Chapter 8: Don’t Die On Me

Jade's POV: I felt his fangs dig into my neck, it felt like needles poking my skin. He wasn't stopping, I told him to stop, I knew he had to much or at least enough all ready so I kept telling him to stop. Every time I'd try to push him off of me he'd dig in even deeper, he didn't have control. I finally pushed him off and he snapped back into reality, just before everything went black...

Daniel's POV: Oh no! What did I do! Did I kill her? Why did she have to temp me to feed on her. I told her I didn't know if I could control myself with her. I can usually do fine with humans, but Jade is different, her blood...it's pure. Hard to resist. I couldn't back down until she got the strength to fight back and push me off. I ran over to her and caught her before she hit the ground. I could feel a pulse, it was slow, but there. I put her in bed, and before cleaning myself up I bandaged her neck and wrist and put a cold towel on her forehead to wake her up. I needed to make sure she didn't die on me! I would never forgive myself if she did. I barely even knew Jade but it felt like I've known her my entire 3,000 years of living, one night changed my entire perspective of her. She's the most amazing and beautiful person I've ever met in my existence! I have to keep her safe from my entire family, including myself, after what just happened I know I have to stay away from her. She can't be around me without me either reliving what's happening now, or hurting her again. I finally finished cleaning up the blood on my face and hands when I heard Jade slowly breathing again and mumbling to herself. She was saying, "Daniel?" Over and over again. I ran over there and knelt down by the bed and grabbed her hand. I had so much regret and sadness right now. I said, "Jade! Words can't even begin to explain how sorry I am! I feel terrible about hurting you. I nearly killed you Jade..." I trailed off as a tear ran down my face...

Jade's POV: I used the little strength I had to put my hand up to Daniel's face and wipe the tear draining from his eye. I know he didn't mean too hurt me, yes I am hurt, but it doesn't matter. I'm not dead, that's what matters. He shouldn't feel bad, I'm the one who pressured him into having sex with me, I'm the one who made him drink my blood. He warned me too. I just didn't listen. I had to much confidence that he would stop, but something about this made him keep going. I tried turning my head again but the wound in my neck hurt to much. I tried getting out of bed and Daniel said, "No Jade. You lost to much blood, you need to lay down for awhile!" I replied, "I'm more of a walk it off type of person. I'll be fine." He answered me and said, "You know, I could trey and fix what I did...if you want?" "What do you mean you can 'fix' it?" I said confused. "I mean, vampire blood. If someone dies with vampire blood in their system then they become a vampire too. However, drinking vampire blood can cure basically anything. The only thing it can't cure is things like cancer or something. Well that and a werewolf bite, it's fatal to all vampires, besides my family since we can't die! So if you let me, I can make it feel better! What do you think?" "Of course. I just want it gone!" I replied sincerely with a smile. Daniel bit into his wrist and put it up to my mouth, I was a title grossed out, I mean it's vampire blood after all! And I'm about to drink it. I looked at him and then his wrist again and started to drink his blood, it tasted bitter like a lime, but also kind of sweet like sugar at the same time. I don't really remember how much I drank, but it made me feel better. I ran into the bathroom and tore the bandage from my neck, I saw my skin start to cover the two punctured holes in my neck. Then I saw the same marks being covered by skin on my wrist. It's like a miracle, being able to cure people like that, incredible. I smiled hugely and kissed Daniel. He immediately pulled away and I got a confused look on my face. He said, "Jade, you know what just happened, I almost killed you! We can't do this, we can't be together. I can't see you anymore. I'm taking you to California where I have vampires who will watch you, in the meantime I'll be working with Elizabeth to keep Nathaniel distracted long enough for the comet to pass through. Then my family will be out of Boston for the rest of your life where you can go back to being normal." He turned away and I shouted angrily, "NO! You don't get to make that choice for me! I'll go to my dads house, no problem, but not without you. You can't just expect me to forget about you Daniel. And as for the almost killing me part, you didn't. That's what matters. I wasn't killed and you were able to snap back to yourself, I can defend myself from danger, but you aren't a danger nor a threat to me, I know this. You may think that you'll be protecting me by leaving, but Nathan is 3,000 years old, one of the most powerful vampires in the world, the rest of your family shortly behind on that list. You're the original vampires, the first of your kind! You can't just expect a bunch of technically moral immortals to be able to protect me from Nathan getting what he wants! Leaving me alone will only put me at more risk. It's bad for both of us. You can be able to be with me like you said earlier, how you'd go with me to California, you have me your word that you'd protect me from Nathan, so what, you're just going to break that promise?" "Yes. I have to. Next time I get to close to you I could possibly kill you. My father...he died only 6 months before my mother turned us all, he was the most ruthless man I'd ever met. I got his temper. I don't wast anything horrible happening to you, this is the best way to keep you safe." He answered. "But you're only making it worse, you care about my safety so much yet you clearly don't care about my feelings otherwise you'd ignore what you're telling yourself and you'd listen to me when I tell you how much I'm sure everything will work out. No matter what. Whether I die in that ritual, or you kill me, which you won't. I'll die knowing that you were the man who made me feel ecstatic, the man who dragged me out of a sad time after leaving my dad..." I grabbed his hands and continued, "the man who brought me back to life!" He looked at me dead in the eye, ignoring my speech and said, "If I tell you that I'm taking you to California whether you like it or not and that I won't be staying with you no matter what you do, how would you react?" "Say it and find out!" I said with an attitude. He replied, "Jade...I'm going to take you to California to be with your dad even if I have to throw you over my shoulder and kidnap you again. I won't be staying with you because I'm ordering myself to stay away from you. I have plans back in Boston once you're in California!" I slowly grew angrier. I looked at him with a straight expression and slapped him across the face and said, "Don't make promises you can't keep." Then I slammed the door and went to the buffet downstairs...