The Vampire's New Mate (One Direction Fanfic)

Chapter 12- Stubborn

Alex's POV

My head was in immense pain. The sound of several familiar voices filled my ears: the boys. Just hearing their voices made my heart long to be in their arms, yet my head kept telling me to run. The bed underneath me was comfortable, but it was violently moving. I didn't want to become a vampire, is what I kept telling myself. I didn't want to hurt anyone, to die, or to live forever. It is not my place to take on eternity.

Being forever young sounds like the best idea to most, but not everybody gets it good. What about those who have to live in an eternity of pain and sorrow? Slowly, I sat up, my eyes remaining squeezed shut. The whispering and moving suddenly stopped.

I knew it wasn't right for me to have run away, leaving them stranded and worried behind. But, it wasn't right for them to insist on my death. Why should I die just so they could live? It isn't fair to me. Hell, I never asked for any of this.

A large hand softly caressed my shoulder. My eyes flew open as I jumped at the sudden physical contact. Louis sat directly in front of me, his hand placed gracefully on top of my exposed shoulder. A look of interest and worry had filled his sea-green orbs, "Alex?"

I refused to make eye contact with any of them. "Alex," Harry's voice was firm and oppressive. I folded my slim arms across my chest. "Alexandra," His voice boomed as his large hand grabbed my bicep. Ever so slowly, my eyes trailed up his body and landed in contact with his emerald beauties.

"What do you want?" I croak, "What more could you possible want?!" I stood up, my hands finding their way into my tangled hair. I was tired, just purely tired. Harry had the power to harm me, I knew that, but I just didn't care.

Liam quickly grabbed my face in his hands and softly demanded, "Alex, calm down." I, unwilling, slowed my breathing and settled down. I could feel the heat in my face slowly beginning to rise.

"Stop doing that," I was sick and tired of being demanded to do things by their vampire abilities. It wasn't fair for them to use them for their own gaining.

Niall had done something that I never assumed he would, "Stop being so stubborn," he demanded, his eyes becoming darker. I had never seen Niall like this; he had never stood up to me before. To be fair, I hardly ever had an outburst.

"I'm not being stubborn! I just—I just... never mind."

Louis bit his lip and furrowed his eyebrows, "No, Alex. What is it?"

I sighed and shook my head, "I just don't want to die!"

Zayn wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me towards him, "Is that what all of this is about?" He turned to meet my face and ran his fingers down my rosy cheeks.

"No... Well, kinda. I don't want to die... I don't want to kill."

Harry quickly stated, "Yeah, you'll die, but you'll come back and live forever."

"I won't come back alive, Harry. I'll be dead, I won't have a heartbeat! I'll be a cold hearted killer," I exclaimed, pulling myself out of Zayn's grasp.

Niall's eyes saddened, "Is that what you think of us as? Cold hearted killers?"

"No, Niall! Of course not, you guys. Look, I'm sorry," I rested my face in my hands, slightly shaking my head. A sigh escaped my chapped lips. Waves of pain spread throughout my body and I suddenly felt like throwing up.

Liam strode across the room, appearing in front of me and grasping my hands in his own, "The longer we wait, the more pain you will be in, Alex. If we wait too long.... We're all goners. We love you more than anything. Just let us change you, baby. We can teach you everything you need to know. We can help you, A. But, we can't help you if you won't let us."

"I-I...." Drops of sweat trickled down my forehead, the room suddenly becoming a furnace. "It's really... Really h-hot in here," A shriek of pain left my mouth, causing the boys to wince and cover their ears.

I collapsed onto the floor and began violently shaking. Sobs fell from me, echoing across the room. Zayn quickly dashed towards me and blanketed me into his arms. The pain was too much to bare; I felt as if knives were repeatedly being shoved into my stomach, "P-please, Z-Zayn, hel-p me!"

"Take the pain away!" I demanded through my sobs, "Please!"

"There is only one way, Alex," Zayn assured me, rocking back and forth.

"N-no! I- I need to hold off as long as possible. There has- there has to b-be another way! I won't change, I refuse!" There has to be another way around all of this mess. There just has to be.

Harry became angry, furious, actually, "Alex! Do you not f**cking see what this is doing to you?! Do you want all of us to die?! You either change or we make you change." He threatened, his eyes darker than ever before, "I will- if I have to, Alexandra."

The pain slowly began to subside, but it was still unbearable. The deadly look in Harry's eyes showed just how angry he was. It was almost as if he so badly wanted to use his power on me. Liam lightly glared at Harry, a look of disapproval quite evident on his face.

"You can't just make her, Harry," Liam stated, sizing up Harry in protective manner.

"Yes, I can, Liam. I'm done playing nice guy! I'm not going to let her risk everyones' lives!" He slightly glared at me. I could hardly see an ounce of the Harry that I had once known.

Tears streamed down my face. I felt like Harry had lost all of his considerate feelings toward me. Maybe, I really had hit rock bottom with them. Maybe, I had only been a lifeline for them this entire time. Maybe, they never really cared.

Louis's eyes saddened as he dropped to the floor beside me, "We love you, Alex. Don't you doubt it."

But, after everything that had happened in this short span of time...

I really had started to doubt.

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