I didn't sleep the whole night like I predicted, I just stared at the ceiling in a zombie like way. Laying against Damien in my bed.
I stayed up and watched the light get brighter. Thinking Gail will just barge through the door saying she got free, or saying it was all a joke. So many things I thought could be of a possibly. I just couldn't bear to fall asleep, because I knew Gail would show up in my dreams.
She went through a whole night of torture, and I didn't do anything but trick her parents into thinking she was at Alex's for a few days.
Damien falls asleep for an hour, otherwise he was awake trying to talk to me, I wasn't responding. I was just thinking about Gail. Is she a vampire?
Are vampires drinking her blood. Is she being beaten.
It makes me cringe just thinking about it. I shiver randomly throughout the night. As Damein tries to calm me down, but it doesn't work. I really think of Gail as a sister, a really good sister.
It's like I keep replaying her being carried away screaming in my mind over and over again.
Screaming... My name...
I'm sorry Gail...
"Emily, let's go to the mansion, Gail's parents just left... We better get the destination of Gail, John, and Kane out of him.
For once I looked over at him.
My eyes feel heavy, I feel like the most unattractive person in the whole world, even though Damien looks like the most handsome thing in the whole world.
And I really don't care.
Damien picks me up and I slump against him.
"Emily. Don't mope, I'll get her back alive and that's a promise, one way or another..." he says to me.
It makes me what to cry... And I do.
When we get to the mansion I walk to Jayden's room and for the first time, I see a vampire cry.
I look at him puzzled, I never thought he would ever cry.
Ever.
I stare at him. He tries to threaten me to get out, but I walk over to him and he hugs me anyways.
I don't cry, I just sit there.
Why is he crying? Gail isn't dead...
"Jayden... Why are you crying...?" I whisper.
He stops crying as he looks at me. "I'm losing another girl in my life. My whole life is about death" he says.
"Tell me about it... Did you have a sister?" I ask curious, I don't know anything about Jaydens past or about his family. I am suddently curious.
"A sister and a mother... They were beaten like almost every girl vampire back then, in the wrong place at the wrong time. They killed them right afterwards. The things they did to them. It was... Aweful. And to be honest, I think they may be doing the same things to Gail" he whispers.
"Don't think like that! No they are not! Don't say that! Ever!" I scream at him.
"Don't tell me you haven't thought of the horrible things they could be doing to her..." he mumbles. He has stopped crying, he hasn't started crying again.
"I can't say I haven't" I mumbles back.
I imagine Blade, what he did to that boy in the basement.
Jason...
"You can't think they are treating her amazingly. Because they aren't..."
I decide to get up. We need to do something about this...
Not just sit around like nothing is long, because everything is wrong.
Gail, John, Brandon, my brother... My life!
I walk out leaving Jayden to mope to himself. I walk around the mansion by myself because I don't even care anymore. I see Brandon, I roll my eyes and avoid eye contact.
"Emily..." he mutters, I just walk faster by him. He tries to grab my arm.
I fling it off harshly.
"Get off me! I'll scream! I'll do it!" i say walking away. He doesn't say anything, I just keep walking.
As I turn the corner. I slide down the wall, I sit there to myself. I feel my phone vibrate in my pocket.
Gail? Gail's face pops up in a text message... I look around and then I push the button to open it. I stare at it and freak out as I read it.
"Hello Emily, your little friend here is quite tasty, but not close to as good as you. Emily, you something that I need, I see you and your friend back. Maybe you can have her back, for an exchange... You can't tell your vampire friend, or else I suck the blonde girl dry. Because I'll figure it out. You will to trade yourself for her? I'll give you sometime to think. If you don't answer back by midnight, she's dead... I think you'll find the right desision is all in your head. I'll plan the date... Just send.. Ok,
Good bye Emily"
I state at it and read it over and over.
It's 11:00 o'clock.
I'm going to do it. My hands shake as I press the two letters O... K.... . I sit there for 13 minutes, until I press send.
I close my eyes as it says message sent on the screen.
They don't take long to answer back.
"Good girl. Your friend will be saved. I just want to see you soon... Meet where no one will see you... There is a place behind the mansion. There is a trail, you follow that trail and you'll find us. We'll drop the girl off at the front of the mansion we don't need her anymore. At 2:00 o'clock, don't back down because she will have the most unpleasant death.. Don't make me explain it, see you soon Emily" it says.
I close my eyes as a tear slides down my cheek.
I get up and shove my phone in my pocket. I walk quickly to Damien's room.
When I get there I feel the tears on my cheeks, just streaming. I run over to him and stand over him trying to figure out what to say. But I can't think of the words. I start to look like a fool so I lean down and kiss him instead. Will I ever kiss him again, when I am taken?
I climb on him and we kiss more till we are breathless and his don't turn red.
I smile at him, despite the tears.
"Damien, have you ever wondered what my blood actually. Tastes like?" I whisper.
"Of course I have" he whispers back.
"Then why won't you?" I ask.
"I don't want to turn you... Unless..."
"No Damien, I mean, If I cut my hand, you wont drink any... Not even taste it..?"
"I might not be able to hold back..." he mutters.
"You will... I trust you..." i whisper.
I try to find that weird sharp point on the couch. He tries to stop my hand but I tell him no.
I slide it along my palm. It stings... He eyes go red.
I look at him as he looks nervous.
Before they take me, he has to have a taste of my blood. Because i feel like i wil never come back...
I put it near his face but I can tell he is trying not to breath.
"Emily... No... I cant... I'll want more" he says straining to not taste the blood on my hand. It drops down on his sweatshirt. He looks at it.
"Just do it. I know you will... I trust you Damien... I know you will" I whisper. Taking some on my finger and putting it on his lips. He refuses to lick his lips but I can tell how much he wants too.
"Just do it..." I whisper.
He takes a deep breath. And licks his lips slowly.
He doesn't say anything for a few seconds. He just states at me with a pained look. He looks everywhere but me for a while Till he grabs my hand and licks my whole hand clean. Till he looks at me with a weird, creepy look.
"Oh God" he whispers
"Don't do it..." I whisper. Placing my head on his chest.
I dig my hand undernieth him.
"Damien?" I whisper.
"Emily...This is the hardest thing..." he says straining to say every word.
I just lay there for what seems forever. I pull out my phone and it says 1:02...
It's been an hour just laying here in silence.
"I should probably go" i whisper.
"Yes" is all he says. I stop for a second then I whisper... "I love you Damien" then i walk out. And i swore i heard him say it too.
I walk out crying again. I walk to Jaydens room.
He is sitting there, doing nothing.
"You bleeding" he says quietly. I look at my hand that is still bleeding.
"Oh... I, uh..." I stutter.
"Yeah" he says.
I walk over. He looks at my hand with red eyes. I look at him.
"You can... If you..." I stutter.
He takes it and licks it all up then i pull away.
"Sorry haven't had blood for a while" he whispers.
"It's ok..." I mutter.
I look at my phone and I see it's 1:20...
Will I find the trail?
"Jayden... Is Gail's blood..."
"Better then yours? No..." he mutters.
"That's not what I meant" I mumble.
"But her blood just feels right to drink. Even though yours is very good don't get me wrong, but her's is different"
"Jayden I'm going to go..." I whisper.
I hug him lightly and walk away.
I go outside and and go behind the mansion. It takes me a while to find the trail.
It's about 1:45.
When I walk the trail it feels like it will take forever.
And when it's a few minutes till 2:00 get there.
I see boy, vampires. a lot of them.
But two people stood out.
Gail and John.
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