Warm heart, cold touch (Vampire Verse)

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(A/N ok, there's gonna be some language and a bit of violence. don't say i didn't warn you.)

Thorn's P.O.V

something doesn't feel right. my mind is in 20 places at once and this doesn't happen unless shits 'bout to go down. I glanced at Encre who seemed to have the same problem. just his facial expression didn't sit right with me, nothn' here did. the others seemed to be fine, that or they'er just to good at hiding a sick feeling. wouldn't be surprised if Fallacy would be hiding it. he's got lord knows how many years on me, so he's gotten good at it. the silence between everyone was killing me. "T- thorn?"

"yes Encre?"

"your feeling that too, r- right?" fallacy looked at me. "feeling what?" he interrupted. he looked back to Encre who seemed almost petrified. "well?"

"y- yeah... somethin' ain't right. fallacy is still in no condition to fight yes?" Encre nodded. "alright, I apologise your highness but I suggest you go to the safest place in the castle before things get bloody." Fallacy gave me a puzzled look. I glanced at Encre. "you to, I've known you for while and you were never the fighting type."

"mind telling me whats going on?" fallacy said firmly. Encre flinched. "aaaannd that'd be your que to leave." before anyone could object someone burst through the castle doors. "TRAITOR!" they shouted. "eterna, you followed me. you have no point being here!"

"Neither do you!" she lunged at me. I summoned a sword and deflected her attack. "Encre! Get the others out of here!" 

"R- right!" everyone scattered. I had no intentions of hurting Eterna, but even when I defected all her attacks she was still able to hit my right arm, disabling it. blood began to pour out of my arm.  using my left hand and some magic I was able to knock her out. blood was dripping onto the floor at this point. the main hall where the fight played out had gone silent. one of the maids came out from hiding. from what I saw, I think she sent another to get Encre. "Miss! your arm, Please allow me to assist you!" I smile tiredly then passed out due to blood loss.

Encre's P.O.V

"L- Lord Encre!!" flinching at the maids cries I spun around. she seemed a bit out of breath, it must have been an emergency. "wh- what is it?"

"your *huff* your friend, sh- she's been injured!" my eye's went wide. before another word was spoken I bolted to the main hall. "Thorn!!" I yelled. there was a maid tending to her wounds. she looked as if she had just witnessed murder. the wasn't and dust, thankfully. "what happend to her!?" 

"she... is... sustaining a critical injury..." her words trailed off as if thorn was dying. "is Th- thorn..." 

"no, but her life is at risk. we might have to take off her arm if we can't be sure that this won't get infected." moving my way around the small pools of blood I made my way to her. "Thorn?" I shook her a bit. her eyes opened but she was unable to move. "yeah?" she asked quietly. "y- your arm..." 

"I know... if you can't heal it, just take it off. I'll be just fine without it."

"I- it will be a last resort..." I trailed off. "what on earth went on in here?" fallacy questioned from the top of the stairs. Thorn smiled weakly then passed out. "I- I..." I wanted to say something but was at a loss for words. besides, Thorn's life was on the line and I didn't wanna take chances.

~

Hours have gone by and thorn is still not moving, but she is breathing. I'm currently cuddled up next to fallacy on a sofa in his room. my eyes burn a bit from crying being so afraid that I would lose my best friend. I feel so drained of energy from everything that has happend. I'm scared, sad, pissed and tired at the same time. I feel myself start to drift off. fallacy's touch is actually warm for once. I feel more like he's tolerating me than comforting me, but he's just extremely hard to read at times like this. might as well just rest. "Encre?" Fallacy startled me at first by suddenly breaking the silence. "y- yes?"

"you care about thorn yes?" I hesitated for a second wondering why he was asking before answering. "Yes of course I care about her! she's my best friend."

"right and you are aware with the injury she is sustaining she may not live to see tomorrow, yes?" I felt myself starting to cry again. since well, my parents and my brother are all dead and I don't wanna lose anyone else. "mhm" I mumble starting to finch from crying. Fallacy  let out a sigh, and wrapped me in his wings bringing my closer to him. "you do understand her life is not as valuable as yours to me. but even still, I am hardly phased by the death of a mortal. I do apologise if I hurt you by saying thi-"

"n- no... I, I understand... your a vampire and you've killed many to survive..."  he picked me  and set me down on his bed. he then proceeded to take his clothes off. he had taken his shirt off when he finally spoke. "I suggest you do the same. you should rest, you seem tired and stressed. I cannot promise anything but you can at least hope your friend will make it through the night." I then started taking my own clothes off. I lied down next to fallacy. he held me close like he was protecting me from something. "thank you..." I said quietly. I then fell into a dreamless sleep.

(A/N WOOOOOO! I am so sorry it took me forever to complete this! anyway, I plan on killing thorn off so don't get attached to her mkay? btw I don't know when or how Imma do it, but Imma gonna do it. have a nice day/evening.

EDIT: I removed a part where they talked about jasper's mom's death, cause I had forgotten about it when I first wrote this back in like, near end of 2018 i think.

author-chan, 2020)