Nadia trudged over the uneven earth of the field towards the center where the camp was set up, after stepping in three rabbit holes and puddles Nadia thank the gods she didn't wear any shoes she cared about today and pushed on through the country much to the camp site. As she reacted the outskirts of the camp Nadia was greeted by three men, they had no visible weapons but magic was always the go to choice of the travelers. "What do you want vampire?" one asked showing his disgust but spitting, Nadia folded her arms "im here to talk to Josephine La Reine" she said, The Travelers remained silent for a moment before one at the back disappeared into the camp returning with a small woman in her late sixties. "Why would a vampire want to see an old crone like me?" the woman muttered but when she saw Nadia her face lite up "Nadia" the woman said as she hurried over as fast as her old body would let her, Josephine hugged Nadia "it been far too long". Nadia hugged her old friend back "definitely" she agreed, Josephine released Nadia and stepped back to get a better look at her "haven't aged a day" she said without trying to hide the envy in her voice "so what bring you my way/" she asked "you and Gregor in a fight again?". Nadia shook her head "no thats over for good this time", Josephine looked slightly disappointed but quickly hid it "come lets go somewhere a bit more private.
Josephine took Nadia through the campsite past many other travelers and hate filled eyes and over to one of the larger tents, Josephine lead Nadia inside. It was very cluttered with books and boxes of unknown contents nearly covering the floor, at the center there was a table where Josephine stopped and pulled out two chairs "come sit". Nadia accepted the offer and sat next to her friend "so tell me what is it you wanted?" Josephine asked "you wouldn't come all this way just to catch up with an old weary traveler" she slowly settled into her chair Nadias vampire hearing could hear her freinds bones creak with the strain. "You're right i need a Traveler to work some magic for me" Nadia said, Josephine chuckled "a daylight ring for Gregors replacement i assume" Nadia shook her head "tell me" she asked "how familiar are you with passenger magic".
Josephine nodded "intimately" Nadia smiled she knew she had come to the right place "well i have a question about it", Josephine clapped her hands and one of the men who met them at the entrance walked through the doorway "Stephen could you please make me and my guest some tea, or would you prefer coffee?" Nadia shook her head. Stephen disappeared out the door and quickly returned with two mugs which he handed to them before leaving, "your question?" Josephine asked sipping her tea "once a passenger has been made the permanent owner of the body what happens to the original owner?" Nadia asked. "They remain dormant, there have been stories of them seeing through the possessors eyes but they are few and far between, why?" Josephine asked, Nadia drank from her mug before setting it down on the table "somehow one is tormenting me in the sleep" she admitted, Josephine took another sip "a vampire?" she asked. Nadia nodded "then that is how it's being done" Nadia face showed her confusion "what do you mean?" she asked, Josephine took another sip of her tea "Vampires have the power to enter someone's dreams and this ability isn't lost when they are possessed". Nadia thought about what she had been told "is there a way to stop it?" she asked, Josephine nodded "just get a good distance away from the body they can't get into your dreams if you're not there" she said plainly taking another sip of tea.
A hopeless feeling began to form "this there another way? a spell? a ritual?" she asked hoping her desperation did not show itself in her voice, Josephine set her mug on the table and shrugged "this is a very rare occurrence Travelers don't like to possess vampires since it stops us using magic so it may be hard to find a solution" Josephine saw the look on Nadias face. She was heartbroken. "But im sure theres one out there i'll have to ask around" Nadia glumly nodded "thanks Josephine it was nice seeing you again" without waiting for a response Nadia left.
Dark clouds overhead threatened rain so Nadia quickly ran across the field to where her compelled taxi driver was parked and climbed inside the car just as it began to spit, Nadia sighed loudly and ordered the driver to take her home, for the rest of drive she stared out the window and tried to think what was worse. Living without the mother she had spent hundreds of years looking for or living with nightly torment until she finally snapped.
The sun finally began to dip below the horizon it was finally safe for Nicky to emerge, she pulled the release and the back seat to her car fell forwards revealing Nicky hidden in the safety of the car boots shade. She crawled out and opened the door, stepping out of the car Nicky stretched out her sore limbs "this sun thing is going to get annoying", She had managed to get to the outskirts of town before her flesh started to sizzle. A passerby gave her a look so she flipped him off before getting into the driver's seat and continuing down the road.
After an hour of driving Nicky finally arrived back at the college, she abandoned the car and headed towards the dorm building, one she was through the doors she ran up the stairs towards the room she had been held captive in. The girls room. It was a complete mess, the door was barely hanging on its hinges and pieces of furniture and broken glass littered the floor "The fuck happened here?", the place had been trashed she didn't know why but she did know that if she was going to find anything of worth she would have to sift through the remains of this girl's life. Nicky quickly rummaged through drawers, emptied bags and even searched under the bed, she did not want to be found in here and blamed then she would never find that bitch. But she found nothing, Nicky groaned loudly and kicked the bed in frustration causing the wooden frame to brake and the bed to fall on the floor, the pillows the mattress and the covers spilled onto the floor. Nicky swore "i'm never going to get used to this strength" she muttered, something in the pile caught her eye, a odd shape in the pillow case. Nicky picked up the case and reached inside, pulling out the object she saw that it was a book, Nicky grinned "there's only one kind of book a girls keeps hidden" she opened the book and sure enough the first words were
Dear diary