Heres the next chapter written by April
Enjoy
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chapter 4
I stood silently on the edge of the cliff. Waves lapped the hard stone, it had a peaceful sound to it. The sky out across the vast ocean was dark grey nearly black and it comforted me. I sat down and let my legs dangle over the frame of the rock. I was high up, I wasn't scared, I was actually at peace. The wind whipped through my hair and made my body flash cold. I just had to wait; he would be here soon to take me... to take me into the darkness.
The dream felt so short but I always woke in the morning before it ended. My dream explained everything I wanted. I wanted to be near the ocean, I wanted to know him to come for me to love him and I wanted to return to the darkness.
I sat up to look at Rose; she slept peacefully in the bed next to my own. Her breathing was steady and stayed in a slow, hushed rhythm. We were best friends but I had never told her about my dream. I couldn't she had tried so hard to save me and I turned around and stabbed her in the back.
*Flashback*
Well not really like that, actually it was a few hours after the thing with Axel happened. She had brought me home and wouldn't leave my side. Although I was unconscious for 36 hours I could feel changes within my body. Sometimes it felt like nails were being stabbed through my heart, others times it was just a flowing sensation going through my veins. I didn't understand the meaning of this until I woke up.
Rose was asleep on the edge of my bed; her head was facing the door so I could see that her eyes were shut. I was thankful for her staying with me and I leant over to hug her.
Suddenly impulse took over my body, my back jerked and my mouth full of pain. I doubled over in agony; pain ripped down my throat and all I could see was the pale white skin of Rose's neck. I had lost my mind. My soul even but I couldn't stop myself.
I bit down upon her neck. Rose's eyes flew wide open and looked up at me in terror.
"Courtney?" she said faintly and then she was the one to fall into a deep sleep of unconsciousness.
Two more gulps of her blood and I lifted my head. I felt strong, stronger than I had ever been. I jumped out of bed and to the mirror behind the door. My eyes were electric. Colours flashed through them, changing the whole iris at times. I had power and I love it.
I turned towards Rose and saw her face. It was like all the life was sucked out of her, which I guess is kind of true. I was disgusted with myself, she was my best friend, she had saved my life and I was killing hers. She would only remember me as a monster just like Axel.
I swore to her unconscious body that I would never, ever hurt her again.
I placed Rose on my bed and jumped out my window, just like the other night I went to see Axel.
"I was waiting for you. You should have stayed that night." He told me when he opened the front door of his house.
I looked towards him. "What am I?" I screamed.
"Well you're what we call a Reiner. It's from the venom in our bite, a vampire bite." He clarified and flashed his fangs at me.
I cringed away. "Does that mean I'm going to be a va-am-pire?" I stumbled over the last word.
"No, no you need to exchange blood with a vampire to turn into one fully. You're like a half breed." He smiled again.
"Is this some game to you, some little joke that your teasing me with. I need answers like... like blood, will I need to drink blood." I felt braver.
"Blood for Reiners? No maybe at first but that should've past by now. How long has it been? 2 days or something?" he laughed at my question like I was an idiot.
I turned away from him so I didn't meet his eyes. "What would've happened if I did drink someone's blood?"
"Oh haven't you been a naughty girl. It was that Rose's blood wasn't it? Oh I'm so jealous, she smelt so sweet." I walked up to him and slapped him across the face.
"Are you going to tell me?" I searched his eyes for an answer.
"Well you had the full strength vampire venom in you so when you change the first person you bite will either stay human or change into a Reiner. I guess you will just have to wait and see." He flicked his hands up in the air. "I'm bored any more questions or can I leave and do something actually fun."
"One more thing, explain fully what a Reiner is, I don't think I can back out of this now so I need to know everything."
He raked his fingers threw his hair. "I suppose you should sit down then.
In the comfort of his living room he told me everything.
"Reiners are a mix of good and evil, light and dark, love and hate. The darkness is from the vampire. I'm not too sure about the light, it might be from some part of a human soul or maybe it has something to do with religion. I don't really know, there aren't many
Reiners. Vampires usually drain their blood or turn them into a full vampire. HA your special I guess." He looked into my eyes. "You have powers by the way light and dark, controlling the elements and stuff like that."
"Is that it?" I asked satisfied.
"Well no it isn't, see you can grow to be stronger than everyone, even vampires so I guess I should destroy you know before you learn how." He leaned forward and gentle wrapped his hand around my wrist.
"If you're just going to kill me why did you tell me all that?" I questioned, scared out of my wits.
"Fun like I said, I wanted to have fun... and I think I did." He crept closer and brushed his free hand across my shoulder.
Instincts kicked in, I struggled out of his grasp and ran like hell.
The next time I saw Axel, Rose and I killed him.
*Present*
This is why I couldn't tell Rose about my dream because she had chosen the light for both of us. I owed her so I used my power for good as well. Although my heart desired the darkness and everything within it.
I cried the night we killed Axel. I had fallen in love with him and the darkness was an extra prize that came with him.
Rose has never known about it and I hope she isn't going to find out.
