The Beasts [Book 1]

CHAPTER EIGHT - The Castle

"We've gotta get these humans somewhere safe." Selene whispered in Grace's ear, "We don't even know their names yet though!"

Grace huffed, rolling her eyes. She walked up to the group, smiling sweetly at them. "Hi! I'm Grace. These three are Diesel, Jordan, and Selene; it's nice to meet you. Sorry we had to meet at such a bad time, though!" She held out her hand to the first female.

She murmured, "Jasmine." and the rest of the four followed her lead, as expected.

"Jacob."

"Connor!"

"Annabelle. But call me Anna." When all had been introduced, a new problem was presented.

"We actually lived at the Prince's castle. You know. The Vampire princes'. As his 'humble' servants." Connor scoffed. "it was the worst four years of my life! Anna was only two, Jacob a year, and Jasmine about six months."

Jasmine nodded silently. "But it's hit Jasmine the hardest, we think. She's just so young... she doesn't like talking much." Jacob patted the strawberry blonde on the back, smiling at her.

"We have nowhere else to go. Our families... we think they're dead." Anna murmured, "Is there someplace safer we could be? Maybe?"

"No place is safe until we get the Vampires under control. Their reign of terror is over." Selene spat, "Take out the prince, take out the vampires!" It was a perfect... half of a plan. They needed to figure out how to get back into the castle, though.

"Easy! We'll sneak you in. Under one condition." Jacob snipped, smirk falling upon his lips. "Turn us into you! Beasts. If that's what you call yourselves, anyway. That way we can protect ourselves."

Grace looked uncertain but Diesel stepped forward. "If ya young'uns ar sure, I'll turn ya myselfs." He told them, "Bu' it's a rough couple 'o' 'ours, kids."

"Yes, but it looks worth it." Jasmine spoke up quietly. "Do you guys know the extent of what you can be?"

"From what we know, you can be absolutely anything. From a junebug to a Cerberus." Jordan obviously gestured over to Diesel, "Are you sure you're willing to risk getting a bug?"

"Of course. Even if we are, we've gotta have something to protect ourselves, right guys?" Connor took a step forward, and though his comrades looked uncertain, they nodded in agreement.

"Sure." Annabelle replied, "We're sure we want this!"

A few minutes later, all four where knocked out cold. "It's sad that it happens everytime." Diesel huffed, "it was the weirdest experience I've had in a while, but probably not theirs."

"They'll turn when they wake up. But it seems to me that only us three, the originals, had to find their special spots. But just think... Selene's was the top of twin peaks! We met Diesel, and he was turned. Blood Moon meeting place; Jordan saved those four. It's like it was all... planned out." Selene sighed, leaning against a rock.

"All planned out by the Goddess Freyja, to end the vampire's hold on this earth. Let the humans take over once more." Grace looked up at the sky. The sun was going down, and soon, more than just vampires would be making their nightly rounds. "We'll need to be careful, and look out for those four. Coyotes are dangerous foes, too."