That night, Bella made her way into my room. She plopped herself on my bad and stared at me. "What?" I asked, slowly placing my book to the aide.
"You're a Vampire." Bella stated.
"I think we've established that, yes."
"You gotta tell me your life. Please." Bella grabbed my hands, wanting to pull me closer, however, she pulled too hard and fell into my lap. I laughed, wrapped my arms around her and pulled her close so she was laying against me.
"Well, what do you want to know?"
"Where you were born, your life, you said you had a daughter?"
"I did say that. Here, let me show you." I put two fingers to Bella's forehead and her eyes glazed over.
FLASHBACK - NO POV - 1345
"Ahhh!" A scream cut through the night, emanating for the small birthing room that resided in the clinical house. The small village of Dornie in the Scottish highlands pausing to wait out the aftermath. When there was silence, they continued with their tasks. The entire town was preparing a celebration for the newest child to be born. Prayers were recited in Gaelic, the townspeople wishing for a healthy son to continue his father's legacy. A woman, only twenty years of age, gripped the hand of a dark-haired man, pushing hard to bring their child into the world. "You can do it." The man encouraged, pressing a kiss to the matted red hair that stuck against the woman's forehead.
"Ewan." The woman sobbed, "Ewan, he is not coming."
"He is coming, Alexandria." The man, Ewan said, gripping his wife's hand tight. "Our son will be here soon." Alexandria's green eyes squeezed shut, letting out a loud scream as she pushed, gripping her husband's hand so tight it would surely bruise in the morning. The prayers stopped, and the sounds of the town preparing for the next sound. And there it was, the high pitched cry of a newborn babe. The town rejoiced, and Ewan kissed his wife. He then went to inspect his son, but he stopped. "What is this?" He almost growled.
"What?" Alexandria breathed.
"A girl! The Gods have cursed us with a girl!" Ewan glared up at Alexandria. "This is your fault." Ewan then turned around and stormed out of the room.
"Ewan? EWAN!"
TIMESKIP - NO POV - 1346
A figure swayed slowly as she moved around the room, her plain white cloth dress dancing alongside her. She cradled a newborn infant, her red hair creating a halo around her face and her green eyes shone with love and happiness. The baby in her arms was only a few weeks old, but she had a mop of curly red hair and green eyes. The baby grinned a toothless smile up towards her mother, stubby hands reaching out and grasping at nothing.
Alexandria -
Hush, the waves are rolling in
White with foam, white with foam
Father toils amid the din
But Baby sleeps at home
Hush the winds roar hoarse and deep
On they come, on they come
Brother seeks the wandering sheep
But Baby sleeps at home
Hush, the rain sweeps over the knowes
Where they roam, where they roam
Sister goes to seek the cows
But baby sleeps at home
"Hush now my baby." Alexandria whispered, gently pressing her lips to the baby's head. "Mamma is here for you." It had been a rough year since Ewan had left, but Alexandria was thriving. The village had been so kind to her, helping her with the baby and even giving her a job gutting fish to help pay for expenses. Suddenly, the door slammed open, breaking off its hinges and falling to the floor. Alexandria let out a scream, holding her daughter close. She hurried to put her daughter in her room as a man stepped through the doorway. He wore ripped clothes, red dripped from his jaw and crimson eyes locked onto the figure who just entered the house. "E-Ewan?" Alexandria breathed.
"Hello my love." Ewan poured, his voice ringing like bells as he stepped into the room, the light from the window hitting his exposed pale skin, and Alexandria could see it reflecting, as if he had been given a gift from the Gods. "Miss me?"
"What…" Alexandria's eyes swept over her husband's form, "What has happened to you?"
"The Gods have blessed me with immortality dearest! And finally! I can rid the world of that creature you call daughter."
"You will not come near her." Alexandria moved to stand in front of the door. There was the fireplace poker next to it, that Alexandria grabbed slowly.
"You can't stop me." Ewan advanced. In retaliation, Alexandria swung the metal rod, whacking Ewan in the face. A crack sprung onto his cheek. "You're still feisty." Alexandria watched, mystified and scared as the crack healed. "I might as well condemn you to this the same as me!" Alexandria screamed as fangs pierced her skin, sinking deep into the flesh of her neck. She then moved on adrenaline. Using the poker still in her hand, she beat Ewan to a pulp, her anger and rage fueling each swing as her husband became a pile of indistinguishable chunks littering her home. She then fell, the poison in her system overtaking her body. She screamed, convulsed, and cried as the pain encased her entire body.
TIMESKIP - THREE DAYS LATER
Alexandria woke with a gasp, to the crying of her child. She ran to her baby, ignoring the fact she ripped the door off it's hinges and it taking under a second to do so. She reached for her crying child, however, sunlight that shone through the window managed to hit her hand, and it shone, a million tiny pieces of glass reflecting the light. She gasped, she was just like her husband. She then caught a wif of a delectable scent, emanating from her daughter. Alexandria knew instinctively what it was. Blood. Alexandria gently lifted her daughter, not wanting to hurt her. "I am sorry my child." The newly turned Vampire breathed, "I must protect you." So that's what she did. Alexandria burned her house to the ground, the pieces of her now-dead husband mingled with that of what was left of the building. Alexandria stowed her way to England, resisting the urge to consume every human she encountered, and gave her child to an orphanage, a letter resting in her cradle.
I am so sorry to impose on you, but I have recently encountered some hardships and I am unable to provide for my child. Please, look after her, she means the world to me. Please remind her every day that her mother loves her and that one day I will return
Her name is Victoria, care for her, I beg of you.
And with that, Alexandria left to learn everything about her new existence.
FLASHBACK END - ALEX'S POV
I lifted my fingers from Bella's forehead, only to notice that the brunette was asleep in my arms. "Sleep well, dear sister." I whispered. "I shall protect you from your dreams."