Forgetting all the hurt inside you've learned to hide so well
Pretending someone else can come and save me from myself...
Skull Charm---A work in progress
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Danielle Fletcher
"Can collage get anymore boring?" Okay I'm talking to myself and I think others noticed. Not good. Everyone thinks I'm some kind of weird retard or something. I try to keep to myself most times but they think I hold grudges. Everyone misunderstands me and all I really want is for someone to really see me. To see just who I am and what I am able to do, But who would waste their time finding out? I signed closing my locker door and gripping my books to my chest as I quickly walked past the bunch who were softly talking about me. I pretend to not listen even though I heard but it doesn't bother me. I got to my class early as always, taking my seat and setting my books on the table. I watched a couple walk in hand and hand sissy faced and mussy stuff and it made me want to barf. Thanks goodness the bell rang and class begun. How lucky it was to know we were going to watch a stupid movie but what I liked about this class was Mr. Raid doesn't ask you for questions or command you to pay attention. He could careless and that's why he's liked around here. Personally I can't stand him. He's too-faced and not the brightest crayon in the box so I'm glad we don't really learn anything from him. It seems the last class always goes the fastest. Basically the in and out last class but I am not complaining at all. I quickly get to my locker not wanting to spending one more second here and shoved my books in my bag. I forgot my text book in Mr.Raid's class. I hurried over there trying to catch him before he left. The door was still open so I walked in." Mr.Raid?" He looked up from a stack of papers on his desk." Yes Miss.Fletcher? Forget something?" I grabbed my book off my table showing him." Found it. Thanks." He took his glasses off and for a strange moment he looked different--Less stupid I guess." Why don't you talk to anyone Danielle?" I gripped my book tensing up at the question. Why does he care?" Because there is no one I want to talk to Mr.Raid." Its sorta dumb to have to call him MR when he was only 5 years older then me. He smiled for the first time at me then his eyes began to sparkle. Inside I was questioning why he looked like that and outside tried to cover up my guessing game. "Can I ask you a personal question?" I suddenly got a bad feeling about this. Why does he want to know about me? Why is his question personal? " No Mr.Raid you can't." I turned and walked out. My face was burning from blushing so hard but that always happens when I come face to face with a guy. Don't ask me about it--It just happens. I grabbed my bag and quickly walked to my car. My little car was somewhat a joke around the school but I liked my car. Its funny though..to see all the fansy sports cars and then my car. I hopped in and drove toward my library. I hung out there for awhile before going home. I left my bag of text books in the back seat and looked through the junk I had to find my Library card. At the mere second of me giving up I managed to find it. I went to get out but I noticed someone looking at me from inside the Library. I wouldn't be looking like I was at him but his hair was somekind of Tropical blue color and His outfit was head to toe Leather. I sorta kinda looked away shocked I guess then went to look back but he was gone. It took me a second to process a blue hair rebel stairing me down so intensly like that before going inside. I didn't let that scare me away from my beloved books. I have just as much rights as he does. I opened the door and everything was peaceful. Children whispering, Adults giggling about something, fingers typing on the library computers and Librarians stocking the shelves of newly brought back books. I knew everyone by name now so it was easy to talk to them." Hello Darly." She smiled and set the books down the shelve to get into conversation with me. She wasn't much older then me but she was sorta like a 90 year old trapped inside a 20 year old womens body." Hey Danielle. Hows class?" I signed at my last report card." Never mind that I've got a question." It was bugging me now and things normally like this go right over my head but something about him was making him mysterious." Have you seen a Tall guy wearing leather from head to toe and has blue hair roaming the shelves?" She stared at me strange." Leather and Blue hair? I didn't know you were into guys like that. but I haven't seen this guy. Why?" I shurgged leaning against the shelves now alittle disappointed." I seen him stand by the window just before I walked in." She looked around to see him but he wasn't around." Nope sorry. Some books have came in for you though." I thanked her and went to search for some research books. I ran my fingers across the books as I tried to find the right book for Phycology. I could get lost in books if I let myself. Something about books is peaceful and stress-free. I went to go to the next shelve but I was startled. The blue haired guy was standing looking at the books. I was going to keep on looking but then he turned toward me. I quickly looked down and walked to the next shelve. I skimmed through the titles and found that I was in the romance section. I turned to go to the next set of shelves but the blue guy was walking toward me. I couldn't figure out what to do. look down? Say hello? Look away? Run? So I just stood there waiting for him to walk passed me. He stopped right next to my should." Be careful tomorrow. Raid." Then he left. What does he mean Raid? The rest of the time was useless in looking for the right books when I was contently thinking about what he said. I checked out my books and went home. I tried to pretend I never saw or heard him and went on with my life.
"Did you hear that Mr.Raid is up to something?" I sat at my table trying not to listen but It wasn't helped." I guess he'll be calling random people to go to his office in the gym for something. Rumors are coming about that its for a high paid job and everyone's excited." Job? What could he be...RAID? Was this what the blue haired guy was saying to be careful for? I shook my head not caring because things like that don't happen to me. My phone rang and it came up a number I never seen before. "Hello?" The voice I knew answered."Hello Miss Fletcher. Would you mind coming down here to my office?" I looked around at the class that already begun. Nothing could happen that I couldn't scream for help right. It might be harmless and I was just parinord." Yes sure." I hung up and told the teacher where I was going. The class glared at me but I left anyways. As if there glare would change my mind. I walked to the gym abit nervous. My hands turned to ice to think if something bad would happen. I opened the door but the room was dark and no lights were on. "Mr.Raid? Are you in here?" I went to leave but something grabbed me and then I was on the floor. The door slammed shut and the light came on." Hello Miss.Fletcher." I stood up seeing him sitting on the edge of the table."Mr.Raid?" He smiled at me again like yesterday. So evil and so strange." I'm looking for someone to play the vicum in my next movie." I didn't know he made movies but I didn't acted. I'm taking writing classes not acting." I'm a writer not an actor. I'm sure someone with more experince would be better then me with none." He walked to me slowly." In a couple of minutes classes will be done and everyone will be leaving." I totally forgot it was friday. We got short days on friday. I leaned against the wall trying to stay away from him but he still walked toward me." I need someone to be the brutally beaten wife. Are you up for it?" I didn't even really understand him before he hit me. My face throbbed as I tried to protect my face with my arms."Are you insane? You'll be fired and never teach again. Back off." He laughed like he didn't care." I was leaving this hell hole anyways but you. Your a no one. If you screamed right now for help no one would come help because you dont have friends. No one likes you. Besides this room is sound proof." I was done for. What could I do now. He was much bigger then me and easly break me into. He hit me again making me fall to the ground. He kicked me hard knocking the air from my lungs. I gasp for air as he laughed." Your pathetic. you really are. I thought you'd put up some sorta fight." He picked me up and let me lean against the wall again." Its sad you know. You are beautiful in a weird way." I seen him draw back his fist so I knew it was coming but I was too weak to fight him off. The door swung open and light shined in but Raids fist still struck and something cracked in my chest. I fell to the ground sorta in shock instead of pain. I quickly looked up at who opened the door and saw the blue haired guy. I blinked and something began to happen. At first I thought it was just that I was beginning to pass out but it was different."Who are you?" The blue haired guy didn't speak but Hauled off and knocked him out. He picked me up and carried me outside into the sun. My body began to turn cold like ice. I shivered and my teeth chattered as I tried to speak to the blue haired guy." Tttthawww mmmeeee ppleeasse!" He looked around for a second probably making sure no one was around. He put his hand over my heart and closed his eyes. I laid there not completely aware of where I was but all I wanted was not to be cold anymore. He opened his eyes and then leaned in toward my face. Oh no not good at all and me not able to push him away didn't help much ether. His lips were like fire and my body instantly warmed up. I could feel my cheeks burning so I knew I was going to be fine but he still kissed me. His hair brushed the side of my face then images flashed before my eyes. My childhood, Past away family members, Old Pets, School, Boyfriends. Then I was back with the blue haired guy stairing at me. I sat up and noticed that I was crying. "What was that about? And What just happened with Mr.Raid?" The blue haired guy stood up and was about to leave me here. " Hey!" He stopped but didn't move." Come on. Something just happened here. Tell me please." He looked over his shoulder at me and spoke." I could explain things but You wouldn't believe me." I shrugged and was feeling abit helpless." Try me." He shuke his head and walked off. Why doesn't he tell me? Why did he save me and why did he kiss me? I blushed remembering it now. I ran after him swinging open the door and ran. I didn't care where or how far. I was obligated to him now. He saved my life but it wasn't just that ether. This whole thing was abit Interesting and I want to know why its happening to me. I ran as fast as I could down the stairs trying to catch him before he vanished. I tripped and smacked right into something and tumbled. I signed rubbing my forehead in pain. He glared at me but seemed to give up." Are you alright?" His concern in his voice was abit sympathetic but I sorta was caught off guard on how purple his eyes were. " I'm fine." It sounded like I was trying to convince myself that but he slowly helped me up with a gentle hand." Please do not follow me. Its for your own good." My rambling stopped and my anger stepped in. Why can't he just tell me? He went to leave but I stopped him." Listen okay. Something just happened to me that is very perplex. I just want to know what is going on? Why did that happen to me?" As he stood there silent I noticed how much I bothered him. His fists were clenched together tightly to his sides and he tried to avoid me all together. What was that all about? I shuke my head knowing I wasn't going to get anything out of him so I walked through the door that lead to my locker. Everyone was gone and I snuke past the only one left to get to my locker finially. I grabbed my things and wanted to get out of here. To get away from everything. I hated my life and I hated how much everything confused me. Just yesterday I was having a normal life with pretty much no complication until now. I walked to my car talking to myself as always. I unlocked my door and threw my bag in the back seat. I sat down and was startled to see the blue haired guy sitting in the passenger seat. How could he be sitting there if I just opened my door? "What the hell?" He signed with frustration." Look--I'm not suppose to tell you anything but I fear your own safety now that you nearly got beaten to death and then falling down the steps." I glared at him not pleased. Maybe I didn't need to know what was going on. I pulled out of the parking lot and headed home." Just what is that suppose to mean? You think I'm a danger to myself?" He was looking out the window trying to avoid me." No--I think your a danger to others not yourself. But then again it could happen." Okay I have a talent for tripping over things. Its not my fault its gravity." So are you going to tell me what is going on?" He closed his eyes crossing his arms." At your place." I thought that through. My house, with a guy I barely knew, Explaining something that was probably by far the most confusing thing, and in my house. I blushed and started to try to figure out what I was going to do about it." Why my place? Why not yours." He laughed sacasticly." Yeah right bring a women in my house. What shall the house mates think of me?" I began to wish I never met him but I knew he wouldn't harm me so that was good to know. I drove up into my drive way and parked. This should be interesting.
I unlocked the door and welcomed him in. He slowly and cautionusly entered as if walking inside would kill him. "This is where you live?" I nodded throwing my keys on the table and my book bag on the chair." Yeah." He closed the door behind him with a loud slam. I stood ready to hear what he had to say." Okay tell me." He placed his hands on the table and took a deep breath." Your the descendant Lucrezia Borgia." I sorta laughed to myself." Lucrezia Borgia? Ceasers Sister?" He nodded enthusiasticly like it should make me proud to hear that." Yes. Isn't it great?" I couldn't guess why exactly that would be great. " 2 Questions...What does that even mean and why of all people do you know this if it was true?" He signed lowering his head in defeat sliding his hands off the table in disgust." I knew this would be pointless. Your too weak, immature, you lack the understanding of simple things." I grew angry at how he thinks he knows me. " You know nothing about me so who are you to judge." He walked around the table and got right up in my face not holding back one bit." On the contrary I know you very well." I wasn't going to let him speak to me like this. Who does this guy think he is. " Is that so." He glared at me like he was trying to get me to back off and it wasn't working." Why can't you just take my word for it?" I laughed sorta sacrastic." Oh yeah and your so trustworthly." He broke my hold on him so he wouldn't leave." If you don't embrace the facts you'll die soon. I can only protect you so far." His words seemed genuine but I still had some doubts about letting a stranger protect me from something I don't even know its own existince." Embrace what? That I'm some descendant of some girl in the the roman era?" He nodded like it was that easy but it wasn't. How can I embrace it when I know nothing of it."Yes that is exactly what you must learn to do. It might take awhile but you must embrace it soon. Remember when That guy punched you?" I shivered at the thought of it." Yes." He took a deep breath." Do you want to know the truth? Even if the outcome is worse?" I nodded battling weather I wanted to or not with the way his voice was so grave like that I wasn't sure but all the questions were giving me a headache." Yes that is all that I ask of you." He nodded sitting me down in my chair just like so many times when family members died. Like me sitting down would make the pain go away and the way he was standing it was something similar or worse." Your heart....It's been surrounded by a--Lets just say it was covered in a tightly sealed crystal rock of sorts but when that guy hit you it shattered the crystal." I must of been stairing at me alarmed so he paused a brief second to let it sink in." That crystal was holding actinium within its shell and now that its been broken your blood is mixing with it." I jumped up freaked out." WHAT? your basicly trying to tell me that there is a radioactive element within my body, mixing with my blood and ready to blow?" He nodded but tried to calm me." Becarful now...Over reacting will make the chemical boil easier and then what? I'm not cleaning up that mess." I looked at him really scared now. His words now seemed real enough and even if it was real I could die the least it could be is a lie even though I wish it was." Okay..Okay--What do I do now? I mean how do I save my life." He sorta looked nervous for a second." Are you willing to do anything? Way over the boundaries of anything?" That mere statement frightened me but for some reason I felt I could trust him." Yes. Please help me." He told me to take a shower and come down stairs. By the time I should be done he will arrive with whatever it is he was getting. Why am I taking a shower when there is actinium within my body. Shouldn't I be running around the house yelling 'I'M GOING TO BLOW??!!!" After my 30 minute shower was over I came down stairs to see him sitting down with his eyes closed as if he's been here for awhile." Um what do I call you anyways?" He opened his eyes to see me standing there and stood up. " Juan would work." He picked something up then turned to show me." Here put this on." I staired at it and laughed at the thought." I respectfully refuse. I don't wear dresses." He glared at me setting it in my arms." You have no choice if you want to live. Once you put it on come down stairs." I felt like was being treated like a 5 year old and I hated every second of it. Surprising enough the dress fit me like he know what size I would wear. I stopped for a second putting to and too together. He knows me? My size, My heart, My life? How could that be right? He called for me down stairs knocking me out of my train of thought." Are you done yet? It doesn't take this long to put on the dumb thing." I rolled my eyes at my reflection. I came down stairs to see him with his back to me." Hey I told you I didn't wear dresses but you made me." I came down stairs and stood infront of him." Now what?" He suddenly gazed at me for a long moment. His eyes sparkled and for a brief second I seen him smile. Okay what exactly was that about? He quickly snapped out of his mood and became grumpy again." Okay anyways I want you to close your eyes." I closed my eyes doing what he said. If I did what he said it would be over quicker. I'd still be alive and I could get out of this long gown thing that looked like the 14 hundreds." I want you to think of something that you want more then anything that you can't buy or anything like that. I want you to hold that and make that desire strong within your heart. And you must trust me 100 percent to make this work hope to tell you." I opened one eye at him but he shuke his head." Nope. No easy way out missy." I signed going back into the black again. Something that I want more then anything? The thought of complete understanding came to mind. Something that would make me happy was someone who understood me without judging who and where I came from. I smiled at the thought of forever love with someone who didn't make me second guess who else he loved aswell. Someone who wouldn't make me feel guitly about something. Someone who loved me wholeheartedly as I would him. I suddenly felt his hand over my heart. Then something happened. Something I didn't think would ever happen to me. Something so..........frightening.
I felt like I was on a horse. rushing passed the tree limbs to some unknown destination where I was forced to fortake. The fog was thick and heavy against my lungs as I breathed in the somewhat fresh air. The smell of swamp water comsumed the air making it seem abit rustic. I finially found light and the horse began to slow down and I was thankful. Even though I could feel and smell everything It felt like I was watching myself move and act without consciously knowing it. I looked around at the wild flowers and they smelled amazing. Anything but that swamp waters would be heaven and now theses flowers were making my scense dizzy. The sun was bright and it looked like it just came up and the air around me was fresh and pure. I took my hood off and heard hoofs behind me. I turned to see a man coming toward me riding offly quickly like he was eager to get to me. I smiled and ran toward him. He jumped off his horse in mid galop and ran towards me. "Joseph!!" He smiled and we embraced. I rested my face against his chest smelling his sweet scent." I am sorry for being late my dear. I will not make you wait a single second." I looked up at him with a smile feeling happiness that I have missed so deeply." No do not promise me something that you can not control. You being here with me is all that I ask." He smiled and I gazed at him. His pale greenish blue eyes sparkled with mine and his yellowish golden hair shined within the bright sun. His strong arms wrapped around me and I felt protected. I felt warm and I felt like he was the only person that could ever understand my crazy life and yet with all the drama within mine he too embraces it in his. He takes it and brushes it aside as I so wish I would to with mine. He makes me see all the beauty in a world that has so few. He is yet a rare find." It is a poison that leaves not a trace, working in secret." Something about that was alarming and not right. Then everything went black and then I was in my house again. Juan stood with his eyes closed still but then opened them looking at me. I wanted to be back there. That world seemed less stressed, less hellish." What was that?" He sat down sorta weak." Are you alright?" He brought his hands to his forhead taking deep breaths." Give me a second?" I looked down at where his hand was and a perfect outline of his hand was over my heart. I blushed but then went back to seeing if he was alright." What was the last thing he said?" I looked at him weird." Who said?" He looked at me angry." Please do not tell me you lost memory of it?" He jumped up like he was going to kill me." You mean Joseph? He said something about a poison never leaving something."Juan grouned angry." I need to know exactly what he said Danielle." I looked at him and the memory came back." It is a poison that leaves not a trace, working in secret?" Juan slammed his fists against the table angry." Damn." I tried to calm him down grabbing his fists." OKay you have to help me here. What is going on?" He signed sitting back down." He knows!" His withdrawn voice was shallow and I barely caught it." He who?" He closed his eyes leaning back in the chair. I was forced to watch his breathing. In, out,in,out until I couldn't take the silence anylonger." Look. I'm am obvisuously needed here and if you don't fill me in on what is going on then how am I suppose to help you?" He looked at me alittle surprised at my outburst." Very well. What you heard from Joseph was what he said on Lucrezia deathbed. Sometime after her death it was then that everyone found out that she wasn't poisoned at all but injected with actinium straight in the heart." Actinium? "Wait a second....That's not what I'm thinking right?" He didn't answer me proving to me that I was right." Your trying to tell me that I'm not the descendant but really Lucrezia?" He signed like it should be easy to put this all together." Sort of yes. You are her but you also are yourself. I mean...Lucrezia had blond hair and you have brown." I looked at the table trying to figure everything out. Lucrezia was injected with actinium into her heart. " So what do I do now?" He stood up now excited that I even asked." We take them all on and take them to there grave."
This wasn't what I wanted out of my life. I mean of course I wanted excitement and abit of drama. Who doesn't but this was way out of context. Its been 2 weeks since I last saw Juan. He said he would return with something that would help my actinium but I began to wonder if something happened to him. It was strange to me how I was fond of him when I only just meet him. I could see him in my mind perfectly and yet I felt so alone now for some reason. What if something happened to him? How would I know and what would happen to me? Probably end up like him aswell. The phone beside my bed rang startling me. I sat up getting my breath back and picked the phone up." Hello?" My mother answered with a surprised tone." Wow. I thought you were dead." I tried to fix my messed up hair as I spoke to her." Yes I am sorry I haven't returned your calls mom. I will be there soon." She hung up sorta angry but I knew once I would arrive she'd forget about it. I yawned and got out of bed. Why must Saturdays be so boring? Once I got dressed I headed down stairs for a quick breakfast and hurried to my moms house. Even though my mind was ready for the many tasks that the day will probably throw on me, It just wasn't going to let go of the idea of him dead and me not knowing. How could I possibly be happy when at any second I could fall over dead. Juan warned me to not over-react to anything but who knows with me. I drove into the drive way and parked the car. My brother came out with welcoming arms." Welcome back Danielle!" I hugged him and noticed that dad was home." Hey. Dad's home?" I hurried inside to find mom cooking dinner. I kissed her cheek and gave her a hug." I mom." She smiled hugging me back. My mom is my rock in so many ways. She's been there for me in everything and I am so glad. She helped me through my bad breakup with my last boyfriend and she's helped me with anything I need. She's the only thing left I have. " No chris again?" She glared at me not completely towards me at all but more at the question." Chris who?" My big brother Christopher was a big wig Army guy now and things with him haven't been like they use to. I've only had him to look up to when growing up. My big sister would never involve me in anything and when she turned 16 she moved out and things with her haven't changed much ether. She's a stuck up baby as always. My other brother and sister from my dad's side I never really knew. Karessa is cool and Danny...Well Danny is danny. I wanted the whole family together on hoildays for as long as I could remember but as time passed I learned that everyone changed and no one cared about us anymore. They had there own lifes now and its abit sad. I always thought family was the most important thing ever. I walked into the living room to see My dad watching football." Hey Dad!" He smiled standing up " Hey honey. How are you?" I smiled back greatfully taking a hug from him. He was the one who gave me a hard time with everything, who cried and complained when something wasn't done the right way but he was also there WHENEVER I needed him. He brought me up and even though I complained and fought with him, He was still my father and I loved him. "Where's Dustin?" He sat back down offering me a drink." He's probably in his room or outside." I took my Coke and headed toward the door. I figured he would be outside. If he wasn't playing video games, he was outside playing hockey. Dustin was a different kind of person. He just was Dustin and was the best way to sum him up. " Hey!" He spotted me long before I seen him. I threw him a water bottle with a smile." Hey. Hows things with you?" He took a quick drink setting his hockey stick on the wall beside him. " Good. How come you haven't called? Mom's been a worried well....mom." I shurgged tried not to say anything about Juan." Well...I've just been busy and alot of things have been on my mind. Sorry." He didn't care at all about anything. All he knew was he was his own person and as along as he was happy those around him were aswell." Yeah Sure Sure." I laughted as mom called for us into the kitchen." Suppertime." I followed behind dustin and was surprised at all the food she set up for us." Mom?" She looked at me with a kind smile." I am sure all your studies have prevented you from your time in the kitchen which means that you haven't really ate anything." I smiled at the kind thought. Always putting us first which it did make me feel horrible about not talking to her more often." Thanks mom." She hugged me as we all sat around the table to eat. They asked me the normal family questions I suppose. How's school, Dating anyone, weather,football,Family issuses,etc. It was almost 10 by the time I had to leave. I didn't want to go but Shadow was waiting for his meal." Thanks mom for supper and all. Sorry I haven't called. I promise I'll call as soon as I can." She laughed hugging me." Don't worry about it. I'm just a mother thats all. I worry over minor things. You know me. haha." I nodded agreeing with her. Of course I knew how her mind worked besides I have some of her genes in me. Dad didn't really say to much of anything just a hug and drive safe. Dustin let me borrow his Ghost recon game for awhile. I waved as I climbed into my car and gravely drove off. Gosh I missed being with them everyday. I was sure shadow's not going to talk to me in awhile for not feeding him his meal at the exact moment he wants it. He's to much of a spoiled brat but He's my brat and I loved him. I drove up into my garage and signed as I walked up to the door. Night time only meant the next day was surly coming to haunt me. I opened my door and I felt something eerie. Something just felt off. I slowly walked inside softly closing my door behind me making sure Shadow wasn't going to get outside. I quickly turned my light on and my house was completey destroyed. My table broke into peices, my Chairs shattered, my dishes cracked and broken laying on the floor before the stairs, The rails were split, my glass end table shattered, my photos were off the wall, curtains ripped, windows broken. I paused at the fact. WINDOW BROKEN. My mind went crazy. what if Shadow got outside. Oh no. I rushed up the stairs not caring about the broken boards or how unsave it was to even stand on it. Shadow normally slept in my room so I rushed up the stairs and ran as fast as I could to my room but I froze at the sight. I covered my mouth in horror. A guy layed in my hallway bleeding with half of his guts hanging out. This man was aimed at my room. My heart skipped a beat as I looked at my door. It looked like a football player ramed it so hard it almost when right through the wall. I jumped over the body and ran into my room. "Juan?" He layed on my bed soaked in blood and in agony. I rushed over to him worried." Juan? Its Danielle?" He looked up at me then layed his head back down on my pillow." He's under the bed." I thought about what he could of meant. Shadow? Was shadow under the bed that Juan was laying on? The dead guy looked like he was forced down because he wanted in my room? Did Juan protect Shadow? I looked under my bed to find shadow completely scared to no end. I looked at Juan amazed and abit scared myself." Did you?" He must of seen the look in my eyes and knew where I was going with it." Don't give me that saved my cat treatment." He sat up holding his head like it hurt pretty bad." I knew he meant the world to you and I knew what it would do to you if anything happened to him. So don't give me that thanks bull. Because I don't need it." I staired at me amazed. He was an amazing guy who didn't want to be. He wants everyone to think he's a bad guy not worth anything but deep down inside he cares. He cared that Shadow was in danger because Shadow meant the world to me. Juan saved Shadow for me. I didn't know how to thank him. hugging him would only make me seem like I was interested in him because I wasn't..well I didn't want him to know about it. He stood up and looked at my bed." I'll bring you need blankets and sheets to replace the blood stained ones." I smiled at the kind thought. See he wants everyone to think he's an ass." Thanks." He realized that we were being civil toward each other and must of changed." Well I'll be going now." I was surprised at how suddenly he was leaving." Where are you going now?" He walked out into the hall and picked the dead body up throwing it on his shoulder in one quick sweep." Taking care of the body." I followed behind me determained to make him spill his guts on where and what he knows. Things just didn't seem right and things didn't made any sense." Then where are you going." He stepped over the broken boards as he spoke alittle angry." Away." He reached the door and I had only one thing in mind to make him stop and tell me what was going on." Why? what is so important for you to leave now?" He spun around even more angry with me for basicly calling him out." Some military forces are after me. Me coming here was the wrong move and now I'll be targeted here. I'm leaving to go somewhere far away." It still didn't make any sense. Why? Why couldn't he stop and fight them off? Why was he being so weak as to running from them." But why are you running? Why can't you fight them off. Take them on so it would send a message to the military to not mess with you?" He glared at me but suddenly seemed abit distant." I'm leaving to protect you." I was stunned at his statment." Protect me? From what?" He opened the door and left me puzzled. Why was he acting like this? I stood there for awhile stairing at the door hopeing that he would return but He didn't. I blocked most of the windows so shadow could figure out a way to get out and All the time it took me to cover the windows he didn't come back. I cleaned the house as best I could but I knew the real reason I was cleaning at 12:20am. I was trying to convince myself that he would come back. But to be honest what exactly would he gain by coming back? As I thought about it I realized just why he was acting like that. He didn't care if I died or not. He was covering something up and I haven't figured out what. I shuke my head thinking of the impossible things that ran through my mind." I'm being an idiot and over reacting." I stood up and walked toward the stairs but I heard a very faint noise outside. It was a bad habit of mine to hear really soft sounds but this sounded like nothing I have ever heard before but I couldn't react or even think as all my windows and doors were shattered with some strong force. I covered my face from all the stuff that flew by me. I peeked from between my fingers at all the men. There had to be 20 of them.Military no doubt. I couldn't move as they aimed there guns at me threating my life." Who do you think you are?" They remained very still until 2 stepped out to there sides for someone to enter." Aw you must be Danielle." I staired at him trying to think if I ever met him before." How do you know my name?" He smiled kinda smug crossing his arms." We'll lets just say Juan is a friend of ours." A friend? Why would Juan be friends with them when He said he was running from them but then again He doesn't have to answer to me. Who am I in all of this. I'm no one with no power over anything." I don't understand how?" The man looked to be the ruthless type that could careless who died or lived as long as he got what he wanted." You don't know who Juan is do you?" I couldn't agrue with that because it was the honest truth and aslong as I remain somewhat honest then it might prolong my life abit longer." No he doesn't really tell me much of him." The man laughed still abit smug about it." Yes well Juan is a very lets say different kind of person. Would you like to know?" I nodded because I did want to know but I questioned to really believe this man." Very much so." He looked at me for a second and began to pace the room." Well We've been hunting him down for almost 7 years now all because of a little mix up. When I said he was different I really mean it. He's a vampire. A rare being that feeds on our Blood." I shivered at the thought." Yes I know what vampires are but why are you hunting him if you say that he's on your side?" He looked surprised as if I wasn't suppose to really hear that." We came up with a cure for being a vampire and we brought it to Juan and he refused treatment. Me and Juan are very close friends well, we use to be but him running has made our relationship a struggle but then you came." He walked up to me grabbing my shoulder hard scaring the crap out of me." Your the cure Danielle." I didn't understand at all how I could cure him." How?" The man turned to the men and walked away from me." Your Blood is the cure and the only way to change him back into a human is every ounce of your blood." I staired at the back of the man. Then before I knew it the men shot me with some dart making me pass out. As I layed on the floor I thought of Juan and his struggle. He must of been a vampire for awhile now and having a cure right infront of you refusing it was dumb.But why did he refuse it? I mean if he didn't like being a vampire and always being on the run from someone out there, then why not take the treatment? It all didn't make any sence to me at all but then again why exactly am I believing this man I know nothing of over Juan who I know parshly? Who's to say he's the bad guy out of this. Then I would be in big trouble. What if juan left town or even country? I was done for but then again why am I relying on him so much. I am a strong women but then again I was shot with one dart and it took me right out. So much for my theory of being strong.
I felt light headed as I opened my eyes to see a bright room. I had to close my eyes for a second to try to wake up. I blinked and opened them again. I was strapped to a bed in a very bright white room with a single huge window. What was this? Where am I? " Ah Miss Fletcher your awake. Good we've been waiting for you to wake up to begin the testing." Testing? What exactly was I going to go through?" Testing? What is this for?" The voice on the telecome answered me calmly." Well when we got you we figured we had a normal human girl with reincarnated blood but Then you gave off a strange aura when you passed out at your place so we planned on doing some tests to see if possible interaction with some of the drugs we give you. No harm will come of you." The voice wasn't the old guy that explained that Juan was a vampire. The door opened and a man came into the room carrying a tray." Hello Danielle." I nodded not really wanting to talk to these people. He placed the tray beside the bed and I began to get even more light headed as before. He propped me up with a smile and seemed kind for some reason." Okay Drug #1 entered at 2:00am." I closed my eyes as I felt the prick on my arm. I couldn't fight with him or even try to. The bed was pinning me down so I couldn't move to get out." Okay Are you feeling anything Danielle?" I looked at him as he wrote on a clipboard." No just light headed but I had that." He nodded answering the normal doctor 'Good' Thing." Just tell me when your feeling anything." I nodded but then paniced about just what kind of drug was inside of me?" What did you just inject into me?" He stopped writing and smiled at me." The truth Drug. It should let us know everything you know about anything we ask." Oh no....I wanted to help Juan not put him in more danger. The room began to rock alittle and I fought off the feeling of throwing up." I see the drug is working. Okay tell me everything you know about Juan and what has happened to you?" I couldn't control what I said let alone make the room stop spinning." Well I meet Juan in a library and then I learned that I had Actinium." The doctor suddenly threw me back on the bed in a rough way." Why didn't you tell us you had actinium. The truth drug could kill you or even worse." What was worse then dieing. As he tried to figure out a way to get the drug out of me the room still spun round and round. I thought of all the things that I was going through and what Juan must be going through. No wonder he didn't want there help to begin with. I felt my body temp rising making me panic." Its so hot in here!" He stuck a needle into my arm and this time it felt like he stabbed me.I screamed and tried to make the pain go away. He tried to hold me down but I couldn't help it. "Fletcher...yourself ...will...drug leathal. Calm..and...out...moving like this." what exactly did he mean by all of that? I couldn't hear him or anything but my heartbeat inside my chest. I could hear it in my ear muffling the sound of the man trying to help me or was he? My breathing rised and I began to feel more pain. My heart rate raced and my breath picked up with the speed of my heart. Some truth drug. More like Fuck you up drug. I closed my eyes waiting for it to all go away but then it happened. I heard the guy speaking to me slow and harshly." Fletcher stay with me. Don't you die on me." What was he talking about. I didn't feel anymore pain and I couldn't hear my heart beat now so he must of helped. I tried to open my mouth but nothing happened. What was going on. I cant speak. I cant hear or feel my heartbeat anymore. My breathing was grave. Was I dying? Then I started to gag for air making me sufficated by this drug. I didn't want to die not now. My family,Shadow,Juan,School. I still had so many things I wanted to do before this so why am I being takin now? "Miss fletcher. You have to fight!" This guy was beyond dumb. I was fighting but how exactly do I fight death. I never knew death was so strong. When people say superman is the strongest man I want to see him take on death. See how strong he was then. I tried everything I could to fight it but I couldn't there was no going back and I couldn't make any sense of it. I was gone lost forever and utterly and completely alone.
What kind of place is this when you die? Everyone says that when you die you will end up in heaven. Well isn't this heaven everyone is so fixated on suppose to be all clouds and heavenly? Well where the hell was this place? Was I stuck in Hell? But it didn't have lava and flames considering it is the devils home. So was I stuck in the middle. The place that nothing happens. Not good or bad but in the middle? Does something like this even exist? I mean obviously it does because I'm doomed to stay here but Why at least couldn't I be somewhere alittle more interesting. What the hell am I suppose to do here? I realized one important thing. It might be helpful to open my eyes to see what kind of place I was suppose to be doomed to stay forever. I opened my eyes to see alittle room. I sat up looking around. It looked like the inside of a shack. So was I dead or was this what was 'the middle'? I signed rubbing my head. I wish this was a dream. I have theses more often the ones I have nice things happen." Danielle?" I turned my head to the sound of his voice. He was sitting there against the wall proped up. Hey wasn't I just laying? OH MY GOD! Was I laying in his lap? This can not be happening.Juan? He nodded messaging his shoulder probably been sitting like that for awhile." What happened? I thought?" He closed his eyes gripping his fists matching the gritting of his teeth." How could you of agreed to come with them?" What was he talking about?" Huh?" He looked at me serious." Why didn't you stay away from them? I had to come and save you yet again." His tone was different. more angry and more resentful no it was more like he didn't want to waste his time with coming here. I turned to face the door hurt by his words yet again." I didn't agree to come here. They came looking for you and before I knew it I was hit with some dart and strapped to a bed. Some doctor injected me with some truth drug to get some info from me about you and that was all I remember. other then the part about feeling like I was dying. You didn't have to save me. You shouldn't of came to begin with. I dont need your help Juan I was prefectly able to defend myself." Even though I said it I didn't mean it at all. I do want him near me and I knew I would of died if he didn't come but I didn't want to be around him if he didn't want me around him. Waiting for him to say some rude and hurtful thing I suddenly felt his arms around me." That wasn't want I meant." Then what did he mean by he HAD to come and SAVE me YET AGAIN? What more was there to sum up?" I was so worried about you when I found out you were taken away by them I rushed to get you. It was no easy task to be honest but I had to hurry. I knew exactly what they were going to try to do. the same thing that they were going to do with me." His warm arms felt more real then his words but I didn't care. Why exactly was he acting like this to being with." How exactly did you stop the drug in my body I mean it felt like my body was being overwellmed? I could feel his breath on my neck hot and abit unsure. It amazed me on how much I knew body languee seeing on how much I suck with men." I had no choice but to do it. I'm sorry there wasn't anyway to save you." he was rambling on about nothing that made any sense to me." What do you mean?" He didn't answer me until I turned around to face him. He arms were still around me but he was stairing at my stomach now trying to avoid eye contact with me. Was it really that horrible? " What did you do? Kill the doctor guy? Thats not so bad. I would of killed him myself if I could. That idiot." He shuke his head still not speaking nor looking at me. What was this now? This was something different for him to not look straight at me to tell me how it felt. He never had a hard time before so why now all of a sudden? "Juan. I know your a vampire." He suddenly stared into my eyes with alarm." You do? They told you?" I nodded glad he was looking at me again." So you can trust me Juan." He looked down again so I had to say something that would make him trust me." I may not be your girlfriend." I blushed at the thought but he looked up at me making me blush again." I may not be your girlfriend but I am someone very close to you so you can trust me you know. I will never say anything to anyone." He still looked at me but without all the alarm in his expression but more eagerness I suppose." I do trust you. I dont trust anyone but you." I smiled at him still happy to feel his arms around me." So whats the big thing your worried about? What is more worrysome then being a vampire huh?" He tried to look away but I grabbed his face in my hands." Just tell me Juan." He gazed at me so intensely I felt like I was melting." I had no choice but to turn you into a vampire." My heart skipped a beat. I was a vampire? I smiled at him making him puzzled." So your point is?" He looked confused for the first time." Not only that but Your my vampire." The words came out so smooth and romantic I felt like I was going to cry." What exactly does that mean?" He sorta smiled but then realized it and made a frown." When I choose I can see and hear your thoughts. I know where exactly you are. I'll know who you talk to, where and when you feed. I'll know everything. You'll have no privacy what so ever anylonger. And I was the one who took that all away. I'm so sorry." For the first time he was sad. He was sorry and he cared that he doomed my life. I felt like crying but I was strong now. I was a vampire that was going to protect Juan but what if he didn't like me. Maybe he was sorry that he turned me so now he has to be with me forever? I suddenly got sad and he caught it right away." See I knew the news would worry you as soon as it set in." I shuke my head not looking at him." Thats not it at all. I just thought for a second that you might want to be with me but then I realized what you really meant and I feel bad for you. No wonder your so on edge." He laughed at my emotions but I couldn't help but feel them.
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