Chapter 26

Never to return

Blade's POV

After the death of my bitch mother and the fire, I knew I had to seek shelter. I made my way to an old friends house knowing he would help me out. Once there I would clean up washing her blood away. Then I would pay a visit to Jade, knowing she would help me also.

It was still dark out when I made my way up the steps to my friend house. I knocked loudly to wake him up. I heard a groan and then footsteps making there way to the door. A very drowsy looking Shane opened the door in just his boxers. Shane blinked a few times adjusting his eyes before his they went wide and confusion contorted his face.

"Blade?" He questioned. That's when he started to sputter. "What the? How? Who? Do I even wanna know?"

"Marla's dead." Was all I could say at the moment but I knew it would answer most of the questions whizzing around in his head.

"Oh." He said nodding slowly as his lips drew into a thin line. He opened the door wider and moved aside. "Well get in. You know where the bathroom is."

I quickly walked in. Shane closed the door and walked down the hall. I followed silently. He walked past the bathroom, while I opened the door and flipped on the light. I still had to squint as my transition was still fresh so I be like this for about a week or so. Shane walked into the bathroom placing two towels on the counter.

"I have some spare clothes. You get in the shower and I'll set them on the counter so you have for when you get out." Shane said calmly.

"Thank you." I said quietly.

"You know I do anything to help you out Blade." He gave me a tight yet gentle smile and slipped out of the bathroom.

I turned on the shower full blast and stripped away my bloody clothes. I put the in the sink so I would get blood everywhere. I pulled the curtain back and got into the shower feeling the hot water hitting my cold skin. I closed the curtain and stood under the hot jets. As I just stood there, I felt the water washing away the sticky blood. I grabbed the rag and rubbed the soap bar into it until I had enough soap on it, then I started scrubbing away.

I scrubbed harshly at my skin trying to erase every bit of Marla away. I heard Shane open the door place something, mush have been the spare clothes, then shut the door leaving me alone once again. Once I was satisfied with my skin, I washed my hair three time to make sure I got all of her blood out.

By the time I was finished, the water was running cold. I shut off the water and got out. I wrapped my body in one of the towels and wrapped my hair in the other.

I looked at the clothes Shane had left to find a pair of dark blue sweat pants and a black long sleeve shirt. I dry my hair as best I can and dry the rest of my body before slipping into the clothes.

I hang the towels up to dry and grab my bloody clothes. I walk down the hall and find Shane in the kitchen sitting at the dining table, now dressed in gray sweat pants and a white t-shirt, sipping a cup of coffee. I walked past him and grabbed a black trash bag and put my ruined clothes in it. I placed it by the trash can and sat down in a chair opposite of Shane.

"There's plenty of coffee if you want any." Shane offered.

"I'm good, thanks." I said as I looked down at my hands in my lap.

"So she really gone?" Shane said getting straight to the point.

I nod slowly and answer softly. "Yeah."

"Does Bobby know?"

"I don't know. He wasn't there when I killed her. It was just me and her there."

"How did you do it Blade? You said the last time you went up against her you weren't strong enough. Did Jade help you out with some sort of potion or something?" He asked.

"No." I said simply.

"Then how? Because the only other way I can think of, is if you-" He cut short. I looked away as I knew he came to the only other conclusion. "Did you Blade?"

I nod my answer. I can't find voice to answer him.

He sets his cup down and gets up from the table. Thinking he's mad and is leaving I look up to say something, only to find he just walked over to one of his cabinets, opens and pulls out a half empty bottle of whiskey. He comes to sit back down and opens the bottle, taking a swig and then holds it in my direction.

I gently reach for the bottle and bring the opening to my lips. I take a couple swigs, feeling the familiar burn and then hand it back to him.

For a long while we sit there passing the bottle back and forth. When he refused the bottle I decided I would finish it off, I've had more then him and I'm only slightly buzzed. If I wanted to truly get drunk I would probably have to drink 2 or 3 full bottles just to even feel the true effects of the alcohol.

"So you're a full vampire now?" Shane asked as he looked at me.

I finished off the last of the whiskey before answering him. "Yes."

"Did you feed?" He asked calmly.

I knew he was asking if I had fed on an innocent person, which I had not. "Yes I fed but they were both murders."

He looked at me confused. "How did you know they were murders?"

I took a deep breath, even thought I didn't really need to breath anymore and told him everything. "When I was looking to feed and complete the transition, I cam across the first guy. As I stared at him I got these weird visions flashing around in my head. There were many different women and never the same one. It finally started to become clear as I tried to process what I was seeing. I figured out that the guy was a serial killer. He like to rape and kill women. It was horrible watching it but I knew he wasn't an innocent person."

"So you got visions of this guy killing women and knew he was the guy?" Shane asked trying to understand.

"Yes. With the visions I knew it was him and had this feeling that I knew he couldn't live anymore. With dead a lot of women would be safe from him. I also couldn't stand the thought of hurting an innocent person. The second guy was a child killer. He was worse then the first." I said shuttering at remembering the visions from him.

"You only get visions of someone if they kill multiple people?"

"No, I think it's more of if they kill innocent people and keep killing for the pleasure of it."

"So you're like a modern day executioner/superhero? Killing those who have done wrong and keeping the world safe?"

"I guess so." I said halfheartedly. It was weird hearing it being said like that but it made some sense.

"Hm, weird."

"What?"

"I've never heard of a vampire getting visions of the people they hunt. I mean I don't necessarily approve of you killing a human, but if it's a murderer it's kinda hard to argue with."

"I understand what you're saying Shane. I'm going to try and go back to being a veggie vamp. It's the only way I can see me surviving." I said as I placed my arms on the table.

"You know it's going to be hard right?" Shane asked.

"Yeah, but I'll manage. I'll just need to buy a cabin in the woods and live there."

"I may have a place in mind." Shane offered.

"Where?" I questioned.

"Back before I started hunting, my granddad passed away leaving me his cabin in Rocky's. I have the keys and go up there from time to time for hunting. If you want you can have the keys and live up there away from people. This way you're not tempted."

"Shane that's so generous. I don't know how to thank you." I said relieved.

"Send me a deer and some other animals every now and again and we'll call it even." He said as he gave me a side smile. I gave him a small smile back. I knew by doing this, it was the best choice. I could live out my live, not having to worry to much about hunters and knowing that I wouldn't hurt anyone made things seem much better.

"It'd a deal. Thank you so much."

"Blade it's no problem. I would do anything to help you, just you have done for me."

"This really means a lot."

"Don't worry about it." He said with a smile. "Now, the guest room is set up. I'm going to head back to bed to get a couple more hours sleep. I'll see you later."

He and I stood up. He pulled me into a gentle hug, kissed my forehead and went to bed. I made my way to the guest room.

As I sat there in the darkness, I couldn't stop a nagging feeling. I wasn't feeling well. My chest was aching and my stomach wasn't feeling well. I wanted to know what was going on with me. I felt like I wanted to just throw up. I guess it was just the transition. I tried to ignore as I laid down. I was dead tired, no pun intended, but I couldn't seem to fall asleep.

For the first time since I made him leave, I thought about if Dean had made it into town. More than likely he did. He was a good hunter and knew how to survive. Yet I had a feeling I would never see him again, and I knew I couldn't. I needed to stay away. He would...he would be gone soon and so would I. I also knew I could never see Sam or Bobby again either.

I knew that it was cruel to do that but if they believed I was dead, then they could live out their lives without having to worry about trying to help and trying to find a non-existent cure.

I knew by trusting Shane, he would never tell Bobby if I was alive. Same went for Jade, she would never give me up. I would just live out my immortal life, alone and never bothering anybody.

I was just about to fall asleep when I felt my stomach lurch. I rubbed my belly gently trying to sooth it but it wasn't helping. It lurched again and I felt something coming up. I placed my hand over my mouth and raced to the bathroom. I had just lifted the seat of the toilet when I puked up the blood from earlier. I kept vomiting until there was nothing left in my stomach.

What in the world was going on? Why was this happening to me? Maybe when I go to see Jade she can help me out and figure out what is wrong with me. I spit out all that's left in my mouth and wipe my lips and chin clean. I wash my mouth out and head back to bed. I feel a little better now that my stomach is empty but I also feel hungry again. Hopefully I get Shane to go to a butcher in the morning and get some blood. Pushing my hunger aside I try to relax as much as possible and drift slowly into an uneasy sleep.

A/N: So I just want everyone to know that this story is coming to a close, this story has about 2 more chapter left. I'm debating on whether I should write a sequel to this or not. What do you guys think? Let me know!