The Siren and the Vampire [Raphael Santiago]

TEN

"Okay, so this is a map of the Hotel Dumort. Simon said that she is right here probably." Jace said, pointing to a room on the map. Eathlyn sighed. "Are you sure this is going to work?" Jace looked at her. "Almost certain." Eathlyn rested her hand on her chin as she listened to Jace drone on.

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Serena sighed as she watched Raphael and Camille talk. She was bored out of her mind. She sat on the couch and closed her eyes. Concentrating, images of the ocean filled her mind. She saw her younger self swimming around with her parents. She then saw something she never wanted to see again. She saw her twin sister getting torn to shreds by a boat propellor. Tears filled her eyes as she snapped back to reality. She opened her eyes and saw the empty glass was now overflowing with water. Panicking, she put her hand on top of the glass, and the water disappeared.

Raphael's eyes widened as he saw water overflow in the empty glasses around him. Camille sneered. "Why don't you go tell her to control herself." Raphael sighed. "Why me?" Camille narrowed her eyes. "Because she'll listen to you. Not me." Sighing, Raphael walked over to the couch.

"Hey." Serena jumped, and let go of the glass only to have it shatter on the floor. "Oh, I'm so sorry." Raphael nodded, and sat down. "How did you do that?" Serena started shaking a little bit. "Do what?" Raphael looked at her. "Make the cups overflow with water." Serena shifted uncomfortably. "What is it?" Serena sighed. "When I was five years old, my parents, me, and my younger sister were swimming in the ocean - we lived there - and all of a sudden... my sister... she... " Serena started to cry, and Raphael just sat there, not knowing what to do. Serena stopped crying. "O-okay. Whenever I get stressed out, my powers act up. That's why all of the water overflowed. I was thinking of her." Raphael nodded. "Okay, so how do you control it?" Serena wiped her eyes. Raphael inched closer to her. He awkwardly outstretched his arms. She hesitated, then hugged him. "What was her name?" Serena sat up. "Allison."