The Slave of a Vampire (PLZ Wait to read changing to 3rd person +editing :))

Chapter 23

None of this made sense anymore. Has my life always been set up to be so miserable? Did I not deserve to be happy or loved? I shook my head.

'No Claire this isn't your fault. No one will have my heart ever again nor my trust. I'm tired of getting stepped on.'

I wiped my tears when I heard something in the distance.

I stood up and scanned the area. It was a long distant howl. I picked my things up and quickly continued to walk quickening my pace if even the slightest wind blew. After what I believe to be an hour or two of walking, the noise faded and darkness clung to the thick air.

I had begun to get sleepy so I needed to stop. I found a small area of land that had large patches of grass missing. I threw my bag on the ground which served as my pillow and slept. Before I curled up beneath the midnight sky, I made a small prayer.

"Dear God, please protect the baby and I and let our journey be a safe one. Please grant Damien a peaceful night as well. He needs it from everything he has gone through. I pray for all of the friends I left behind too. Amen!"

I figured I'd pray for everyone including Damien. Despite the fact that I was running away from him, I still prayed for him; he needed. Every now and then everyone deserved to be prayed for no matter how awful they were-are. I just hoped everything would be okay tonight for everyone.

The next morning it was sunny and there was not a cloud in the sky. It was amazing how I even managed to sleep last night with all the bugs crawling on my skin and hair at times.

I quickly picked up my bag and picked a direction to walk in. I didn't know where this Forbidden Town was so I don't think picking a direction mattered as long as I kept walking. After a few minutes of walking my stomach growled. I was hungry.

I looked in my bag to find some type of food or water, but there was none.

"Mitri forgot to give me food." I sighed, "Guess I'm on my own."

What did I expect, he was a vampire and he needed blood to survive, not food. I guess it was very easy for him to forget that I needed such simple things. It didn't matter, I could manage with scavenging.

After a while, I spotted a few blueberry bushes and apple trees that were just waiting for someone to eat them so I helped myself. I plucked greedy amounts of the blueberries and shoved them into my bookbag. Sighing in slight defeat when I raised my head and looked up at the tall apple trees, I contemplated on how I could get them.

"How the hell am I supposed to get up there?" I pondered really wanting an apple.

After a few moments of scanning the area, I found a large, sturdy log that I positioned under the tree. I softly stepped on it making it slightly begin to wiggle. I raised my hand up to reach the apple that hung the lowest.

I extended my hand towards the apple and the log wobbled. I almost lost my balance, but once I maintained steady ground I tried again. Reaching for the apple had been useless since my hand was two inches away from the branch. After a few attempts of reaching for the apple I retreated my hand and stepped off the log in defeat.

I looked up at the apple tree and screamed, "Why can't you just fall already, dammit!"

Then all of a sudden, something magical happened. I had no idea if it was coincidence or something I did, but it was frightening.

When I screamed at the tree it shook wildly as if it was cowering away from me. I cocked my head to the side and watched angrily. Why was I so angry?! I didn't know, but I felt as if the tree was disobeying me and the angrier I got, the fiercer the tree shook.

The tree twisted so powerfully that branches snapped everywhere out of control. Not a single branch hit me even though I stood in front of it. Shrapnel should have fell on me but instead flew around me as if I was protected by a barrier. After a short period of the tree twisting painfully, every apple from the tree thudded to the ground.

There were apples crowding the bark of the tree and as I stooped to pick an apple up, thunder crashed loudly. I uncontrollably cowered and closed my eyes from the sudden fright. Once the thunder ended I rose my head and gasped.

Every apple tree in the woods were twisted and barren as apples covered the forest. I scratched my head in confusion.

"Something really strange is going on."

Nonetheless, I stooped over to pick up a few apples. I had to make sure that I could still travel without feeling like I was dragging myself along.

Once I picked up the juiciest apple I could find, my stomach growled and I took a bite. It was by far the sweetest apple I have ever tasted and I felt a sudden urge of energy coming from my hands. When I looked down, I dropped the remaining piece of the apple.

On my hands yellow steaks that looked similar to lightning were traveling quickly across my hands.

"What the hell?!" I said trying to shake off the streaks to no avail.

My hands begin to tingle as the streaks began to form letters. I watched in fright.

/We have chose you as our leader. You are the chosen one and don't be afraid./

Chosen? What did that mean and who was this "we"? Before I could question these thoughts, I heard something, voices and there was more than one.

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Alrighty guys that's a wrap do this chap sorri it took so long I was on vacation. I'm head ok NH back Home now and I'm on the road so I thought if update. :)

Yay!! Ur super happy I know

So there's a lot going on....so Damien and Mitri made up so they could find her and Wats going on with Claire.

What was happening in the forest and who ate these voices? Bet you guys won't guess. And finally new chAracters (even tho they r just supporting)

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Anyways I hope u guys enjoyed this nice long chap and please leave comments

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