The Blood of the Night (CAMREN)

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Guys!! I'm so sorry! I was so sure I had posted this chapter. It was ready and all on Monday...And I forgot to publish it.

It's almost 4000 words long, enjoy!

« Maybe she...We could try...No, wait...What... still out..."

As the brunette woman came back to her senses, she could hear voices talking fast and low somewhere around her. One especially stood out to her, a very familiar tone soothing her dizzy mind. She couldn't get her eyelids to open though, as much as she wanted to see where she was and what was happening. She knew she was lying on a bed, in a small room judging by the sounds.

Taking a deep breath, she tried to remember. The Ark. Gustus, Artigas. She saw herself getting back to Lauren, cuddling with her on the bed...Oh. The ceremony. That's it, she remembered now.

Wait.

The ceremony.

Camila tried to jolt upwards, but what actually came out was a groan and a weak shake off her body. She was a vampire. She was a fucking vampire.

Excitement and curiosity filled her veins as she forced her eyes open. Her vision was blurry, but she could feel soft hands running over her, almost as if their owner didn't know what to do with them.

"Camila?"

It was said in a whisper, a hopeful one, but the brown eyed girl could still hear the worry in that deep, beautiful voice. She could recognize it anywhere.

"Lauren."

The frantic hands came to a stop on her face, cupping it and helping the new vampire to focus on bright green eyes.

"Hey...", the Queen said. Her eyes were watery but the smile on her face was gorgeous.

"You're shaking", Camila teased her weakly.

"I know I'm sorry", Lauren tried to regain control, and the brunette stared at her, that pretty face usually so stoic turning all flustered and worried – but definitely excited. "I'm just so happy."

"You're cute."

Did she really just say that?

The former human could feel her cheeks heating up intensely, and she prayed some unknown gods to let her disappear under the floor.

The green eyed woman laughed nervously. "It's the Change. You're not in your right mind right now, you're going to say everything and anything that goes through your head until I awake the gene. I thank you, though."

They grinned shyly at each other for a little while, fingers entwined and eyes avoiding the other's gaze, until the older vampire spoke up and broke that sweet (but very awkward) moment.

"Come on, let's help you sit up."

With a hiss and the older vampire's strength, they got Camila sitting on the side of the bed, and her mate knelt in front of her, their holding hands still resting on the New Born's knees.

"Are you okay? How are you feeling?"

"Fine", she took a second to gather her thoughts. "Am I a vampire yet or...?"

"You are. It's just your senses that aren't there, and your blood thirst. You don't feel any change yet because your gene's dormant."

Camila was confused, but she has more questions.

"I heard voices", Camila said. Her voice was still groggy, and she cringed a bit. "Where are the others?"

"They got out when you started showing signs of waking up", the green eyed woman explained. She started tracing small circles on her soulmate's knee tenderly, holding her dreamy brown gaze with her own.