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Sakir
It started to rain a mile away from the old campsite and my lovely dirt cover had washed off, leaving me stark white in a dark forest. I took a long draught of air into my wolfish nose, and sensing nothing, morphed and began to run on foot, my human skin not being as bright and noticeable as my wolf fur. The dress that Darren had given me was torn, from what I didn’t remember. I probably looked like an absolute mess, torn, dirty dress, knotted, dirty, wild hair. The shoes were discarded a long way back, they fell apart after being used so much.
Looks really didn’t matter all the way out here though, it’s not as if the animals of the forest gave a damn what I looked like. The air was steadily getting warmer, making the forest steamy with the rain. The steam allowed for decent enough cover so that I could morph back into my wolf form, so I did gratefully. Cecily prodded her way into my brain as she usually did and asked
So how do you plan on swaying a council to your side that you denounced and I’m sure greatly offended?
I sighed, I don’t know right now but I’m mulling it over. Speaking of councils, could you tell me what the boy priests have to do with your story?
Cecily laughed, Don’t you remember the old man that rescued you from your beating? Those boys… are not boys at all. They were my head priests, Goreg and Hale, they aren’t exactly werewolves or vampires or humans.
I raised an eyebrow, They can shift into any form they please?
Cecily spoke lowly, Yes. I’m not really sure WHAT they are. However, they are well aware of magic, and they never quite obeyed me happily. I guess their revenge or disappointment drove them to implant me in your body.
I closed my eyes, I wish they would have chosen someone else.
Cecily sighed, But they didn’t Sakir, and if it was anyone else, I don’t think I’d be as changed as I am. Trapped inside your mind all I could do was either force myself out in a fit of uncontrollable rage at my position, causing your blackouts. You fought me so hard with Jasper, all I could do was back down.
I bit my lip, I couldn’t let you hurt him.
Cecily began slowly, Exactly… now.., Don’t be upset with me, but all I could do was explore your thoughts and experiences. As I learned more about you, saw your thoughts, my rage ebbed, and my guilt grew. I almost destroyed the nation I swore I would protect from everything else. When I tried to destroy Jasper because I thought he was going to hurt you and therefore me, you lashed out, for the first time.
I furrowed my eyebrows, How come you never hurt Jade? She was just as important to me, even more so.
Cecily laughed, I’m not stupid. Jade is much stronger than I am, and to try and destroy her would be futile, and would end in my destruction. She was silent for a moment and began again, But even so Sakir, there is no other person who has as strong a will as you do. Now you don’t blackout because I’m not forcing you out of the way. I’m protecting you because I don’t want YOU to get hurt. If I fade away, it won’t matter, as long as you are still alive.
Puddles of tears started to fill in my eyes and I wiped at them. I couldn’t think anything back to her before I felt her presence slip back into my head. The rain had drizzled to a stop and I unmorphed, seeing a large tent in the distance. That had to be their camp. I smiled briefly and sprinted over to the tent calling out, "Jade! Jade!"
A small, blonde blur attacked me, albeit lovingly. Her words came out in a rush, "Oh my god Sakir! Delahra died and I'm the queen and Jasper was hurt and he rushed out to find you and you're so dirty and you smell like wolf and how the hell could you run away like that?!"
She took a deep breath and I waited for another onslaught of word battery but she exhaled, "Where have you been?"
I looked at her, "Can't you tell?"
She nodded, "Obviously, but I'd rather hear the entire story than trying to figure it out myself."
I related my story to her quickly, leaving out Darren as much as I could, knowing her excitement at the least detail of "male" in my life. It was impossible though, she had the tiniest hint that she knew what had happened in her eye. She started to come at me with more questions but I walked away from her towards the tent, "You need to tell me about Delahra's death... and everything else."
As Jade perched herself on a bed of rocks next to the river near their camp telling me in detail what had happened, I scrubbed off layers of dirt that had accumulated on my skin. I looked over at her and she had her hands cupping her face as she stared off into the trees. Jade was the Vampire Queen, Delahra was dead, Jasper had been saved from near annihilation by Darius's special talent. Jade looked at me once and knowing that she was done, I smiled at her as she got up and whisked away back towards camp. Just from the look on her face I knew there were a lot more things she wasn't telling me.
I curled my toes around the smooth pebbles at the bottom of the shallow river and dipped my hair into the cold water. I worked at it, getting the twigs, dirt, and knots out of it. My scalp was throbbing somewhat as I surfaced out of the water.
The forest was dark and I wanted to disappear in it. I grabbed my clothes and put them on, slipping away into the encompassing darkness. I smelled the trees, their smell even more pungent because of the moist air. I stayed on the outskirts of the forest, not wanting to worry Jade. I climbed a tree near camp and surveyed the activity, Jade never seemed to stay in one place for too long. Kourne and Truigen stayed out of sight for the most part and Darius sat by the fire, the illumination glancing off his skin like glass. I looked towards the river and saw a body moving into the water from the opposite side.
Immediately suspicious, I slinked down the tree, skulking back over to the river. I peered through the trees and saw that the body had disappeared beneath the water. I waited, concealed for the body to resurface, and when it did I flew across the water, trapping it from behind, with a knife to its neck. I growled about to slit its throat, but I recognized the strength of the body I was holding, and the pale skin... and the dark hair. I dropped the knife into the river and let go of him, let go of Jasper. He turned around and rubbed his neck, the thin line of red dissipating quickly. I couldn't look at his face or the rest of his body, half of which was uncovered and practically glowing so I looked back at the forest.
"Sakir."
I held up a finger, "Don't explain. I know already. I figured it out. Aleyn bit you. His venom has temporary controlling abilities. I see now why he was such a valuable asset."
"I didn't think he had a problem with you at all, I didn't think he was a threat. If I did, I would have never brought you around him. Vampires can't predict the future or read minds."
I looked straight at him, "I know. While I was gone someone helped me figure out that I could run as far as I wanted, but I'd never get away from you."
He looked at me, "You don't have to do anything you don't want to."
I shook my head, "I do..... but this is one of the few things that I want to do. I want to love you."
I embraced him and I felt his cold arms wrap around me, his cool lips touching my scalp. We didn't have to say anything, the love had never truly been gone.
 ThaliaSimon · Sun Dec 27, 2009 @ 08:24pm · 0 Comments |
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