The vampire's incubator

Chapter 13

Chapter 13
Kamikaze

Getting out of the castle wasn't as difficult as it used to be before we were allowed to walk around and get acquainted with each other.
Of all of the things that happened ever since we got here, this is the one thing I'll forever be grateful for (although we shouldn't be grateful to have an uniterrupted peaceful walk to the gardens, it should be everybody's right!).

"What is a the necessity of telling me all this boy?" A very frustrated Jonathan who's running a hand through his raven black hair growls and I skulk behind the willows spreading widely across the ground.

"You know we need the change Jon, don't pretend like you enjoy being a lapdog! Only he can't see past this charade but even that won't last." Spits Lin, the vampire who had escorted me back to my room so I could 'dress properly' the other night.

"This is treason boy, treason I tell you," He accuses pointing a finger at him and shaking his head like a wet retriever. "and you know the price. We shall pay with our heads on the stakes." Although his frustration is clearly seen from the distance of a few metres between us, Jonathan seems to be considering whatever was said as he paces.

"Stop!" Lin manages to speak with a vexed, restrained voice. "Pacing back and forth will not help anyone. You growing some balls and doing what's essential is all we ask of you and I'm not going to try and teach you the importance of change when even a toddler can see it!" He walks off but hitches after a few steps before coming back to speak right in Jonathan's face, his tone threateningly low.
"With or without you, Aharon will be overthrown so you best choose your side wisely."

They plan to-

My arm is suddenly yanked from behind and my head snaps like an animal's.

"What do you think you're doing?" With the conversation commanding my full attention, I hadn't even heard or seen her approaching me.

"You know what I'm doing Rosaline; you don't even have to ask." I whisper and look back to the rose tree where the two vampires stood a second ago only to find the spot unoccupied.

"I'm gonna walk back in through those doors," she points to the door, keeping her eyes on me still. "and if you don't follow behind me, I will scream your name and we'll finally have the attention of every vampire nearby." She says sternly and I raise a brow at her.  She wouldn't!
When I march forward with determination, paying no heed to her threats, she speaks again. "Don't test me Adinah, I won't let you carry on with this stupid kamikaze you're planning."

"So you can't watch me die but you expect me to sit comfortably in the huge castle and watch my sister die?" I can't control the accusation lacing my voice but Rosaline is being a hypocrite.

"My boyfriend went on your suicide mission, don't worry yourself." She says bitterly and for a while I just stare at her before my head drops to the floor. When done by someone else, the plan does seem stupid.

"I'm sorry." I whisper and she lets out a long breath.

"It's fine Adinah but you can't keep jumping like a kangaroo whenever a problem arises. As much as I love taking my brain away on vacations, now is not the time to be irrational. People are dying!" She pulls my arm, heading to the castle and for the first time, I hate how I'm the child and someone else is the big sister. That's always my role, I have to be the responsible one, for both Matilda and Rosaline. I have to.

I also hate how I'm apologizing for something I'm not really sorry for, if I was to go back in time, I'd do the same thing all over again if it meant Matilda's life was at risk. I'm never letting anything happen to her!

No matter how hard it is, I'll have to admit that my equanimity is slowly wearing away as minutes turn into hours with no sign of Sola.

"He'll be here, I know he will." I promise the apprehensive Rosaline who has been expressing her concerns  for the past three hours.

"I think he was found on the way and they killed him." She had said earlier.

"Maybe he is infected too, I mean he probably got the disease  or whatever this is when he went there in the past week."

I only have one answer to all her disheartening assumptions. "Don't you think we would know if anything like that happened? He'll be here." The problem is that even I am starting to doubt my own words.

"I can feel it Adinah, something is not right about this whole situation. I'm scared." She stresses and I'm in the middle of coming up with something comforting to say when we hear a knock and we both fly to the door.

At the sight of Sola, she throws her arms around him and from her side I see her try to wipe a tear secretly. "I was worried about you." Her voice is muffled with her head still on his bare chest and I let the guilt wrap me up in it's tight bubble.

Breaking away from the hug, he places a soft kiss on her head but keeps his arm around her waist. "I'm sorry love. I had to tend to my garden duties to avoid being caught." His frown turns into a ribbing smile. "If however I knew you'd react like this every time I left for a few hours, I would have thrown myself somewhere for a few years." He teases and she tries to wriggle out of his grip although she fails (because she's not trying hard enough) and they both end up smiling while I just stand on my feet and force a smile with my hands behind my back.

"I'm sorry you had to go out there because of me." I apologize to Sola.

"It's absolutely fine Adinah, you're practically family just don't do it again, yeah?" He says and I nod. "There is no easy way of saying this so I suppose I'll have to blurt it out. She's not there." His eyes are watching my face intently like I'm a wild animal that may attack him and I'm sure it spells 'what do you mean?'. I open my mouth to speak but nothing comes out, words sliding back down my throat.
"I was told they were taken away, they are being isolated from the rest but...."

A million thoughts hop and jumble over each other in my head until I feel like there is less air in my lungs, I need to breathe.
Seconds pass until my brain finally processes the information and Sola continues.

".... but the doctors are working on the treatment. Everything will be fine Adinah, we've all come too far to give up now. We'll find her and leave this place, yeah?" I wish I had even a quarter of his hope and determination.

But since I don't, tonight I'm going to cry my eyes out until there are no more tears left, let all my fears about losing Matilda surface and allow someone to comfort me in every way possible.

I'm going to be weak and vulnerable.

A/N
My poor baby can't catch a break hey? But nothing lasts forever, especially emotions.

Anyway, I'm not sure why people couldn't read the last chapter but that's all fine now.

Thank you again for reading and this one is dedicated to Admag2407 for being awesome in every way and please do check out her book.
She's just starting out but her writing is great.
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