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Hurried breaths were almost barley heared among the howling wind as sparrow ran from the lake beacon, She wasn't taking any chances, Not after what the fuck just happened, Her hand putting pressure onto her neck, Skin practically gone and bloody, She almost wanted to throw up just by the sight of it, Only thing probably keeping her going was the adrenaline she got....She should've known something was up with that woman, How willing the woman was to just go into the woods with her, How she didn't seem to have any weapons, Not even silver for that matter, Hell! her sword didn't seem to do much when she swung it at althea after she started drinking her blood
She tried talking to her
Tried to see if they could strike a deal
Tried to see if she could get someone else and not herself
Her claws were faster than sparrow could pull her shield up or react
Being immediately sent tumbling down onto the sand, Trying desperately to control her breathing and not get bitten, Not wanting to end up like her parents, Their corpses lying inside the house, Guts and everything out, She couldn't do anything, She *wished* she couldve done something, She was just a kid though, Only a 10 year old kid left to fend for herself
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Vampires were all the same
Gaining the trust of others just to turn on them and kill them, Like a predator with prey, Slowly stalking before taking the chance to sink their teeth into your neck and rip you apart, But that didnt happen, Her skin on her neck got ripped out sure but she Suddenly felt less human
She wasnt dead but she sure as hell didn't feel alive either, Sparrow questioned it and althea in her words called it a "gift", "A gift my ass.." Sparrow muttered under her breath, It sure as hell didn't feel like a gift, It just felt like a curse, Another sin crawling on her back, Her pace slowing down, How long had she been running for? How far did she get? Sparrow only hoped she was atleast far enough from althea, Putting more pressure onto her wound so she could atleast get to oakhurst before her body decides it wants to pass out, The whole thing was almost a blur to her, It only happened a couple minutes ago tho so how is it already hard to recall?
Maybe with how hard she was thrown to the ground, Or maybe with how much she tried fighting back, Or even the teeth that dug and tore out her skin on her neck
She wasnt sure anymore
She just hoped that she wouldn't have to run into althea for a while after this, Oakhurst finally coming into view, Breathing a sigh of relief as sparrow slowly walked towards there, Walking within the wooden walls that could easily burn if one lit on fire, She always wondered why it wasnt made with stone like most places, As sparrow stopped to look around before hurriedly heading into her house
She slammed the door, Praying that no one would come inside her house, Not that anyone ever talked to her anyways besides when everyone first came here, As she opened her chest, Rummaging through it, Hoping she atleast packed bandages with her, Nope, Not a single bandage in the chest as sparrow groaned, Accidentally biting her lip and causing it to bleed, Fangs....Great just what she needed, As she slowly went and climbed onto her bed, Sitting in the corner of it, Though sparrow hadn't noticed till now how much her hands shook
Her hands hadnt shooken like that since her parents died, When she drew the stake into the last vampires heart, Her dress, cloak and scarf covered in blood, Whether from herself or the vampires she wasnt sure of, The door opening as sparrow snapped her head up, A girl walked in, Wide eyed and shocked, Her love, Sparrow was about to go into a panicked rant, Scared the only person left to care for her would leave, All she did was walk to sparrow and hug her, Tears fled sparrows eyes, Dropping the stake and immediately hugging her back, "Ar-...Are you alright sparrow..." She'd ask, Almost hesitant on the answer, As sparrow simply nodded, The girl went and cradled sparrows head to look at her, About to say something before the door bursted open again, "I shouldve known..." A man muttered, Pulling the girl back
He screamed at sparrow, Saying things she couldnt hear, Her ears were practically ringing as she simply just..Stared at him, Hand instinctively going back to the bloodied stake on the ground, "You dare tempt my daughter you devil?! You probably lured her here, Tried to do what you did to those two!" Sparrow wasn't listening
All she wanted to do was drive the goddamn stake into his heart
Sparrow tried to stand, Using as much energy as her body had left, She-
Her door suddenly opened, Causing sparrow to snap out of it, Her head suddenly snapped to the door, Body shaking more than earlier, "Sparrow..?" A voice asked, Almost cautiously, Before stepping inside, Revealing it was just leon, Sparrow just stared as leon seemed to look at the floor, Seeing the blood that leaked onto the grassy floor of her house before looking up at sparrow herself, Seemingly thinking before speaking, "Your one of them now arent you...." He spoke, Taking a step closer before stopping, Still a bit far from sparrow but not as much, All sparrow could muster was a tiny "yes", Leon just stared before questioning, "Who turned you?" His head tilted ever so slightly, Sparrow stared before speaking, "I-..I think it w- was someone nam- named althea..? I think that was he- her name anyways...." She'd mutter
Leon just sighed, "Okay....You'll have to eat atleast raw meat now-...Actually here take this" leon looked into his inventory before handing some raw chicken to sparrow, As sparrow cautiously took it, Kinda just holding it as leon started to turn to leave her house, Saying something before he left, "Uh-..I'll probably come to check on you later alright?" Sparrow simply nodded before leon left
Sparrow just stared at the chicken before setting it down, She didn't want to give in, Didn't want to drink blood or eat raw food
She'll contain her hunger, Just enough to keep her humanity...Or whatever was left of it anyways
She'll make sure to keep the oath she made