Shakespearean Story

Chapter 18

   (New character incoming! I hope y'all will enjoy this Rosalies)!

   It has been awhile since Louis's been gone. I keep looking out the window, trying to see if he'd come. But he didn't. And it was dark and rainy. I was worried about him.

   Lestat looked out the window with me. We wordlessly decided to go out and look for him. We walked in the rain for awhile before walking inside of a house of some sort. I gasped seeing Louis. He was biting a little girl.

   Lestat began to chuckle as Louis turned to look at us. "My philosopher, my martyr, 'never take a human life.'" He laughed. I looked at Louis in shock, feeling upset that he killed a little girl. "Oh yes! This calls for a celebration!" Lestat exclaimed. As I bent down to comfort a distraught Louis, Lestat began dancing with a corpse, who I assume is the girl's mother, and danced with it while singing an Italian Mozart song.

   "Louis!" I yelled as he got up and ran away.

   "There's still life in the old lady yet!" Lestat chuckled as he continued to hold the corpse. He turned and realized Louis was gone so he called his name and dropped the body.

   "Come back! You are what you are!" He shouted. We watched as Louis ran away in devastation.

   "Merciful death. How you love your precious guilt." Lestat whispered.

   I looked back at the poor little girl. How could he do that? He couldn't have found anyone else? Why a child?

   "The poor girl. I feel so horrible for her." I whispered. Lestat followed behind me and stared at her. He walked forward and picked her up.

   "What are you doing?" I asked. "She's not dead yet. Louis will leave us at this rate. Might as well make him stay." Lestat said. I don't necessarily think that is a good idea but hey. I guess Lestat knows best.

   Lestat and I waited once again for Louis to come home as the little girl lay in bed. I knew that we'd have to look for him once again. "Amour, stay here and watch over her. I'll look for him." Lestat whispered. I nodded and watched him leave. I stayed by the bed, watching the girl. Claudia was her name.

   After awhile, I heard whispers and footsteps. I looked up and saw Lestat and Louis. "I thought I killed her." Louis whispered, staring at Claudia in shock. I walked over to him and rubbed his shoulder and arm in comfort.

   Lestat began to talk to Claudia as we looked. Lestat was about to cut his wrist with his thumb talon when Louis quickly grabbed his hand. "No." He grumbled. "You want her to die then?" Lestat asked. Louis let go of his hand in defeat and went near the bed, overlooking everything.

   I watched as Claudia drank from Lestat's wrist. I felt horrible. But in a way, I was just glad she wouldn't die. Lestat was in visible pain and cried out for Claudia to stop. He pulled his wrist away and stumbled to a chair as I quickly and carefully helped him. Louis sat in a chair by the bed, watching her.

   She went through the painful process of dying. Her hair changed from straight to curly, which was weird since something like that didn't happen to Louis and I. Not even Lestat. Claudia sat up in bed and looked at Lestat. "I want some more." She whispered.

   "Of course you want more." Lestat whispered. He got up and rang a bell for the maid to come in. She walked in and Lestat grabbed her neck, laying her down. I don't even know what he did. He cut the side of her neck with his talon and Claudia fed.

   Louis looked upset so I walked over to him to comfort him. Lestat forced her to stop and told her to "stop before the heart stops."

   She laid on his shoulder, and I couldn't help but admire it. Lestat was extremely gentle and affectionate with her, which made my heart swell.

   "Where's Mama?" She asked.

   "Mama? Mama's gone to Heaven, chérie, like that sweet lady, right there. They all go to Heaven." Lestat explained.

   "All but us." Louis mumbled. I punched his shoulder, afraid he'd terrify Claudia.

   "Sh! Do you want to frighten our little daughter?" Lestat asked. "I'm not your daughter." Claudia replied. "Oh yes you are. You're mine, Louis, and Charlotte's daughter now. You see, Louis was going to leave us, he was going to go away. But now he's not. Now he's going to stay and make you happy." Lestat explained.

   Claudia looked over at us and ran forward and hugged Louis. I looked at her and smiled, rubbing her cheek with my finger. She went and hugged me, like how a child would hug their mother. I hugged her tightly. I nearly teared up.

   "One happy family." I heard Lestat whisper.

   I rubbed Claudia's back. I promised myself right then and there to always protect her and take care of her. I've always wanted children, and I thought I had that chance with Georges despite not loving him. Ever since becoming a vampire, I knew I wouldn't be able to achieve having children. My egg cells are frozen and can't be fertilized by a sperm cell.

   I've longed for children and now I have one. Claudia is now my daughter and I have her with two vampires that I love.

   (This shit makes me cackle when Lestat is dancing with the corpse and how he baby trapped Louis. XD I hope y'all enjoyed this! Stay tuned for more)!