Unwanted Blood

by L. S. Darsic

  “Finn? Are you alright?” I yell into the darkness with panic in my voice

  “Alex, go get Alec right now. RUN!” I hear Finn yell back. My heartbeat just kicked into over drive. What the hell is going on? I try to take a step toward Finn's voice but Egypt is pushing me back through the door with her body while still growling at the dark. Shit. Alright, go find Alec. I can do that. I run out the door and look down the beach to where the horses are and see Alec and Anja sitting on the beach talking. I take off at a dead sprint towards Alec while yelling at him.

  “Alec! Finn needs you right away. Something is going on in the lighthouse and he told me to come get you right away!” I pant. Even with super human speed I am still winded from moving so quick.

  Alec immediately takes off to the lighthouse with me, Anja and the dogs hot on his heels. Before we make it to the lighthouse I see Alec run in and yell for Finn. If my heart could beat faster it would probably punch a hole through my chest. We make it to the door and hear more noises and this time some yelling. I hear Finn say something in what I think is Gaelic and the noises stop suddenly. Then I hear a response back from a voice I don't recognize. Suddenly I hear booming laughter. Anja and I look at each other in confusion and shrug and start walking into the lighthouse. We make it two steps and the dogs are blocking us and growling at the dark again.

  “Hey Finn? Are you alright? Can you come out here because these damn dogs won't let us in any farther” I yell out into the dark

  “Be right out Alex, everything is fine” I hear Finn yell back. Then I hear him talk more to whoever in Gaelic, then I hear him say “Alex”, then a response from the unknown voice, then a loud thud and muffled laughter. What the hell is going on in there? Anja and I walk back out into the lighthouse yard and wait for them to come out. The dogs are so not liking whoever they found in there because they will not even let us move except to move farther away from the lighthouse. After what feels like eternity, alright so not that long but I'm an impatient person, I see Alec walk out with a smile on his face. Next comes Finn who is walking next to a smiling, tall, large man with blonde long hair and violet eyes. Who the hell is that?

  Finn and his new friend stop a distance away because the dogs seem to hate his new friend.

  “Alex, Anja, this is an old friend, Cam” Finn explains as Cam inclines his head towards us. “Can you have Egypt and Phoenix back off so we can get closer than a mile?” Finn jokes

  “Hi Cam, nice to meet you.” I respond as I try to drag Egypt back. “E, come in. He is fine, let him get closer” I try to soothe her

  “H-hi Cam. Phoenix, come.” Anja mumbles. She must be nervous again. The dogs retreat closer to us but still have the aggressive stance. I swear these dogs don't trust anyone! I look over at Cam and Finn to apologize and notice something off about Cam. As he stands there talking to Finn he is making jerky movements with his hands, his eyes are darting around and shuffling his feet, almost like he just can't stay still. He keep glancing over at me too. He reminds me of a crackhead who is going through with drawls. So weird.

  “So Cam, what the heck were you doing in the lighthouse in the dark anyway? You scared me half to death!” I ask dramatically

  “Well, I was trying to sleep off last nights party cause I couldn't find my friends house, so I found the lighthouse instead. Not very comfortable let me tell you” Cam laughs as he and Finn slowly walk closer in case the dogs regret their decision to let them by us and attack. His accent is driving me nuts. I can't place it. It's like the most neutral accent I have ever heard. He doesn't have the Scottish tilt like I thought he would have at all. Its like a mixture of everything I've ever heard.

  “Yeah I would guess a lighthouse isn't best place to sleep since its probably full of ghosts and they bother you all night” Finn smiles and winks at me. Hardy-har. Make fun of the girl who believes in ghosts. Hey, vampires, trolls, warewolves, pixies and all the other things that go bump in the night exist, so why not ghosts too? Logic my friends!

  Anja groans “please tell me she wasn't going on about how she loves ghost stories and watches that shit TV about ghost hunters?”

  “Wow, you have an obsession with ghosts Alex?” Alec smirks at me. Damn Finn. Damn Ajna. Now I am going to be the butt of all their jokes. Assholes.

  “Well since you guys are just going to stay there and make fun of me, I am going to go take some pictures and be productive. If you need anymore comedy material I will be just over there” I point down the beach and start stomping my way past them.

  As I get closer to Finn and Cam to pass by them, the hair on the back of my neck stands straight up and Egypt's growl has went from “stay the hell way” to “I am going to bite your throat out” scary. Damn, I have never seen her act this way.

  “Come on E, lets jog out some of your aggression down the beach. I'll race you back to the horses” I prod her and start jogging slowly, hopefully she will comply and not kill Finn's buddy. I glance over at Finn as I pass by and see him looking at Cam with a frown on his face and Cam looking at me like I am the last bottle of water in the Sahara. I start to jog faster in hopes for Egypt to go along with my plan when I hear Finn yell my name then I am suddenly hit in the back with what feels like a boulder, that makes me fall down face first and knocks the air out of my lungs. What the hell. I don't even manage to get a breath in when I feel the terrible pain of teeth sinking into my neck. What the hell? I'm being bitten?!?! Who is biting me? All these questions race through my head as I feel my energy drain out of my body along with my blood. I hear Finn yelling frantically at Cam, Anja screaming my name, Egypt growling and biting at whatever is on me and Alec yelling at Finn to hurry up. Hurry up what? All the sudden the weight is lifted from me and I hear something sailing through the air and a loud crack. As I try to get up, Finn quickly picks me up like I'm a baby in his arms and takes off running. I look up at him with a confused face and then promptly pass out in his arms. I am sure he is enjoying this and thinks I just swooned for him.

  Chapter 10

  “Alex” I hear through my haze as someone strokes my hair. Who is bothering me? I'm so frickin tired. Why is someone petting me?

  “Let me see her you asshole!” I hear another voice yelling and pounding on the door which is also pounding in my head. This one sounds familiar. Ugh, it sounds like Zack. Why is Zack still bothering me?

  “Finn, we should let him in. He isn't going to stop. Trust me, I know my brother.” I hear Anja whisper

  “Fuck no. He doesn't need to come near her right now. Not until she is awake to tell him to fuck off again. I thoroughly enjoyed it when she did that” Finn replies with a smug voice

  “Come on Ajna. You need to rest. We had a hard ride back and a stressful morning. I am sure Finn will come get us when she is awake. She will be fine, don't worry” I hear Alec plead to Anja

  “Alright. But if Carter is by my door I am not going to my room. I am sick of seeing his face” Anja replies angrily

  “Don't worry, I am more than happy to keep you locked in my room.... for your protection of course” Alec purrs out which causes Anja to giggle like a school girl.

  If my eyes were open I would roll them. I hear Anja speak lowly to who I assume is Zack and then Zack's loud response of “Fuck No! I am not letting him keep her hostage when she is hurt and not even awake!” then further mumbles and further yelling from Zack of how much of an asshole Finn is and nothing will keep him away from me, blah, blah, blah. What a dramatic assface.

  “Alex, Mo Chridhe', I will be right back” Finn whispers in my ear sweetly. I wonder what “Mo Chridhe'” means? As I am pondering all things Finn, I hear him tell Egypt to stay near me and the door quietly open and close.

  “I have told you once, Boy" I can just hear the sneer in Finn's voice, even from the other room "Alex is no longer yours. She decides, not me, not you. She decided this morning. If you continue this, I will be forced to make you leave her alone and trust me, there are many ways I can do that. If that day ever com
es that Alex would want you back I will not stand in the way but she doesn't right now. You can not claim what is not yours. Leave now before I make you leave.” I hear Finn speak in a low growl at Zack. For heavens sake! Why doesn't Zack get the hint? Better yet, why is he even bothering me? I haven't seen him since we broke up, its not like he missed me. I drag myself up into a sitting position and look around. Where the hell am I? Egypt comes over and nudges my arm with her head as if to ask me if I am alright.

  “I'm alright girl. Just tired and confused as to what the hell happened” I mummer to her as I take inventory of my body. I feel like I was hit by a car. I lightly touch my neck and can feel nothing. Did I imagine something biting me?

  “Hey, you're awake. How are you feeling?” Finn walks in and sits on the bed next to me

  “I-I don't know. What the hell happened? Where am I? I feel like the energy has been sucked out of me and then someone ran me over with a car” I attempt to joke but it falls flat. Guess my sense of humor was sucked out of me as well.

  “Alex, I am so sorry. I didn't know Cam hadn't fed and when you started to jog past him his predator instincts kicked in and he attacked you. I'm so sorry I didn't even notice. I should have paid more attention to Egypt's behavior towards him but I just thought it was because he was a vampire that she didn't like him” Finn says rapidly and then hangs his head. Vampire? How the hell did I not know that he was a vampire? I've never seen one up close and haven't had to “deal” with any yet but it seems like I would have known, seems like my senses should have told me what he was. My frickin dog knew before me. How depressing.

  “Alex, are you alright? Maybe you're in shock?” Finn asks me worriedly.

  “Ah, no. Just confused. How the hell did I not know what he was? I never even sensed he was one. I mean, I've never been around one before but it seems like I would have known!” I ramble on.“Finn, even Egypt knew what he was! God, I am such a loser. I suck at being a nephilim!” I wail

  “Alex, vampires at a very old age are able to mask themselves so they don't seem as what they are, so don't feel bad about not knowing. You said you have never seen a vampire before? I thought you said you were the enforcer for your family?” Finn asks tensely

  “I am, I guess. Not that we call it that but yeah, I deal with “others” who cause problems. All I have had to deal with so far are 3 troll situations and they were easy. Why?” Alright, now I'm more confused.

  “You haven't had any formal training? No weapons training, combat training? SPECIES TRAINING?!?!” Finn asks loudly while pacing and raking his hands through his hair. Well what the hell. There is training for the shit I have to deal with? Why didn't anyone train me?

  “No, I guess I haven't had any. But I didn't have any trouble getting rid of the trolls” I reply. Actually now that I think about it, those trolls were super easy to deal with. I show up and tell them to leave the area or else and they do. They seemed scared at least but I didn't have to kick any asses.

  “Alex, a nephilim child could probably kick a trolls ass” Finn responds “no offense” he mumbles. Oh yeah, no offense. Sure! Why would I be offended. No training and sent to sort out trolls that a child could beat up, yeah no offense.

  “Finn, why would my family send me places with no training? I didn't even know we needed any” I ask worriedly. The shit pile just keeps on adding on to me. What is wrong with my family? You'd think they wanted me gone or something. We've never been close. In fact I can't even remember the last time I saw my parents or brother in person but I didn't think they hated me.

  “I am going to make a few calls and speak with my father. How about you rest some more while I do that, then we will go to town and have dinner since we missed lunch” Finn asks while pushing me back down on the bed. Next thing I know I'm laying on my back on the bed and Finn is hovering over me with a lusty look on his face. I can't do much besides stare at him and wait till he makes his move. I feel like a fly trapped in a spiders' web. Finn inches closer to my face with his eyes going from my eyes to my mouth Suddenly he sighs and kisses my forehead, I open my eyes to just catch him walking out the door. Well that got my blood pumpin, what is left of it anyway. Damn, why didn't he kiss me? Maybe I look gross? I get up and stagger over to the bathroom and look...AHHH the horror! I am hideous! My hair looks like rats have been making themselves a home in it, dried blood is all over my neck and shirt, my clothes are all dirty. Well no wonder he didn't kiss me. I look like a dirt bag.

  I look around the bathroom and figure out that I must be in Finn's room. His bathroom is almost exact of mine but far bigger and more manly. It looks like a room for two people, not just one.

  Maybe he needs all the extra space for when he has his sluts over. Walking out to the sitting room I see the door to my room is open so I walk back to my room with Egypt following close on my heels as if I am going to fall over. I may look and feel like a dirty limp dishrag but I'm not gonna die. I wonder what the side effects are of a vampire bite. Just another thing I was never taught. I jump in the shower and spend forever in there trying to clean all the grime off me when I hear the door open and shut next door.

  “Alex?” SHIT. How the hell did Zack know that Finn was gone. Next I hear Egypt growl at Zack and him yell at her to back off. Her response, further growling. I jump out of the shower and run to lock the door but not before Zack opens it. Damn it.

  “Zack. I told you twice now to go away, maybe three times is the charm?” I snap at him. Damn it, I am standing dripping wet in my towel and Zack is leering at me like a pervert.

  “Babe, I didn't know you would be in the shower otherwise I would have came in sooner and joined you.” Zack retorts in a smarmy voice and his eyes prowl up and down my body “I see one of your body guards finally left. You better not be fucking that guy cause you are MINE. I will not stand for this bullshit much longer. You know it was only a matter of time before we got back together. I just needed some time to do my own thing” Zack says as he stalks closer and closer.

  “Zack, get the fuck out. We are done. We always will be DONE. Go home.” I respond angrily. I'm so pissed that he is here and doing this bull shit. Take the fucking hint already. Zack stalks even closer and causes me to back into the corner.

  “When I say we are done then we are done. Not a minute sooner BABE.” Zack growls as he cages me in with his arms on each side of my head. I wish my energy wasn't so zapped otherwise I could kick his stupid ass but now I feel like I am as weak as a kitten.

  “Zack, just please go. Move on, find someone else. Kate is interested in you, go for her.” I plead to him. He is freaking me out. The anger in his eyes and the look of murder on his face is all I need to know that he is going to snap at any second.

  “Kate is weak, I want someone strong willed like you so I can break you down slowly and when I am done I will own you...... mind, body and soul. You are mine and no one is ever going to change that, not even you” Zack replies as he drops his voice and strokes my naked arm. What happened to Zack? Yeah he used to be a self centered dick but not crazy like he is now. I have to get the fuck out of here.

  I push against his chest to get him to move “leave me alone Zack” I grunt while I continue to try to push but he doesn't move, instead he brings his hand up to my head, holds it firmly in place and crushes his lips to mine painfully. I think Zack has just turned the crazy up a level if he thinks I am just going to stand here and kiss him. So I do the only think I can do and bite his lip, hard. He pulls back with a look of shock and blood welling up on his lip. He smiles an evil smile and brings his hand lightning fast to smack me so hard across the face that it causes my head to turn quickly.

  Before I can even register the pain, Zack starts howling in rage and pain as I look down and see Egypt is biting his leg. An evil glint appears in Zack's eyes and suddenly he kicks Egypt so hard that she goes flying through the air and crashes into the wall.

  “EGYPT!” I scream and try to move around Zack to get to her as I hear her whine on the f
loor. This fucker is playing with fire. Mess with me fine but mess with my dog and you are a dead man. I bring my knee up to hit him in the family jewels but he blocks me and wraps his hand in my hair painfully pulling my head back and my face close to his.

  “First thing we will do is get rid of that fucking mutt” Zack growls in my ear “second thing, we will do is make up for lost time, baby” Zack says menacingly as he starts to pull on my towel. No, no, no. This can not be happening.

  “Zack, please don't do this. This isn't who you are. You would never do this, why are you doing this to me. Please just go and I will forget all about this, please” I whimper frantically to him as he continues to pull my towel away from me.

  “WHAT THE FUCK!” My heart stops as I hear Finn charge into the room “I fucking told you to leave her alone!” Finn growls as he rips Zack away from me. Oh thank god, I breathe out a sigh of relief until I look over at Egypt and see she is crumpled on the floor and not moving.

  “Egypt no!” I run over to her and check her over. She is still breathing but I can't tell how hurt she is. She is obviously knocked out but I pray she isn't hurt. “Please Egypt, Please don't leave me” I plead as tears run down my cheeks. “Zack you stupid fucker! I will kill you for hurting my dog!” I scream at him as I turn around just in time to see Finn clock Zack right in the jaw.