As I watch the faces of Edward and Lillith, I am not sure what to read behind their eyes, for their faces are as blank as a page. There is no sorrow or any joy reflecting in them. Has the poor child indeed passed away? Was it by his wounds or from Lilith's decision not to become the guardian of the child? This I would find somewhat strange and yet sad in the same breath as this is not Lilith's nature. And as with Edward, I know that he would not have let the boy meet such an ugly fate. But as with the last few days have proven, nothing amazes me anymore.
So do I even dare to ask what went wrong? I have come to learn that if Lilith has a great burden on her shoulders that one should be wise to let her be until she has calmed down. Then I think this is best for me not to say a word at this present time. But if I thought that my beloved should share the same sentiment, then I would be rather mistaken, for she does not even blink once before she asks the question.
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…Anastasia…I watch as horror consumes Sebastian's face; I have seen him terrified, but this is terrified beyond compare. What could have him so spooked, just a few hours he had left to attend a Council meeting, and now has returned looking as if death is staring him in the face?I take him by the hand away from Lilith that is sitting with Stefan."Sebastian, what is the matter?""We need to find Edward at once.""What seems to be the problem?""I shall discuss it with you in the car."With that, we excuse ourselves from the room and head out into the freeze of the night. It takes a few moments for him to compose himself to tell me what has us speeding down towards the alley where Edward goes to feed."There has been a series of deaths; there seems to be a group of humans that are infecting Vampires with poison. A poison so strong that it eats you up from the inside.""Oh god, Sebastian, do you think that E
I look at Edward, and in an instant, the world vanishes into a black abyss. The horror in my eyes reflects from his own. I can sadly say that he has come to the same realization; the same truth that is in my eyes is the terror that is playing over in his mind. The question begs, how long shall it take from now. There is no way in telling how rapid the poison shall rush through his veins and infect every corner of his body then. How long shall it take until it slowly starts to eat him from inside until the is nothing but a bunch of bone remaining in a pile of rotten flesh? This truly sounds like the most unbearable death that one could face.So, it is with a heavy heart that I am sending him to rest; at least I am hoping that the less he moves, the slower the poison shall take effect."Edward, my friend, I need for you to remain in your bed."But he immediately protests, "Sebastian, I am in no way disobeying your orders, but I shall not sit by and let this thing
They say that a Vampire has it all; he has the knowledge; the power, and the best of them all is eternity. But what they fail to remember is that we were once human; we know the pain that should come with the things that bring you heartache in life. Disappointment, failure; loss; fear; all these things we know the feeling that accompanies them. Even though we do not find ourselves crying, it does not mean we do not know how you should feel when you experience any of them.And as I watch how Edward drops to the floor in front of me, I am gripped by every single painful feeling that my body can think of. It is crippling me and tearing my heart into shreds. It feels like my life that once came to an end is ending all over again. Never have I thought that I should see a Vampire die as a human does, but Edward is not dying; I refused to let him go, he is intended to live for eternity, and that is what he shall live.I am moving faster than a single breath to grab before he
The moment Gwyneth said those words, I found myself bursting through the door at such a speed that it completely fell off its hinges. I have never in my life seen one person, well I should say mut, I have never seen a mut so scared in its life. It seems that I have just caught our little werewolf with her hand in the cookie jar. That is if one can refer to a red potion bottle in her hand to such a thing."Step away from him, Catarina!"She only but laughs at me with the worst cackle that comes from that beastly mouth. Now what she has in that little bottle is not quite certain, but I believe it is either a cure or a potion that shall worsen the state that Edward already founds himself in. But I am leaning more to the former. Now, if I were not so intrigued if the contents shall save Edward, then I would have ended her pathetic life in an instant. So even though I do not wish to, I approach the situation with the utmost caution."Catarina, I shall spare your usel
I look at Edward with some confusion. Did he just ask me who I am? I do believe I am mistaken. These might be some side effects from the poison. Perhaps I should not have killed Catarina until I have had all the facts. But patience is not in my true nature. So we shall have to navigate this one blindly.Now I watch Edward as he somewhat frantically tries to get out of a bed that he is not quite familiar with. True, this is indeed not his room, but he has been in here often enough to know where he finds himself. So I gently lay my hand on his arm to try and calm him from his panic."My dear Edward, please calm yourself; you have only now awakened from a great ordeal."He instantly pulls his arm away from my touch; he looks at me with a great deal of anger in his eyes."You have not answered my question. Who are you, and where am I at?""Sebastian, Sebastian Belmont.""I do not know who you are. I demand of you to please let me go.""Th
It is with great anticipation that we await Edward's answer. We are counting the seconds off to hear his confirmation. So I am standing with somewhat of a building irritation as the man only stands there with on giant smirk on his face. It has either worked, or he is still living the moment of his kiss with Aurelia. And then…"My dear Sebastian, I have never seen such a concerned look on that face of yours.""I beg Edward, tell me what I am?""You are by far the most peculiar Vampire that I have seen in my two-hundred seventy-six years.""If I were not so relieved that you are back, I would have slapped that ugly thing off your face. Now let us go home and bless the one that brings me any further news of trouble that requires my attention. I have grown about two-hundred years of age in the past week."After we bid our farewell to Aurelia, we make the drive home. Yet, once again, we find ourselves victorious after another battle. I believe we
It is early morning as I found myself descending the stairs; I am making a very rare appearance in the kitchen for what seems to have been quite a while. And as I turn the corner, I have a very wide-eyed Edward facing me with somewhat of a wicked smile. I do know exactly what is on this man's mind after last night. My dear beloved did some things that this Vampire has not experienced in his life before, and believe when I say she shall be doing it quite often from now. But first, I need to slap this man for his expression is starting to annoy my eyes."You do know that there is a saying that should the clock strike twelve, that stupid grin shall remain on your face.""Well, then I am glad that it is only nine.""Always the wisecrack. Tell me, how are you feeling?""Never better; I cannot believe you never kiss Aurelia before.""My Edward, there is a very good reason why I never did. Now tell me what lies ahead for us today?""Only a council
I was hoping that I would not face this man so soon, but I fear that I would not be afforded such a luxury. I do not find myself fearing any creature, but this is the only one you shall find to be stronger than a Vampire. Now years ago, we did not sit around the same table, then Lucius stepped in and created some sort of civilness between ourselves. Since then, our worlds did not cross into each other, that is until today.Now the story does go, Lucius was in love with a mortal woman, then one night she met her fate by the hand of another mortal. This woman had a son, not that of Lucius, but he vowed to her that he should raise him as his own, and so he has been doing ever since.This does explain why the guardian was taking the alleyways, for many who wish to seek revenge would not hesitate to cut Lucius where it hurts the most. So this does put us in a somewhat troublesome situation. We are about to experience the full wrath of the King of the Underworld coming down
I think I have said this before, and I shall say this once again. Edward is nothing but a bearer of bad news. It is like a pesky little bug that follows you around. Now, if I did not love the man so much, I would have slapped him a long time ago. But what does concern me is that why he is he coming with this to me now, for I have clearly made a promise to both my beloved and the Windchaser boys. My hunting days are over. "My dear Edward, I do not see how this is my problem. Yes, it is a concern that the child got away from you, but it is not my problem to go find him. Now I shall inform the Windchaser boys." "But my dear Sebastian, it is..." "It is nothing. It is not my problem to go solve. But please do amuse me and explain how it is that you did so?" "Well," Edward starts. "After the Windchawer boys dealt with Lucius in their way, they suggested that we follow our Vampire Code and take care of our own." "Just wait one second
...Edward POV…We seem to have become a bit of a problem; now, I do not wish to ruin Sebastian's return after he had this time to unwind and return to himself. Well, while he was away, we dealt with our great problem. Now, nobody knows of this yet; apart from Lilith, Zachariah, and me, we have kept it purposely away from the Windchaser boys.So I have just collection, Sebastian and Anastasia from the airport and we are returning home. While he was away, we moved back into our previous home that is now repaired, and we conveniently burned the one done where this entire incident happened.Now I know that Sebastian can read my mind, so I have occupied it with a certain lady still awaiting my return at home. I brought her home from the pub last night, and I am yet still to have my pleasure with her.This has now proven as the perfect cover to hide from Sebastian what truly is going on. So as I see him in the rearview mirror, I can see the man has a rat
…Anastasia POV…It is early morning, and we are getting ready to head off to France. Sebastian has been trying to convince Roberto to come with him, yet he is reluctant, and as he says, he is truly not in favor of the weather in London. Well, I definitely agree with him there.But it is sad to see the two brothers having to say goodbye again. Sebastian is trying hard to keep the tears away, for he wants to keep this from his brother. It is not that he does not trust him; it is what others will do to him to get to Sebastian.So I have stepped aside, and I am watching the last of the beautiful scenery before getting onto a train to go to France.In the distance, I can hear their final words that will be for a while, and that to a Vampire can be a hundred years."My dear brother, I am going to miss you. Please reconsider coming with us. You can always meet up with us in London in a few day's time.""Sebastian, the offer is temptin
…Anastasia POV…Sebastian is absolutely sinful; we had all the Vampires that were in attendance at the ball in a complete buzz.The Vampire Master and his insatiable beloved…that is what they called us.We are here in Scotland for another day; hereafter, Sebastian wishes to move to France; it is the next place he went before he ended up in London. I feel privileged to make this journey with him. I know it is sacred to him, and this is most probably the most intimate time that I shall spend with him.And as I lay her next to him, I see that beautiful smile on his face that I have grown to love."Sebastian, I would say good morning, but we do not sleep. And if we could sleep, then I would say we did not sleep.""Why on earth, my beloved?""Because you cannot keep your hands to yourself.""I am only showing you love, my beloved. The love of a Vampire.""I am tending more to lust."He runs his han
The moment we stepped through the door, the attention of the entire room turned to my beloved and me. Now, if we thought that we would not cause a stir, I truly was hoping for the impossible. With their glances firmly on me, they bowed their heads, welcoming the presence of my beloved and me.After acknowledging their gesture, they all raised their heads, and I showed for them to continue to with what they were doing. Now the shock in my beloved's eyes is beyond that that I have ever seen. I have in all my years as Vampire Master not had an entire room full of Vampires bow down to me.I guess that no one ever expected the Vampire Master to come out and enjoy an evening. So much to my frustration, I have to go from one elder to another to greet them. My beloved soon breaks away from me as she starts feeling bored by the routine.Once I am satisfied that I have done my duty, I scan for her across the room; as I spot her in a far corner, I sneak up from behind and
My beloved has just found out that I have a brother, a real brother, which many years ago we were, in fact, blood brothers. Now, I am his Master and his Maker. Now, if I thought that the little vixen would take this well, it does depends which side you see it from. So I have just told her and Roberto has left us alone, well, I wish that he never did."Anastasia! Aaahhh, god, why did you do that for? You just bit me?""Oh, come on, Sebastian, I know you enjoyed it.""Well, perhaps just a slight bit, for one second there I thought you were going to rip my throat open.""The thought did come to mind, but I think we both do not want me to turn all Ancient again.""That is so considerate of you. Now please tell me that you are not mad?"She looks at me for a brief second; as she starts stepping forward, I start stepping back. The woman is about to leave another gash in my skin. I think she is enjoying the pleasure far greater than me."Seb
The moment that my beloved spoken those words, I felt as if my world came spinning to a halt. I can simply not take another surprise, especially if it is the creature kind. Now I came here to relax and not to be disrupted, so whoever is the driver of that vehicle is going to see not such a pleasant side of me today.So as I look through the window, there is a great relief that sets over my body, well, that is only for but a brief moment, for I am about to get it from both directions.Now for the first one, I will have to make my way downstairs."My beloved, I know who the driver of the vehicle is.""What do you mean that you know who the driver is? Did you pick up that it was following us earlier?""I am afraid not; I have known the person for rather a few years.""How long is few.""Perhaps as long as what I have been a Vampire, maybe a few years less.""Sebastian, what are you not telling me.""My beloved, let me go do
…Anastasia POV…So we are off to Scotland. To be precise, Edinburgh, where Sebastian was born and also where he was turned. My childhood is very little known, so after much discussing and pulling of straws, Sebastian won, and we will be taking the seven-hour drive to Scotland this morning.We decided against flying to, as Sebastian says, get the experience of a couple on holiday. Now, if Vampires have holidays, that I do not know, but we both need to get out of this godforsaken place. The fact is, no matter where we go, there will still be Vampires, and god forbid, some creatures around. Just as long as we are not hunting them, then I am pretty fine with that.My terrible experience is still very much cemented in my mind, and that is, unfortunately, one that I shall carry with me for an eternity.Sebastian has been very patient and understanding, and I love him for that. I do understand that he, too, is going through his own demons, that he
It has been a long night, but only but a few moments ago, my beloved opened up those beautiful blue eyes. Now her first words."Can I stop dying, please."I only but chuckled at her and held her close in my arms, never wanting to ever let go.This was a very close call. It brought a weird bunch of men together, but we save my beloved, and that I shall be forever grateful.Now, after much convincing and a few threats, my beloved and I are heading downstairs to go thank this very weird group of men. So as we come around the corner into the common room, they are all just as surprised to see her.The weirdest of all is dear Bobby; now the man has jumped from his seat and is giving Anastasia an awkward hug. A Hunter is hugging a Vampire, definitely a moment to treasure. Then Connor comes with the very same sentiment."Can you people stop dying now? You damn Vampires are dying more often than our humans."We only but burst out in laughter a