Eternal Thirst: Fallen Society - Chapter 8

Emylee's SOS

I sat on the couch, waiting for everyone to get home, when I decided to turn on the television. The news was on, I was about to turn the channel, but something just kept me from doing it.

"And next on shocking news, over a period of 3 months, the world has been going through mayhem; there has been over ten thousand unexplained deaths of citizens all over Ohio, Philadelphia, New York, Maine, & Delaware. Citizens are disappearing, and the ones who were found were bled dry, with bite marks to the neck, wrist, arms, and so forth."

There was an interview with a man, named Zachary Delwits, who says he witnessed one of the murders... bill

"Yeah Hi Laury, I have with me here, Mr. Zachary Delwits, he is a 25 year old marine, who is on leave for a few months, who is said, to have witnessed one of the murders, please Mr. Delwits, tell us what you saw."

"Well bill, one night, while out getting food for my pregnant wife, I saw it all. I had just came from the store, when I saw about 30 or 40 people, walking in my direction. I quickly became alarmed, thinking they were some teens looking for trouble, so I ran on the other side of the building, and hid between 3 dumpsters."

"Well sir, if you're a marine, why didn't you try & fight them off if you thought they were trouble."
"Well, my instincts told me to get away, and because I just wanted to get straight home to my wife."

"Okay, continue sir."
"Well, they walked past me, and I tried my best to get a good look at them, & what I saw, scared the life out of me. One, maybe in his twenties, had eyes, the color of flames, and the other one had eyes, the color of blood, and one had gray eyes, however, they were creepy, no pupil, no nothing. When they were a good distance away, I came from behind the trash, and followed them, that's when I saw the attack. A woman, her husband, and her 3 teenage children, all bitten by these... these creatures, They ripped their body's into shreds, and afterwards, they all fled."

"Hmm, well Mr. Delwits, were you in any way intoxicated that night?"
"What the hell do you mean was I intoxicated, you calling me a liar."

"No, I never said that, why, are you lying?"
"You know what, I don't have to take this, we'll see what happens when they come for you asshole." The man got out of the chair and left.

"HEY GET HIM OUTTA HERE!" Someone screamed from the background.
"Who are you?" Bill the newscaster asked.

"My name is James O'riley, that man, Zachary, wasn't lying, I saw the same thing, their vampires, that's what they are, they've existed for years, They feed off the blood of humans, they kill with no conscience, and I say, we kill back."

"Excuse me, what do you think this is, a Dracula movie, I have better things to do than to listen to this- this nonsense." Bill asked.

James got up, and turned toward the camera.

"If you're someone who has lost a loved one, to these vain beasts, or you believe they exist, and you want them dead, my address is 5773 Mitchell rd. My number is in the phone book under James O'Riley, come find me."

The man got up, and left the room.

My eyes popped open, to see complete darkness. The dream was all too real, I knew it had to be true. I didn't want to scare anyone though, so I guess I'll keep it to myself until further notice.

"You're okay?" A voice said, startling me out of my thoughts.
"Shit shadow, you scared me."

"I'm sorry, I just realized you were awake."
"Oh, hey, how long were you in here."
"All night, I had to make sure you were okay, after that thing you pulled."
"Yeah, I'm sorry about that, but I had to save eternity, I didn't know what else to do."

"It's okay, you did the right thing... but don't ever do it again." He said.

"I won't, I promise."
"Good."

Shadow smiled at me, and we sat silent for a moment.
"Hey, but something good did come out of it."
"Oh yeah Emy what's that?"

"Watch this."
"You have his shape shifting power?"

"Yeah, don't I look just like you?"
"Yeah, you even have the eyes down packed."
"Yup, pretty cool huh?"

"Yeah."
"Oh, and watch this."

I vanished, and appeared again, right behind shadow. He was sitting on the edge of the bed, I wrapped my arms around his chest, and my legs around his waist.

"You see, now if you do this more often, then I think I could get used to this power."
"Hahahaha, I bet you could" I said kissing his cheek.

"Hey Shadow, I think we need to talk about something."
"Really, what is it."

I was kind of nervous to tell him, but I thought it was about time.

"Well uh, we've been together for a little over a year, and umm, well we've only, you know, made out"
"And you want to do more?" He asked.

"Yeah, I mean, if you want to."
"How long have you been thinking about this?"

"From day one." I joked.
"What!"

"I'm joking."
"Oh, well I guess it's time for it." He said nervously.

"It's okay if you don't want to, you don't have to shadow."
"No, I mean, I'll do whatever you want, it doesn't matter."

"Yeah but, I don't wanna make you uncomfortable, and you seem a little... nervous."
"Well... that because I, I uh, I've never had sex before."

"What?"
"Yeah."

"You're 19, and you've never..."
"I know em, you don't have to rub it in."
"That's so, so, so, so uh, ummm-"
"Pathetic, I know, look, I'll be in my room."

"Shad wait, I don't think it's pathetic, it's actually, really cute."
"Really?"

"Yeah, I think it's nice that you're a virgin, there's nothing wrong with that."

"I know but, I just don't want to disappoint you, you have experience with other guys."
"You say it like there's a bunch of them."

"Well, I do have to keep up with them, like you know, Chaos, I mean, that dude has had so many women in his lifetime, I know he didn't disappoint you."

"HA! Shadow, I didn't have sex with Chaos, we never even got that far."
"Really, I just assumed-"
"No, the only guy I ever had sex with was Jeremy, and I never enjoyed it because I didn't want to."
"He forced you?"

"No, I just didn't like him the way he liked me, but I thought that after so much time together he deserved it, but I was wrong, because I could have saved my innocence for a more deserving person... like you."

"Oh." Shadow's blush was visible even in the dark.
"I lost my virginity at 15 years old, because I was guilty, and I regret it, but I won't regret this, just let me show you."

"Okay, I will."

Shadow leaned down, and kissed me...

We made love the entire night.
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"Good morning." Shadow & I said to everyone.
"Okay so what's up with you two being so bubbly." Jayne asked.

"Uh, nothing, just had a good sleep."
"Yeah that's what happened." Chaos Mumbled.

"Excuse me Chaos?" I asked.
"Well, while you & shad say, that you had a good sleep, I have a different theory to your brand new attitude."

"Well, it's true, shadow & I are on good terms now, were happy, can't we be happy." I defended.

"Yeah, of course you can, but you & I both know, you & shadow both aren't morning people, especially shadow, he tries to kill people when they wake him up."

"Okay Chaos, since you know so much, tell me Mr. Clever, what's your stupid, incorrect, theory."

"Well, I can look in Shadows eyes and see that he got laid last night." My heart dropped, and I could feel the burning sensation in my cheeks. When I glanced toward shadow, his face was the same.

When we both thought the horror was over, Chaos continued.

"The only thing I can't tell, is how many times, because I know it was WAY more than once."
"CHAOS! SHUT UP!" I yelled.

"Come on Em, Most of us can hear you know." He smiled at me.
"Chaos, that is so not cool."
"It's alright, we all do it, it's only sex, chill out Em."
"Chaos, you're an ass you know that?" Shadow said.

"Yeah, I know."

About and hour after Chaos's "Theory" Speech, my parents came walking downstairs, and I had just finished making breakfast.

"Morning mommy, Dad, how'd you sleep."
"Pretty Good." My dad said quickly, and sat in his seat. I wondered why he was acting so weird.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw my mom staring at me. I wondered why, so I asked.
"Mom, why are you looking at me like that?"
"Oh... My baby." She said as a single tear escaped her eye.

"What, mom, why are you crying, what's wrong?"
"Nothing Em, it's just that you're not a little girl anymore, you're all grown up."
"Yeah mom, I have been for a while."

"Yeah, but now you're a woman."
"A wo- M- Mom, what do you mean a woman, what are you talking about."
"Well, I kind of overheard last night."
"OH MOM, EWWW! SHIT!" I yelled.

I silently thanked God we were in the kitchen, and not the dining room, but I realized even though everyone was in the kitchen, they could hear us anyway.

"It's okay em, I'm okay with it, it's natural, I'm just glad you waited to be 18."
"What? Mom, I didn't wait, I made a stupid decision at 15 with Jeremy, and honestly, it wasn't cool of you to listen in on my private business mom."

"Oh, I can't but everyone else can." She asked. "You're my daughter Emylee."

"NO ONE should have been listening, we weren't being loud, which means all of you in the house were being nosy, and you just said I'm a woman, and a woman needs her privacy, you had no business listening to us last night, regardless of who you are, it was wrong, it's creepy, I never listened to you and dad... how could you mom?"

I had never been so embarrassed in all of my life, it seems like everyone knew about last night, which was supposed to be private, but it didn't happen that way. When Chaos said something, I was a tad bit embarrassed, but nothing is worse than knowing your parents heard you having sex.

"I know em, I didn't mean any harm, I'm sorry."
"So, that's why dad is acting weird toward me?"
"Yeah, he didn't get any sleep last night; he tried to block it out, but..."
"We weren't even loud!"
"Yeah, but..."

"I know."
"Em, he's going to try & talk to you about it, you know that right?"
"Oh ewww, no, he better not."

"Em, if it's one thing we both know, it's your dad, and you & I know he's going to try & have a talk with you."
"Dear God, please don't let him do it."

"It's gonna happen, sorry baby." Mom kissed my forehead and left the kitchen.
"Why me?" I whispered.
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Later on, someone was knocking on my door, I was hesitant to invite them in, because I knew who it was.

"Come inside dad."
"Hey em, what's up" He walked over to the bed to sit, and right before his butt hit the sheets, he jumped up.

"It's okay dad, I washed the sheets."
"Oh umm, okay."

"Dad, just get on with it please."

"Well em, it's not exactly easy."
"Please tell me you're not trying to have the sex talk with your 18 year old vampire daughter."
"I know it sounds crazy but, I feel like I should."

"Well, don't, I don't need it."

"Em, I know you're just becoming sexually active, and-"

"What is it with you and mom, dad, I've been having sex since I was 15, no, I'm not proud of it, but when I didn't have my dad around to tell me how much guys are pigs who don't care about me, mom did, and I had to take what she told me, and learn more on top of that."

"15?"
"Yes dad, 15, and the guy loved me, and we were together for two more years after that, and he never lied or cheated, but I didn't want to be with him anymore, so I guess guys aren't pigs after all."

"My My, look, I know I wasn't around, to watch you grow up, into the beautiful young woman you are today, and I'm sorry for that."

"Yeah dad I understand, but don't think, you can just come back, giving me advice on what I know already. I know you were about to tell me you don't want me to have sex anymore, but you see, Shadow and I, waited an entire year-"

"Emylee, I know, but sex comes with consequence, you should wait for marriage, there's disease and pregnancy, and-"

"DAD! I'm DEAD! I can't get a disease!"

"Well, do you want a baby so young em, are you ready for that responsibility, especially with everyone trying to kill you every ten seconds?"

His words hit me hard, like a strong punch to the gut. It basically knocked the wind out of me, and I became so angry.

"Do you ever even consider the fact that I think about the role sex plays in my life. I think about how it IS just pleasure and nothing else, about how my body is a frozen walking corpse. I want a baby one day, don't you think it hurts me to know that I can't have any, I was cursed and blessed all at once, to be a destined one, the strongest of my kind, and also the only one who can't conceive, so before you think you even have the right to waltz back into my life, and tell me how to live it, think of how I feel first, take your advice and shove it dad."

"Em, wait-"
I opened my door, and ran so fast down the stairs ignoring his calls, & crashing into someone's arms.

"Myls, you okay?"
My eyes filled with tears, and before I could stop them, they were over flowing. I had never cried so much in my life, it seems like the past two years has made me a big baby.

"No Shade, I'm not."
"What happened?"

"I just had a fight with my dad."
"Oh, hey, you guys are close, everything will be fine."

"I guess so, where'd shadow go."
"He's in the basement."

"Okay, thanks shade."

When I got down the basement, shadow was looking for something. He was shuffling through the closet, frantically, and roughly. Knocking things over, breaking things, in frustration.

"Need some help?" I asked.

He turned to look at me with wide eyes, and then he relaxed.
"Oh shit Emy you scared me."
"Sorry... what are you looking for?"
"Oh, it's nothing."

"It must be something, you're going crazy trying to find it."
"I can't tell you yet, but I know it's down here."
"How long have you been looking for it?"

"The past 4 months."
"The past 4 months!"

"Yes, but it's nowhere to be found."
"Oh, maybe Jayne knows where it is."
"I wish, If only my mom was here to tell me where she put it."

"Can you please tell me what it is?"
"I can't em, I just can't."

"Well, did you look in your parents room?"

Shadow's face became distressed. He stopped talking, & I could see the pain he felt about his parents death was still as horrible as so many years prior.

"I don't go in there, Myself or Jayne."
"But, I guarantee whatever you're looking for is in there."

"I don't know..."

"Come on Shadow, just look, I'll go with you if you'd like."

"NO! uh, n-no it's fine, I'll look on my own."

"Okay."

Shadow's SOS

I had a lump in my throat the size of a basketball. It had been years since I went inside my parents room, I couldn't believe I hadn't even touched the door knob for this long.

I opened the door, and the first thing I smelled was her perfume. A beautiful elegant scent that she always wore. She loved it, and I loved the way she smelled.

"God mom I miss you."

I whispered.

I entered slowly, staring at the button on her closet that led to all of her clothes.
I pushed it.

Mom loved her closet, it was a huge walk in, she had clothes & shoes galore. I'd always dress up in them, and dad would tell me to stop because I'm not a girl. He didn't like it much.

That's when I saw it.
The box I hadn't seen in years. I hoped to never see it again, and now it's staring me in the face.

I opened it, a floral print sundress, short, and just as beautiful. I remembered how vibrant she looked that day she wore it.

Her brown hair flowing in the breeze as we walked through the garden.

Now, the dress was ripped, and bloody. The dress she was murdered in. I remember begging her to bring me with her to my aunt's house, and her saying no; I had to stay with dad.

Dad was always strict with me, and lenient on Jayne. I knew he loved me though. I begged and begged & she kept saying no.

"I'll be back sweety." She said and reached for my hand.

"Mom, seriously, something isn't right, let me go with you."
"No Shadow, stay home, please."

"You know what mom... whatever."

"Shadow."

"No, just go okay, sheesh, if you don't want me around just say so."

"Shadow you know it's not tha-"
"BYE mom!"

I stomped away, back into the house.
The last time I ever got to speak to her, I pushed her away, and told her to leave. Bye, was the last thing I said to my mom.

As much as I told her I loved her on a daily basis, the last time I get to see her... someone takes her away from me forever.

I never got to tell her I love her.

"Oh God" I choked on my own tongue, as the tears fell down my face.

Emylee's SOS

I heard thumping and groaning and crying coming from upstairs, and I knew it was shadow. I was going to leave him alone until I heard a loud crash.

"DAMMIT!" He yelled.

I ran upstairs to see what had happened, and he was inside of his mother's closet I presumed, throwing things, breaking mirrors, ripping clothes, punching walls.

"SHADOW!"

He turned so fast I hardly saw him, and he ran towards me, ramming me into a wall, making a whole shelf of shoes crash to the ground.

He had my neck pinned with his forearm, his eyes were a deep gray, and I knew his rage had been released.

"Sh- Shadow, I know you're hurt, I know how it feels to lose both parents, so please, calm down and talk to me."

"But you got yours back; I just want her back em."

His gray eyes turned back to normal, and all I could see was pain and sorrow in them. He released me from the wall, and I held onto him, embracing him in my arms.

"I know shadow... I know."