Catch Me If You Can (Naughty Cinderella - Vampire)

31 New Perspective

I bent down and looked at Scarlet. The colour was draining out of her face fast.

Although, if she was dead, she should have been completely pale....

A bubble of hope formed inside me as the realization that she still may be alive hit me.

I put two fingers to her neck. No pulse!

Not wanting to jump to conclusions, I checked her heart beat as well. I pressed my head to her chest and crossed my fingers.

Lub............ dub............... lub..... dub

There was a heart beat!

I scooped her body up into my arms and cradled her in my arms. At that exact moment, the stairs door opened and out came Niko, followed by Meeka and Caine.

Niko rushed over immediately. "What happened?!" he yelled, looking down at her limp body in my hands. He then looked at the blood on the floor. With a shocked look he stared at me and outstretching a hand to touch her.

"Don't touch her!" I yelled, surprising him. He jumped back. I got up, and rushed past Meeka and Caine. "Follow me, guys! She's losing blood!"

I didn't wait for a response. I quickly ran down the stairs and found the closest room. I laid her down, making sure the blood flow had stopped.

I took in a breath, and looked at her sweet face. She had a few minutes left. My next decision was a hard one.

What would Scarlet want me to do? Would she want me to let her die? Would she want a funeral with her family? Would she want me to let Austin and the rest of the vampire community to know that she was gone?

Or would she want to be given a second chance at life... as a vampire?

I sighed. I've been with her for long, but I'm totally confused.

When push comes to shove, you've got to make some hard decisions. I knew what I had to do.

I slit my wrist and lelt me blod drip slowly into her wound. This was not going to turn her into a vampire. Rather, it would keep her heart beating for a litle while longer, which would give me the ability to make a decision about what I should do with her life that was slowly slipping away to a better place.

I quickly kissed her cheek and leaned over to the bed side table beside the bed. On it was a phone. I picked it up. All the while, Meeka and Caine were finding a soft blanket for her.

I dailed the number.

"Hello?" The voice at the other end answered. It had been way too long since I called this number. I missed this.

I let out a breath, relieved that they picked up.

"Meet me in Paris. Now. And no, you don't have a choice."

**

"What happened?!" Austin yelled, storming into the room. He halted, as he spotted me standing over her body. Scarlet's limp body. Meeka, Caine and Niko stood beside me, solemnly. All this time I kept my arm over her heart, blood dripping slowly into the wound. It had been a while since we'd all seen Austin, since his relationship with Scarlet went downhill.

It may have just been a glitch in the lighting but I swear I saw Austin gulp several times and his eyes water a bit at the sight of her. I looked away, not wanting to witness this.

He rushed over to her. I studied his face. His brows were pulled in together as he studied the wound.

"What the hell were you guys doing that you got her shot?!" He yelled, slamming a fist on the bedside table.