NightDream

11.Beloved

Teja was slipping in and out of consciousness and her head was full of Karan's agonizing screams that guided her and the other vampires to his location. The screams got louder in her head the closer she was towards him, they were so full of pain and agony that Teja couldn't bear hearing them, she hugged her head trying to cover her ears but there was no use, they were inside her head.

"Wake up!" Tasha shook her into consciousness once again, "Do you hear anything now?" She asked selfishly, completely neglecting her current state. 

"Karan..." she panted, almost fainting again, "screams..."

"You should stay awake! Tell us, what do you hear? Which direction?!" She asked impatiently.

 "I... Ka..ran..." She closed her eyes but was shaken again, "his screams..." She said as she hugged her head, fainting again. 

Karan's screams were heart-wrenching and Teja couldn't endure them anymore, the screams were causing her physical as well as emotional pain and she could almost hear the sound of her and Karan's hearts breaking. She wanted to find him, to tell him how she feels, to apologize, to give him a warm hug and a tender kiss. She regretted leaving, she regretted her harsh words, she regretted asking to break the bond, she regretted...

And suddenly she was startled into consciousness once again by an extremely excruciating pain in her heart accompanied by an extremely loud scream in her head. The heartache was so severe that she felt like her heart was almost pulled out of her chest, like it was literally, physically breaking. 

Then all the screaming, all the pain, all the heartache completely stopped. She steadied herself up and inspected her body frantically; the pain was completely gone and she seemed perfectly fine like nothing happened. She glanced at the vampires around her and they seemed totally baffled by what just happened. And the thought suddenly hit her... Could it be? No.

"No! no, no, no..." Teja rotated around herself hysterically, "Karan... is not .... Is he?" she grabbed Tasha's shoulders, swaying her back and forth. "I can't feel him anymore... I can't hear or feel him anymore... Tasha!"

"How is this possible?" Tasha was shocked.

"What?!" Teja asked impatiently, "what's happening? Tell me! Why can't I feel him anymore?!"

"I-" She swallowed and blinked few times, "I don't know..." 

Their conversation was interrupted by Krish, "I smell something." She sniffed, "something very good..."

"Vampire slayer?" Tasha asked, "I can smell too..."

"But his scent... is very strong, very pure..." Krish suddenly realized what she had said, "Pure! Pure blood vampire slayer!"

"They still exist...?" Tasha sounded skeptical but also believed what Krish was saying. "We must be close..."

***

Even though Shiv was a weak and innocent boy, he wasn't dumb at all. In fact, he was very smart, smarter than many people his age, and Raj had underestimated him a lot. He waited for Raj to turn away and blinked few times at Nishant finally catching his attention, he signaled with his eyes to the syringe full of vampire blood by the table and urged him to snatch it. Nishant being Nishant, he hesitated to leave Shivangi's side in fear of attracting Raj's attention, he was afraid that he would do something worse to her if their attempt to escape failed.

However, Shiv already had a plan. He couldn't stand to hear any more of Karan's painful screams and he refused to let himself be a weapon that causes harm to others, especially good people. He looked down at the tube that was transferring blood then glanced at Karan who was completely unaware of the situation, only lost in his own pain and screams. He then looked at Nishant and motioned with his hand that he would try to pull the tube away to distract Raj so that Nishant could get the syringe.