Status: Completed. Decided not to do a sequel.
Children Of The Damned
Chapter 27
Eliana
I tried to get away, but only managed to fall off the bed and land hard on the floor. I scrambled to my feet and ran for the door, but then he was there, blocking my way, grabbing my upper arms in an iron grip.
“No!” I screamed, looking into the face of a monster, fangs bared.
“Ana! Ana! Please, stop!”
I kicked at him, trying to break free from him, but he didn’t budge an inch.
He shook me, and I stopped struggling briefly while I considered other ways I might be able to escape. I started to cry when I realized it was hopeless. Even if I could get to the window, the drop would kill me.
“What are you?” I asked, my voice small and afraid. I was leaning as far away from him as I could.
“Please, Ana. I can explain everything! I-”
“What the fuck are you?” I screamed.
He looked me in the eyes, and his face was normal again. It was almost as if nothing had happened. Only it had. I had seen the way his face changed before my eyes. Nothing could ever take that truth away.
“I’m a vampire.”
It was strange and sick and wrong, but I still believed him.
I laughed a hopeless, empty laugh. “And you just wanted to get my to trust you so you could kill me and no one would suspect a thing, right? That’s what you want, isn’t it? To drain me, feed off of me? That’s what you do, it’s your MO. Right?”
He smiled wistfully, but his face quickly changed back into a dark and hopeless sort of blankness. “I could have killed you anytime, Ana. And yes, I want to drain you, to feed on you, but I won’t. I am willing to go against my every instinct because I care about you. I never wanted to hurt you.”
“Well, it’s a little late for that,” I said, blinking away the tears that blurred my vision.
“Please, Ana.”
“What? What do you want me to say? ‘Oh, sorry you’re such a monster? You lied to me, but that’s okay! I forgive you!’” I said in a mocking tone.
“You hate me. I can understand that. Just please-”
“Let me go, Damon. If you’re not going to kill me, then please, let me go. I can’t take this.”
He released me, and I fell to the floor, shaking with fear. He reached out as if to help me, but I recoiled.
“Don’t touch me, Damon. Ever. Just leave me alone.”
He stepped aside, and I ran. I ran down the stairs, across the living room, and out the front door, not even bothering to close the door behind me. I fumbled with the keys, dropping them once before finally managing to get inside and start the engine.
Then I peeled out of the drive and sped down the road.
When I got home, I ran inside, locking myself in. I checked all the windows, double checking to make sure they were locked. I drew all the curtains closed and locked myself in my room.
Then, when I was finally able to think, terror washed over me.
And I finally realized what I had to do. I picked up my cell phone, and dialed Elena’s number. She had to know she was in danger. All of us were in danger.
I tried to get away, but only managed to fall off the bed and land hard on the floor. I scrambled to my feet and ran for the door, but then he was there, blocking my way, grabbing my upper arms in an iron grip.
“No!” I screamed, looking into the face of a monster, fangs bared.
“Ana! Ana! Please, stop!”
I kicked at him, trying to break free from him, but he didn’t budge an inch.
He shook me, and I stopped struggling briefly while I considered other ways I might be able to escape. I started to cry when I realized it was hopeless. Even if I could get to the window, the drop would kill me.
“What are you?” I asked, my voice small and afraid. I was leaning as far away from him as I could.
“Please, Ana. I can explain everything! I-”
“What the fuck are you?” I screamed.
He looked me in the eyes, and his face was normal again. It was almost as if nothing had happened. Only it had. I had seen the way his face changed before my eyes. Nothing could ever take that truth away.
“I’m a vampire.”
It was strange and sick and wrong, but I still believed him.
I laughed a hopeless, empty laugh. “And you just wanted to get my to trust you so you could kill me and no one would suspect a thing, right? That’s what you want, isn’t it? To drain me, feed off of me? That’s what you do, it’s your MO. Right?”
He smiled wistfully, but his face quickly changed back into a dark and hopeless sort of blankness. “I could have killed you anytime, Ana. And yes, I want to drain you, to feed on you, but I won’t. I am willing to go against my every instinct because I care about you. I never wanted to hurt you.”
“Well, it’s a little late for that,” I said, blinking away the tears that blurred my vision.
“Please, Ana.”
“What? What do you want me to say? ‘Oh, sorry you’re such a monster? You lied to me, but that’s okay! I forgive you!’” I said in a mocking tone.
“You hate me. I can understand that. Just please-”
“Let me go, Damon. If you’re not going to kill me, then please, let me go. I can’t take this.”
He released me, and I fell to the floor, shaking with fear. He reached out as if to help me, but I recoiled.
“Don’t touch me, Damon. Ever. Just leave me alone.”
He stepped aside, and I ran. I ran down the stairs, across the living room, and out the front door, not even bothering to close the door behind me. I fumbled with the keys, dropping them once before finally managing to get inside and start the engine.
Then I peeled out of the drive and sped down the road.
When I got home, I ran inside, locking myself in. I checked all the windows, double checking to make sure they were locked. I drew all the curtains closed and locked myself in my room.
Then, when I was finally able to think, terror washed over me.
And I finally realized what I had to do. I picked up my cell phone, and dialed Elena’s number. She had to know she was in danger. All of us were in danger.
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Song: Apocalypse Please- Muse