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Vlad left the room the girl was in and sighed. Yes, she had grown calm towards the end but that was mostly shock brought on by the news. She would probably whiplash back when she woke again tomorrow evening. He couldn't blame her if she did. It was upsetting news and he knew from experience. The look of pain she had been wearing, while her body was healing itself in her sleep and finding out her family was gone, was all too familiar to him. He tucked his hands into the pockets of his dress pants and went downstairs to gather more male blood for the girl and get some rest.
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When I woke again the numbness was gone. I had been frozen by the time the vampire….Vlad, I thought he had said his name was, had finished telling me that my family was dead and I was now a vampire. But now while I was trying to get a handle on this terrible reality the sadness came.
I was not a big fan of spending time with my family but I didn't want them to die. And I had nearly died as well. I began to wish he had just let me be. I would have died in my sleep any way, and been with my family. But he just had to step in, and that made me mad. My sadness leaked into the anger and it turned to rage. My head was throbbing and something like a tantrum seemed to fill my head. I grabbed the nearest thing since I couldn't see through my tears and ended up heaving a pillow at the wall. The feathers wafted down in the air.
About then it all faded and I drooped sadly. I laid down again, hoping it was all a nightmare. My stomach was rolling sickly. That told me maybe it was better to get up and remove any doubt from myself so it would be easier to deal with things. Or harder. I would have to see.
After getting into the bathroom (my stomach ached when I moved. I assumed I hadn't quite finished healing even after what felt like an entire day) my stomach heaved one final time. I groaned and ended up being unable to hold the last of the human (I really hated using that term like I no longer had anything to do with it) food in my system and threw it up. I sighed, pretty sure it was over. I managed to stand and flush the toilet before looking into the mirror. No reflection. There was no doubt about it now that I was a monster.
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Igor looked at his master, who had been listening in on the girl. Vlad's face was a mix of thought. "Igor," He muttered. "Go fetch her another glass. She vill need it." He was going in to talk to her soon and, while a glass of blood wasn't the best offering to someone who was likely to not want it, he had to try. As Igor nodded he leaned against the door and stroked any loose hairs he had in place before entering.
I had gone back to the bed and was now weeping quietly. I barely noticed when Vlad sat down and laid a hand on my shoulder. "Are you feeling any better?" He asked gently. He knew the answer was probably no. An upheaval like this never would really settle.
My eyes widened slightly and I closed them, trying to dismiss the tears but not being able to. "No, no I'm not." I muttered angrily to him. He frowned a little bit and I managed to sit up. About then some strange little man that I assumed was the vampire's servant shuffled in. He had a tiny smile on his face and offered me a tall glass of blood.
He pushed it forward a little, a frown creasing his face now. "Drink. My master saved you, the least you can do is accept this."
For a very long second I simply stared between it, him, and Vlad. I wanted it but I didn't. Finally I shook my head. "No, take it away." I already got the feeling that I wasn't going to like this annoyingly pushy little man, or maybe that was me still being upset.
Vlad nodded and shooed him out before looking at me. "You really should drink. It vill help you feel better." I would have to accept it eventually, everyone did. He wanted to be gentle but get me to look on the brighter side of things soon.
I pulled my knees up to my chin and hugged them, feeling a little better in the upright fetal position. "No, I won't." I snapped my head up to glare at him for a split second. "I didn't ask for this." I buried my face back into the pocket my arms made like a little sanctuary.
"I'm sorry," He said, sincerely. "But it vas the only vay. You vere dying."
I snapped at him again like a wild animal. "I don't care!" I bit my lip again, rocking slightly. I was trying to hold back more tears of rage. "You ruined any chance I had of ever being with my family again!" This part I shouted. It was true. If I had died we would have still been together. Now, if and when I met my end, I might still be separated from them.
He realized this, eyes going wide. They began to grow a little sheen of sadness and he slumped slightly. "I'm sorry." He mumbled. "I myself don't know vhy I did it." He stuffed his hands in his pockets again. "I just felt like I had to save you."
I felt like shouting again. But I didn't. I put my face back in my hands. "What on Earth would make you think a stranger would want to become a MONSTER?" I growled. Unintentionally I twisted my hair in my new claws in frustration.
He was very tenderly trying to calm me, kind of conflicting with himself about how to solve this. He didn't want to be too harsh but also wasn't about to mask reality. "You are only a monster if you vish to be a monster." Vlad tried to explain. I may have been one but nothing said I had to ACT like one. "Yes, you are a vampire now but there is no law that you have to kill humans and be cruel."
Even though I was pretty much grown I had begun to cry quietly to myself again. "But I'm not HUMAN anymore." That was what upset me most. My family was gone to a good place and I was happy for them but I was still stuck here. "I can't go out into the sunlight," (I had always been known as the tannest one of my friends.) "Or see my friend's ever again. I'm missing school, and my job, and my family, and…everything…" As the words broke down I fought even more to keep myself calm and not cry.
He went to sit by me "It is true, Sunlight vill kill you." He thought suggesting something may help her. "But you can still see your friends. You just have to learn to control yourself first and make sure your skin color isn't too noticeable."
I sighed. Though that sounded really, really awesome, but my sensible and cautious side kicked in. "I… I couldn't. There would be too many questions… I couldn't hide that now I'm a FREAK." I laid my face back down in my arms, continuing to bite my lip.
Vlad stroked my hair gently. He sighed on the inside. I had, very literally, nothing left after this. "I vill help you through this. I promise." He owed it to me to help the pain until it was gone, or mostly gone. He had thrown me into this situation without thinking after all.
I really didn't want to stay but felt like I had no choice. Plus, vampire who had taken my life or not, Vlad was very kind. But I wasn't staying here without anything to remember my family or my old life by. "Can I go get my things at least?" I wanted to be able to look back and now that they had loved me, and that I had loved them. That I had been human once.
The request did not surprise Vlad. I had, very literally, nothing at this point after all. He nodded slowly. "Very vell." He smiled weakly, displaying his fangs unintentionally. I buried my face in the crook of my arms again, touching the marks on my neck. He brushed my hands away from them gently. "Vould you like to go now?"
I nodded a little. He stood and offered me a hand, smiling gently. I refused and managed to stand on my own. I looked at him before wistfully turning away and leaving the room. He followed at a safe distance, wondering what to say. I obviously wasn't going to give in so easily. I was still angry at him for turning me, even if it had been the only way to save my life.
I sighed and closed my eyes. I didn't stumble as I went down the stairs, and was surprised by my amazing balance. I guided myself down, to the door, and stormed out. He followed quietly before the vampire put a cold hand on my shoulder. "This isn't as bad as you think."
"How so?" I muttered, going on and not looking back at him.
He sighed, at a loss for words. Vlad would admit he had backed himself into a corner there. "Vell…" He began to try and think of an upside to me loss of life and loved ones.
"Exactly." I turned. A hiss slipped between my lips but I slapped a hand over my mouth, saddened that I was being aggressive like an animal. "Listen," I took the hand away. "I'm sure you went through the same crap when you were turned-if you were turned- but I don't want comfort and excuses. I want to be alone after we get back."
He frowned to himself. "Fine, but you must stay at the castle. I don't know how you will act around humans."
I hooked my thumbs in the waistband of my pants and trudged on. "Fine…" I shut my eyes again. "But, like I said, alone." He nodded again but continued to follow, letting the subject rest.
When we arrived at my home I climbed the wall to my window, trying not to think of the fact that I was using my vampire powers. I forced the window and entered my room for the last time. Going directly to my closet, I grabbed two suitcases and a few backpacks. As I began packing Vlad came in. He walked over to my cabinet and found a photo of my family standing together. He began to pick it up and smiled but I had spotted him and snatched it. I stuffed it into the bag of my more delicate belongings.
He looked at me angrily before putting a hand on my shoulder again. "I really am sorry about your family. I vould have saved them to if I could have." Well, he would have to think about that remark. To turn a little boy like her brother would have been frowned upon. But he had only been able to save me, so it didn't matter.
I sighed and finished folding away my clothes. It wasn't his fault. I had been dying and he had simply done what he could. But I had no desire to drink human blood and planned to go without it until I starved.
When I was finished with all the things from my room that I wanted (Most of my clothes and belongings like keepsakes) I handed him three large bags. I had the two suitcases with me. "Don't you vant your toiletries?" He asked, surprising me. He was right. I needed my hairbrush, toothbrush, and so-on.
I set the cases down and trudged to the bathroom. "Yeah, thanks for reminding me." Going into the bathroom, I took another small bag to fill with the bathroom products and tried to avoid looking in the mirror. Soon I came back, carrying yet another bag. He looked me over. I didn't want to leave just yet. I dropped the bags and sat down on the bed, laying back and staring at the ceiling.
He sat beside me. "You know… I could take you to the crash site. If you want to you could say one last goodbye." He had never gotten that chance. Maybe she would want it.
I shut my eyes. Slowly I envisioned the crash again. It was likely that the crash would not have been found yet. Maybe someday I would be able to visit their graves or something, but it made me sick to consider what they must have looked like. "No, maybe someday, but not now. I don't think I could stand it." I managed to sit up and grabbed my bags before he could make any more suggestions. Without looking back I dragged my bags out the window and went back to the castle as Vlad followed.

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Vlad left the room the girl was in and sighed. Yes, she had grown calm towards the end but that was mostly shock brought on by the news. She would probably whiplash back when she woke again tomorrow evening. He couldn't blame her if she did. It was upsetting news and he knew from experience. The look of pain she had been wearing, while her body was healing itself in her sleep and finding out her family was gone, was all too familiar to him. He tucked his hands into the pockets of his dress pants and went downstairs to gather more male blood for the girl and get some rest.
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When I woke again the numbness was gone. I had been frozen by the time the vampire….Vlad, I thought he had said his name was, had finished telling me that my family was dead and I was now a vampire. But now while I was trying to get a handle on this terrible reality the sadness came.
I was not a big fan of spending time with my family but I didn't want them to die. And I had nearly died as well. I began to wish he had just let me be. I would have died in my sleep any way, and been with my family. But he just had to step in, and that made me mad. My sadness leaked into the anger and it turned to rage. My head was throbbing and something like a tantrum seemed to fill my head. I grabbed the nearest thing since I couldn't see through my tears and ended up heaving a pillow at the wall. The feathers wafted down in the air.
About then it all faded and I drooped sadly. I laid down again, hoping it was all a nightmare. My stomach was rolling sickly. That told me maybe it was better to get up and remove any doubt from myself so it would be easier to deal with things. Or harder. I would have to see.
After getting into the bathroom (my stomach ached when I moved. I assumed I hadn't quite finished healing even after what felt like an entire day) my stomach heaved one final time. I groaned and ended up being unable to hold the last of the human (I really hated using that term like I no longer had anything to do with it) food in my system and threw it up. I sighed, pretty sure it was over. I managed to stand and flush the toilet before looking into the mirror. No reflection. There was no doubt about it now that I was a monster.
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Igor looked at his master, who had been listening in on the girl. Vlad's face was a mix of thought. "Igor," He muttered. "Go fetch her another glass. She vill need it." He was going in to talk to her soon and, while a glass of blood wasn't the best offering to someone who was likely to not want it, he had to try. As Igor nodded he leaned against the door and stroked any loose hairs he had in place before entering.
I had gone back to the bed and was now weeping quietly. I barely noticed when Vlad sat down and laid a hand on my shoulder. "Are you feeling any better?" He asked gently. He knew the answer was probably no. An upheaval like this never would really settle.
My eyes widened slightly and I closed them, trying to dismiss the tears but not being able to. "No, no I'm not." I muttered angrily to him. He frowned a little bit and I managed to sit up. About then some strange little man that I assumed was the vampire's servant shuffled in. He had a tiny smile on his face and offered me a tall glass of blood.
He pushed it forward a little, a frown creasing his face now. "Drink. My master saved you, the least you can do is accept this."
For a very long second I simply stared between it, him, and Vlad. I wanted it but I didn't. Finally I shook my head. "No, take it away." I already got the feeling that I wasn't going to like this annoyingly pushy little man, or maybe that was me still being upset.
Vlad nodded and shooed him out before looking at me. "You really should drink. It vill help you feel better." I would have to accept it eventually, everyone did. He wanted to be gentle but get me to look on the brighter side of things soon.
I pulled my knees up to my chin and hugged them, feeling a little better in the upright fetal position. "No, I won't." I snapped my head up to glare at him for a split second. "I didn't ask for this." I buried my face back into the pocket my arms made like a little sanctuary.
"I'm sorry," He said, sincerely. "But it vas the only vay. You vere dying."
I snapped at him again like a wild animal. "I don't care!" I bit my lip again, rocking slightly. I was trying to hold back more tears of rage. "You ruined any chance I had of ever being with my family again!" This part I shouted. It was true. If I had died we would have still been together. Now, if and when I met my end, I might still be separated from them.
He realized this, eyes going wide. They began to grow a little sheen of sadness and he slumped slightly. "I'm sorry." He mumbled. "I myself don't know vhy I did it." He stuffed his hands in his pockets again. "I just felt like I had to save you."
I felt like shouting again. But I didn't. I put my face back in my hands. "What on Earth would make you think a stranger would want to become a MONSTER?" I growled. Unintentionally I twisted my hair in my new claws in frustration.
He was very tenderly trying to calm me, kind of conflicting with himself about how to solve this. He didn't want to be too harsh but also wasn't about to mask reality. "You are only a monster if you vish to be a monster." Vlad tried to explain. I may have been one but nothing said I had to ACT like one. "Yes, you are a vampire now but there is no law that you have to kill humans and be cruel."
Even though I was pretty much grown I had begun to cry quietly to myself again. "But I'm not HUMAN anymore." That was what upset me most. My family was gone to a good place and I was happy for them but I was still stuck here. "I can't go out into the sunlight," (I had always been known as the tannest one of my friends.) "Or see my friend's ever again. I'm missing school, and my job, and my family, and…everything…" As the words broke down I fought even more to keep myself calm and not cry.
He went to sit by me "It is true, Sunlight vill kill you." He thought suggesting something may help her. "But you can still see your friends. You just have to learn to control yourself first and make sure your skin color isn't too noticeable."
I sighed. Though that sounded really, really awesome, but my sensible and cautious side kicked in. "I… I couldn't. There would be too many questions… I couldn't hide that now I'm a FREAK." I laid my face back down in my arms, continuing to bite my lip.
Vlad stroked my hair gently. He sighed on the inside. I had, very literally, nothing left after this. "I vill help you through this. I promise." He owed it to me to help the pain until it was gone, or mostly gone. He had thrown me into this situation without thinking after all.
I really didn't want to stay but felt like I had no choice. Plus, vampire who had taken my life or not, Vlad was very kind. But I wasn't staying here without anything to remember my family or my old life by. "Can I go get my things at least?" I wanted to be able to look back and now that they had loved me, and that I had loved them. That I had been human once.
The request did not surprise Vlad. I had, very literally, nothing at this point after all. He nodded slowly. "Very vell." He smiled weakly, displaying his fangs unintentionally. I buried my face in the crook of my arms again, touching the marks on my neck. He brushed my hands away from them gently. "Vould you like to go now?"
I nodded a little. He stood and offered me a hand, smiling gently. I refused and managed to stand on my own. I looked at him before wistfully turning away and leaving the room. He followed at a safe distance, wondering what to say. I obviously wasn't going to give in so easily. I was still angry at him for turning me, even if it had been the only way to save my life.
I sighed and closed my eyes. I didn't stumble as I went down the stairs, and was surprised by my amazing balance. I guided myself down, to the door, and stormed out. He followed quietly before the vampire put a cold hand on my shoulder. "This isn't as bad as you think."
"How so?" I muttered, going on and not looking back at him.
He sighed, at a loss for words. Vlad would admit he had backed himself into a corner there. "Vell…" He began to try and think of an upside to me loss of life and loved ones.
"Exactly." I turned. A hiss slipped between my lips but I slapped a hand over my mouth, saddened that I was being aggressive like an animal. "Listen," I took the hand away. "I'm sure you went through the same crap when you were turned-if you were turned- but I don't want comfort and excuses. I want to be alone after we get back."
He frowned to himself. "Fine, but you must stay at the castle. I don't know how you will act around humans."
I hooked my thumbs in the waistband of my pants and trudged on. "Fine…" I shut my eyes again. "But, like I said, alone." He nodded again but continued to follow, letting the subject rest.
When we arrived at my home I climbed the wall to my window, trying not to think of the fact that I was using my vampire powers. I forced the window and entered my room for the last time. Going directly to my closet, I grabbed two suitcases and a few backpacks. As I began packing Vlad came in. He walked over to my cabinet and found a photo of my family standing together. He began to pick it up and smiled but I had spotted him and snatched it. I stuffed it into the bag of my more delicate belongings.
He looked at me angrily before putting a hand on my shoulder again. "I really am sorry about your family. I vould have saved them to if I could have." Well, he would have to think about that remark. To turn a little boy like her brother would have been frowned upon. But he had only been able to save me, so it didn't matter.
I sighed and finished folding away my clothes. It wasn't his fault. I had been dying and he had simply done what he could. But I had no desire to drink human blood and planned to go without it until I starved.
When I was finished with all the things from my room that I wanted (Most of my clothes and belongings like keepsakes) I handed him three large bags. I had the two suitcases with me. "Don't you vant your toiletries?" He asked, surprising me. He was right. I needed my hairbrush, toothbrush, and so-on.
I set the cases down and trudged to the bathroom. "Yeah, thanks for reminding me." Going into the bathroom, I took another small bag to fill with the bathroom products and tried to avoid looking in the mirror. Soon I came back, carrying yet another bag. He looked me over. I didn't want to leave just yet. I dropped the bags and sat down on the bed, laying back and staring at the ceiling.
He sat beside me. "You know… I could take you to the crash site. If you want to you could say one last goodbye." He had never gotten that chance. Maybe she would want it.
I shut my eyes. Slowly I envisioned the crash again. It was likely that the crash would not have been found yet. Maybe someday I would be able to visit their graves or something, but it made me sick to consider what they must have looked like. "No, maybe someday, but not now. I don't think I could stand it." I managed to sit up and grabbed my bags before he could make any more suggestions. Without looking back I dragged my bags out the window and went back to the castle as Vlad followed.