True Blood - hima (fb2 epub reader .txt) 📗

to a doctor maybe he’ll give some medicines to lessen the pain.

I saw Mitrik hiding his face in the bed covers, one hand enveloped in hers. I shook him; his eyes showed the hell that he has been through.

“Let’s get some medicines to lessen her pain…” “There is no medicine for the excruciating pain of venom, she has to endure it.” He said squeezing his eyes shut as her cries grew louder than before.

“What venom…? “ I trailed off as I realized what he said. “You… changed her…” I screamed.
He lowered his head and nodded. “What…? “ I cried. “She is going to hate us for the rest of the life… we took away her family and destroyed her normal life…”

“I can’t let her die…” he mumbled. “You could have taken her to hospital…” “There is nothing the doctors could do; she has lost all her blood…” Keetes said as he entered the room. “You are not a doctor…” he sighed. “Do you want her dead when you have the chance of giving her a life…?” I know I could have done the same as Mitrik but that doesn’t change the facts… she would hate me.

“She will be conscious soon, won’t she?” I asked staring at her face wrinkled with the all the pain she has put up with. “Soon…” Mitrik mumbled.

“Did you consider the seriousness of the decision you made?” Tristan asked as he entered the room, He gave a quick over Em… and sighed. “I know what I have done… and I don’t regret it.” Mitrik replied never taking his eyes from Em… “What about your future as king…?” Tristan insisted.

“She is my future… without her it’s nothing.” Tristan sighed and sat beside his son, “What about our legacy for the throne… You know we have been ruling this world since so long and if you are to marry her… you know the rules…” he whispered.

“You still have Ilene…” he gave him a knowing look. Has he seen it coming? Dad thought. Mitrik gently squeezed his hands and nodded.

“What do you mean by that…?” I asked. Tristan glanced at me, “Your brother has the ability to see the future…” he continued still looking at me, “he says he saw you becoming the queen…” I cut him off.

“I never wanted to become vampire or a pure blood and you think I’m going to rule this place… n…” I was about to say never when I heard Mitrik begging me in his mind. “Just say yes for this second or else he won’t accept Em… please….”

Tristan raised his brow, “Nothing…” I mumbled. Tristan gave a quick glance at us, rested his eyes on Em… for a second and then swiftly walked away.
“Mitrik, I don’t want to be a queen…” “We’ll think of something to stop it…” he said curtly. I could feel Em’s heart beat slowing down. I felt tense as her changing phase came to an end. Will she forgive me? Keetes stood beside me… gently squeezing my shoulders and flashing his confident smile to boost up my confidence.

I felt her rate pulse and I didn’t feel even a beat, I snuggled close to her whispering to her about our good times, I did it for me to keep myself cool and confident that things are going to be okay. Hours passed… by endless waiting. Neither of us moved an inch from our place, Keetes stood by the bed post staring at us, Mitrik sat beside Em… entwining his hands into hers, staring into space thinking about how it will go after she wakes up; he came up with endless possibilities of her being angry but never once he thought she would readily accept the situation she is in.
I felt her finger’s tap gently on mine… I pulled myself up and stared at her for any signs of consciousness, her eyelids rolled… she whispered incoherently. Em… I called her. Ilene… she opened her eyes slowly, her soft eyes turned blood red, her tan is gone and she is like white chalk and there is an unusual glitter in her skin so like ours. Mom… Dad… she whispered, Mitrik and I looked at each other ready to take whatever it is, keetes placed his arms around my shoulders and thought. It’s going to be alright.


“Where am I?” her voice has an unusual sweetness in it. “You are home.” I said as she sat up, glancing all the room. “Home?” she frowned. “It’s his home.” I said pointing to Mitrik who is now staring at her with a sweet smile playing over his face.

“What happened? Where are mom and dad? “She went on. How will I say that she is no more going to see her parents or how will I tell her what we did to her? We stared at each other; none of us is strong enough to give her the news. “What’s wrong?” she asked eying us.

“Em… “She urged me with her eyes to continue, “I’m a vampire.” I sighed. She burst into laughter. “Are you making fun of me?” She said still laughing.

“She is right, we all are vampires.” Keetes said.

“Is today April 1 or what?” She asked.

“Remember… I read minds on my 16th birthday… and you always said that I looked so like a vampire.” “So?” she asked. I’m a vampire, I said exposing my canines, her eyes went wide and she looked at Mitrik and I understood what she is thinking.

“He is a vampire too… In fact we all are.” I waited for her to say something or even a single word or sigh. But she is still that I began to suspect that she is in terrible shock.

“The person who attacked us back home… Is he a vampire too?” she mumbled after a while. I nodded.

“I have to use wash room…”she said and I knew that she needed some time to think alone. We nodded and I showed her way and we left her to think about it. If she is acting this way after learning only small part of the truth, how will she take the whole truth? I heard Mitrik thinking.

She faced it better than me, I said holding his hands. He gave a weak smile and nodded. As we rounded the next corridor, I heard her shriek, we ran into her room and found her sitting down crying, hiding her face with her hands, there is mirror attached to the wall directly above her, I guessed pretty much what has happened. She must have looked at the mirror and is terrified by the change in her body.

“What happened to me?”She sobbed as I shook her gently. I nodded towards Keetes and he began to send her waves of calmness, she shivered. “Am I going mad?” she asked.

Mitrik carried her into the bed as he set her down, she caught him by his collar and shook him and shouted, “What did you do to me?” I could see his tortured expressions.

“We couldn’t let you die and if you are in my place, I know that you would do the same thing…” I couldn’t believe that I said that thing. Em stared at me… I know that she would hate me forever but I couldn’t see my brother suffering.

“You changed me…”she stated her face down.

“Can I live with you now, forever?” she mumbled. “What?” I asked unable to understand what she meant.

“If this is what it takes to live with you and him forever…” She is cut off as Mitrik and I hugged her shrieking with joy, I didn’t expect she would agree with it so soon. She is certainly better than me in accepting the life the way it is.

“Did you honestly think that I would be mad at you?” she asked pushing us away from her.

“What else did you keep from me?” she said punching me playfully.

“That we are some sort of royalty here and your boyfriend is a prince here…” she blushed and I heard Mitrik thinking; I miss the pink in her cheeks when she blushes. I kicked him in his ribs without her noticing it. “Sorry,” he mouthed.

“I should probably call me mom and dad, I guess they are worried sick about me.” she said getting off the bed. We stared at each other.

“What?” she asked frowning.

“Em… um… there is much you have to know about this place. Electronic goods won’t work here…” I mumbled.

“Are you kidding me?”She scowled.

“This place is an entire different world; it’s not like mortal world. We co-exist paralleled, more like Philip Pullman’s parallel worlds… “She cut him off by shrieking at him, “It doesn’t make any sense.”

Mitrik stood helpless, we stared at each other. “Leave it to me, I’ll talk to her.” Keetes said and he sent a message to me to take Mitrik out.

We strolled aimlessly at her room corridor; it seemed like hours before Keetes stepped out. “What took you so long?” Mitrik glared at me. “How is she holding it?”

“She took it better than Ilene, she is upset that she can’t see her parents again. Let’s just leave her alone for some time to think it out.” Keetes replied.

I didn’t see Em again that day, she locked herself in the room for the day, Mitrik strolled aimlessly near her room. He is worried that she’ll hate him or worse leave him and he hopes that she wouldn’t hurt herself. I pitied him and I have the same doubts that he has.

Our family is gathered in the day room, each of us busy doing something when we heard a gentle knock on the door. Tristan and Flora swiftly walked away leaving our youngsters some space.

“Em…” I mumbled. I looked at her to find any signs of anger; her mind is a jumbled puzzle to me, a mixture of strong feelings towards me, Mitrik and her parents. I know that she is still having trouble to accept the fact she won’t see her parents again. We waited holding our breath to listen to her.

“My throat…it hurts…”she squeaked. Keetes made a swift move to the corner and brought her a glass of blood. She saw at it with disgust. “Drink, it’ll help.” He replied. She closed her eyes and drained the glass in one gulp.

“Do you drink it all the time? Just blood…huh? Is this why you have a perfect body?” she laughed tastig the last drop of blood.

I squealed in joy and hugged her, I could see in her mind that she doesn’t hate us and she has come to accept her fate gracefully. “Thanks…”I cried. Mitrik stared at her wide mouthed, his mind shrieked with joy. He lifted her up and kissed her gracefully on the lips.

Keetes and I cleared throat, Em… blushed and hid her face in Mitrik’s shoulders.


“I think it’s time to celebrate.” Flora said, coming in her hands wrapped in Tristan arms. They welcomed Em… heartily and Flora already thought her as part of family and she thought she well deserved Mitrik.

I scurried towards them gleefully, “Em… she is my mom, Flora and Dad, Tristan.” I said. They stared at each other’s face and then squeezed me in between them giving a warm hug.

“I hope we aren’t late for the family together.” Pearl said