Unknown Bloodline - Chapters 4 and 5

Chapter 4

I looked back over and was still silent for a while, before walking forward. I felt like what had been said to me was true, that they were my parents. I had a few memories of them that flashed in my head, but after that nothing. Still, I felt like a missing piece had been filled in. I walked over closer to them, my real parents, before I said, "Um, OK, so you're my parents, right? My real parents?"

They looked sad and angry at the same time, when I said that. I could understand why, especially since I'd been taken away from them and now I was asking if they were my real parents. I heard a sigh come from my dad and heard him say, "Yes, we are. I see you don't remember us."

I looked down then said, "Well, I have a few memories of you but that's it. And they only showed up now." I moved the rest of the way over to them, looking over at them, as I said, "I feel like you are my parents, though. And you can answer my questions."

Before I could fully move over to them, they both had come over to me and hugged me. I was so glad they did, because I started to feel strange again. My mom looked at me and said, "I know you have questions, but right now we need to get you back home. We can explain what's been happening to you then."

Not too long after that, before anything else could be said, someone else decided to show up. My parents and I heard, "You're not going anywhere!"

We all looked over and at who was talking. I didn't recognize who it was, but it seemed like my parents did. They both went and stopped hugging me, moving to stand in front of me. "Who is she?" I asked, as they moved in front of me.

"A vampire hunter," my mom said. "One who wants to hurt us."

"Actually," the female hunter said. "I've come to make sure Jadzia never makes it back home."

I went and moved to where I could see the female hunter, and not just hear her, even though I wasn't feeling totally normal right then, and said, "Why? I haven't done anything to you."

She was silent for a short time, then said, "You're changing, Jadzia. I'm sure you can feel it. If you'd just kept drinking the liquid you were being given, this probably wouldn't have happened. We wouldn't have come after you."

I took a couple deep breaths, starting to feel kind of sick, then said, "No, but you... you can't just... why can't you just leave me alone?"

"Because if we can get rid of another vampire from your family, before they're fully turned, we're going to," she said.

I didn't say anything after that, just ended up sitting on the ground. I really felt like I wanted to sleep right then, feeling sick. I didn't look at what was happening, but I did hear my parents arguing with the female hunter. After there had been arguing and I heard them all fighting, I heard my mom say to someone, "Get her out of here! Take her to the house. You know where it is."

A very short time later, I felt myself being picked up and carried away from there. I wasn't really sure what happened next because all I heard was a weird noise, at one point, then felt myself pass out. When I opened my eyes again, not keeping them open for very long, I noticed that I was in a different place entirely. I somewhat recognized where I was, remembering it from when I used to play as a kid. I didn't have much time to focus on that, though, because my eyes closed again and I just felt myself being carried. After a while I felt myself being put on something soft, what I figured was a bed, and then I vaguely heard someone leaving the room.
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Chapter 5

A choice is made and family history told.
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I slept for a while and when I woke up, I still felt strange. I didn't necessarily feel as sick as I had before, but I still didn't feel normal at all. I also felt like I had a little bit of a headache. I felt tears fall from my eyes as I said, "I feel awful."

Not too long after I said that, I heard a door open and footsteps come into the room. "I know," I heard my mom say. "It's part of the change you're going through."

"What do you mean? What change?" I asked

My mom was silent for a little while, before she said, "You know that you are different from others, but we never told you why. There was never a chance to. I felt like 7 years old was a bit too young to explain things to you."

She paused then said, "You have vampire blood in you. One of our relatives many, many years ago had fallen in love with a vampire. At one point in time, she had been injured and he wanted to heal her. Instead of turning her into a vampire, though, which was something she didn't want, he asked her if he could heal her using some of his blood. She agreed and after she drunk some of his blood, she was fine. At one point in time, she ended up becoming pregnant. When the babies were born, they looked and seemed like a normal human baby. When they grew up, though, and turned 18, they started to go through a change. When they had children, and grew up, the same thing happened to them and so on. It's the same thing that's happening to you."

I was silent for a little bit, as I processed what had been said to me. Eventually I said, with a bit of a sigh, my hand on my forehead, "Ok, so, I have vampire blood in me and I'm turning into a vampire."

My mom nodded then said, "Yes, but a vampire has to finish the process. It's how it's always been. It's been found out that if that doesn't happen... well, those that aren't bitten don't survive."

I wasn't sure how to react to what I heard, not really liking it much at all but not really sure how I felt about being a vampire. When I started to feel worse than I had before, I gasped then said, "Ok. What... what do I..." I couldn't finish what I was trying to say, because of what and how I was feeling.

I felt myself being picked up as I heard my mom say, "It's ok, Jadzia. All you need to do is choose who you want to finish the process. For now, just rest."

She went and carried me out of the room, as I rested. Well, tried to. I did feel a little better, though, during the time it took to get wherever it was I was being brought. After a little while, I heard, "We're here." I opened my eyes and looked around me. The room we were in was huge and looked really nice. If I'd been feeling better, I would've appreciated it more. I noticed that Calais as well as the other woman I'd met, the one who helped me get away from trouble and to where my real parents showed up, was there. I also noticed there were other vampires there too. Some of them I felt like I'd met before, I just wasn't sure when or anything. There were some of them, though, that I didn't recognize.

I noticed five of the male vampires that I didn't recognize walk towards us. One of them, who seemed like the leader type, said to me, with a bit of a smile, "Hello Jadzia. We've been waiting for you for a long time. We're very glad you decided to... join us."

I nodded my head a little then said, "Yes, I did. My mom told me what will happen if I'm not bit. I want to survive the change."

One of the other male vampires walked a bit closer to me before he went and ran his hand along my cheek. I shivered a little as he said, "Yes, of course. We would hate it if you didn't."

I took a breath then said, "I'm glad, but you all act like you know me. I don't remember you."

A chuckle came from one of the five vampires, as he said, "That doesn't surprise me. We were around here when you were a child, Jadzia. We are some of the vampires who have not decided on a mate yet."

I was silent for a bit, before I said, looking up at my mom, "Um, so, I'm guessing whoever I choose to finish the process is also who is gonna be my... um, well, boyfriend?"

"Pretty much," she said. "They'll be your boyfriend for now, and your husband when you're ready."

She paused then said, "We've found that it makes the process more pleasant if you're bitten by your future mate. You'll know who you should choose by a feeling you get when you're near him, or a certain reaction."

I asked my mom to put me down so I could walk, feeling like I could. I went and started walking among the five vampires, talking with them and trying to get a sense of them. One of them kept giving me a feeling, though, like I didn't want to be away from him. I wasn't totally sure which male vampire it was, though, until I had this feeling like I should move closer to the second vampire that had talked. I looked at him and said, "I choose you. I feel like you're the one."

He smiled at me and said, "I'm very glad. We need to move things along very soon, though."

I grabbed his arm and said, "Um, ok. So, what happens now?"

He started walking with me over to another section of the room, that had a door, as he said, "You either sit in a chair or lie down, whichever you feel more comfortable with, and I bite you. After I drink from you, you drink from me and then you sleep for a little while."

I nodded my head as I heard what he said, not saying anything right away. I just walked with him, at one point having to lean more on him for support. After what seemed like forever, we went into an adjoining room. The door was closed somewhat but not totally. I looked at the chair and noticed how comfy it looked, with its plush looking cushions, but noticed the bed and thought it looked a bit more comfortable its pillows, comforter and sheets looking much more inviting.

I looked at him and said, "I choose the bed. It looks much more comfortable."

I paused then said, "Could you carry me over there, though? I'm starting to feel really bad again."

Without so much as a word, he went and picked me up and started carrying me over to the bed. Once there, he lay me down and said, "I'm going to need you to move your hair out of the way and tilt your head."

When I heard that, I went and put my hair behind my head and tilted my head as much as I could so it'd be easier for him to bite me. I then lay there and waited. I didn't have to wait too long, though, before I felt the bed sink in more and felt him on top of me. I then felt him kiss my throat, as well as nibble a bit. The way he did it actually felt kind of good and also made any tension I might have been feeling leave me.

At one point in time, I felt him gently sink his fangs into my throat and start drinking. I didn't mind at all when he did, it not hurting and being more enjoyable than him kissing and nibbling my throat. I moaned a little, without even realizing it, as he drank. After a while, he stopped drinking and I felt him move my head towards him. I saw him bite his wrist and put it to my lips. A few drops fell on my lips and I licked them off. That made me want more and I went and put my lips around the wound on his wrist. After drinking for a while, and after he took his wrist away from me, I felt tired and it didn't take very long before I was asleep.
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