Chapter 16

Love Gone Bad

Alex

I was holding Casey as I walked into my house; Melanie was behind me. Sniffing the air, I sighed, glad that Chase and Kaitlyn weren't here at the moment.

"Come on. We can get you settled upstairs," I told Mel, brining her upstairs and into the room at the very end of the hall. Casey squirmed in my arms and I set her down and she went right to the bed and feel asleep.

I turned around and Melanie was right in my face. "Um, I'll let you get some rest then," I told her.

She was leaning in, but I went around her. "Good Night Mel."

She sighed and sat down on the bed and I went into the hall and shut the door behind me.

"I know that smell," I heard. "Chase, don't even think about it. She is here to help get Maggie back, that's all. And that smell that you are enjoying is her child, so back off," I hissed at him, pushing him away from the door.

Chase was fighting to try and see her though. "Wait until tomorrow. Please Chase," I told him.

Chase narrowed his eyes at me. I looked behind him and saw Kaitlyn there, sniffing the air and then licking her lips. "Take Kaitlyn down stairs. She can't be here right now. Not with a human in the house," I ordered Chase.

"And you can brother?" he mocked me. He smiled and turned his back to me and led Kaitlyn down the stairs. I sighed, rubbed my hair and went down the hall and into the room full of my book and journals.

I sat down, my mind reeling with thoughts.

"Don't look so sad," I heard. "Ali. Who the hell let you in and why are you here?" I asked her, not looking up.

"I just got some free time to go out hunting and I wanted to stop by and tell you about the plans for tomorrow. I thought you would want to know," Ali told me, walking closer to me. I held up a hand to make her stop.

"I can figure it out on my own Ali," I got up and went over to the mini fridge I had in the room and grabbed a beer that Chase put in there when he came. I popped off the cap and looked at Ali.

"This isn't how I wanted it Ali. You were supposed to die. Maggie is suppose to be at home right now sleep, without me having to watch over her 24/7. Chase isn't suppose to be here. Everything is going wrong."

Ali sighed and came over and grabbed the beer from my hand as I was pulling it up to my face.

"First. You need to stop drinking," She told me. I smiled at her and took the bottle back. "Vampires don't get drunk unless they have like 20 beers. I'm good."

"Second, you need to look at the positive. Once you save Ali, you can have someone erase her memory for you. She won't remember a thing. I've seen it done before and it's quite fascinating," Ali turned around and walked around the room.

"I can easily erase her memory," I muttered. Ali spun around and glared at me. "What are you talking about? I thought- I thought only certain vampires could do that."

I shook my head, taking another drink of the beer. "No. Every vampire in existence can change or erase parts of some ones mind."

"Then why haven't you done that to Maggie? Or me?" She asked me. I sat down, laughing. "Doing that to someone takes a lot out of the person performing the take over of the mind. I would need to kill a human or two to get that much energy. As tempting as that sounds right now, I would never do that."

Ali grunted. "You're a pussy that's what you are. Maggie is going through hell and here you sit, drinking you ass off. At lease Chase and Kaitlyn are practicing their fighting. What have you done all day? Played around with your long time vampire lover."

I threw the bottle of beer on the ground and was in Ali's face. "I could snap you like a twig," I threatened her. She got closer to me, out chests touching how.

"Try. Once I turn I can tear you the shreds. I heard vampire blood makes us strong. I would love to taste some," Ali bared her teeth at me.

I felt my face soften and back away from her. "I'm trying everything I can Ali. But I can't bet Victor. He's taught me a lot, but he knows more. Things that he failed to teach me. I can't save her tomorrow. He knows what Chase and I can do. The only way we can get at him is if you are by his side at the ceremony, I go invisible and we take it from there. But he as to many people. They would be on us like moths to a light."

Ali sighed. "Then let's go for it. It's the only shot we have. I will be by him the whole time. When he goes in for the bite, that's when we strike. Chase moves in to get Maggie out of there and you go for the kill."

"Sounds like a good plan to me," Chase said, leaning in the door way. Both Ali and I looked at Chase. His smile was cocky and I just smiled back. "Lets do this shit," I told them.

Maggie

The room was large. I had no idea where I was. Someone had told me that Victor wanted to show me something and I was frightened.

"Can someone please tell me what is going on?" I asked around. Someone had locked the door. I knew they could hear me. Looking around, I walked over to the bookshelf and pulled over a leather covered book.

On the front it said 1945. I opened to a random page and started reading.

The war is still going on. Won't be long now until it will be over. Then we can finally have a somewhat normal life. Alex has come to see me today. He is so keen on learning things that his father won't teach him. Well I know I can offer him more. A life of forever.

"Victor. Is there such things as fairytales?" Alex asked me that day. I smiled at him. "There might be. But we can never know dear boy. We can only imagine."

Alex smiled at me. "Alex, brother, father needs us home. He wants to talk to us about enlisting in the army," Chase said, walking in. Chase wasn't the brother I wanted. Alex was fierce and brave and Chase was weak and shy. But, I saw something in Chase. Something that could possibly help me in the future.

"Chase. I didn't know you were here," I told him. Chase looked at me. "I- uh- was looking at the books you told me to read, Sir. I left them here and just came and read them. I hope that was not a problem."

"Not at All," I told him, walking over and patting his back.

Chase smiled up at me and then looked back at Alex. "Ready brother?" Alex narrowed his eyes. "You know I'm not joining the army, right? It's bull shit that father is making us enlist now."

I looked at Alex. "Don't worry Alex. I can change your fathers mind." Alex looked at me and a smile crept on his face. "You can? Father is the most feared person in town. How will you be able to change his mind?"

I smiled. "I have my ways boy."

Chase looked at me with uncertain eyes and then grabbed Alex's arm. "Alex, come on. Lets not keep father waiting."

I watched the two boys leave, a smiled still growing on my face.

I turned a few pages and put the journal back. Looking through more, I found one that said 1948.

Flipping the pages, I tried to find is Victor had written anything about Alex and Chase's changing. He did.

It's March and spring in coming. I can feel it. It has been a week sense I changed Alex and Chase and it's getting on my nerves. Their personalities are different and I didn't want that. Someone messed with them. Alex is too nice and weary all the time and Chase is too cocky and full of himself. But Chase has already left, not wanting anything to do with me, so it's fine with me.

"Victor. My throat burns," Alex keeps complaining. I looked at him and smile. "You are ready to hunt. Come on Son. Lets go for a walk."

Alex and I walked into town, the moon far above our heads. We wore clocks so no one could recognize us. I stopped, spotting girls walked down the street. I leaned into Alex, whispering into his ear.

"You can see their necks Alex. Their blood pulsing through their veins. Watch them. You can hear the flow of the blood if you listen hard enough. Take a deep breath and take in their scent. Now, follow my lead."

I looked young enough and these girls were drunk enough to not even care about two strange men coming up on them.

"Good Evening Ladies. We got lost and would like to know if either of you could point us to the nearest rest area so we can sleep for the night," I asked them, taking off my hood and reveling my face.

Alex was right up against me, wanting to get their blood. I smiled a bit at this thought. It reminded me of the old Alex.

The ladies smiled at us. "Why sure. Go right down the road and take a right. Would you like us to show you?" One of them asked. "Why that would be very nice, thank you."

The girls turned, and giggled at each other. As they had their backs turned, I looked at Alex. "Go." I told him.

He lunged himself at one of the girls and sunk his teeth into her neck. Before the other one could scream, I came at her and covered her mouth with my hand and plunged my teeth into her neck.

She moaned and begged for more. Sometimes girls, not all of them, like it when their blood is drained. It was always a mystery to me, but I liked the way the asked for more, not knowing they would be dead in about 2.5 seconds.

Alex stood up, blood all over his face and breathing hard. 'That…was…amazing." He looked at me and smiled his old smile, reveling his fangs. "There is much more to teach you Alex. Like disposing of the bodies."

Alex helped me clean up the bodies and in no time, he was back to his weak self. I don't know why he was like this, but I am determined to find out.

"Enjoying yourself?" I heard behind me. I didn't turn right away. I put the journal back and turned around.

Victor was smiling at me. "Were you the one who got Alex to start writing?" I asked him.

He nodded. "I told him that he should document everything. Things change and we want to remember them. All the bad and good things. Write them down every day and you will have them forever."

I smiled a little bit but let it fade, remembering why I was here.

"So, what do you want to show me?" I asked him. Victor turned around and started pacing around.

"I have a lot of people I control, Maggie. I hope that you will be your own free person, but if I have to, I will and can control you," He turned and smiled at me.

"What are you talking about?" I asked him. "Have you ever heard of mind control Miss Maggie Radke? Well, we call is compulsion. All vampires can do it, but only to a certain point. It depends on how much human blood we have and how old you are. Take me for example. I g back as far as time itself and I can compel anyone without needing human blood. But I can also control vampires. It's really easy to do, easy to learn."

"Why are you telling me this?" I asked him.

"I just wanted to tell you so you don't mess with me. Like tomorrow. I can make you marry me if you refuse. If you say no tomorrow, I can force you to say yes and you won't remember me making you. It one of my favorite things of being a vampire. That and the killing, but that's besides the point."

"And what did you want to show me?" I asked him.

Victor laughed and it sent shivers up my spine. "Let him in!" Victor yelled, not taking his eyes off of me.

Someone opened the door and a face all to familiar walked in. I gasped, my hand going up to my mouth. I stumbled back, blinking my eyes twice.

"Zach?" I asked.

Chase

That scent. Her scent…overwhelmed me.

I sat downstairs, still awake while Kaitlyn slept in a room down on the first floor and Alex was out hunting.

I sighed, closing my eyes and pinching the top of my nose. Everything is changing. Why did I come back? This was my entire fault. I knew Victor was following my every move, but I didn't think he would go this far.

"Chase?" I heard behind me. I quickly got up at vampire speed and turned around, only to be looking at the beautiful face that I missed.

"Hi Mel," I muttered, putting my hands in my pockets. She walked over to me and I took a step back. "Mel. Don't."

She smiled at me. "Chase. I'm over you. That was long ago. I'm only here to talk. To ask you how you have been. Just friends."

I breathed deeply. I could tell she was different, but I could also tell that she was not over me. "Mel. We can't. I don't think I can control myself around you, even if you are a vampire. You're…daughter is here and I don't want her involved in anything that is going on, including me."

"I heard about the plan," She took a step closer to me. "Where do I fit into this plan?"

"You don't. You are staying here with Casey. Victor want you and your daughter and will take you if you are there. Trust me. Alex and I know Victor, probably a bit more than you," I told her.

"You know I did live with him after you changed me, right? He was the one who took me in after you ran away and didn't know what to do with me," She told me, getting closer.

"I'm sorry," Was all I could say. I hesitantly took a step closer to her. Her smile faded and we were soon right up against each other.

"I didn't mean to hurt you. I was just different back then," I told her. "Yea, you were. You're nicer now. I think I liked the bad ass Chase," She winked at me and we both laughed.

She leaned her head against my chest as she laughed. When we stopped, she looked up at me and I leaned in and kissed her. The moment felt perfect.

She put her arms around me and moaned. "Just how I remember, only better," She said between kisses. I smiled against her lips and I pulled her up, making her wrap her legs around me. I walked her down the first floor hall and into a vacant room with only a bed.

I shut the door behind me and I set her softly down on the bed.

She smiled at me, biting her lip. She was more beautiful now as a vampire than she was human.

I climbed onto the bed and hovered myself above her. My lips meet hers and she moaned in pleasure. I trailed down her neck, kissing it.

Vampires were different when they kissed or did other things with each other. If we wanted to, we could take blood from each other and it wouldn't drain us or kill us.

She pulled my face back to her and kissed me vigorously. I moaned against her lips and smiled, making my away once more down her neck. She knew I wanted to and she put her hand on my head and held me there.

My fangs came out and I bit into her next and she arched her back and breathed heavily.

Her blood went down my throat and something in me clicked. I flew back and was against the wall, breathing hard, looking at the floor.

She looked up at me, two holes in her neck. "What?" She asked me. I shook my head. "We can't do this Mel. No matter how much I want to. This can't happen. I love… Maggie. I know Alex has her, but I love her. I'm sorry."

Melanie got up and walked over to me. "It's okay. I just, I just lost it for a second."

Her neck wound was already healed and she opened the door and left the room. "Melanie?" I asked, turning and stood in the door way, looking at her in the hall. "Yea?" She asked me.

"I do love you. But you have a child. I can't take you away from that. Lets just be friends and call it good, Kay?" I asked, smiling at her, putting my hands in my pockets. She smiled back at me. "Sounds good."

She walked off and I sighed, hitting my head against the door. What is wrong with me? Maybe I should just run away. Leave Alex and let him live for another 10 years and come back to terrorize him. Maybe I should get myself killed.

I walked into hallway. I knew what I was going to do. I just had to save Maggie first.

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