The Way It Should Be

Chapter Forty-Eight

Today is the day of Darren's trial. We were standing on this glass platform above the maze, able to watch him from up here.

Some guards were taking him down.

When the guards left Darren in the middle of the labyrinth, they left the maze and the water started coming out. He had a large rock tied to his waist which is what gave me the most anxiety.

The maze was really easy - from up above - there were four exits. All were bright white doors with dark black Xs on them.

Once the water got up to his neck he started to have a lot of trouble. He seemed slightly panicky and scared - I was scared!

It was about ten minutes before the water actually got to that level though.

Before that point he seemed as calm as... an animal that's calm.

I bite my nails as I stare down at the boy fighting for his life down below me.

He was floating on his back with the rock on his stomach when most people started leaving the platform and making their way to the exit he was closest to at the moment.

He tried to move a bit to readjust the giant weight on his stomach when something happened and he pushed it sway from him - I guess it scratched him and he thought irrationally.

I see him start to panic as he tried to get back into that floating position, but I twas too late... The water filled to the top.

He only had a few feet to go before he would be insight of one of the doors. I cross my fingers and prayed to the Gods of the vampires to let him make it past this - it's only the first trial!

He coupled the rock further along, until he saw the door.

Seeing that he was able to at least see the door I ran down to the area where all the vampires had already left to earlier in his trial.

When I got there he was out of the maze, but unconscious, still alive though. Thankfully.

Any longer he would have been a goner!

Some medics came over and brought him to our cell. I sigh in relief as I see his living body being carried out of the puddled room in which saved him from drowning.

"Is it day or night?" I asked Gavner as we were eating after we left that room.

It was only Gavner, Harkat and I eating right now. The others were busy and would come by soon to eat.

"It is night."

"How do you know? It's so hard to tell."

"It's a vampire's instinct to know, you will get used to it eventually."

"Huh? How? I'm not a vampire."

"You'll be one soon." He smiles.

"How will... her being... a vam...pire effect... her ears and... tail?" Harkat asks, pausing as usual.

"I dont know, we have never had a vampire that was like her before. It probably won't effect her ears and tail at all, she will just age differently, I doubt anything else will happen."

"You think?" I sigh. "I hope it is like that. I don't want to lose my ears and tail." I feel the edge of my left ear, that has no fur on it, from my encounter with Murlough all those years ago.

I yawn and almost pass out.

"You need some sleep." Gavner says.

"No. I'll be fine."

"No you won't, drink some blood and go to sleep."

"Nooo! I am fine. I want to be awake when Darrem wakes up."