The sun was starting to set by the time I made it back to the cave, after my run in with the Frog brothers I still headed to the boardwalk for something to eat. The place was more then packed, but it was a Friday, and they're having a concert and some activities on the beach. The cave still had just enough sun light to see what Im doing, I place the bags of clothes on my bed and get changed into a white tang top and a pair of grey shorts, with a new matching white bra and underwear. I slip my converse back on before walking out into the main cave, "Thought you finally left" Ashely said, I look up at her, an eyebrow raised. Taking out my matches I turn to the barrel next to me"Why would I leave?" I ask, glancing at her as the barrel lights, shes on the couch sitting next to David's jacket, the bottle that held a mixture of the boys blood in her hands, " Cause, no one wants you here" she said standing up. Watching her closely I frown, she looks at me before tossed the bottle onto the ground causing it to shatter. My eyes widen as I look down at the glass and blood, " Why the hell would you do that?" I snap, making my way over to the broken pieces and bending down to pick up the larger pieces, " You're just a blood bag and the occasional fuck" she snaps, I send her a glare as I toss the bigger broken pieces to the side out of the way, " I'm more then that, and you're pissed about it" I said, she sends me a glare walking towards me slowly. Moving over towards another burn barrel, I strike a match and toss it in, "Oh yes the whole mate thing" she said sarcastically, I look at her confused. Mate?. Ashley starts laughing, before sending me a smirk " They didn't even tell you, poor, poor girl" she said, I narrow my eyes at her and swallow. Reaching for the stick that's on fire I grab it quickly moving towards another burn barrel keeping my eyes on her, "Why do you get them all, what's so special about you" she snaps, I shrug my shoulders as I turn to face her completely, "Maybe because I'm not an annoying bitch" I said with a smile, a low growl comes from her, she rushes towards me and lunges. I move out of the way but trip and fall cutting my hand on a piece of old glass, a hiss comes from me as I pull my hand towards the bottom of my tang top wrapping it around my hand. Last time I buy white. I stand up just as a low growl comes from behind me, turning around I come face to face with Ashely her gray eyes now goldish yellow, " You know" she grabs a fist full of my hair causing me to cry out, " I was going to let you walk out of here, I was going to be so nice to you but now" she said as she uses her other hand to grab my bleeping one, she brings it up to her face and breaths in, " I'm not doing that" she said, I cringe as she licks my hand, the blood slightly smearing, a deep growl comes from her, she looks back at me, her face fully transformed causing me to flinch, " Talk about beauty Queen to ugly bitch in five seconds" I mumble, a snarl leaves her as she pulls me forward. I scream loudly as she digs her fangs into my neck, the pain being way more then when either of the boys bit me. I push against Ashley trying to get her off me but it was useless, if anything it made her dig her fangs in on deeper " David" I scream, someone has to of heard my screams, slowly I can feel myself become weaker and weaker. I grab a fist full of Ashley's hair pulling it hard as I can but shes stopping. My legs give out but she keeps me standing, this was it. A tear falls down my cheek as everything started to become fuzzy, "Marko" I tried to yell but instead it comes out as a whisper, I was officially dying. Ashley pulls away a smirk on her lips, " You're a fighter" she said, her words muffled, she sends me a glare about to bite me again when she gets ripped away from me, and arms wrap around my waist, "Octavia"
When Marko laid eyes on what was going on everything stopped, if it wasn't for David pushing him out of the way, he wouldn't of moved. The smell of blood fills his nose making everything harder, " Octavia" he said, as he placed a shirt against her neck holding it tightly, he notices all the blood on her white tang top, there was so much. Clenching his jaw he picks her up and rushes her towards the makeshift bed, laying her down carefully. Octavia looks up at him, " Marko" she whispers, he could hear her heart beat slowing down, looking up he sees paul enter, " Paul get the bottle" he said, the vampire nods his head and rushes off. Looking back down Marko grabs Octavia's face, " Octavia open your eyes doll" he said, slowly she opens them, he could see her struggling, his thumbs wipe her cheeks free from fallen tears " Can you finish the story?" She asks, Marko let out a strangled sound while shaking his head, he grabs her face " I can't" he said, a tear falls down his cheek causing Octavia to try and lift her hand to wipe it away but she can't, " The bottles gone" Paul said, causing Marko to panic, he turns his head looking at Paul, "Figure something out" he yells in panic. Paul runs back out leaving the two alone, " It's okay" Octavia said, Marko looks down at her, shaking his head. This wasn't okay, none of this was okay. Octavia's eyelids started to drop, "Octavia" Marko said, he grabbed her face lightly tapping her cheeks, "Octavia" he yells his voice cracking as he tries to hold back tears. Glancing behind him he sees Paul enter with a cup, " Here, add yours" he said, Marko bit his wrist harshly and holds it above the cup watching it drip into the blood that was already inside, " lift her head" Paul said, Marko does as hes told and lifts her head up. Paul put the cup to her lips and tilts it, slowly the blood starts to make its way into her mouth, " Come on princess drink it" Paul said, he kept pouring the mixture into her mouth and massaging her throat, finally she starts drinking it on her own, " That's it princess" Paul said, Marko places his forehead against hers, he lifts his head and turns it upon hearing footsteps coming their way. David and Dwayne walk in splats of blood covering their shirts here and there, " This is all your fault" Marko snaps, David looks at him before he looks back towards Octavia. It was true everyone knew that, even David himself, if he never brought Ashely in for his own foolish entertainment this would of never happened, "Octavia" Paul said, he moves her curly hair away from her face, they listen to her heart beat as it gets stronger, " She'll be out for a while, go eat" David said, the three look towards David. Marko opens his mouth but Dwayne shakes his head, he gives him a glare before gently laying Octavia's head down and getting up. Paul looks over her one last time before standing up following after Dwayne and Marko. David let's out a lung full of smoke while tossing the cigarette away, he looks Octavia over, taking her in. Slowly he makes his way towards her, what a twisted fate they have, her father kills him, and she brings him and his group back only to find out she's their mate. Scoffing he sits down, and leans over grabbing her jaw gently, tilting her face towards him so he could see the mess Ashley made. A deep growl comes from him when he sees how bad it really was, Marko was right, this was his fault. Now because of his mistake she was a fledgling, something the boys and him didn't want her becoming just yet. Rubbing his face he lets out a sigh, "David" turning his head towards Octavia he sees her eyes halfway open. Moving s piece piece of hair from her face he leans down, "Sleep Octavia" he said, Octavia blinks a few times before she falls to sleep, leaving David with his thoughts.
