The shadows under the stars.

Victoria Chapter.5

    It was all a mess, Camille was all a mess. She had climbed up a tree that let out toxins to humans and it made them act drunk. She had fallen out of the tree landing on a bush full of thorns and is now stumbling all over the place and shouting at the top of her lungs for Tylen. I thought I should have let her be when I first saw her running through the woods trying to be as careful as possible, but I didn't want to get her killed so I left her be. But now I realize I should have interfered if I had she would have been in a better state to run away then she is now. Her shouts for Tylen are attracting attention and now a whole bunch of vampires are crowding around her.  I don't know who Tylen is, but no doubt he's a vampire.

  I casually move toward the crowd, slowly forming with vampires all surrounding Camille. I look at her face and forget everything she looks so pretty in the moonlight. I snap out of it and focus on trying to save her from all the vampires although they don't look all that hungry for her they look more concerned. I slowly move through the crowd and push my way to the front. I see Camille sitting in the middle talking. She says " Meet me in the woods I have something for you!" She stands up and walks away from everyone. She trips over nothing multiple times and screams Tylen again. 

   I shudder. I go to follow her but a vampire stops me. "Stay here. The kid wants me I don't know why." says what I now believe to be Tylen. " Please don't harm her she's just confused." I demand. "I don't plan to I want to help her humans aren't any fun when the are poisoned. I she a friend of yours?" he asks. I think, I would look dumb saying she is my friend when we aren't, because we aren't anything. I don't respond. He walks away. I follow him. I want Camille to be safe.

   Camille collapses in the woods and yells. "COME CLOSER!" at Tylen. Tylen lifts her up from the ground and places her on her feet. She goes to draw her dagger but it falls out of her hands. Tylen picks it back up and hands it to her. She takes it and throws it at his face but misses by a lot. She could harm herself she isn't in the right state to be using weapons. "Tylen disarm her she could hurt herself or worse kill herself." I say. He looks at me. "But it would be funny a human somewhat skilled in vampire hunting, based off their weapons, killing themself out of stupidity." He says smiling. "Take the humans weapons Tylen or else." I say warning him. "Now, now no need for empty threats. Who is this human to you anyway?" He says. He then walks closer to her grabbing her by the hair. " She's taking to long. I think I will just dispose her now."

  He grabs the dagger out of her hand and brings it to her throat. She smiles. I bite back my scream. He digs the blade in deeper almost as if he's testing me. I smell the blood from her neck, I resist the urge to feed off her and instead without thinking I move quickly to Tylen and grab the blade brining it to his throat. He drops Camille, she falls onto the ground. "What are you going to do little vampire." Tylen teases. "I don't think you should really be the one pushing it." I say knowing my next move will be a bad one that could get all the vampires around coming to claim my life. I make the blade go deeper into his throat and with a clean movement I detach his head from him body. I take his head and grab Camille. I quickly run to where all the vampires are gathered. I have to thank Alec and Calbraith for inviting me to their wedding before leaving. I spot Alec in the crowd deep in conversation with another guest I don't know. " Hey Alec thank you for inviting me but I must leave early I forgot to do something." He looks at me and nods before diving back into conversation. 

     I bring Camille and Tylens head into my small cabin. Why do I even have his head still, I question. Inside my cabin a light a small candle and bring Camille onto my bed. She's now fully passed out from all the toxins she inhaled from the tree. I let out a breath and look at some of her wounds. She's covered in scrapes and bruises from the thorns and has a deep cut on her throat. It takes all my will power not to feed on her. I go over to my small kitchen and grab a few things that should help her. While in the kitchen I put Tylens head on the table I don't need a constant reminder that I murdered my own kind just to let this foolish girl live. I come back to my room and pour some alcohol on a cloth and start disinfecting her wounds. In her sleep she winces as the cloth meets her skin but she doesn't wake up.

    What was she thinking being stupid. I mean how could she have known she could have died she wont even remember this. I finish cleaning her thorn wounds and move onto her neck. One look of the blood spilling out of her neck and I cant help but think of the warmth of it. But I cant think about that I have to heal her. I take the cloth with the alcohol on it a rub it against her neck. Once I finish disinfecting it I carefully wrap gauze around her neck. I finish. I look at her scanning for any other missed wounds, but find none. My gaze falls onto her lips in the candlelight her face is beautiful and remarkably perfect. I lean in unaware of what I'm doing but before I start I pull away. We cant be together she a mortal and I'm vampire. So I leave her in my room and close the door. I will sleep on the floor in my spare room I grab a few extra blankets and try to fall asleep before the rises. But I cant knowing who's in the other room. The way she had kissed me even it were to throw me off guard I had been in love with her ever since I saw her wandering through the woods one night looking down at a piece of paper. I never approached her afraid that she would run away.

   I'm still unable to fall asleep and a hunger is growing in my stomach. I need to feed. Without another thought I go outside and frantically search for something to feed on before the rises. I doesn't take long. The wedding did have blood but, a group of greedy vampires drank it all. I found a small mouse and drink the blood from it. Knowing it wont satisfy me but it will have to do until tomorrow when I can feast off something more lively. I drink all the blood from the mouse killing it. I return to my cabin and once again fight the battle of trying to sleep.