Unexpected turnout

Chapter 15

I let out an ear piercing shriek and all four of my kidnappers fell to the floor covering their ears but I hardly noticed. Pain surged through me, capturing my muscles, making it hard to move. Blood poured from the wound, staining the already ruined dress.

I hadn’t been stabbed in the heart so I knew I would live but that didn’t mean it didn’t hurt. Reid had shoved the stake into my collarbone. The loud crack let me know that it was broken. Suddenly the stake was harshly removed releasing another wave of pain.

I looked up to see Reid’s angry face glaring down at me “Shut up or I’ll stab you again!” He growled and I instantly stopped screaming, biting my lip.

I looked down at the wound, which was still spilling out blood. People think that vampires heal instantly but that’s not true. Yeah we heal faster than humans but it still takes time.

“You’re pathetic” Reid sneered, staring down at me. I tried to shrink away but I couldn’t move due to the pain. He threw a towel and a massive plaster at me “Don’t die just yet” He said as they all walked out of the room, slamming the door.

Once I was sure they were gone I reached for the towel. I howled in pain at the movement. Gently pressing it against the wound I realized how weak and dizzy I felt. I had lost a lot of blood although how much I wasn’t sure. My vision started to blur and everything went black.

Phoenix’s POV:

I didn’t want this. Yes her father killed mine but it’s not fair to take it out on her. She didn’t do it. She was probably at home doing whatever it is vampire children do. We should have kidnapped her father instead. But no. I got dragged into this and there was no way out.

*Flashback*

“Ok” Reid said, coming back to our spot “Change of plans. We take the girl”

We were going to originally take Carlos. I didn’t want to but Reid kept saying how I would be letting dad down, how he would be disgraced. So I agreed. Miles and Jesse were part of our group as well, but they were Reid’s friends. Being the youngest and Reid’s little brother meant that they always treated me like a baby. I hated it but like I said, there was no getting out of it.

“What!?” Miles questioned “Dude are you insane?”

Reid shot him the death glare “No. I climbed into the vents and heard every word. It was a meeting. The leech princess is going to marry the fleabag prince”

Everyone’s mouths dropped open including my own “Why!?” Jesse asked, disgusted.

“I don’t know. I didn’t stick around long enough to find out but don’t you see? We have no choice but to take her, it’s our duty to human kind. They’re gonna have a mutant baby, leading to another species. We take her and that won’t happen. Also we will still be hurting HIM, just emotionally” He grinned “So here’s the plan…..”

*End of flashback*

I was outnumbered, I had to go along with it. She had elbowed me when I tried to grab her at the church and it had hurt a lot more than normal due to her super strength but when I saw how frightened she looked, when I came in, my heart went out to her. I wouldn’t have liked to be in her shoes.

And when Reid stabbed her with the stake and she screamed out in pain I wanted to push him away and clean up her wound for her but I knew I couldn’t so I just sat there and did nothing. I sighed and got off the sofa. I had to see if she was alright.

“Jesse give me the keys to her room” I said, with my hand stretched out.

“Why?” He asked, irritated that I was disturbing him.

“I want to teach her a lesson for elbowing me” I lied.

He grinned “Wow Phoenix, didn’t know you had it in you. Good on ya” He handed me the keys “Just make sure you don’t kill it” I flinched as he called her an ‘it’ but nodded and left the room.

I grabbed a cloth, a bucket of water, one of my old t-shirts and an old pair of jogging bottoms. I brought my gun as well, just in case she tried to attack me.

I quietly unlocked the door and slowly pushed it open. Gun in the air, I peeped my head in and saw that she was lying unconscious on the floor. I lowered my gun and put it back in its holder, on my belt.

Cautiously I took a step towards her. The plaster was discarded on the floor. She had probably fallen unconscious before she could cover the wound. It had now calmed its flow to a trickle. She was lying in a pool of drying blood that had stained her dress.

I rolled her over on her back, careful not to wake her from her unconscious state. Her hair was a mess and she was even paler then her normal vampire skin colour.

I took the cloth and dipped it in the water before wiping at the dried blood around the wound as well as her arm and neck. I took the towel and pressed it against the wound to stop the trickle of blood. Once it stopped I put the plaster over it and laid the clothes down next to her. She could change when she woke.

I stood up and looked down at her. She seemed so weak and defenseless but at the same time she looked so peaceful laying there. Her skin looked so soft- wait what am I thinking? She’s a vampire, I couldn’t be getting feelings for her could I?. It’s bad enough I’ve just helped her. My stomach turned at the thought of having feelings for a vampire but when I looked at her I didn’t see a blood sucking leech, I just saw an innocent girl who doesn’t deserve to be here.

Sighing I turned around and headed out of the door, locking it behind me. I had to stop thinking of her as a human and start thinking of her what she was. Vampires were brutal monsters that feed on human blood. So why didn’t I see her that way? I sighed again before heading to my room. I have to shake these feelings for her. What would Reid say if he found out?

Hey guys. So I decided to do a double update because I don't know when the next time I can update is since I've got exams coming up.

Not much else to say so song on the side is 'They don't need to understand' by Andy Black who is actually Andy Biersack from Black Veil Brides.

Enjoy :)