Facing Death (FINISHED)

Chapter-19

It was seven pm when everything was ready. They were all piled into my bedroom, waiting for my approval. I know what I had to do. Ash has to almost completely drain me of my blood, then I basically have to refill myself by drinking his. Within this process I should 'pass out', but I know I'm technically going to be dead. My heart will stop. My lungs will need no air. The only things that will keep me in the 'alive' stage, is by feeding from human blood. It's a small price to pay for being with Ash forever.

"I'm ready, the only thing I need is you're approval. I cannot touch with my teeth unless you say I can." Ash says with a small smile. My heart beat picked up and I knew everyone could hear it. My parents and my brothers all waited silently, but I knew they were worried something might go wrong. I still don't understand how I know things, but hopefully with the time I have as a vampire, I can find out.

"I'm ready."

Slowly, Ash slid his hand up my arm and moved my hair away from my neck. My heart was beating erratically at this point, and I knew he wasn't trying to make me scared. I tilted my head a little to give him a better angle, and then took a deep breath to calm my nerves. He looked my in the eyes as if asking to make sure. I nodded.

And then pain.

As his teeth pierced my skin, I let out a soft whimper of pain. But soon it stopped. It was like I was used to it already, and in a weird way it felt like I'd done this before. I closed my eyes as I began to feel drowsy. Ash held my up right, but soon I couldn't stand any longer. He laid me softly on the bed as he still drained my life away, taking in all of me.

Too soon it was all over. I felt my own heart beat slowing down to the point I could hear it beat once or twice a minute. "Baby, hey, hey!"

"I-I'm okay..." I stumbled. I felt my upper body being pulled and then I felt my lips being pressed to skin. I knew I had to bite, but I didn't even have the strength to open my mouth. "I...can't.."

"Baby, you gotta bite." Ash said in a stern voice. "Annabelle, bite my neck."

"I..." I felt myself slipping away. I was scared. I was weak, and scared. I was to weak and pathetic to even do this. And I was scared because I didn't want to leave them.

I saw myself when I was a kid. Me and my dad were playing catch in the yard with his old baseball. My mum was out shopping for new school cloths. My older brothers were all hanging with their friends. I didn't have any friends, just my dad. I remember what he told me when I went to catch the ball and it hit my wrists, leaving my in pain and crying on the ground.

"Don't cry, baby." He had said. "Prove to them that even a physical injury won't stop you from doing whatever you want in life."

With all the strength I had left, I lifted my head up a little and bite down on Ash's neck. He gasped at the sudden pain, but I kept going. I drank and drank and drank. I kept going until nothing else came out of his neck. Everyone seemed to sigh in relief. I opened my eyes to see Ashes beautiful Emerald ones.

And then, it all went dark.

A few moments later, a pain started to develop. It was like fire, and with every passing moment it was as if someone was adding gasoline to it. It started as a small pinch like feeling in my throat, but now it was full on agony. I felt my body shaking in pain, my cries not going unnoticed. My eyes wouldn't open, and I wouldn't let them. If I saw anyone with a pumping blood stream, I'd lose it. So I tried to make it through the pain.

That didn't last long.

Finally as the pain got too much, my eyes flew open. Green was the first thing I saw. I tried to focus on it, but then I heard it. Multiple, pounding, blood circulating hearts. Before I'd even notice I was up and looking at everyone. My brothers stood shocked, and my parents looked concerned. I tried to back away but my throat was in so much pain I fell to the floor holding my neck.