Immortal love (Caius)

The good Doctor

Over the coming weeks, I am the doctor's shadow, quietly observing him. I am just trying to figure out what is different about him. At this time the doctor has taken a liking to me. I read his thoughts and he thinks of me as a daughter, he has the urge to protect me. 

This intrigued me. It's as if our fates are intertwined but as to why I just can't figure out. We get on well for months, saving people together, and talking about helping people who can't help themselves. We are very alike in that way. He has unparalleled compassion, it radiates from him, I've never seen anything like it, I feel a sense of security with him. I've never had a father but in my mind, he's what I would imagine as one. 

Things looked like they were slowing down, we thought we were coming to the end of this horrific pandemic but we were utterly wrong. There was a huge wave of ill people, the worst cases we had seen in months. Patients were coming in practically dead, it was nearly impossible for me to bring them back from the state in which they would arrive at the hospital. It drained me to bring people back from the brink of death. I stationed myself in the children's ward trying to save as many kids as I could while Carlisle helped everyone else. The surge was exhausting, the lack of sleep and food was taking a toll on me but I knew I couldn't rest, resting meant death for these poor kids. I checked on Carlisle to see if he was also worn down from the excessive work but he was perfectly fine. Come to think of it, I actually never saw him tired, I never saw him eat, and he never showed any signs of weakness. This baffled me, I was literally immortal and I still grew tired. How could he withstand such stress and still function at 100%, even though I grew close to him I knew he was hiding something.

After 48 hours of nonstop healing and patient care my body was spent, although fatigue and hunger could never kill me it sure made me feel like hell. I decided to take a short rest just to recharge my energy once I got all the children healed enough that their bodies would naturally do the rest. I found an empty cot and let my eyes close, I heard someone walk into the room but my eyes were far too heavy to check. I felt a blanket cover me and I knew who it was because I got the chills, as he left he whispered "get some rest and come help me when you are ready." 

Four hours later I awoke a bit groggy but rested enough to function, I immediately got up to look for Carlisle, now that I had gotten the children's ward under control it was time to help the doctor with everyone else. I walked the halls which were dead silent and something felt off, I started walking faster hoping Carlisle was okay when I see him over a young man I swing open the door and begin to talk "Hey Doc I'm sorry I dissa.." before I could even finish my eyes adjusted to what I walked in on Carlisle appeared to be draining this boy of his blood straight from his neck. Without a second thought, I turned and ran back down the abandoned hall when like a flash he stood before me blocking my path. Like an instinct, I threw my hand up and tossed him into the wall holding him there. "Carlisle what are you?  Why did you just drain that poor boy, he is in unimaginable pain I can feel it from here. I thought you were good, how did you fool me?" The words fell out like vomit, I couldn't get my emotions under control. I had trusted him and he was just a murderer. It hurt me more because I felt such a connection to him, I truly saw him as a father figure but he just fooled me and he would pay. He spoke up "Solstice give me a chance to explain, please put me down and I'll tell you everything. Although it seems we were both hiding something" I glared at him, no way was this the same. He was a killer posed as a doctor, I was the total opposite, yes I was keeping a secret from him but I did it to protect him. "Speak quickly Carlisle my patience is wearing thin." I commanded as I lowered him to the ground.

He took a deep breath and began "I want to begin by saying I didn't keep you in the dark for the sake of being dishonest I did it to protect you, I am sorry for betraying your trust, you have my word that it will never happen again. I didn't kill Edward, I made him like me" I looked at him confused " Like you? But what does that mean Carlisle" He spoke up again "I'm a vampire, an immortal. Edward was on the brink of death and his mother begged me to save him. I did all I could do to save him but this was the only way. I didn't drink a drop of his blood I just injected my venom. 

The transformation from human to vampire is excruciatingly painful, but this way he survives." I took a moment to think. I knew he was telling the truth because I was reading his mind the entire time and I had used power to compel the truth from him, he didn't lie about his character or who he truly was. He just didn't tell me what he was. I felt bad because I know deep inside he doesn't wish the life of vampirism on anyone, so him turning Edward was the last resort. "I'm sorry I assumed the worst, I should've given you the benefit of the doubt. The truth is I haven't been honest with you either." I went on to explain who I was and what I was, Carlisle took it well. "Well, it seems we are both immortal maybe in a different way seeing as you are eternally alive, and I'm eternally dead." I let out a small laugh. This new revelation of information bought me a sense of peace, I had someone I could count on now, and forever. On this day Carlisle became my forever family.