karen stopped and looked at Celis, eyebrow raised, "Can I come in."

There was an awkward silence for a while, then Karen nodded. Celis quickly walked inside with a grin.

"So…" Karen spoke after the door was closed. "Is there anything else you want to say?"

"Umm, if you don't mind, can I ask you why you left so quickly yesterday?"

"My job is finished. I don't see any reason to stay longer."

"No, you're not telling me the truth. I know there's something on your mind."

There was a long pause. Karen kept staring at Celis blankly. Then finally, she spoke, "It's just that... I envy you."

"Huh?"

"You have so much in your life. Families, friends, everything, while I… I don't know. I've lost everything since that day."

"If you want to tell me, go ahead. I'm not going anywhere."

Karen sighed heavily before she continued, "It was a long time ago. I can't be certain how many days have passed since that day. But I can tell you this. It started 800 years ago when…"

"Whoa, whoa. Hold on a second. You just said that it all happened… Eight hundred… years ago? So that means, you're…"

"…more than 800 years old." Karen quickly continued, as if it was a normal thing. "So, I was born a very long time ago, where everything was still… normal… for me. I was a young and talented witch, well, not as good as some of my brothers and sisters. We lived peacefully in our small house, but then, they ruined everything."

"Who?"

"A clan of vampires. They attacked my home in the dark night. My families were struggling to survive, but…" She couldn't continue. Celis could see tears coming from her eyes. Then, Karen continued, "I was left alive, but they bit me. They actually meant to keep me alive so I could join them, but then my friend saved me, although it was already too late to save me from the venom."

Karen paused for a while, as if she was trying to remember what had happened, "When I began to turn, I suffered the most horrible pain in my life. It didn't allow me to sleep. It felt like I was burned inside out, and the fire refused to die down. When it stopped, I realized what I had become, and I knew for sure that I was no longer a living being. Not for a long while, almost all my friends, including the one who saved me, were attacked. Some were killed, and the others were alive, but they got bit. And me? I ran away and isolated myself from the people, until now."

Karen ended the story of her life with a sigh. Celis couldn't say anything at all. She put her hand on Karen's shoulder. She felt sorry for her. Her life was really hard, and she didn't deserve it.

"So? What about you?" asked Karen suddenly. Celis didn't expect that at all.

"What?" She asked.

"I've done telling you about my life. What about yours? I know there's something unique about you. But, if you don't want to talk about it, that's fine. I'm just… curious."

Celis took a deep breath and let it out. "Well, maybe some parts of my life are almost the exact opposite of yours. Let's put it this way. If you're 800, then I'm… 8."

"8 Years old?"

"Nope, 8 months old."

Karen raised her eyebrows. She really couldn't understand. Celis continued, "Yes, literally. I was born in a very unusual way and as a very unusual being."

"Define 'unusual'."

"The most unusual and awkward thing in life. You can say that." Celis snickered, then cleared throat. "I was created in a lab as an experiment, by mixing 2 different DNAs, one of which is a Who DNA while the other is a Necris DNA. Necris is a dead being reanimated by substituting their blood with a black liquid called Nanoblack. Anyway, the process created me, a Hybrid with blood and Nanoblack running in my vein. My creator, John Derrick, created me to be a 'super soldier'. I knew there was something wrong and bad about him, so I ran away from his lab. A series of events and gunshots eventually brought me here. I was found by the owner of the DNA implanted on me."

"Let me guess. It's Jojo McDodd, right?"

"That's right. I was nameless until that time, unless if you counted the name Derrick gave me : Project 296."

Karen snickered, "I bet you don't like the name."

"Of course I don't!" Celis also laughed. "You think I want everyone says, 'Hi 296!' whenever I walked by? Anyway, when Jojo asked my name, I just answered spontaneously, 'Celis'." She paused for a while, then spoke again, "I was incapacitated for a few days. When I thought nothing was gonna happen to me, Derrick's men broke into my house and kidnapped me. When I faced that mad doctor once again, he revealed that my Who DNA was from Jojo's body. Really, it was pure coincidence that I was saved by my own father. When the truth revealed, you can imagine how sad I am. My creator took me to one of his most sinister instrument of evil : The Processing Room. You think being turned into a vampire was painful? Ha! When you went through this room, you'll find the real most horrible pain!"

"I wouldn't say that if I were you."

"Really? When I was brought inside, they put me on a capsule. There, I was tortured in a very sadistic way. Everything inside me was painful, but the most pain was in my brain. I was almost certain it would literally explode. It was a really long process. When it was finished, I found myself as a completely different person. Everything was controlled. Whenever I walk, whenever I breath, whenever I speak, and… whenever I think. I was still inside my body, but… something else controlled it. I even almost killed my own dad because of it." Now it was Celis' turn to drop tears.

"I was really glad when I was free once again. My life was repaired… no, my life was formed from that day on. Jojo's father, Ned McDodd then adopted me as his daughter, without knowing the fact that I'm his granddaughter."

There was a long awkward silence after that, which was broken by Celis, "You said you don't have any families or friends. Well, it's never too late to make one, especially for you." Celis offered Karen a handshake. "Wanna be my friend?"

"With pleasure." Karen shook her hand happily. "Pleased to meet you."

"Likewise."

A/N : Okay, this story ends for a while. I might write a sequel for this since I had one in mind. But I need to remind you (or tell you, if I hadn't tell you this), this story is a side story for the series I'm working on (now at the 21st chapter.)

Celis' life story was actually a spoiler for those who hadn't read TNBR : WhoNecris.

And lastly, I'm requesting reviews!