Bloods Gem (33 page)

I watched Faith deteriorate by the day. It
made me sick. I sang and spoke to her hoping to help the process
and ease her mind. I told her to embrace the change so she could
come back to me. I sobbed as I held her in my arms, hoping she
wouldn’t die. Laying my head on her chest, I listened to her slow
beating heart and hoped she would pull through this.

I couldn’t just sit there anymore. I was
driving myself crazy watching her slowly die in front of me. I had
to get out and kill something to get out this frustration. Celeste
and mother sat in while I went out.

I didn’t realize how thirsty I was until I
smelled the scent of wild animals running about. I took many down,
basking in the victory of actually killing something. I despised
being this monstrous but this was the only way to regain my
mentality. Knowing if I had a clear head I would think of something
to help her pull through this phase.

Back at the castle, I walked down the
hallway to Faith's room. Celeste stopped me when I approached the
door. She told me through her thoughts that Faith was up. Pushing
her to the side I opened the door.

Mother was leaning over Faith in the corner
of the room speaking in Latin. I drew near and she told me to wait.
Faith was in a fetal position terrified and rocking back and forth.
I wanted to pick her up and comfort her, but I realized at this
point she probably didn't know who I was anymore.

Mother was telling Faith a story about a
frog. I had no clue why she was telling this story but I waited,
till she finished. Mother stood up and told me to put faith back on
the bed. I gently cradled her in my arms and she glanced up at me.
Her eyes were a different color. Her yellowish brown eyes were
burning into mine. I smiled at her as I placed her weightless body
down on the bed. I glanced at mother asking her with my mind if
Faith knew who I was. She shook her head. I asked her when and she
replied, soon. I was okay with that answer, as long as her memory
would come back.

Faith wouldn’t take her eyes off me so I
smiled at her. She smiled back showing her small canines. She
thought I was familiar but she was still hesitant. I walked over to
her and placed my hand on her head. She jerked back, hissing at me.
It startled me, I wasn’t used to that kind of reaction.

“
Love, I wont hurt you. Faith its me
Daniel.” I said, hoping to calm her. She slowly closed her mouth
and came towards me, holding her hand out. I gently placed her hand
into mine and closed my eyes. I began directing images into her
mind, hoping it would help her remember our relationship. I heard
her giggle and opened my eyes. She tried mouthing something but
nothing came out. She held her hands around her throat implying she
had no voice.

“
Talk with your mind love,” I said.
She placed her hand back into mine.

“
Daniel, I can't talk. I cant hear
myself. I remember you now. I'm sorry I forgot. My mind felt like
it was washed away of everything I’d ever known. I know you and me
but everything is still a blur. Please help me. I hate
this.”

I had to try and help her remember
everything. I wanted to help her get her voice back somehow. So I
thought of the first time she spoke to me. Closing my eyes, I
gripped her hand. “Love, I'll try to give you your voice back. I'm
sorry you're going through all of this. I love you so much Faith. I
will help you remember everything so you can come back to me
completely.”

I concentrated on the way her voice sounded
and placed it into her mind as clearly as I could. I also showed
her everything we’ve done together up until that point. She
released my hand, grabbing at her throat. Her face became red like
she couldn’t breath. I hopped on the bed and started to breath into
her mouth. Mother quickly pushed me off and pulled off Faith's
night gown. She placed one hand on Faiths throat and the other on
her chest. She pressed down firmly on Faiths chest and mumbled some
words. One more pump and mother let off. Faiths body began to float
above the bed and her body went limp.

“
What the hells going on!” I yelled,
helplessly.

“
You gave her voice back son. Now it
has to register.”

Everything seemed more complicated then it
should be and I now understood that I knew nothing about the
process. I didn't remember much from when I changed but I was born
as a shifter so I didn’t have to go through this process, only the
vampire part. Faiths body slowly drifted back down to the bed.

“
So now what?” I asked.

“
That’s all son. As soon as she’s
awake, this part is over.”

I punched the window breaking it into
pieces.

“
And another?! She has to change into
a demon leech too! Isn't this enough already?!” I yelled, looking
for something else to hit. Mother ran to me, and picked up my hand.
“Son, you're bleeding all over the room. Go wash up
now.”

“
It will heal in about…. Now.” I said,
looking down at my hand already healed.

“
But your blood is still dripping. Go
wash your hand. Faith doesn’t need the smell of blood all over her
room.”

I went in the bathroom. I glanced at myself
in the mirror. Eyes blood shot, yellow skin, I felt hideous. I
haven’t slept since all this happened and I looked like the walking
dead literally. I turned on the shower and threw my clothes to the
floor. I closed my eyes and let my mind go blank as the scolding
water worked it's magic on my grotesque skin.

I
woke
on the shower floor. Cold water jabbing at my face. Standing
up, I had no clue how long I was out. Wrapping a towel around my
waist, I opened the bathroom door back to Faiths room. Celeste sat
on the bed forking raw meat into Faiths mouth. Her eyes quickly
found mine. She leaped from the bed into my arms in an instant. She
held the back of my head and pressed her lips to mine. Holding her
close, I passionately kissed her back.

“
I love you. I'm glad you came back to
me Faith,” I said, gazing into her eyes. She smiled, her canines
exposed again. “I love you too. I was so scared, thinking I was
dead the entire time.”

I shook my head. “You can't die. I wont let
you.” Pressing her to my chest. “Faith, you do realize there is one
final thing you must go through?”

Her expression changed, worried as she
backed away from me.

“
No. Please, I don’t want to go
through anymore. Can't I just stay this way?”

“
Faith, it's out of my control. You
can either fight it knowing it will take longer or you can accept
the change and let it become apart of you. It's easier if you
embrace it.”

I tried reasoning with her but I she wasn’t
buying it.

She shook her head. “It’s the vampire stage
next right? You said when you went through it, it’s the worst pain
you can imagine and it broke everything in you. Is there something
you can give me to knock me out or something if I have to go
through this?”

I looked over at Mother and Celeste, they
shook their heads.

“
I'm sorry love, medicine wont work
with these things.”

She fell down to the floor. “How long do I
have?” She asked.

“
It should have already begun,”
Celeste answered.

“
You need to eat as much as you can
before it happens,” Celeste said, gesturing the plate towards her.
Faith ran over, quickly shoving raw meat down her
throat.

“
Pace yourself child, you don’t want
to choke,” Mother said.

I sat next to her and held her hand. “Our
engagement party?” she asked softly.

“
We rescheduled,” Celeste
said.

Faith glanced down at her ring finger.
“Don’t worry, I have it in a safe place my Love,” I said, caressing
her hair. She rested her head on my chest and closed her eyes.

“
I love you forever, now and always,”
she whispered.

“
I love you and if there was a way I
could take your place and take the pain myself, I’d gladly do it
and smile the whole time knowing you're not suffering
anymore.”

Faith glanced up at me, shaking her head.
“That would be much worse. Seeing you in pain would hurt me more. I
would rather die then see you suffer.”

“
Where you go, I go Love. Don’t say
that.” I kissed her lips softly pulling her closer to
me.

“
Okay love birds. I think we’ll give
you some time alone. This mushy stuff is depressing me,” Celeste
said.

“
Love, I must apologize to you. If I’d
known making love to you would be considered unolding on you, I
would have never done it.”

“
Don’t take it back. I don't regret
it. Even though this wasn’t what I wanted. Well, what I thought I
didn’t want. Now I know I do want this. I choose this life with you
forever and would never take it back no matter how much pain it may
cause. I don’t care.”

I was surprised. She appeared confident. But
I knew she was easy to change her mind. There were times she's told
me she wanted to be like me. Then there were times where she said
she wanted to remain human. It was often confusing.

“
This is what you want now?” She
nodded. “You're not lying to make me feel better?”

“
No, really, I'm telling you the
truth. I don’t know why I changed my mind. But I have a feeling
this is my destiny, strangely enough. I actually feel as if I
belong, there was a reason for my miserable, depressive life. Now I
understand why I’ve felt empty my entire life. I was waiting for
you to find me and you did, now I'm complete with you in my life. I
want it to be like this forever and never end.

“
As long as this is what you truly
want, then I can eventually forgive myself for what I’ve done,” I
said.

“
So when am I supposed to change into
a vampire?” She asked again.

“
Uh.” Gritting my teeth, I hated
thinking about her becoming one. Knowing she would have to endure
the process of her entire body and mind breaking once more, just
more physical this time.

Also having to keep Faith from trying to
kill everyone around her including me when the process begins,
would be difficult to watch. Faith's thoughts would be consumed
with blood, until we teach her how to control her thirst. Possibly
taking five years. I didn't want to tell her what she would become,
or see her even more upset.

I needed more time with her, before it
starts. The real her, the way she is now before changing into a
demon.

“
Whats wrong Daniel?”

I shook my head forcing a smile. “Nothing. I
think you should be starting any time now Love, like they said, it
should have already happened.”

“
Well, stay with me and don’t leave
then. I cant do this without you.” She said, holding onto my arm
tightly.

“
I wont leave you, my Love, I promise.
But, do you mind coming with me to get some clothes from my room? I
need to get dressed.” She nodded.

Walking into my room, I let her go first. I
came in behind her and she dug for something in my dresser.

“
Do you mind if I wear one of your
long shirts, instead of this nightgown?” She asked.

I shook my head. “You can wear whatever you
like, what’s mine is yours.”

Faith smiled and tossed me clothes to wear
and picked something for herself. She stood in front of the long
mirror and slipped off her gown. She glanced at her reflection and
began crying loudly. I knew what bothered her, and cussed myself
for letting her look.

Her body wasn’t as it once was. Her bones
were visible from lack of nutrition. I made a quick dash over to
her and she dropped to the floor.

“
Love, Faith don’t worry. There was
nothing we could do about this. Your body wasn’t responding to
normal food so you were starving. I promise you we will fatten you
up as soon as this is all over.”

I knew that humans, especially girls had
body image issues. And Faiths body was now a skeleton version. I
was the cause of all this pain Faith felt. When will I stop and
think, use my mind for what it's made for. I decided now was the
time to use my power in the way she needed. Placing my hand on her
head I remembered her naked body as it once was and placed it into
her mind. Erasing the image she seen in the mirror. I got her
dressed before letting my hand off her head. Making sure to
surround her with positive thoughts. I let go.

She glanced at me smiling. “So what do you
think?” She asked, showing me my shirt that engulfed her.

“
Sexy as ever my Love. You're so
beautiful,” I said.

She smiled back and jumped into my arms like
nothing ever happened. Happy my plan worked, knowing she too was
able to use her mind and block things out if she wanted. But she
never blocked me from controlling her mind or thoughts. Which was a
good thing in this situation. I was glad she was happy again.

“
Can we stay in here tonight? I don’t
want to go back to that room. I want to stay in here with you and
sleep together like we used too.”

“
Of course Love. Anything you want,” I
said, smiling down into her beautiful eyes.

I laid down on the bed and she climbed in
too. She straddled me. “So, do I seem the same or?” She asked.

“
Well. your personality is the same
but your eyes, they’re enhanced.”

She turned her head back towards the mirror.
I wrapped my arms around her and kissed her neck. Trying to
distract her from the mirror again. It worked. We rolled around on
the bed kissing but she was the one to stop us from going any
further this time.