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

will never be a human…” Joy cut him off. “Ilene, it’s enough, go to bed…” She said.

She pleaded her brother not to say anything…”She has to know everything before making a choice, I can’t see her regretting her choice later…” he said. “What if she chooses him after listening to you…” she said gritting her teeth. “It’s always her choice…”he said.

“If you choose me one day you have to become one of us…” he said. “That means I have to be a werewolf…” I asked. “No…Part vampire and part werewolf… and this is also another reason for them to kill you because they will never know the outcome of our relationship…” he added sadly.

My head reeled that means I can’t be a total vampire or total werewolf… and my children they will be entire different species. So, this is what the war was about me and my choices. I can see now why they wanted to kill me.


I sat up all the night thinking anout what to do? Around early in the morning I drifted to sleep still not figuring an answer to my questions.
I woke up to the noise in the house, I stretched myself in the bed and went out to see what the noise was. People were hurrying here and there, I caught Joy in the group shrieking orders to everyone.

“Joy…”I called her over the noise. She turned to me. “What’s all this?” I asked. “The elders are coming so we need to prepare for their arrival.”

“Who are the elders?” She looked at me and gave some orders before walking to me. “Elders are like our ancestors…” “Why are they coming?” I asked.

“I have no idea…but I’m sure it’s an important matter.” She said. “You stay indoors and don’t come outside unless asked, okay?” she looked worried about something.

I walked into my room and shut myself behind the doors and waited for a long time, I could hear the commotion die down after a few hours only to be replaced by a lot of voices. I peeped through my window and found that they were creating a bofire by the river, I closed my windows too but could hear the loud chatter and laugh.

I was bored, I could talk to none or see, it was like I was locked in this room. Having nothing else to do, I decided to take a nap.

“Ilene…” I heard someone tapping the door, I yawned lazily and rubbing my eyes opened the door. Seeing Conan at the door brought a smile to my face.

“Come with me…” he said. “Where to?” I asked. “The elders wanted to see you…” by the sound of it, it seems he didn’t like this, if he doesn’t like it I’m sure I won’t like it too.

There were lots of people than I usually see around here, they are on full party mood and as soon as they saw me they dropped whatever they are doing and stared at me, I felt uncomfortable under their stares, Conan placed a hand around me assuringly. People began to sit down, we walked past all of them to the center of the circle where there are three members sitting in the centre, they looked so normal but I wouldn’t be cheated by their appearance, If you look closer we could see their feirce looks and a powerful aura around them. They studied me as I walked towards them. I felt ucomfortable.

“All for this girl?” I heard one of them smirking. “She sure is a beauty.” I winced at their thoughts and tried to shove them of my mind.

Conan gently squeezed my hands and assured that he was there for me with a gentle smile. I gave a weak smile. “What did you decide? Is she going to be one of us?” One of the elders asked. He was tall and ferocious.

“It’s her choice,sir…”Conan said humbly. “I don’t think you should put your pack at risk for a girl who may not be with you…”another one said in gruff tone.

That words stung me. “She is one of us,sir and we are going to protect her at any cost…”one of Conan’s pack member said, I didn’t dare turn to see who it was.

I clutched to Conan avoiding contact with the threatening figures. “The decision is taken by the pack so we have nothing to do with it, let’s enjoy the moment…” The third elder said smiling at me.

The party started again as the people piled back into groups slowly resuming whatever they are doing before. I stood unable to decide whether I should go or stay. The third elder called me, I looked at him in the eye for the first time, though he looked powerful and ferocious, there is an unusual glint in his eyes that made him look kind.

I carefully made my way towards him. He took my hand and walked me to the pool a little away from the pack. “Please don’t mind my brothers for their rude way, they are just worried about Conan…”he said eying the rest of the elders. I nodded.

“You know when Conan has imprinted on vampire royal, we all were worried about his future with that girl but when the girl died Conan was shattered... I’m happy that he found you…”he said. I nodded.

“Have you taken a decision yet…?” He asked tentatively. I nodded no. He laughed merrily, I looked at him as if he was mad. “Matters of heart, they are very complicated…”he laughed.

“Take your time to decide but don’t be too late about it, because you may never know what tomorrow brings…”he said.

“May the powers of moon be with you…”he said and left me to ponder. I sat beside the pool still thinking when I heard a screechy voice of a girl.

“What does he even see in her? He left me first for that leech now he is leaving me for a mere human girl…” I focused on the voice and turned to see who it was. A saw a girl with stern expression glaring at me, I smiled at her and she scowled.

As Conan was passing by her, she stopped him and was flirting with him, Conan ignored her obviously and excused himself from her and walked towards me.

“Do you want to go inside?”he asked. I leaned on to him thinking about my future. Why can’t it stay this way, I can’t even imagine hurting one of them but the decision has to be made. My head throbbed with all the thinking.

“Conan…I need to talk to you.” Joy said interrupting my thoughts. I looked at her she is still worried but as soon as Conan stood up she drew him away form me frantically. They discussed something for a second and I tried to hear their thoughts but left it alone since my head is already in pain and I don’t want anymore pain.

Conan quickly ran towards me,”Pack your things quickly and meet me in the hall…”he said. “But… what happened?” I probed his mind and found out the reason for his worry, someone is coming after me. I ran into the room and packed what all I needed.

Conan walked in quick strides into the woods, “Will they be okay If they came looking for me?”I asked. “They can take care of themselves, it’s you we are worried about…” he said. “You don’t have to worry, you are there with me, right?” I said. He smiled.

“Where are we going?”I asked. “Mortal world.we will stay there for a while…”


Though we entered mortal world, we travelled during night and rested in the rent rooms during the day, I find it hard to be in sun without fainting so Conan decided to travel during night.Days passed there is no sign of stalkers.

I grew more anxious about Keetes, if the war has ended then it only means that one of the group is dead. I wanted to ask about Keetes but kept my mouth shut because if something terrible happened, I don’t think I can hadle it.

We are running out of money, I could see the frustration in Conan’s face whenever he saw me trying to cope up with the situation. He wanted me to have a comfortable life but he couldn’t do anything to help me.

“Can’t we fight them? I’m really tired of all this running…”I shrieked at last unable to hold it any longer.

Conan jumped from his chair where he was sitting and watching over the horizon for intruders. He stared at me wide mouthed.

“I think I’m done with it. Can’t I just say that I have choosen my life?”

“Do you think they would give you time to talk?”he asked tentatively.

“Whatever, I just wanted to be with my family and lead a normal, tension free life…”

“I’m going back to my family…”I said determined.

I couldn’t take the internal turmoil anymore, I wished to end it even if it takes my life in doing so. We waited for the sun to set down and as soon as it did, we started walking in the night roads. The night had unusual chill today as if it is aware of the dangers that lurk in it’s shadows.

We tried to be inconspicious by hiding in the shadows whenever we feel a presence close to us, but I had a strong gut feeling that someone is watching us.We kept walking until I heard the crunching sound of leaves, before we could run and hide, four vampires landed gracefully in front of me.

Their red eyes and their snarls paralyzed me, Conan flung them aside and shrieked in my mind to run but I stood there not knowing if I could just do that. Conan was surrounded now, they kept running at him and he dodged of their blows, three tried to keep his focus on him and one of them slipped away from the group and was about to attack from back. No…I said running to him.

With all the strength I could, I punched him in the stomach sending him long away and falling with a thud sound. The other vampires soon enough regained from the shock, two of them dealed with Conan and one started heading towards me, I had no tactics all I have is brutal strength and it’s use is very new to me. I promised myself that I’m not going down without a fight.

I punched him in the face, I tried to avoid his blows by ducking but couldn’t keep up with how fast he made his moves, blood began to trickle from my body parts. I stayed focused and kept hitting him and I was glad that I could atleast hit one or two times.

While I was dealing with him, the one I puched first came from back and caught my hands, they snarled viciously. Conan was still fighting pretty hard, I didn’t see him trying this hard before, these people must be pretty good, I thought.

“Don’t kill her, brother. She is needed alive.” The one holding my hands said. “It’s waste that we need to deliver her without killing…” his face lit up as something struck his mind. I tried to search his mind and flinched at what he planned to do to me. I waited for the sharp pain of his fangs on my skin. I closed my eyes thinking at least now everything will go back to normal