Screaming nightmares - Hannah Sawyer (great reads TXT) 📗

announced.
“And we will wait till the whole family are here thank you.” Daniel replied laughing
“Rhiannon what happened to your dress?” Anne asked sounding horrified
“Went for a run” I burst out laughing still hugging Daniel. We headed back to where James and Lizzie agreed to wait for us.
“Well what’s this news then?” said Matthew enthusiastically. James glared at him then laughed.
“Me and Daniel have decided to get married.” Everyone congratulated us; Anne was in tears with happiness.
After spending the whole day at the lake we all went home and me and Daniel made our excuses and went to our room. We lay in embrace and went to sleep happy in the thought of us being married.


Chapter 8 – The breath before the plunge.

I didn’t understand why I was on the floor. But when I stood I knew, she had been here. I turned round looking at the carnage. This battle had happened I could tell. There she was in the centre of the warzone looking as perfect as she did before. Her white hair made her black eyes stand out like coals in snow. She wiped her huge sword on the ground then placed it in its sheath on her back next to her bow and arrows. Her black dress seemed to be made from metal and it came to just above her knees. She looked terrifying. And she could see me. She smiled, but the smile would have been so much more welcoming if hadn’t seen her trying to kill that little boy.
“Stay away from me!” I yelled sounding fierce and with anger I didn’t recognise as my own.
“You think you can stop me?” she laughed
“I have more powers than you know” I glared at her. I suddenly knew I had more powers than any of us knew.
“Don’t worry you and you pathetic excuse of a family are next on my hunting list.” She grabbed my wrist and I could feel her trying to crush it. With that I woke screaming with Daniel struggling to hold me down with the help of Matthew and John and Lizzie, Anne was talking calmly to me. I stopped fighting them and they let go.
“James, quick look at this.” She held up my wrist, a hand print bruise was starting to come up where the woman had grabbed me. I had tears streaming down my face and I was holding Daniel’s hand tightly. As James bandaged my arm I told him everything that had happened in my nightmare. He looked concerned and turned to Daniel and whispered something that I didn’t quite catch but Daniel left and returned with clothes and gloves.
“I will see you in a little bit. I will leave you two alone.” James smiled and left. Daniel sat next to me and started to unfold the clothes that he had brought down. A corset style bodice made of leather with shoulder guards, armlets with a leather skirt, leggings and shin guards with massive leather boots. The gloves went over my elbows. All of the training and fighting gear was decorated with brass plates. Daniel helped me change and as he did up the corset he kissed me softly on the shoulder. I held him close drawing in his scent.
“I’m so scared. She’s coming and it’s my fault.” I whispered whilst tears continued to stream down my cheeks. He grabbed my shoulders moving me away slightly; he wiped away my tears and looked deep into my eyes.
“This is not your fault. You made us know she was coming for us.” He pulled me close again,”I will always be here for you” we kissed passionately and with that he got down with one knee and pulled out a small black box.
“I know I asked to marry me so here’s your engagement ring.” I smiled and hugged him and kissed him. “Come on then we need to get you to training and find out exactly what you can do.”


Chapter 9 – Discovering a new person

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As I arrived in the training room I realised that they had converted the whole of the basement into a training room. As I entered I noticed everyone was waiting for me.
“Right firstly we are going to test your strength. Don’t worry this lot are all going running in the woods.” James shouted from across the hall. He kissed Lizzie goodbye and ran over to me showing me a massive concrete block that looked about the size of the cottage I was raised in.
“I can’t move that” I said full of horror. James just laughed and said
“You will be surprised by what you can do now. Just try it. Don’t lift it just push it” I gave it a shove not really putting my full effort into it and it moved about a hundred meters away from me, shocked I stepped back.
“Good now put in all your effort, go from the other side now so we want it at the other end of this room.” that made me laugh the room was easily a mile long and just as wide. “I’m not joking” I saw James’ face was dead serious.
“Oh. Right ok then.” I walked round the concrete block and shoved with all my might. It flew down to the other end of the room and split into two halves. Neither of us could believe it. I ran down to look leaving James still stood with shock.
“Catch!” I shouted as I picked up one of the halves and tossed it effortlessly to him. He moved out of the way. By the end of the day we discovered I could shape shift, move smaller things with my mind and turn myself and others invisible by touching them. We were still trying to work out if I could read minds. Some things I managed to read but others I couldn’t. I started to feel really weak by the end of the day but to finish off me and Daniel agreed to go out to the woods for a race and for me to practice woodland running. We sat down and planned the route then got ready to race. We shared one final embrace then got ready to go. I changed into a simple top and trousers for the run I didn’t see the point in wearing my armour.
At the start line the adrenaline rushing through my body had brought back the energy I had lost through the days trials. With the gunshot we were off. The trees rushing past us and the wind whistling as we rushed through unknown land. I suddenly realised that I couldn’t see Daniel anymore. I stopped and looked round and in that second he rushed past. I turned laughing and ran as fast as I could and quickly over took him. I beat him to the halfway mark with about three second’s difference. I turned and rushed back then as I was coming up to the finish line I heard a whisper and an arrow came shooting thought the trees and hit me in the chest and went straight through to my back. I heard Daniel yell out and felt him catch me as I started to fall. People believe that vampires don’t bleed but we do the same as a human, we bleed. I felt the blood soaking into my clothes.
“Daniel she’s here. We have to run tell everyone to run, get us home Daniel.” I gasped throughout the pain. Tears were rolling down my face as he lifted me slightly higher to make it easier to run.
“Everyone get home now! She’s here! Go!” Daniel screamed to everyone. I felt everything spinning as we arrived into the house.
“Get her into my office I can help her there. Everyone else make sure we weren’t followed. Lizzie call the elders tell them we need assistance. Anne calm down.” James spoke with authority. I was rushed into a room I didn’t recognise and it was getting harder to breathe. James looked deep into Daniel’s eyes almost as if they were having some unheard conversation.
“I can’t do that.” At last Daniel spoke.
“If you want to save her you will have to.” he whispered “I’m so sorry.” Daniel looked at me tears building up in his eyes.
“Baby I have to make you sleep, I have to bite you. I’m sorry. It’s going to hurt, I’m so sorry darling.” He whispered so softly into my ear following my kissing me on my fore head.
“Do what you have to do my angel. I know you are only doing this to save me. I love you. I love you so much.” I gasped. He gave me one last kiss then sat me up slightly so he could rest me head on his lap leant forward and bit hard on my neck. The pain ripped through me almost as though my body was on fire. And I screamed and shook Daniel held me tightly gently kissing the top of my head and I could feel his tears landing on my head.
“I’m so sorry my angel am so so sorry, I never wanted to do this I’m so sorry.” he whispered repeatedly. Then when the burning became almost unbearable everything faded to black.


Chapter 10 – And so it begins.

When I awoke there was no pain, my wrist was no longer bruised or bandaged and there was a bandage going all the way around my chest. Sleeping with his head on the arm of his chair was Daniel. I smiled as he woke up and looked at me.
“Hey, how are you feeling?” he asked drowsily.
“Am feeling really well actually. My ribs are feeling so much better. How long have I been out?”
“Only a day. We will look later at your chest in a bit let me go get your clothes.” I smiled at him as he left the room. After he left I slowly lowered the blankets and undid the bandage. There was a tiny scar just below my breast. It looked like the wound was years, maybe even decades old. I heard a knocking at the door; I quickly pulled up the blankets and called to say it was ok for them to enter. James, Lizzie and Daniel all entered. After inspection my wounds James said I was good to continue as normal. After I had spoken with them about what had happened whilst I was unconscious I discovered that they had removed the arrow bandaged me and let me sleep. Daniel never left my side. I smiled contently.
After they left me and Daniel lay holding each other kissing passionately, after some time we got up and he helped me get into my armour. Then he left me to think for a while. I was terrified at the prospect of having to fight for my survival. But I knew it had to be done. I went down to the training room. There were so many people here. Daniel came to my side the instant I entered the room. Him holding my hand is what made me feel ready to face the world and whatever it had to throw at me.
I met so many people that day it was hard to remember them all. I met the Miranda who had wiped the Martinez children’s memories. She welcomed me gracefully and introduced me to many different vampires of all different shapes, sizes, ages and abilities. Everyone here was training to fight this woman. I knew I had to practice my sword fighting, archery and shifting shape. I was in the middle of archery practice when the vision began. Letting myself fall into a vampire called Richard, the world tuned black.
I was stood in the garden. Armour