The next day, all of them are sitting in the hall chatting when Esther says, “So now that we know Lilia is the descendant, what are your plans next? I mean we know that she is safe now, but you are trying to bring down Carl aren’t you? We can’t just sit here for the next fifty years and wait for him to die on his own or have a change of heart.”She looks at the three men.“Of course not, “ says Damion, “We have been trying to rally more and more people on our side and against him, just in case it comes down to a bloody fight.”“And even if it doesn’t,” continues Brent, “we hope to stop people from joining his side. The less he has the better. So, we just try to reach them first and warn them against Carl and his twisted motives. We don’t tell them the complete truth of course.”“Oh, I can help you in that too,” Esther says, “I have been around for over a century and I do know a fair share of vampires.”“Sounds great,” says Tyrus.“There is something that I don’t understand,” says Lili
Lilia is sitting in her class with Tasha feeling a little sad about the fact that she would not see Brent for the next four days. But on the other hand, she was cheered by the fact that she at least had Damion for company. She loved spending time with him as well. He is witty, funny, and charming. She often wondered why he hadn’t found a girlfriend yet. She thought any girl would want to date him even if one did not take into account his obvious good looks. He is a fun person to be around. She casts her mind around to think of someone she could set up Damion with. The first option is obviously Tasha, but she already has a boyfriend and she is happy with him. Then her mind goes to Emily, but she is not here. Although, when they go back, she could introduce her to D. Yep, that would be fun, she thinks.“Okay class, where did we end last week,” the professor’s voice inter
After some time, Brent leaves the house saying that he has to meet someone. Esther waits for some time and then quickly climbs the stairs. She walks to Lilia’s room and opens the door. The house is empty and she thought this would be the best time to start her plan. It was a full moon night today which meant that she had exactly fifteen days to execute her plan.*“Tasha..” Lilia says as they are walking out of class.“Mhmm”“What do you think about Damion and Emily?”“What about them?”“I mean... them... together... a couple.”Tasha stops and turns around to stare
Esther wakes up a little earlier than usual the next day. The prospect of spending most of the day alone with Brent felt too good to be true. She had never hiked before. As a vampire, she has much more speed and strength than normal people and she has always jumped or sprinted to places. She had never felt the need to go slow and had never thought about just enjoying the experience. But today, she would.She did not know why Brent had asked her in the first place. Maybe he always went with someone and as Tyrus doesn’t like hiking and Damion and Lilia are not here, he might have thought I would do. Whatever it was, she was so glad that he did. She gets off the bed humming to herself and walks into the bathroom.*Sunlight is seeping through the curtains in Brent’s room. He gets up and
Around two thirty in the afternoon both Esther and Brent walk out of the mansion towards Brent’s car. They hop in the car starting their journey to the place they will begin hiking from.“You wanna listen to some music,” asks Brent“Sure.”He puts on a song from the 1960s that Esther really liked, “Ah, those were the times,” she muses.“True that.”After about a half-hour lazy drive or ‘a human-like drive,’ as Brent referred to it making Esther giggle, they reach the place.Brent had packed a small backpack. He takes it out of the car and puts it around his shoulders. He had
It felt odd to Esther that Lilia had never brought up this topic. To her, it felt like the most obvious thing to ask. She wanted to know more about him, his life, and his experiences and it felt right to start from the very beginning.“How did you feel,” she asks, “you know, after becoming a vampire? What did you do? Could you save Elizabeth?”“No, I couldn’t. By the time I woke up, Elizabeth was nowhere to be found. I don’t know what they did to her, but they usually killed the vampires and burned or buried the corpses to hide them from the other villagers who did not know about the whole vampire thing.”Esther sees Brent sidestep onto a more comfortable path and follows him.
Esther looks at the scenery, mesmerized by how beautiful it looked. After all these hours of hiking, the view was so worth it, though she had enjoyed every minute of the hike too.“It’s good, isn’t it?” asks Brent.“It’s wonderful.”She walks over to Brent and stands beside him. After a minute, both of them sit down on the edge with their feet dangling over and watch the sun slowly going down the horizon as the sky turns a more vibrant shade of red and orange.They sit there for about thirty minutes, commenting on how beautiful it is, occasionally, but mostly, just enjoying the view. Breathing it in.Esther had had quite a haphaz
Esther sits in the driving seat and starts driving home. She occasionally glances over at Brent. It had been a deep bite and so close to the full moon. But with the wolfsbane, it would probably have healed by the time they reach home. It had been such a beautiful day and because of her stupidity, it had ended like this.They reach home in about twenty minutes. She looks over at Brent as he opens his eyes sitting up straight.“How are you feeling?” Esther asks softly.“A bit groggy, but the bite seems to have healed.”Esther’s face must have betrayed her guilt and concern because Brent says, “Hey, I’m fine,” and smiles a little.“I am sorry,” Esther says