11. Memory

2006-10-27T06:10:33Z

I'm trying my best to follow the 100 prompts I picked but I had originaly started writhing this under dark but since I added tons of Character info on Mercy, and other characters. It still a WIP but I wanted to post something and I'm really proud of this ~~So if it's bad just tell and I'll try to fix it~~ and Its huge like 1,509 words >< I'm sorry! If you read the whole thing I'll be very happy XD

Leaving this public for now: because I doubt anyone is reading it. And I always forget to change it -_-;;

“So” Gwen began looking at Mercy nervously she didn’t quite know who to bring the subject up.

“What?” Mercy cocked her head looking amused. “Let me guess,” She tapped her long manicured nail to her chin “You want to know how it happened right?” She sighed “It’s a very long story.”

“I’ve got time.” Gwen stretched out bed getting comfortable flicking her messy hair out of her face.

“Well way back in 1892, I was very ill with consumption and I really thought I was going to die but then I met a Vampire named Acacia…” Gwen snapped up from her bed her eyes wide.

“Wait, Acacia? Acacia White the Head of the Unity Movement, the most powerful Vampire in America?”

Mercy frowned and nodded “Yes, can I continue?”

Gwen smiled and nodded and laid back down folding her hands behind her head “I’m sorry, please continue.”

“Alright as I was saying, When Acacia offered me immortality I didn’t really think much on it. I wanted desperately to live, being only nineteen and dying of a disease that had killed not only my mother but my older sister. I never thought of the consequences and I didn’t care what I became as long as I could keep living. I was very lucky Acacia was looking for a companion, she treated me more like her daughter than a plaything like most of our kind do.”

“Wait” Gwen interrupted again. “Why was she looking for a companion? Isn’t it better for Vampires to travel alone so they stay unnoticed?”

“Yes, your right it is better to keep our numbers small. I’ve never seen a hunt but Acacia says they are quite intense, but humans are slow and are about as blind as bats. So as long we’re careful we don’t have to worry about it and living alone can get very lonely after a hundred years. That’s why I wanted to turn Edwin because I was afraid that Acacia might leave me one day and the thought of being alone nearly killed me to think about. My brother Edwin who was also suffering from the same sickness had returned from the west claiming that he was cured. I watched him and his wife Emma, from a distance wishing I could talk to my brother once more, these were the first feelings of regret I had since the change. Regret and other human emotions are always an immortal’s down fall remember that.”
Gwen nodded solemnly but then a small bell went off in the back of her mind, she hadn’t known that Edwin had been married. She shook her head and pushed the thought away and kept listening to Mercy who was sitting in the floor leaning against her bed now.

“I would talk to Acacia about it but she always would say the same thing ‘It’s for the best.’ And she would pat my cheek explaining ‘You are not like them anymore. They wouldn’t understand, and when humans don’t understand something they set it on fire.’ We would usually laugh at this statement because of the bitter irony of it. We couldn’t be killed unless it was by another immortal, but that didn’t mean fire didn’t burn us. We heal rapidly but scars still remain. Still I couldn’t keep away from my mortal family, I would travel miles just to make sure Edwin hadn’t gone into a relapse and that the twins were being good for Father.

But sometimes temptation is too hard to resist and when a boy got lost in the woods near by I couldn’t help but gorge myself on him. I had been getting extremely tired of livestock and one can only drink so much pigs blood before they thirst for something more. I had been so hungry that I didn’t even think of the risk I had been taking. My brother had also taken a turn for the worse and my father had been acting strange wandering around late at night with garlic around his neck a wooden stake in his hand. I learned afterward why and looking back it makes me laugh. His strange behavior didn’t stop me I still kept going back to the village to check on Edwin. I had made up my mind when Edwin started coughing up blood I was going to turn him.

Even before I could I was tracked down by two Reapers, who had come for the soul of the boy I killed earlier and had seen my Father acting strange and decided to investigate. The man with the hook nose and dark blonde hair, I recognized to be Leon, the first Reaper. The other looked familiar but I couldn’t put a face with a name. She looked no older than thirteen with large watery grey eyes which were staring at me which was very unnerving.

“Leon” I nodded which he gave the slightest nod back. I looked at the girl and paused trying to remember her name.

“EVA!” she barked, her face seemed to be made of stone.

“Sorry,” I mumbled “Leon, Eva, it is a pleasure to see you as always.” We stood there staring at each other when Leon grabbed my arm and squeezed it painfully. I winced, but knew better not to struggle.

“You’ve been careless.” He said in a low voice his face tight with anger

“What?” I asked confused the Eva leaned in close to my face her breath was cold sending chills down my spine.

“They know, they know what your are!” Eva whispered in to my ear the look of horror on my face seemed to encourage her and she continued in a sing song voice. “They’re going to dig you up and rip your heart out and feed it to him, but it won’t help he’s still going to diiiiiieeeee!”

“That’s enough Eva.” Leon snapped and Eva shrank away from us as if she had been burned mumbling something to herself.

“Is it true? Do they know, are they really going to do what she said?” One thing I had learned over the two months of being a vampire and dealing with Reapers is that they are impossible to read. Finally he spoke giving me a grim smile.

“Yes, and we are taking care of it, but you and Acacia not allowed to go near the village. In fact you must leave the state totally till we believe it’s safe for your return.”

“But, what if Edwin dies before its safe! I must go to him and offer him immortality , I know he’ll agree. I beg you, please let me go to him!” I felt his grip tighten on my arm and I already knew the answer.

“If you want to expose us all then by all means go ahead and go, but if you do you’ll not only be breaking every rule that has been set up to protect your kind, therefore breaking all treaties between Reapers and Vampires, which would let the Werewolves reek havoc on your race, including your precious Acacia.” I hung my head defeated even though I loved my brother I owed Acacia my life and I couldn’t betray her like that.

So we left the next nightfall and were in Maine by sunrise and in two months Edwin showed up at our doorstep as one of us, a Vampire.”

“Wow,” Gwen had rolled over off her back so she could see Mercy’s face which was paler than normal, the memories that had had been forgotten so easily had flooded back and were definitely taking a toll on her. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to upset you. I shouldn’t have asked.” Mercy looked up and smiled meekly.

“Ah don’t worry about it, but if you have anymore questions ask them now because I rather not remember again this century.

“Oh, ok then who was Edwin turned into a Vampire? I mean neither you or Acacia were there to offer it to him.” Gwen trailed off and Mercy knotted her eyebrows together trying to remember.

“I don’t know.” She finally said, “He’s never told me, but Acacia always said that the Reapers probably took care of it. They must have recruited a Vampire to turn him, but you won’t get Edwin to talk about it. Something happened to him that night, something terrible and he’s vowed to never speak of it again.” Gwen was about to ask why when there was a knock at the door and then Edwin peeked in.

“Hey Eddy.” Mercy said cheerfully “What brings you to our neck of the woods?”

“Oh I thought I stop by and take my two favorite ladies out to eat. Ladies choice of course, it’s either A, B, AB, or O?” The two girls fell into a fit of giggles and his eyes wandered over to Gwen. Her laughter reminded him of someone he had lost in the past someone he had loved dearly, someone who didn’t deserve to die.

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Getting started/Friends only/Summary

2006-10-13T06:23:15Z

IF you do friend me please be nice and comment once and a while so I can feel loved even if you tell me my stuff is bad it still means you read it XD

So yeah I've started another Original writing journal I hope this one lives a bit longer than the last one though >< anyway a summary to see if you even want to friend me.
Also the main reason for this story is because I read both Twilight/New Moon and already for ready for the next book which won't come out till next year, and also to keep me from annoying the crap out Arekisu to update. >< because I'm sure she gets tired of it. Anyway heres a summary of DOA (Dead On Arrival)

EDIT:
Ok well since I have started over with a better plot the old summary doesn't work any more you I'm going to give you a list of characters and a very small very WIP summary and hope that will give you enough intrest to friend me. XD

Ulric and Acacia: siblings one a werewolf one a vampire born in the 16th century who didn’t agree with the old ways. Acacia meets a Reaper named Leon, Death himself. Who is also tired of the fighting and constant bloodshed, they start the Unity movement with the Reapers, both were forced to travel to America by the Lycurgus and Lucine families which have been feuding since the dawn of time. Both spend most of their time continuing their cause. Ulric travels a lot looking for other werewolves that are tired of being hunted by rogue vampires building a huge den to rival the Lycurgus. Why Acacia stays in one place throwing fancy parties that draw fellow Vampires in. When Leon Throws Gwen in to the Mix to convince the only clan of Mortal Werewolves who would be a powerful ally to either group to join up with Unity. Word gets back to the Old World families who decide to end this rebellion once and for all.

Cast in no particular order:

Gwen Hart-A rookie Reaper thrown in to the Unity movement to recruit Kateri’s pack to sign the Treaty.
Kateri Blackwolf- Head of the Mortal Werewolves who live in Alaska
Caleb Blackwolf- Werewolf Gwen’s Keeper while she’s with the pack, Kateri’s Grandson
Joshua Blackwolf- Werewolf Next in line to lead the Pack Kateri’s Grandson and Caleb’s older brother
Genoveffa- Werewolf (immortal) member of Kateri’s pack
Olivia Lycurgus- Werewolf (immortal)
Fabian Lycurgus- Werewolf (immortal) Olivia’s older brother finds Kateri and asks to join her pack to protect Olivia
Phoebus Lucine- Head of the Lucine Family (the first Vampire Coven)
Emil Lycurgus- Head of the Lycurgus pack (The first pack of immortal Werewolves)
Leon (Death)- The first Reaper
Eva- Leon’s Right hand
Ulric- Werewolf (immortal) who was banished to America for conversing with a Vampire (his sister Acacia)
Acacia White- a Vampire supposedly killed by Phoebus for being found with a Werewolf (her brother Ulric) but was saved by Leon and escaped to America to find her brother.
Mercy White- a Vampire turned by Acacia in the late 19th century. Acacia adopted daughter.
Edwin White- a Vampire Mercy’s brother
Emma- Reaper head of Werewolf relations

Don't Fear the Reaper...

11. Memory

Getting started/Friends only/Summary